2005 Hyundai Santa FE service brakes, hydraulic problems
13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 2005 Hyundai Santa FE — 6% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Driving home from work, on a major local interstate, my check brake light appeared on my dashboard. I pressed the brake pedal to slow the car down, but found out that the brake pedal had gone soft and I ended up having to push the pedal all the way to the floorboard to get any resistance. I managed…”
filed Apr 19, 2013
“Vehicle was being parked in a parking space in front of a grocery when it started accelerating and my vehicle hit the side of a car in the next parking space which in turn was pushed into the side of a second auto parked in the third space. This is not the only time that this has happened. It has…”
filed Sep 20, 2011
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other Santa FE years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Santa FE | 2 | 1% |
| 2023 Santa FE | 1 | 0% |
| 2020 Santa FE | 2 | 1% |
| 2018 Santa FE | 12 | 11% |
| 2017 Santa FE | 24 | 3% |
| 2016 Santa FE | 9 | 4% |
| 2015 Santa FE | 8 | 3% |
| 2014 Santa FE | 22 | 4% |
| 2013 Santa FE | 18 | 3% |
| 2012 Santa FE | 3 | 1% |
| 2011 Santa FE | 6 | 3% |
| 2010 Santa FE | 3 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2005 Hyundai Santa FE
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.