2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport Driver assistance Problems

I am reporting a severe safety failure on my 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport that perfectly matches the safety defect described in Recall 21V-303 / Campaign 205. This happened even though I had the dealer perform the official recall fuse fix back in 2024. The problem started after I left the car parked for about 3 to 4 hours. When I came back, I heard a motor (not the motor) loudly running under the hood even though the ignition was completely off. It stayed on even after starting and turning the car off. The battery in the vehicle had drained so bad it was deemed bad when hooked up to a tester at the auto parts store. After getting a new battery and trying to drive the car, the electrical system went haywire. The dashboard lit up with every brake warning light on, the speedometer stopped working, miles to empty being erratic, and the exterior rear brake lights kept flickering erratically after the car was turned off. The steering was acting abnormal and unnatural, not crisp and easy to turn as usual. There were absolutely no warning lights or symptoms before I parked the vehicle. I had it towed to my local Hyundai dealership, and their diagnostic scan confirmed major brake and chassis issues, specifically code C2402 for an ABS Pump Motor Circuit Malfunction and codes C1200, C1203, and C1206 for a loss of wheel speed data. The vehicle has not been inspected by police or insurance representatives, but it is currently sitting at the dealership waiting for a resolution from a Hyundai customer care case manager. The 2024 recall remedy only involved dropping the fuse amperage to mitigate fire intensity; it did not replace the module housing or prevent the internal brake fluid leak from eventually destroying the system. The defect has seemingly now fully manifested, knocking out primary braking indicators and power steering assist, presenting an ongoing safety and fire hazard while driving and parked.

NHTSA ID

11749195

Incident

Jun 22, 2026

As I would be driving down the road, most of the time when getting up to speeds of either 25-30mph or 55-60mph is when the dash board lights up check BSD detection system failure, then it will rev out rpm’s to 5,000-6,000 then lose power to accelerator. I also notice on the dash board where the panel for your selected gear displays is blank and doesn’t show whether you are in park,drive neutral, ECT. After this occurs I can not drive it any longer until I safely stop the car (most of the time on a busy highway or country road Highway where once this happens it becomes dangerous due to the power loss in the accelerator) and put it in park, I’ve tried to put the vehicle in park, once fully stopped, and try to put it back into drive but the shifter is locked into park and will not let me shift the vehicle, I then have to shut the vehicle completely off and open the driver door to get the backup power cut off as-well to have zero power to the vehicle. Once that is completed I then Re-Start the vehicle where it operates normally again, this situation happens at least twice a week if not 3-4. It sometimes has put my passengers and myself at risk of getting into accidents or struck by other vehicle on the road. my vehicle is still under a warranty through the dealership I purchased it from, but when I ask them about it they say that because there is no prompt on the dash once I get there that they cannot do anything about it, nor do they allegedly know why it’s happening, I’ve asked a few other mechanics I know and they say that they have seen this malfunction before with this vehicle and usually it is a transmission sensor? Or a transmission speed sensor issue? I then relay this message back to the dealer ship and they still act like they don’t know what it is, I truly believe that the dealership just doesn’t want to deal with the issue and I only have 2-3000 miles left under their warranty, I do enjoy the vehicle and respect Hyundai for their great customer service.

NHTSA ID

11738419

Incident

Apr 12, 2025

Knock sensor p1326 service code engine light on

NHTSA ID

11721227

Incident

Mar 1, 2002

Parts of the ABS system under the hood burned, while the vehicle was parked in my garage, affecting electrical and other parts. I found information online about a recall for this same problem. I have never received a notification of this recall before. I went that same day [XXX] to my local dealer. They gave me an appointment for service for the next day and left the vehicle with them on 04/03/2025. I called the dealer after one week and they told me they already verified the vehicle and notified Hyundai company and are waiting for them to approve the repair. I called the dealer again today 04/23/2025, after 3 weeks and the they told me they are “still waiting for Hyundai Company to approve the repair. That they don’t know how much time this may take and that it may take a lot more time”. In the meantime, and after the bad and risky experience, I have one car less in my house. I understand this is a process but also, considering that this was caused by a factory defect I understand they should be responsible and solve the problem in a timely manner. Thank you. [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

11656372

Incident

Apr 1, 2025

THE WIRING HARNESS WHICH CONNECTS TO THE BRAKING SYSTEMS DOWN HILL AND TRACK, AND ABS BREAKING AND WARNING LIGHT OF ONCOMING CARS WHEN PASSING WIRES WHICH ARE MADE OF SOYBEAN BASED CAUSING WIRING TO BE EATEN BY RODENTS. SECOND TIME TO FIX ANOTHER $55 DOLLARS. THIS IS SCARING ME WHEN DRIVING.

