https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Hyundai Santa Cruz. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:32:00 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz#recall-26V316000-hyundai-hyundai-santa-cruz-2025 Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Santa Cruz, Tucson, Tucson Hybrid, and Tucson Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV) vehicles. Software in the front cameras may cause the forward collision avoidance system to activate prematurely and unexpectedly apply the brakes. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz#complaint-2170969 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT At least two separate wiring harnesses have failed on my vehicle, affecting the tail lights. My vehicle cannot pass New York State safety inspection because of this issue. Safety of myself and other drivers is at risk, especially at night, since my vehicle is not properly illuminated. Occasionally, one tail light will go out or flicker. I had one trailer harness removed under a safety recall, but https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz#complaint-2170970 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT At least two separate wiring harnesses have failed on my vehicle, affecting the tail lights. My vehicle cannot pass New York State safety inspection because of this issue. Safety of myself and other drivers is at risk, especially at night, since my vehicle is not properly illuminated. Occasionally, one tail light will go out or flicker. I had one trailer harness removed under a safety recall, but https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz#complaint-2170630 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT I was at a stop sign leave a store and I started going again and when I got to 15 mph it like it went into neutral and I thought maybe I hit shifter in neutral but didn't and I went to go again did same thing but then jump into next gear got cat home I bought this car brand new I only got 33000 miles https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz#complaint-2168366 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT I purchased the vehicle in September of 2025 I called and sent text message to Palmer Hyundai of Mobile to report an issue with forward Collision System (please note Photos and document would not attach so i sent an email to VSH@DOT.GOV. 02/08/2025. The issue was reported at the 1st oil change with Palmer Hyundai (8000 miles oil change) I have been dealing with this issue for a year, I wanted to https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz#complaint-2168367 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT I purchased the vehicle in September of 2025 I called and sent text message to Palmer Hyundai of Mobile to report an issue with forward Collision System (please note Photos and document would not attach so i sent an email to VSH@DOT.GOV. 02/08/2025. The issue was reported at the 1st oil change with Palmer Hyundai (8000 miles oil change) I have been dealing with this issue for a year, I wanted to https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz#complaint-2168368 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT I purchased the vehicle in September of 2025 I called and sent text message to Palmer Hyundai of Mobile to report an issue with forward Collision System (please note Photos and document would not attach so i sent an email to VSH@DOT.GOV. 02/08/2025. The issue was reported at the 1st oil change with Palmer Hyundai (8000 miles oil change) I have been dealing with this issue for a year, I wanted to https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz#complaint-2167937 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Very strong fuel smell coming from parked vehicle after filling the Gas Tank. After driving 40 miles to remove approximately 1/4 of a the Tank, fumes are gone. 1/06/2026: Took Truck to closest Dealership. Burlington Hyundai Nj and they had it for 3 days. (The Tank was not Full) and they didn't find anything wrong. They still have not given me any documents on what the checked. They said I would ge https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz#complaint-2167071 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz. The contact stated that after a month of owning the vehicle, while attempting to start the vehicle, the Forward Collision Avoidance warning light and other unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the Forward Collision Avoidance warning light remained illuminated for approximately four miles and then turned off. The vehicle was taken t https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz#complaint-2157880 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT The vehicle was involved in a collision in which the airbags failed to deploy. Despite the severity of the impact, no airbags deployed. As a result, both adult occupants (my daughters) were injured. The failure of the airbag system to deploy raises serious safety concerns regarding the vehicle’s restraint system and crash sensors. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz#recall-25V809000-hyundai-hyundai-santa-cruz-2025 Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025 Tucson, 2025-2026 Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Hybrid, and 2026 Genesis GV70 vehicles. The side curtain air bags may not have been installed properly, which can cause the air bags not to deploy as intended. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz#complaint-2150513 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Sporadically, when shifting from first to second gear, the engine/transmission will stall, causing a loss of power for several seconds. This is generally when pulling away from a stop sign/light into traffic. I picked a single date below, but this continually happens from time to time. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz#complaint-2150296 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT My 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz has an ongoing powertrain/transmission malfunction that occurs during cold starts. The vehicle will not upshift out of 1st gear and becomes stuck around 25 mph with the accelerator fully pressed. There are no warning lights or messages. The only way to temporarily fix the issue is to pull over, turn the vehicle off, and restart it. This creates a serious safety risk beca https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz#complaint-2149037 Sun, 16 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT I can not disable the Driver Attention Warning (DAW) function on this vehicle. The "Take a Break" warning comes up at random times for no apparent reason. I understand the functionality but it often gives false warnings, distracting me from the driving task. This car needs to the ability to shut off the function, and, like other vehicles, set a time for setting the warning, i.e., every 45 minutes, https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz#complaint-2147660 Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT This is an ongoing safety issue with a 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited. The forward collision-avoidance system activates frequently and without cause during normal driving. The system will engage when another vehicle is simply