2023 Hyundai Santa FE electrical system problems

34 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2023 Hyundai Santa FE — 17% of all complaints for this model year.

Electrical System complaints

17%

share of all complaints

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median reported incident mileage

1 / 1

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“Vehicle stalled while driving — unsafe loss of power. While driving at normal speed, the vehicle suddenly shut off without warning and the electrical system malfunctioned. I had to pull over and restart car. This created a dangerous situation and could have caused a collision. Prior to this…”
filed Jun 26, 2026
“I was driving down the road and came to a stop at a stop light. After accelerating again my car lost the ability to increase speed above 20 miles/hour and would not shift gears. I was heading to the turn lane to get on the interstate and quickly had to change lanes to find an area to pull over as I…”
filed Jun 3, 2026

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

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