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2004 HYUNDAI SANTA FE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

crash · 566264 · 2005-12-17

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SANTA FE
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
200,008
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

10/11/2005 - BREAKS FAILED AT LOW SPEED AT TRAFFIC SIGNAL - MANAGED TO COAST TO STOP BEFORE HITTING VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 10/12/05 - THEY INDICATED THAT THEY "COULD NOT REPRODUCE CONCERN. OPERATES NORMALLY" : ON 12/16/05 THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURED RESULTING IN MY VEHICLE HITTING THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME AT TRAFFIC LIGHT INTERSECTION (AGAIN I APPLIED BREAKS AT A SPEED OF BETWEEN 5 & 10 MILES PER HOUR. BREAKS INITIALLY SEEM TO GRAB THEN DISSAPPEAR WITH PEDAL GOING TO FLOOR BOARD WITH NO AFFECTIVE BREAKING. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10145513
Machine
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