| Issue ID | 757386 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10302200 |
| Manufacurer | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | SONATA |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 28/12/09 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Premature wear of rear brake pads on a 2008 hyundai sonata. Rear brake pads were completely gone at 35000 miles. My wife had brake failure while on the interstate. Removed wheels at home and found calipers were digging into rotors because of complete erosion of brake pads. Called dealer he said it has been an ongoing problem with this car. Not sure why, hyundai offers no explanation or suggestions either. Replaced pads with new ones, will wait to see what happens. I will inspect every 10000 miles to determine extent of future wear on the brake pads. Front pads were at 8/32 rear pads were 0/32.. Pistons were clean on the rear and appeared to be working fine, both rear pads were gone equally. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 35000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LIMA, OH |
| VIN pattern | 5NPET46C88HXXXXXX |
| 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 | 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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