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.
2005 Hyundai Tucson: sudden loss of power
5 of the 185 complaints about the 2005 Hyundai Tucson describe sudden loss of power.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 10 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Sudden loss of power by model year
What owners say
Aug 2010 -- driving on interstate in extremely heavy traffic and engine stalled, losing power steering, brakes, and gas acceleration . Limped to exit, barely avoiding being rear-ended by 18-wheeler and barely got off freeway before engine died. Had to wait apprx 1 hour before engine would start again. Drove very slow and cautiously next 400 miles home with no further problem. July 2011 -- driving in city, turned corner and engine stalled exactly as in 2010 incident described above. Was able to pull into a parking lot before being rear-ended by another vehicle. Only had to wait apprx 15 minutes for engine to start again this time. Made it rest of way home without further incident. For past 3 years, esp light comes on randomly while driving down highway and won't go out. Sometimes pulling over, killing engine, then restarting makes the light go out, and sometimes it doesn't.
25 problems later from purchasing a 2005 hyundai tuscan on 1/2/05 and nothing has been done. I could get into a major accident an hyundai didn't care. I have written numerous complaints , spoken to a supervisor, 1 case manager, and 3 customer service representatives from the federal safety agency and all I got were empty promises. Ongoing problem with espy system-pulsating brakes, losing power, gas pedal locked, and swaying from side to side on the highway/street was no joke. For this not to occur I had to drive with the air conditioner on if not it happened every half and hour. Now how would you like an 18 wheeler behind you while this was happening? Electronically problems-remote control sometimes worked, doors opened/closed b themselves, doors got stuck, manually opening door it sounded like it was dying, doors locked from inside I had to climb out of the window twice, the car has been reprogram more times then anything, I had 3 multi point inspections, recall 079-remove-replaced air bag control, recall 068 espy-hydraulic control unit (hecu, recall january 2006-espy_electronic stability program, recall 071 july 06, 2005 parking brakes, recall 921 tuscan owners manual, recall 068-8/5/06. Mats rolled under brake replaced, brakes slid when it rained, back window wipers made noise when it rained , sun glass holder got stuck even though it was replaced, passenger seat back cracked twice and replaced. I would like to know how many owner tuscan owners suffered like I did without any help, if so email me at [email protected] I contacted the 1-800 they give on this site and I spoke to a case manager and she wanted me to fax to her all the paper work and forms I have sent out. The total of pages was 52 and it would cost 75.00 to send ,which they did not reimburse, they didn't have a actual address to send the information to, she gave me a file number I got august 1, 06, so I asked where the paper work?
Dt*: the contact stated while driving at 30 MPH on normal road conditions, the vehicle's ABS wheels locked up which resulted in lost power. The brakes started to pulsate and the contact pulled over to inspect the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the service dealer who performed a diagnostic test and replaced the c-f brake disc on both sides of the brake. The esp light was checked and was replaced. Recall campaign # 50b035r1 performed recall campaign id as required #922 campaign perform recall 068 esp-hecu reprograming 51b003r0
When driving through a puddle consumer's hyundai tucson battery and brake light illuminated causing consumer to lose power steering. *ts the problem occured 4 times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer knew why the problem was occuring but had no way of fixing it.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Higher-than-expected engine oil consumption
- Higher-than-expected engine oil consumption
- This bulletin provides important checkpoint guidelines when performing engine oil and filter change services.
- Follow the guidelines outlined in
- This bulletin provides the service procedure for engine connecting rod bearing clearance testing
- This bulletin provides the inspection procedure and repair guidelines for certain vehicles listed below.
- Ata solenoid diagnostic codes P0740, P0741, P0742, P0743, P0746, P0748, P0750, P0755, P0760, P0765, P0770
- Tucson P0171, P0174 (system too lean) air filter housings for 2.0L and 2.7L engines.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2005 Hyundai Tucson loss of power
Is sudden loss of power a common problem on the 2005 Hyundai Tucson?
5 of 185 owner complaints about the 2005 Hyundai Tucson (3%) mention sudden loss of power. The model year with the most reports is 2017.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2005 Hyundai Tucson?
There are 0 recalls and 10 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2005 Hyundai Tucson
Stalling 26Airbag light 17Check engine light 8Headlights 7No deployment 6Jerking 5
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