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2017 Hyundai Santa Fe transmission problems

The 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe has 150 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 12% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

150

Transmission complaints

12%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Santa Fe transmission complaints by model year150 complaints2001: 24 complaints2002: 14 complaints2003: 36 complaints2004: 21 complaints2005: 11 complaints2006: 5 complaints2007: 31 complaints2008: 24 complaints2009: 24 complaints2010: 110 complaints2011: 21 complaints2012: 24 complaints2013: 52 complaints2014: 36 complaints2015: 22 complaints2016: 20 complaints2017: 150 complaints2018: 10 complaints2019: 29 complaints2020: 22 complaints2021: 50 complaints2022: 53 complaints2023: 41 complaints2024: 36 complaints2025: 15 complaints2026: 2 complaints
Santa Fe transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“2017 Santa Fe, car had fire in 09/2024 and was with dealership until 05/2025. BSD, ABS, TRACTION, and Parking Brake lights on the dash when vehicle was picked up. Dealership not complaint to pay as the assume it is an Outside issue”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · September 25, 2024 · fire

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe have?

NHTSA has 150 complaints about the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe transmission — 12% 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.