Forward Collision Avoidance Problems of Hyundai Santa Fe

Hyundai Santa Fe owners have reported 212 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 (96 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's adaptive cruise control (67 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

I left work and my car pulled back I looked at my dash I just saw all the lights on indicators telling me I may stop or not I was so scared I live 45 mins from my job and this isn’t the first incident after the second day I bought this brand new car my low oil light came on and the dip stick   Read details...

The Adaptive Cruise Control problem

I am submitting a second and more urgent safety complaint regarding the driver monitoring and driver assistance systems in my vehicle. I previously reported this same core defect: the system falsely fails to recognize my face, sounds repeated warnings, and disables driving assistance while the   Read details...

The Warnings problem

I have had the vehicle in 4 times for check forward attendition warning system light keeps coming on. The first time they replaced the front camera. The situation came back after I was using the cruise control on a express way.   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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