2004 Hyundai XG 350

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2014· STRUCTURE,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI XG 350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CHARCOAL CANISTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE HAD BECOME RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/29/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I BOUGHT THE 2004 HYUNDAI XG350 IN FEBRUARY 05. IN SUMMER OF 06 I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DIGITAL READING OF MILES TOGO BEFORE "E". IT DOES NOT RESET WHEN GAS HAS BEEN PUT IN, IT TAKES A FEW TURNS OF THE KEY TO REGISTER. I WAS DRIVING MY SON TO SCHOOL ONE MORNING AND AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO GO UP A HILL THE CAR BEGAN TO STUDDER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED,IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING WASNT CATCHING IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO MOVE. WHEN I STOPPED A THE RED LIGHT AND SLOWLY TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE IT WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. I ENDED UP HAVING TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. OF COURSE THE PROBLEM DIDNT HAPPEN WHEN THEY TEST DROVE. THEY CHANGED THE SENSOR AND IT HASNT BEEN SYMPTOM FREE. STILL SLOW TO RESET GAS MILEAGE, STILL STUDDERS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WHEN IT STARTS TO STUDDER I AM ABLE TO DRIVE UNDER 60MPH, SHIFTING DRIVE 1-2-3 LIKE A STICK SHIFT. ONCE I TRY TO GO OVER 60 MILES PER HOUR (HIGHWAY) CAN NOT DO IT WITHOUT CONTINUOUS STUDDER.

• 12/21/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  DT: THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING ON A VERY BUSY STREET AT A LOW SPEED. HE WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND A DELIVERY TRUCK. HE WAS CONSTANTLY BRAKING AND THEN MOVING SLOWLY, THE CONTACT'S FOOT WAS NEVER ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CONTACT HIT THE BACK OF THE TRUCK AT ABOUT 3 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP BEFORE HITTING THE TRUCK. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED HEAVY COSMETIC DAMAGE AND THE HOOD WAS DAMAGED AS WELL. NO POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY THE SERVICE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, AND THE RESULTS WERE NEGATIVE. THEREFORE, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE PRIMARY CONCERN OF THE CONTACT WAS THAT HE SAW A SIMILAR COMPLAINT FILED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE OWNER ONLINE. *AK

• 12/17/2017· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. WE HAVE REPORTED THIS DEFECT TO HYUNDAI DEALERS AND CORPORATE OFFICE TO NO AVAIL. U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY RAY LAHOOD, MARCH 2010, ANNOUNCED TWO MAJOR INVESTIGATIONS DESIGNED TO ANSWER SAFETY ISSUES OF UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION FOR ALL MANUFACTURES. WHAT HAVE YOU AT NHTSA IDENTIFIED AND ADDRESSED AS POTENTIAL VEHICLE-RELATED CAUSES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION?

• 12/15/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS

  HAVE A 2004 XG350L VEHICLE, STRANGE ODOR WHEN HEATED SEAT BUTTONS ENGAGED, ALSO, TERRIBLE RADIO STATIC OCCURS WHEN REAR WINDOW DEFROST/HEAT BUTTON ENGAGED. *JB

• 12/15/2005· AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND RAN INTO A BUILDING. THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WAS TO THE FRONT BUMPER COVER. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER WAS WEAR HIS SEAT BELT. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND NO REPAIRS WERE DONE. *AK UPDATED 1/11/2006 - *NM

• 12/13/2013· AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI XG350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED TO A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND THE CONTACT COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO TRAVEL THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WHERE A SECOND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK. THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THE CRASH SUSTAINED MINOR HEAD INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SIDE AND FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BUT THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG AND ACCELERATION FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

