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2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE — SERVICE BRAKES

crash2 injured · 1940394 · 2023-11-02

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SANTA FE
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Speed
60 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

I was driving down the interstate at the speed limit of 60mph, traffic slowed down then totally stopped. I was at a safe distance to stop, i began tapping on the brakes and i had no brakes. the brake pedal was hard no give in the pedal which caused me to rear end a stopped vehicle doing 60 MPH with me and my son in the vehicle. We went by ambulance to go to the emergency room. The car was declared a total loss by AAA. This happened on September 19th 2023. My safety and my son along with everyone driving on the interstate was at risk because of total brake failure. There were no warning lights present or malfunction indicator lights warnings at all. My son and I, are lucky to be alive.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11553264
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown