2024 Hyundai Santa FE power train problems

38 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2024 Hyundai Santa FE — 28% of all complaints for this model year.

Power Train complaints

28%

share of all complaints

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median reported incident mileage

2 / 0

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“I purchased a 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe SEL with 16,087 miles that has a the 8-speed Wet Dual-Clutch Transmission (DCT) stutters to catch gear properly while accelerating from low speeds and back to high, example driving onto a highway ramp and matching speeds with ongoing traffic). Unfortunately…”
filed Jul 22, 2026
“I was merging onto the highway and the acceleration stopped working and the vehicle would not go more than 25 mph. Had to restart car in shoulder, isue seemed to self correct but then it happened 10 minutes later stranding me in between the highway and exit ramp. This was a huge safety issue and…”
filed Jul 13, 2026

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Some Santa Cruz (NXT), Santa Fe (TMA, MX5A), and Sonata (DN8A) models may require replacement of the 8-speed wet dual clutch transmission (8WDCT) when the vehicle sets one of the high pressure electric oil pump (HP EOP)…
26-AT-001H TSB · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 3, 2026