2005 Hyundai Tucson Complaint Log

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 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

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

WHEN BACKING HYUNDAI TUCSON OUT VEHICLE MAKES LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WHERE NO PROBLEMS. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED, THE DEALER CREATED ANOTHER PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SO LONG ARE PROBLEMS HAVE SURFACED WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE BRAKES. THE CONSUMER ALSO COMPLAINED OF POOR GAS MILEAGE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THEN RESTARTED ITSELF IMMEDIATELY. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE UNLESS THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, BUT STATED THAT THE AIR INTAKE HOSE WAS POSSIBLY CAUSING THE FAILURE. THEY REPLACED THE BAND CLAMPS. SOON AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 06/09/08 *BF

WHEN DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE CONSUMER'S HYUNDAI TUCSON BATTERY AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE POWER STEERING. *TS THE PROBLEM OCCURED 4 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER KNEW WHY THE PROBLEM WAS OCCURING BUT HAD NO WAY OF FIXING IT. *NM

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

THE SECOND ISSUE WAS IN REGARDS TO WATER POURING THROUGH INTO THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE FROM BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE FIRST HYUNDAI DEALER CLAIMED, AS THEY DID WITH THE AIRBAG, THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AFTER THEY CHECKED IT OUT. DESPITE HAVING WATER VISIBLE ON THE PASSENGER MAT. AFTER THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, WHICH ONLY OCCURRED AFTER A LONG OR HEAVY PERIOD OF RAINFALL, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SECOND HYUNDAI DEALER. THEY CHECKED THE ISSUE AND SAID THAT THEY REPLACED SOME STRIPPING ON THE BODY. THE FIRST RAIN YIELDED A POURING OF WATER ONTO THE FLOOR AND A RETURN TO THE DEALER. THE SECOND DEALER CHECKED THIS LEAK AGAIN AND THIS TIME SAID THEY REPLACED THE WEATHER STRIPPING. AFTER THE FIRST RAINFALL AFTER RECEIVING THE CAR BACK I GOT INTO THE CAR TO FIND A PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE FLOOR AND LIFTED THE MAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TO FIND A SOAKED CARPET. THE SOAKING LED UNDER THE DIVIDER BETWEEN THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER FLOOR AREA AND BEHIND THE RADIO. CURRENTLY I HAVE RETURNED THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS FOR A 4TH TIME, MEETING THE LEMON REQUIREMENT IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT CORRECTED. THE DEALER HAS HAD THE VEHICLE 3 DAYS. ON DAY 2 I WAS TO PICKUP THE VEHICLE TO FIND THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS DAMAGED DURING THEIR REPAIRS AND THEY HAD TO KEEP THE VEHICLE AN EXTRA DAY TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD. I AM CURRENTLY AWAITING TO GET MY VEHICLE BACK TO SEE IF THE LEAK HAS BEEN FIXED OR NOT. BUT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AS WATER LEAKING THROUGH AREAS WITH ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, ESPECIALLY NEAR A IMPROPERLY WORKING PASSENGER AIRBAG, MAY CAUSE ALL SORTS OF ISSUES. *JB

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL PROGRAM WITH TRACTION CONTROL CONTINUALLY BREAKS DOWN AFFECTING THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. *JB

POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH SMALL POOLS OF WATER ON THE ROAD. THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE ADVISORY PANEL ILLUMINATES THROUGHOUT THE FAILURE. AFTER PROGRESSING THROUGH THE WATER, POWER STEERING IS RESTORED. DURING A TURN, TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL IS POSSIBLE. LARGE LEVERAGE FORCES ARE REQUIRED TO HANDLE THE NON-ASSISTED STEERING DURING FAILURE. HYUNDAI DEALER MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT REPORTS THAT THIS IS A KNOW MODEL PROBLEM BUT NO REMEDY EXISTS AT THIS TIME. MAINTENANCE MANAGER SAYS HE HAS HAD SEVERAL TUCSON OWNERS REPORT THIS PROBLEM. *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

