So sorry about your continued issues with your new car. I can fully understand your stress over the entire situation. However, I truly believe that your public handling of these issues and your presenting this on your channel is providing true, instructional information to your viewers ( I'm a proud long-time subscriber). You are providing important information to all of us, and your honest and open approach is truly appreciated! Thank you and best of luck!

I guess they said it wasn't enough to look like a Land Rover, they want you to have the full experience too.

I’m not surprised my wife bought a 2022 Hyundai palisades and the transmission went out twice before 15,000 miles after getting it repaired under warranty twice and waiting for months a couple months later at around 23,000 miles the engine blew. Hyundai replaced it under warranty and we got rid of that thing asap after waiting months to get it back. Never buying a Hyundai again

‘The Santa Fe has exceeded our expectations except for this issue.’ Beautiful. Other than that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?

Bought a rav4 back in June. Dealership also sells Hyundai. As I drove past the Hyundai service department. I saw a whole service bay filled new motors waiting to get installed onto customers vehicles. There’s must have been 20 or so motors, and I commented to my wife, “Free spare engine with the purchase of a Hyundai “ 🤦‍♂️

Got a call from Hyundai Sales Rep today, that my pre-ordered Calligraphy Hybrid trim is here and I can come down and discuss the next steps. I asked them about the lease and they quoted me a ridiculous amount saying that this is the hottest car in the market, no incentives blah blah blah. I said you can keep the hottest one in your showroom, I'll pass this car industry stupidity at least for few years. Happy with my 2018 Santa Fe. On top of this when I hear all these quality issues it makes me wonder how worse the car industry is, given that 60% of things in a car today is software or driven by one. And these car companies are not quite technology companies so this is getting worse.

hyundai is nice to you because you have a youtube channel with 500k sub.

I'm so glad I got the 2024 CX-5. My wife said no more, Hyundais. I had transmission problems with my Tucson and Santa Fe

Hyundai is absolutely nuts for keeping the DTC transmission. Absolutely a nightmare.

I’m glad you are sharing this with public rather than hiding for fear harm in relations with the Car manufacturer. I bet a lot of KZfaq reviews would keep these things in private for this reason.

While I appreciate the response from Hyundai, the difference between Car Confections and the typical consumer is about 497,000+ pairs of eyes and ears that will likely see/hear about this issue. I eagerly await seeing/hearing how this second major transmission issue is resolved. Note to Hyundai: crowing about a transmission that has been in service ONLY three years and touting its extreme reliability in a statement regarding the failure of the SECOND transmission is failing to read the room...

Glad you guys are sharing the real world reliability of these cars! Most reviewers don't even mention reliability and just focus on looks and features, really important topic for those of us who plan on keeping our cars for a long time!

Hyundai / Kia quality. I had a Sorento and a Palisade, BOTH had MASSIVE issues. Transmission, electrical and engine. Would NEVER buy another again.

So glad I went with Toyota.

I did have so many problems with my 2020 Ioniq PHEV that I could forget some... 2 engine replacement, 1 electric motor remplacement, 1 full computer replacement, ac compressor replacement, and more, in a bit more than 3 years of use. I had to get rid of it almost 2 years before the end of leasing term because I could not expect this "car" to do what it is supposed to do and what I was paying for : minimum car usage. So you're not alone with your sad case.

One more transmission issue and you can file for a lemon law complaint. But if I was going get this vehicle I would go with the Hybrid.

I guarantee you if I am the person who buy this car I will be have a different overcome, I promise you the dealer will give a big headache to every single person who buy this car, they are just fixing this car for you guys because you have a KZfaq channel and you can completely discredit the dealership

First off thank you for the video and documenting your experience! My wife and I have watched all of your leadup videos and your ownership videos on the Santa Fe. We're close to buying a car and really love the Santa Fe, maybe holding off for the Hybrid will be our best bet. While it's frustrating that this happened to you, if you didn't purchase this vehicle it would have happened to another consumer. Look forward to the next video in the Car Confections Santa Fe Saga.

This video re-affirms to NOT buy the first year of a new model year car. First year is the guinea pig period that dealers rely on buyers (guinea pigs) to experience (known) issues - to be fixed for the 2nd model year. This rule even applies to Toyota/Lexus, Honda/Acura.

