2007 Hyundai Santa Fe Brakes Problems

HYUNDAI ISSUED A RECALL RECENTLY RELATED TO THE ABS MODULE, WHICH CAN RESULT IN A FIRE. I CALLED HYUNDAI AND SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT IN ADVANCE, AND AFTER WAITING FOR AN HOUR ON THE DAY OF THE APPOINTMENT WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO ORDER PARTS. THEY KNEW THE PROBLEM AND WHAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE I CAME FOR THE APPOINTMENT, THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE AND PUTS DRIVERS IN DANGER BY EXTENDING TIME SPENT DRIVING WITH THIS COMBUSTION HAZARD. IT HAS NOW BEEN TWO WEEKS (ON MONDAY) SINCE THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP ORDERED THE PARTS AND I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A CALL BACK TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR. I CALLED LAST WEEK TO CHECK IN AND THEY SAID THAT THE PART STILL HAD NOT BEEN RECEIVED AND THAT THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN IT ARRIVED. GIVEN THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH, IT SEEMS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE THAT HYUNDAI IS TAKING THIS LONG AND NOT PROVIDING A SAFE ALTERNATIVE VEHICLE WHILE AFFECTED CUSTOMERS ARE WAITING ON THE PARTS.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE (P0504) REVEALED THAT IT WAS THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH.

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ESC UNIT. I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE RIGHT HAND FRONT BREAK WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN AT RADIUM GRAB AND JERK THE CAR TO THE RIGHT. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 35 TO 70 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP 3 OR 4 TIME TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED AND HAVE SPENT $1,300.00 AND THEY STILL HAVEN'T FIXED THE PROBLEM. I AM BEING TOLD WE DON'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WE NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN WHEN IN A SITUATION THAT IT CAUSES SOMEONE TO GET HURT OR KILLED. I HAVE ASKED THAT EITHER DISCONNECT THE ESC SYSTEM OR REVERSE IT SO THAT IT IS NOT ON UNTIL YOU NEED IT AND THE HYUNDAI SERVICE PEOPLE SAY THAT CAN'T BE DONE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IS CORRECT BUT THEY ARE THE SMART PEOPLE ON THE CAR. I WILL TELL YOU THIS IF THIS PROBLEM CAUSES AN ACCIDENT THAT SOMEONE GETS HURT I WILL BE SEEKING AN ATTORNEY AND NOTIFYING THE INSURANCE OF THE PROBLEM AND THE FACT THAT HYUNDAI HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANKS

APPROXIMATELY 2015 THE FUEL LEVEL SENSORS BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING AND THEN FAILED COMPLETELY WITHIN A FEW WEEKS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONSTANTLY SHOW AN EMPTY FUEL LIGHT EVEN WHEN FULL. IN 2017 AT SOME THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRAKE CALIPER BRACKET PINS SEIZED WITH NO NOTICEABLE DRIVING DIFFERENCE UNTIL DRIVERS SIDE REAR ROTOR BEGAN TO FAIL. I DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG I HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITH ONLY 1 REAR BRAKE. HYUNDAI DOESN'T SELL THE PARTS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE WHOLE CALIPER MUST BE PURCHASED NOT JUST THE DEFECTIVE PARTS.

OUR 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE HAS LOUD NOISE FROM THE BACK WHEELS. TOOK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THE BRAKE ROTORS AND CALIPERS WERE RUSTED. FOR SAFETY CONCERN, THE DEALER ADVISED THAT WE HAVE BOTH ROTORS AND CALIPERS CHANGED. IT WAS 6/29/2015 AND THE CAR HAS DRIVEN ONLY 257664 MILES. REPORTEDLY, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AND CALIPER WITH OEM PARTS. WITHIN 3 MONTHS. WE NOTICES THE ROTORS ARE RUSTED. WE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER ON 9/26/2015 AND WAS TOLD, NOTHING THEY CAN DO. ASKED US TO CONTACT HYUNDAI CORP. ON 9/29/2015, WE CONTACTED HYUNDAI USA, BUT HYUNDAI KEPT SAYING IT HAS PASSED THE 5-YEAR WARRANTY FOR BRAKE, AND IGNORE THE OEM PARTS RUSTED WITH 3000 MILES AND 3 MONTHS. WHEN POINTED THIS OUT, HYUNDAI PRACTICALLY IGNORE OUR CONCERN. OUR CARS ARE ALWAYS KEPT INSIDE GARAGE. WITH THIS RUST PROBLEM, WE BEGAN TO CHECK ON ROTORS OF CARS IN ANY PARKING LOT WHEN WE WENT OUT AND PARKED THE CAR. WE FOUND THAT ALL MOST ALL HYUNDAI, DOES NOT MATTER WHICH MODEL, THEIR ROTORS ARE ALL RUSTED. BUT NOT OTHER MAKERS VEHICLES. I ALSO FOUND SIMILAR "PREMATURE RUST" OF ROTORS COMPLAINTS FROM HYUNDAI CAR OWNERS IN THE INTERNET. I BELIEVE THE OEM ROTORS AND CALIPERS SHALL CARRY THE SAME 5-YEAR WARRANTY AS ORIGINAL PARTS IN THE CAR. FOR SAFE OF CUSTOMERS, HYUNDAI SHALL NOT BE ALLOW TO USE SUCH DEFECTED PARTS IN THEIR VEHICLES. WILL NHTSA TAKE ACTION ON BEHALF OF US?

