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2014 Hyundai Santa FE Engine Problems

Complaints
274about this part
Share
56%of 493 total for the year
Median mileage
85,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 274 complaints about the engine of the 2014 Hyundai Santa FE, 56% of the 493 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 85,000 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved and 21 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Oil level was checked and fine it is checked periodically it checked good.I was driving home saturday noticed a slight ticking stopped checked the oil not touching the stick so I put 2and a half quarts in it headed towards home about 45 min down the road it seems to have spun a bearing /blown the engine it's a loud knocking noise”

NHTSA complaint #11398625, filed 2021-03, 176,000 miles

“Automatic gear not shifting properly when accelerating after coming to a complete loss stop. I had the same problem last year 2019 in the month of february. I took it to the Hyundai on jefferson ave ( newport news / virginia). They found that it was an engine default for most of the 2014 model. The engine was replaced and not even a year I had the same problem again.”

NHTSA complaint #11299160, filed 2020-01, 86,400 miles

“I was driving to work on a city street m24 in oxford michigan two weeks ago and without one single warning light ever coming on the vehicle the car completely stalled and all lights came on and the engine has not ran since. Being told this will not be covered but the dealership where my vehicle is has 10 of the same known issue waiting for new engines.”

NHTSA complaint #11210588, filed 2019-05, 123,000 miles

“Took my vehicle to get a abs module fixed and after that my truck had gave me problems, my vehicle was shaking and under hood smoking while me and my kids were in it. The engine light and battery light were flickering off and on. Almost got into an accident”

NHTSA complaint #11514926, filed 2023-04, 148,594 miles

“My car engine check light went on over the past months more than 7 times, everytime the dealer tells me that they couldnt find anything wrong with the car, I beleive that they failed to fix the car and today I received a recall notice from Hyundai stating that they found a defect related to the engine. Today the check engine light went on again.”

NHTSA complaint #10994558, filed 2017-06, 40,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202625%
20251410%
2024138%
20233516%
20225427%
20213722%
20208137%
20197336%
20185449%
201765067%
201615164%
201516163%
201427456%
201327345%
201222864%
20116435%
20103714%
20096017%
20086011%
2007548%
200633%
2005115%
2004165%
200383%
2002106%
200173%

Other parts of the 2014 Hyundai Santa FE

Brakes
58 complaintsSteering
52 complaintsElectrical system
49 complaintsOther or unknown
41 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
36 complaintsFuel system
32 complaintsVehicle speed control
27 complaintsBody and structure
20 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
15 complaintsAir bags
13 complaintsElectronic stability control
11 complaintsExterior lighting
11 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2014 Hyundai Santa FE

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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