2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON Complaints

ESP LIGHT ON 50% OF THE TIME. HAD IT FIXED AT DEALER UNDER RECALL AND IT WORKED FOR A YEAR OR TWO AND NOW STILL DOES IT. IMPORTAN SAFETY DEVICE THAT YOU DON'T KNOW IF IT WORKS. DEALER DOESN'T KNOW AND ALL 05-07 OWNERS I ASK HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

MY 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON WAS RECALLED FOR RUST/CORROSION PROBLEM ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE SUBFRAME. THE SERVICE WORK WAS DONE IN NOVEMBER, 2015 BY MY HYUNDAI DEALER IN PLYMOUTH, MA. IT WAS INSPECTED AGAIN APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH LATER AND DETERMINED THAT IT NEEDED ADDITIONAL PREVENTATIVE RUST RECALL SERVICE WORK TO BE DONE. HYUNDAI MOTORS OF AMERICA ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL PHOTOS AND ANOTHER INSPECTION AND CONCLUDED THAT THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR MORE RUST PROBLEMS THAT HAD BECOME SYSTEMIC AND WILL EVENTUALLY AFFECT THE SAFETY OF MY CAR AS THE RUST CONTINUES TO SPREAD OVER TIME. THIS DETERMINATION CAME IN FEBRUARY, 2016. MY CAR ONLY HAS 82,000 MILES AND I WAS HOPING TO KEEP THE CAR FOR SOME TIME LONGER BUT NOW I MAY NOT HAVE THAT OPTION AND MAY NOT QUALIFY FOR SAFETY INSPECTIONS IN THE FUTURE. I HAVE MANY EMAILS THAT WERE EXCHANGED WITH MY HYUNDAI DEALER RELATING TO THIS PROBLEM AND HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER AND HYUNDAI CORPORATION MADE ME WAIT ALMOST 3 MONTHS WITH CONTINUOUS TRIPS TO THE DEALER WHILE THIS ISSUE WAS BEING PROCESSED. VERY UPSET WITH HYUNDAI MOTORS OF AMERICA AND THEIR UNWILLINGNESS TO CO-OPERATE AND PREVENT A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT WILL ULTIMATELY RESULT IN A SAFETY PROBLEM. I WILL NO LONGER BE A HYUNDAI CUSTOMER AFTER THIS ORDEAL.

VEHICLE LOCKS AND UNLOCKS DOORS AT RANDOM, WITH OR WITHOUT KEYS IN THE IGNITION. CAUSES BATTERY TO FAIL AS IT WILL CONTINUE THIS WHEN NOT IN USE. THIS IS THE SECOND HYUNDAI I OWNED THAT HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND LOOKING THROUGH CARFAX ON USED VEHICLES THERE ARE NUMEROUS VEHICLES WITH REPEATED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE CAN BE MOVING OR IN PARKED IN A GARAGE OVERNIGHT. VEHICLE HAD ME LOCKED INSIDE SO LONG AT ONE POINT THAT I WAS LATE FOR A MEETING AND WAS ABOUT TO CRAWL OUT A WINDOW WHEN I WAS ACTUALLY ABLE TO USE A DOOR. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE FOR ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT. RESCUE COULD NOT TAKE PLACE AS DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED. THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED BY DEALERSHIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER WAITING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE SHIFT INTERLOCK FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR HAD FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V280000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000.