I was about to go for a Genesis GV80. After your experience I changed my mind of Hyundai and Genesis. Thank you bros

Good morning. First, I wanted to say thank you for all y’all’s videos and how much of a helpful resource they have become. It sadly appears that my family is POSSIBLY experiencing a similar issue with our brand new Sante Fe. On 4/19 my wife and I had a “POWERTRAIN P05A900 DRIVETRAIN SYSTEM FAILURE” notification pop up. Since then it has went away and came back ALONG WITH “AIR FLAP SYSTEM FAILURE”. We are bringing our Sante Fe limited in on May 1st for them to look at and diagnose. It has less than 2,500 miles on it. While I am hopeful, and did purchase the extended warranty on anything I could, if not rectified without further reoccurrence…we will be going to Toyota, Honda, or any other more reliable manufacturer. My wife loves this car, but I don’t have time to constantly bring this into the shop every month. I will keep y’all updated on any helpful info I find out. Thanks for your videos. ❤ - Clint

Thanks for sharing your real-world experience and your beautiful family. You truly did it in the nicest and most professional way possible. Faith in Car Confections = 👍👍, Hyundai = 🤔🤔??

Car Confections, I subscribed because your videos are super cool!

I had the exact same issue with my 2013 Ford Focus Titanium with the DCT. Even after a full transmission replacement, the problem re-occurred. I finally decided to sell the car, even though I liked it a lot.

This is what i call true journalism.

OMG, I'm glad that you all made it back home. I'm sorry to hear about the transmission issues returning.

Wow, I’m sorry yall keep having this issue!! Hopefully it gets fixed soon!!!

What a great video and thanks guys for the update. I have been following your channel for some time now and find your reviews to be excellent. Great Job! Let me add that I have a Hyundai Sonata Sport which I've had for nearly 10 years and over 113,000 miles. This is my second Hyunda Sonata. I have had many issues with this vehicle, but the engine and transmission have been problem free. However that being said, the other issues I have had, have cost me alot of money in repairs, i.e. windshield issues, external shark fin antenna issues, door lock issues, suspenstion issues, Leather seats decomposing/wearing out prematurely, automatic transmission shifter issues, Truck automic opening issues. So many issues over the years, that I will no longer buy anything Hyundai. Their DCT issues, and numerious recalls over the last several years have confinced me that my next vehicle, which I'm looking to get in the next few months will not be a Hyundai. Yes, the Santa Fe looks awesome as do Hyundia's other SUV's but I'm looking at the 2024 Subaru Outback and the 2024 Subaru Forester vehicles. For the money and what you get, after doing a lot of research on Suv's, you get a lot higher quality and better long term reliabilty with Subaru. BTW, Subaru has been partnering with Toyota for several years. Nuff said!

Before you 2 guys were born, back in the early to mid 80's (I'm 62 so I was in my 20's) Hyundai come out with their firs t car in America, the 3 door and 4 door Excel. My friends bought those, and guess what they had transmission issues with them. So I never to this day trust a Hyundai .... now it seems the Excel is coming back haunting the new restyled Santa Fe. .....

Appreciate the update - you guys are awesome

Honestly, the most important thing is that you guys & your family are safe and were able to get down and back without major issue. Ultimately, as long as you're able to get the issue resolved, that's all that matters after your safety. If you end up as the catalyst for Hyundai addressing potential issues in their inspection or assembly process, then even better.

I have a 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT Sport (DCT) with 61,000 miles and having the same issue, but mine was a little worse because I lost reverse gear and some drive gears. Thankfully I still have my warranty and the Hyundai dealer is going to replace it. Unfortunately, the replacement trans is 1 to 3 months on back-order... I would never get another Hyundai with a DCT transmission again.

Been following you guys for awhile now, and just hit the subscribed button. Quite the crappy start to owning this beautiful car, but I’m actually not surprised. I currently own a 2014 Sante Fe Sport and was looking into getting into one of these new ones, thus why I’ve been following. For my long story short, my engine failed on the high way with my wife and kids in the car in 2021. Very scary since I had to McGyver my car out of traffic with no brakes and power. Anyways, Hyundai did what they could and replaced the whole engine due to fear of being sued, which was good. But now I’m hesitate to even think about sticking with the brand now.

Glad u guys are safe, This brings me back to my 2015 Kia Optima I bought new, no issues till the Engine blew up on Fire on the expressway at 39,000. You guys be safe...

I had my calligraphy arriving on April 30. After watching this video I will pass on . Better stick with my old Toyota for now. To be honest you have KZfaq channel with 500k subscribers so Hyundai will honour you everything possible but for general customers like us will be waiting in line during repair like this and all we end up getting is frustration . Thanks for sharing this.

