2023 Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid forward collision avoidance problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the forward collision avoidance on the 2023 Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid — 18% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The Automatic Emergency Braking System, on multiple occasions now, has slammed on its brakes at highway speed when there are no obstacles, barriers, or even vehicles in sight ahead of my wife. This happened to me the other day also when exiting the highway onto an exit ramp when it "Detected…”
filed Oct 14, 2024
“Three times this has happened. The instances occurred on Highway 680 between Pleasanton and San Jose. I was going the speed limit - 65 miles per hour - as were tons of cars around me. Suddenly the car would brake, startling me because I was nowhere near another car. It frightened me a lot! I think…”
filed Oct 11, 2024
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Forward Collision Avoidance problems in other Santa FE Hybrid years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Santa FE Hybrid | 15 | 20% |
| 2024 Santa FE Hybrid | 5 | 15% |
| 2022 Santa FE Hybrid | 4 | 11% |
| 2021 Santa FE Hybrid | 1 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2023 Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.