Major Problems with 2005 Hyundai Tucson Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2005 Hyundai Tucson

2005 Hyundai Tucson SIDE/WINDOW Victims: 4

2005 Hyundai Tucson AIR BAGS Victims: 4

2005 Hyundai Tucson AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 40000 miles

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Problems with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS and ENGINE are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Hyundai Tucson owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM aug 22 05 i brought in my car because the driver side was getting stuck. they couldn't find anything. on...	23 ~ 64188 miles
AIR BAGS driving 45-50 mph i hit a car that had stopped in front of me. the air bags did not deploy.	17 ~ 83434 miles
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda tucson. while driving approximately 10 mph the contact approached a stop sign and...	14 ~ 73320 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING the vehicle shut down while driving. dealer replaced the esp module twice. the brakes were affected by this module which...	14 ~ 24548 miles
SUSPENSION 2005 hyundai tuscon rear sub-frame completely rotted out. the garage was shocked to see where the 4 bolts are to...	9 ~ 88236 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL brake lights fail to illuminate when brake pedal depressed. esp (vehicle stability control) light on dash remained illuminated. *tr...	9 ~ 56667 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 2005 hyundai tucson engine revved up and lurched forward while consumer was trying to park.*mr a recall (05v119000) of the...	9 ~ 47933 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC i have a 2005 hyundai tucson i have several problems with my vehicle none of which the dealer says he...	8 ~ 22654 miles
STRUCTURE when driving through a puddle consumer's hyundai tucson battery and brake light illuminated causing consumer to lose power steering. *ts...	8 ~ 43144 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING while driving 2005 tucson when turning on turn signals consumer accidentally turned off headlights. *ts the consumer feels that this	8 ~ 74419 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE i went to go open the glass door on the hatch and one of the plastic hinges completely broke. the	7 ~ 75429 miles
STEERING while driving in the rain the battery light and brake light come on the steering wheel freezes and power seems...	7 ~ 76015 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER when backing hyundai tucson out vehicle makes loud noise. consumer took the vehicle to the dealer and was told there...	7 ~ 78143 miles
TIRES my wife and i own a 2005 hyundai tucson. after 20 000 miles we had to replace the tires as...	6 ~ 23667 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN i was driving down the highway at 60mph when the vehicle made a loud sound a roughly jerked forward and...	6 ~ 34167 miles
POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2005 hyundai tucson. the contact stated that while driving 65 mph she attempted to accelerate...	5 ~ 81029 miles
VISIBILITY the back hatch window of my 2005 tuscon broke sending the right 1/2 of the window flying down about 2...	5 ~ 71680 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM i was slowing to a stop and could feel that the car was going to die and it did. i...	5 ~ 107580 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES purchased this vehicle in 10/05 and have been very pleased with until recently. got a card in the mail for...	5 ~ 3840 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 2005 hyundai tucson consumer feels that he was sold a lemon. he feels that he is not getting the proper...	5 ~ 50349 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i bought hyundai tucson 2005 (suv 2.0 gl 4 cylinders shiftronic) on 4/9/05. i took this car back and left...	5 ~ 36165 miles
SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS dt: passenger side air bag sensor light does not work correctly. the consumers wife weighed 105 pounds when she sat...	4 ~ 5798 miles
AUTOMATIC (ASC) > ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL recall campaign : 05v119000. the consumer received a recall letter from the manufacturer regarding the esp activatation....	4 ~ 2736 miles
SERVICE BRAKES called the dealer to fix recalls 068 esp...071 parking brake....079 airbag system....and 092 stop lamp switch dealer indicated that my...	3 ~ 137333 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES i bought my hyundai tuscon brand new back in 2005. last week i noticed a rattling sound coming from the...	3 ~ 73833 miles
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES i have a 2005 hyundai tucson i have several problems with my vehicle none of which the dealer says he...	3
CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL dt: the contact owns a 2005 hound tucson while on cruise control it was too tight causing the rpms to...	3 ~ 19262 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 2005 hyundai tucson anti lock brakes activated without the consumer touching the brake pedal.*no answer required* *mr the malfunction caused	3 ~ 33 miles
WHEELS all four yokohama avid touring s p215/65/16 tires have extreme tread/mold separation at 40 000 miles making them unsafe to	2 ~ 82500 miles
GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY as i was driving down the highway i noticed that one of the windows in my 2005 hyundai tucson sounded...	2 ~ 92250 miles
BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2005 hyundai tucson. consumer states top back brake light went out. *tgw...	2 ~ 15500 miles
HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY the hinges on the back window hatch of my 2005 hyundai tucson just broke. for no reason while opening the...	2 ~ 74877 miles
SEAT BELTS 1-2-05 i bought my tuscan hyundai-mat rolling up/sunglass case sticking. mats were replaced. glass case fix 06 problems list: august...	2 ~ 40000 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM dt*: the contact stated while starting the vehicle it lurched forward and would not engage into gear. also while driving...	2 ~ 11000 miles
EQUIPMENT driving 45-50 mph i hit a car that had stopped in front of me. the air bags did not deploy.	2 ~ 29500 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS we were in a huyundai 2005 tucson. we were t-boned on the driver's side. the police estimated her speed at...	2 ~ 9250 miles
FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY > MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN dt: consumer stated: shift lever cable assembly broke while in traffic and vehicle had less 400 miles. was slowing down	2 ~ 397 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS airbag safety: in december 2004 i bought two 2005 hyundai tucson lx suv 2wd advertised with six standard airbags. warmer...	2
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 25 problems later from purchasing a 2005 hyundai tuscan on 1/2/05 and nothing has been done. i could get into...	2 ~ 14000 miles
FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2005 hyundai tucson. the contact stated that the vehicle's subframe and suspension were severely rusted...	1 ~ 155000 miles
SWITCH > IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2005 hyundai tucson. the contact stated that when the brake pedal was depressed the brake...	1 ~ 31000 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY problemas con el power train. history = en el primer ao se dao cd player lo cambiaron pero empece a...	1 ~ 66000 miles
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM problemas con el power train. history = en el primer ao se dao cd player lo cambiaron pero empece a...	1 ~ 66000 miles
HORN > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM problemas con el power train. history = en el primer ao se dao cd player lo cambiaron pero empece a...	1 ~ 66000 miles
FILLER PIPE AND CAP > TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE the back hatch window of my 2005 tuscon broke sending the right 1/2 of the window flying down about 2...	1 ~ 81000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER 1/6/09 while driving the tuscon began to feel hesitant with slow acceleration and stalled while i was turning across traffic...	1 ~ 53401 miles
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl*the contact owns a 2005 hyundai tucson. while driving approximately 55-60 mph the vehicle intermittently hesitated and shut off. the...	1 ~ 23000 miles
NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY > AXLE > REAR tl*the contact owns a 2005 hyundai tucson. while sitting stationary the vehicle was involved in a crash and was rear...	1 ~ 30123 miles
SWITCH > TURN SIGNAL > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* - the contact called regarding the 2005 hyundai tuscon. the contact stated that the turn signals and dimmer switch...	1 ~ 35000 miles
HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH > HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* - the contact called regarding the 2005 hyundai tuscon. the contact stated that the turn signals and dimmer switch...	1 ~ 35000 miles
GASOLINE > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i purchased a 2005 hyundai tucson on 2/7/07 for which the dealership was not at fault as they were lied...	1 ~ 45 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i purchased a 2005 hyundai tucson on 2/7/07 for which the dealership was not at fault as they were lied...	1 ~ 45 miles
GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) > EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM i purchased a 2005 hyundai tucson on 2/7/07 for which the dealership was not at fault as they were lied...	1 ~ 45 miles
INFLATOR MODULE > DRIVER SIDE > FRONTAL tl* the contact owns a 2005 hyundai tucson. hyundai had new regulations for the driver's side air bags which requireed...	1 ~ 9700 miles
ANTI-THEFT DEVICES > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT i have contacted hyundai for numerous failures to my 2005 tucson hyundai. i have spoken to brianna the held of...	1
SEATS 1-2-05 i bought my tuscan hyundai-mat rolling up/sunglass case sticking. mats were replaced. glass case fix 06 problems list: august...	1
RETRACTOR > FRONT > SEAT BELTS while traveling in snowy conditions on a straight flat road at approximately 35 mph my wife and i went into...	1 ~ 18500 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION i have a 2005 hyundai tuscon gls 4wd. although my dealer had the recall repair on the suspension this suv...	1 ~ 3000 miles
HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM > STEERING power steering fails while traveling through small pools of water on the road. the brake light on the advisory panel...	1 ~ 9000 miles
HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > HOOD > BODY the hyundai tucson. the powder penetres (puts in) in the motor because the rubber band of the hood is incomplete	1
MOTOR > WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY was driving to work in the rain/snow from wash dc notice unusual loud windshield wipers suddenly notice that left windshield...	1 ~ 700 miles
CONTROL UNIT/MODULE > ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC the vehicle shut down while driving. dealer replaced the esp module twice. the brakes were affected by this module which...	1 ~ 2000 miles

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