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2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Other or unknown Problems

Complaints
38about this part
Share
20%of 186 total for the year
Median mileage
24,100miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 38 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz, 20% of the 186 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 24,100 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Several times, when sitting at a stop sign or red light, I will press on the gas’s to go forward. The engine revs, the rpm’s go very high but there is little forward exceleration. This one time almost caused an accident as a car almost hit me because I could not make the car move faster. I have had the truck for just over two months and has happened many times.”

NHTSA complaint #11460237, filed 2022-04

“My new car with less than 2000 miles stalled at a traffic light on Southlake Blvd. in Southlake, TX. It just died and would not start. All the electrical warning lights were flaring. Every time I tried to restart it, it would try, shudder, and die. I was lucky not to get run over on that busy street. It was towed to the dealership and has been there a month exactly. They cannot figure out what is wrong.”

NHTSA complaint #11488348, filed 2022-10

“Sudden loss of power. I was pulling away from a traffic light. I stepped on the throttle and found the engine unable to respond. I had just enough power to reach 20 MPH. The engine never quit. No warnings or cautions were displayed. Pulled over and shut off the vehicle. Did a quick visual inspection and found nothing out of place Waited a few minutes, restarted and all is back to normal operating condition.”

NHTSA complaint #11458360, filed 2022-03

“I was accelerating onto an interstate and my vehicle would not accelerate. My foot was to the floor on the gas but would not go above 35mph. I had to turn around on a on ramp , drive on the grass and limp my way home at 35 mph. No warning lights appeared.”

NHTSA complaint #11579874, filed 2024-03

“Waiting to turn at a busy intersection then proceeded to press the accelerator the vehicle lossed power and had shut off. I Shifted gear to park to start engine and it would not go faster than 10mph. Vehicles behind nearly wrecked into me and were honking their horns. It had died again then started back up. I was able to drive home before it died again. Vehicle towed to dealership. Was told they are booked until next week and no available loaner cars.”

NHTSA complaint #11527802, filed 2023-06

Related service bulletins

Other or unknown: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2025314%
2024411%
20231316%
20223820%

Other parts of the 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz

Transmission and drivetrain
90 complaints
Engine
51 complaints
Electrical system
22 complaints
Fuel system
22 complaints
Vehicle speed control
18 complaints
Exterior lighting
9 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
8 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaints
Air bags
4 complaints
Lane departure
4 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
2 complaints
Brakes
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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