11 complaints reported

2005 Hyundai Tucson Electrical System

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
11
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Apr 2019

CAR TAKES 6 TIMES TO START CAR LOSSES POWER ON EXPRESSWAY ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT CODES COME UP AND FIX PROBLEM BUT ISSUE ALWAYS COMES BACK WAS TOLD WIRING PROBLEM SPENT OVER 1000.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND NO MENTION PRICELESS IF NOT SAFE TO DRIVE

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jan 2019
Jun 2017

CAR STALLS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, HAPPENED TWICE IN HOT WEATHER, THE FIRST TIME RESULTING IN BEING TOWED FROM GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE IN NY 9/16 DATE GIVEN BELOW WAS SECOND INCIDENT DRIVING FROM PHILADELPHIA TO KENNETT SQUARE PA IN HEAVY TRAFFIC

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Nov 2017
Jul 2012

WILL START FOR A WEEK THEN WON'T START. WILL KEEP DOING THIS. HAD BATTERY AND OTHER PARTS REPLACED - BUT KEEPS DOING THIS. STILL PAYING FOR THE CAR. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jun 2012
Jun 2012

PROBLEM WITH STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS I.E - COASTING TO A STOP/PULLING INTO PARKING SPACES. MECHANICS DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS SINCE THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND DOES NOT REGISTER ANY CODES. NERVOUS DRIVING FOR FEAR THAT THE ENGINE WILL STALL AT HIGHER RATES OF SPEED AND WILL LOSE ALL POWER. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Dec 2011
Jul 2011

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN DRIVING. TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER CLAIMS THAT THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE SINCE THEY CANNOT HOOKUP TO COMPUTER. DEALER CLAIMING COMPUTER MUST BE REPLACED FIRST, BUT IS OUTSIDE WARRANTY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MULTIPLE DEALERS THROUGHOUT THE TIME OF OWNERSHIP TO REPORT PROBLEM. PROBLEM CONTINUOUSLY GOES UNFOUNDED. AS SEEN ON NHTSA AND OTHER POSTINGS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE. HYUNDAI CORPORATE CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Feb 2011
Apr 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE HORN TO AVOID A CRASH, THE HORN WOULD NOT SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES FOR THE FAILURE WHERE THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE HORN, THE CONJUNCTION BOX AND THE HORN MODULATOR BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,153.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: May 2011
Nov 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDIA TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Oct 2010
Mar 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN, DOOR LOCKS AND SAFETY ALARMS WOULD MALFUNCTION PERIODICALLY. THE DEALER ADVISED REPAIRS COULD NOT BE MADE TO THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE SYSTEMS FAILED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,252. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Oct 2009
Mar 2008

HAVE HAD VEHICLE INTO DEALER MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS COMPLAINING OF NO START ISSUE. ONCE VEHICLE IS JUMPED IT IS FINE FOR AWHILE. BATTERY, STARTER AND ALTERNATOR ALWAYS SEEM TO TEST GOOD AND NO CODES ARE FOUND. I HAD TO GO BUY A PORTABLE JUMPER UNIT TO CARRY AS THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK AND IF IT SITS MORE THAN A FEW DAYS, IT WILL NOT START AND IS DEAD. DEALER STATES THEY CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE. BOUGHT NEW IN 2005 AND HAS HAPPENED OVER 35 TIMES SINCE NEW. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Apr 2008
Sep 2007

IN 5 MONTHS OF OWNING THIS 2 YEAR OLD CAR I HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. WITHIN 2 WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED IT THE CAR STARTED DYING ON ME FOR NO REASON/ AFTER I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET AN APPOINTMENT AT DEALER A FEW WEEKS LATER THEY FIXED IT SOMEWHAT AS THEY CLAIMED THE AIR FILTER HOSE WAS LOOSE AND CAUSED THE PROBLEM. A WEEK LATER VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DIE. SO I BROUGHT IT AGAIN TO DEALER, AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. THEN I TOOK IT HOME AND IT DIED EVERY FEW DAYS ON THE FREEWAY , ON STREET, AND MAKING TURNS LEFT OR RIGHT OR IDLING AT A STOP SIGN. THE LAST TIME ON 6/28 I BROUGHT IT TO DEALER AS IT HAD DIED 7 TIMES ON 6/27. I LEFT IT AND APPARENTLY ON 6/29 IT WAS TAKEN TO HYUNDAI FOR A FEW HOURS. THEN I RECEIVED A CALL AFTER 5 PM THAT IT WAS READY. I CALLED BACK AND SAID I WAS NOT COMING TO GET IT UNTIL IT WAS TESTED FURTHER. THEY CALLED ME BACK AND CLAIMED CAR DID NOT HAVE ANY GAS, THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH IT , AND WE WILL BE CANCELING THE RENTAL ON SATURDAY. I CALLED AND SPOKE WITH A MANAGER, AND HE AGREED WITH ME. HOWEVER, THE CAR NEVER WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL 7/5 WHEN I CAME TO GET IT AS I CALLED ON IT SINCE THEY NEVER CALLED ME. IT WAS STILL EMPTY ON GAS, THE CAR WAS FILLED WITH SPIDER WEBS, AND NO MILES WERE REALLY PUT ON IT FOR TESTING. 3 DAYS LATER ON 7/8 THE CAR DIED ON MY WAY TO THE KIDS. HERE WHAT IRRITATED ME OFF THE MOST AT 6:32 PM ON THE 14 FREEWAY I WAS HEADED HOME GOING 65-70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR DIED WITH A SEMI-TRUCK BEHIND ME AND I WAS ALMOST CREAMED.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Aug 2007
Sep 2006

AUG 22, 05 I BROUGHT IN MY CAR BECAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE WAS GETTING STUCK. THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. ON 9/12/06 BROUGHT MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR DOESN'T OPEN AT TIMES, THE CLICKER TO OPEN THE DOOR DOESN'T WORK, THE DOORS CLOSE/OPEN WHEN I AM SITTING IN THE CAR WITHOUT CAR BEING ON. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO CRAWL THROUGH PASSENGER SIDE. MY DAD BROUGHT IT IN AND I HAD APPOINTMENT FOR 7:10 AM, AT 12:30 THEY SAID IT WAS DONE THEY WERE WALKING ON THE WRONG CAR THEN AT THEY LOOK AT THE CAR AT 12:30 AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. THEN, AT 1:00 ANOTHER MECHANIC LOOK AT AND THEY TOLD MY DAD THEY REPROGRAM THE VEHICLE. MY VEHICLES HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED MORE THEN 7 TIMES FROM THE TIME I PURCHASE IT ALONG WITH MY OTHER PROBLEMS I HAVE COMPLAINT ABOUT. I NEED SOMEONE WHO KNOWS HOW TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM TO FIX MY VEHICLE. ON BOTH INVOICE THEY DID NOT INDICATE WHAT THEY DID TO THE VEHICLE. *NM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jun 2006

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Quick Summary

The 2005 Hyundai Tucson has 11 Electrical System complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.