2025 Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid electrical system problems

24 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2025 Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid — 32% of all complaints for this model year.

Electrical System complaints

32%

share of all complaints

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median reported incident mileage

0 / 0

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“Everything normal when parked in store parking lot. When vehicle was started to leave I noticed the vehicle had no sounds ... no radio sound from any source at any volume setting, no turn signal clicks, no parking proximity beeps, no navigation voice guidance, no sounds at all. All dashboard/visual…”
filed Aug 1, 2026
“1. The SUV experiences complete power loss and goes into limp mode. Have been in nearly 3 accidents on highways with a vehicle that goes from 65 to 35 with no warning and then cannot accelerate or gain speed. 2. Battery, out of no where, goes from 3/4 full to 1 or 2 bars. 3. Extreme shaking of the…”
filed Jul 27, 2026

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

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