2002 Hyundai Santa FE brakes problems
21 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2002 Hyundai Santa FE, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 21 10% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 88,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- 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 | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 88,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
While dragging the trash can back to the house, I was approaching fence in front of the house, at a slow speed, as I applied the brakes the car started to accelerate. Pressing down harder on the brakes ,it felt like stepping on a brick, with no braking taking place the car accelerated at a high rate. At this time the car crashed into the left side of the garage and continued into the cement porch taking out the fence, fill tube, and vent tube of the oil tank.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 hyundai santa fe. On may 27, 2008, while driving between 1-20 MPH, the ABS light illuminated and the vehicle would not stop. The contact was able to avoid crashing several times by applying the hand brake. On june 17, 2005, she took the vehicle to the dealer for NHTSA campaign id number 04v131000 (service brakes, hydraulic:antilock:control unit/module); however, they could not duplicate the failure in the 2002 model.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Hyundai Santa FE
- Suspension 62 complaints
- Engine 23 complaints
- Body & structure 18 complaints
- Steering 16 complaints
- Cruise control 15 complaints