Forward Collision Avoidance Problems of Hyundai Santa Fe

Hyundai Santa Fe owners have reported 188 forward collision avoidance related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 5 most common forward collision avoidance problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's automatic emergency braking (87 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's adaptive cruise control (58 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of Hyundai Santa Fe


Recently reported Forward Collision Avoidance problems of Hyundai Santa Fe

The Automatic Emergency Braking problem

Vehicle will not brake assist in the front even though all of the settings are selected it to work and assist in the event of needing to brake suddenly.   Read details...

The Adaptive Cruise Control problem

"take a break" - the feature prompts the driver to “take a break” with that text and a‘coffee cup” logo after a certain period of continuous driving. There are instances when turning it off is necessary and Hyundai has removed that option - high distracting false   Read details...

The Warnings problem

All normal sounds completely stop working, no audio or volume at all: no turn signal, no collision warning, no gps audio, no radio; no hands-free phone volume. Hyundai service department advised they have never heard of this type of incident. All warning systems are completely silent.   Read details...

The Forward Collision Avoidance problem

The contact owns a 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the forward attention warning (faw) system activated. Shortly afterward, the message "system shutting off" was displayed, and the automatic emergency braking system   Read details...

The Dynamic Brake Support/brake Assist problem

The weather was 20 degrees, sensor on the front did not work causing a collison , dealer said they dont work it the cold I want this repair under warranty, dealer never stated they dont work in the cold   Read details...




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