2009 Hyundai Santa FE electrical system problems
51 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2009 Hyundai Santa FE, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 51 10% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 37 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 3
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 10 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 37 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 30% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires, 4 injuries, 3 deaths.
What owners wrote
Right front fog light inoperative. Dealer replaced halogen bulb. Within a few days fog lamp overheated causing bulb socket and lens bulb holder to completely melt down causing bulb to fall down onto the inside of the right front bumper and burned two holes through bumper almost causing a fire as bulb was still functioning. No circuit breakers or fuses blew. Dealer states this has happened before to other vehicles and now dealer needs to replace both socket & wiring and complete lens body.
We had a sudden loss of power while traveling on the interstate at 70 MPH. Had to get over quickly as the traffic was heavy and the car had no power. The engine would not deliver any power, other than idle. Turned the car off and let it sit for about 15 seconds, then started the car and had power back for about 3 miles. Happened again and did the same for about ten miles until got home. Recently started to happen again, same codes come up each time.
Other problems reported for the 2009 Hyundai Santa FE
- Fuel system 128 complaints
- Engine 67 complaints
- Cruise control 52 complaints
- Brakes 50 complaints
- Air bags 29 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 20 complaints
- Steering 17 complaints