2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS NO LONGER DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,500.

THE REAR WINDOW HINGES RUST OUT. ONE HINGE RUSTED OUT AND NOW THE OTHER. IF BOTH HAD GONE THE WINDOW WOULD HAVE FALLEN OUT, IF ON THE HIGHWAY COULD HAVE BEEN QUITE SERIOUS. *TR

MY 2005 HUNDAI TUSCON SEEMS TO BE OF VERY POOR QUALITY. I RARELY USE THE BACKHATCH WINDOW, MAYBE 5 TIMES IN THE PAST 10MONTHS. THE PASSENGER SIDE HINGE BROKE AND IS TOTALLY CORRODED (SP?) BY JUST OPENING IT AN INCH BY MISTAKE AND CLOSING IT, IT SNAPPED RIGHT OFF. HYUNDAI DEALER SAYS "WELL IT IS 6YRS OLD". I ALSO HAVE HAD AN ISSUE SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WHERE THE POWER LOCKS GO ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN AND THERE IS SOMETHING RANDOMLY DRAINING THE BATTERY IF IT IS NOT DRIVEN EVERY 24-48HRS. IT APPEARS BOTH OF THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN APPARENT FOR MANY 2005 TUSCON OWNERS, AND HYUNDAI IS FAILING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THESE FACTORY ISSUES WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED IN MY OPINION. *TR

I OWN A 2005 BOUGHT BRAND NEW HYUNDAI TUCSAN. TODAY WE WENT TO PUT SOMETHING IN THE HATCH USING THE WINDOW AND IT FELL INTO MY HANDS. THE LATCHES ARE SO CORRODED THAT THEY JUST FELL OFF. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO A 6 YR OLD VEHICLE. *TR

UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION OF ENGINE WHEN AT COMPLETE STOP (AT STOP SIGN) AND FOOT HAD BEEN ON BRAKE FOR AT LEAST 30 SECONDS. SHIFT WAS IN DRIVE, ENGINE WENT FULL SPEED, ALL WHEELS SPUN ON GROUND, CREATING MUCH SMOKE. FOOT REMAINED ON BRAKE. NOTE THAT ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN NOT ENGAGED IS BELOW LEVEL OF BRAKE PEDAL WHEN IT IS ENGAGED AND THAT WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS FULL DOWN THEN ITS LEVEL IS 3 INCHES BELOW THE BRAKE PEDAL LEVEL WHEN IT IS ENGAGED. RIGHT FOOT WAS ON BRAKE - THUS NO WAY FOR OPERATOR ERROR SINCE IF FOOT HAD BEEN OFF BRAKE THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE SHOT FORWARD INTO INTERSECTION AND THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A MULTIPLE CAR ACCIDENT. AND THERE IS NO WAY TO HAVE RIGHT FOOT ON BRAKE AND TO HAVE ACCELERATOR FULL DOWN AT THE SAME TIME. SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE, SOME NOISE WHEN SHIFTED - MAY HAVE HARMED TRANSMISSION. TURNED OFF IGNITION SWITCH AND ENGINE STOPPED. VEHICLE STARTED NORMALLY AFTER THIS. AC WAS ON. CAR HAD FULL DEALER SERVICE AT 45,661 MILES AND STATE INSPECTION A WEEK BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. AT 45755 MILES, TECH CONFIRMED SES LIGHT; FOUND CODE P0150 OXYGEN SENSOR- NOT REPLACED, SOFTWARE UPDATED FOR ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. UPDATED 06/24/11 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE HORN TO AVOID A CRASH, THE HORN WOULD NOT SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES FOR THE FAILURE WHERE THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE HORN, THE CONJUNCTION BOX AND THE HORN MODULATOR BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,153.

2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON, PURCHASED USED. BOTH SUN VISORS ARE CRACKED WHERE THEY ATTACH TO THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR CANNOT BE USED AS IT SWINGS FREELY AND OBSTRUCTS VISION. THE PASSENGER SIDE IS CRACKED IN EXACTLY THE SAME WAY. THE SONATA VISORS WERE RECALLED, THE TUCSON APPEARS TO BE THE SAME DESIGN BUT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED AND ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. LOOKING FOR USED PARTS AT JUNK YARDS WE FOUND ALL OF THE VISORS WERE CRACKED IN THE SAME MANNER. APPEARS TO BE A DANGEROUS, FAULTY DESIGN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED ONCE THE GEAR WAS PLACED INTO NEUTRAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWELVE TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES. THE REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONSISTED OF THE COMPUTERIZED CHIP REPLACEMENT AND A COMPLETE ENGINE TUNE UP. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF UPDATED 05/13/11

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN DRIVING. TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER CLAIMS THAT THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE SINCE THEY CANNOT HOOKUP TO COMPUTER. DEALER CLAIMING COMPUTER MUST BE REPLACED FIRST, BUT IS OUTSIDE WARRANTY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MULTIPLE DEALERS THROUGHOUT THE TIME OF OWNERSHIP TO REPORT PROBLEM. PROBLEM CONTINUOUSLY GOES UNFOUNDED. AS SEEN ON NHTSA AND OTHER POSTINGS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE. HYUNDAI CORPORATE CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP. *TR

WHILE OPENING THE REAR HATCH WINDOW OF MY 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON, BOTH WINDOW HINGES BROKE AND THE WINDOW FELL INTO MY HANDS. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER HE SAID THE HINGES WERE $97. A PIECE AND SAID HE HAD A LOT OF THEM IN STOCK (WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THIS HAPPENS A LOT MORE FREQUENTLY THAN IS REPORTED!)