• 12/05/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I OWN A 2004 HYUNDAI XG350L THAT IS HAVING ACCELERATOR ISSUES. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE STOPPED / IDLING, OR SLOWING DOWN, THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. THIS IS WHILE THE BRAKE IS BEING APPLIED. I CAN BE SETTING AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, NOT THE ACCELERATOR, ( I DO NOT DRIVE WITH BOTH FEET LIKE SOME PEOPLE INCORRECTLY DO : ) AND SUDDENLY THE CAR WILL REV UP AND TRY AND ACCELERATE FORWARD. IN OTHER CASES, I CAN BE SLOWING DOWN WITH BRAKE APPLIED, AND AGAIN, THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE FORWARD. I HAVE TO REALLY "MASH" THE BRAKE TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM ACCELERATING FORWARD. ONCE I BRING THE CAR TO A STOP, AND THE CAR IS STILL TRYING TO ACCELERATE, I WILL HAVE TO PUT THE SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL, AND TURN THE CAR OFF. I CAN LET THE CAR SIT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, RESTART IT, AND IT WILL USUALLY BE BACK TO NORMAL. LUCKILY, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE, AS SOME OF THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE POSTED COMPLAINTS HAVE......YET. ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS, IT HAS BEEN JUST THE OPPOSITE..........I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ANY GIVEN SPEED, AND SUDDENLY THE CAR WILL JUST STOP ACCELERATING & GO TO AN IDLE. YOU CAN PRESS THE GAS PETAL TO THE FLOOR, AND THE ACCELERATOR WILL NOT RESPOND. THE CAR WILL REMAIN RUNNING, BUT WILL ONLY IDLE. I ONCE HAD TO DRIVE APPROX. 8 MILES, IN THE EMERGENCY LANE, AT AN IDLE SPEED OF ABOUT 5-10 MPH TO REACH MY DESTINATION : ( THESE WHERE ONCE SPORADIC OCCURRENCES, BUT NOW HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASES. I JUST RECENTLY REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, AND THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE LEARNED THAT IT COULD BE CAUSED BY THE "ACCELERATOR PETAL POSITION SENSOR"; HYUNDAI PN:35357-3B011. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS ISSUE W/ ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS W/ THE XG350, SONATA & SANTA FE, THAT HYUNDAI NEEDS TO ADDRESS. I HAVE READ OF CASES W/ HYUNDAI ACCELERATION PROBLEMS THAT HAVE CAUSED DEATHS. *TR

• 11/29/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WE HAVE A 2004 HYUNDAI XG 350, ON AT LEAST A HALF A DOZEN OCCASIONS, WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE AND WOULD NOT STOP WHILE PRESSING ON THE BRAKE, LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO AVOID ANY ACCIDENTS. WE TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER ON 10/20/10, THEY TOLD US IT WAS THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, THEY REPLACED IT, SAID IT WAS FIXED. YESTERDAY, 11/28/10, IT DID THE EXACT SAME THING AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME WE WEREN'T AS LUCKY. MY HUSBAND TRIED TO STOP AS HE PULLED INTO OUR DRIVEWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, AND HE RAN INTO THE FRONT OF OUR HOUSE. THE FRONT BUMPER OF THE CAR HAS MINIMAL DAMAGE, OUR HOUSE HAS A HUGE DENT IN THE FRONT OF IT. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE, HE WASN'T INJURED, BUT HE OR SOMEONE ELSE COULD HAVE BEEN. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP AGAIN, THEY CALLED TODAY AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM WITH IT AND HYUNDAI SAYS THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF THIS PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL OF CAR, SO IMAGINE MY SURPRISE TO FIND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. SOMEONE IS COVERING UP THIS PROBLEM SOMEWHERE, I HOPE IT DOESN'T TAKE SOMEONE GETTING SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

• 11/29/2009· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND IS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. HYUNDAI DEALER CANNOT CONFIRM THAT THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT OR COLLISION. I TALKED WITH HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS PERSON AND WAS TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG PROBABLY WILL NOT DEPLOY WITH THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON. I WAS TOLD BY HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR PART WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE OR FIX THE PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE REPLACE BY HYUNDAI DEALER OR HYUNDAI USA. HYUNDAI OF AMERICA CASE NUMBER 3753255. *TR