DT: 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON - THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WILL TURN ON AND OFF DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE PASSENGER. CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE WEIGHT WAS THAT CAUSED PASSENGER'S AIR BAG LIGHT TO TURN ON AND OFF. CONSUMER TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER , AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. THEY DID CHECK FOR ANY DEFECT IN THE AIR BAG SENSORS AND FOUND NONE. THIS HAPPENED ALMOST EVERY TIME THAT CONSUMER RODE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. IF THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON THE AIR BAG IS TURNED OFF. CONSUMER CAN GET THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO GO OFF IF SHE MOVES AROUND IN THE SEAT. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR BAG DEACTIVATION SENSOR WAS DESIGN TO WORK IF A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT IS LESS THAN 75 POUNDS. THE CONSUMER WEIGHS 120 POUNDS BUT WHEN SHE SIT IN THE SEAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ON. THE CONSUMER HAS TO SIT A CERTAIN WAY IN ORDER FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN OFF. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HOUND TUCSON, WHILE ON CRUISE CONTROL IT WAS TOO TIGHT, CAUSING THE RPMS TO REV. , THE DEALER REPAIRED. CURRENTLY, WHILE ON CRUISE CONTROL IT WENT OUT OF THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE SPEED DROPPED RAPIDLY. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS ALMOST RESULTED IN TWO ACCIDENTS. *AK

THE HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE POWDER PENETRES (PUTS IN) IN THE MOTOR, BECAUSE THE RUBBER BAND OF THE HOOD IS INCOMPLETE (SHORT).

DT: THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE BY HUYNDAI HOWEVER DUE TO THE VIN NUMBER THIS CAR IS NOT INCLUDED. THE PROBLEM IS THERE IS AN ESP (STABILITY CONTROL) WHICH ACTIVATES ONE OF THE WHEELS AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE IN THE DIRECTION OF THE BRAKING. IN THIS CASE, THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP AND THE CONSUMER NEARLY LOST CONTROL WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AND BRAKE LOCKED UP. IN THIS INCIDENT, THESE OCCURRED ABOUT 3 TIMES. *JB

BOUGHT A 2005 TUCSON NEW. IT NOW ONLY HAS 19K MILES ON IT. BUT FROM DAY ONE, WHEN I APPROACH A RED LIGHT/STOP SIGN AT ABOUT 30-50 MPH, MANY TIMES AS I DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT FEELS LIKE I'M RIDING ON SPEED BUMPS THROUGH THE PEDAL/CAR AND I HAVE TO KEEP TAPPING THE BRAKES AS I CAN FEEL THE CAR WILL NOT STOP IN TIME AND QUICKLY PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. I BROUGHT IT UP AT MY DEALERSHIP ALONG WITH THE FACT WHEN I LOCK MY CAR WITH THE KEY REMOTE, THE HORN BEEP TO ENGAGE THE RARELY SOUNDS. IT MAY SOUND 1 OR 2 TIMES IN 100 LOCKINGS. ALSO BROUGHT THAT UP TO THEM, WITH BOTH THEY FOUND NOTHING. THAT WAS YEARS AGO. I STILL LIVE WITH THIS NIGHTMARE AND IN 2009 MY HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER CLOSED. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI TO ASK WHERE TO GO AND WOULD THE NEW PLACE HONOR THESE OLD PROBLEMS BUT THEY SAID "PROBABLY NOT". NOW MY CAR PAST THE 5 YEAR MARK AND STILL HAS ONLY 19K MILES ON IT AND I'M UP THE CREEK WITHOUT PADDLE. P.S. AFTER READING ABOUT OTHER'S TIRE WEAR PROBLEMS, MINE ARE ALMOST THREE QUARTERS WORN WITH ONLY 19K ON THEM. NEEDLES TO SAY, HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE IS "NOT THERE WHEN YOU NEED THEM". *TR

THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED AFTER A STOP FOR FUEL DURING A HIGHWAY TRIP. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF TROUBLE BEFORE WE STOPPED FOR FUEL. WHEN WE ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE ROAD WE FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN EITHER A FORWARD OR REVERSE GEAR. AFTER CHECKING ATM FLUID AND FINDING IT CORRECT WE TRIED AGAIN AND FOUND SAME PROBLEM. WE FINALLY FOUND THAT IF WE INCREASED ENGINER RPM TO APPROXIMAGE 3000 RPM THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BEGIN TO ENGAGE IN THIRD GEAR WITH SOME SLIPPAGE. THE SLIPPAGE CONTINUED UNTIL WE REACHED THE APPROXIMATE SPEED FOR NORMAL THIRD GEAR. AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED THE CAR OPERATED NORMALLY BUT WOULD NEVER SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR. WE WRE ABLE TO GET HOME AND TO THE DEALER. THEY TOLD US THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. ONE WEEK LATER AFTER INSTALLATION OF THE TRANSMISSION WE WERE TOLD THEY DID NOT LIKE THE SOUND OF THE POWER STEERING AND WOULD REPLACE THAT COMPONENT AS WELL. ANOTHER WEEK LATER WE GOT OUR VEHICLE BACK. THE DEALER CLAIMED THEY HAD NOT SEEN THIS PROBLEM NOR HAD THEY BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM BY OTHER DEALERS. THIS OCCURRED AT 9500 MILES.

2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED WITHOUT THE CONSUMER TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *MR THE MALFUNCTION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE AND SLOW. (THIS WAS A RENTAL VEHICLE) *SC *JB

NEW HYUNDAI TUCSON 5 SPEED MANUAL 4 WHEEL DRIVE(2005) WITH LESS THAN 400 MILES DRIVEN, THE SHIFT LIVE BROKE OFF INSIDE TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS LIFE THREATINING. I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE EAST BOUND ON THE CROSS BRONX EXP. CAR COULD NOT MOVE. I WAS ABOUT ONE MILE EAST OF THE G.W. BRIDGE. THE PROBLEM WAS THE SHIFT LEVER CABLE ASSEMBLY DEFECTIVE. IT WAS REPLACED.

DT: CONSUMER STATED: SHIFT LEVER CABLE ASSEMBLY BROKE WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND VEHICLE HAD LESS 400 MILES. WAS SLOWING DOWN, CHANGING GEARS AND BROKE OFF INSIDE. VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN CENTER LANE, AND NO FOR WARNING. *AK

