2010 Hyundai Santa FE transmission problems
44 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 2010 Hyundai Santa FE, which is 13% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 44 13% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 4,000 miles 42 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 39 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 42 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 4,000 miles, and 100% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the transmission complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
2010 hyundai santa fe v6 AWD limited I put the key in the ignition to start it, and the vehicle lunged forward approximately 6 inches. The vehicle was in park when I started it. Luckily my foot was near the brake, so I instinctively slammed on the brake. I do not know how far it would have gone if I had not depressed the brake pedal. Luckily the vehicle in front of me was far enough away, also lucky that there was nobody walking between my vehicle and the one in front of mine.
I bought a pre-owned 2010 hyundai santa fe on 12/13/10 with ~14k miles I was driving to phoenix today 12/25/10 and when leaving a stop light there was a clunk and then my transmission went out. After doing research today I have found that 2010 santa fe's have issue with their transmission but no recalls have been issued. Me and my 13 year old daughter are now stranded in phoenix until we can get it repaired.
Other problems reported for the 2010 Hyundai Santa FE
- Drivetrain & axles 67 complaints
- Engine 46 complaints
- Electrical system 28 complaints
- Cruise control 21 complaints
- Fuel system 19 complaints
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