2005 Hyundai XG350

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI XG350. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONLY ONCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO ACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL TO REMEDY THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI XG350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT RESET THE LIGHT EACH TIME. THE FAILURE CONTINUOSLY RECURRED. THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS A POSIBILITY THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS AIR BAG WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 8/19/14*CN UPDATED 8/28/2014 *JS

AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. FIRST TIME WAS 7/26/08. HYUNDAI SERVICE TECH'S NOTES ON THE INVOICE INDICATE THE SIDE AIR BAG AND WIRING HARNESS WAS FAULTY. THIS WORK WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN MAYBE 6 MONTHS LATER, BUT WENT OFF A FEW DAYS LATER. THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN 3/31/10. HYUNDAI TECH NOTES INDICATE THE WIRE TO SRS CONNECTION WAS REPAIRED. WORK WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE NEXT TIME WAS LATE NOV 2011. I TOOK CAR TO MY LOCAL AUTO CARE FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE CAR FAILED BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. ACCORDING TO THE TECH DIAGNOSIS, "DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG HIGH RESISTANCE. RR ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND APPLY STABILANT - 22A TO CONNECTOR FOR TERMINAL ADHESION. IF CODE RETURNS IN FUTURE, VEHICLE WILL NEED ENTIRE AIR BAG HARNESS." LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN SOMETIME IN LATE 2012. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL AUTO CARE FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION IN DEC. 2012. IT FAILED BECAUSE OF THE AIR BAG LIGHT. IN JANUARY 2013, I TOOK THE CAR TO A DIFFERENT HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPT. FOR "2ND OPINION". THEIR DIAGNOSIS: "DRIVERS SEATBACK OCCUPANCY SENSOR SHORTED/PART ONLY COMES W/SEAT, EST. TO REPLACE DRIVERS SEATBACK-$1,749.00." I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO MY ORIGINAL HYUNDAI SVC DEPT WITH THIS INFORMATION AND THEY DID ANOTHER FIX SO I COULD PASS INSPECTION. THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER 2013, THEY DETERMINED THE SEAT BACK WAS NEEDED AND IT WOULD COST $ 2,100. I GOT THE REPAIR DONE ON 2/14/14 FOR $2,161.56. THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN 2 WEEKS AGO. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE HYUNDAI SVC DEPT ON 4/22/14. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI MOTORS CUSTOMER SERVICE TO FIND OUT IF THEY WOULD REFUND THE MONEY I PAID, CLEARLY THERE'S A DEFECT WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED AND REPAIRED THE VERY FIRST TIME I TOOK MY CAR IN ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I WAS TOLD ONLY IF THERE IS A RECALL OR REBATE. I' M NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM SO I BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD BE ORDERED. *TT

WHEN THE POWER SEAT WAS MOVED, IT DISENGAGED THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND THE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON ALERTING ME THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS DISENGAGED.. THUS, IF I HAD AN ACCIDENT DURING THIS PERIOD, THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT HAVE ENGAGED. I SUBSEQUENTLY TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A WARRANTY REPAIR. THEY REENGAGED THE SYSTEM AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. AGAIN ON 11/4/09 I HAD TO HAVE ANOTHER WARRANTY REPAIR AND AGAIN ON 1/4/10 AND 2/23/11. EACH TIME I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND ASKED IF IT COULD BE PERMANENTLY FIXED. EACH TIME THEY SAID THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE SEATS AND RECONNECT THE WIRES FOR THE SYSTEM TO REENGAGE. EACH ONE WAS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. HOWEVER ON 8/23/12 THEY SAID IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE AND THEY WOULD CHARGE ME TO FIX IT. THEY WERE TOO EXPENSIVE AND I TOOK IT ELSEWHERE TO GET IT FIXED. THIS OCCURRED AGAIN ON 1/30/13 AND I HAD TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED. I HAVE HAD TO PERMANENTLY KEEP THE FRONT SEATS IN THE SAME POSITION SINCE THEN SO I WOULDN'T DISENGAGE THE SYSTEM. EACH TIME I GO FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE I HAVE A SHEET OF PAPER ON THE STEERING WHEEL INDICATING NOT TO MOVE THE SEATS FOR FEAR OF DISENGAGEMENT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE MANUFACTURER CAN'T PERMANENTLY FIX THIS ISSUE AT THEIR COST. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME. THANK YOU. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THIS IS A DEFECT FROM HYUNDAI AS THE WIRING IS FAULTY. THIS MAY AFFECT THE AIR BAG FROM PROPERLY WORKING IF THERE IS A ACCIDENT. HYUNDAI IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AS THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS AND YET THEY DO NOTHING TO FIX IT. SO THE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD STAYS ON THAT SAYS AIRBAG. NOT VERY COMFORTING FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT. *TR