MY 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN SO I COULD GET INTO A LEFT HAND TURNING LANE. AS SOON AS I TOUCHED THE BRAKES, THE CAR REVVED UP AND ACCELERATED TO A VERY HIGH SPEED ON ITS OWN. I'M NOT SURE HOW FAST I WAS GOING, BUT FAST ENOUGH TO THROW ME BACK AGAINST THE CAR SEAT AS I RAN THROUGH A RED LIGHT UNABLE TO STOP. I TRIED THE BRAKES AGAIN BUT THEY DIDN'T WORK.. SHIFTING THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL OR ANY OTHER GEAR DID NOTHING TO SLOW OR STOP THE CAR EITHER. I FINALLY REACHED DOWN AND TURNED THE KEY OFF, AT WHICH TIME I LOST MY POWER STEERING. I STEERED INTO AN OPEN FIELD, HIT A FENCE, AND CONTINUED QUITE A WAYS THE CAR WAS STOPPED BY AN INCLINE TO A RAVINE.

AT 3:30 P.M. I WAS IN MY 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE ON MY DRIVEWAY, WAITING FOR THE GARAGE DOOR TO GO UP. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR ACCELERATED. (THE 20 MPH SHOWN ABOVE IS APPROXIMATE.) THE CAR RAN INTO THE GARAGE DOOR AND KNOCKED IT OFF ITS TRACKS. IT CRASHED INTO BUILT-IN WOODEN CABINETS ALONG THE SIDE OF THE GARAGE AND CAME TO REST AGAINST A WOODEN PLATFORM AT THE FRONT OF THE GARAGE. MY FOOT DID NOT LEAVE THE BRAKE PEDAL DURING THIS TIME. THE GARAGE DOOR AND WOODEN CABINETS WERE DESTROYED. THE CAR WAS DECLARED TO BE UNREPAIRABLE. I WAS CONSIDERABLY SHAKEN UP BUT LUCKILY NOT INJURED PHYSICALLY. *TR

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 THE VEHICLE ON THE DASH THE SAME LIGHTS ARE LIGHT UP AS I PULL AWAY THEY TURN OFF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V122000 IS A RECALL IN PLACE FOR THIS ISSUE ON MY MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE BUT IT STARTS FOR THE SANTA FES THAT WERE MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL OF 2007 AND FURTHER. MY SANTA FE WAS MANUFACTURED IN MID MARCH OF 2007 PLEASE LOOK INTO ADDING MY VEHICLE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V122000. *TR

WHEN PARKING IN MY GARAGE I NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STILL ON ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS OFF. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HOT TO TOUCH. NO AMOUNT OF PUMPING THE BRAKES WOULD TURN THE LIGHTS OFF. HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP REPORTED OTHER 2007 VEHICLES WERE RECALLED BUT NOT MINE. THEY MADE ME PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A KNOWN FAULTY PART. SINCE THEY EXPANDED THE RECALL I BELIEVE THEY OWE ME A REFUND. *TR

BRAKE LIGHT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. BRAKES PEDAL WAS HOT TO TOUCH. CARS BEHIND COULD NOT TELL IF I WAS STOPPING OR GOING. FEARFUL OF A CAR FIRE I HAD TO DRIVE ALL OVER TOWN UNTIL I COULD FIND SOMEONE TO ASSIST. PREVIOUS RECALL ON OTHER VIN NUMBERS FOR THIS EXACT REASON. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO EXPAND RECALL. *TR

FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH BUT WAS TOLD BY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER AND HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECENT RECALL. OVER 1.7 MILLION VEHICLES LIKE MINE WERE RECALLED. MINE HAS THE SAME ISSUE, WHY WOULDN'T MINE BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN? THEY TOLD ME MINE WAS PRODUCED BEFORE THE RECALL DATE! REALLY??? THE PART IS VERY INEXPENSIVE AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, AN EASY FIX. WHY WOULDN'T HYUNDAI, AND MY LOCAL DEALER FOR THAT MATTER, WANT TO MAKE THE REPAIR AT NO CHARGE IN ORDER TO KEEP A CUSTOMER HAPPY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATING WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES AND THE ESC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V113000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC ) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STOP LAMP SWITCH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,900. *TR

BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE ON INITIAL START ON MORNINGS WHERE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 50 DEGREES F. BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD, DID NOT MOVE TOWARD THE FLOOR MORE THAN 1/2", AND DID NOT ENGAGE BRAKES WITH FIRM STEADY PRESSURE. AFTER PUMPING BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES, PRESSURE WAS FELT IN THE PEDAL, WHICH SLOWLY MOVED TOWARD THE FLOOR, AND BRAKES ENGAGED. EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED HARD AND STEADY, THE CAR DID NOT SLOW, AND ABS DID NOT ENGAGE. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM AFTER KEEPING THE CAR FOR 4 DAYS. TIRE STORE IDENTIFIED SOURCE AS FAULTY BRAKE BOOSTER, REPLACED PART, AND THE CAR HAS BEEN STOPPING AS EXPECTED SINCE REPAIR. I HAVE RETAINED THE FAULTY BOOSTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE STOP LAMP SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V122000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:SWITCHES:BRAKE LIGHT). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

ESC OFF LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT IN PARK, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK (SEEM TO BE ALWAYS ON). I GOT THE PROBLEM CODE FROM THE VEHICLE, DID SOME RESEARCH, AND FOUND HYUNDAI CAMPAIGN 092 COVERED THESE CONDITIONS CAUSED BY A FAULTY STOP LAMP SWITCH. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI, AND THEY INFORMED ME MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED (JULY 2006) PRIOR TO THE RECALL DATE RANGE (WHICH STARTED IN OCT 2006), AND WOULD NOT BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE BY A DEALER. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS WAS COVERED IN THE RECALL, AND HYUNDAI SHOULD BE LIABLE TO FIX IT! *TR

ESC OFF INDICATOR STAYS ILLUMINATED PROBLEM: NO BRAKE LIGHTS. DEALERSHIP STATES MY VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE THE MANUFACTURE DATE RANGE INCLUDED IN THE TSB CAMPAIGN # 092 / 09-01-018 AND WILL NOT REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH UNDER WARRANTY. (MY SANTA FE WAS MANUFACTURED IN JUNE 2007). APPROX. $75 REPLACEMENT COST FOR A KNOWN ISSUE. ACCORDING TO ONLINE FORUMS THIS PROBLEM IS NOT LIMITED TO THE MANUFACTURE DATES INDICATED IN THE TSB. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE; ONE THAT I WOULD HAVE HOPED HYUNDAI WOULD TAKE MORE SERIOUSLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V122000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:SWITCHES:BRAKE LIGHT). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

WITH OUT ANY WARNING MY REAR BRAKES FAILED. I HAD TO APPLY AS MUCH BRAKE PEDAL AS I COULD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AFTER THAT I KEPT MY SPEED DOWN TO A SPEED THAT I FEEL THAT I COULD STOP THE CAR SAFELY. A SHORT TIME AFTER THAT THE FRONT BRAKES STARTED SHUDDERING. I WAS HEADED FOR MY COTTAGE IN NORTH ONTARIO AT NIGHT WERE THERE ARE NO GARAGES SO I HAD TO HAVE PARTS SENT TO THAT LOCATION WERE I REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. IF HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP WITH THE BRAKES IN THAT CONDITION I WOULD HAVE SURELY HAD AN ACCIDENT. LUCKILY THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT. THE REAR BRAKE PAD WAS SO TIGHT IN THE CALIPER THAT I HAD TO HIT IT WITH A HAMMER TO FREE IT AND I HAD TO GRIND PART OF THE NEW PAD SO THAT IT WOULD FIT LOOSE IN THE CALIPER. I HAVE TO ASSUME THAT THE FRONT BREAKS HAD TO WORK SO HARD WITH NO BACK BREAKS THAT THE FRONT ROTOR WARPED FROM THE HEAT SINCE THEY WERE FINE UP TO THAT TIME. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DESIGN FLAW IN THE HYUNDAI BRAKES. THE FIT OF THE BRAKE PAD TO THE CALIPER IS TOO CLOSE AND THE SLIGHTEST AMOUNT OF RUST CAUSES THEM TO JAM. EVEN WITHOUT RUST THE NEW ROTORS WERE SO TIGHT THAT ANY GOOD MECHANIC WOULD NOT INSTALL THEM IN THAT CONDITION. THIS IS A SERIOUS FAULTS AND I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. HYUNDAI'S ANSWER IS TO PAY $ 200 EVERY YEAR AND HAVE THE BRAKES SERVICED. THIS IS NOT A SOLUTION SINCE THEY COULD SEIZE UP TO 6 MONTHS AFTER SERVICE THE WAY THE HYUNDAI BRAKE PARTS ARE RUSTING. I HAD CHECK ALL MY BRAKES AT THE END OF THE WINTER AND THEY SEEMED TO BE FINE. THE PADS WERE NOT WORN AND THE CAR WAS STOPPING OKAY. [XXX] NOTE THAT I LIVE IN CANADA BUT THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN BUFFALO. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT COST OF $375 AT ONLY 18,500 MILES.. ROTORS SHOULD NOT NEED REPLACING AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO STATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO RUST FROM SALT ON ROADS. HAVE OWNED NUMEROUS VEHICLES PRIOR AND DRIVEN ON SAME ROADS AND NEVER NEEDED ROTOR REPLACEMENT SO EARLY. INTERNET IS FILLED WITH HYUNDAI OWNERS WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. HYUNDAI USES INFERIOR PARTS AND IS AWARE OF THESE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BUT DOES NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM HYUNDAI'S DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS OR PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE PAYING FOR EXPENSIVE BRAKE WORK AT EXTREMELY LOW MILEAGES. WILL NEVER BUY A HYUNDAI AGAIN!! *TR

