2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE TURNS WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS OR WARRANTY FOR THIS TYPE OF FAILURE, AND THAT THEY WERE NOT SURE HOW TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,148. UPDATED 3/8/10 *CN THE THROTTLE POSITON SENSOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 07/09/10

THE BACK HATCH WINDOW OF MY 2005 TUSCON BROKE, SENDING THE RIGHT 1/2 OF THE WINDOW FLYING DOWN ABOUT 2 FEET. THE BACK DOOR/HATCH LATCH IS ALSO BROKEN, YOU CAN'T SHUT IT WITHOUT PULLING HE LATCH BACK OUT MANUALLY FIRST AFTER OPENING IT. HAS BEEN OVER A MONTH AND 1/2 ;PARTS STILL NOT ALL IN. ALSO,THE GAS CAP LATCH IS RESTED AND I FEAR NEXT TO BREAK. *TR

THE HINGES ON THE BACK WINDOW HATCH OF MY 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON JUST BROKE. FOR NO REASON, WHILE OPENING THE WINDOW, THE ENTIRE WINDOW POPPED OUT AT ME. I WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED, HOWEVER YOU WOULD THINK THAT A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE WOULD NOT FAIL LIKE THIS. IT TOOK ME AND MY HUSBAND TOGETHER PUSHING TO GET IT BACK INTO PLACE AND CLOSE. I CAN NO LONGER US THE WINDOW OPENING TO ACCESS THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE - UNTIL I PAY FOR REPAIRS. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS KIND ON EITHER THE SANTA FE OR THE TUCSON? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH. SHE HAD TO EXERT GREAT FORCE DURING APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DECELERATE BACK TO THE INTENDED SPEED. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH IN RAINY CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN THEY ARE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE SKIDS. THE VEHICLE ALSO SKIDS WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT NEEDED AN UPDATED PROGRAM IN ITS COMPUTER SYSTEM. THEY PERFORMED THE UPGRADE, BUT THE FAILURE IS STILL PRESENT. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY REFUSED TO MAKE ANY OTHER TYPES OF REPAIR. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BECAUSE IT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

BOUGHT NEW COOPER 235/60R16 CS4 TOURING 100V TIRES ON 9/9/08. IN MAY 09 I NOTICED AN UNEVEN "BUMPING" FROM THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AND TWO TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE STEEL BELT. I NOTICED A RECALL FOR ANOTHER COOPER TIRE, BUT NOT THIS ONE. I NOW HAVE TWO NEW TIRES BUT I AM STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THE TWO ORIGINAL TIRES THAT WERE PURCHASED IN 9/09/08. FROM SEPTEMBER 08 TO MAY28, 09 I ONLY PUT ON 1,576 MILES ON MY VEHICLE, MOSTLY AROUND TOWN. I FEAR IF I HAD CONTINUED TO DRIVE ON THE ORIGINAL TIRES THEY MAY HAVE SEPARATED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR ROLLOVER OF MY 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. HAVE THERE BEEN OTHER REPORTS OF THIS TIRE SEPARATING? DO I NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THE ORIGINAL TWO TIRES THAT ARE STILL ON THE VEHICLE? NOTE: THE DESCRIPTION ON MY BILL DESCRIBES THE TIRES AS CS4 TOURING. I COULD NOT FIND THAT EXACT MATCH IN THE TIRE DESCRIPTION FIELD. *TR

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. THIS IS THE THIRD OCCASION THAT THE BRAKES ON MY 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON HAVE FAILED. SO FAR ALL THREE OF THE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED WHILE TRYING TO GRADUALLY BRAKE FROM A SPEED OF AROUND 35 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDDLE TRAVELS ALL THE WAY DOWN AS IF THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE AND THE CAR KEEPS ON GOING. THE ONLY WAY THAT I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A SKIDDING HALT WAS BY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LEVER. I HAVE HAD THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP INSPECT THE AUTO BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE THE BRAKES NOT TO WORK. IT'S A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

1/6/09 WHILE DRIVING THE TUSCON BEGAN TO FEEL HESITANT WITH SLOW ACCELERATION AND STALLED WHILE I WAS TURNING ACROSS TRAFFIC AND MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON. TOW WAS REQUIRED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TPS SENSOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. MILEAGE WAS 50209. I PURCHASED MY TUSCON NEW IN 9/2005 AND SINCE 12/05 I HAD THE CAR IN THE DEALER FOR MALFUNCTION LIGHT SIX TIMES. ON 4/26/2009 WHILE TRAVELING ON THE NJ TURNPIKE THE TUSCAN BEGAN TO OPERATE IN THE SAME MANNER AS IN 1/09 , AND THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE THE TUSCON STALLED AND CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I WAS TOWED TO A HOTEL, AND THE NEXT DAY TOWED AGAIN TO A NJ DEALER WHERE THE SENSOR ASSY-AIR FLOW AND SENSOR ASSY OXYGEN LH WERE REPLACED. MILEAGE 53401. I DROVE 150 MILES TO HOME, AND THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY REGULAR DEALER SAID THE CODE WAS FOUND FOR CYLINDER # 5 MISFIRE, E NGIRE NOT MISFIRING AT THIS TIME . I CONTACTED THE HYUNDAI CONSUMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AND REPORTED ALL OF THE ABOVE TO THEM (THREE CALLS WERE MADE) I WAS TOLD I WOULD HEAR BACK FROM THEM LAST NIGHT, BUT HAVE NOT. I TRAVEL ON HIGH SPEED/TRAFFIC ROADWAYS OFTEN AND NOW I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS, DRIVERS/PASSENGERS IN OTHER CARS AND MY OWN. I AM I TO KNOW IF THE CAR IS GOING TO STALL AGAIN, AND IF I AM AWARE OF A CHANGE IN IT'S OPERATION HOW I CAN FEEL SAFE NOT KNOWING IF I WILL BE ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE THIS HAPPENS. *TR

THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED ON MAY 2005 AND NOW DEC 2008 THE TIRES ARE ALL WORN OUT, THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND THEY SAID THAT NOTHING WAS TO BE DONE. THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. ONLY AT 36,000 MILES??? THIS IS CRAP/.#$$%^^ *TR

HAVE HAD VEHICLE INTO DEALER MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS COMPLAINING OF NO START ISSUE. ONCE VEHICLE IS JUMPED IT IS FINE FOR AWHILE. BATTERY, STARTER AND ALTERNATOR ALWAYS SEEM TO TEST GOOD AND NO CODES ARE FOUND. I HAD TO GO BUY A PORTABLE JUMPER UNIT TO CARRY AS THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK AND IF IT SITS MORE THAN A FEW DAYS, IT WILL NOT START AND IS DEAD. DEALER STATES THEY CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE. BOUGHT NEW IN 2005 AND HAS HAPPENED OVER 35 TIMES SINCE NEW. *TR