Two problems related to brake fluid leak have been reported for the 2001 Hyundai Sonata. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Hyundai Sonata based on all problems reported for the 2001 Sonata.
While backing out of my driveway brake peddle went to the floor and leaked out fluid through a steel rusted brake line on driver side , I had the steel line replaced, a month later same incident thank god it happened again only the opposite side the brake line leaked . If this happened in an emergency stop I may not have been able to share this .
Complete failure of brake system due to rust and corrosion of brake lines. The 2001 Hyundai Sonata lines came apart due to rust. Reported incident to Hyundai consumer affairs and was told it would be covered under recall notice dated: 4-14-09 id# 09v124000 action# ea08016, which included quality issues with cars suspension due to rust and corrosion. Was notified by dealer today that Hyundai was not covering the defective brake lines, because it was not specifically called out in the recall. Fortunately, my son and I were in a parking lot when the brake failure occurred, pedal went all the way to the floor and fluid leaked out of the brake line, which had rusted through. I'm not sure of the scope of this defective, but obviously had we been on the freeway this could have been a life or death experience. Thankfully god was watching over us. Please investigate similar brake failures on this vehicle. Also if there is anything that can be done to help us resolve this matter we Hyundai it would be greatly appreciated.