2025 Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid fuel/propulsion system problems
15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel/propulsion system on the 2025 Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid — 20% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“1. The SUV experiences complete power loss and goes into limp mode. Have been in nearly 3 accidents on highways with a vehicle that goes from 65 to 35 with no warning and then cannot accelerate or gain speed. 2. Battery, out of no where, goes from 3/4 full to 1 or 2 bars. 3. Extreme shaking of the…”
filed Jul 27, 2026
“While driving on the freeway at approx 65mph, the car suddenly starting de-celerating and forced me to pull over to emergency shoulder/lane and try to determine the cause. The car is a "Hybrid" and the dashboard stated to put car in Park and Idle the Engine over 2000rpm to charge up the Battery. (…”
filed Jun 1, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Fuel/propulsion System problems in other Santa FE Hybrid years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Santa FE Hybrid | 2 | 6% |
| 2023 Santa FE Hybrid | 13 | 23% |
| 2022 Santa FE Hybrid | 5 | 14% |
| 2021 Santa FE Hybrid | 4 | 20% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2025 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.