Consumer Complaint Detail

HYUNDAI / SANTA FE / 2004

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0 Injured
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005050040 Incident Date: Dec, 15 2005
Consumer's City: GREENVILLE Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America
Model Name: SANTA FE Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KM8SC73E14U Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 16 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 17 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 10/11/2005 - breaks failed at low speed at traffic signal - managed to coast to stop before hitting vehicle ahead of me. brought vehicle to dealership service department on 10/12/05 - they indicated that they "could not reproduce concern. operates normally" : on 12/16/05 the problem re-occured resulting in my vehicle hitting the vehicle ahead of me at traffic light intersection (again i applied breaks at a speed of between 5 & 10 miles per hour. breaks initially seem to grab then dissappear with pedal going to floor board with no affective breaking. *nm