AIRBAG SAFETY: IN DECEMBER 2004, I BOUGHT TWO 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON LX SUV 2WD ADVERTISED WITH SIX STANDARD AIRBAGS. WARMER WEATHER ARRIVED, COATS SHED AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH WITH MY WIFE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE LIGHT WENT OUT WHEN HER POCKETBOOK WAS IN HER LAP AND ON WHEN NOT, WEIGHT SENSITIVE. SHE FEELS UPSET AND UNSAFE. HYUNDAI EXPLAINED THE ADVANCED SRS TAKES MANY READINGS INCLUDING WEIGHT. THEY EXPLAINED THE PASSENGER NEEDED TO BE 110 LBS FOR THE AIRBAG ACTIVATE TO PROTECT FRONT SEAT CHILDREN. MY WIFE IS NOT A CHILD (WE''RE IN OUR 50''S), EXERCISES AND EATS RIGHT. HER WEIGHT VARIES FROM 107-110 LBS. AND IS 5''2''. IRONICALLY, MY WIFE HAS FULL AIRBAG PROTECTION IN HER CAR AS A DRIVER BUT NOT AS A PASSENGER IN THE ''DEATH SEAT OF OWN CAR. MANY WOMEN FIT THIS PROFILE. NO-WHERE IN HYUNDAI''S OWNER''S MANUAL OR AIRBAG BROCHURE ARE SPECIFIC WEIGHT LIMITS REFERRED TO. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALER, THEN TO HYUNDAI AMERICA GOT NOWHERE. MY WIFE RIDES WITH HER POCKETBOOK IN HER LAP TO FAKE OUT THE WEIGHT SENSOR. ALL I WANT IS TO WEIGH DOWN SEAT (2 LBS) OR RE-PROGRAM THE WEIGHT LIMITS, AND NOT TO RETURN THE CARS. HYUNDAI''S LIABILITY COULD BE HUGE IF A LIFE IS LOST WHEN THE AIRBAG COULD HAVE/SHOULD HAVE BEEN ACTIVE. ACCORDING TO NHTSA AND THE NEW YORK STATE MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY CODE, MY WIFE IS OVER 12 YEARS OLD AND MORE THAN 5 FEET TALL AND QUALIFIES TO RIDE UP FRONT ON BOTH ACCOUNTS. WITH ADVANCED OR SMART AIRBAG TECHNOLOGY SHE SHOULD BE PROTECTED, EVEN AT A REDUCED DEPLOYMENT RATE? WITH RESPECT TO ''WARNING LABELS, CONSUMER INFORMATION AND TELLTALE SIGNS:'' PROPER USE OF AND AIR BAG WARNING LABELS ARE IMPORTANT BUT THERE IS NO DISCLAIMER THAT IF YOU ARE AN ADULT FRONT SEAT PASSENGER AND FALL INTO A SPECIFIC BODY WEIGHT CATEGORY YOU WILL NOT HAVE AIR BAG PROTECTION. NEITHER IS IT STATED IN THE OWNER''S USER MANUAL OR ANY OTHER HYUNDAI DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED TO THE CUSTOMER PRIOR TO THE POINT OF SALE].

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD SOUND A ROUGHLY JERKED FORWARD AND CONTINUED TO DO SO AS THE CAR GRADUALLY DOWNSHIFTED. THE CAR WAS FOUND TO HAVE A DEFECTED TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO THIS. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAD APPROX 5900 MILES ON IT AT THIS TIME. RECIEVED THE VEHILE 9 DAYS LATER AND HAD THE CAR FOR 1 DAY WHEN IT CONTINUED TO HAVE MORE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. IN ADDITION TO THIS PROBLEM, THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE I HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY AND THE CAR ACCELERATED INSTEAD. I HAVE READ THAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SOMETHING SIMILIAR TO THIS IN THE HYUNDAI SANTE FE

DT: PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. THE CONSUMERS WIFE WEIGHED 105 POUNDS WHEN SHE SAT IN THE SEAT THE SENSOR LIGHT WOULD COME ON OR GO OFF SOMETIMES. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE SENSORS FOR A LIGHTER WEIGHT BUT IT IS STILL NOT WORKING. THEY DID RAN A CODE CHECK BUT DID NOT SHOW ANY CODES. *JB

