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2014 Hyundai Santa FE brakes problems

59 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2014 Hyundai Santa FE, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
59 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
89,000 miles 21 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
5 and 4
Injuries and deaths
8 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2014 Hyundai Santa FE Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 89,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 89,000 miles
Based on 21 complaints that include mileage. 29% 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 miles2
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 21 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 89,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 5 crashes, 4 fires, 8 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2014 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that while driving at a low rate of speed, her brakes failed to operate as needed and collided into another vehicle. The contact was uncertain if any warning lights had appeared on the instrument panel prior to the failure. The contact stated that all airbags deployed upon impact. The authorities were called to the scene as a grayish smoke began to emit from her vehicle. No fire had ignited from the smoke and a police report was filed.

Reported at 106,000 miles, March 2021 CrashFireInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the ABS warning light was illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20v520000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was contacted however, no additional assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 114,000.

Reported at 114,000 miles, October 2020

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