Brakes complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe has 33 NHTSA brakes complaints and 0 brakes-related recalls.
33
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES | The vehicle brakes would trigger randomly which is clearly extremely unsafe on: [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] wh... |
| Sep 23, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I was decelarating after going highway speed on the highway and the car stalled electrical still wor... |
| Aug 8, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES | Previously I taken my car in to be serviced June 6th 2022 due to two recalls at 110 stopwatch switch... |
| Apr 12, 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | THE FUEL GAGE IS BROKEN, IT READS EMPTY WHEN FULL. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND TOOK IT IN TO FIX IT. ... |
| Oct 25, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | BRAKES COMPLEXLY FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH BRAKES BEING PRESSED COMPLETELY TO FLOOR. I TOOK I... |
| Sep 26, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REAR BRAKE PADS BEING WORN. *LD THE CONSUMER... |
| Jul 14, 2016 | SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I'VE TAKEN MY 2009 SANTA FE TO THE RICK CASE ROSWELL, GA ON FRIDAY, 7/1/2016 AND AGAIN TODAY, 7/15/2... |
| Apr 23, 2016 | SERVICE BRAKES | THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL CAR TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH FOR SAFETY RE... |
| Aug 15, 2014 | SERVICE BRAKES | CAR HAD A DEFECTIVE BRAKE SO IT COULDN'T STOP UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO THE LIGHT POLE AFTER PUMPED OTHE... |
| Aug 13, 2014 | SERVICE BRAKES | VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AND PULLED IN TO DRIVEWAY OF HOME TO A CONTROLLED STOP BY PRESSING THE BRAK... |
| Jun 27, 2014 | SERVICE BRAKES | REAR LEFT WHEEL HAD HIGH PITCH SCREECHING SOUND AT 50-55 MPH TAP THE BRAKES AND IT WOULD QUIT MOMENT... |
| Jun 24, 2014 | SERVICE BRAKES | I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 6 MILES AT 55 MPH AND I HEARD A HIGH PITCHED SQUEAK. ... |
| Apr 29, 2014 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I HAD MADE A LEFT HAND TURN AND WENT TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING AND THE ENGINE ... |
| Oct 9, 2013 | SERVICE BRAKES | I WAS PULLING INTO THE PARKING SPACE IN A PARKING STRUCTURE. I WAS ALREADY PRESSING THE BRAKE AND J... |
| Sep 2, 2013 | SERVICE BRAKES | AT 32,000 MILE THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL SMELLED HOT, BRAKE DUST RESIDUE VISIBLE AND SQUEALING CO... |
| Aug 21, 2013 | SERVICE BRAKES | REAR BRAKE CALIBER LOCKED UP, BRAKES OVERHEATED. HAD TO HAVE BOTH CALIBERS REPLACE. *TR |
| Jun 1, 2013 | SERVICE BRAKES | WHILE TRAVELING I HEARD A HIGH PITCH SQUEALING NOISE. UNSURE OF WHAT THE NOISE WAS, I TOOK THE SANT... |
| May 31, 2013 | SERVICE BRAKES | WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL GENERATING A SCREECHING NOISE AND A BURNING SMELL. CHECKED T... |
| Jan 27, 2013 | SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55... |
| Nov 5, 2012 | SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED DUE TO CORRO... |