NHTSA ID

11308940

Incident

Jan 28, 2020

Mileage

52,006 mi

WHEN TAKING OFF WITH THE VEHICLE IT WILL DIE AND ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THEN THE ENGINE PICKS BACK UP AND CONTINUES ON DOWN THE ROAD DOES THIS EVERY TIME YOU START AND STOP. WILL NOT GET ON 200 RPMS OR 60 MPH. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME ISSUE. FIRST TIME THEY KEPT MY CAR TWO MONTHS SAID IT WAS A WIRING ISSUE. 2000 MILES LATER DOES THE SAME EXACT THING ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET IN A WRECK BECAUSE IT STARTS WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. CAR CURRENTLY BACK IN THE SHOP BEEN THERE NOW A WEEK HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM THEM.

NHTSA ID

11217830

Incident

Mar 4, 2019

Mileage

57,000 mi

CAR WAS IN PARK AT TAKE OUT WINDOW, WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT MY PRESSING DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR WAS HARD TO CONTROL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OVER AND STOP, WHEN I DID THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I SHUT IT OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, STARTED IT UP, DROVE AROUND THE PARKING LOT SLOWLY AND IT SEEMED TO BE BACK TO NORMAL. THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR 2 DAYS WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN MY YARD, NOT USING IT. I DROVE IT TO MY AUTOMOTIVE SHOP TO BE LOOKED AT AND WHILE DRIVING THERE, THE LIGHT WENT OUT. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC ON IT AND FOUND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR WAS OUT AND SUGGESTED THE WHOLE PEDAL ASSEMBLY BE REPLACED. THEY SAID IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAD IT TOWED TO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AS IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS WRONG AND TRIED TO RETURN THE CAR TO ME WITHOUT FIXING IT. I HAVE REFUSED TO PICK IT UP UNTIL IT IS FIXED TO PREVENT A FUTURE ACCIDENT OR INJURING SOMEONE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. THE CAR WAS DROPPED OFF ON 2/25/19 AND THEY STILL HAVE IT TODAY ON 3/6/19, WITH NO COMMUNICATION FROM THEM SINCE 3/1/19 WHEN THEY TOLD ME TO COME AND GET IT.

NHTSA ID

11184591

Incident

Feb 23, 2019

Mileage

46,293 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLIND SPOT DETECTION WAS FAULTY AND WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE CONTACT ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN BECAUSE THE BLIND SPOT DETECTION SENSOR DID NOT SOUND WHEN CHANGING LANES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FITZGERALD GAITHERSBURG HYUNDAI (905 N FREDERICK AVE, GAITHERSBURG, MD 20879, (301) 670-4800) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIO NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE SENSOR WAS LOCATED IN THE RADIO. THE DEALER MADE MINOR REPAIRS, BUT DID NOT REPAIR THE SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS WORKING WITH THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,670.