2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE; FRONT RIGHT TIRE LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS 5 MPH TO 70 MPH FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES ROTATED TO ENSURE THAT IT IS NOT A PARTICULAR TIRE. I HAVE HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT THE SUV, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATES ALL RECALL ITEMS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED, BUT OUR PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. MY WIFE DID AN 800 MILE TRIP LAST MONTH WITH NO PROBLEMS, THE FOLLOWING WEEK SHE COMPLAINED IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN ONE WEEK. THE ESC OFF LIGHT HAS TURNED ON IN CONJUNCTION WITH THESE EVENTS, HOWEVER THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN THE ESC OFF LIGHT WILL TURN ON, BUT NO INCIDENTS WITH THE TIRE LOCKING HAS OCCURRED. IN THE CASES OF HIGHER SPEEDS 50+ THE TIRE WILL LOCK, SPEEDS WILL DECREASE, OF COURSE WITH THE TIRE DRAGGING THE CAR PULLS. I WILL SWERVE THE CAR BACK AND FORTH TO SEE IF THE TIRE WILL UNLOCK. ONCE I WAS IN AN HOV LANE IT ALMOST BROUGHT US TO A STOP WITH NO SHOULDERS TO GET THE CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC. ONCE AT LOW SPEED (5 MPH) COMING OUT OF A PARKING LOT THE TIRE LOCKED UP AND DID NOT RELEASE BRING THE CAR TO A STOP, MY WIFE STATED THAT SHE HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO GET IT TO RELEASE. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, I CAN NOT GET IT TO FAIL ON DEMAND, OR KNOW WHAT CAUSES IT TO DO SO. IN THE EVENT FOR THE ESC OFF LIGHT, BUMPY ROADS WILL TRIGGER THAT, FOR EXAMPLE A PARTICULAR HIGHWAY IN LAS VEGAS WAS WIDENED THE WIDENED AREA IS NOT A VERY SMOOTH RIDE. 30 SECONDS INTO THE AREA THE ESC OFF LIGHT WILL APPEAR. THAT I CAN REPLICATE. BUT THE TIRE HAS NEVER STOPPED ROTATING IN THIS SECTION. ONCE ON RURAL HIGHWAY IN ARIZONA, ONCE IN HOV LANE IN LAS VEGAS, DOZENS OF TIMES ON LOCAL STREETS, 8 TIMES ON HIGHWAYS AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. MY WIFE AND I ARE ALERT WHILE DRIVING, THERE ARE NO WARNINGS WHEN THIS WILL OCCUR, HOWEVER ONCE IT DOES OCCUR WE ARE ABLE TO RESPOND QUICKLY TO THE TIRE DRAGGING/PULLING (NOT SPINNING) HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE NO ACCIDENTS. *TR

WHILE WAITING TO CROSS A RAILROAD CROSSING THE TWO CARS AHEAD OF ME STARTED MOVING. THE FIRST CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED CAUSING THE 2ND CAR TO HIT IT. I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES BUT MY CAR SURGED AHEAD INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME CAUSING MUCH DAMAGE OF THAT CAR AND CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE, (UNDRIVABLE) TO MY CAR. POLICE WERE CALLED AND A REPORT TAKE,. I SREPPED ON MY BRAKES HARD YET I SURGED FORWARD VERY FAST. ABOUT THREE MONTHS EARLIER I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM COMMING OUT OF A STORE PARKING LOT ONTO A BUSY ROAD. I APPLIED MY BRAKE ONLY TO HAVE THE CAR KEEP GOING FORWARD ALMOST ENTERING ON COMING TRAFFIC. I COULD ONLY ASSUME WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE MY FOOD HIT THE ACCELERATOR ON THE DOWN PUSH. I FEEL THE SAME THING HAPPENED DURING THE AUG. 4, 2011 ACCIDENT. I WONDER IF THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER INCIDENTS LIKE THIS, I WEAR A SIZE 11 EEE SHOE WHICH IS PETTY WIDE, THE ONLY REASON I COULD SEE FOR HITTING BOTH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING AND SQUEALING NOISE UPON ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALSO, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE OVERHEATED BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY RESURFACED BOTH FRONT AND REAR ROTORS. ALSO, THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE RECURRED TWO YEARS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 08/31/11 *BF UPDATED 2/21/12 *CN