I BOUGHT HYUNDAI TUCSON 2005 (SUV, 2.0 GL, 4 CYLINDERS, SHIFTRONIC) ON 4/9/05. I TOOK THIS CAR BACK AND LEFT IT AT A DEALER ON 4/16/05 BECAUSE 1). THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK. ). I DROVE THAT CAR TO LA. ON HWY 5 WITH THE SAME SPEED AS 80 MPH. AS THE OTHERS. WHEN I DROVE UP TO THE HILLS, THE SPEEDING WAS DROPPED TO 60 MPH. (20 MPH.DIFFERENCE) AND COULDN'T SPEED UP UNTIL DOWN FROM THE HILLS. I'VE TRIED TO CHANGE TO LOWER GEAR ... IT WAS STILL STRUGGLED. I GOT HONK AND ALMOST GOT HIT FROM THE CARS BEHIND. EVERYONE (SALES, FINANCIAL, SERVICE DEPARTMENT) WHOM CONCERN THIS CASE TOLD ME THAT THEY WILL FIX EVERYTHING FOR US. ON 4/22/05 `JAYSON` CALLED ME TO PICK UP THAT CAR. HE TOLD ME THAT `THERE WERE 2 TECHNICIANS CHECKED MY CAR AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, CRUISE CONTROL WORKS, THIS CAR IS A NORMAL AS 2.0 GL AND ONLY 4 CYLINDERS. FOR THE FIRST PROBLEM. I TRIED TO DRIVE AND CHECK IT WITH IT. FINALLY, HE FOUND OUT THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL'S CHIP WAS LOOSEN AND FIXED IT. WHAT DID HIS 2 TECHNICIANS CHECK? FOR THE SECOND PROBLEM. HE SAID IT'S A NORMAL CAR, HE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING... JUST THE WAY THAT CAR IS. BUT FOR ME, IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE EVEN THE HILLS IN THE CITY (I USUALLY GO TO SAN FRANCISCO, AND TRAVEL AROUND ESPECIALLY LAKE TAHOE, YOSEMITE). THIS CAR IS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION !!! E SUGGESTED ME TO CHANGE TO LOWER GEAR. I'VE DONE BUT IT NEVER WORKED !! THESE WORDS `WE'LL HELP YOU`. RESULT; THAT'S ALL THEY HAVE DONE. I'M NOT SATISFIED, FEEL UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND UNFAIR FROM THIS DEALER. I DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR IT. PLEASE CHECK HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/CARS/PROBLEMS/RECALLS/RESULTS.CFM HTTP://WWW.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/CARS/TESTING/NCAP/INDEX2.CFM. *AK

2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON ENGINE REVVED UP AND LURCHED FORWARD WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO PARK.*MR A RECALL (05V119000) OF THE AUTOMATIC STABILITY CONTROL WAS DONE AND THE CONSUMER HOPED THAT THIS WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT IT DIDN'T. AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE THE VEHICLE HIT A HANDICAPPED SIGN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK DAMAGING HIS VEHICLE AND ANOTHER VEHICLE. *NM

INCORRECT OIL DIPSTICK INSTALLED ON 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON GL, 2WD,2.0L,AUTO. OWNERS MANUAL CALLS FOR 4.23 QUARTS, THIS WILL RESULT IN AN OVERFILL OF ABOUT 1/2 INCH OVER THE FULL MARK. OWNERS MANUAL CLEARLY HIGHLIGHTS IN BOLD LETTERS NOT TO OVERFILL AS ENGINE DAMAGE WILL RESULT. AN OIL FILL TO THE FULL LINE RESULTS IN LESS THAN SPECIFIED OIL QUANTITY. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND HAS CALLED TECH LINE AND HAS GOTTEN GUIDANCE TO CONTINUE TO PUT 4.23 QUARTS IN AND LET THE DIPSTICK READ OVER FULL. NO FIX IS OFFERED. HYUNDER CONSUMER AFFAIRS HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, CASE#3249498 AND HAS PROVIDED NO RESOLUTION. A SCENARIO IS THAT A DIPSTICK READING OF LOW WOULD ACTUALLY BE 1/2 QUART BELOW THE LOW READING POSSIBLY CAUSING ENGINE DAMAGE OR FIRE. A CORRECT DIPSTICK NEEDS TO BE DESIGNED TO INDICATE PROPER OIL LEVEL. PROBLEM SINCE NEW. *TR

WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN THE RAIN/SNOW FROM WASH, DC; NOTICE UNUSUAL LOUD WINDSHIELD WIPERS; SUDDENLY NOTICE THAT LEFT WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS WIPING OFF OF THE WINDOW AS IF WERE GOING TO FLY OFF..IT DISTRACTED ME TO POINT OF ALMOST HAVING A COLLISION; CALLED ALEXANDRIA HYUANDAI FROM MY JOB IN FREDERICK, MD AND WAS REFERRED TO IDEAL HYUANDAI WHERE THE SRV REP DIAGNOSED THE VRH AS HAVING A DEFECTIVE W/S TRANSMISSION...SAID IT WOULD TAKE SIX WKS, THEN TWO WKS O GET THE PART FOR THIS NEW SUV...I REALLY DON'T FEEL SAFE, AND WANT TO RETURN IT!*AK

