2005 Hyundai XG350

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI XG350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CONNECTION UNDER THE SEAT WAS DEFECTIVE THE AIR BAG CONNECTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,000. UPDATED 4/1/13 *CN

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASH WAS ON, AND DEALER SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CONNECTOR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. WAS QUOTED APPROXIMATELY $400 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD SAFETY ITEMS WERE NOT COVERED AFTER THE VEHICLE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. IT SEEMS THE AMOUNT TO COVER A SIMPLE CONNECTOR PROBLEM IS EXCESSIVE, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS DIRECTLY SAFETY RELATED TO PASSENGERS OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT EXPLAIN IF THE SRS SYSTEM WOULD WORK OR NOT WITH THE WARNING LIGHT ON. HOW CAN THEY DETERMINE WHERE THE PROBLEM IS IF THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE RESULTS OF THE PROBLEM WILL BE? NOW I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF THE SRS SYSTEM AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI XG350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHICH DETERMINED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR FOR THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S SEAT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NEITHER THE DRIVER'S SEAT NOR THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I PURCHASED A 2005 HYUNDAI XG350 L OCTOBER 23,2012. ONE WEEK LATER THE AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH. A MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT IS CAUSED BY THE AIRBAG CONNECTOR UNDER THE SEAT, THE YELLOW CONNECTOR. IF IT IS DISCONNECTED AND RECONNECTED THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. I LOOKED FOR IT AND FOUND IT. I WAS NOT ABLE TO REACH FAR ENOUGH TO DISCONNECT IT, BUT I WAS ABLE TO WIGGLE THE CONNECTOR AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF. IT APPEARED THAT SOMEONE HAD BEEN UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT BEFORE TO ADJUST THAT CONNECTOR AS IT WAS HANGING AND DID NOT LOOK TO BE PROPERLY PLACED. THE NEXT DAY THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE LIGHT TO GO OFF AGAIN AND IT REMAINS ON. A HYUNDAI SERVICE ADVISER TOLD ME THAT IT IS A COMMON ISSUE. I RESEARCHED IT ONLINE TO FIND OUT THAT WHEN THAT LIGHT IS ON, THE AIRBAG WILL NOT WORK. I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT PEOPLE HAVE PAID TO HAVE THIS ISSUE REPAIRED MORE THAN ONCE AND HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TO HAVE THIS FIXED AND IT JUST CONTINUES. THIS IS A DEFECT AND HYUNDAI HAS RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS YET THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL. INSTEAD THEY CONTINUE TO TAKE MONEY FROM PEOPLE TO REPAIR A PART THAT CAN NOT BE REPAIRED AS IT IS DEFECTIVE. I GOT A PRICE QUOTE TO REPLACE THE CONNECTOR. THE PART ALONE IS OVER $130. THE LABOR MORE THAN TRIPLES THE COST. OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AS EARLY AS THE 1ST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP IN 2005. IT IS NOW ALMOST 2013 AND HYUNDAI STILL HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI XG-350L. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WOULD STAY ON CONSISTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE AIR BAG CONNECTORS TO THE WIRING HARNESS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS AND THE WIRING HARNESS. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHICH HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW, 01/15/2008 29,000MILES & 08/28/2012 77,490. APPARENTLY WHEN AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON, THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH! I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON GOOGLE AND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS WITH REGARDS TO HYUNDAI XG350 AIR BAG PROBLEM WHICH IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR SAFETY. FOR EXAMPLE HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/HYUNDAI/XG350/FRONT-AIR-BAG-SENSOR-CONTROL-PROBLEMS.PHP DESPITE MANY PEOPLE SPENDING LOTS OF MONEY TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM, IT SEEMS TO RETURN AGAIN AND AGAIN! HYUNDAI NEEDS TO DO A RECALL AND REPLACE THE AIRBAG FAULTY MODULE WHICH COSTS THE CONSUMER $700. MY LOCAL HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER IS AWARE OF THE AIRBAG PROBLEM AND ALL XG350 OWNERS HAVE MADE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE AIRBAG LIGHT! THEY IN TURN REFER OWNERS' COMPLAINTS TO HYUNDAI AND EVERYONE HAS BEEN WAITING FOR AN ANSWER!!! *TR

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WENT ON INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED HOWEVER IT CONTINUES TO REOCCUR AND HAS OCCURED 8 TIMES OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. HYUNDAI HAS "FIXED" THE PROBLEM BY ADJUSTING A CONNECTOR UNDER THE SEAT HOWEVER THE PORBLEM CONTINUES TO REOCCUR. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED 8 TIMES AND AFTER THE LAST "REPAIR" 3 WEEKS AGO THE WARNING LIGHT IS BACK ON. WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON WE HAVE NO AIRBAG PROTECTION. CHECKING THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR WHICH HYUNDAI HAS NO REAL FIX. HYUNDAI IS NOW CHARGING US TO "FIX" THE PROBLEM BUT THE FIX ONLY LAST 2-4 WEEKS AND THE WARNING LIGHT GOES BACK ON. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND APPARENTLY OCCURS FREQUENTLY WITH THE XG350. THE CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND A PERMANENT FIX MADE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED WHEN THE AIRBAGS DO NOT ACTIVATE IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

MULTIPLE TIMES THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS LIT AND THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN FIXING. 12/30/08 MILES 28,531 MILES. 12/26/09 39, 372 MILES. FIRST TIME DEALER FOUND PASS SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT DEFECT SEATBACK CODE B1382. SECOND TIME DEALER RESET. IN 2010 RETURNED TO DEAL AND DEALER REPLACED AIRBAG HARNESS. LIGHT RETURNED IN 2011 AND 2012 AND I HAD IT RESET. *JS

2005 HYUNDAI XG350L. AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. WHILE UNDER WARRANTY I TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO REST THE LIGHT AND SAID IT WAS A LOSE CONNECTION AND NOT TO PUT ANYTHING UNDER THE SEAT OR MOVE THE SEAT. I FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS. WITHIN WEEKS THE LIGHT ALWAYS CAME BACK. AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I FOUND THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN HYUNDAI VEHICLES TO HAVE FAULTY AIRBAGS/LIGHTS TO WHICH THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL. THE DEALER DID INDICATE THAT UNDER THESE CONDITIONS THE AIR BAG WAS DISABLED AND IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR