2001 Hyundai XG300 Electrical Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI XG300. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL AND DESPITE THE FACT THAT ROUTINE OIL CHANGES WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, THE LIGHT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REASON AS TO WHY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

NHTSA ID

10331432

Incident

Mar 9, 2010

Mileage

70,000 mi

I HAVE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR SINCE AFTER PURCHASE IN 2007. HYUNDAI CASE #3479162 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS GOING ON AND STAYING ON UNLESS THE BATTERY WOULD DIE. FAILED EMISSIONS SAID TO BE CAUSED BY AIR SENSORS BUT CODES KEPT GETTING WHIPPED OUT.CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALER COUNTLESS TIMES! CAR LUNGES THRASHING MOTION WHILE AT A STOP OR DRIVING. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON AT ALL TIMES,THE FIRST TIME THE LUNGING HAPPENED I THOUGHT I WAS OUT OF GAS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE VIOLENT THRASHING THAT OCCURED/S. MY CARS CONTROL PANEL,HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM,SHUT OFF AT WILL. ALL RADIO & CONTROL PANEL LIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF AT ANY TIME. THE RADIO STARTS CHANGING FROM FM TO AM TO CD AT ANY GIVEN TIME INCLUDING WHILE THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND UNATTENDED. THE TAIL LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS AND RUNNING LIGHTS ALSO TURN ON/OFF BY THEMSELVES WHETHER DRIVING THE CAR OR IF THE CAR IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. I HAVE TO GET MY CAR JUMPED EVERY TIME I GO TO START IT .IT WASN'T UNTIL EARLIER THIS YEAR THAT A NEIGHBOR CAME TO LET ME KNOW THAT I LEFT MY LIGHTS ON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. I KNEW NOBODY HAD BEEN IN MY CAR BECAUSE I WAS RECOVERING FROM A MAJOR SURGERY AND MY CAR KEYS ARE ALWAYS WITH ME. THIS INCIDENT WITH THE NEIGHBOR SHED LIGHT ON PART OF THE PROBLEM. NOW I KNOW WHY MY BATTERY IS CONSTANTLY DEAD. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHY THE CAR IS TURNING ON IT'S ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. THE ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE BATTERY DRAIN HAS CAUSED THE CODES FOR THE CAR TO KEEP BEING ERASED SO THERE IS NO WAY TO DIAGNOSE CAUSE FOR THE CHECK ENGINE /AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON. IT'S FRIGHTENING THAT THE LIGHTS GO ON OR OFF, DAY OR NIGHT, WITHOUT CAUSE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHILE NIGHT DRIVING! THE STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING CAUSES COMPLETE LOSS OF THE STEERING/BRAKESCONTROLS AND ALL POWER. I AM TERRIFIED OF HWY DRIVING NOW! I COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT THAT MAY KILL ME OR SOMEONE ELSE!THE THRASHING AND LUNGING OF THE CAR SCARES ME. THE ELECTRICAL IS GOING ON AT LEAST 8X DAY/NIGHT. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS! *TR

NHTSA ID

10282932

Incident

Feb 17, 2008

Mileage

52,000 mi

I HAVE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR SINCE AFTER PURCHASE IN 2007. HYUNDAI CASE #3479162 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS GOING ON AND STAYING ON UNLESS THE BATTERY WOULD DIE.FAILED EMISSIONS SAID TO BE CAUSED BY AIR SENSORS BUT CODES KEPT GETTING WHIPPED OUT.CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALER COUNTLESS TIMES! CAR LUNGES THRASHING MOTION WHILE AT A STOP OR DRIVING.THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON AT ALL TIMES,THE FIRST TIME THE LUNGING HAPPENED I THOUGHT I WAS OUT OF GAS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE VIOLENT THRASHING THAT OCCURRED/S. MY CARS CONTROL PANEL,HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM,SHUT OFF AT WILL. ALL RADIO & CONTROL PANEL LIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF AT ANY TIME.THE RADIO STARTS CHANGING FROM FM TO AM TO CD AT ANY GIVEN TIME INCLUDING WHILE THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND UNATTENDED. THE TAIL LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS AND RUNNING LIGHTS ALSO TURN ON/OFF BY THEMSELVES WHETHER DRIVING THE CAR OR IF THE CAR IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. I HAVE TO GET MY CAR JUMPED EVERY TIME I GO TO START IT .IT WASN'T UNTIL EARLIER THIS YEAR THAT A NEIGHBOR CAME TO LET ME KNOW THAT I LEFT MY LIGHTS ON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. I KNEW NOBODY HAD BEEN IN MY CAR BECAUSE I WAS RECOVERING FROM A MAJOR SURGERY AND MY CAR KEYS ARE ALWAYS WITH ME. THIS INCIDENT WITH THE NEIGHBOR SHED LIGHT ON PART OF THE PROBLEM. NOW I KNOW WHY MY BATTERY IS CONSTANTLY DEAD.I JUST DON'T KNOW WHY THE CAR IS TURNING ON IT'S ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS.THE ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE BATTERY DRAIN HAS CAUSED THE CODES FOR THE CAR TO KEEP BEING ERASED SO THERE IS NO WAY TO DIAGNOSE CAUSE FOR THE CHECK ENGINE /AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON. IT'S FRIGHTFUL THAT THE LIGHTS GO ON OR OFF, DAY OR NIGHT, WITHOUT CAUSE.THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHILE NIGHT DRIVING! THE STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING CAUSES COMPLETE LOSS OF THE STEERING/BRAKESCONTROLS AND ALL POWER. I AM TERRIFIED OF HWY DRIVING NOW! I COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT THAT MAY KILL ME OR SOMEONE ELSE!THE THRASHING AND LUNGING OF THE CAR SCARES ME. THE ELECTRICAL IS GOING ON AT LEAST 8X DAY/NITE. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS! *TR

