2007 Hyundai Santa FE engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 70 complaints for the 2007 Hyundai Santa FE, 7% of the complaints on file.

Complaints: 70 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 88,000 miles 52 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 1 and 2
Injuries and deaths: 1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 52 complaints that include mileage. 23% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	3
20k to 40k miles	5
40k to 60k miles	4
60k to 80k miles	8
80k to 100k miles	13
100k to 120k miles	2
120k to 140k miles	5
140k to 160k miles	6
160k to 180k miles	2
180k to 200k miles	2
200k+ miles	2

What the data shows

Of the 52 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 88,000 miles, and 23% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Park N Fly Mississauga Canada. Vehicle in parked position. Vehicle reversed from position and driven for 50-75 feet. Driver made a left turn and within two seconds the vehicle started accelerating on its own. Driver’s head and hands bounced off the steering for a brief moment and then returned. Engine could be heard revving continuously in an increasing manner. Nothing on the gas pedal nor was it manually depressed.

July 2015 CrashInjury

2007 santa fe limited 6 cyl 3.3l. Oil is leaking from valve cover gasket killing the alternator and battery and the motor. Lights flash on dash seat belt light, battery light, ESC , TPMS. Replaced battery in the dark at first. I saw the same issues with a new battery. Then researched and saw similar issues pointing to valve cover gasket leaking oil onto alternator. I checked the valve cover in the light and saw the leak immediately and the alternator covered in oil.

Reported at 94,000 miles, August 2014

Engine problems in other years

Engine problems across all Hyundai models