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2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport electrical system problems

The 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport has 20 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 5% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

20

Electrical System complaints

5%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

Santa Fe Sport electrical system complaints by model year23 complaints2013: 16 complaints2014: 23 complaints2015: 7 complaints2016: 6 complaints2017: 17 complaints2018: 20 complaints
Santa Fe Sport electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

While sitting in park at a restaurant parking lot eating lunch, an Employee noticed smoke coming from my hood area on my vehicle. Upon exiting the vehicle I noticed flames coming from the hood area, The employee attempted to use a fire extinguisher to put out the fire to no avail. Fire department…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · September 19, 2022 · fire

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport have?

NHTSA has 20 complaints about the 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport electrical system — 5% 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.