Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2005 Hyundai Tucson submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
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
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
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
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
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
PROBLEMAS CON EL POWER TRAIN. HISTORY = EN EL PRIMER AO SE DAO CD PLAYER LO CAMBIARON PERO EMPECE A TENER DIFICULTADES CON EL HORN POR UN MAL ENTENDIDO CAMBIARON EL CLOCK, HASTA LA FECHA NUNCA ME ARREGLARON EL HORN EL CUAL DEJA Y EMPIEZA A FUNCIONAR EN CUALQUIER MOMENTO. EL VEHICULO EN VECES PRENDIA LA LUZ DEL "CHECK" PERO POR UNAS HORAS O UN DIA EL DEALER NUNCA ENCONTRO NADA EN VECES TAMBIEN SE DABA COMO JALONES COMO QUE SE QUERIA PARAR, SE LLEGO A PARA 3 VECES, LOS DEL DEALER NUNCA ENCONTRARON NADA SIEMPRE LA LLEVE AHI PARA MANTENIMIENTO Y CAMBIO DE ACEITE, ELLOS COBRAN DEMASIADO POR LOS SERVICIOS, YA CAMBIE HEADLIGHTS 2 VECES Y OTRAS LUCESITAS DEL FRENTE, SE CAMBIO SERPENTINE BELT,BATERIA , LLANTAS, PARABRISAS, FRENOS; EN LOS ULTIMOS 9 MESES CAMBIE A OTRO LUGAR PARA CAMBIO Y CHEQUEO DE FLUIDOS. EL 12/17/09 7AM, PRENDIO A LA 3RD VEZ QUE TRATE FUI Y VINE AL TRABAJO Y CASA SIN PROBLEMAS, POR LA TARDE SALI A LOS 15 MINUTOS SE EMPEZO A JALONEAR Y CADA VES QUE BAJABA LA VELOCIDAD SE QUERIA APAGAR EL MOTOR LO CUAL SUCEDIO AL HACER ALGUN STOP, PERO LA PRENDIA DE NUEVO SIN NINGUN PROBLEMA AL REGRESO A CASA VOLVIO A PARARSE VARIAS VECES, ADEMAS SE PRENDIO LA LUZ DE "CHECK" Y A LOS 5 MINUTOS SE PRENDIO OTRA QUE POR EL SEOR QUE LEVANTO EL VEHICULO SE QUE INDICABA PROBLEMAS EN EL "POWER TRAIN" Y MENCIONO TAMBIEN EL 4X4. TOTAL QUE AL PRENDER ESA LUZ YA NO QUISO LEVANTAR LA MARCHA NOMAS COMO A 1 MILLA POR HORA Y ESO JALONENDOSE MUCHO, BUENO POR UNA U OTRA RAZON YO HABLE HASTA EL 12/29/09 PARA QUE LA LEVANTARAN Y HASTA HOY SE ME COMUNICO QUE TENIA UN SENSOR DAADO ALGO ASI COMO "THROTLE POSITION CENSOR" POR LO CUAL ME QUIEREN COBRAR 455.00 + TAXES. YO NO TENIA IDEA DE ESTE SITIO, Y CREO QUE TENIA DERECHO DE QUE SE ME COMUNICARA EN EL DEALER ACERCA DE TODOS LOS RECALLS PARA ESTE TIPO DE VEHICULO, ESTOY INSATISFECHA CON EL VEHICULO Y POR LOS ALTOS COSTOS DE MANTENIMIENTO QUE HE TENIDO QUE PAGAR DE ALGO QUE YA SABIAN QUE EXISTIA. NECESITO AYUDA URGENE, PLEASE. *TR RECEIVED COMPLAINT WRITTEN IN ENGLISH.
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
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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