2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Seats Problems

Your second-row seats have fold-up buttons on the shoulder that can be accidentally tapped while children are getting in or out of the vehicle. When pressed, the seat collapses forward even if a child seat is installed or a passenger is sitting there — the seat will fold regardless of whether a seatbelt is buckled or someone is occupying the seat. This poses a risk of a child being pinched or crushed between the folding seat and the front seat. The fix would likely involve adding a sensor system to prevent the fold button from functioning when a child seat is detected or when a passenger is present and unbuckled.

Your middle row seat has a fold-down button that can be accidentally pressed too easily. Your daughter was pinched when the seat began folding and was able to escape only by lying down sideways. This design poses a risk of injury to passengers, especially children, if the button is pressed unintentionally during normal use. A fix would likely involve redesigning the button location, adding protective guards, or requiring intentional dual actions to activate the fold-down mechanism.

Your second row captain's seats won't stop folding down when the power button is pressed, even if someone is sitting in them or there's something on the seat. This means the seat could fold up on a passenger without stopping. The power seat motor and control mechanism may need to be replaced or repaired to restore the safety stop feature.