2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON Complaints

DRIVING 45-50 MPH I HIT A CAR THAT HAD STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM

WHILE TRAVELING IN SNOWY CONDITIONS, ON A STRAIGHT FLAT ROAD, AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, MY WIFE AND I WENT INTO A SLIDE IN OUR 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. AFTER GOING OFF THE ROAD THE CAR MADE IMPACT WITH A TREE AT THE PASSENGERS SIDE DOOR CAUSING OVER $11,000 IN DAMAGES NOT ONLY TO THE OUTSIDE BUT ALSO THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGERS SIDE DOOR WAS PUSHED INTO THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY A 1FT, CAUSING THE ROOF AND DASHBOARD TO BUCKLE UP, AND THE FRONT END TO BOW OUTWARD TO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. ADDITIONALLY THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED ALONG WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW. IN THIS VEHICLE THERE ARE SEVERAL AIRBAGS, INCLUDING SIDE AND CURTAIN, NONE OF WHICH WENT OFF. UPON BEING INSPECTED BY MY INSURANCE AGENT IT WAS HIS BELIEF THAT AT LEAST THE SIDE BAGS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED. HE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT MY SEAT BELT TENSIONERS DIDN'T SEEM TO WORK EITHER. I CALLED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH HYUNDAI EXPECTING THAT THEY WOULD OFFER TO SEND SOMEONE OUT TO LOOK OVER THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT NEED TO BE FIXED, INSTEAD THEY ARE SENDING ME ADDITIONAL PAPERWORK THAT I NEED TO FILL OUT AND SEND BACK TO THEM THROUGH REGULAR POSTAL MAIL. WHAT MADE THINGS WORSE IS THAT THE PERSON FROM HYUNDAI THAT I SPOKE WITH KEPT REMINDING ME THROUGHOUT OUR CONVERSATION THAT IT WOULD BE A LENGTHY PROCESS AND HAVING THE CAR INSPECTED BY ANYONE WAS NOT GUARANTEED. AT THIS POINT THE CAR IS ABOUT TO BE FIXED, BECAUSE THE INSURANCE COMPANY CAN NOT WAIT FOR MONTHS AND NEITHER CAN WE, AND I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE INITIAL PAPERWORK. *JB

WE WERE IN A HUYUNDAI 2005 TUCSON. WE WERE T-BONED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE POLICE ESTIMATED HER SPEED AT APPROX. 45 MPH. SHE HIT US JUST AHEAD OF THE REAR WHEEL TO APPROX THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THE SIDE AIR BAGS NOR THE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN BECAUSE OF THE PASSENGER'S WEIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP WAS ALERTED, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. UPDATED 03/09/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE DOES NOT REACH A HIGH ENOUGH TEMPERATURE READING TO OPERATE IN COLD WEATHER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE AN AIR POCKET IN THE HEATING SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP A SECOND TIME. THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE THERMOSTAT AND IT WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE PERSISTED THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP A THIRD TIME. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK A FOURTH TIME AND NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. *JB

2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON HAS EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT STALLING. *TS THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES ON A RIGHT TURN THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE SURGES, CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM TO SHUT DOWN. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SENSOR IN THE STEERING WHEEL TWICE, BUT THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER REPAIRS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 2005 TUCSON WHEN TURNING ON TURN SIGNALS CONSUMER ACCIDENTALLY TURNED OFF HEADLIGHTS. *TS THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD BE REMEDIED IF THE TWO SWITCHES WERE NOT ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN. *NM

2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON CONSUMER FEELS THAT HE WAS SOLD A LEMON. HE FEELS THAT HE IS NOT GETTING THE PROPER MILES TO THE GALLON OF GASOLINE WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY.*MR THE VEHICLE ONLY GETS 11 MPG IN THE CITY. *NM *JB

THERE HAS BEEN TWO PROBLEMS INVOLVING MY 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS IN REGARDS TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT. THE LIGHT WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF WITH AN ADULT FEMALE OF OVER FIVE FEET IN HEIGHT AND OVER 100 LBS, BUT LESS THAN 115LBS. ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL THE FLICKERING LIGHT MEANS THAT THE SENSOR FOR THE AIRBAG IS MALFUNCTIONING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD CHECKED IT AND IT WAS WORKING FINE. THEY SAID IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTED THAT THEY COULD ADJUST THE SENSITIVITY OF THE SENSOR. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT HYUNDAI DEALER A COUPLE OF TOWNS AWAY. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE SENSOR WAS OPERATING CORRECTLY AND TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT ADJUST THE SENSITIVITY. THE PROBLEM AGAIN PERSISTED AND THE SECOND HYUNDAI, UPON A THIRD VISIT, SAID THAT THERE IS NO WEIGHT LIMIT FOR THE SENSOR TO WORK AT, BUT LIKE THE MANUAL STATES, THE PERSON NEEDS TO SIT CORRECTLY IN THE SEAT. THEY TOOK A LOOK AT THE SENSOR AND SINCE THAT TIME THERE HAS BEEN LESS ISSUES IN REGARDS TO THE AIRBAG LIGHT. HOWEVER, THE LIGHT STILL COMES ON OCCASIONALLY FOR THIS PASSENGER AND THE SIZE, SHAPE, AND WAY OF SITTING IN THE SEAT HAS NOT CHANGED. *JB