HYDRAULIC BRAKE PROBLEMS ON HYUNDAI SANTA FE 2007. REAR BRAKES ON DRIVERS SIDE CALIPER SIEGE CAUSING TO WARE OUT BRAKE PADS AND ROTOR. REPLACE THEM ONCE ALREADY. CALLED THE HYUNDAI DEALER THEY SAID IT WILL NOT BE COVERED. I SEE THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE REAR LEFT CALIPER AND NO ONE CAN HELP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AND THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SLIDE PLATE AND BRAKE PADS FROZE AND REMAINED ON THE ROTORS, AS A RESULT. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,200. UPDATED 07/21/11 *BF UPDATED 3/20/12 *CN

OUR 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE KEEPS HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS - SEIZING, UNEVEN WEAR OF PADS, ETC. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACES THE PADS WHICH CONTINUE TO WEAR OUT OR WEAR VERY UNEVENLY EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES (APPROX 5,000). OUR UNDERSTANDING FROM AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WE HIRED IS THAT THE CALIPERS AND THE SLIDER BRACKETS ARE POORLY MACHINED (EDMONDS ALSO REPORTS THE SAME PROBLEMS); THESE ARE THE REAL REASON THE BRAKE PADS WEAR UNEVENLY AND CONSTANTLY NEEDING REPLACING EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES. PLEASE CONSIDER A RECALL OF ALL OF THESE CARS. OTHER MODEL YEARS ARE ALREADY UNDER RECALL. *TR

WHILE MY CAR WAS OFF AND PARKED IN MY GARAGE (WITH NO KEYS IN IGNITION), MY 6 YEAR OLD SON WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT FROM "PARK" TO "NEUTRAL/DRIVE". HE LATER SHOWED ME HOW HE USED "BOTH HIS HANDS AND PULLED REALLY HARD." MY CAR ROLLED OUT OF THE GARAGE, CROSSED THE BUSY STREET AND INTO THE NEIGHBORS DRIVE WAY (WITH MY SON IN IT!!!!!!). IT THEN STARTED TO ROLL FORWARD TOWARDS ME AND THE STREET ....UNTIL I COULD OPEN THE DOOR AND SLAM MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES. I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE GEAR BACK INTO THE "PARK" POSITION AND HAD TO BE PUSHED BACK INTO MY GARAGE. I THEN INSERTED THE KEY TO PLACE THE CAR INTO "PARK." *TR

AT THREE YEARS AND 63000 MILES ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS REQUIRE REPLACEMENT DUE TO WHAT THE DEALER DESCRIBES AS "NORMAL" WEAR. THERE IS NO SCORING ON ANY OF THE ROTORS IT IS OUT OF SPEC BECAUSE IT DOES NOT MEET MINIMUM THICKNESS REQUIREMENTS. IDENTIFIED THROUGH LOUD NOISE AND POOR BRAKING. *TR

2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE ~36,000 MILES. REAR BRAKES COMPLETELY REPLACED IN MAY 2010. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, LOUD GRINDING BRAKE NOISE HEARD FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. LARGE AMOUNTS OF 'BRAKE DUST' ON RIM OF REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. DETERMINED CALIPER WAS SEIZED UP DUE TO RUST. THEY WILL NOT REMEDY VIA WARRANTY B/C THEY DETERMINE THAT IT IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE. (SALT/ROAD DEBRIS BUILDUP). NEW BRAKE PADS/ROTORS WERE DAMAGED AS A RESULT. THIS HAS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE RIM OF THE WHEEL GOT EXTREMELY HOT DURING USE. COULD THIS EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A TIRE BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING? NOT SURE!? SEARCHING ONLINE RESULTS IN A LOT OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ON BLOG/CAR SITES. SAME PROBLEM EVERYTIME: REAR DRIVER'S SIDE CALIPER IS STUCK RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO ROTORS AND PADS. *TR

2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. REAR BRAKES ( DRIVER SIDE ) CALIPER SIEGE, CAUSING PREMATURE WEAROUT OF BRAKE PADS ON LEFT SIDE. SOME ROTOR SCORING. REAR BRAKES REPLACED AND CALIPER LUBE AND CLEANED OF RUST. COST $153.58. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTE FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE OCCUPANT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT MUST WEIGH 110 POUNDS OR MORE IN ORDER FOR THE AIR BAG TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE FOR A SMALL STATURED PERSON, THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT ENGAGE IF NEEDED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO MAKE REPAIRS TO ADJUST TO A PERSON'S WEIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED IF ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL IN HIS SPECIFIC YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR EITHER FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,688.

