2008 Hyundai Santa FE service brakes problems
16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2008 Hyundai Santa FE — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“be guessed ABS malfunction, on 11/03/2022 on highway in bumper-to-bumper situation.speed around 40 Mph. the car front Suddenly hit braking hard, I had followed immediately hitting the braking hard but at some point became lost brake and collied at the car front, this a second time, I had another…”
filed Feb 14, 2023
“This morning (11/11/18) I was traveling with my wife and kids on highway I-290 eastbound approx. 60 mph, when our car has started accelerating without me pressing down gas pedal. I hit the brakes, however car was still accelerating and the only way to slow it down was to put it on neutral (I was…”
filed Nov 11, 2018
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes problems in other Santa FE years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Santa FE | 1 | 3% |
| 2025 Santa FE | 4 | 3% |
| 2024 Santa FE | 10 | 7% |
| 2023 Santa FE | 21 | 10% |
| 2022 Santa FE | 11 | 6% |
| 2021 Santa FE | 6 | 4% |
| 2020 Santa FE | 8 | 4% |
| 2019 Santa FE | 11 | 6% |
| 2018 Santa FE | 7 | 6% |
| 2017 Santa FE | 34 | 4% |
| 2016 Santa FE | 8 | 3% |
| 2015 Santa FE | 21 | 8% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2008 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.