2001 HYUNDAI XG300 Complaints

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI, XG300. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A NEW BATTERY AND DURING THE DIAGNOSE DISCOVERED AN AIR MODULE ERROR CODE AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT TURNED ON. THERE WERE NO PRIOR FAILURES OR INDICATOR LIGHTS. THE CONTACT'S CURRENT MILEAGE IS 18,000. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED THE OWNER THAT THE ENTIRE AIR BAG MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THAT HE/SHE WAS UNSURE ABOUT THE AIR BAG'S CAPABILITY DURING AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER AGREED THAT THE WARRANTY SHOULD COVER THE AIR BAG MODULE. DUE TO THE BILLING SYSTEM WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW THE REPAIR TO BE ENTERED WITHOUT COST, THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT TAKING THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WARRANTY COVERAGE AND DOES NOT AGREE THAT THE DEALER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY EITHER. HYUNDAI ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS DIVISION WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE DEALER. PER CONSUMER AFFAIRS, THE CONTACT WOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS AFTER FOUR WEEKS. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REQUEST THE DEALER PAY THE LABOR CHARGES. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INCIDENT SINCE IT OCCURRED WHILE SERVICING THE BATTERY. *NM

2001 HYUNDAI XG300 HAD BAD BRAKES. *CC THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE CORROSION WAS CAUSED BY POOR MATERIALS. *NM

1. HAVE HAD BRAKES REPLACED AND ROTORS RECALIBRATED TWICE AND STILL HAVE VIBRATION UPON BRAKING. DEALERSHIP SAYS I'M NOT BRAKING PROPERLY AND CAUSING BRAKES TO OVERHEAT, WHICH CAUSING ROTORS TO WARP. I'VE BEEN BRAKING THE SAME WAY FOR 35 YEARS AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. 2. AIR CONDITIONER STILL DOES NOT COOL PROPERLY AND HAS BEEN IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES. DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS A LEAK IN THE A/C COOLANT, BUT THEY CANNOT FIND IT. 3. CAR CONTINUALLY STUTTERS AT HIGH SPEEDS, DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. 4. ENGINE BEGAN MAKING CLACKING NOISE ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. DEALERSHIP SAID BAD GAS WAS CAUSE, BUT HIGH-GRADE GASOLINE HAS NOT FIXED PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP SAID I NEEDED A TUNE-UP, BUT THAT DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CANNOT HEAR NOISE, BUT NOISE IS CLEARLY AUDIBLE WHEN ACCELERATED AND CLIMBING HILLS (2-4 RPMS). DEALERSHIP STILL SAYS THEY DON'T HEAR A PROBLEM AND CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS IS OF MAJOR CONCERN TO ME, AS I'M AFRAID THE ENGINE WILL BLOW UP WHILE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. 5. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A MONTH AGO, AND WON'T GO OFF, ALTHOUGH NOTHING IS WRONG IS AIRBAGS. 6. RADIO HAS A SHORT THAT CAUSES RADIO TO GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. IF A CD IS PUT IN THE CD PLAYER AND LEFT THERE WHILE RADIO IS IN USE, THE RADIO WORKS FINE. 7. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SO MANY TIMES SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED IN DECEMBER OF 2001, I CAN'T FIT THE REPAIR AND WORKORDER SHEETS IN THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT ANY MORE, AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS KNOW ME BY NAME AND SIGHT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PCM CONDENSER FAILED RESULTING IN A HESITATION WHILE ACCELERATING. ALSO, WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE REVVED TO A HIGH LEVEL AND SUDDENLY DECREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED THE PCM, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.

DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THIS VEHICLE WENT INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND ROLLED OVER. HE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN INVESTIGATION AS TO WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HE CONTACT SUSTAINED CUTS TO HIS BACK. *AK

DT: THE SPEEDOMETER JUST STOPPED WORKING. IT STOPPED WORKING ON AUGUST 31, 2005. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST 500.00 TO 700.00 TO FIX. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS EXTREMELY RARE, THOUGHT IT COULD BE A SENSOR OR SOMETHING ELECTRICAL. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE ODOMETER HAS AN INTERNAL SHORT. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATED THERE WAS 20,800 MILES ON CAR AND ON 8-2-05 THE SERVICE DEALER TOLD HIM THE BRAKE PADS ON THE REAR BRAKES WORN OUT. HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON, AND THAT WAS WHEN THEY TOLD HIM THE CALIPERS ON THE REAR WERE CORRODED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM HYUNDAI ON 8-4-05 STATING THAT THEY RECOMMENDED THAT THE CALIPERS BE INSPECTED EVERY 15,000 MILES . THE CONSUMER WAS GOING BY HIS MANUAL WHICH STATED EVERY 30,000 MILES. THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER VEHICLE BECAUSE HE FAILED TO HAVE IT INSPECTED; BUT WAS GOING BY OWNER'S MANUAL, AND HE JUST RECEIVED THE NOTICE FROM HYUNDAI. *AK

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY 2001 XG300 SINCE PURCHASED IN MARCH 2001. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF HESITATION ON ACCELERATION AND MAKING A RUMBLING NOISE IN THE ENGINE 2 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED IT. THE FIRST TIME THE CAR WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED, I DROVE IT LESS THAN 2 MILES AND IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING. THE SECOND TIME THE MANAGER SAID HE WOULD TAKE THE CARE HIMSELF AND AFTER HE PUTTING OVER 50 MILES ON MY CARE AND KEEPING IT 4 DAYS IT APPEARED TO BE FIXED. MORE RECENTLY, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE CAR WAS BUCKING WHILE IN GEAR AND LUNGING WHILE AT A DEAD STOP. THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR 2 WEEKS TO REPLACE THE INDUCTION VALVE, THROTTLE BODY AND GASKET, AIR FLOW SENSOR. (THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PART ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY WAS WHAT I WAS TOLD) AND AFTER 2 WEEKS AND $375.00 FOR A 30,000 MILE CHECK, THE NEXT DAY THE CARE DID THE SAME THING. RETURNED THE CAR THEY KEPT IT 1 DAY STATING IT WAS COMPUTER PROBLEM AND THAT NIGHT THE CAR WAS STILL BUCKING WHILE STOPPED. I WILL ATTEMPT TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AGAIN BUT I BELIEVE THIS CAR TO BE DEFECTIVE. THIS CAR HAS ALSO BEEN TOWED 3 TIMES. ANOTHER INCIDENT, THE CAR CUT OFF AND STAYED IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR 3 DAYS FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. I WILL BE CHECKING THE LEMON LAW CRITERIA. *JB

DT: WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO PASSING GEAR THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES THE CAR WILL START BACK UP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS DISPLAYED AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLS. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED TWICE IN THE SPAN OF A TWO OR THREE YEAR PERIOD. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS A COMPUTER CHIP THAT CONTROLS THE ACCELERATION. *AK

CONTINUEOUS POWER FAILURES. BATTERY REPLACED. SEEMED OKAY FOR A COUPLE OF ONTHS THEN IF CAR WASN'T USED WITHIN 18-24 HOURS NEEDED TO BE JUMPED STARTED. BROUGHT TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, NO SATISFACTION YET. PROBLEM WORSENING AND ONGOING.*AK