2005 Hyundai Santa FE Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 18about this part
- Share
- 8%of 216 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 94,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 18 complaints about the seat belts of the 2005 Hyundai Santa FE, 8% of the 216 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 94,000 miles.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“We own a 2005 Santa Fe by Hyundai. We have been reading blogs about the air bag light being illuminated as a result of the seat belt sensor going bad on these vehicles and not deploying in the case of an accident. Ours is now demonstrating this. The red air bag light will remain illuminated and the issue after being run through a diagnostic at a local dealership was as expected tied to a seat belt sensor issue. …”
NHTSA complaint #10469434, filed 2012-08, 70,000 miles“We bought this vehicle in june 2013. We had it almost a month when the steering locked up on me. The power steering pressure line blew out. We took it to the dealer that we bought it from and they fixed the line. Three days later the steering went again we got it to the dealership and they were going to charge us $300.00. I got upset but the most they would do for me was split the cost.then a few months later I started to smell gas. I didn't see any thing on the ground so I left it go. …”
NHTSA complaint #10566721, filed 2014-03, 82,000 miles“I purchased the vehicle used march 2014. The back passenger seat belt from the beginning is finicky. Sometimes it would click and lock and sometimes it never engages. Because of this we decided to just not use that seat. We thought maybe it just needed replaced. Now, yesterday, the middle seat belt came undone while my child was strapped into his car seat. I was going from a stop and turning into the grocery store. My son's seat fell on it's side. I don't know how long it had actually been undone at that point. I tried strapping it back and it will not engage. …”
NHTSA complaint #10630301, filed 2014-09, 46,950 miles“Hyundai Santa Fe 2005. Air bag light remained on. Took car into dealership a few months later to diagnose. Said it was seat belt buckle and will cost $559 to repair. Car has 120,000 miles. There appear to be many similar complaints. As this is a safety issue, why has there not been a recall?”
NHTSA complaint #10966487, filed 2017-03, 120,000 miles“Drivers chest seat belt is loose and the sensor in the seat belt you snap and lock it in place makes the air bag light for the driver only come on. I've had it diagnosed and checked by a licensed mechanic, and was told the seat belt is defected, and currently, as long as the air bag light remains on, even if they turned it off, the drivers air bag would not deploy if impacted hard enough in vehicle collision. The air bag is okay and in working condition, its the sensors in the seat belts in the driver's seat that are out of date. …”
NHTSA complaint #11328664, filed 2020-06, 114,234 milesSeat belts: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 3% |
| 2025 | 8 | 6% |
| 2024 | 10 | 6% |
| 2023 | 3 | 1% |
| 2021 | 3 | 2% |
| 2020 | 3 | 1% |
| 2019 | 4 | 2% |
| 2018 | 1 | 1% |
| 2017 | 7 | 1% |
| 2016 | 8 | 3% |
| 2015 | 3 | 1% |
| 2014 | 7 | 1% |
| 2013 | 3 | 1% |
| 2012 | 2 | 1% |
| 2011 | 1 | 1% |
| 2010 | 1 | 0% |
| 2009 | 3 | 1% |
| 2008 | 6 | 1% |
| 2007 | 7 | 1% |
| 2006 | 5 | 5% |
| 2005 | 18 | 8% |
| 2004 | 8 | 3% |
| 2003 | 9 | 3% |
| 2002 | 6 | 4% |
| 2001 | 1 | 0% |
Other parts of the 2005 Hyundai Santa FE
74 complaintsVehicle speed control
44 complaintsBrakes
33 complaintsFuel system
22 complaintsSuspension
21 complaintsEngine
11 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
11 complaintsElectrical system
10 complaintsOther or unknown
8 complaintsEngine cooling
7 complaintsSteering
7 complaintsBody and structure
6 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 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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