Hyundai Santa Fe
2003 only
2003 Hyundai Santa Fe have 193 classified complaints on record for that year specifically, plus 1 recall. The most common issue in this year is Subframe, cradle and frame corrosion, typically surfacing around 138,000 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2003 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Hyundai Santa Fe report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 2003 only
Median onset: 138,000 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Median onset: 120,000 miles. 33.3% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 133,943 miles.
More common in older model years. · Typical repair: $230–$700 nationally.
Median onset: 105,760 miles.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 105,000 miles.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 114,500 miles.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 74,000 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 70,450 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Which other vehicles have automatic transmission problems? →From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works. Cost ranges are national estimates from book labor hours and parts pricing, not this vehicle's actual repair history — they don't account for your location or shop type.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2003 model year. See the full Hyundai Santa Fe report for every year and full specs/safety data.