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2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash · 1196687 · 2015-06-24

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SANTA FE
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
22,350
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED TO AVOID RUNNING RED LIGHT AT INTERSECTION. I TRIED TO BRAKE AND THOUGHT MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WOULD STOP ME BUT THEY FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY AND I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE DAMAGE TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BUT $8,000 DAMAGE TO MY CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK OUT MY BRAKES AND THEY PUT THEIR COMPUTER ON MY CAR AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS OK. I HAVE SINCE TESTED THE "ANTI-LOCK" ON MY BRAKES AND THEY PROVIDE TOO MUCH "ANTI-LOCK" AND I KNOW HOW ANTI-LOCK SHOULD WORK LOCKING AND QUICKLY RELEASING REPEATEDLY UNTIL STOPPING, BUT THESE BRAKES DO NOT WORK LIKE THAT WITH A FEELING OF BEING ON ICE UNTIL JUST BEFORE STOPPING TO WORK LIKE MY PREVIOUSLY CARS HAVE WORKED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10733134
Machine
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