2014 Hyundai Santa FE problems
NHTSA has received 680 complaints about the 2014 Hyundai Santa FE, and 41% of them involve engine. Next are brakes (9%) and steering (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 680 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 41% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 27 and 43
- Injuries and deaths
- 37 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 351 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 82 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 44 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 44 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 57 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 49 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 40 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 18 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 14 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 351 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 60,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 85,000 miles (120 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 27 complaints mention a crash; 43 complaints mention a fire; 37 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2014 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 26 model years of the Hyundai Santa FE with enough data (254 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owned a 2014 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that while driving at a low rate of speed, her brakes failed to operate as needed and collided into another vehicle. The contact was uncertain if any warning lights had appeared on the instrument panel prior to the failure. The contact stated that all airbags deployed upon impact. The authorities were called to the scene as a grayish smoke began to emit from her vehicle. No fire had ignited from the smoke and a police report was filed.
Tl* the contact owned a 2014 hyundai santa fe. While driving, the engine blew up and flipped the hood in an upright position. In addition, the brakes malfunctioned and all the electrical functions turned off. The contact was able to pull the vehicle over as black smoke filled the cabin. The contact was barely able to exit the vehicle after inhaling black smoke. The vehicle caught fire on the side of the road and was totally engulfed in flames. The vehicle was destroyed.
Driving in the far left lane on the interstate at roughly 55 MPH I attempted to avoid a drifting car as I corrected the steering wheel and accelerator failed to respond. As a result I struck a vehicle stopped on the shoulder of the interstate. The airbags in the other vehicle deployed. The airbags in my vehicle did not deploy. The front end collision was bad enough that the SUV was declared a total loss. The adjuster also found that the firewall had split and appeared to be faulty.
Returning home on a highway, when I veer towards the left, the front-right tire and rim started separating so I stopped then looked at the car and saw the tires were ripped apart! It occurred to me I smelled around a half hour before this incident. The dealer and the 24 hour towing truck said it was my fault but later, the mechanic saw something else; unfortunately, they still charged me @ $300.00!
First issue started when the car stalled 3 weeks ago coming off a highway exit ramp while waiting at light. Car stalled a second time while sitting in traffic shortly after. Then worked fine and had an oil change completed at the dealer on 8/2/19. On 8/11/19, car would not accelerate normally after proceeding from a red light on a state highway, check engine light came on and shortly after engine started making knocking noises that became louder after a few miles.