While stopped at a light the engine revved up to a high rate. I tried to put the transmission into neutral but put it into reverse instead, the high rate of revs continued, finally got it into neutral and engine went back to normal idle speed. When light changed put transmission into drive and proceeded home (a few blocks) without incident. This happened about 13 months ago whereby the mechanic replaced the idle speed control and throttle position sensor. Also they did a throttle body and fuel injection service at that time.
2005 Hyundai Tucson engine complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2005 hyundai tucson. The contact stated while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle stalled and all of the warnings lights illuminated in the instrument panel. The contact mentioned that the failure had occurred once prior to the recent failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 100,000.
While driving on the freeway engine stalls with no warning car loses all power. May or may not start again in a few minutes. We took the car to our mechanic cars started right up. No error codes came up this has happened three more times with the same results at different auto shops. I have contacted hyundai they say they are not aware of any problems. Doing some internet research shows that many people are having the same issue this is a safety issue it could easily cause an accident.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 hyundai tucson. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 MPH, she approached a traffic stop signal and the engine stalled without warning. The failure recurred sporadically. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and independent mechanic who both were unable to locate or duplicate the problem. The contact was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000.
Vehicle was traveling at approximately 40 MPH when the vehicle suddenly stopped running and blocked the center lane of traffic on a busy thoroughfare during rush hour. Attempts to restart the vehicle were unsuccessful at first. After 15 minutes vehicle was able to start and stayed running. This type of incident has also happened in the past - vehicle will be traveling at speed and will just suddenly shut off and not restart. Vehicle has been taken to a service shop to be evaluated. Vehicle has a new coil pack, plugs, wires, throttle position sensor, A/C compressor, and timing belt. Vehicle, once repaired, is going be sold due to its continued unreliability and tendency to just stall at any time at any speed.
Misfire cylinder #5. This has been an ongoing problem shortly after my mother gave me the vehicle at apx. 24,000 miles. The car was transported from the east coast here to arizona. It has been in and out of hyundai dealerships and still no fix, with my father paying the bills, which is hard for him being on a fixed income, but my safety as well as his grand children are paramount. The vehicle will quickly slow down from a 70 MPH speed to 35mph without warning and sometimes the engine light will come on (code p0305). I made a complaint once before (case #389816). This continuing problem with no fix has me have several near misses of a rear end collision, which so far I have been lucky not to have. The most recent repair was on june 14th thru 15th, 2013 and the problem was back on the monday after picking the vehicle on sunday, the 16th. When the problem first happened the vehicle was still under the extended service agreement and of course it's now expired will the same problem that wasn't researched during that time. I have seen many comments with owners having the same issues on hyundai's forums, so it's not my imagination. Can someone please investigate these claims so that the problem can be solved? If I could afford a new vehicle it would solve my problem and pass it to someone else, but I don't have the money to do that. Please help, thank you.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 hyundai tucson. The contact stated that while decelerating, the engine stalled. The vehicle immediately restarted. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a personal mechanic for a diagnosis; however the failure was not able to be duplicated. The dealer was notified and scheduled a time to examine the vehicle. The manufacturer was also notified but offered no assistance. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 99,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 honda tucson. While driving approximately 10 MPH, the contact approached a stop sign and the engine stalled with the entire instrument panel illumination. The engine restarted immediately. The failure occurred twelve times. The battery was replaced by an independent auto shop. The failure persisted and became progressly worse. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired for the defect. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 58,000.
I brought my car to the mechanic for an oil change and he stated that the oil pan gasket is rotting/corroding and is close to leaking. He said this shouldn't happen in a 5 year old vehicle and that it is defective. There should be a recall on it.
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.
