2005 Hyundai Tucson Visibility & Wipers Problems

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.

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

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

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

THE REAR WINDOW HINGES RUST OUT. ONE HINGE RUSTED OUT AND NOW THE OTHER. IF BOTH HAD GONE THE WINDOW WOULD HAVE FALLEN OUT, IF ON THE HIGHWAY COULD HAVE BEEN QUITE SERIOUS. *TR

2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON, PURCHASED USED. BOTH SUN VISORS ARE CRACKED WHERE THEY ATTACH TO THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR CANNOT BE USED AS IT SWINGS FREELY AND OBSTRUCTS VISION. THE PASSENGER SIDE IS CRACKED IN EXACTLY THE SAME WAY. THE SONATA VISORS WERE RECALLED, THE TUCSON APPEARS TO BE THE SAME DESIGN BUT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED AND ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. LOOKING FOR USED PARTS AT JUNK YARDS WE FOUND ALL OF THE VISORS WERE CRACKED IN THE SAME MANNER. APPEARS TO BE A DANGEROUS, FAULTY DESIGN. *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