2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON Complaints

I BOUGHT MY HYUNDAI TUSCON BRAND NEW BACK IN 2005. LAST WEEK I NOTICED A RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR WINDSHIELD AND WHEN I WENT TO CHECK IT THE BACK WINDSHIELD ALMOST HAS FALLEN OUT. THE LATCH THAT HOLDS THE WINDSHIELD IN PLACE HAS CORRODED COMPLETELY. I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT OVER THE 5 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE I HARDLY OPEN THE BACK WINDOW. I USUALLY OPEN THE ENTIRE TAILGATE WHEN PLACING ITEMS FOR STORAGE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND HYUNDAI ABOUT THE ISSUE LOOKING TO GET THE LATCH REPLACED AND HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING BACK FROM THEM. I HAVE TRIED ON SEVERAL ATTEMPTS SINCE I NOTICE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD TO COME FALLING OUT. *TR

MY WIFE'S HYUNDAI TUCSON (EITHER 2005 OR 2006) ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT TODAY WHEN THE ACCELERATION BECAME ERRATIC AND THEN STALLED WHILE AT AN INTERSECTION. SHE IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT IT INTO OUR HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER. I SPOKE WITH A SERVICE MANAGER TO TELL HIM ABOUT A TPS (THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR) PROBLEM THAT I HAVE FOUND OUT ABOUT SPECIFIC TO THE 05-06 HYUNDAI TUCSON. I ALSO CALLED HYUNDAI BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM WILL NOT SHOW UP AS A 'FAULT CODE'. I HAVE INCLUDED HERE ONE OF MANY NOTES FOUND ON THE INTERNET CONCERNING THIS SAME PROBLEM: AFTER HAVING OUR 2006 TUCSON IN THE DEALER'S SERVICE SHOP FOR OVER THREE DAYS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAR NEEDED A NEW TPS(THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR). THIS WAS AFTER THEY CONTACTED HYUNDAI TECHLINE AND AFTER I SUGGESTED THAT THEY TEST THE TPS AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE (CAME TO THIS CONCLUSION AFTER REVIEWING MANY WEBSITES/AUTOFORUMS. SOME FACTS: YOU WILL NOTICE A STUTTERING OR JERKING FEELING ALMOST AS IF YOU HAD A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, WERE DOWNSHIFTING AND RELEASING THE CLUTCH QUICKLY WHEN THE ENGINE RPM WAS NOT MATCHED TO THE LOWER GEAR, OR AS IF YOU TAPPED ON THE BRAKE TWICE WHILE DECELERATING. THIS MOTION CAN BE EITHER VERY SLIGHT OR RATHER VIOLENT (ONCE CAUSED US TO BE ACTUALLY PUSHED AGAINST OUR SHOULDER SEAT BELT. 1. ALMOST ALWAYS OCCURS WHEN EITHER COASTING OR DECELERATING, NEVER WHEN ACCELERATING. 2. USUALLY HAPPENS BETWEEN 40 -45 MPH. 3. NO FAULT CODE EVER COMES UP SO DON'T EVEN HAVE THE TECH WASTE HIS TIME. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DROVE THE CAR FOR OVER THREE TOTAL HOURS TO TRY TO GET A FAULT CODE READING WITH NO RESULTS. 4. CAR WILL STALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP 50% OF THE TIME. 5. HAPPENS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS WARM. 6. FEELS LIKE TRANSMISSION IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT GEAR IT WANTS TO GO INTO WHEN DECELERATING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDIA TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED THE DASHBOARD FELL DOWN ON HER KNEES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND SHE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO INFORM HER AS TO WHY THE DASHBOARD FELL DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

BOUGHT A 2005 TUCSON NEW. IT NOW ONLY HAS 19K MILES ON IT. BUT FROM DAY ONE, WHEN I APPROACH A RED LIGHT/STOP SIGN AT ABOUT 30-50 MPH, MANY TIMES AS I DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT FEELS LIKE I'M RIDING ON SPEED BUMPS THROUGH THE PEDAL/CAR AND I HAVE TO KEEP TAPPING THE BRAKES AS I CAN FEEL THE CAR WILL NOT STOP IN TIME AND QUICKLY PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. I BROUGHT IT UP AT MY DEALERSHIP ALONG WITH THE FACT WHEN I LOCK MY CAR WITH THE KEY REMOTE, THE HORN BEEP TO ENGAGE THE RARELY SOUNDS. IT MAY SOUND 1 OR 2 TIMES IN 100 LOCKINGS. ALSO BROUGHT THAT UP TO THEM, WITH BOTH THEY FOUND NOTHING. THAT WAS YEARS AGO. I STILL LIVE WITH THIS NIGHTMARE AND IN 2009 MY HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER CLOSED. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI TO ASK WHERE TO GO AND WOULD THE NEW PLACE HONOR THESE OLD PROBLEMS BUT THEY SAID "PROBABLY NOT". NOW MY CAR PAST THE 5 YEAR MARK AND STILL HAS ONLY 19K MILES ON IT AND I'M UP THE CREEK WITHOUT PADDLE. P.S. AFTER READING ABOUT OTHER'S TIRE WEAR PROBLEMS, MINE ARE ALMOST THREE QUARTERS WORN WITH ONLY 19K ON THEM. NEEDLES TO SAY, HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE IS "NOT THERE WHEN YOU NEED THEM". *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE BATTERY LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON, THE STEERING WHEEL FREEZES AND POWER SEEMS TO LESSEN IN THE CAR. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE STEERING RESUMES. HAS OCCURRED DURING A TURN, MAKING THE CAR GO STRAIGHT. THERE IS NO POWER OVER THE STEERING WHEN THIS OCCURS, HOWEVER, THE BRAKES DO WORK. THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES EXTREMELY RIGID WHERE IT CANNOT BE TURNED. HAS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER CAR THREE TIMES. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TWO OTHER TIMES WITH NO RELIEF. THEY DO NOT SEEM TO KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. I HAVE SEEN THIS ON THIS SITE UNDER STEERING: HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 HYUNDI TUCSON 2.7L V6. IM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED TODAY AT A STOP SIGN. THANKFULLY THERE WASN'T ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE I COULDN'T STOP IN TIME FOR THE SIGN AFTER IT STALLED. THIS HAS NOT BEEN THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. ITS HAPPENED ABOUT 6 OTHER TIMES, ALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS AND YIELD SIGNS. THE CAR DOES START RIGHT AFTER ITS STALLED. I'VE DONE A FAIR AMOUNT OF RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND IT SEEMS IT HASN'T BEEN SOLVED YET. I'VE READ OF OTHER TUCSONS BEING INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. SOME CASES HAVE BEEN WHEN TRAVELING AY HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN, DOOR LOCKS AND SAFETY ALARMS WOULD MALFUNCTION PERIODICALLY. THE DEALER ADVISED REPAIRS COULD NOT BE MADE TO THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE SYSTEMS FAILED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,252. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

