Consumer Complaint Detail

HYUNDAI / SANTA FE / 2003

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005008033 Incident Date: Jan, 10 2005
Consumer's City: RIVERSIDE Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America
Model Name: SANTA FE Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: KM8SC73E93U Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 22 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jul, 31 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving the brakes failed. upon applying the brakes, the vehicle continued to coast, the first time this happened. the second time this happened, it resulted in an accident. the consumer contacted the dealer, and was told that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. a third time resulted in an accident, and the air bag did not deploy. the consumer was injured, and the vehicle was totaled. *ak *sc