| Issue ID | 974823 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10505962 |
| Manufacurer | Hyundai Motor Company |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | SANTA FE |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 15/05/10 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My 2007 hyundai santa fe will randomly apply the brakes while driving. Very dangerous. The brakes will apply making the car pull to the right or left may cause the car to veer into the next lane. I would need to press on the brakes to make them release. The first time this happened i thought it was the brake pads needing to be replaced we replaced the brakes and the problem did not occur again for maybe a year. It happen so much in 2011& 2012 i did not feel safe driving the car. I took my car to hardin hyundai 6/09/12 explained in detail that the brakes would apply when i was driving, and the esc light was coming on. I told the dealership that we had changed the brake pads hoping this would resolve the issue it did not. The dealer recommended 3 tires, alignment and pins were missing when we did the brake job and that was causing the brakes to stick. We did what was suggested. This did not correct the problem. The dealership did not put it on the computer to diagnosis the issue. The car is out of warranty now so i took it to an independent mechanic he did diagnosis it with the computer. The esc module is bad. Now i a |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 37975 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | ORANGE, CA |
| VIN pattern | 5NMSG13D67HXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 06/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
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| Vehicle speed | 10 |
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