2005 Hyundai Tucson Engine Problems

The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving 65 MPH and attempting to accelerate, the RPM failed to raise, and the vehicle failed to respond. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY START. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE NOX, PURGE VALVE, FUEL TRIM AND CAMSHAFT SENSORS WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, TEN DAYS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. LAUREL HYUNDAI LOCATED AT 998 EISENHOWER BLVD, JOHNSTOWN, PA 15904 WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE IN A SHOPPING CENTER. AS I WAS TURNING INTO THE PARKING PLACE I VERY LIGHTLY TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE REVED UP AND I APPLIED THE BRAKE ONLY TO HAVE THE CAR CONTINUE FORWARD AND GO UP THE CEMENT CURB. I THEN PUSHED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD AND ONLY THEN DID THE CAR STOP. IF THE CEMENT BLOCK HAD NOT BEEN THERE, I WOULD HAVE HIT THE CAR PARKED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. THE FRONT TIRES HAD GONE ABOUT TWO FEET UP ON THE CEMENT BLOCK. THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS ONCE AGAIN PARKING. THIS TIME I WAS PARKING PARALLEL TO THE CURB. I PULLED INTO AND IN FRONT OF THE SPACE I WAS GOING TO PARK IN. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND BEGAN TO BACK UP SLOWLY WITH MY FOOT OVER THE BRAKE PEDAL. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE REVED UP AND THE CAR LURCHED BACKWARD. THIS TIME I APPLIED THE BRAKE VERY HARD AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP MY CAR BEFORE I HIT CAR IN BACK OF ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE REVERSING, DRIVING, AND VARIOUS OTHER TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RESTARTED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THEY WHERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 145,400.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

I HAVE A 2005 HYUNDI TUCSON 2.7L V6. IM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED TODAY AT A STOP SIGN. THANKFULLY THERE WASN'T ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE I COULDN'T STOP IN TIME FOR THE SIGN AFTER IT STALLED. THIS HAS NOT BEEN THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. ITS HAPPENED ABOUT 6 OTHER TIMES, ALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS AND YIELD SIGNS. THE CAR DOES START RIGHT AFTER ITS STALLED. I'VE DONE A FAIR AMOUNT OF RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND IT SEEMS IT HASN'T BEEN SOLVED YET. I'VE READ OF OTHER TUCSONS BEING INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. SOME CASES HAVE BEEN WHEN TRAVELING AY HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT APPROACHED A STOP SIGN AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATION. THE ENGINE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWELVE TIMES. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND BECAME PROGRESSLY WORSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE TURNS WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS OR WARRANTY FOR THIS TYPE OF FAILURE, AND THAT THEY WERE NOT SURE HOW TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,148. UPDATED 3/8/10 *CN THE THROTTLE POSITON SENSOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 07/09/10

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR JUST STALLS, LOOSING POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. RESULTING IN MY DAUGHTER REARENDING ANOTHER CAR AND THAT CAR HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF IT AND THAT DRIVER SUING MY INSURANCE. AFTER BEING IN THE BODY SHOP FOR A MONTH, I PICKED THE CAR UP FRIDAY APRIL 25 THE CAR STALLED THREE TIMES. I DROVE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER DOUGLAS ISUZU, IN SANTA ANA CALIF. ON SATURDAY APRIL 26 AND IT STALLED AGAIN GETTING OFF THE 55 FREEWAY ALMOST CAUSING ME TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD ON THE OFFRAMP. *TR

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

I PURCHASED A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON ON 2/7/07 FOR WHICH THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT AT FAULT AS THEY WERE LIED TO BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. WITHIN A FEW WEEKS AFTER OWNING THE CAR IT WOULD JUST DIE ANYWHERE AND AT ANYTIME. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES TO ONLY GET LITTLE ASSISTANCE AND A FEW REPAIR ATTEMPTS WITHOUT SUCCESS. IT DIED 5 SEPARATE TIMES ON THE 14 FREEWAY IN THE EVENING AFTER PICKING UP MY BOYS IN ROSAMOND AND HAD 5 NEAR FATAL ACCIDENTS WHICH I DOCUMENTED WHERE I WAS AND THE TIME AND DATE. I HAVE A LOG OF ALL THE TIMED AND I AM UPSET THAT IN 7 MONTHS THE CAR IS STILL ALLOWED TO BE ON THE ROAD. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO TAKE IT BACK KNOWING THERE IS A PROBLEM AND I AM FURIOUS. ALL I WANTED WAS A DRIVABLE CAR AND BE FREE FROM WORRIES. *JB

2005 TUCSON HYUNDAI DIES OUT WHILE DECELERATING AND AT STOP. *NM