• 11/26/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  RETIRED. *TR

• 11/25/2003· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM

• 11/17/2005· AIR BAGSCrash

  FAILURE OF DRIVERS AIR BAG TO DEPLOY IN FRONT-END COLLISION. ALTHOUGH COLLISION WAS ON PASSENGER SIDE, IT WAS OF SUFFICIENT IMPACT TO RESULT IN THE CAR BEING TOTALED. FAILURE OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYING RESULTED IN INJURY TO DRIVER. *JB

• 11/16/2017· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI XG350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE BRAKE FLUID WAS FOUND LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE METAL BRAKE LINE WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

• 11/14/2011· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI XG350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON SEVEN OCCASIONS, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FRONT SEATS WERE REMOVED AND REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 1/13/12*LJ

• 11/08/2006· SUSPENSION

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE TIRES WORE OUT EVERY 12,000 MILES AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ALIGNMENT COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED. UPDATED 11/30/2006 - THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN T O AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY AND HAD ADJUSTABLE CASTER AND CAMBER BALL JOINTS INSTALLED TO ALIGN THE FRONT END PROPERLY. THE CONSUMER HAS HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. . *NM

• 11/05/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE CONSUMER WOULD APPLY BRAKES TO EITHER SLOW DOWN OR STOP VEHICLE. PULLED VEHICLE OVER. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF ACCELERATION.*AK CONSUMER WAS TOLD THEY OVER FILLED GAS TANK. LEFT BLINKER HESITATES OR AT TIMES DOES NOT BLINK AT ALL. *TS *PH

• 11/01/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED 6 DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 6 OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. ON ONE VISIT, THE PCV VALVE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. ON THE OTHER 5 VISITS, THE VEHICLE'S CODES WERE RESET, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.

• 10/27/2004· EQUIPMENT

  I HAVE HAD MY XG350L FOR A YEAR AND I LOVE THE VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR THE AM RADIO. THE AM RADIO IS VERY POOR AND HAS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF FEEDBACK AND BUZZING. IT IS SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE AROUND BUSINESSES WITH ELECTRIC SIGNS AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS. IT NEVER DOES CLEAR ON THE STATIONS, THERE IS ALWAYS A LOW VOLUME BUZZ OR WHINE. THE DEALER INSTALLED A CAPACITOR AT 2000 MILES. TOOK IT BACK IN AT 4000 MILES, NO BETTER AND THE DEALER SAID THAT IT JUST THE WAY AM RADIOS ARE. WELL I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF VEHICLES AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WE OWN DOES NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 5700 MILES AND THE AM RADIO IS AWFUL. VERY ANNOYING. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX IT....ESPECIALLY WHEN I GET IN OTHER VEHICLES OF DIFFERENT MAKE AND THEY DON'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT IS AN INFINITY SOUND SYSTEM, BUT APPARENTLY THAT DOESN'T EFFECT THE AM RADIO FUNCTION. *AK

• 10/25/2016· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  CAR EXPERIENCED SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION ENDING IN ACCIDENT THAT TOTALED VEHICLE. BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY, PUT CAR IN DRIVE, TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE, DIDN'T YET ACCELERATE, CAR JOLTED WITH HIGH RPMS AND CAUSED ACCIDENT.

• 10/23/2017· STEERING,POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE BROUGHT IN MY VEHICLE FOR ALIGNMENT THREE TIMES TO TWO DIFFERENT PLACES, AND NO MATTER WHAT IS DONE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE ALWAYS PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT. NOW THE MECHANIC IS STRAIGHT UP TELLING ME I SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V124000 BUT THAT BECAUSE I AM NOT IN A SALT BELT STATE I DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE NATURE OF THIS PROBLEM IS MAKING THE CAR DIFFICULT AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IF YOU ARE TRYING TO GO STRAIGHT FORWARD, YOU MUST KEEP SEVERAL POUNDS OF PRESSURE ON THE WHEEL TO PREVENT THE CAR GOING TO THE RIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR, AND WE HAVE SPENT SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OVER THE YEARS TRYING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. NOW I SEE THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, I BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. THEY HAVE SPRAYED SALT ON THE BRIDGES OF HOUSTON EVERYTIME IT FREEZES. OUR CAR MOST CERTAINLY HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO SALT.