NHTSA ID

10282931

Incident

Feb 17, 2008

Mileage

52,000 mi

I HAVE SPECIFIC PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO COMPLAINT ODI ID NUMBER : 10165481. 1. MY BRAKES WOULD VIBRATE TERRIBLY WHEN GOING DOWN HILL. THIS HAPPENED AFTER ABOUT 10000 MILES ON THE CARE I REPLACED THEM WITH CERAMIC PADS AND RESURFACED THE ROTORS THIS LARGELY FIXED THE PROBLEM. 2. RADIO HAS A SHORT THAT CAUSES RADIO TO GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. IF A CD IS PUT IN THE CD PLAYER AND LEFT THERE WHILE RADIO IS IN USE, THE RADIO WORKS FINE. MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63000 3. ENGINE BEGAN MAKING CLACKING NOISE ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO. DIDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE CLACKING NOISE YET. MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65000 4. GAS CAP DOOR POPPED OPEN WHILE DRIVING THEN WHEN PARKED AND VEHICLE TURNED OFF DOOR RELEASE MECHANISM WILL AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATE CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL THE BATTERY RUNS DOWN. UNPLUGGED DOOR SWITCH AT DOOR AND USE MANUAL RELEASE IN TRUNK. MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65000 NOT RESOLVED 5. HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM TO 10099943 CARE JUST DIED WHILE DRIVING, COULD HERE ELECTRICAL ARCING WHEN TRYING TO RESTART. WAS TOWED 300 MILES TO HAVE FIXED MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15000 THIS ISSUE WAS RESOLVED AT THE DEALER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10239847

Incident

Jun 22, 2006

Mileage

15,000 mi

1. HAVE HAD BRAKES REPLACED AND ROTORS RECALIBRATED TWICE AND STILL HAVE VIBRATION UPON BRAKING. DEALERSHIP SAYS I'M NOT BRAKING PROPERLY AND CAUSING BRAKES TO OVERHEAT, WHICH CAUSING ROTORS TO WARP. I'VE BEEN BRAKING THE SAME WAY FOR 35 YEARS AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. 2. AIR CONDITIONER STILL DOES NOT COOL PROPERLY AND HAS BEEN IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES. DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS A LEAK IN THE A/C COOLANT, BUT THEY CANNOT FIND IT. 3. CAR CONTINUALLY STUTTERS AT HIGH SPEEDS, DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. 4. ENGINE BEGAN MAKING CLACKING NOISE ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. DEALERSHIP SAID BAD GAS WAS CAUSE, BUT HIGH-GRADE GASOLINE HAS NOT FIXED PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP SAID I NEEDED A TUNE-UP, BUT THAT DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CANNOT HEAR NOISE, BUT NOISE IS CLEARLY AUDIBLE WHEN ACCELERATED AND CLIMBING HILLS (2-4 RPMS). DEALERSHIP STILL SAYS THEY DON'T HEAR A PROBLEM AND CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS IS OF MAJOR CONCERN TO ME, AS I'M AFRAID THE ENGINE WILL BLOW UP WHILE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. 5. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A MONTH AGO, AND WON'T GO OFF, ALTHOUGH NOTHING IS WRONG IS AIRBAGS. 6. RADIO HAS A SHORT THAT CAUSES RADIO TO GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. IF A CD IS PUT IN THE CD PLAYER AND LEFT THERE WHILE RADIO IS IN USE, THE RADIO WORKS FINE. 7. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SO MANY TIMES SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED IN DECEMBER OF 2001, I CAN'T FIT THE REPAIR AND WORKORDER SHEETS IN THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT ANY MORE, AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS KNOW ME BY NAME AND SIGHT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10165481

