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2011 Hyundai Santa FE engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 71 complaints for the 2011 Hyundai Santa FE, 26% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
71 27% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
40,000 miles 57 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 6
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2011 Hyundai Santa FE Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 40,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 12 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 16 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 8 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 5 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 5 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 40,000 miles
Based on 57 complaints that include mileage. 60% 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 miles12
20k to 40k miles16
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles8
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles5
120k to 140k miles5
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 57 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 40,000 miles, and 60% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 6 fires, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

On june 11, 2013 I was driving my 2011 hyundai santa fe. I was in a parking lot and had pulled into a parking place. I was stopped and putting my car into park. As I reach neutral my car accelerated fast...this was more then a lunge forward, it was more like a power surge. My car continued forward at a very fast speed, despite my braking ( there were skid marks) and hit a wall. I ended up with lots of massive bruising and sprained muscles. Plus I was very frightened. There was lots of damage to my car.

June 2013 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 hyundai santa fe. While driving approximately 5 MPH and attempting to park, the engine suddenly revved very high, the rpms increased, and the vehicle attempted to accelerate. The driver immediately depressed the brake pedal and shut the engine off to prevent the vehicle from accelerating forward and crashing into a wall. The failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The failure mileage was 123,279.

Reported at 123,279 miles, November 2018

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