10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 0
Average Mileage:
3,900 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

The NHTSA is the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints can be spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem. See the Back button — blue bar at the very top of the page — to explore more.

Get notified about new defects, investigations, recalls & lawsuits for the 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe:

Unsubscribe any time. We don't sell/share your email.

problem #2

Mar 162006

Santa Fe 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 800 miles
2005 Hyundai sante fe involved in a severe rollover and all air bags never deployed. The vehicle flipped over 6X with 3 passengers in it. One was ejected from the back and the front two sustained injuries that could have been prevented if the air bags had deployed.

- Fishkill, NY, USA

Add Complaint
problem #1

Oct 062005

Santa Fe 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 7,000 miles
When put into reverse 2005 Santa Fe engine roared. The consumer had no control over the vehicle. With the vehicle still in reverse, the consumer crashed into a neighbors deck causing a considerable amount of damage to the vehicle and the deck. The consumer had a left foot accelerator installed on the vehicle and wondered if that was the cause of the sudden acceleration.

- Narragansett, RI, USA

Add Complaint