• 10/19/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI XG 350. DURING THE DAYTIME, THE CONTACT CANNOT SEE THE LED SCREEN DISPLAY. EVEN WHEN THE DIMMER WAS ADJUSTED, THE FUNCTIONS WERE STILL NOT VISIBLE. THE LED SCREEN HAS THE TEMPERATURE AND VENT CONTROL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

• 10/17/2011· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI XG 350L. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION DUE TO CORROSION OF THE FRONT SUB FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE CONTACTS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHSTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V12400 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 71,000. UPDATED 11/07/11 *BF UPDATED 01/23/12*JB

• 10/14/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  COMPLAINTS FROM WIFE THAT CAR MAKES ANNOYING SQUEEZING OR SQUEALING SOUNDS,CAR WAS JUST NYS INSPECTED WITH NO PROBLEMS. FINALLY TOOK APART FROM BRAKES. FOUND LH INSIDE BRAKE PAD HAD RUSTED AND COME FREE FROM BACKING PLATE. *NM

• 10/12/2013· SUSPENSION,WHEELS

  THE LOWER CONTROL ARM COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME OF THE CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. NO PROPERTY DAMAGE OR OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED, BUT THE CAR IS UN-DRIVABLE. I HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED THAT HYUNDAI HAS HAD SOME PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH FRAMES RUSTING OUT AND FAILURES SIMILAR TO WHAT I EXPERIENCED. THANK GOD I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I CAN SEND PICTURES IF NECESSARY. *TR

• 10/11/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAINFire

  DT: 2004 HYUNDAI XG350. THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE KEPT BREAKING DOWN,. THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS THE AXLE SPRING IT QUIT WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE AXLE SPRING SEVEN TIMES. ALSO, THE BRAKES CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE DEALERSHIP DENIED THAT THEY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT HAD THREE WITNESSES THAT SAW THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT HAD TO TAKE HER DAUGHTER TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WHEN THIS HAPPENED, SHE WAS NOT INJURED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF ANYTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE BRAKES. THE DEALERSHIP WAS SENDING A MECHANIC TO THE CONTACT'S HOUSE TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEMS STARTED AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON AUGUST 14, 2004. THE CONTACT STATED , COULD BE OUT OF A VEHICLE FOR SIX TO NINE MONTHS AND THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT GIVE HER A LOANER. *AK UPDATED 11/17/2005 - *NM

• 09/30/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  DT: THE CALLER STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATE AND . HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE CALLER SAID THE VEHICLE REVVED TO VERY HIGH RPMS. KEPT LURCHING FORWARD EVEN WHEN THE CALLER APPLIED THE BRAKES UNTIL SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. PEOPLE IN OTHER VEHICLE SAID THEY WERE HURT. THE POLICE CAME AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. CALLER WAS TICKETED. DEALER SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING IF THE DEALER FOUND NOTHING. *AK

• 09/24/2005· STRUCTURE

  I HAVE A 2004 HYUNDAI XG350L SEDAN. I HAD JUST COME FROM GROCERY SHOPPING. I PRESSED THE REMOTE TO OPEN THE TRUNK. AFTER THE TRUNK RELEASE DISENGAGED, I RAISED THE TRUNK UP TO PLACE THE GROCERIES IN THE TRUNK. AS I WAS PUTTING A BAG OF GROCERIES IN ( AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHATSOEVER) THE TRUNK "HOLDERS" COMPLETELY FAILED ON BOTH SIDES AND THE HEAVY TRUNK CAME CRASHING DOWN WITH INCREDIBLE SPEED. THE FORCE OF THE TRUNK COMING DOWN WAS VERY STRONG AND SUDDEN. I AM CONVINCED THAT I WOULD HAVE ENCOUNTERED A HIGH RISK OF INJURY IF MY RESPONSE TIME WAS NOT AS FAST AS IT WAS ....ALLOWING ME TO JUMP BACK FROM THE TRUNK. (I AM VERY SHORT AND THE UPPER ONE THIRD OF MY BODY WAS LEANING INTO THE TRUNK AS I PUT THE BAG OF GROCERIES IN). I IMMEDIATELY CALLED HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY TO REPORT WHAT HAPPENED I WAS ONLY ABLE TO GET TO "LEVEL ONE" BY TALKING TO A RATHER DISINTERESTED CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON. I TOLD HER THIS "TRUNK FAILURE" NEEDED TO BE REPORTED TO THE MAIN COMPANY TO SEE IF IT HAD OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE AND WHETHER SOMEONE HAD BEEN HURT BY THE TRUNK LID SMASHING DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING . I WAS ABLE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT (WITH SOME DIFFICULTY) A FEW DAYS LATER AT MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER IN HOLYOKE, MASS. AFTER REPEATEDLY TELLING THEM ABOUT THE SERIOUS RISK OF INJURY THIS TRUNK FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED. WHEN I DID GET THE CAR IN, THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT BOTH TRUNK "SHOCKS" HAD FAILED. THEY ARE "ON ORDER". IN SUM, I DEFINITELY FEEL THAT THERE WAS A RISK OF A SERIOUS UPPER BODY INJURY FROM THE TRUNK "COLLAPSE". MY PURPOSE IN TAKING THE TIME TO E-MAIL THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY TO TAKE WHAT HAPPENED SERIOUSLY, KEEP A RECORD OF THE INCIDENT AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, DETERMINE IF THIS "TRUNK SHOCK FAILURE" IS HAPPENING ON OTHER 2004 HYUNDAI XG350L MODELS OR OTHERS. SUHERATEACHER @VERIZON.NET . *NM

• 09/23/2009· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI XG350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE BOLTS ATTACHING THE STEERING ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE CROSS MEMBER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ALSO HE STATED HIS VIN NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL # 09V124000 (SUSPENSION). HOWEVER HE IS EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS, THAT IF NOT RESOLVED POSES A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

• 09/19/2009· SEATS

  THE ELECTRIC SEAT HEATERS DO NOT WORK. WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRENTY THE DEALERSHIP RELPACED A FUSE AS A FIX. ONE WEEK LATER THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE HEATING PAD IN THE SEAT.(REMOVING THE SEAT). LATER, WHILE THE CAR WSA STILL UNDER WARRENTY, THEY REPLACED A FUSE. AFTER THE CAR PASSED 60,000 MILES, (OFF WARRENTY), BOTH SEATS HEATERS DID NOT WORK. I WAS TOLD THE FIX WOULD COST ME $600.00.... *TR

• 09/17/2019· SUSPENSION

  THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE THIS VEHICLE BUT HYUNDAI DOES NOT HAVE IT FOR MY VIN.I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND THE REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME THAT THE SUB FRAME IS ROTTED AWAY THIS IS THE RECALL THAT THEY HAD FOR VEHICLES THE SAME YEARS AS MINE. I'VE BEEN INFORMED THIS IS A VERY VERY DANGEROUS UNFORTUNATELY WE CANNOT AFFORD BUY NEW CAR.

• 09/12/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  THIS IS AN UPDATE OF MY PREVIOUS REPORTED FOUND ON YOUR ODI NUMBER 10118222. MY CAR ACCELERATED WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO MY 2004 HYUNDAI XG350. THIS CAR AND MANY OTHER HYUNDAI MODELS USE A DRIVE- BY- WIRE SYSTEM. I HAVE FOUND OVER 300 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON COMPANIES THAT USE DRIVE- BY- WIRE. THESE CARS ARE DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS AND INCLUDE 2002-2005 HYUNDAI, KIA, TOYOTA,AND MITSUBISHI. IN MY CASE TWO DIFFERENT HYUNDAI ENGINEERS COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR CAN PROVE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND NOT THE GAS PEDAL WHEN TRYING TO STOP, BUT NO LUCK. SOME INJURIES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED AND PERHAPS THERE HAVE BEEN PEOPLE KILLED WHO CAN NOT REPORT THEIR ACCIDENT. THERE WERE 3 PEOPLE KILLED IN MY AREA DRIVING HYUNDAI CARS. THE REPORT IN OUR NEWS PAPER OF THE ACCIDENT READ AS IF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM CAUSED THE ACCIDENTS. I AM REQUESTING THAT YOU OPEN UP AN INVESTIGATION ON HYUNDAI CARS THAT ACCELERATE WHEN BRAKING. ALSO IF AT ALL POSSIBLE THE INVESTIGATION SHOULD INCLUDE ALL CAR MANUFACTURERS THAT USE DRIVE- BY- WIRE SYSTEMS. THESE CARS ARE SAFETY ISSUES AND THERE ARE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO PROVE IT. THE CARS ARE POTENTIAL BOMBS AND A DANGER TO PASSENGERS IN THE CAR AND OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD. SOME ACTION MUST BE TAKEN TO PREVENT ADDITIONAL INJURIES AND POSSIBLE DEATHS FROM THESE CARS. *JB