DURING NORMAL DRIVING THE LEFT REAR DISC BRAKE BEGAN TO GRIND METAL ON METAL. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THEY FOUND "THE PADS WERE SEIZED IN THE CALIPER BRACKETS DUE TO RUST". THE REAR PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. NO INDICATION WAS GIVEN THAT THE DEFECT THAT CAUSED THE PRE-MATURE FAILURE WAS FIXED. *TR

THREE MAJOR COMPLAINTS. AT 18,000 MILES THE TOP SEAL OF THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED, REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 21,000 MILE THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPAIRED FOR STICKING AND PADS REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. OWNER TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THE CAUSE WAS "PROBABLY FROM SALT USED TO TREAT ROAD SURFACES DURING SNOW REMOVAL". HYUNDAI REFUSED WARRANTY CLAIM AND WOULD NOT ADMIT IMPROPER MATERIALS USED FOR BRAKING SYSTEM. AT 27,000 MILES, MULTIPLE VISITS TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR OF INOPERATING TURN SIGNALS. PARTS REPLACED IN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR INCLUDE ELECTRICAL BOX IN STEERING COLUMN, ALL BULBS,FLASHER UNIT,GROUNDING POINTS FOR SYSTEM. PROBLEM RECURRING AND DANGEROUS. *TR

R.R. BRAKES FROZEN BY RUST & CORROSION AT 26,00 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN THE REVERSE POSITION, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARRANT. THE VEHICLE CRASHED REAR END INTO A LOADING DOCK AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL REAR BODY DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,000. UPDATED 07/19/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES FAILED. UPDATED 07/21/10*JB

WITH ONLY 21,132 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE LEFT REAR BRAKE CALIPER STUCK RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKING WHEN PADS WORE OUT. BRAKES WERE INSPECTED LESS THAN 3000 MILES PRIOR TO LOSS OF BRAKING. *TR

TOOK CAR IN FOR ISSUE UNRELATED TO BRAKES DURING COURTESY INSPECTION FOUND REAR BRAKES NEED REPAIR. SCORES PER WHEEL WHERE ARE AS FOLLOWS LF 10 RF 10 LR2 RR 8. THE VARIANCE SEEMS TO INDICATE AN ISSUE AND A BRIEF INTERNET SEARCH FOUND NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS.

BACK DRIVER SIDE CALIPER OVERHEATED ON A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE WITH 32,000 MILES ON IT. THE BRAKE PADS WERE RUINED AS THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ONE DAY 3/15/2010. I DROVE OVER 200 MILES BEFORE I HEARD THE LOUD DRONING SOUND OF THE BRAKES. EVEN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT ENGAGED THE CALIPER WAS STILL PRESSING AGAINST THE BRAKE PAD. SMOKE COMING FROM THE WHEEL AS WELL AS RESIDUE ON THE RIMS.THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY AS PER HYUNDAIS INSTRUCTIONS. THE COST WILL BE #300.00-$400.00 AND THEY SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY RUST WHICH THEY SAID THEY SAW IN OTHER SANTA FE'S. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE AS THE TIRE COULD CATCH FIRE AND EXPLODE CAUSING A DANGEROUS ACCIDENT. HYUNDAI DOESN'T SEE A PROBLEM WITH THIS AND WILL NOT WARRANTY THIS ISSUE. *TR

REAR BRAKE PROBLEM IN A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTE FE VEHICLE WITH 29K MILEAGE. LEFT REAR BRAKE CALIPER STICKS INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING HIGH PITCH SQUEALING/SCRAPING NOISE AND HOT WHEEL HUB. MULTIPLE OTHER CUSTOMERS REPORT THE SAME ISSUE ON WEBSITE FORUM @HYUNDAI SANTE FE CARSPACE AUTOMOTIVE FORUM. MANY WITH MUCH LOWER MILEAGE CLAIMS. MY DEALER INSPECTED AND SAID NOTHING COULD BE FOUND WRONG. ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS POINTS TO REAR BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY RUSTS FROM SALT CORROSION AND CAUSES THE CALIPER TO STICK ON THE BRAKE WHILE DRIVING WITH FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. PROBLEM RESURFACED 50 DAYS LATER. WAITING FOR MY APPOINTMENT TO HAVE DEALER LOOK AT THE ISSUE READDRESS THE PROBLEM. HYUNDAI TECHNICAL SAFETY BULLETIN 08-BR-002 DATED 12/2008 CALLS FOR CLEANING AND GREASING THE PAD CONTACT SURFACE OF THE CALIPER CARRIER TO RECTIFY THE CAUSE. THIS DOES NOT ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSE OF MATERIAL DEFECT OF RUSTING ON REAR BRAKE CALIPERS. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 SANTA FE WITH 33K MILES, ON WHICH THE REAR RIGHT BRAKES WORE THROUGH "METAL TO METAL" AND I WAS TOLD THE OTHER SIDE WAS JUST AS BAD & NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS SEEMED TO BE INCREDIBLE SHORT LIFESPAN SO I DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AND SEE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THE FRONT BRAKES HAVE 60% LIFE REMAINING ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. HYUNDAI SAID THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR, AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I THINK ITS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THERE WAS NO WARNING UNTIL THE BRAKES WERE CRUNCHING METAL TO METAL AND COMPLETELY GONE. THEY HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS AND PADS, AT AN ASTRONOMICAL $480! BUT AS I'D HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED IN AND LIVE IN A REMOTE AREA, IT WOULD HAVE COST ME AS MUCH TO TOW IT ELSEWHERE AND GET IT FIXED. *TR

