2002 Hyundai Xg Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2002 Hyundai Xg, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Airbags133.3%
- Driver assistance133.3%
- Suspension133.3%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Airbags
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PLACED FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE INTO A POLE. THEN THE CONSUMER PUT THE SHIFTER INTO DRIVE TO MOVE FORWARD WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD INTO A WALL. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER.*AK THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MECHANICE INDICATED THAT WHILE TALKING WITH OTHER HYUNDAI MECHANICS THEY STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC DRIVE WIRE OR ELECTRONIC SENSOR COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PLACED FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE INTO A POLE. THEN THE CONSUMER PUT THE SHIFTER INTO DRIVE TO MOVE FORWARD WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD INTO A WALL. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER.*AK THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MECHANICE INDICATED THAT WHILE TALKING WITH OTHER HYUNDAI MECHANICS THEY STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC DRIVE WIRE OR ELECTRONIC SENSOR COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI XGV50L. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V124000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE WAS A MASSIVE WAITING LIST WITH APPROXIMATELY THREE TO FOUR MONTHS BEFORE THE SERVICE REMEDY REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS PLACED ON THE WAITING LIST. THE VEHICLE IS NOT BEING DRIVEN DUE TO THE SAFETY HAZARD. THERE WERE CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED AND THE UNCERTAINTY OF TRANSPORTATION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 46,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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