• 09/08/2009· PARKING BRAKE

  MY EMERGENCY BRAKE HANDLE WITH PART OF THE METAL ROD STILL INTAKE BROKE OFF WHILE RELEASING IT. IT WAS ONLY AFTER THE FACT THAT I RECALLED A FEW TIMES WHEN I HAD THOUGHT I HAD RELEASED IT BUT THE INDICATOR LIGHT STILL REMAINED ON. I CALLED MY DEALER THEY ORDERED A "BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY AND HANDLE" SINCE IT IS ALL ONE UNIT. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN THAT THIS MUST BE A DEFECT TO BOTH THE DEALER AND CORPORATE BUT SINCE I WAS OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I STILL HAVE ONLY THE BROKEN HANDLE WITH METAL ATTACHED. I WAS INFORMED THE FIRST REPLACEMENT PART WAS "BROKE" AND AWAITED A SECOND REPLACEMENT. THE ASSEMBLY HAS NOW BEEN REPLACED. *TR

• 09/07/2019· STRUCTURE

  THERE IS VISIBLE RUST/CORROSION DAMAGE OF THE FRONT SUB- FRAME OF MY VEHICLE. THE FRONT SUBFRAME HAS THINNED AT RUSTED LOCATION. THE RUSTED SUB-FRAME IS CHEWED HALF OF MY SUB-FRAME. I AM WORRIED THAT CORROSION MAY PROGRESS AND MAY DETACH FROM THE SUB-FRAME, EVENTUALLY INCREASING SAFETY RISK. I HAVE NOTICED STEERING PULL.

• 09/06/2018· STRUCTURE,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMFire

  CAR WAS PARKED NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WENT TO CRANK IT UO IT JUST BURDT INTO FLAMES AND BURNED TO THE GROUND ENGINE WAS SNOKING AND SNOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH AND WSS OIURING OUT FLAMES BURNED UP IN LIKE 20 MINUTES OR SO FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO COME PUT IT OUT CAR IS NOTHING BUT SCRAP METAL NOW.

• 08/31/2014· AIR BAGS

  NOTHING HAPPENED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON. I KEPT DRIVING IT TO SEE IF IT WOULD GO OUT. TOOK THE CAR TO LOCAL GARAGE AND AFTER A $350. CHARGE I DROVE IT HOME AND LIGHT WAS OFF. NEXT DAY LIGHT WAS BACK ON. TOOK IT BACK AND WAS TOLD THE SPRING MECHANISM IN AIR BAG WASN'T WORKING. I TOOK IT TO A HYUNDAI GARAGE AND THEY QUOTED A PRICE OF 1600 PLUS LABOR TO FIX IT. AFTER LOOKING IT UP ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS HYUNDAIS HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAGS. WHY NOT ANY RECALLS? I LOVE MY CAR BUT $2000. TO FIX A 2004 WITH 78000 MILES SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF MONEY. SHOULD I FIX IT? *TR

• 08/16/2004· STEERINGCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE GARAGE. *AK *SC *JB

• 08/14/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI XG350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO RESET THE CODE SEVERAL TIMES AND REPLACED THE TOP PORTION OF THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT. IN ADDITION, AN AIR BAG WIRE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER WHO RESET THE CODE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 08/10/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CAR FAILS TO CRANK AFTER TURNING MOTOR OFF APPROXIMATELY 2-3 TIMES A MONTH. *NM

