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2008 Hyundai Santa FE brakes problems

30 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2008 Hyundai Santa FE, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
30 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
72,000 miles 26 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 2
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2008 Hyundai Santa FE Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 72,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 72,000 miles
Based on 26 complaints that include mileage. 42% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles4
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 26 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 72,000 miles, and 42% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 2 fires, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle began to hydroplane without warning. The contact stated that the steering failed and, due to the contact attempting to apply the brakes, the vehicle began to spin. The vehicle crashed into the road divider. The passenger side of the vehicle was damaged. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed. A police report was filed. The contact received shoulder and back injuries, which required medical attention.

Reported at 120,000 miles, September 2016 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that the emergency brake would erroneously activate while operating the vehicle. If the vehicle had not been warmed up for at least 15 minutes, the failure would occur. The contact stated that the failure would only occur in cold weather temperatures. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the emergency brake and ESC suddenly activated and the speed reduced to 10 MPH. The failure was not diagnosed or repaired.

Reported at 160,000 miles, April 2015

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