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASHBOARD REMAINS ILLUMINATED DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECT OF HARNESS BEING TOO SHORT TO ACCOMMODATE MOVEMENT IN DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN TO REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY HAVE VERIFIED THIS DEFECT. THEY QUOTED ME OVER 700.00 TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THEY SAID THE ENTIRE MODULE HAS TO BE REPLACED SINCE THE HARNESS IS NOT LONGER AVAILABLE. THIS IS A MAJOR COMPLAINT FOR THIS MODEL VEHICLE, BUT HYUNDAI IS NOT ADDRESSING THIS DEFECT. IT IS POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE! *TR

THE "AIR BAG" DASH ICON LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. HYUNDAI HAS "FIXED" IT ONCE BY RE-INSERTING CONNECTORS UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE "FIX" LASTED A COUPLE OF DAYS. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 61,000 MILES ON-STILL UNDER THE 10K MILE WARRANTY, AND THE LIGHT STAYS ON STILL. HYUNDAI KEEPS SAYING THAT IT WILL COST OVER $500 JUST TO DIAGNOSE. HYUNDAI HAS NO SOLUTION FOR THIS ISSUE, THE INTERNET SEARCHES WILL SHOW THAT. THIS SRS LIGHT PROBLEM IS ENDEMIC WITH ALL HYUNDAIS IN THE EARLY TO MID 2000'S. AN INTERNET SEARCH WILL SHOW HUNDREDS OF SRS "LIGHT-ON" ISSUES WITH THESE HYUNDAIS. THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT ALL THESE MODEL'S SRS SYSTEMS ARE PROBLEMATIC AT BEST AND A TOTAL FAILURE AT WORST. ALL PEOPLE DRIVING THESE MODEL HYUNDAIS ARE ABSOLUTELY AT RISK. A RECALL IS POSITIVELY REQUIRED. LIKE I SAID, JUST DO A SEARCH ON HYUNDAI SRS/AIR BAG/AIRBAG LIGHT AND YOU CAN SEE THE MAGNITUDE OF THE ISSUE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I AM THE FIRST TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE, SO WHAT IS HAPPENING!? IN NO SEARCH IS THERE A SOLUTION: CHECK CONNECTORS UNDER THE SEAT, JIGGLE THIS OR THAT, BUT NO SOLUTION THAT WORKS AND NO RECOGNITION FROM HYUNDAI OF THE PROBLEM....AND THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING ISSUE NOT JUST AN INCONVENIENCE. THESE MODELS NEED TO BE RECALLED AND AT THE VERY LEAST HYUNDAI HAS TO COME UP WITH A REAL SOLUTION. *TR

2005 HYUNDAI XG350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CONTINUING VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT MALFUNCTION AFTER REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED FOUR MONTHS AFTER SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON JUNE 2, 2006, IN WHICH THEY PROMPTLY MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, SEVEN MONTHS LATER. SHE RETURNED TO THE DEALER ON JANUARY 19, 2007 AND THE REPAIRS MADE. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER SIX MORE TIMES, FOR THE AIR BAG LIGHT PROBLEM. SEVERAL COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED. THE LAST REPAIR SHOP, SUSPECTED THE AIR BAG MODULE WAS BAD. *JB

2005 HYUNDAI XG350L. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION ACCIDENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE WAS PREPARING TO PARK IN AN ANGLE PARKING SPACE ALONG THE WEST SIDE, GROUND LEVEL, OF THE PARKING GARAGE, SHE PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW THE VEHICLE TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO THE PARKING SPACE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED RESULTING IN A SEVERE COLLISION WITH THE CONCRETE WALL. AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE FORWARD, THE CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS SHE COULD. ALSO, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED TOTALED.