2012 Hyundai Santa FE steering problems
16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2012 Hyundai Santa FE — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“All three lights abs, esc, and dbc on dash came on same time after replacing drivers side head light bulb. Wheel speed sensor and traction control impacting the driveability.”
filed Dec 14, 2020
“While driving on a busy street, I slowly turned a corner and suddenly lost my power steering and brakes and the engine stalled out. I immediately turned off the engine, sat briefly blocking the heavy traffic, after being slightly shaken in the incident, started it up again and proceeded to park and…”
filed Feb 28, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Steering problems in other Santa FE years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Santa FE | 2 | 7% |
| 2025 Santa FE | 4 | 3% |
| 2024 Santa FE | 3 | 2% |
| 2023 Santa FE | 3 | 1% |
| 2022 Santa FE | 3 | 2% |
| 2021 Santa FE | 1 | 1% |
| 2020 Santa FE | 6 | 3% |
| 2019 Santa FE | 12 | 6% |
| 2018 Santa FE | 8 | 7% |
| 2017 Santa FE | 27 | 3% |
| 2016 Santa FE | 3 | 1% |
| 2015 Santa FE | 6 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2012 Hyundai Santa FE
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.