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2014 Hyundai Santa FE Brakes Problems

Complaints
58about this part
Share
12%of 493 total for the year
Median mileage
86,030miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 58 complaints about the brakes of the 2014 Hyundai Santa FE, 12% of the 493 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 86,030 miles. 5 of these say a crash was involved and 4 a fire, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“June15,2015 experienced complete brake failure while driving near home.somehow made it into my driveway w/o incident. Had vehicle towed to dealership that afternoon. Dealer confirmed brake failure due to total loss of all brake fluid, verified no brakes & master cylinder empty, found brake fluid leaking from ABS module brake lines. Tighten all (16) brake lines. Dealer svs told me the lines had not been tightened at the factory.”

NHTSA complaint #10730965, filed 2015-06, 11,166 miles

“Took the car in for a recall and service engine soon light on february 4th. When I got almost home there were 4 more lights on. Rear wheel sensors, skid control, downhill and car approaching light. Made an appointment to get these fixed and I explained I had car shield and they said they accepted car shield. Today, may 5th when I took the car back (first appt. I could get) after I sat there for 1-1/2 hours they came back and told me more things were wrong and informed me at that time they no long use car shield. I'm done with Hyundai. …”

NHTSA complaint #11415305, filed 2021-05, 28,091 miles

“My 2014 Santa Fe sport began shaking violently at 72 MPH. I took it to a shop thinking the wheels had become unbalanced. Immediately the vehicle began shaking again. I again took it for re-balancing. Same shaking problem. I took it a third time to an auto repair shop who found that the calipers were so hot they were about to burn. You could feel and smell the heat. The shop replaced the calipers thinking the shaking was a braking issue since every time I applied the brakes, the vehicle would shake even worse. The caliper replacement did not fix the issue. …”

NHTSA complaint #11310516, filed 2020-02, 121,500 miles

“Error message flashed on dash display bsd cancelled . Then the display returned to normal for about 2 seconds, then the entire display returned to bsd cancelled . This repeated until the ignition was shut off. At the same time the ABS light and stability control lights came on. I left the car overnight. When the car started the next day all of the lights had extinguished. Trying to get diagnosed at dealership at this time. Car was in motion at the time about 1 mile from my home, traveling about 25 MPH so I continued home and parked the vehicle. No accident.”

NHTSA complaint #11103721, filed 2018-06, 77,800 miles

“Driving in stop and go traffic (5-20 MPH), when I stepped on the brakes with normal pressure for this type of city driving. At this time I heard a loud grinding noise and I had to drive off the road to avoid hitting the car ahead because the vehicle did not stop. It took longer and much more pressure than just a regular tap on the brake needed to stop it at this speed. I drive on this road every day and there was nothing wrong with the road or weather. I called roadside assistance and had it towed to the dealership. No problem was identified. …”

NHTSA complaint #10785889, filed 2015-10, 23,300 miles

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Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202613%
202543%
2024138%
20232713%
2022115%
202164%
2020115%
2019115%
20181917%
2017596%
2016177%
20152911%
20145812%
20136310%
2012298%
20112212%
2010125%
20095014%
2008295%
20078713%
20061716%
20053315%
20044314%
20034314%
20022113%
200184%

Other parts of the 2014 Hyundai Santa FE

Engine
274 complaints
Steering
52 complaints
Electrical system
49 complaints
Other or unknown
41 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
36 complaints
Fuel system
32 complaints
Vehicle speed control
27 complaints
Body and structure
20 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
15 complaints
Air bags
13 complaints
Electronic stability control
11 complaints
Exterior lighting
11 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2014 Hyundai Santa FE

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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