😲 Ty for sharing your experience with us. So unfortunate this happened again. So frustrating. I've heard DCT's in any vehicle, not just Hyundai are known for transmission issues. Hopefully they give you a better explanation than just a generic one. My hubby and I are planning on buying the hybrid which has a different transmission. It's the 6 speed automatic and those are really reliable, without any known issues. Im so sorry this happened to you guys. Hopefully we're able to pay only MSRP. A dealership wanted $61K due to market rate. We will wait or go to diff dealerships until MSRP is the price out the door. Please keep us updated on this issue. 👍

Thanks for being a 💯 on your reviews.

So grateful for your vids. The looks and functionality sold me but the transmission gives me pause...

Sorry you all had all these nervous moments on what supposed to be a stress free road trip. Hate to say it guys but it may be time to move on to another vehicle, this is too much and I feel bad about the situation. I must say that is a beautiful family photo!

Thank you man! Me and my wife almost decided to get this SUV for our second kid. We’ll look elsewhere. Hard decision but thank you for the honest and transparent review! I truly hope this issue is resolved smoothly and quickly for y’all.

A very helpful review !!!!! Good job guys !!!!

We just got back from Nashville as well , loved it and yes we stopped at two Buc-ees! Never experienced one before....it was awesome. Our Jeep GC Altitude handled the 12 hour round trip from NJ flawlessly. Sorry to hear of your continued Dante🔥 Fe problems...

Keep us posted guys!

Ther handling it because of your youtube channel. If the averge joe, like me had the car they will say the fallowing dont have loners, no rental, and a month before they can get to it then they would take in and say it normal for it to do that. But hyundai reprogram the tcu to make worse. Have a good day.

Omg y’all were in Puerto Rico ❤️ I’m watching from here and have already seen a couple of new Santa Fe’s, hope the transmissions don’t break down faster here considering all the mountains we have

Watched this because our neighbor currently has this SUV as a loaner because their Palisade has been in the shop for over a month now. Crazy how many new cars break down.

Thank you for the update, it saves me a lot of potential trouble.

This reminds me of the Palisade fiasco with our 2020 Limited. Shaking at 65-70 mph and after 2 attempts they finally got it right, but WHOA!...what a pain in the butt finally coming to a solution after numerous visits to the dealer. We loved the car so much we bought a 2022 Calligraphy and luckily all the problems where figured out.

I am going to hold purchasing Santa Fe Hybrid after seeing your problems, Looking forward to the next video in the Car Confections of your Santa Fe Saga results.

Honestly, coming from an engineer background to me. I kind of wonder if it has something to do with the way that the transmission was installed and support implantation, meaning transmission, coolers, lines, fasteners, etc. it’s very very unlikely for two transmissions to fail like this . I’m not a Hyundai fanboy. I’m actually a Toyota fanboy. I know that Toyota with their transmissions are far far superior than anything on the market. But this is definitely very peculiar.

Two months ago, I purchased a calligraphy trim. Although I've taken long road trips totaling 2000+ miles without experiencing any transmission or mechanical issues, I'm a bit worried that this may happen later. I appreciate your video

Final comment. I appreciate the transparent reporting of this issue. I don’t trust Hyundai. Period.

It's worth noting that Car and Driver had issues with this powertrain in the Kia Sorento, so while I do think that most folks probably won't have issues, this powertrain does have a very-high relative failure rate. If I was new car shopping, or had a friend/relative ask me about it, I'd just avoid vehicles with this powertrain altogether.

Hyundai today has many pretty cars with incredible technology that break often. I think I may appreciate them from a far and marvel at how pretty they are.

I'm very sorry to hear this guys, but the DCT was something I wanted to avoid when I first found out about it. I'm waiting for Don Franklin to get more color choices in with the hybrid model.

Wow and I just posted a comment about this on Savage Geese's review this morning about your guys experience!

Good luck guys!

Good luck guys 👍🌟

Hyundai should have massively overhauled the DCT after the problems with the Sorento to be failure-proof. People have complained about this for years. If they are unable to make it reliable, it has to be discarded. There is a perfectly good 8 speed torque converter in the Palisade that they could have used. It's a shame that they aren't trying to improve reliability for their DCT. Their hybrids, which share identical parts with South Korea and Europe have been great and reliable since they use a very great turbo hybrid and torque converter setup. The Santa Fe hybrid is the safer choice. Still, people without hybrids should also get a great experience with their vehicle. This is unacceptable, and unhelpful to improving their reputation in the US.