MY 2007 HYUNDAI SATA FE, WITH 15,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER-HAS SQUEALING REAR BRAKES. DEALER SAYS,THERE IS A CORROSION PROBLEM IN THE CALIPERS,AND THEY HAVE TO BE CLEANED OUT EVERY 8,000 THOUSAND MILES,AT A COST OF $90.DOLLARS WHICH IS RIDICULOUS. I BELIEVE POOR QUALITY METAL IS BEING USED IN THE BRAKE PARTS , A VERY DANGEROUS PRACTICE ! I GOT NO SATISFACTION FROM HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA, CONSUMER ASSISTANCE CNTR. ,TO PAY FOR THIS SO CALLED "BRAKE SERVICE". I, PAID FOR IT, MYSELF, PROBABLY LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHER HYUNDAI OWNER'S. PLEASE,MAKE THEM RECALL THESE UNSAFE VEHICLES, AND INSTALL QUALITY BRAKE PARTS,AND SAVE THE OWNER'S FROM THE COST OF UNNECESSARY SERVICE, ON REAR BRAKES. *TR

PROBLEM WITH CALIPERS ON VEHICLE STICKING AND NOT RELEASING THE BRAKES FROM THE ROTOR, CAUSING THE ROTOR AND TIRE RIM TO REACH TEMPERATURES OVER 300 DEGREES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE PARKING IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKES SEIZED UP AND BECAME EXTREMELY HOT. HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY PRIOR ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED AND THERE WAS RUST BUILD UP ON THE ROTORS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,282 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,000.

REAR BRAKES SEIZED UP DUE TO RUST BUILD UP ON ROTORS. THIS CAUSED THE ROTORS TO GET VERY HOT. WE FEEL THAT THIS WAS DUE TO FAULTY METAL USED FOR THE ROTORS> HYUNDAI SAID IT WAS A ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE. WE FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. HYUNDAI REPORTS A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A FOUL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND ATTEMPTED TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL. HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE ODOR WAS COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE. HE ALSO NOTICED A SEVERE HEAT WAVE FROM THE TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE ITSELF WAS EXTREMELY HOT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE PADS WERE RUBBING UP AGAINST THE ROTORS. THE DEALER CLEANED AND GREASED THE CALIPERS, WHICH CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME FAILURE HE WAS EXPERIENCING. HE BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED SINCE THE FAILURE APPEARED TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 11,700. UPDATED 07/17/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ODOR FROM THE OVERHEATING PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WAS ONLY NOTICED AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THE CAUSE WAS DUE TO THE PADS FREEING UP AGAINST THE ROTORS DUE TO CORROSION AT THE PLACE WHERE THE PADS SET IN THE BRAKE CALIPER. UPDATED 07/17/09.*JB

NOISE FROM DRIVERS SIDE REAR BRAKES IN LATE APRIL 2009. CHECKED BRAKES ROTORS EXTREMELY HOT-REAR ONLY. FRONT BRAKES FINE;HOWEVER, REAR WORN ALMOST TO METAL. MADE APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER FOR MAY 13. CAR IS ONLY 17 MO OLD, 15,000 MILES (MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING). DEALER WILL REPLACE PADS BUT WILL CHARGE A REAR BRAKE SERVICE$150. I BELIEVE THERE IS A BRAKE DESIGN FLAW. DEALER WANTS $160/AXLE EVERY 15000 MILES TO "SERVICE" BRAKES- CLEAN CALIPERS. BRAKES SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 15,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKES WERE WORN. THE CALIPER IS RUSTED SHUT AND THE ROTORS AND PADS WERE DESTROYED. HE MUST PURCHASE NEW CALIPERS, RODS, AND ROTORS AT THE COST OF $405. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT MUST PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,127. UPDATED 06/25/09 *BF UPDATED 06/26/09.*JB

