2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz power train problems

What owners report

• “Loss of power from the engine while accelerating from a stop in heavy traffic. Car began shaking and sputtering with intermittent spurts of power, unable to exceed 10 mph on narrow bridge. Pulled over and the vehicle smelled heavily of gasoline near the engine. This issue is the Third instance of…”

  filed Jun 5, 2026

• “The contact owns a 2022 HYUNDAI Santa Cruz. The contact stated while driving 74 MPH, while depressing the accelerator pedal the vehicle failed to respond. The contact pulled over to the right side of the road and turned the vehicle off and on and the vehicle began to work as intended. A dealer was…”

  filed Jun 1, 2026

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related recalls

• Vehicle's "fail-safe" limited-mobility drive mode may be impaired, when prompted by a…
  Campaign 22V746000 · Oct 6, 2022

Related service bulletins

• This bulletin provides information related to a Transmission Control Unit (TCU) software update for some vehicles equipped with an 8-speed wet dual clutch transmission (8WDCT). The software update revises the touch…

  26-AT-005H TSB · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jun 5, 2026

• Certain Santa Cruz (NXT) vehicles equipped with 8-speed dual clutch transmissions (8DCT) may set one of the high pressure electric oil pump (HP EOP) DTCs listed below. This bulletin provides the service procedure to…

  26-01-028H · Warranty Program/Extension · issued Mar 16, 2026

• Some Santa Cruz (NXT), Santa Fe (TMA, MX5A), and Sonata (DN8A) models may require replacement of the 8-speed wet dual clutch transmission (8WDCT) when the vehicle sets one of the high pressure electric oil pump (HP EOP)…

  26-AT-001H TSB · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 3, 2026

Power Train problems in other Santa Cruz years

Other reported problem areas on the 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz