The 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe has 106 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 1 recall on record. The most-reported areas are air bags and vehicle speed control. Owners most often flag poor dealership service experience: long wait times for appointments (weeks to months), failure to diagnose or replicate problems, disrespectful treatment, and adversarial stance on warranty claims for known engine issues. frequency: very frequent.
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe vehicles (US, public record).
Across the 14 Santa Fe model years we track, complaint volume runs from 106 (2006) to 1,272 (2017). With 106 complaints, the 2006 Santa Fe sits belowthe model's median of 330.
These are raw NHTSA complaint totals, not adjusted for how many cars sold or how long each model year has been on the road. Older and higher-selling years accumulate more complaints.
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