2005 Hyundai Tucson Complaint Log

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.

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.

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

HEAD LIGHT INSIDE BOTH SLIVER AREA ARE BURN ?? CAN'T FIND WHAT CAUSES IT NEED HELP PICTURE ATTACHE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE'S CROSS MEMBER WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. TWO YEARS PRIOR, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INSPECTED FOR CORROSION. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 129,036.

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.

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

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 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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPENING THE HATCH DOOR, THE REAR GLASS WINDOW SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

ALL FOUR YOKOHAMA AVID TOURING S P215/65/16 TIRES HAVE EXTREME TREAD/MOLD SEPARATION AT 40,000 MILES MAKING THEM UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON. *TR

WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO A HIGH RATE. I TRIED TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL BUT PUT IT INTO REVERSE INSTEAD, THE HIGH RATE OF REVS CONTINUED, FINALLY GOT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND ENGINE WENT BACK TO NORMAL IDLE SPEED. WHEN LIGHT CHANGED PUT TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE AND PROCEEDED HOME (A FEW BLOCKS) WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 13 MONTHS AGO WHEREBY THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE IDLE SPEED CONTROL AND THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. ALSO THEY DID A THROTTLE BODY AND FUEL INJECTION SERVICE AT THAT TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL OF THE WARNINGS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ONCE PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MY DAUGHTER REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEATBELTS DID NOT LOCK. SHE HIT HER HEAD AND CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE NOW HAS SEVERE WHIPLASH AND BRUISING. *TR

TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHEN YOU PUT INTO GEAR AND CAR WON'T MOVE. YOU STOP AT A LIGHT AND EVEN THOUGH CAR IS IN GEAR IT WON'T MOVE. FLIP IT BACK AND FORTH ON AUTO GEAR SHIFT SOMETIMES IT MOVES. OTHER TIMES IT CHANGES GEARS OR SLIPS OUT. *TR

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING AND BLOCKED THE CENTER LANE OF TRAFFIC ON A BUSY THOROUGHFARE DURING RUSH HOUR. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AT FIRST. AFTER 15 MINUTES VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START AND STAYED RUNNING. THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT HAS ALSO HAPPENED IN THE PAST - VEHICLE WILL BE TRAVELING AT SPEED AND WILL JUST SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND NOT RESTART. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A SERVICE SHOP TO BE EVALUATED. VEHICLE HAS A NEW COIL PACK, PLUGS, WIRES, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, A/C COMPRESSOR, AND TIMING BELT. VEHICLE, ONCE REPAIRED, IS GOING BE SOLD DUE TO ITS CONTINUED UNRELIABILITY AND TENDENCY TO JUST STALL AT ANY TIME AT ANY SPEED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE, NEAR THE DOOR AND THE SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE VEHICLE WAS 2 YEARS OLD; IT IS RUNNING ALONG FINE AS BEGINS SPUTTERING AND SEEMS LIKE IT IS RUNNING OUT OF FUEL, BUT THE TANK WILL BE NEARLY FULL, THEN IT WILL EVENTUALLY STOP RUNNING; I CAN LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE AND IT WILL RESTART, AND SOME TIMES IS OKAY FOR A WHILE, AS IF EVERYTHING IS OKAY, THEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN; I WAS CHARGED FOR A NEW COMPUTER, AND IT STILL HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS ALL OVER THE ROAD MILES, STILL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, OTHER THAN THIS PROBLEM. *TR

ENGINE ON OUR 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON TURNED OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. MANAGED TO TURN/ROLL OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT POWER OR POWER STEERING. HAD TO RESTART CAR SEVERAL TIMES AS IT WOULD STALL OUT ON ACCELERATION OR WHEN SLOWING TO TURN. PAID DEALERSHIP $209 TO "FIX" THE PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS A MONTH LATER AND IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE EACH DAY. DEALERSHIP DID OIL CHANGE, VEHICLE INSPECTION AND REPLACED "P0444 EVAP PURGE CONTROL VALVE CONNECTOR." CLEARLY THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AS THIS SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD PERSISTS. HYUNDAI HAS NO ANSWERS AND SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WE'VE READ HAVE BEEN FILED WITH THE NHTSA. SOMETHING HAS GOT TO BE DONE. *TR

MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I OPENED THE REAR HATCH. THE HINGES SUDDENLY DISINTEGRATED, BUSTED RIGHT OFF. THE REAR WINDOW FELL OUT STRIKING ME. THE ONLY WAY IT WAS BEING HELD UP AND KEPT FROM FALLING TO THE GROUND, WAS BY ITS SHOCKS THAT KEEP WINDOW UP WHEN OPENED. I SEE THAT ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS ON THIS MATTER FROM VARIOUS TIMES. IS THERE SOME KIND OF RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO TIGHTEN. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DECELERATING, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSIS; HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND SCHEDULED A TIME TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99,000.

WILL START FOR A WEEK THEN WON'T START. WILL KEEP DOING THIS. HAD BATTERY AND OTHER PARTS REPLACED - BUT KEEPS DOING THIS. STILL PAYING FOR THE CAR. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, I NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE WINDOWS IN MY 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON SOUNDED LIKE IT HAD BEEN ROLLED DOWN. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, MY DAUGHTER YELLED, "OUR WINDOW IS COMING OFF!" I HAD JUST ENOUGH TIME TO LOOK IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR TO SEE THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL WINDOW BEING HELD ON BY JUST A SMALL STRIP OF SOME SORT OF ADHESIVE. IN LESS THAN A SECOND, THE WINDOW FLEW OFF, BEGAN PINWHEELING THROUGH THE AIR AND NARROWLY MISSED THE VEHICLE JUST BEHIND ME. EVEN THE REPAIRMAN AT THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP THAT REPLACED THE WINDOW FOR ME WAS SPEECHLESS WHEN I TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENED. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI, AND ALL THEY WOULD TELL ME IS THAT MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. WHILE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE FOR THEM TO OFFER TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, I WAS MUCH MORE CONCERNED WITH THEIR LACK OF CONCERN FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY DID NOT ASK FOR ANY DETAILS OR OFFER ANY CONCERN FOR THE POSSIBLE DAMAGE AND/OR LOSS OF LIFE THAT COULD EASILY HAVE OCCURRED HAD THAT WINDOW HIT THE CAR BEHIND ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHT LENS HAD BECOME DISCOLORED. THE ILLUMINATION OF THE HEADLIGHTS WAS DIMMED BY THE DISCOLORATION OF THE LENS MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT TO SEE THE ROADWAY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT CLEANED THE LENS BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT WAS MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND HE STATED THAT THE OIL PAN GASKET IS ROTTING/CORRODING AND IS CLOSE TO LEAKING. HE SAID THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN IN A 5 YEAR OLD VEHICLE AND THAT IT IS DEFECTIVE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON IT. *TR

PROBLEM WITH STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS I.E - COASTING TO A STOP/PULLING INTO PARKING SPACES. MECHANICS DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS SINCE THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND DOES NOT REGISTER ANY CODES. NERVOUS DRIVING FOR FEAR THAT THE ENGINE WILL STALL AT HIGHER RATES OF SPEED AND WILL LOSE ALL POWER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND DURING COOL WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLUTCH AND THE IDLE CONTROL ACTUATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

I WENT TO GO OPEN THE GLASS DOOR ON THE HATCH, AND ONE OF THE PLASTIC HINGES COMPLETELY BROKE. THE WINDOW WAS JUST HANGING CROOKED. IT TOOK SOME LABOR TO ACTUALLY GET IT BACK INTO PLACE. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FURTHER, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND THAT SPEED. THE VEHICLE REMAINED STUCK IN THIRD GEAR WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FURTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AT LEAST SIX TIMES, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