MY 2007 HYUNDAI SANTE FE WAS EXPERIENCING BRAKE OVERHEATING FROM DRIVERS SIDE REAR BRAKE AND MILD HEATING WITH PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRAKES. AT 28K MILES I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR THIS SITUATION. THE BRAKES HAD FAILED VERY PREMATURELY DUE TO THIS CONDITION. THE DEALER RESURFACED THE ROTORS AND CLEANED AND LUBED THE BRAKE SLIDES, AND REPLACED THE OVERHEATED DAMAGED PADS TO THE TUNE OF $389. I WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE 3YR 36K MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY AS THERE WAS AN EXCEPTION TO THIS FOR THE BRAKES, THEY WERE ONLY 1 YR 12K FOR THE WARRANTY AS I AM IN A "SEVERE" OPERATING ZONE IN UPSTATE NY. I HAVE CHECKED MANY OTHER FORUMS ON THIS SUBJECT AND HAVE FOUND MANY OTHERS TO BE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PREMATURE FAILURE WITH THE BRAKES AND ALMOST ALWAYS IT IS THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR CALIPER THAT FAILS. I FEEL THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND A SEVERE SAFETY PROBLEM AS THE BRAKES ALMOST CAUSED A FIRE WITH MY VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE A WHILE AND HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY HYUNDAI AMERICA. I PLACED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM AND WAS TOLD THAT BASICALLY THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. I DO NOT HAVE THE OLD PARTS AS THEY SAID THEY DISPOSED OF THEM PRIOR TO MY ARRIVAL. I HAVE ALWAYS SERVICED MY VEHICLE MYSELF ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS AND NO WHERE DOES IT STATE THE BRAKES NEED TO BE LUBRICATED. *TR

2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE LIMITED 27,300 MILE THE REAR DRIVER SIDE CALIPER IS STICKING TO THE DISC BRAKE CAUSING BURNING SMELL AND HEAT. *TR

BRAKE FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED ME TO SKID THROUGH A RED LIGHT THAT WAS AT 50 MILES A HOUR HIGHWAY INTERSECTION. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW 7/18/2007, AND WAS RECENTLY INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AS PART OF A 15,000 MILE CHECK UP AT THAT TIME I EXPRESSED A CONCERN ABOUT THE CAR'S HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION NOVEMBER 5, 2008 I WAS TOLD THAT MY 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE HAD IT'S REAR BRAKES LOCKED ON AND THE WHOLE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND I SKIDDED BECAUSE THEY HAD FAILED AND MY FRONT BRAKES WERE DOING ALL THE WORK. I WAS TOLD BY MANY CAR SPECIALISTS THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITH A VEHICLE UNDER 18 MONTHS WITH ONLY 15,198 MILES AND THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH HYUNDAI'S INFERIOR BRAKE SYSTEM AND THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN! I FEAR THAT NEXT TIME, I WON'T BE ABLE TO STOP AND LOST OF LIFE MAY OCCUR. *TR

MY 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE LIMITED (16,600 MILES) BEGAN MAKING A VERY LOUD SCREECHING/SQUEALING NOISE AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING THAT GOES AWAY WHEN YOU EVEN LIGHTLY TAP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I TOOK IT TO THE NATICK, MA HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WHO SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT SUGGESTED THAT I PAY $89 FOR A REAR BRAKE SERVICING, WHICH THEY EXPLAINED WILL CLEAN ANY RUST/CORROSION ON MY ROTORS AND WILL ADJUST THE REAR BRAKES. I ASKED IF THEY SAW ANY SIGNS OF RUST OR CORROSION ON MY REAR BRAKES WHEN THEY WERE INVESTIGATING THE NOISE, AND THEY COULDN'T ANSWER THAT. I ASKED IF IT IS NORMAL TO HAVE RUST OR CORROSION OR TO REQUIRE AN ADJUSTMENT OF THE REAR BRAKES IN A CAR THAT IS 1 YEAR OLD, AND THEY SAID NO. I ELECTED TO SKIP THE REAR BRAKE SERVICE, AND TOOK THE CAR HOME, AT WHICH TIME IT STARTED MAKING THE NOISE AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK AND HAD THE MECHANIC GO FOR A DRIVE WITH ME AND HE SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE THE REAR BRAKE PAD ON THE DRIVER SIDE SLIPPED AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. HE SAID IT IS VERY COMMON IN THE 2007 SANTA FE. I LEFT THE CAR TO BE FIXED, AND WHEN THEY CALLED TO LET ME KNOW IT WAS READY, THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $89 FOR THE REAR BRAKE SERVICE. IF MY BRAKE PADS SLIPPED AND IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR, WHY WAS A FORCED TO PAY $89 TO CLEAN AND ADJUST THE ROTORS? AFTER SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AND SPEAKING WITH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THE CALIPER FRAME IS MACHINED WRONG AND HYUNDAI IS CRAMMING THE BRAKES IN, CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO SLIP, OR EVEN WORSE, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO SEIZE. MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY AND IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT AFTER A YEAR OF DRIVING IT (PURCHASED BRAND NEW) I HAD TO PAY FOR WHAT IS CLEARLY POOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION BY HYUNDAI. *TR

FRONT BRAKE CALIPER STICKS AND WILL TURN ROTOR A VERY HOT RED COLOR, WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND INCREASES THE TIME NEEDED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 WEEKS AND SAYS THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THE CALIPER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, WHICH IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I BELIEVE IT GOES DEEPER THAN JUST REPLACING A CALIPER, WHICH TAKES ABOUT HALF AN HOUR. *TR