2002 Hyundai XG350

AIRBAG WIRE HARNESS IS WORN DOWN DUE TO IT BEING LOCATED UNDER DRIVERS SEAT,CAUSING THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME ON AND EITHER INTERMITTENTLY STAY LIT OR REMAIN ON CONTINUOUSLY. THEREFORE, THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW WHETHER THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY OR NOT ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE REP. THE REPAIR IS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH IT IS A VITAL PIECE OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT, AND DUE TO POOR DESIGN IT IS REGULARLY DAMAGED. I HAD THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED IN 2005, IT OCCURRED OCCASIONALLY AFTER THAT UNTIL LAST YEAR WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON ALL THE TIME. I HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY SAME ISSUE OCCURRING WITH THIS VEHICLE DATING FROM 2001, WHEN THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED, ALL THE WAY TO 2006 WHEN THE MODEL WAS REPLACED BY A DIFFERENT ONE. ACCORDING TO THE REMARKS, PEOPLE HAVE HAD COLLISIONS WHERE NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED , OR THE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DIDN'T. THERE ALSO WAS A RECALL IN CANADA. HOW CAN A MANUFACTURER GET AWAY WITH SUCH POOR QUALITY DESIGN FOR SUCH AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI XG350. THE AIR BAG AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY 15 TIMES, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE DEALER RESET THE CODE, BUT THAT ONLY CORRECTS THE FAILURE FOR APPROXIMATELY A WEEK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI XG350. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES PER HOUR AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER PASSENGERS DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRESENT. THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46000. UPDATED 01/29/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED DEALER HAD COMPLAINTS OF GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE. UPDATED 01/29/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI XG350. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR 20 MINUTES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED FOR 40 MILES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES, IF NEEDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

THE POWER STEERING HOSE SPRANG A LEAK. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AN AAA SERVICE CENTER. THE TECHNICIAN EXPRESSED SHOCK WHEN THE CAR WAS PUT ON A LIFT BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF FRAME CORROSION, ESPECIALLY IN THE CRADLE OF THE ENGINE, WHERE THERE WAS ACTUALLY A HOLE. HE SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN THIS KIND OF PROBLEM IN A RECENT VINTAGE CAR (2002). I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND IT HAS BEEN IN A GARAGE FOR MOST OF ITS LIFE. IT HAS FEWER THAN 90,000 MILES. I'M TOLD THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE ENGINE COULD FALL OUT AT ANY TIME. OTHERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

AS MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE OFF AND THE WHEEL COLLAPSED. THE WHEEL, TIRE, FENDER, AXLE AND C/V JOINTS WERE ALL DAMAGED. MY WIFE WAS LUCKY THAT SHE WASN'T DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AT THE TIME. WHEN I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED "BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY" , BECAUSE IT WAS A WEAR ITEM. THE CAR HAS ONLY 68,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS A HYUNDAI XG 350. THE WARRANTY, QUALITY AND CUSTOMER SERVICE OF THE HYUNDAI CORPORATION IS DEFECTIVE AND UNRELIABLE. I WILL NEVER BUY OR RECOMMEND ANOTHER HYUNDAI PRODUCT. *JB

WORSENING CLUNKING SOUND HEARD FROM THE LEFT REAR OF VEHICLE; DEALER DIAGNOSIS IS REAR STRUT DAMAGE CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE RUBBER BUSHINGS. SERVICE MGR RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT OF BOTH STRUTS DUE TO COLLATERAL DAMAGE TO THE STRUTS. SERV MGR STATED THAT THIS PREMATURE PROBLEM IS COMMONLY SEEN IN THE XG AND SONATA MODELS, MANY FOUND WITHIN THE 60K WARRANTY PERIOD. ALSO STATED THAT FREQUENCY OF PROBLEM SHOULD BE CAUSE FOR TSB CONSIDERATION. *NM

THE ENGINE HAS PERIODS WHERE IT WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE ENGINE WILL RUN ROUGH WHILE AT THE SAME TIME THE RPMS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD WITH ONLY CONTROL OF THE BRAKE PREVENTING AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE 6TH TIME. THIS TIME WAS ONLY TWO DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED AS "REPAIRED". THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SHOP. DEALER HAS REPLACED SEVERAL COMPONENTS TO INCLUDE ELECTRONICS AND THE THROTTLE BODY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE LAST REPAIR INVOLVED ACTUAL REWIRING OF ACCELERATOR COMPONENTS BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE PROBLEM IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *NM