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2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz transmission problems

The 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz has 25 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 24% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

25

Transmission complaints

24%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Santa Cruz transmission complaints by model year88 complaints2022: 88 complaints2023: 25 complaints2024: 11 complaints2026: 2 complaints
Santa Cruz transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

car flashes transmission low fluid and gives a code of p193b-79. when trans downshifts upshifts will not happened. to clear the problem you have to turn car off and on , and then normal operation resumes, but shifting is now slower. and sluggish. this is the second transmission to have this…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · July 17, 2025

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz have?

NHTSA has 25 complaints about the 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz transmission — 24% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.