LETTER TO NSTB AND MA ATTORNEY GENERAL, RE HYUNDAI UNDERBODY CORROSION ON 8/6/2015 I RECEIVED A HYUNDAI "SERVICE CAMPAIGN NOTIFICATION" ON MY 2005 TUCSON FOR "UNDER BODY CORROSION." I DID HAVE THE RECALL SERVICE COMPLETED. ('ARRESTS' IT, THEY CLAIM, BUT NOT REMOVES IT.) BY THAT DATE I HAD ALREADY EXPERIENCED TWO FAILURES CAUSED BY THE CORROSION, BOTH OF WHICH I BELIEVE HAD HIGH POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS, EVEN FATAL ACCIDENTS. THE REPAIRS COST ALMOST $2,000, BUT THEY REFUSED TO REIMBURSE. I AM MORE CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY ISSUES. LUCKILY, THE FUEL TANK FALLING ONTO THE DRIVE SHAFT DID NOT RUPTURE AND EXPLODE. THE RIGHT FRONT CONTROL ARM FAILURE CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND AN ABRUPT STOP INTO THE RIGHT CURB. HAD IT BEEN THE LEFT FRONT,, I WOULD HAVE BEEN STEERED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HAD IT BEEN AT TURNPIKE SPEED I SUSPECT A LIKELY ROLLOVER. THE LEFT FRONT ARM WAS ALSO NEAR FAILURE. I SENT TWO EMAILS TO HYUNDAI, AND MADE A NUMBER OF CALLS, IN PART REQUESTING REPAIR REIMBURSEMENT, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY TO TELL THEM MY CONCERN THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I ASKED THEM TO BUY IT BACK AT A FAIR PRICE. NO RESPONSE. TWICE, THEY PROMISED TO CONTACT ME IN 2 TO 5 DAYS, THEY DIDN'T, EVER.. WHEN I LATER CALLED THEM AND TOLD THEM I HAD SOLD THE CAR (AT A LOSS IN VALUE) THEY JUST BRUSHED ME OFF. (TO PARAPHRASE THEM: 'IT'S NO LONGER AN ISSUE SINCE YOU NOW DON'T OWN IT'). I CAN PROVIDE DOCUMENTS (REPAIR INVOICES, WITH FINDINGS, AND EMAILS IF YOU WISH). I AM REQUESTING YOU TAKE ACTION TO INVESTIGATE, AND AS NEEDED, TAKE ACTION TO ISSUE STRONGER SANCTIONS AGAINST HYUNDAI, THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL ALL THE AFFECTED CARS.

I'VE HAD THE AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 5 YRS, SAME SENSOR HAS FAILED ALL 3 TIMES MOST RECENT JUST OCCURRED OCT 14 TH 2015

2005 HYUNDAI TUSCON, REAR SUB-FRAME COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT. THE GARAGE WAS SHOCKED TO SEE WHERE THE 4 BOLTS ARE TO HOLD THE CROSSBAR COMPLETED BROKE OFF! WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, AND CHANGING LANES THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO HAVE A DELAYED REACTION OR LIKE IT WAS "FISH-TAILING". THE INCIDENT DIDN'T HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY, HOWEVER WHEN TURNING A CORNER ON MY STREET, SUDDENLY A LOUD RUBBING SOUND AND GRINDING SOUND HAPPENED AND THE VEHICLE WAVED SIDE TO SIDE WHILE TRYING TO DRIVE IT UP THE STREET. THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO CRASH INTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ON THE CURB. THERE WAS RUBBER FROM THE TIRE ON THE INSIDE WHEEL WELL ON THE PIECE THAT COVERED THE SHOCKS. HYUNDAI REPLACEMENT PARTS IS ALMOST $1000!!!.....UPDATED 10/01/15*BF

I WAS SLOWING TO A STOP AND COULD FEEL THAT THE CAR WAS GOING TO DIE AND IT DID. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DID A FUEL INDUCTION SERVICE AND IT SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM.THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE NOT CHARGED ME FOR A CAR SO NEW, BUT THEY PUT UNDER THE SERVICE "MAINTENANCE" WHICH I DIDN'T FIND OUT TILL A COUPLE YEARS LATER WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE SINCE HAD THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPEN 5 TIMES AND AFTER READING SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME THING WITH NO EXPLANATION I DECIDED TO PUT MY INCIDENTS IN SO THAT MORE PEOPLE WOULD KNOW IT ISN'T JUST A SINGLE HAPPENING OF THE SAME THING. AFTER THIS HAPPENS I TAKE THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY AND FLOOR IT MEANING TO BLOW OUT WHAT I THINK MAY BE STUCK IN THE FUEL LINE???? IT ALWAYS WORKS FOR A WHILE. THIS THING DOESN'T OCCUR FOR ANY PARTICULAR REASON AND I HAVE THE CAR WELL MAINTAINED. I NOW HAVE OVER 120,000 MILES AND THE LAST TIME IT DID THIS WAS ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. THANK GOODNESS NOTHING BAD HAS HAPPENED BECAUSE OF IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.