2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Steering Problems
26 owner-reported steering complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Owner Complaints (26)
The engine throttles while accelerating and leaks oil and a burning smell comes from under the hood. the smell passes through the air vents and fills the car. I am afraid it might catch fire under the hood.
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While driving (vehicle in motion) the steering wheel seems to stick requiring me to exert extra force to "break" it loose in order to keep the car traveling in a straight line. I know it isn't mechanical stearing like I'm used to but the servo motor seems to prevent me from turning the wheel when I need to correct. I continuously have to overcorrect for the sticking/notchy steering.
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While driving at 25 MPH, numerous warning lights illuminated, including low tires, steering, other codes consisting of letters. Power steering failed, power brakes failed. Engine was still running.
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While traveling at approximately 60mph I decelerated to make a left turn through a busy intersection (evening rush hour traffic). While decelerating, I felt the car give a "shudder" at which point I looked to the dash to see the check engine light blinking, then the battery light illuminated.
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The contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel was jumping from left to right. The contact stated that the ESC and ABS warning lights were illuminated.
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The car has a steering defect. The defect causes the car to wonder from lane to lane requiring the driver to constantly make corrections. This is especially dangerous when you are between two vehicles.
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The steering is sticky or notchy, it gets stuck like it moves around grooves instead of being linear. Since its not linear, every notchy movement requires a correction towards the opposite side and that results in over correction and this way the car is zig-zaggy. This becomes very prominent as speeds more than 40 MPH, and quite significant on highways.
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While driving the steering wheel stutters and moves the vehicle all over the road. Does this at all speeds. Worse was on the interstate and I nearly ran off the road at 70 MPH.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2017 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at highway speeds, the steering wheel became unresponsive. While attempting to correct the failure, the vehicle would over steer.
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Currently 42k miles, "sticky steering wheel" or "zig-zag" problem started about 10k miles ago. Dealer service techs I've dealt with seem to have never heard of this problem. After verifying that my daughter was really experiencing the zig-zag problem, I lifted the front of her car so that both front wheels were off the ground.
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Sticky steering wheel when traveling on straight roadways and highways above 40 MPH. I noticed a slight stick to the steering wheel while traveling on the freeway or on a straight road above 40 MPH. This problem started at 15,000 miles.
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While going down the interstate, the steering became very difficult to control. It was if the power steering had disappeared. Very scary.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2017 hyundai santa fe. While driving various speeds, the contact heard a loud rattling, abnormal noise coming from the steering wheel. The vehicle was taken to roger beasley hyundai (24795 I-35, kyle, tx 78640, (512) 262-2020) where it was diagnosed that the steering wheel assembly needed to be replaced.
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While driving on the highway at speeds over 50 MPH, the vehicle drifts to the left and right. I have to over correct the steering and force the vehicle to stay straight. The dealer performed an alignment.
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While driving highway speed, steering wheel feels like it gets stuck while trying to maintain steering. As you turn the steering wheel left to right and right to left trying to maintain lane it feels like the steering wheel catches each time you slightly turn the steering wheel and causes you to over correct making it difficult to maintain lane.
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When driving, and not all the time I have to fight the car to keep driving straight. On highways when it happens, the car is all over the road. Brought to dealership, they had the car for a week, and could not find the problem or fix.
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After driving for about 15 or 20 minutes the steering wheel seems to stick requiring me to exert extra force to "break" it loose in order to keep the car traveling in a straight line. Back and forth I go continuously having to overcorrect for the sticking/notchy steering. Very annoying and tiring and could be a safety hazard under the right conditions.
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After about 30 minutes of driving at or near highway speeds the steering becomes "sticky" and requires the driver "break" the "stuck" steering wheel and it results in a forced overcorrection that makes the vehicle drift from one side of the lane to the other. This is continuous problem once it begins as constant steering input is required to keep a vehicle in a straight line.
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Upon entering freeway on ramp 5 7 2017 veered to the right to avoid being hit by another car which cut me off. After moving back into lane, the steering wheel started shaking in a violent manner. I continued to hold on to the steering wheel which was shaking left and right in a very forceful manner.
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Steering wheel sticks and will not turn or adjust until forcefully manipulated , then snaps sharply causing a change in direction of the vehicle. Dangerous to our family while driving.
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While driving the vehicle there is a noticeable “locking or sticking” in the the steering wheel while driving. This issue is most notable at a driving speed over 35 MPH. Due to the vehicle not having a steering fluid reservoir, it is not possible to see if the power steering fluid is below the recommended levels.
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My steering wheel locks up when I am driving and making turns.
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Steering= sticking steering and problems keeping car straight. No warning chime front passenger seat. When driving
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Notchy steering, feels like the steering wheel sticks, requiring you to use additional force to turn the wheel. This causes over-correcting with the potential to swerving into other lanes or off the road.
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Steering wheel began to get hard like sticky when turn it over right or left, needing more power to drive the vehicle and putting me in risk when reach 60 miles per hour
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I have had 2 incidents now where the steering wheel locks up when I've made a left hand turn. The light showing a vehicle on a hill pops on and off when this happens. It is really scary
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