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2012 HYUNDAI SANTA FE — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1178420 · 2015-04-28

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SANTA FE
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
35,587
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TODAY APRIL 28, 2015, MY MOTHER, DAUGHTER AND I WERE COMING HOME FROM RUNNING AN ERRAND, WHEN WE CAME TO ARE HOUSE WE PULLED UP AND WENT IN REVERSE TO PULL INTO THE DRIVE WAY LIKE NORMAL SO WE CAN PARK THE CAR IN THE GARAGE. WHEN WE PULLED IN WE WERE GOING JUST 5MPH. THEN SUDDENLY WHEN MY MOM WAS PUSHING THE BRAKE THE STOP AND PUT THE CAR INTO PARK. THE CAR OUT OF NO WHERE LURCHED AND CRASHED INTO ARE WASHER, WATER HEATER , AND CAUSED THE BACK WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER. AN WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 3 YEARS AND ITS ALWAYS THE SAME ROUTINE, SO WERE VERY SHOOK UP ON HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN. EVEN THOUGH THIS HAPPENED AT A RESIDENT IM FILING THIS SINCE IT COULD HAPPEN ANYWHERE TO ANOTHER CAR. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10713354
Machine
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