Vehicle report
2003 HYUNDAI SANTA FE
Reported problems
308 complaints · median 79145 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | 45 |
| AIR BAGS | 31 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 25 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 20 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 20 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 15 |
| STEERING | 14 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 13 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 11 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 10 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 10 |
| POWER TRAIN | 9 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 9 |
| WHEELS | 9 |
| ENGINE | 8 |
| SEAT BELTS | 7 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 6 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 6 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 6 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 5 |
| STRUCTURE | 5 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 5 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 4 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 4 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | 4 |
| VISIBILITY | 4 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 4 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | 3 |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 3 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 3 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 3 |
| WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | 3 |
| EQUIPMENT | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | 2 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 2 |
| TIRES | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 1 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 1 |
| PARKING BRAKE | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | 1 |
| STEERING:COLUMN | 1 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | 1 |
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | 1 |
| WHEELS:HUB | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.