Hyundai Santa Fe Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems
- 105
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 13
- Years with records
- 2001–2013
- Stored years
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.
Among these 105 stored complaint records:
- 13 indicate a crash
- 5 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- brake pedal · 30 records
- rear brakes · 16 records
- rear brake · 14 records
- brake pads · 11 records
- needed replaced · 9 records
- service brakes · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 44 |
| 30–60k mi | 25 |
| 60–100k mi | 21 |
| 100–150k mi | 4 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Service Brakes · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 hyundai santa fe. While driving various speeds, the rear calipers seized. Also, when the brake pedal was applied, the pedal felt spongy and traveled to the floorboard. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the calipers seized and the master cylinder and brake pads needed to be replaced. The local dealer and…
ODI 11296943
Air Bags · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that after depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle experienced a period of unintended acceleration. As a result, the contact crashed into a brick wall. Prior to the failure, the vehicle was repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 13v113000 (exterior lighting, service brakes, hydraulic). The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The contact…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10781147
Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Suspension
2004 hyundai santa fe. Consumer requests remaining reimbursement for recall repairs. *smd
ODI 10704695
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Car in front of me stopped to avoid running red light at intersection. I tried to brake and thought my anti-lock brakes would stop me but they failed to work properly and i hit the car in front of me. There was very little damage to the car in front of me but $8,000 damage to my car. I took the car to the hyundai dealer and asked them to check out my brakes and they put their computer on my car and said everything…
Crash reported
ODI 10733134
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
3/18 driving down a road hit a large pothole esc off and abs lights pop on the dash press the esc button which did nothing.i stop in a parking lot turn the car off and then back on the lights came back on as i pulled away the lights turned off. 3/19 i was driving at about 25-30 and all of a sudden the esc off and abs lights came one once again i park at the grocery store to shop. Leaving the grocery store i turn on…
ODI 10695245
Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
I had made a left hand turn and went to accelerate and the vehicle kept accelerating and the engine revved up, i tried to push the brake to slow the vehicle down and it would not slow down or stop. The engine revved up and finally after a few moments the gas pedal came unstuck. The car slowed down and i pulled over. Later that day my son drove the vehicle and it happened twice to him when he went to accelerate he…
ODI 10586146
Engine And Engine Cooling · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Steering
1st of many total engine de-powerments happened at a stop sign, going approx.15 mph. I had filled the gas tank and at the first stop sign i came to, the engine check light came on; and it died, powerless. I coasted to my destination (less than a block away) and called my service rep at danbury hyundai (ct). She told me it was due to an incorrect gas cap replacement, to undo the gas cap and start the car. It worked.…
ODI 10598194
Fuel System, Gasoline · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
The fuel gauge on my 2008 hyundai santa fe at around 67k miles started reading empty and then it started reading normal and then empty. Finally it has only read empty for the past couple thousand miles. I was hoping that it would fix itself which it never did. Wishful thinking. I ended up bringing my santa fe into the local hyundai service department to troubleshoot the problem plus replace the front and back…
ODI 10562797