https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Hyundai Santa FE Plug-IN Hybrid. en-us Mon, 21 Sep 2026 01:48:10 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2175184 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT This is a 2022 Santa Fe PHEV with just 33k miles on it. While driving on freeway, vehicle displayed warning sign for "Check Hybrid System" and the Check Engine light and Battery light switched on. Sensing a loss of power with the acceleration, I managed to get off the freeway and had to get the vehicle towed to the nearest dealership. Once they checked the vehicle, they reported they had to recali https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2148047 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT While operating the vehicle, the cruise control turns off without any warning. The warning messages that come up only after the cruise control is turned off by the vehicle state "Smart cruise conditions not met" and "forward safety system disabled. Radar blocked". This disables the vehicle from utilizing cruise control in any manner. This happened on the highway with the cruise set at 72 mph, with https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2148048 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT While operating the vehicle, the cruise control turns off without any warning. The warning messages that come up only after the cruise control is turned off by the vehicle state "Smart cruise conditions not met" and "forward safety system disabled. Radar blocked". This disables the vehicle from utilizing cruise control in any manner. This happened on the highway with the cruise set at 72 mph, with https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2148049 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT While operating the vehicle, the cruise control turns off without any warning. The warning messages that come up only after the cruise control is turned off by the vehicle state "Smart cruise conditions not met" and "forward safety system disabled. Radar blocked". This disables the vehicle from utilizing cruise control in any manner. This happened on the highway with the cruise set at 72 mph, with https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2146863 Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT First the vehicle randomly lost all power and engine function, so was taken to the Hyundai service center. It was a safety issue as we had to coast to the margin in heavy traffic. Hyundai attempted a fix and returned it to us. It developed issues before we even got home. Now it is has been 6 months in the service center with continuously new issues. Every time they assure us it is fixed and we try https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2146864 Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT First the vehicle randomly lost all power and engine function, so was taken to the Hyundai service center. It was a safety issue as we had to coast to the margin in heavy traffic. Hyundai attempted a fix and returned it to us. It developed issues before we even got home. Now it is has been 6 months in the service center with continuously new issues. Every time they assure us it is fixed and we try https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2146865 Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT First the vehicle randomly lost all power and engine function, so was taken to the Hyundai service center. It was a safety issue as we had to coast to the margin in heavy traffic. Hyundai attempted a fix and returned it to us. It developed issues before we even got home. Now it is has been 6 months in the service center with continuously new issues. Every time they assure us it is fixed and we try https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2111996 Sun, 20 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT I have taken my Hyundai Santa Fe 2022 PHEV under warranty for a fix of being in reverse, the function not working, the car revs aggressively not in gear and then put it in park and the car aggressively jolts forward in park like a hard gear change. Hyundai replaced pcm and said it was fine. I took car and immediately noticed grinding noises and straight back to Hyundai. They claim it's fine. Today https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2111997 Sun, 20 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT I have taken my Hyundai Santa Fe 2022 PHEV under warranty for a fix of being in reverse, the function not working, the car revs aggressively not in gear and then put it in park and the car aggressively jolts forward in park like a hard gear change. Hyundai replaced pcm and said it was fine. I took car and immediately noticed grinding noises and straight back to Hyundai. They claim it's fine. Today https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2111998 Sun, 20 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT I have taken my Hyundai Santa Fe 2022 PHEV under warranty for a fix of being in reverse, the function not working, the car revs aggressively not in gear and then put it in park and the car aggressively jolts forward in park like a hard gear change. Hyundai replaced pcm and said it was fine. I took car and immediately noticed grinding noises and straight back to Hyundai. They claim it's fine. Today https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2102754 Sun, 22 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT I believe my vehicle is part of the parking prawn recall. It jerked and jolt when in park very aggressively. When we proceeded to try to move the car in reverse it did not budge. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2096229 Fri, 30 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT The steering wheeled locked up and the dash showed error messages of check hybrid system and refill inverter coolant and car seemed to go into limp mode as I could barely accelerate forcing me to pull over. The messages and issue would go away upon turning off car and turning it back on, however the issue would eventually happen again. This has happened while driving on the highway and other vario https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2096230 Fri, 30 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT The steering wheeled locked up and the dash showed error messages of check hybrid system and refill inverter coolant and car seemed to go into limp mode as I could barely accelerate forcing me to pull over. The messages and issue would go away upon turning off car and turning it back on, however the issue would eventually happen again. This has happened while driving on the highway and other vario https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2096231 Fri, 30 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT The steering wheeled locked up and the dash showed error messages of check hybrid system and refill inverter coolant and car seemed to go into limp mode as I could barely accelerate forcing me to pull over. The messages and issue would go away upon turning off car and turning it back on, however the issue would eventually happen again. This has happened while driving on the highway and other vario https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2067237 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT Two issues with powertrain/transmission: 1- The powertrain/transmission fails intermittently- vehicle RPM goes sky high but vehicle receives no power, seems to fail/lose power. Has happened in very dangerous road conditions where unexpectedly was struggling to get the motor to engage/get power to the vehicle. Check engine and check hybrid system lights accompanies the problem. 