| Issue ID | 718877 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10264169 |
| Manufacurer | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | SANTA FE |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 05/11/08 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | 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. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 15198 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | CENTRAL SQUARE, NY |
| VIN pattern | 5NMSH73E37HXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 06/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 50 |
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