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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

2022 Hyundai Santa FE Plug-In Hybrid Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
5about this part
Share
19%of 27 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2022 Hyundai Santa FE Plug-In Hybrid, 19% of the 27 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

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.

“The accident took place on February 13 at approximately 7:40 a.m. My wife (the primary driver of the vehicle) had just dropped my son off at school and was pulling the vehicle into our garage as she has done at least four times a day since we purchased it in February 2022 for use as our primary family vehicle. She pulled into the garage, came to a complete stop, pressed the “Park” button and confirmed that the vehicle was in park, and removed her foot from the brake. …”

NHTSA complaint #11515777, filed 2023-04

“Loss of acceleration while driving. This has occurred multiple times (always while moving or actively driving). The first time we were driving up a significant hill and the car slowed, lost power and we had to pull over and coast back down the mountain to a repair center. The second time, I was on the freeway and lost acceleration causing me to pull off the road in median. The third time, I was at a stoplight and when the light turned green, I had almost no movement after edging into the intersection. Eventually, at about 5 mph, the car regained speed. …”

NHTSA complaint #11580960, filed 2024-04

“I was idling for 15 minutes and then drove for 10 minutes at which time the Check Hybrid System Stop Safely alert showed on my dashboard with the red light. I was on a bridge and could not stop in the middle, this was very terrifying and dangerous as I was loosing acceleration and speed and it felt like the car was about to totally turn off, i was losing control, I was pressing on the brake and i felt it was not braking at which I point luckily I was at the end of the bridge and pulled aside, and turned it off. I waited 15 minutes before turning it back on and drove it back home. …”

NHTSA complaint #11528418, filed 2023-06

“The car was shaking alot but the engine light was off. Started it the next dat and the check engine light came on. Went to auto zone to see what the codes were. The 1st and 3rd cylinder are misfiring. The car was just serviced for the 60,000 mile tune up in june 2026. This problem started August 14, 2026. The dealership is stating that the spark coils or cylinders are not under warranty even though it was just serviced”

NHTSA complaint #11757272, filed 2026-08

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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2023210%
2022519%

Other parts of the 2022 Hyundai Santa FE Plug-In Hybrid

Electrical system
7 complaints
Engine
7 complaints
Fuel system
6 complaints
Other or unknown
6 complaints
Lane departure
5 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
3 complaints
Steering
3 complaints
Air bags
1 complaints
Hybrid propulsion system
1 complaints
Vehicle speed control
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2022 Hyundai Santa FE Plug-In Hybrid

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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