There are 6 stored owner reports matching the fuel system leading-label group for the 2005 Hyundai Tucson in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 6 of 6 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)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
THE BACK HATCH WINDOW OF MY 2005 TUSCON BROKE, SENDING THE RIGHT 1/2 OF THE WINDOW FLYING DOWN ABOUT 2 FEET. THE BACK DOOR/HATCH LATCH IS ALSO BROKEN, YOU CAN'T SHUT IT WITHOUT PULLING HE LATCH BACK OUT MANUALLY FIRST AFTER OPENING IT. HAS BEEN OVER A MONTH AND 1/2 ;PARTS STILL NOT ALL IN. ALSO,THE GAS CAP LATCH IS RESTED AND I FEAR NEXT TO BREAK. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY HESITATED AND SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE IS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER 10 TO 15 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVEN TIMES REGARDING THIS FAILURE, BUT THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,550 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF UPDATED 03/04/08 *TR
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
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
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
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.