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2005 Hyundai SANTA FE Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	976071
Internal NHTSA #	10508781
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor Company
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SANTA FE
Model Year	2005
File date	05/04/13
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	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 seal in the brake caliber on the passenger side. Upon further inspection, they found that both front suspension coil springs were damaged. The passenger side coil had literally snapped in half and the driver's side coil was dislocated and broken. My car had just been in the same dealership one week prior having a new transmission installed in it (under warranty). As no loud bang or noise occurred as with the many others that have had this happen to them, i can only assume the coils broke or shifted during the transmission replacement when the weight of the car was on the lift, and not on the suspension. The gross negligence that neither of these coils were found broken at that time has me incensed. The fact that a solid steel coil that takes 4,000lbs to compress can break in half like that is disturbing. I assume that without the suspension, due to the broken coils, the brakes suffered damage and the above incident occurred. I was very lucky indeed that nothing worse happened, but as this is a recurrent issue with the hyundai coil suspension and it should be addressed through a recall. Pictures are available of the damage, as are the suspension coils (we saved everything).
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	74500
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GAHANNA, OH
VIN pattern	KM8SC13E15UXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	65
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2005 Hyundai SANTA FE Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Hyundai SANTA FE Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems, Complaints and Defects

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