My 2005 hyundai tucson (2.7l v-6 4wd) has for the last 1.5 years has been: 1.stalling out 2. Running very rough with no power (especially when raining or after several days of rain) 3. Cranks over but doesn't start 4. Engine quits running on highway (leaving us stranded on route I-80). All intermittently! I have had the car in a repair shop where they replaced the ignition coil pack assembly (6/2011). Then it failed again but not long enough to get something diagnosed, so I drove it just knowing someday it was going to happen again. Finally it failed again (1/1/2012) this time long enough for me to get the code/s from the ECM. It had a hard crankshaft position sensor failure. Then it ran fine. I replaced the crankshaft position sensor and upon removal and inspection the sensors three wires were bare. The outer insulation covering all three wires was not only gone but the individual wire insulation was also missing (about 3" of bare copper wire). A quick look of some websites turned up photos of four other crankshaft position sensors that looked the same (missing insulation/ wires shorting) all coming from hyundai tucson's. In my opinion this is a very very dangerous situation. Looking at other ntsb complaints for 05, 06 tucson's turns up nearly 60 other stalling engine; running rough; engine cuts off; type complaints.
Unexpected acceleration of engine when at complete stop (at stop sign) and foot had been on brake for at least 30 seconds. Shift was in drive, engine went full speed, all wheels spun on ground, creating much smoke. Foot remained on brake. Note that accelerator pedal when not engaged is below level of brake pedal when it is engaged and that when accelerator pedal is full down then its level is 3 inches below the brake pedal level when it is engaged. Right foot was on brake - thus no way for operator error since if foot had been off brake the vehicle would have shot forward into intersection and there would have been a multiple car accident. And there is no way to have right foot on brake and to have accelerator full down at the same time. Shifted to neutral, engine continued to race, some noise when shifted - may have harmed transmission. Turned off ignition switch and engine stopped. Vehicle started normally after this. Ac was on. Car had full dealer service at 45,661 miles and state inspection a week before this incident. At 45755 miles, tech confirmed ses light; found code p0150 oxygen sensor- not replaced, software updated for engine control module. Updated 06/24/11
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 hyundai tucson. The contact was driving approximately 2 MPH, and the engine stalled without warning. The engine restarted once the gear was placed into neutral. The failure occurred twelve times at various speeds. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer three times. The repairs performed on the vehicle consisted of the computerized chip replacement and a complete engine tune up. The failure persisted after the repairs. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000. Updated 05/04/11 *bf updated 05/13/11
I have a 2005 hyundi tucson 2.7l v6. Im having problems with the vehicle stalling when coming to a stop. The problem happened today at a stop sign. Thankfully there wasn't another car in front of me because I couldn't stop in time for the sign after it stalled. This has not been the first time this has happened. Its happened about 6 other times, all when coming to a stop at traffic lights, stop signs and yield signs. The car does start right after its stalled. I've done a fair amount of research on this issue and it seems it hasn't been solved yet. I've read of other tucsons being involved in accidents due to this problem. Some cases have been when traveling ay highway speed. This is a serious problem that needs to be resolved.
Problemas con el power train. History = en el primer ao se dao cd player lo cambiaron pero empece a tener dificultades con el horn por un mal entendido cambiaron el clock, hasta la fecha nunca me arreglaron el horn el cual deja y empieza a funcionar en cualquier momento. El vehiculo en veces prendia la luz del "check" pero por unas horas o un dia el dealer nunca encontro nada en veces tambien se daba como jalones como que se queria parar, se llego a para 3 veces, los del dealer nunca encontraron nada siempre la lleve ahi para mantenimiento y cambio de aceite, ellos cobran demasiado por los servicios, ya cambie headlights 2 veces y otras lucesitas del frente, se cambio serpentine belt,bateria , llantas, parabrisas, frenos; en los ultimos 9 meses cambie a otro lugar para cambio y chequeo de fluidos. El 12/17/09 7am, prendio a la 3rd vez que trate fui y vine al trabajo y casa sin problemas, por la tarde sali a los 15 minutos se empezo a jalonear y cada ves que bajaba la velocidad se queria apagar el motor lo cual sucedio al hacer algun stop, pero la prendia de nuevo sin ningun problema al regreso a casa volvio a pararse varias veces, ademas se prendio la luz