2019 Hyundai Santa FE power train problems
34 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2019 Hyundai Santa FE — 17% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Update Re: ODI Complaint Number: 11759237 Subsequent Actions and Manufacturer Refusal to Remediate Safety Defect: Following the [XXX], acute safety incident—where the vehicle lost motive power and entered severe limp mode on [XXX] immediately upon release from Sheehy Hyundai of Chantilly—the…”
filed Sep 2, 2026
“My vehicle recently received the Hyundai 9c2 emissions upgrade they required and since then the vehicle has had predictable acceleration issues for the first several minutes after the vehicle. While trying to slowly accelerate the vehicle with unpredictably lurch forward. Many people have been…”
filed Aug 28, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Power Train problems in other Santa FE years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Santa FE | 3 | 8% |
| 2025 Santa FE | 20 | 15% |
| 2024 Santa FE | 42 | 29% |
| 2023 Santa FE | 44 | 21% |
| 2022 Santa FE | 57 | 29% |
| 2021 Santa FE | 50 | 30% |
| 2020 Santa FE | 26 | 12% |
| 2018 Santa FE | 10 | 9% |
| 2017 Santa FE | 161 | 17% |
| 2016 Santa FE | 21 | 9% |
| 2015 Santa FE | 22 | 9% |
| 2014 Santa FE | 36 | 7% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2019 Hyundai Santa FE
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.