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2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport brakes problems

The 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport has 58 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 13% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

58

Brakes complaints

13%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Santa Fe Sport brakes complaints by model year58 complaints2013: 41 complaints2014: 29 complaints2015: 22 complaints2016: 6 complaints2017: 58 complaints2018: 50 complaints
Santa Fe Sport brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

22V056000BrakesFebruary 3, 2022 · 357,348 units

Defect

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Santa Fe, 2017-2018 Santa Fe Sport, 2019 Santa Fe XL, and 2014-2015 Tucson vehicles. The Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) module could malfunction and cause an electrical short, which could result in an engine compartment fire.

Consequence

An engine compartment fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.

Remedy

Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will replace the ABS multi-fuse, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 31, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 218.

What owners report

I WAS MAKING A LOOP AROUND UNDER THE FREEWAY. IT WASN'T RAINING AND THE ROAD WAS DRY. IT WAS DAYLIGHT AND I WAS NOT GOING FAST. AS I MADE THE TURN, THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL BOTH LOCKED UP. I COULDN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL OR BRAKE. I HIT THE MEDIAN AND NARROWLY MISSED HITTING A POLE. I DO…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · April 16, 2019 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport have?

NHTSA has 58 complaints about the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport brakes — 13% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport brakes?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the brakes: 22V056000.

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.