2012 Hyundai Santa FE brakes problems
29 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2012 Hyundai Santa FE, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 29 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 25,000 miles 27 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 7 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 | 11 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 27 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 25,000 miles, and 70% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 7 crashes.
What owners wrote
I was stopped in a left turn lane and I believe I was the 8th or 9th vehicle in line. I had my foot on the brake pedal and the pedal went to the floor! I turned my steering wheel to the left as far as I could, but I tapped the bumper of the vehicle in front of me. There were no injuries and very minor damage to the rear bumper of the vehicle in front of me, and very minor damage to my front bumper. No other vehicles were involved.
1) historical details / event: when I bought the car (august, 2012) I noticed the occasional sticking of the throttle and when pressing the break the car would seem to want to accelerate - this would happen once every three months: the dealer said they couldn't find anything. 2) recent event: on 07/07 while driving at 45MPH the car immediately started slowing down to less then 10MPH and the check-engine-light came on.
Other problems reported for the 2012 Hyundai Santa FE
- Engine 234 complaints
- Electrical system 43 complaints
- Cruise control 40 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 24 complaints
- Steering 16 complaints
- Lighting 15 complaints