2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 8%of 79 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 4,000miles
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz, 8% of the 79 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 4,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Driving through my neighborhood. Went to enter a Hwy and tried to accelerate. Could only go about 25 mph. with engine speed fluctuating. Checked to see if I had hit paddles by mistake. That is what it felt like. Pulled over put in park. checked for dash notifications none. Got up to about 45, speed fluctuations again. Pulled over turned off ignition. That fixed the problem. Safety concern if traffic was heavier, I would have been rear ended easily. Was no place to pull over right away.”
NHTSA complaint #11572354, filed 2024-02“The most major problem that occurred on 2-3 different occasions is that the emergency braking system activated for no reason on one occasion, almost causing a Rear end collision with a person behind me. No one to my sides, and in front of me on all of the occasions. Headlights on the automatic, setting on a bright sunny day, will turn off and on no change in lighting which annoys other drivers because they think I’m flashing them. After starting the car in Drive the first time I break and then go to accelerate there’s a delay in the acceleration. as well as other times while driving. …”
NHTSA complaint #11526766, filed 2023-06“The contact owns a 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz. The contact stated while slowing down at approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle downshifted roughly and would jolt while shifting into gear. The contact stated that the failure had been occurring intermittently. Additionally, the contact stated that the RPMs would remain high while he was at a complete stop. The contact stated that the RPMs would rise above 3,000 RPM while depressing the brake pedal, and he would turn the vehicle off to stop the engine from revving. There was no warning light illuminated. …”
NHTSA complaint #11515793, filed 2023-04, 4,000 miles“The Highway Drive Assist (HDA) designed to auto change cruise speed according to posted speed limit signs - at 80mph limit will auto change to 83mph and 85mph limit will auto change to 95mph. Hyundai has said this is not available to inspect.”
NHTSA complaint #11549949, filed 2023-10Related service bulletins
- 11018870May 28, 2025This letter communication is to educate owners around the use of the Manual Speed Limit Assist (MSLA) feature.
Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz
25 complaintsEngine
20 complaintsElectrical system
14 complaintsOther or unknown
13 complaintsFuel system
7 complaintsForward collision avoidance
6 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsExterior lighting
4 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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