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2016 Hyundai Santa FE Other or unknown Problems

Complaints
25about this part
Share
11%of 236 total for the year
Median mileage
23,989miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 25 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2016 Hyundai Santa FE, 11% of the 236 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 23,989 miles.

Example complaints

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

“The air conditioning condensor on my Hyundai 2016 Santa Fe was damaged by road debris that apparently came through the front grill of my car and had to be replaced. How can road debris damaged my air condensor? Shouldn't all internal engine components of a car be protected from this type of damage? This concerns me because what other engine components could be damaged by the grill not properly covering the other vital engine parts. I have heard that this is a design flaw with my vehicle.”

NHTSA complaint #11129562, filed 2018-09, 35,000 miles

“The car was at a complete stop in a driveway. The car was still running because I was getting out of the car to get the mail. I put the car in park and went to get out of the vehicle. As I got out the vehicle started going in reverse and pulled me underneath the car and the vehicle ran over me. I'm not sure if the transmission slipped out of park to reverse on its own or if the shifter wasn't actually placed in park. I thought the vehicle could sense if no one was in the drivers seat and automatically put the car into park or neutral. …”

NHTSA complaint #11186984, filed 2019-03, 50,109 miles

“Driving alone on highway, sunroof spontaneously exploded. I was driving roughly 100 km / he. There was nothing overhead or vehicles ahead that would cause something to break it. The incident was extremely loud, all the glass feel over me causing a huge safety concern as it was at highway speeds. The sunroof is a panoramic so it was a huge amount of glass. Hyundai was notified numerous times. They would not acknowledge this had happened before, insisted something hit it. Hyundai also would not cover the cost of replacement.”

NHTSA complaint #11056221, filed 2017-12, 15,000 miles

“The sunroof exploded. I was driving and heard a loud noise that seemed to come from above. My kids were buckled in the back seats and my son asked me what was that daddy ? He then looked up and noticed piercings in the underneath sheath that leads to the sunroof view. It could not roll back fully. There was also moisture appearing thru the sheath of the roof. When I got home and got my wife and kids out. I looked and noticed a gaping hole in the roof. I then realized the back panel was completely shattered with glass wedged on the sheath. …”

NHTSA complaint #11066898, filed 2018-02, 16,200 miles

“I have a 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe sport. Over the last 3 months I've had 2 occasions (both on highways) when the engine shut off while driving. The latest occurred this morning (9/26/2017) during rush hour. I was fortunate in that I had enough momentum to navigate the dead car across a lane of traffic to the side. On both occasion, I was able to turn the key to the start position, put the car in park and start it up, like nothing had occurred. Since the last occurance I have submitted a case with Hyundai and have taken the car into a local dealership to look into the issue. …”

NHTSA complaint #11033285, filed 2017-10, 31,778 miles

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Other or unknown: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20261027%
20253123%
20243221%
20236430%
20224723%
20214225%
20204521%
20195025%
20181312%
20179610%
20162511%
2015229%
2014418%
20135810%
2012175%
201174%
2010239%
2009319%
2008194%
2007467%
200622%
200584%
200472%
2003103%
200253%
200184%

Other parts of the 2016 Hyundai Santa FE

Engine
151 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
21 complaints
Brakes
17 complaints
Electrical system
11 complaints
Air bags
9 complaints
Fuel system
9 complaints
Seat belts
8 complaints
Body and structure
6 complaints
Vehicle speed control
5 complaints
Engine cooling
4 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2016 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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