turning, merging, or slowing down at a traffic light—normal, predictable situations where no emergency braking should occur. These unexpected activations create unsafe condi https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz#complaint-2147661 Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT This is an ongoing safety issue with a 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited. The forward collision-avoidance system activates frequently and without cause during normal driving. The system will engage when another vehicle is simply turning, merging, or slowing down at a traffic light—normal, predictable situations where no emergency braking should occur. These unexpected activations create unsafe condi https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz#complaint-2147662 Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT This is an ongoing safety issue with a 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited. The forward collision-avoidance system activates frequently and without cause during normal driving. The system will engage when another vehicle is simply turning, merging, or slowing down at a traffic light—normal, predictable situations where no emergency braking should occur. These unexpected activations create unsafe condi https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz#complaint-2147540 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Upon starting the vehicle is doesn't act normal and when placed In drive it feels like brakes are applied and it doesn't want to hardly move even when pressing the throttle all the way down. This has also happens a couple times when at a stop and have to pull over and turn the vehicle off and restart. My so. Drives this vehicle and I feel this is a huge safety concern if he is able to get the vehi https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz#complaint-2147541 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Upon starting the vehicle is doesn't act normal and when placed In drive it feels like brakes are applied and it doesn't want to hardly move even when pressing the throttle all the way down. This has also happens a couple times when at a stop and have to pull over and turn the vehicle off and restart. My so. Drives this vehicle and I feel this is a huge safety concern if he is able to get the vehi https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz#complaint-2146620 Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT ALL SAFETY FEATURE WARNING ALERTS (3) OF THEM, SINCE IT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO CHECK ALL THAT APPLY THEY ARE THE FOLLOWING ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING, BLIND SPOT WARNING NOT WORKING, FORWARD COLLISON DETECTION NOT WORKING, LANE DEPARTURE WARNING NOT WORKING, LANE KEEPING ASSISTANCE NOT WORKING, PARKING COLLISION WARNING NOT WORKING REAR CROSS TRAFFIC WARNING NOT WORKING. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz#complaint-2146621 Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT ALL SAFETY FEATURE WARNING ALERTS (3) OF THEM, SINCE IT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO CHECK ALL THAT APPLY THEY ARE THE FOLLOWING ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING, BLIND SPOT WARNING NOT WORKING, FORWARD COLLISON DETECTION NOT WORKING, LANE DEPARTURE WARNING NOT WORKING, LANE KEEPING ASSISTANCE NOT WORKING, PARKING COLLISION WARNING NOT WORKING REAR CROSS TRAFFIC WARNING NOT WORKING. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz#complaint-2146622 Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT ALL SAFETY FEATURE WARNING ALERTS (3) OF THEM, SINCE IT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO CHECK ALL THAT APPLY THEY ARE THE FOLLOWING ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING, BLIND SPOT WARNING NOT WORKING, FORWARD COLLISON DETECTION NOT WORKING, LANE DEPARTURE WARNING NOT WORKING, LANE KEEPING ASSISTANCE NOT WORKING, PARKING COLLISION WARNING NOT WORKING REAR CROSS TRAFFIC WARNING NOT WORKING. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz#complaint-2146018 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2024 Hyundai Santa Cruz. The contact stated that after coming to a complete stop and then accelerating, there was an abnormal, creaking sound coming from the suspension. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, and the contact was informed that the failure was related to an aftermarket lift kit that was installed on the vehicle prior to the cont https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz#complaint-2145825 Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2022 Hyundai Cruz. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power but was unable to accelerate above 30 MPH. The contact was able to pull over to the shoulder of the roadway, where the failure persisted. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the transmission. The contact was https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz#complaint-2145826 Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2022 Hyundai Cruz. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power but was unable to accelerate above 30 MPH. The contact was able to pull over to the shoulder of the roadway, where the failure persisted. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the transmission. The contact was https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz#complaint-2145119 Sun, 02 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT While driving on the highway at a speed of approx 35 mph, no traffic in front of me, I got an audile warning and the car started slowing down, and the message on the dash said EMERGENCY BRAKING, this has happened twice in the last month. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz#complaint-2141573 Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owned a 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz. The contact stated that while fueling the vehicle, the fuel gauge became inoperable. The contact stated that the fuel gauge displayed a full tank while driving, regardless of the actual fuel level. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the fuel gauge sensor had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; howeve https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz#complaint-2140587 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT As I was attempting to accelerate at a stop light, once I got to 10mph I lost all power and the vehicle appeared to be in neutral, even though it was in gear. The engine just revved and would not go any faster. It appeared that the transmission just completely slipped out of gear. I had to figure out a way to exit the road as I was in full rush hour traffic. When I re-entered traffic to try again https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz#complaint-2138956 Sun, 12 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Transmission does not advance through its ranges fails to shift leaving stranded middle of intersection. Misses a whole range looses excelleration. You https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-cruz#complaint-2138957 Sun, 12 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Transmission does not advance through its ranges fails to shift leaving stranded middle of intersection. Misses a whole range looses excelleration. You