One problem related to brake disc caliper has been reported for the 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe based on all problems reported for the 2002 Santa Fe.
Shortly after having a complete brake overhaul (rotors, calipers, pads, shoes, etc) started experiencing the abs/trac control lights randomly coming on and off. Had to mechanic and found no fault issues. Lights continued to randomly come on and off, at different speeds and braking. Shortly thereafter, started hearing the abs motor run with and without the lights coming on. Tapping the brake pedal stopped the abs motor/pump from running and would eliminate what appeared to be eliminated the pump resetting itself. Approximately 3 months ago, the issue affected braking distances, in hat you may be stopping at a light or stop sign and the abs motor would activate, even on dry pavement and significantly increase stopping distance. This has almost caused an accident on multiple occasions, not only with other vehicles but when pulling the car into my, or a shops' garage. Having been researching I have found numerous complaints of 2002 Santa Fe's having the same issues, and have found that Hyundai has issued service bulletins that are abs associated, but there has been no action to recall or fix the issues. I do not understand why there hasn't been a recall, as there have been recalls for what appears to be the same issue on later year vehicles, so it would appear that this is a systemic problem with the Santa Fe model abs braking systems.