NHTSA ID

11183210

Incident

Sep 14, 2018

Mileage

37,670 mi

ABOUT 20 MINUTES AFTER PARKING MY VEHICLE AT AN OFFICE LOCATION, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. I COULD SEE THE FIRE BY THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE BODY; SMOKE WAS COMING FROM ALL AROUND THE HOOD. WE PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. WE COULD SEE DAMAGED WIRES. I HAD NOTICED WARNING LIGHTS ON MY DISPLAY PANEL WHEN I GOT INTO MY VEHICLE TO START DRIVING. I CALLED CLAY COOLEY HYUNDAI OF ROCKWALL AND INFORMED THEM OF THE MESSAGES: BEEPING FOLLOWED BY FLASHING MESSAGES ABOUT ABS, ESC, & DOWNHILL BRAKE CONTROL; PLUS DOWN BELOW WERE TWO RED CIRCLES (EXCLAMATION MARK IN ONE AND THE LETTER P IN THE OTHER) AND THE WORD BRAKE BELOW. I ASKED HYUNDAI IF THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THEY SAID YES. I PROCEEDED TO MY 12 NOON APPOINTMENT IN RICHARDSON, TX. ABOUT 20 MINS AFTER PARKING THE CAR, THE FIRE WAS NOTICED BY AN EMPLOYEE. THE DAY BEFORE THIS, ON TUE, 01-29-2019, I HAD NOTICED 3 AMBER WARNING LIGHTS (ABS, ESC & DBC). I CALLED HYUNDAI, INFORMED THEM OF THIS AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THUR JAN 31, 2019 AT 9:30 A.M.

NHTSA ID

11174728

Incident

Jan 30, 2019

Mileage

44,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, I NOTICED A RATTLING/KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, UNDER THE HOOD. THE NOISE KEPT GETTING LOUDER, SPECIFICALLY AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. I NOTICED THAT THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE, WITH NO INCREASE IN SPEED & EVEN A DECREASE IN SPEED. DURING THIS TIME THE CAR WAS USING CRUISE CONTROL AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. AS I NOTICED THE KNOCKING NOISE GETTING LOUDER, I TAPPED THE BRAKES & THE VEHICLE'S SPEED DRAMATICALLY DECREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. I TRIED TO SPEED THE VEHICLE UP & THE RPMS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY, WHILE THE VEHICLE SPEED DID NOT. I THEN PUT MY FLASHERS ON TO SIGNAL THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE & THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, ALONG WITH OTHER SERVICE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE'S STEERING CAPACITY WAS TIGHT & THE RIDE BECAME EXTREMELY BUMPY AS THE SPEED DECREASED. AFTER ABRUPTLY STOPPING ON THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMELL LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING. I COULD SMELL THIS IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE & THE NOTICED THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE CAR. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, BUT THEN BEGAN TO TRY & TURN ON, WITH THE LIGHTS STARTING & THE START UP MUSICAL SOUND PLAYING. IT WOULD TURN ON & OFF 3 - 4 TIMES, SO I THEN REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE VEHICLE, STEPPED OUT & BACKED AWAY. THE SMOKE, THANKFULLY, SEEMED TO DISSIPATE AFTER 20 MINUTES. FIRE & POLICE ARRIVED ON THE SCENE & DID NOT FIND ANY FIRE, BUT DID SMELL THE BURNING SMELL I NOTICED IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. UNFORTUNATELY, WE NEVER COULD GET THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE TO CRANK AGAIN & ENDED UP HAVING IT TOWED BACK TO OUR LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP.