Incident

Aug 8, 2006

DT: THE SPEEDOMETER JUST STOPPED WORKING. IT STOPPED WORKING ON AUGUST 31, 2005. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST 500.00 TO 700.00 TO FIX. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS EXTREMELY RARE, THOUGHT IT COULD BE A SENSOR OR SOMETHING ELECTRICAL. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE ODOMETER HAS AN INTERNAL SHORT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10135158

Incident

Aug 31, 2005

Mileage

79,082 mi

CONTINUEOUS POWER FAILURES. BATTERY REPLACED. SEEMED OKAY FOR A COUPLE OF ONTHS THEN IF CAR WASN'T USED WITHIN 18-24 HOURS NEEDED TO BE JUMPED STARTED. BROUGHT TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, NO SATISFACTION YET. PROBLEM WORSENING AND ONGOING.*AK

NHTSA ID

10100685

Incident

Oct 28, 2004

Mileage

39,287 mi

MULTIPLE FAILURES WITH 2001 HYUNDAI, XG300. THE RADIO WOULD COME ON WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND WOULD FREQUENTLY COME ON AND COME OFF BY ITSELF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, THE BATTERY WENT DEAD TWICE, NO DEALER DO REPAIRS. *BF GASOLINE INDICATOR DID NOT WORK PROPERLY, A NEW FUSE HAD TO BE PUT IN THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER. THE CONSUMERS SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT JUST DIED. *TC *JB

NHTSA ID

10099943

Incident

Feb 13, 2002

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY HAS SINCE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10097057

Incident

Aug 31, 2004

TRAVELING AT 45 TO 55 MPH, ENGINE STALLED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT LED TO LOST OF POWER AND ACCELERATION ON THE VEHICLE. *LA THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BECAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THERE WAS A CRACKING SOUND UNDER THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A WIND NOISE AND A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE INJECTORS, GASKETS, IGNITION SENSOR AND THROTTLE BODY WERE REPLACED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10059659

Incident

Jul 23, 2001

Mileage

13,173 mi

CAR WAS TOWED 3 TIMES IN 2002, OCTOBER AND TWICE IN DECEMBER, TO DEALERSHIP FOR SENSOR FAILURES AND CAR STALLED OUT AT 50 MPH ON MAJOR ROADWAY. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A DUMPTRUCK BEHIND ME, I WAS ABLE TO BARELY COAST INTO A SIDE STREET. ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND WAS FIXED. CAR WAS IN FOR REPAIRS 7 TIMES IN THE 2 YEARS I OWNED IT. I TRADED IN THIS "TOP OF THE LINE HYUNDAI" FOR A BUICK REGAL THAT I LOVE. ONE OF THE CAR SALESMAN TOLD ME TO NEVER BUY A CAR IN THE FIRST YEAR IT IS MANUFACTURED. NOBODY TOLD ME THIS AS I DROVE OFF THE LOT IN MY BRAND NEW 2001 CAR. I WAS INCONVENCIED BY THIS CONTINOUS PROBLEM OF REPAIRS, AS MY OCCUPATION AS A NURSE IS NECESSARY FOR A SAFE AND RELIABLE VEHICLE. I WILL NEVER BUY A HYUNDAI AGAIN AND FRIENDS AND FAMILY ARE AWARE OF THE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS I'VE HAD.*AK

NHTSA ID

10030673

Incident

Oct 9, 2002

Mileage

26,000 mi

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ALMOST CUT-OFF. TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THE PROBLEM IS MAJOR (ELECTRONIC TRANSMITTER (VALVES) SPARK PLUG WIRES). PREVIOUSLY I'VE HAD TWO RECALLS. I NEED SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING HYUNDAI CARS. VERY INCONVENIENCING. TS

NHTSA ID

10002850

Incident

Jan 9, 2003

Mileage

43,000 mi

DUE TO FAILURE OF FINDING A PROPER PART IN THE USA, THE ORIGINAL PART WAS TAKEN FROM OTHER SAME STOCK TO REPLACE THE FAILED PART. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

NHTSA ID

758309

Incident

Mar 26, 2001

THE WIRE FOR AIRBAG IS INSTALLED UNDER THE SEAT. WHEN THE SEAT MOVES FORWARD AND BACKWARD, THE WIRE CONNECTION GET LOOSE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER PEOPLE, IT IS A STRUCTURAL PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURER ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

758308

Incident

Feb 12, 2002

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUTDOWN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER CHANGED IGNITION COIL.*AK

NHTSA ID

8002979

Incident

Jan 20, 2002