2- The car should https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2067238 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT Two issues with powertrain/transmission: 1- The powertrain/transmission fails intermittently- vehicle RPM goes sky high but vehicle receives no power, seems to fail/lose power. Has happened in very dangerous road conditions where unexpectedly was struggling to get the motor to engage/get power to the vehicle. Check engine and check hybrid system lights accompanies the problem. 2- The car should https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2067239 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT Two issues with powertrain/transmission: 1- The powertrain/transmission fails intermittently- vehicle RPM goes sky high but vehicle receives no power, seems to fail/lose power. Has happened in very dangerous road conditions where unexpectedly was struggling to get the motor to engage/get power to the vehicle. Check engine and check hybrid system lights accompanies the problem. 2- The car should https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2063204 Thu, 06 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT >>>>What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? According to the Hyundai Bluelink app, the problem is caused by the battery management system, producing error code P0AA600. The result is that the vehicle does not get power to the wheels for a few seconds after giving it gas. It looks like the car is not moving, then it very slowly gains speed https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2062208 Mon, 03 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT Horn will not work. This occured on [XXX]. Appointment made with dealer. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2053332 Sun, 05 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT Driving along, merging onto Interstate, various warnings such as check lane keeping assist, and warnings to stop vehicle and check brake systems. Driving approximately 50mph, the warning started to flash and speedometer dropped to zero then went back to full speed. Automatic braking was attempting to slow the car. Attached photo shows an indicated speed of 0mph, however was travelling approximat https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2053333 Sun, 05 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT Driving along, merging onto Interstate, various warnings such as check lane keeping assist, and warnings to stop vehicle and check brake systems. Driving approximately 50mph, the warning started to flash and speedometer dropped to zero then went back to full speed. Automatic braking was attempting to slow the car. Attached photo shows an indicated speed of 0mph, however was travelling approximat https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2053334 Sun, 05 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT Driving along, merging onto Interstate, various warnings such as check lane keeping assist, and warnings to stop vehicle and check brake systems. Driving approximately 50mph, the warning started to flash and speedometer dropped to zero then went back to full speed. Automatic braking was attempting to slow the car. Attached photo shows an indicated speed of 0mph, however was travelling approximat https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2052524 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT Horns stopped working. Consider this to be a safety issue for obvious reasons. Checked horn fuse and it was not blown. Contacted local dealer to have it repaired. Awaiting an appointment https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2051637 Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT "check turn signal error". This message pops up at random times. When this error does pop up, the rear turn signal ceases to operate until the error message clears itself. Dealership "cannot duplicate". I have photographed the warning many times. Hyundai corporate is of no help. Check LED headlamp error issue as well. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2051638 Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT "check turn signal error". This message pops up at random times. When this error does pop up, the rear turn signal ceases to operate until the error message clears itself. Dealership "cannot duplicate". I have photographed the warning many times. Hyundai corporate is of no help. Check LED headlamp error issue as well. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2051639 Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT Windshield wiper in auto mode. Sometimes wipers turn on automatically in bright sunny days with nothing on windshield. When it rains, sometimes automatic wipers will not activate until windshield is completely covered with rain, and visibility is greatly reduced. Sensitivity adjustment has zero effect. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2051640 Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT Windshield wiper in auto mode. Sometimes wipers turn on automatically in bright sunny days with nothing on windshield. When it rains, sometimes automatic wipers will not activate until windshield is completely covered with rain, and visibility is greatly reduced. Sensitivity adjustment has zero effect. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid#recall-24V879000-hyundai-hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid-2022 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Santa Fe, Santa Fe HEV, Elantra, Elantra HEV and 2022 Elantra N and Santa Fe PHEV vehicles. Due to a damaged printed circuit board, the rearview camera image may fail to display. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility." https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2040750 Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT The rear section of panoramic sunroof exploded. We were traveling approximately 60 MPH on HWY 395 crossing the bridge on the Columbia River between WA and OR. Suddenly we heard a very loud explosion. When we stopped to investigate we found a hole in the sunroof. It exploded up and outward. There were very few glass shards inside the vehicle and no debris or evidence of anything that could have cau https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-santa-fe-plug-in-hybrid#complaint-2025621 Tue, 17 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT Well i have this a year and the horn went a month ago. I also have a hyundai Kona 2022 and it has had the horn replaced twice. Its a common issue with hyundai and safety issue especially where we drive in a city full of new college students from out of town snd people make erratic moves and safety concerns. It is a required part on a car and now this will be the 3rd time i need to replace it