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

ON 7-20-2011, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD AROUND 1:30 P.M. A LARGE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, PUT ON HIS LEFT BLINKER & STARTED TO STOP, I BRAKED BUT STILL REAR ENDED IT. MY AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE, JUST THE SEAT BELT WORKED. I CHIPPED A TOOTH ON THE STEERING WHEEL, GOT WHIPLASH IN MY NECK. ALSO MY RIGHT BREAST DEVELOPED A HEMATOMA WHICH GREW LARGER EVERY WEEK, IT WAS VERY PAINFUL, HAD TO HAVE TESTS TO FIND OUT WHAT THE LUMP IN BREAST WAS. THE HEMATOMA HAD TO BE DRAINED BY A DOCTOR W/ DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET ON 7-20-2011 @ 2:00 P.M. WHEN A LARGESUV PUT ON HIS BLINKER & STARTED TO STOP, I BRAKED BUT STILL REAR ENDED HIM. THE AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE,JUST THE SEAT BELT WORKED. I CHIPPED MY FRONT TOOTH ON THE STEERING WHEEL, GOT A HEMATOMA IN MY RIGHT BREAST(VERY PAINFUL) & WHIPLASH IN MY NECK. HAD TO GO FOR TESTS TO FIND OUT WHAT THE LUMP IN BREAST WAS. THEN DOCTOR HAD TO DRAIN IT VIA ULTRASOUND. WENT TO P.T. FOR APPROX. 8 MONTHS FOR BACK & NECK. TO DATE: HAD EMERGENCY SURGERY W/A CERVICAL FUSION( HAVE A PLATE & 4 SCREWS IN NECK), THEN BACK SURGERY IN LUMBAR AREA,(BONES IN SPINE PRESSING ON NERVES TO LEGS,PAINFUL TO WALK). MY CAR WAS TOTALED, THE SUV JUST HAD A BROKEN REAR WINDOW,I WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR XRAYS TO MAKE SURE I DID NOT HAVE ANY FRACTURES. I BELIEVE THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE INFLATED, I AM 5'3", WEIGH 110 LBS. I HAVE THE INSURANCE FORMS& OTHER PAPERWORK RE:ACCIDENT. I NEED YOUR HELP,TOO MANY INJURIES THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY THE AIRBAG.THANK YOU.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, SHE APPROACHED A TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO BOTH WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

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

2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. CONSUMER STATES TOP BACK BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT. *TGW

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ENGINE STALLS WITH NO WARNING CAR LOSES ALL POWER. MAY OR MAY NOT START AGAIN IN A FEW MINUTES. WE TOOK THE CAR TO OUR MECHANIC CARS STARTED RIGHT UP. NO ERROR CODES CAME UP THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULTS AT DIFFERENT AUTO SHOPS. I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI THEY SAY THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS. DOING SOME INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWS THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IT COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

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

I USUALLY KEEP MY CAR IN THE GARAGE AND OUT OF THE WEATHER. I RECALL LAST YEAR MY DAUGHTER SAID MY CAR STALLED OUT WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING. I TOLD HER WATER MAY HAVE JUST SPLASHED UNDER THE ENGINE OR SOMETHING. I JUST HAD THE SAME ISSUE. WE HAD A RAIN STORM LAST NIGHT. I WENT OUT AND STARTED MY CAR. I CAME OUT TO LEAVE AND MY CAR WAS OFF. I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN BUT IT DIDN'T WANT TO TURN OVER. FINALLY AFTER 7 TRIES THE CAR STARTED. I BACKED OUT AND IT JUST SPUTTERED AND THE CAR JUST CUT OUT TWICE. I JUST HAD NEW SPARKPLUGS AND SPARK PLUG WIRES PUT IN SO IT HAS TO BE SOMETHING IN THE ELECTRIC TO THE MOTOR. I DON'T TRUST HAVING MY GRANDSON IN THE CAR. I HAVE READ HORRIBLE STORIES ABOUT THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I BORROWED MY BOYFRIENDS CAR SO I COULD GET TO WORK. HOPING MAYBE SOMEONE KNOWS IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *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!)

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.