RECALL CAMPAIGN : 05V119000. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE ESP ACTIVATATION.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH IN RAINY CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN THEY ARE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE SKIDS. THE VEHICLE ALSO SKIDS WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT NEEDED AN UPDATED PROGRAM IN ITS COMPUTER SYSTEM. THEY PERFORMED THE UPGRADE, BUT THE FAILURE IS STILL PRESENT. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY REFUSED TO MAKE ANY OTHER TYPES OF REPAIR. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BECAUSE IT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

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

25 PROBLEMS LATER FROM PURCHASING A 2005 HYUNDAI TUSCAN ON 1/2/05 AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I COULD GET INTO A MAJOR ACCIDENT AN HYUNDAI DIDN'T CARE. I HAVE WRITTEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS , SPOKEN TO A SUPERVISOR, 1 CASE MANAGER, AND 3 CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES FROM NHTSA AND ALL I GOT WERE EMPTY PROMISES. ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ESPY SYSTEM-PULSATING BRAKES, LOSING POWER, GAS PEDAL LOCKED, AND SWAYING FROM SIDE TO SIDE ON THE HIGHWAY/STREET WAS NO JOKE. FOR THIS NOT TO OCCUR I HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON IF NOT IT HAPPENED EVERY HALF AND HOUR. NOW HOW WOULD YOU LIKE AN 18 WHEELER BEHIND YOU WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING? ELECTRONICALLY PROBLEMS-REMOTE CONTROL SOMETIMES WORKED, DOORS OPENED/CLOSED B THEMSELVES, DOORS GOT STUCK, MANUALLY OPENING DOOR IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS DYING, DOORS LOCKED FROM INSIDE I HAD TO CLIMB OUT OF THE WINDOW TWICE, THE CAR HAS BEEN REPROGRAM MORE TIMES THEN ANYTHING, I HAD 3 MULTI POINT INSPECTIONS, RECALL 079-REMOVE-REPLACED AIR BAG CONTROL, RECALL 068 ESPY-HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HECU, RECALL JANUARY 2006-ESPY_ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM, RECALL 071 JULY 06, 2005 PARKING BRAKES, RECALL 921 TUSCAN OWNERS MANUAL, RECALL 068-8/5/06. MATS ROLLED UNDER BRAKE REPLACED, BRAKES SLID WHEN IT RAINED, BACK WINDOW WIPERS MADE NOISE WHEN IT RAINED , SUN GLASS HOLDER GOT STUCK EVEN THOUGH IT WAS REPLACED, PASSENGER SEAT BACK CRACKED TWICE AND REPLACED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY OWNER TUSCAN OWNERS SUFFERED LIKE I DID WITHOUT ANY HELP, IF SO EMAIL ME AT JUSTBE_KAUSE@VERIZON.NET I CONTACTED THE 1-800 THEY GIVE ON THIS SITE AND I SPOKE TO A CASE MANAGER AND SHE WANTED ME TO FAX TO HER ALL THE PAPER WORK AND FORMS I HAVE SENT OUT. THE TOTAL OF PAGES WAS 52 AND IT WOULD COST 75.00 TO SEND ,WHICH THEY DID NOT REIMBURSE, THEY DIDN'T HAVE A ACTUAL ADDRESS TO SEND THE INFORMATION TO, SHE GAVE ME A FILE NUMBER I GOT AUGUST 1, 06, SO I ASKED WHERE THE PAPER WORK? *AK

THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. DEALER REPLACED THE ESP MODULE TWICE. THE BRAKES WERE AFFECTED BY THIS MODULE, WHICH CAUSED THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES TO COME ON, MAKING THE VEHICLE SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. THE FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE CAME OUT THREE TIMES AND THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE THAT THEY PROVIDED.*AK

2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE LACK POWER WHEN TAKING OFF. THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED ON ITS OWN. *JB

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 BAD GAS MILEAGE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT GET THE GAS MILEAGE INDICATED. IN THE CITY IT GETS LESS. *KB