de "check" y a los 5 minutos se prendio otra que por el seor que levanto el vehiculo se que indicaba problemas en el "power train" y menciono tambien el 4x4. Total que al prender esa luz ya no quiso levantar la marcha nomas como a 1 milla por hora y eso jalonendose mucho, bueno por una u otra razon yo hable hasta el 12/29/09 para que la levantaran y hasta hoy se me comunico que tenia un sensor daado algo asi como "throtle position censor" por lo cual me quieren cobrar 455.00 + taxes. Yo no tenia idea de este sitio, y creo que tenia derecho de que se me comunicara en el dealer acerca de todos los recalls para este tipo de vehiculo, estoy insatisfecha con el vehiculo y por los altos costos de mantenimiento que he tenido que pagar de algo que ya sabian que existia. Necesito ayuda urgene, please. *tr received complaint written in english.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 hyundai tucson. When attempting to make turns while driving, the vehicle will stall without warning the dealer has been contacted, but no repairs were made. A representative from the manufacturer stated that they did not have any recalls or warranty for this type of failure, and that they were not sure how to repair the vehicle. The failure mileage was 33,148. Updated 3/8/10 *cn the throttle positon sensor was replaced. Updated 07/09/10
Beginning at approximately 20k miles the engine stalls for no apparent reason. Usually occurs for a few days after extended highway driving then it is less prevalent. Stalling occurs most often when slowing to a stop but has happened on the freeway at speed. Vehicle now has 85k miles on it and problem is still occurring. Has been to dealer several times but no "codes" are set and they cannot duplicate problem (something about manufacturer will not "allow" them to perform extended driving to duplicate failure conditions). On a few occasions the engine has stalled in traffic situations where accidents were narrowly avoided. We no longer feel safe in this vehicle as it is just a matter of time until a serious accident will occur due to this stalling.
While driving the car just stalls, loosing power steering and power brakes. Resulting in my daughter rearending another car and that car hitting the car in front of it and that driver suing my insurance. After being in the body shop for a month, I picked the car up friday april 25 the car stalled three times. I drove the car back to the dealer douglas isuzu, in santa ana calif. On saturday april 26 and it stalled again getting off the 55 freeway almost causing me to drive off the road on the offramp.
Incorrect oil dipstick installed on 2005 hyundai tucson gl, 2wd,2.0l,auto. Owners manual calls for 4.23 quarts, this will result in an overfill of about 1/2 inch over the full mark. Owners manual clearly highlights in bold letters not to overfill as engine damage will result. An oil fill to the full line results in less than specified oil quantity. Dealer is aware of problem and has called tech line and has gotten guidance to continue to put 4.23 quarts in and let the dipstick read over full. No fix is offered. Hyunder consumer affairs has been notified, case#3249498 and has provided no resolution. A scenario is that a dipstick reading of low would actually be 1/2 quart below the low reading possibly causing engine damage or fire. A correct dipstick needs to be designed to indicate proper oil level. Problem since new.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 hyundai tucson. While driving approximately 25 MPH and applying pressure to the brakes, the vehicle stalled without warning and then restarted itself immediately. Three months later, the vehicle stalled again. The dealer stated that they would not inspect the vehicle unless the engine light illuminated on the instrument panel. The failure occurred intermittently. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure, but stated that the air intake hose was possibly causing the failure. They replaced the band clamps. Soon after the repair, the failure recurred. The contact filed a formal complaint with the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 7,500 and current mileage was 45,000. Updated 06/09/08
I purchased a 2005 hyundai tucson on 2/7/07 for which the dealership was not at fault as they were lied to by the previous owner. Within a few weeks after owning the car it would just die anywhere and at anytime. I contacted the dealership numerous times to only get little assistance and a few repair attempts without success. It died 5 separate times on the 14 freeway in the evening after picking up my boys in rosamond and had 5 near fatal accidents which I documented where I was and the time and date. I have a log of all the timed and I am upset that in 7 months the car is still allowed to be on the road. The manufacturer refuses to take it back knowing there is a problem and I am furious. All I wanted was a drivable car and be free from worries.
2005 tucson hyundai dies out while decelerating and at stop.
1-2-05 I bought my tuscan hyundai-mat rolling up/sunglass case sticking. Mats were replaced. Glass case fix 06 problems list: august 22, 005--perform recall 068-esp-hecu reprogramming- passenger door gets stuck--npf unable to duplicate customers concern-customer to return at a later date.---- sunglass case gets stuck--they were unable to duplicate it. D c/s check engine light is on--check and report m performed scan tool test found gas cap loose--reset light--ok--- c/s check brakes they lock up then slide--m performed brake check--no problem found--- c/s seat belt on p/s squeaks while driving--cannot locate february 22, 06 c/s perform open campaign as required--50b035r1--recall 922 c/s plastic cap on passenger seat bottom, cracked part on order- c/s eyeglass case not opening at times--part on order d c/s perform l.o.f. Lof perform oil and filter change/lube suspension/check and adjust tire pressure service advisor april irrizary aug 02, 06-- c/s brakes pulsating--cause 99--51712a00--brake disc serving on both side c/s seat track cover missing on passenger side--part is on order c/s esp light is on--e refer to line 1. The very next day on I-95 in rush hour the esp light comes on, I loose power but this time both fuel/brake get stuck. Aug 04,06 I brought back the vehicle ----c/s car looses power, brakes lock, esp light goes on-cause 99--they gave me a loner car and told me not to worry about the mileage and they would call me when it was ready. I had the car for 9 days. Cause 99--rear wheel speed sensor (rh) ABS re--214-w 1-95690-2e300 sensor asm. Yesterday, sunday, august 20, 2006--I drove around alot around 7:30 pm. While slowing down for a light my brake lock cause me to swirl to the side to avoid hitting the car in front of me. Can someone help me please! I don't want to crash or have individuals hurt in my vehicle neither!
Dt*: the consumer stated the vehicle does not reach a high enough temperature reading to operate in cold weather. The vehicle has been taken to the dealership four times for this problem. The first time the vehicle was determined to have an air pocket in the heating system. The consumer continued having the same type of problem. The vehicle was taken back to the dealership a second time. The dealership acknowledged there was a problem with the thermostat and it was replaced. The problems with the engine temperature persisted therefore, the vehicle was taken back to the dealership a third time. The dealership replaced the temperature sensor which did not correct the problem. The vehicle was taken back a fourth time and no problems were found.
2005 hyundai tucson has experienced intermittent stalling. *ts the dealer was unable to reproduce the problem.
2005 hyundai tucson developed problems with the engine and the engine light.***no answer required***. *mr the consumer stated the vehicle lack power when taking off. The cruise control disengaged on its own.
I bought hyundai tucson 2005 (SUV, 2.0 gl, 4 cylinders, shiftronic) on 4/9/05. I took this car back and left it at a dealer on 4/16/05 because 1). The cruise control did not work. ). I drove that car to la. On hwy 5 with the same speed as 80 MPH. As the others. When I drove up to the hills, the speeding was dropped to 60 MPH. (20 MPH.difference) and couldn't speed up until down from the hills. I've tried to change to lower gear ... It was still struggled. I got honk and almost got hit from the cars behind. Everyone (sales, financial, service department) whom concern this case told me that they will fix everything for us. On 4/22/05 `jayson` called me to pick up that car. He told me that `there were 2 technicians checked my car and there was nothing wrong, cruise control works, this car is a normal as 2.0 gl and only 4 cylinders. For the first problem. I tried to drive and check it with it. Finally, he found out that the cruise control's chip was loosen and fixed it. What did his 2 technicians check? For the second problem. He said it's a normal car, he couldn't do anything... Just the way that car is. But for me, it unsafe to drive even the hills in the city (I usually go to san francisco, and travel around especially lake tahoe, yosemite). This car is automatic transmission !!! E suggested me to change to lower gear. I've done but it never worked !! These words `we'll help you`. Result; that's all they have done. I'm not satisfied, feel unsafe to drive and unfair from this dealer. I don't want to pay for it. Please check http://www-odi.the federal safety agency.dot.gov/cars/problems/recalls/results.cfm http://www.the federal safety agency.dot.gov/cars/testing/ncap/index2.cfm.
The vehicle shut down while driving. Dealer replaced the esp module twice. The brakes were affected by this module, which caused the anti-lock brakes to come on, making the vehicle spin out of control. The factory representative came out three times and the part was defective that they provided.
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