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2010 Hyundai Santa FE electrical system problems

28 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2010 Hyundai Santa FE, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
28 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
61,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 4
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2010 Hyundai Santa FE Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 61,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 61,000 miles
Based on 23 complaints that include mileage. 48% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 23 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 61,000 miles, and 48% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 4 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Purchased vehicle brand new, the rear brake lights failed and I was rear ended @ 65 MPH. Vehicle suffered $14,000 in damage with a bent frame. The value of my vehicle is now diminished drastically and it is reported in car fax report. Approximately 2 years later vehicle was recalled for faulty brake lights and the brake switch was replaced at the dealership. I should not suffer financial loss due to negligent parts that were manufactured and installed on this vehicle.

Reported at 30,000 miles, February 2012 CrashInjury

Intermittent issue where the gas pedal does not work - depressing it does not cause the engine to rev at all. This has occurred with the vehicle at 40 MPH, then no power as vehicle slowed down to 15 MPH before it started working. Other symptoms when this occurs are as follows: with headlights turned on, the left turn signal is stuck "on". If headlights are off, selecting the left turn signal can cause various dash lights to blink, and engine loses power in synch with the blinking lights.

Reported at 28,531 miles, August 2011

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