The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, he noticed that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed with the air bag module needing to be replaced. The independent mechanic cleaned the contacts for the seat sensors however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The contact related the failure to an unknown recall. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
2006 Hyundai Tucson: airbag warning light
16 of the 135 complaints about the 2006 Hyundai Tucson describe airbag warning light.
- owner complaints
- 16
- of this car's complaints
- 12%
- typical mileage
- 59,237
- recalls
- 2
Is there a fix? There are 2 recalls and 3 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Airbag warning light by model year
What owners say
Air bag light came on and will not go off. Problem has been occurring for several months. Stationary and moving
My air bag light keeps coming on I have had the sensor changed at least 4 times my husband bought a hyundai and it is doing the same thing. They told me now that I have no warranty that I have no air bags if the light is on. With this happening so often it should be a recall. It started right after I bought the car in 2007.
Air bag light is on. Took to the dealer, webb hyundai in highland, indiana. They said $502 to fix it. It's a safety issue. Later, they said since I'm a loyal customer (bought 5 hyundai's) they'd fix it for $177. It's a safety issue! My wife drove the car home. Invoice says "customer declined repair at this time. Vehicle is unsafe to drive." she's crying. Extended warranty expires in 2 days. Car has 97000 miles on it. Hyundai has lost my business and I will let others know about their treatment of customers. I don't have a fax machine to send copies of the receipts.
Driving on an interstate the "air bag" light came on. Eventually diagnosed SRS code b1706 "passenger buckle pretensioner resistance too high" advised air bag may not deploy properly or at all until repaired. On vacation at the time, not close to a dealer. Passenger seat belt system will have to be replaced.
I pd a hyundai tucson dealer a $100.00 to put a computer on my 2006 car to find out why my air bag light was on took them just a few minutes to tell me it was the seat belts was the reason the light was on and it would only cost $600.00 to change them. I am in my 70 ts on fixed income after my medicare I only have $400.00 ss to live on. That means I won't eat for 3 mouths or have heat or pay any other bills if I wont to drive my car and I live a long from town and am handicapped. The dealer told me that the seatbelt problem is the most reason the air bag light comes in this car they change a dozen or more a month, hyundai and ntsb should be ashamed to let this happen please help [xxx]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai tucson. The contact stated that the passenger side air bag indicator continuously illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 25,000.
Air bag light illuminated, cause is front passenger seat weight sensor, this means the entire seat must be replaced, I don't feel that with the mileage as low as it is, I should pay for this repair, why hasn't the government agency (the federal safety agency) issued a recall on this very common occurrence? My mechanic told me he has replaced many (over 100). At great expense to the owners. Defective safety parts for a car like this, out of warranty because of age, not mileage, should be on the manufacturer.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai tucson. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. Additionally, the vehicle would stall sporadically. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the entire passenger side air bag assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 68,757. Updated 9/4/14
I bought my 2006 hyundai tucson when it was 1 yr old and had 25,000 miles on it. It is now march 2014 and the car is 7-8 yrs old and only has a total of 55,000 miles on it. It has only been driven gently and in good driving conditions and rarely a pothole has it hit. I don't remember the exact time things started, maybe a year after I bought it, but I had problems with my ESC light coming on and the tms coming on - they would go on and off randomly and I eventually got them fixed - I think those were under warranty, not sure. Back in early 2013 my air bag light came on. This really stressed me out - found money to borrow. I took it in and asked if there was a recall and they told me it had expired. I paid $1700 to have that fixed. I see recalls don't expire - do I have a case against them to get my money back? Also, now my ESC light is starting to come on again. Some times 5 mins or so after starting the car and sometime upon turning on the headlights. I am so sick and tired of all these electrical problems on a vehicle that only has 55,000 miles on it. It is not cheap to fix regardless of the cars age, there is little miles on it. Do I have any recourse with these issues? I am on fixed income and cannot pay another dime towards fixing these repetitive warning198088 light issues. These cars are stealing from us, what should be working to begin with... Thanks - hope you have good news for me. Especially about refunding the $1700. If I have to pay for the ESC it won't get fixed, it will only break again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai tucson. The contact stated that after having the vehicle serviced under the federal safety agency campaign I.d. Number 06v445000 ( air bags:frontal:driver side inflator module) the air bag warning light continued to illuminated. The contact took the vehicle back to the dealer for a diagnostic test and the dealer advised that the seat belt caused the air bag light to illuminate and the seat belt needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 62,000. Updated 07/02/12 *bf the consumer stated after the recall was supposedly fixed, the air bag light illuminated again. Updated 07/05/12
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai tucson. The vehicle was included in the recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 06v445000 (air bags:frontal:driver side inflator module) and was repaired. After the repair, the air bag warning light was illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing and the technician stated that the two front passenger side impact sensors would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 32,875.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- On certain vehicles, static air bag deployment testing conducted by the federal safety agency using fifth percentile female dummies indicated that a small stature adult driver not wearing a seat belt and involved in a frontal or near frontal crash, the deployment of the driver air bag may not occur.
- Risk
- This can cause increased risk of injury to the driver under certain crash conditions.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the driver air bag module with one that is designed to provide an increased margin of compliance for low risk deployment for small stature adults who are not properly wearing the seat belts. The recall began on september 6, 2007, and will be performed in two mailings. Owners may contact hyundai de puerto rico at 1‑800‑981‑0188.
Recall number 07V197000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- On certain sport utility vehicles, during static air bag deployment testing conducted by the federal safety agency using fifth percentile female dummies indicated if a small statured adult driver, not wearing a seat belt, is involved in a frontal or near frontal crash, deployment of the driver air bag may result in an insufficient margin of compliance as measured by the test dummy used in the federal safety agency test.
- Risk
- This can cause increased risk of injury to the driver under certain crash conditions.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the driver air bag module. The recall began on january 29, 2007, and will be conducted through six mailings. Owners may contact hyundai at 1‑800‑633‑5151.
Recall number 06V445000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2006 Hyundai Tucson airbag light
Is airbag warning light a common problem on the 2006 Hyundai Tucson?
16 of 135 owner complaints about the 2006 Hyundai Tucson (12%) mention airbag warning light. The model year with the most reports is 2005.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2006 Hyundai Tucson?
There are 2 recalls and 3 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2006 Hyundai Tucson
Stalling 18Check engine light 6No deployment 5Hesitation 5Won't start 5
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