Had a 2021 Tucson, endless TPMS problems especially when it rained. Traded it in. Could have Lemon Lawed it.

I would not be happy having to take such a new vehicle in twice. Could this be a lemon? 😮

So sorry to hear about this!😢

I spent a month in Seoul in February 2024. They got these models before the US. I TOURED THE SHOWROOMS AND WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE NEW Santa Fe.

I learned from past experience to never get a car whenever it’s redesigned. Even with parts that have been manufactured and used for years in other cars. I would have waited for the next year model. In my case I didn’t have that option so I chose to get the 2024 Palisade

This is why you guys ought to start doing three year follow-up reviews on these cars. My guess is it would be quite reveling.

I have 2022 Santa Fe and I'm glad I didn't take the bait from the dealer and "upgrade" to the new gen. I saw a couple on the road and frankly, only the Caligraphy looks good in person. The interior is definitely beautiful.

I'm glad you guys reviewed this. I was seriously thinking of getting one because I like how it looks and it's well equipped. I'll wait for them to iron out bugs or look at different makes.

We own a 2020 Santa Fe with the 2.0 Turbo and the torque converter 8 speed. We've had no issues. I don't understand putting dual clutch transmissions in vehicles like that. Hopefully whatever repair they do will fix the issue this time.

Our 2024 Sante Fe Calligraphy with just 1k miles I think is starting to shudder at take off it feels. Probably same issue. We'll be taking it in to see what they say. No regrets so far!

I’m sorry to hear about that. I’m in the market and was looking for a Hyundai Santa Fe now I have a lot of questions about the transmission.

Oh boy I see this Hyundai going back! This is an example that reinforces why I don’t want a first year model of a newly released vehicle. Luckily it’s under warranty but you’ll always wonder what’s next? Thanks for sharing and I’m sorry about the stress. Good luck.

Love your video 📹 ❤️ 💕 ♥️ 💗

I’m sorry guys… Welcome to the Hyundai fold…

Hi guys ! I had a Kia Sorento with the same 2.5 8AT powertrain. Had various wired issues with the transmission. Same shuddering accelerating from standstill, sometimes not shifting while overtaking, rough shifts from 1st to 2nd, etc. Hyundai did not want to replace the transmission because I had no hard stored errors/code. They were nice but needed a strong reason to replace it(total failure). I traded the car one year later and 71k kilometers for a 2024 Pallisade Calligraphy. Night and day difference. More money but what a change.....

this happened to my new 2021 redesign Tucson when i first got it. There was one time when my car’s engine would do the same then automatically shut off while driving. Super scary! Hyundai replaced the transmission and it didnt happen again. Thank god!

DCT on a big SUV like the Santa Fe is ridiculous. Leave it on the Elantra N only...

Im glad i got the 2024 mazdacx5 turbo carbon...even though i did consider a kia sorento...

Thanks for shedding light to these issues! Good for the public and manufacturer to know!

I have 2022 Santa Fe Calligraphy. Car exceeded my expectations 😂 Except for the issue with injectors. 2 injectors were replaced on 26000 miles. Only Top Tier regular gas was used. Started to look on Mazda CX-70.

Do you know for sure they replaced your first transmission?

The DCT in my 2022 Santa Fe failed at 10000 miles with an unknown time frame for replacement. I was so frustrated that I looked for another car. My Kia dealer was happy to buy it as it sat broken in the Hyundai service lot, and sell me a new 2023 Sportage, which has the non-DCT 8 speed transmission. It’s smooth and has given me zero trouble, with 18000 miles so far. Hyundai should switch to the regular 8 speed for their SUVs.

this should have millions of views and do everyone a favor by dissuading people from buying a hyundai

Oh man. I really want this vehicle. The styling. Interior. Is all class leading, but any new model has issues like this. Look at Bronco’s. Recalls should happen. I wonder if it’s happening to many others. Great video guys.

This situation terrifies me ! I want to get the hybrid cuz I am leasing a 2022 hybrid Tucson and although it had an issue with the engine heating up ! It was resolved under warranty ! So now I wanna get the Santa Fe hydrid I can’t wait for your review 🤞let’s hope the hybrid is better or I will get a Toyota 😵‍💫

I had a similar problem with my Hyundai transmission and they 'pretended' to try and fix it. The ten year warranty was worthless since they don't care. Had to lawyer up and force them to buy it back. What a hassle. My advice: get rid of it now. It will never be made right.

