2005 Model Year

Hyundai Tucson

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
185
Recalls
4
Crashes
12
Severe
26

Active Recalls

Manufacturer safety recalls

05V342000 Jul 2005

Other

No consequence data available

05V315000 Jul 2005

Other

No consequence data available

05V177000 Apr 2005

Other

No consequence data available

05V119000 Mar 2005

Other

No consequence data available

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Aug 2023

I acquired my vehicle as a used car. Although, to my knowledge my vehicle air bags have not deployed, the air bag light is illuminated on my dash pane...

Air Bags
Jul 2023

The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehi...

UNKNOWN OR OTHER Fire
Mar 2023

Caught on fire. Started under passager floor board. Burnt completely up

SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Jan 2023

ESP off ligh comes on and off have to turn suv off to ture light off Had report it to nhtsa twice but no one replied 2/28/22 # 05V119000 2/14/22 #114...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Jan 2023

This car accelerates while unattended. Most likely due to an ECM malfunction and unable to properly respond/send signals to the motor. On 4 occasions,...

ENGINE,POWER TRAIN
Sep 2022

The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving 65 MPH and attempting to accelerate, the RPM failed...

AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Jun 2022

Air bag light on dashboard Esp light comes on and off

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Feb 2022

The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the Electronic Stability Program (ESP) warning light was illuminated....

Exterior Lighting
Jan 2022

Brake light no coming on when brake pedal is being push

POWER TRAIN,ENGINE
Aug 2021

INITIAL ISSUES ON VEHICLE PRESENTED IN JANUARY 2021 WITH VARIOUS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODES INCLUDING P0133. ALTHOUGH VEHICLE PASSED EMISSIONS IN 2020,...

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Data updated: March 4, 2026

Summary

The 2005 Hyundai Tucson has 185 complaints and 4 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Air Bags. 12 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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