2005 Hyundai XG350

I WAS ALMOST PARKED AT THE CURB IN FRONT OF A DRUGSTORE WITH MY FOOT ON BRAKE EASING INTO SPOT WHEN CAR LURCHED FORWARD, JUMPED THE CURB AND VIOLENTLY CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE WALL ABOUT 6-7 FEET AWAY. WALL, NOT BRAKE, STOPPED CAR. PEOPLE CAME OUT FROM STORE AS CRASH WAS HEARD/FELT INSIDE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME IF I DIDN'T HAVE SEATBELT ON. AS IT WAS, MY CHEST WAS EXTREMELY SORE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS FROM SEATBELT. AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. CAR WAS TOTALED THANK GOD AS I WOULD NEVER DRIVE IT AGAIN. SO MANY COMPLAINTS WITH SAME ISSUE NO RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS. HYUNDAI LINE IS CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WHEN CAR WAS CHECKED BY THEM AFTER ACCIDENT SO IT IS DRIVER ERROR. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR MANY YEARS AND NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND STILL CONSIDER THAT I DIDN'T HAVE AN ACCIDENT BUT NOT SURE OF INSURANCE COMPANY'S STAND IF I BUY ANOTHER CAR, IF I CAN FIND A SAFE ONE AFTER ALL OF THE RECALLS. THIS SITUATION IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

ON FEW OCCASIONS I EXPERIENCED FAULTY ACTIVATION OF ABS BRAKES DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED. LAST TIME IT WAS AT A SPEED LOWER THAN 10 MPH WHEN I WAS NOT EVEN PUSHING BRAKE PEDAL. ABS ACTIVATED FOR FEW SECONDS WHILE DRIVING. RESEARCHING ON INTERNET IT APPEARS THAT MY PROBLEM IS NOT UNIQUE. SHOULD THERE BE A RECALL OR AT LEAST FREE REPAIR OF ABS SYSTEM ON AFFECTED VEHICLES? *TR

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

I WAS BRAKING MY CAR AT THE END OF MY WORK'S DRIVEWAY WHICH ENTERS INTO A "T" INTERSECTION. UPON REACHING A SLOW SPEED OF 5 MPH THE CAR SURGED INTO THE TRAFFIC WHICH WAS TRAVELING FROM MY LEFT AND RIGHT. BRAKING FULLY HAD NO EFFECT ON THE SURGE AND THANKFULLY I WAS NOT HIT BY ANY LEFT OR RIGHT TRAVELING VEHICLES AND I JUST MISSED A VEHICLE CROSSING IN FRONT OF ME BY AN INCH AS IT PASSED. STILL BRAKING FULLY, MY CAR CROSSED THE ENTIRE ROAD AND JUMPED A CURB, SLIGHTLY HIT A RISING GRASSY HILL AND FINALLY CAME TO REST FULLY ON THE HILL ONLY AFTER I PUNCHED THE SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND I COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY HURT THE INDIVIDUAL CROSSING IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAS BEEN THE FOURTH INCIDENT OF THIS NATURE. THE FIRST THREE INVOLVED SOFT TAPS TO THE REAR BUMPER OF CARS STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME WHILE I WAS BREAKING AND THE ENGINE WAS SURGING. SO VERY UNSAFE!! I CHECKED ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND SAW 30 PLUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE. I WAS TOLD THE OLDER CARS HAD A ENGINE IDLER CONTROL TO KEEP THE ENGINE FROM STALLING AFTER BREAKING FROM HIGHER RPM'S TO NEAR 0 RPM'S. IS THIS NOW CONTROLLED WITH AN ELECTRONIC MODULE? I THINK THIS PROBLEM SHOULD CAUSE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE. EVERY TIME I BRAKE I DON'T KNOW IF I AM GOING TO INJURE SOMEONE!! *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI XG350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE WHEN THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED .THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.