1. Hyundai Santa Fe
  2. Problems
  3. 2005
  4. Service Brakes, Hydraulic

2005 Hyundai Santa Fe Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

8
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

What owners report

  • brake pedal · 5 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi5
1–30k mi1
60–100k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • April 5, 2013 · 74,500 miles

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Suspension

    Driving home from work, on a major local interstate, my check brake light appeared on my dashboard. I pressed the brake pedal to slow the car down, but found out that the brake pedal had gone soft and i ended up having to push the pedal all the way to the floorboard to get any resistance. I managed to drive it to the hyundai dealership a mile away where they realized that the brake fluid was empty due to a ruptured…

    ODI 10508781

  • September 14, 2011 · 45,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Steering

    Vehicle was being parked in a parking space in front of a grocery when it started accelerating and my vehicle hit the side of a car in the next parking space which in turn was pushed into the side of a second auto parked in the third space. This is not the only time that this has happened. It has happened 5 or 6 times in the past beginning approximately 2007. It has been taken to 2 dealerships and each time i was…

    ODI 10426412

  • June 13, 2010 · 40,120 miles

    Front · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Tires

    The left front coil spring on my 2005 hyundai sante fe broke while taking off from a stop causing the left front tire to blow out and the brake line to be damaged. It was brought to the dealer the spring, on the right hand side of the vehicle was found to be broken as well. Both front springs, left tire and brake line were replaced. I asked the service writer at the dealer if he's seen this before and he said he had…

    ODI 10339327

  • December 1, 2009 · 35,000 miles

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic

    The brakes make a noise when stopping and almost ever time when the make the noise there is a pulsating of the brake pedal. The braking system has been checked by a certified mechanic 3 times and he is unable to find a problem. *tr

    ODI 10408907

  • April 12, 2009 · 53,000 miles

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic

    Braking sometimes causes the motor to race and hard braking makes it worst. This has occurred several times and i felt lucky to avoid an accident. It happens when stopping at about 10-20 miles per hour. Dealer always "cannot duplicate same result" i have seen other complaints on line so it is not my driving. *tr

    ODI 10266542

  • January 28, 2008 · 35,345 miles

    Electrical System · Service Brakes, Hydraulic

    During winter driving in snowstorm wiper control arm on driver's side just fell off - making the vehicle impossible to drive due to snow buildup on windshield. It was later discovered that nut holding that arm got loose and was lost. Second issue was the windshield that developed a crack in the bottom with no obvious reasons - nothing was hit/ vehicle is always driven with care. Dealer refused to fix it under a…

    ODI 10233195

  • March 18, 2006 · 1,000 miles

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic

    Dt*: the contact stated while depressing the brake pedal at 15 mph, the abs engaged and the vehicle would not stop. After pumping the brake pedal numerous times it finally stopped. This occurred intermittently three times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The rotors were replaced because of warping, but the problem still persisted. The dealer performed diagnostic testing on the vehicle; however, the problem…

    ODI 10153588

  • January 31, 2006

    Accelerator Pedal · Hydraulic Power Assist System · Power Train · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Starter Assembly

    When 2005 santa fe accelerator pedal is depressed it has a delayed reaction. *ts ***nar*** the consumer stated when the delayed acceleration occurred it caused the tires to spin on wet or snow covered pavement. The starter had to turn over much longer than it should before the engine starts. The brakes would catch as if something in the braking system was loose, there was a grinding/rubbing sound when the brakes…

    ODI 10155188

Catalog parts for this system

Catalog year/make/model rows for 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe.

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