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What 941 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid Hev

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (941)Crash / fire / injury (42)Engine (627)Transmission & drivetrain (153)Electrical system (65)Brakes (58)Fuel system (57)Speed control (51)Steering (27)Engine & cooling (23)Airbags (20)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (9)

51 of 941 complaints match · Speed control · clear filters · page 3 of 3

Jun 16, 2016Speed control

THE CAR APPEARS TO HESITATE UPON ACCELERATION FROM A LOW SPEED, MOST NOTICEABLY COMING OUT OF TURNS. THE HESITATION IS RANDOM AND JERKS THE CAR FORWARD AND BACK. I TOOK IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY SAY NO FIX IS AVAILABLE. DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE BUT A SATISFACTION ISSUE. THAT IS A FALSE STATEMENT, AS IT IS INDEED A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. OTHERS HAVE INDICATED A SIMILAR PROBLEM AS WELL IN THE SANTA FE ONLINE FORUMS (HTTP://WWW.SANTAFEFORUMS.COM/ACCELERATION-ISSUES-T10953.HTML?S=8588CA5231ADDA19BDA5C53064AE9CC8&T=10953)

NHTSA ODI 10874645

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How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid Hev verdict →