Hyundai Tucson Complaints

6,738 consumer complaints on file.

#10141075October 25, 2005
STRUCTURE
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
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#10138057September 28, 2005
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
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
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#10137727September 9, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
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
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#10134999September 9, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
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
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#10132879August 15, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
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
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#10128046June 28, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
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#10126602June 26, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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.
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#10126327June 23, 2005
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
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
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#10122501June 20, 2005
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY
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
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#10125307June 14, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
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].
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#10124165June 3, 2005
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY
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.
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#10124746June 2, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
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
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#10122426May 29, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
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#10121197May 17, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
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
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#10118797May 2, 2005
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
RECALL CAMPAIGN : 05V119000. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE ESP ACTIVATATION.
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#10118359April 25, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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
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0
Deaths:
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#10115312March 17, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
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
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0
Deaths:
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#10114011March 13, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
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
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