general problems of the 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe

While dragging the trash can back to the house, I was approaching fence in front of the house, at a slow speed, as I applied the brakes the car started to accelerate. Pressing down harder on the brakes ,it felt like stepping on a brick, with no braking taking place the car accelerated at a high rate. At this time the car crashed into the left side of the garage and continued into the cement porch taking out the fence, fill tube, and vent tube of the oil tank. At this time I push gear shift into n and turned off the engine. At this time there is damage done to house and car is now totaled with no injuries. Hate to think what would have happened if this happened at the major 4 lane intersection 1 mile from my home.

The contact owns a 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe. While driving approximately 27 mph, the contact heard an unusual noise inside and outside the vehicle. The brake, traction control, and abs warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed by two different private mechanics. Both mechanics offered different opinions of what caused the failure. The front brakes or the front driver side coil springs could be the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired according to NHTSA campaign number: 14v435000 (suspension) because the contact did not receive the second recall notification. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The failure mileage was unavailable.

In reference to another complaint, 10670197: the abs tone rings, the toothed wheels on the end of the axle, rust and crack. This is what causes the intermittent pump activation and unsafe braking condition. I too have noticed that this situation has caused recalls on newer vehicles but not the 2002. This may be due to the fact that the abs was introduced late in 2002 and may be 2003 equipment.

The abs system is activating randomly, increasing the length of a stop. It will activate at 0mph (stopped) or any speed; the indication is the pump running and a vibration in the brake pedal. I determined that the problem is that both front abs reluctor (toothed wheels) rings are broken. The system (abs, tracs) fails completely as indicated by the dash monitor, at a sustained 50mph or higher. Searching on the internet, I found that this is a common problem with some vehicles. However, since it is due to corrosion, it can take an long time to appear. Contacting Hyundai, they indicated that the vehicle was out of warranty and therefore not covered. I cannot even find out how to replace the rings in the factory shop manual, though they appear to be heat shrunk on. If needs be, I will repair the existing rings with a spot welder or new rings but do think that this was a factory default and should be covered by Hyundai. Thank you.

The contact owns a 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that when applying the brakes and driving at low speeds, the anti-lock brakes would then engage independently. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer nor repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe. While driving approximately 30 mph down a slight decline, pressure was applied to the brakes and she heard a grinding sound. The brakes did not function and after repeated pressure to the emergency brake he was able to stop the vehicle. The failure occurred intermittently and the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure became progressively worse over time and began to recur more frequently. The vehicle was taken to various authorized dealers and independent mechanics who were unable to diagnose the failure. Both the front and rear brakes have been replaced but the failure continued to occur. The failure mileage was 65,000 and the current mileage was 100,000.

Purchased "new" it took over six hours to deliver the vehicle on site. 1. )the "security system failed returned to jim ellis; "no correction" to date. 2. )several other defects existed: battery failed leaving me stranded at least twice, brakes ware quickly and repeatedly require repairs, heated seats on at "all" times, the temperature remains on "celsius" rather than on than "fereinheight" temperatures, clock won't set to current month,date, year. 3. )the 10 year;100 mile warranty is disregarded/minimized; from 24,000 miles. 4. ) while in for defect review; the car has been returned to me from 2 dealerships with "dings" up and down the side; dents on corners(physical damage). In addition repairs weren't made and managers looked the "other way" and failed to return calls or respond to letters. Also the "check engine" light became a new issue and defect initiated the evening the vehicle was returned home. Was told to anticipate engine trouble to be initiated in the near future despite the oil change date being within limits. Was told that excessive oil existed and blamed me. Then demanded I pay several hundred dollars "before" they'd release car to me. (needed for work). Mgrs were defensive and shut down regarding information. 5. )the "recalls" aren't recognized or corrected on 1st,2nd, or 3rd request-I'm told by the dealership they don't have the computer to do it.

Consumer experienced an alarming grinding sound when attempting to brake. Grinding sound of the brakes occurred several times while on snow-covered roads. (nar) once the vehicle was driven about 30 minutes the brakes worked fine.