2014 Hyundai Santa Fe: engine and transmission complaints
VERY HIGH COMPLAINT SIGNAL
66%
410 of 625 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system
66% of relevant owner complaints filed with NHTSA on the 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe are about the engine, transmission or fuel system. Well over half of everything owners reported is the drivetrain. That is a severe model-level pattern; every model year we track at this level has a documented failure behind it.
Worse than 87% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).
Excludes 29 airbag, lighting and seat-belt recall complaints that would otherwise mask the signal (unadjusted: 63%).
The percentage is each model year's drivetrain complaint share. No elevated signal describes the model year, not any one car; a well-kept example of a flagged model can still be the right buy, and any of these still needs an inspection.
What owners reported
AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,ENGINE04/11/2017CRASH2 INJURED
DRIVING IN THE FAR LEFT LANE ON THE INTERSTATE AT ROUGHLY 55 MPH I ATTEMPTED TO AVOID A DRIFTING CAR AS I CORRECTED THE STEERING WHEEL AND ACCELERATOR FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT I STRUCK A VEHICLE STOPPED ON THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE. THE AIRBAGS IN THE OTHER VEHICLE DEPLOYED. THE AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE DID NO…
ENGINE10/10/2019FIRE1 INJURED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE BLEW UP AND FLIPPED THE HOOD IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AS BLACK SMOKE FILLED THE CABIN. THE CONTACT WAS BARELY ABLE TO E…
POWER TRAIN12/02/2014CRASH1 INJURED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT ROLLED OUT OF PARK POSITION AND ROLLED OVER THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUFFERED BROKEN RIBS AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECT…
Three of 410 drivetrain complaints. The full report shows more, with quotes about the engine in the car you are looking at first.
Recall campaigns on this model year (7)
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 latch actuating cable m…
TIRES:SIDEWALL
Hyundai is recalling certain model year 2014 Santa Fe vehicles manufactured November 5, 2013, through November 15, 2013, and equipped with P235/65R17 103T Continental Cro…
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2011-2015 Elantra, Genesis Coupe, Sonata Hybrid, 2012-2015 Accent, Azera, Veloster, 2013-2015 Elantra Coupe, Santa Fe…
This does not say whether a particular car has an open, unrepaired recall. That depends on the VIN.
Before you buy a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe
Ask the seller whether the engine has ever been repaired or replaced, and whether the car has shown stalling, loss of power, rough idle, oil consumption or a check-engine light.
Drive it from a cold start and long enough to warm up. Many engine faults hide once the car is warm.
Get an independent pre-purchase inspection from a mechanic you choose, and tell them to focus on the engine.
7 recall campaigns on this model year. Whether a specific car still has one open depends on the VIN; the report checks that.
Ask for service records. A engine already replaced under warranty is a different car from one that was not.
Have the VIN?Paste it and get the full report for that car. First report free, then a 30-day pass covers a whole car search.
Experimental model-level information. This is not a vehicle inspection, vehicle-history
report, financial advice or purchase recommendation. It describes patterns across a model year, not the condition
of any individual vehicle. Combined across 2 body styles NHTSA files separately.
