2018 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT — Complaint #2080243
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NHTSA Complaint about ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION filed April 4, 2025
NHTSA complaint #2080243 (ODI reference 11652765) concerns a 2018 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT and was filed on April 4, 2025. The owner reports the failure occurred on January 15, 2024. The vehicle had 76,693 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to North Carolina based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as engine and engine cooling:engine:oil/lubrication, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT cohort independently describe similar engine and engine cooling:engine:oil/lubrication failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2018 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
The contact owns a 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated while driving at 50 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to exceed 50 MPH. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an Advance Auto Parts Store, and it was determined that there was no oil in the engine. The contact added oil to the engine to be able to drive to the residence. The dealer was contacted the next business day. The contact stated that the dealer diagnosed the vehicle with a crack in the oil pan. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. The contact stated that a week after the repair, the contact noticed that the oil level was low. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, and an oil change was performed; however, the vehicle failed to exceed 50 MPH. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 76,693.
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 2080243 |
| ODI Number | 11652765 |
| Date Filed | April 4, 2025 |
| Failure Date | January 15, 2024 |
| VIN | 5NMZTDLB6JH |
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Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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