NHTSA ID

11164438

Incident

Dec 31, 2018

Mileage

75,000 mi

INCIDENT OCCURRED ON I-65. MY HUSBAND AND I WERE TRAVELING HOME FROM A QUICK ROAD TRIP. WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 75MPH, OUR SANTE MADE A WEIRD NOISE, THEN LOUD SOUND AND WENT DEAD. MY HUSBAND FOUGHT TO CONTROL THE CAR, BARELY AVOIDED A POSSIBLE FATAL CRASH. WE CALLED HYUNDAI ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND WAS TOLD THEY ONLY TOW 47 MILES. THE NEAREST DEALER WAS 50 MILES AWAY. WE WERE LEFT STRANDED, NO SERVICE OR TOW TRUCK FROM HYUNDAI SHOWED UP. HAD TO CALL FAMILY TO COME GET US (NEARLY 3 HOURS AWAY). WE HAD TO RENT A UHAUL AUTO TRANSPORT AND TRUCK TO RECOVER OUR CAR ON THE SIDE OF I-65, HEADING TO OUR HOMETOWN, WE WERE STRANDED IN VERBENA, AL. HYUNDAI FINALLY TOWED CAR TO DEALERSHIP ONCE IN HOMETOWN, WAS TOLD BY SERVICE TECH THAT OUR CAR HAD "CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE AND A NEW ENGINE HAS BEEN ORDERED, AT NO CHARGE, DUE TO OUR CAR WAS PART OF THE RECALL. WAS TOLD WE "MIGHT" BE REIMBURSED FOR OUR INCURRED EXPENSE OF HAVING TO TOW THE CAR OURSELVES. WE PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW, WITH AN ADDED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE PACKAGE, WHICH WE WERE ASSURED WE'D NEVER BE STRANDED, WHICH PROVED A USELESS SALES PLOY. 3 DISABLED PERSONS AND A HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER HAD TO MANUALLY LOAD THE CAR ONTO THE AUTO TRANSPORT, ONE OF WHICH FELL ON THE ROAD AND CUT THEIR KNEE. WHY IS ADDITIONAL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE OFFERED WHEN THE DEALERSHIP NEGLECTED TO INFORM US THAT THERE WAS ONLY A 47 MILE TOWING RADIUS. WE WERE ASSURED THAT "WE'D BE COVERED NO MATTER WHERE WE MIGHT TRAVEL. WE HAVE A RENTAL, WHICH RESULTED IN US PAYING A DEPOSIT OUT OF OUR OWN POCKET, "THAT SHOULD BE REFUNDED UPON RETURN OF THE RENTAL". FULL REIMBURSEMENT AND OR A NEW CAR SHOULD BE OFFERED, DUE TO THE CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE (THE TERM THE HYUNDAI SERVICE TECH USED) THAT OCCURRED TO OUR 2014 SANTA FE SPORT WITH LESS THAN 53,000 MILES. THANKS HYUNDAI ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FOR LEAVING US STRANDED.

NHTSA ID

11150666

Incident

Oct 21, 2018

Mileage

52,000 mi

ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE CLICKS AND CAR IMMEDIATELY STALLED GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY. HAD TO BE STOPPED, PARKED BEFORE I REGAINED ENGINE POWER. THIS HAPPENED AROUND 22,800 MILES. HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE WAY TO DEALER AND WITH DEALER SERVICE STAFF. DIAGNOSED AS DEFECTIVE TURBO ASSEMBLY THAT WAS REPLACED. SHORTLY AFTER I PICKED THE CAR FROM THE SHOP, I NOTICED SAME CLICKING NOISE AGAIN AND CAR ALSO ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN WHEN MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE BREAK. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CAR RETURNED TO THE SHOP AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS DAMAGE IN THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR I NOTICED OIL DRIPPING BELOW IT. CAR WAS INSPECTED AGAIN AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY IS CRACKED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR IS STILL AT THE SHOP.

NHTSA ID

11056356

Incident

Dec 3, 2017

Mileage

22,900 mi

ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE CLICKS AND CAR IMMEDIATELY STALLED GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY. HAD TO BE STOPPED, PARKED BEFORE I REGAINED ENGINE POWER. THIS HAPPENED AROUND 22,800 MILES. HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE WAY TO DEALER AND WITH DEALER SERVICE STAFF. DIAGNOSED AS DEFECTIVE TURBO ASSEMBLY THAT WAS REPLACED. SHORTLY AFTER I PICKED THE CAR FROM THE SHOP, I NOTICED SAME CLICKING NOISE AGAIN AND CAR ALSO ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN WHEN MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE BREAK. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CAR RETURNED TO THE SHOP AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS DAMAGE IN THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR I NOTICED OIL DRIPPING BELOW IT. CAR WAS INSPECTED AGAIN AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY IS CRACKED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR IS STILL AT THE SHOP.

NHTSA ID

11056355

Incident

Dec 3, 2017

Mileage

22,900 mi

MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN THE ENGINE RECALL WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. AFTER HAVING THE ENGINE REPLACED BY A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO INTERMITTENTLY LOOSE POWER WITHOUT NOTICE. ALTHOUGH, THE TACHOMETER READS 7000 RPM, THE SPEED IS 20 MPH WITH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR BOARDS. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT NOTICE AND HAS HAPPENED ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS WITH CARS SPEEDING BUY! WE HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT IT OFF AND THEN RESTART. THEN IT WILL BE FINE TIL NEXT THE NEXT TIME. THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL THINGS. IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

11030404

Incident

Sep 16, 2017

Mileage

52,000 mi