2004 Hyundai Santa FE Tires Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 1%of 303 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 27,750miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the tires of the 2004 Hyundai Santa FE, 1% of the 303 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 27,750 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.
“My 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe had a slow leak while on the highway and I always carried a can of fix a flat.I then proceeded tp a tire place to repair the tire but was told that because I used the fix a flat the tire could not be repaired. My complaint is that I have written to fix a flat to either confirm or deny this statement by the tire company, but so far I have not been contacted by anyone from fix a flat. Can you please confirm or deny this statement? The tire place told me that the DOT has published a ruling to this effect, but I looked all over and can't find anything on it.”
NHTSA complaint #10272386, filed 2009-05, 28,000 miles“No prior warnings or conditions existed prior to failure. The vehicle would not start and it was diagnosed by a fellow coworker to be the fuel pump. Aaa was called to tow the vehicle , and upon arrival, put car in neutral to back it up in order to tow. Immediately, the front driver tire when flat, and it was a result of the front strut assembly breaking and causing the coil spring to snap and pierce the front tire. It has been 6 days , and I was still without the vehicle which was only 3 1/2 years old with 65,000 miles. …”
NHTSA complaint #10191537, filed 2007-05, 65,500 miles“Catastrophic tire failure tire that failed was a bridgestone dueller p225/70 r16 that was an original equipment spare on a 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe. The SUV was purchased new in march 2005, it has approximately 25,000 miles on the odometer. The spare was placed on the car on the passenger side rear in dec. 2005 and has approx. 5000 miles on it. The failure occurred on I-95 in south carolina. It was daytime and visibility was excellent. No road hazards were observed at any time. The car had recently been serviced and all tires were fully inflated. …”
NHTSA complaint #10160236, filed 2006-06, 27,500 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10217258Jul 14, 2022Effective June 2, 2008, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 110 (FMVSS 110) established a threshold for correcting load carrying capacity information indicated on tire placards…
- 10183960Nov 19, 2020This bulletin provides tire vibration service procedures, including how to optimize vehicle vibration performance. For all wheel/tire balance claims, the âTire Balance Data…
- 10176182May 6, 2020This bulletin provides information on tire maintenance best practices and procedures for dealers and customers to maximize tire life and performance.
Tires: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 11% |
| 2025 | 17 | 12% |
| 2024 | 6 | 4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0% |
| 2022 | 3 | 1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 1% |
| 2020 | 4 | 2% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0% |
| 2018 | 1 | 1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0% |
| 2014 | 3 | 1% |
| 2013 | 4 | 1% |
| 2012 | 3 | 1% |
| 2011 | 1 | 1% |
| 2010 | 3 | 1% |
| 2009 | 2 | 1% |
| 2008 | 4 | 1% |
| 2007 | 18 | 3% |
| 2006 | 1 | 1% |
| 2005 | 3 | 1% |
| 2004 | 4 | 1% |
| 2003 | 2 | 1% |
| 2002 | 2 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2004 Hyundai Santa FE
69 complaintsAir bags
43 complaintsBrakes
43 complaintsFuel system
40 complaintsVehicle speed control
39 complaintsEngine cooling
22 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
21 complaintsElectrical system
18 complaintsEngine
16 complaintsBody and structure
12 complaintsSteering
11 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
9 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2004 Hyundai Santa FE
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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