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2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Safety Report

Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA

The 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe has 6 recalls, 902 complaints.

6

Recalls

902

Complaints

N/A

Safety Rating

Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 8, 2026

Recalls

17V142000

TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2017 Santa Fe Sport vehicles. The affected vehicles have a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS...

17V358000

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the secondary hood lat...

17V578000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2017 Santa Fe vehicles equipped with 3.3L engines. The crankshaft assemblies may have been produ...

16V842000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Tucson vehicles manufactured May 19, 2015, to November 14, 2016, and 2017 Sa...

16V145000

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Santa Fe vehicles manufactured September 1, 2015 to February 12, 2016. In t...

22V056000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Santa Fe, 2017-2018 Santa Fe Sport, 2019 Santa Fe XL, and 2014-2015 Tucson vehicles. T...

Safety Ratings

Overall

Not Rated

Front Crash

Not Rated

Side Crash

Not Rated

Rollover

Not Rated

Rating for: 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe SUV AWD

Top Complaint Categories

ENGINE
453
POWER TRAIN
59
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE
45
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
37
STEERING
21
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
20
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE
19
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
16

Problems by Component

Engine487Powertrain145Other75Electrical52Brakes43Speed Control30Steering26Airbags15Structure7Suspension7Visibility6Seat Belts5

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All Complaints

Date ↓ComponentSummary
Mar 26, 2026ENGINEENGINE. IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. NO IT WASNT REPRODUCED OR CONFIRMED BY A DEALER, BUT HAVE B...
Mar 24, 2026POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMI purchase the 2017 Santa Fe Sport in October of 2023 with just short of 80K miles. It was in great...
Mar 23, 2026ENGINEThese vehicles are not suitable to be on the road, and you NHTSA and Hyundai are doing NOTHING ABOUT...
Mar 19, 2026ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINEAfter performing regular oil changes, and even a new fuel pump sensor, I experienced an issue. Last ...
Mar 16, 2026ELECTRICAL SYSTEMOdometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe on March 11, 2024, from a private deal...
Mar 14, 2026ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKESBottom brake lights will not work but top high brake light works. I was stopped by police three time...
Mar 12, 2026UNKNOWN OR OTHERService Campaign Update 9C2 was installed. Since then erratic shifting occurs including up and down ...
Feb 10, 2026ENGINEThe vehicle is burning oil even when oil changes are done routinely. Then all of a sudden I have to...
Feb 2, 2026ENGINEEngine failed at approximately 95000 miles.
Jan 19, 2026ENGINEPurchased this 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe from dealer with 86K miles. (second owner). Immediately noticed...
Jan 3, 2026UNKNOWN OR OTHERDashboard cracking - not overly parked in sunlight.
Dec 19, 2025ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMI currently owned an 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe FWD with the 3.3 V6 Engine with approximately about 136,0...
Dec 18, 2025POWER TRAIN,ENGINEI have a 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe with ~88,000 miles. I noticed on 12/18/2025 that the oil lamp light c...
Dec 15, 2025ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINEWhile driving- in total movement- the car completely shut off. Without any prior warning or indicati...
Dec 5, 2025ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGThe contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that the vehicle was consuming an exces...
Dec 5, 2025ENGINECheck engine light came on Oil Light came on then the vehicle shut off while I was driving. Safety w...
Nov 28, 2025AIR BAGSOn November 28, 2025 at approximately 2:20am, I was involved in a multi-car pile up crash on Interst...
Nov 17, 2025AIR BAGSFor at least 14 months, the air bag light on the dash is on more often than not. The code that comes...
Nov 15, 2025UNKNOWN OR OTHERSunroof exploded It sounded like a bomb went off and had my inside cover been opened I don’t know i...
Nov 14, 2025ENGINEMy 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe suffered a crankshaft/bearing failure identical to NHTSA Recall 17V578000. ...