MY WIFE'S HYUNDAI TUCSON (EITHER 2005 OR 2006) ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT TODAY WHEN THE ACCELERATION BECAME ERRATIC AND THEN STALLED WHILE AT AN INTERSECTION. SHE IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT IT INTO OUR HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER. I SPOKE WITH A SERVICE MANAGER TO TELL HIM ABOUT A TPS (THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR) PROBLEM THAT I HAVE FOUND OUT ABOUT SPECIFIC TO THE 05-06 HYUNDAI TUCSON. I ALSO CALLED HYUNDAI BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM WILL NOT SHOW UP AS A 'FAULT CODE'. I HAVE INCLUDED HERE ONE OF MANY NOTES FOUND ON THE INTERNET CONCERNING THIS SAME PROBLEM: AFTER HAVING OUR 2006 TUCSON IN THE DEALER'S SERVICE SHOP FOR OVER THREE DAYS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAR NEEDED A NEW TPS(THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR). THIS WAS AFTER THEY CONTACTED HYUNDAI TECHLINE AND AFTER I SUGGESTED THAT THEY TEST THE TPS AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE (CAME TO THIS CONCLUSION AFTER REVIEWING MANY WEBSITES/AUTOFORUMS. SOME FACTS: YOU WILL NOTICE A STUTTERING OR JERKING FEELING ALMOST AS IF YOU HAD A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, WERE DOWNSHIFTING AND RELEASING THE CLUTCH QUICKLY WHEN THE ENGINE RPM WAS NOT MATCHED TO THE LOWER GEAR, OR AS IF YOU TAPPED ON THE BRAKE TWICE WHILE DECELERATING. THIS MOTION CAN BE EITHER VERY SLIGHT OR RATHER VIOLENT (ONCE CAUSED US TO BE ACTUALLY PUSHED AGAINST OUR SHOULDER SEAT BELT. 1. ALMOST ALWAYS OCCURS WHEN EITHER COASTING OR DECELERATING, NEVER WHEN ACCELERATING. 2. USUALLY HAPPENS BETWEEN 40 -45 MPH. 3. NO FAULT CODE EVER COMES UP SO DON'T EVEN HAVE THE TECH WASTE HIS TIME. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DROVE THE CAR FOR OVER THREE TOTAL HOURS TO TRY TO GET A FAULT CODE READING WITH NO RESULTS. 4. CAR WILL STALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP 50% OF THE TIME. 5. HAPPENS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS WARM. 6. FEELS LIKE TRANSMISSION IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT GEAR IT WANTS TO GO INTO WHEN DECELERATING. *TR

I BOUGHT MY HYUNDAI TUSCON BRAND NEW BACK IN 2005. LAST WEEK I NOTICED A RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR WINDSHIELD AND WHEN I WENT TO CHECK IT THE BACK WINDSHIELD ALMOST HAS FALLEN OUT. THE LATCH THAT HOLDS THE WINDSHIELD IN PLACE HAS CORRODED COMPLETELY. I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT OVER THE 5 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE I HARDLY OPEN THE BACK WINDOW. I USUALLY OPEN THE ENTIRE TAILGATE WHEN PLACING ITEMS FOR STORAGE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND HYUNDAI ABOUT THE ISSUE LOOKING TO GET THE LATCH REPLACED AND HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING BACK FROM THEM. I HAVE TRIED ON SEVERAL ATTEMPTS SINCE I NOTICE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD TO COME FALLING OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDIA TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

