2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport Recalls, Issues & Maintenance

“Campaign 9C2 was installed on this vehicle and the now the vehicle is a danger to drive. My wife refuses to drive it as it bucks and jerks as well as the gas mileage has decreased from 35 highway to 28 highway. The fuel trims are way off on cold starts and the transmission now”

“Immediately following the implementation of Service Campaign 9C2 and TSB 25-01-087H - ECU Update for THETA II Emissions Logic Improvement, the vehicle exhibits poor drivability (staggering/missing/hesitation) until the engine warms up. This is most noticeable just prior to the”

“After a recall repair (Campaign 9C2) was performed on my vehicle, it developed a hesitation and lack of acceleration issue that did not exist before the repair. The vehicle exhibits rough or delayed gear shifting, a noticeable lack of power/acceleration, and behavior that feels”

“Engine is experiencing excessive oil consumption. Engine in question is a Theta II 2.4 GDI. Losing a qt every 400-500 miles. The car has less than 75,000 miles on it. The vehicle has been religiously maintained, oil changes every 5,000 miles or less. However because we are the”

“Engine is consuming so much oil. I have to fill up ever 4-5 days. Vehicle only has 80k miles”

“My car is consuming about 2qts of oil every week. I have noticed this ever since the mileage on my vehicle reached 100,000. Every time I get the oil change, it is at least 1 to 2 quarts low. I am worried that my engine will burn up because of this problem”

“I was driving home from work with my six-month old in the car and the engine stalled while on the Belleville Turnpike. It seized and I was almost rear-ended by a tractor trailer hauling lumber to the lumber yard just a few streets away. I couldn't move the car and was afraid of”

“COMPONENT FAILED: Theta II 2.4L GDI engine connecting rod bearings. Vehicle has 95,000 miles. Engine available for inspection in [XXX] . SAFETY RISK: Engine knock + limp mode at 1500 RPM caused sudden loss of power on highway. Oil consumption 1L/700km risks catastrophic engine”

“Excessive oil consumption. Total engine failure due to metal shards being launched into the rod bearing and therefore destroying the Theta engine”

“I was driving on a main road at 55-60 mph with my daughter and grandchildren in the car and had a sudden loss of power. I was almost hit from behind. The check engine light started blinking. And the car went into limp mode. I had to limp it to the nearest place to safely get off”

“I bought the SUV in late June of 2022. Second day of driving it, it came to a complete stop without warning. Fast forward to late October 30 of 2022 one of the lights came on, so I waited for Monday 31 and was on my way to work when the suv was making sudden stops and I took to”

“The contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle started jerking and lost motive power. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and was”

“On December 11, 2025 the engine caught fire while the service technician from Downey Hyundai was “test driving” it in a drive-thru of 7 Leaves. He was using my vehicle for personal use when the engine fire occurred. Both Downey Police Dept and Downey Fire Dept made reports. I”

“The contact stated that while operating the vehicle in stop-and-go traffic, a burning odor was suddenly present inside the cabin of the vehicle. After stopping the vehicle smoke and flames were coming from under the hood and the fire department was called to the scene to”

“Sitting outside service bay, I smelled smoke and then saw smoke coming out of vents. I then jumped out of car and the car became engulfed in flames and subsequently exploded. The day I picked it up, I pointed out to the service manager that they had not reattached everything to”