2018 Hyundai Santa FE Sport brakes problems
50 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2018 Hyundai Santa FE Sport, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 50 12% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 77,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 77,000 miles, and 31% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 4 crashes, 1 fire.
What owners wrote
The contact owned a 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated that while driving 5 MPH, while depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle failed to respond. No warning lights illuminated. The contact pulls over to the right side of the road, exits the vehicle, and notices flames coming from the engine, and smoke starts coming inside the vehicle. The contact mentioned that a bystander gave him a fire extinguisher to extinguish the fire, the flames stopped, then a couple of seconds later, the failure persisted.
The contact owns a 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V056000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was a loud sound coming from the vehicle while braking. The vehicle failed to stop immediately while the brake pedal was depressed. The dealer was made aware of the failure but confirmed that parts were not yet available.
Other problems reported for the 2018 Hyundai Santa FE Sport
- Engine 211 complaints
- Fuel system 33 complaints
- Electrical system 21 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 18 complaints