PROBLEMAS CON EL POWER TRAIN. HISTORY = EN EL PRIMER AO SE DAO CD PLAYER LO CAMBIARON PERO EMPECE A TENER DIFICULTADES CON EL HORN POR UN MAL ENTENDIDO CAMBIARON EL CLOCK, HASTA LA FECHA NUNCA ME ARREGLARON EL HORN EL CUAL DEJA Y EMPIEZA A FUNCIONAR EN CUALQUIER MOMENTO. EL VEHICULO EN VECES PRENDIA LA LUZ DEL "CHECK" PERO POR UNAS HORAS O UN DIA EL DEALER NUNCA ENCONTRO NADA EN VECES TAMBIEN SE DABA COMO JALONES COMO QUE SE QUERIA PARAR, SE LLEGO A PARA 3 VECES, LOS DEL DEALER NUNCA ENCONTRARON NADA SIEMPRE LA LLEVE AHI PARA MANTENIMIENTO Y CAMBIO DE ACEITE, ELLOS COBRAN DEMASIADO POR LOS SERVICIOS, YA CAMBIE HEADLIGHTS 2 VECES Y OTRAS LUCESITAS DEL FRENTE, SE CAMBIO SERPENTINE BELT,BATERIA , LLANTAS, PARABRISAS, FRENOS; EN LOS ULTIMOS 9 MESES CAMBIE A OTRO LUGAR PARA CAMBIO Y CHEQUEO DE FLUIDOS. EL 12/17/09 7AM, PRENDIO A LA 3RD VEZ QUE TRATE FUI Y VINE AL TRABAJO Y CASA SIN PROBLEMAS, POR LA TARDE SALI A LOS 15 MINUTOS SE EMPEZO A JALONEAR Y CADA VES QUE BAJABA LA VELOCIDAD SE QUERIA APAGAR EL MOTOR LO CUAL SUCEDIO AL HACER ALGUN STOP, PERO LA PRENDIA DE NUEVO SIN NINGUN PROBLEMA AL REGRESO A CASA VOLVIO A PARARSE VARIAS VECES, ADEMAS SE PRENDIO LA LUZ DE "CHECK" Y A LOS 5 MINUTOS SE PRENDIO OTRA QUE POR EL SEOR QUE LEVANTO EL VEHICULO SE QUE INDICABA PROBLEMAS EN EL "POWER TRAIN" Y MENCIONO TAMBIEN EL 4X4. TOTAL QUE AL PRENDER ESA LUZ YA NO QUISO LEVANTAR LA MARCHA NOMAS COMO A 1 MILLA POR HORA Y ESO JALONENDOSE MUCHO, BUENO POR UNA U OTRA RAZON YO HABLE HASTA EL 12/29/09 PARA QUE LA LEVANTARAN Y HASTA HOY SE ME COMUNICO QUE TENIA UN SENSOR DAADO ALGO ASI COMO "THROTLE POSITION CENSOR" POR LO CUAL ME QUIEREN COBRAR 455.00 + TAXES. YO NO TENIA IDEA DE ESTE SITIO, Y CREO QUE TENIA DERECHO DE QUE SE ME COMUNICARA EN EL DEALER ACERCA DE TODOS LOS RECALLS PARA ESTE TIPO DE VEHICULO, ESTOY INSATISFECHA CON EL VEHICULO Y POR LOS ALTOS COSTOS DE MANTENIMIENTO QUE HE TENIDO QUE PAGAR DE ALGO QUE YA SABIAN QUE EXISTIA. NECESITO AYUDA URGENE, PLEASE. *TR RECEIVED COMPLAINT WRITTEN IN ENGLISH.

BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. ESP (VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL) LIGHT ON DASH REMAINED ILLUMINATED. *TR