MY 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON (2.7L V-6 4WD) HAS FOR THE LAST 1.5 YEARS HAS BEEN: 1.STALLING OUT 2. RUNNING VERY ROUGH WITH NO POWER (ESPECIALLY WHEN RAINING OR AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF RAIN) 3. CRANKS OVER BUT DOESN'T START 4. ENGINE QUITS RUNNING ON HIGHWAY (LEAVING US STRANDED ON ROUTE I-80). ALL INTERMITTENTLY! I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL PACK ASSEMBLY (6/2011). THEN IT FAILED AGAIN BUT NOT LONG ENOUGH TO GET SOMETHING DIAGNOSED, SO I DROVE IT JUST KNOWING SOMEDAY IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. FINALLY IT FAILED AGAIN (1/1/2012) THIS TIME LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO GET THE CODE/S FROM THE ECM. IT HAD A HARD CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILURE. THEN IT RAN FINE. I REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND UPON REMOVAL AND INSPECTION THE SENSORS THREE WIRES WERE BARE. THE OUTER INSULATION COVERING ALL THREE WIRES WAS NOT ONLY GONE BUT THE INDIVIDUAL WIRE INSULATION WAS ALSO MISSING (ABOUT 3" OF BARE COPPER WIRE). A QUICK LOOK OF SOME WEBSITES TURNED UP PHOTOS OF FOUR OTHER CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSORS THAT LOOKED THE SAME (MISSING INSULATION/ WIRES SHORTING) ALL COMING FROM HYUNDAI TUCSON'S. IN MY OPINION THIS IS A VERY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. LOOKING AT OTHER NTSB COMPLAINTS FOR 05, 06 TUCSON'S TURNS UP NEARLY 60 OTHER STALLING ENGINE; RUNNING ROUGH; ENGINE CUTS OFF; TYPE COMPLAINTS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE BATTERY LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON, THE STEERING WHEEL FREEZES AND POWER SEEMS TO LESSEN IN THE CAR. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE STEERING RESUMES. HAS OCCURRED DURING A TURN, MAKING THE CAR GO STRAIGHT. THERE IS NO POWER OVER THE STEERING WHEN THIS OCCURS, HOWEVER, THE BRAKES DO WORK. THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES EXTREMELY RIGID WHERE IT CANNOT BE TURNED. HAS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER CAR THREE TIMES. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TWO OTHER TIMES WITH NO RELIEF. THEY DO NOT SEEM TO KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. I HAVE SEEN THIS ON THIS SITE UNDER STEERING: HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. *TR

THE HEADLIGHT LENSES HAVE NOT JUST OXIDIZED AS IS COMMON WITH VEHICLES THAT HAVE PLASTIC LENSES. THE MATERIAL ACTUALLY HAS HAIRLINE CRACKS RUNNING THROUGHOUT. THAT DEFECT, COUPLED WITH THE OXIDATION THAT NO AMOUNT OF POLISHING HAS BEEN ABLE TO REMEDY MAKES THE BRIGHTNESS OF EVEN THE BEST REPLACEMENT BULBS LESS SAFE FOR NIGHTTIME OPERATION. THE DEALER AND HYUNDAI USA BOTH REFUSED TO OFFER A REMEDY. *JS

STEERING WHEEL MATERIAL IS DISINTEGRATING. THE MATERIAL IS A RUBBERY COATING AND FIRST BEGAN CRACKING AND PROCEEDED TO COME OFF IN LARGER CHUNKS EXPOSING THE INNER STEEL FRAME. DEALER AND HYUNDAI REFUSED TO OFFER RESOLUTION. *JS

AUG 2010 -- DRIVING ON INTERSTATE IN EXTREMELY HEAVY TRAFFIC AND ENGINE STALLED, LOSING POWER STEERING, BRAKES, AND GAS ACCELERATION . LIMPED TO EXIT, BARELY AVOIDING BEING REAR-ENDED BY 18-WHEELER AND BARELY GOT OFF FREEWAY BEFORE ENGINE DIED. HAD TO WAIT APPRX 1 HOUR BEFORE ENGINE WOULD START AGAIN. DROVE VERY SLOW AND CAUTIOUSLY NEXT 400 MILES HOME WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEM. JULY 2011 -- DRIVING IN CITY, TURNED CORNER AND ENGINE STALLED EXACTLY AS IN 2010 INCIDENT DESCRIBED ABOVE. WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT BEFORE BEING REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. ONLY HAD TO WAIT APPRX 15 MINUTES FOR ENGINE TO START AGAIN THIS TIME. MADE IT REST OF WAY HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FOR PAST 3 YEARS, ESP LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AND WON'T GO OUT. SOMETIMES PULLING OVER, KILLING ENGINE, THEN RESTARTING MAKES THE LIGHT GO OUT, AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. *TR