2009 Hyundai Santa FE Equipment Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 1%of 359 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 835miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the equipment of the 2009 Hyundai Santa FE, 1% of the 359 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 835 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.
“Had a flat tire on 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe. Set brake and jacked the car up to remove flat tire. Came back a couple of hours later to find that the jack had twisted and collapsed. Luckily, no one was injured. But it was a pain to have to obtain a floor jack as nothing else was going to work. Seems to me to be a dangerous type of failure.”
NHTSA complaint #10361069, filed 2010-10, 12,579 miles“Hyundai Santa Fe purchased on 12 sept 2009. Dvd screen not functioning, could hear movie not see it. Dealership replaced screen in october 2009. Since then, the dvd rse system has intermittently changed from dvd to xm or cd at will. Rear passengers are not able to reach the dvd buttons due to age and child safety seats. Rse is locked from front controls. Dvd system continues to switch from dvd to xm or cd at least once per day causing the passengers to be blasted with high volume music. …”
NHTSA complaint #10302521, filed 2010-01, 1,370 miles“The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that there was a factory decal indicating that the load carrying capacity was reduced. He contacted the dealer and was told that they did not put the decals on the vehicle and had no knowledge how to update them. The manufacturer was also unable to assist the contact on how to correct the decal. The vehicle also hydroplaned while driving the vehicle in the rain which caused him to be concerned about the tires. The tires were bridgestone dueler h/t tires size p235/60/r18. The DOT code was unavailable. …”
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Equipment: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 3% |
| 2025 | 1 | 1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0% |
| 2013 | 3 | 1% |
| 2012 | 1 | 0% |
| 2010 | 2 | 1% |
| 2009 | 5 | 1% |
| 2008 | 6 | 1% |
| 2007 | 6 | 1% |
| 2006 | 2 | 2% |
| 2005 | 4 | 2% |
| 2004 | 2 | 1% |
| 2003 | 2 | 1% |
| 2002 | 1 | 1% |
| 2001 | 7 | 3% |
Other parts of the 2009 Hyundai Santa FE
127 complaintsEngine
60 complaintsVehicle speed control
51 complaintsBrakes
50 complaintsElectrical system
50 complaintsOther or unknown
31 complaintsAir bags
29 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
24 complaintsSteering
17 complaintsBody and structure
14 complaintsExterior lighting
9 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
9 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 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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