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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
5XYZU3LA4DG••••••2013 Hyundai SANTA FE SPORT
This build draws 1.9× more complaints than the average 2013 Hyundai SANTA FE SPORT build (5 vs 3).
5on this build
181on the model
69builds in total
Most reportedSteering 1Engine And Engine Cooling 1Service Brakes 1
What owners of this build wrote
Service BrakesNov 2024
Abs module making noise abs light turn on, parking brake stay on, traction light stay on, odometer does not work, speedometer does not work, steering effort decrease, car also stop all of sudden. Car need it to be tow to my house. I took it to dealership they recommended to…
Unknown Or OtherSep 2023
I turned on my car and we able to drive approximately 2-3 miles down the road when all of a sudden my ABS light, traction control light, and my hill start assist light lit up on my dashboard. Approximately a week later I was notified of the safety recall on my vehicles ABS…
Engine And Engine CoolingMay 2018
The contact owns a 2013 hyundai santa fe sport. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a complete loss of power without warning. The vehicle was towed to hyundai of somerset (5090 hwy 27, somerset, ky) where it was confirmed that the failure was attributed to NHTSA…
SteeringJan 2013
Steering is very problematic. The cars drifts and it is a constant challenge to keep in a straight line
Unknown Or OtherOct 2017
My 2013 hyundai santa fe sport 2.0t is on the rexalll list for engine problems; it was at dealer last week wher they changed out fuel pump & supposedly corrected an issue w metal debris in oil going to engine. Had problems less than 48 hours later; was told I could bring it in…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 5XYZU3LA4DG116819 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.