I bought a 2021 Santa Fe Caligraphy new and the transmission had to be replaced at 8000 miles. The replacement transmission is showing signs of lurching when the engine is first started, but still shifting with no problems at this time.

Thank you for letting us know about this issue. Not sure if I missed in the video, but it is important to say to people that don't know that you guys owned a sonata N Line which has the same transmission and it was already showing signs that it had issues.

I would say go for the Hybrid.... but they're probably no better, after my experience with the 2022 Tucson hybrid. Had two "hybrid system failures" while driving on busy freeways. Both times seeing my life flash before my eyes. Hyundai had no clue why this happened. Hyundai corporate case manager basically said to take it to another dealer for a second and third opinion to try to figure this out. Didn't want to spend the time dealer hopping, and didn't want to go through a third hybrid system failure, so decided to get rid of it. Hyundai vehicles scares me. Went back to Toyota.

In engineering language..they call it body weight v/s engine power ratio..I am only wondering what will happen to kia carnival and this santa fe hybrid with 1.6 turbo..and their transmissions..especially where you have mechanical awd setup..this much weight and small turbo engine will kill transmission in few months..avoid small turbo hybrid awd..money is going into drain..Govt. Has asked them to bring fuel economy up..and the market needs more spacious versatile vehicles....Companies are just taking short cuts to get the vehicle passed...in EPA ratings..

Hyundai/Kia was growing on me. I was on the brink to purchase a Kia carnival. This review help me steer clear of this brand. I couldn’t believe I was going to consider this brand. Thank you for saving from the headache. 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♂️

Thank you for the review.

Wow, and I was just about to buy one I have 2021 drove down past buckeyes at least 5 times taken trips down east coast with my 21 Santa fe no problems was next month going to get a hybrid calgrophy oh well maybe Toyota here I come

i have a Santa fe 2023 and it has the same issue (jerking on 3rd and 4th gear) since i got it in Sep 2023. i live in UAE and after going back and forth with Hyundai they replaced the valve body, the issue was not solved even after the valve body replacement. The service center can not figure out what the issue is. On my last visit to the service center around 3 day back they took some readings of the EC U and TCU now they want to analyze some data. Since i got the vehicle every next month i am visiting the service center in hopes to get it sorted but no solution yet. Please do let me know if there is any fix for this.

Unbelievable. Glad your trip wasn’t too negatively impacted. Can’t wait for follow up.

I’m sorry to hear that you’re still having transmission issues. I’ve been following Car Confections to see how things pan out. Now for a second time having transmission issues my hope of purchasing a Calligraphy is pretty much a no go. Disappointed, as I thought this would have been the perfect car for me. I guess I’ll return back to Toyota as I’ve been with them over 30 years and haven’t had many issues.

Appreciate you guys for keeping the public informed and buying the Santa Fe to track its potential reliability. Very disappointing, since if this is your experience, I can't imagine how they would treat those without your reach.

Good morning gentlemen. Sorry you guys had to experience this same transmission issue again. Unfortunately, this time it took place during a long road trip. That must've been the most devastating part. Thankfully, the vehicle was still driveable and you guys weren't stranded. Due to the fact that this hesitation took place on a new replacement transmission, I can assume that maybe one or two things probably got overlooked by the service technician(s) during the installation. Maybe a nut or bolt up under there wasn't tight enough. If not that, maybe a pinch too much transmission fluid was poured in after the installation. Another issue could be maybe the transmission filter wasn't aligned properly or was a little loose. Finally, another issue could be with the transmission solenoid. I don't know which one of those four issues it might be, but I hope Hyundai will finally resolve it so that no more transmission issues rise to surface in the future. I don't know how long it'll take for them to fix this issue, but when it's fixed I hope Hyundai will have everything well documented in full detail in terms of the cause and what they did to fix it. Keep us posted.

We bought a 2024 calligraphy edition and it has started to shudder the same way you are describing. I love it so much. I hope this problem gets fixed.

I have all my car repairs done at a Korean owned independent repair shop in Atlanta and most of the Korean mechanics drive Toyota's and Lexus cars. I once asked one of the Korean mechanics why they don't own any Hyundai/Kia cars and he told me they are complete junk. I was shocked!

The plot thickens. I've been reading a lot of forums about the new Santa Fe, and I haven't heard anyone else having this issue, certainly not any other car reviewers. This transmission is a carryover from last generation, so it's very perplexing. Could it be just super bad luck getting two faulty transmissions that somehow got past quality control? I'm going to assume if it happens a third time, the car is going bye-bye.