• 08/04/2014· STEERING,SUSPENSIONCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI XG 350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A STREET POLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V124000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

• 08/02/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY

  THE REAR DEFOGGER GRID KEEPS BREAKING. WHEN YOU TURN ON THE DEFOGGER IT CASES INTERFERENCE IN THE RADIO SINCE THE GRID AND ANTENNA ARE BOTH EMBEDDED IN THE READ WINDSHIELD. *TR

• 07/29/2019· SUSPENSION

  I WAS DRIVING THE CAR DOWNHILL, APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. MY SUBFRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR SNAPPED. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED, AND BROKE. THIS CAUSED THE WHEEL TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE WHEEL WELL, AND MADE IT VERY HARD TO STOP. I WAS LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION, WITH NEAR INABILITY TO MOVE THE CAR AFTER I FINALLY CAME TO A STOP BY HAVING TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. ATTACHED IS A PICTURE OF THE SUBFRAME THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT, BEFORE IT BROKE. I DO NOT HAVE ONE OF IT BROKEN.

• 07/11/2016· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI XG 350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH OVER A BUMP, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL MADE CONTACT WITH THE WHEEL WELL AND THE FRONT WHEEL DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V124000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

• 07/03/2017· WHEELS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI XG350. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS AND MAKING TURNS, THE VEHICLE SLID AND THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (HUDSON HYUNDAI LOCATED AT 977 COMMUNIPAW AVE, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07304 201-333-3100) WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

• 06/09/2011· STRUCTURE

  RIGHT WHEEL FELL OFF IN TRAFFIC DUE TO RUST OF K-FRAME. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 70,000 MILES AND IS LESS THAN SEVEN YEAR OLD. IT IS A 2004 HYUNDAI XG350 PURCHASED AND OPERATED SOLELY IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY. THERE IS A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS MODEL VEHICLE OF THIS YEAR FOR ALL THE STATES SURROUNDING KENTUCKY, I DID NOT GET THAT NOTICE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A SETTLEMENT MADE FOR THOSE STATES OUTSIDE OF KENTUCKY. IF THE WHEEL HAD FALLEN OFF 20 SECONDS LATER I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. POLICE WERE PRESENT BUT NO REPORT WAS MADE. *TR

• 06/08/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  2004 HYUNDAI XG350L HAS HAD INTERMITTENT AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON DASH DURING WARRANTY PERIOD. ALL REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY AS SIMPLE FIX OF LOOSE CONNECTIONS. WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD AIR BAG LIGHT ON AGAIN AND TAKEN TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WHO NOW STATES THAT THIS REPAIR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WILL COST OVER ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. IN THE INTERM THE SUPPLEMENTARY RESTRAINT SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK. *TR

• 06/03/2015· AIR BAGS

  FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS THE "CHECK AIRBAG" LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON. I TOOK IT TO THE CLAY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN NORWOOD. THEY REPLACE THE AIRBAG WIRING HARNESS ($160). A MONTH LATER THE "CHECK AIRBAG" LIGHT CAME BACE ON. THE DEALER THEN CLEARED THE CODE AND TOLD ME IF IT CONTINUES TO COME BACK ON THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW MAIN WIRING HARNESS. THE "CHECK AIRBAG" THEN CAME BACK ON. THEN THE DEALER REPLACED THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS ($1,200). AND NOW THE "CHECK AIRBAG" HAS COME BAG ON AND THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT THEY MAY NEED TO REPLACE THE SIDE AIRBAG IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT FOR AN ADDITIONAL COST. FIRST THIS IS GETTING TOO EXPENSIVE AND SECOND HYUNDAI IS NEGLECTING THE SAFETY OF THEIR DRIVERS BECAUSE, I'M TOLD, THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH IF THE "CHECK AIRBAG" IS ON.

• 05/27/2024· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I noticed a clunking when stopping. My hired Mechanic claims the engine cradle is rusted through and needs replacement. I read it had a recall for this vehicle. 2004 Hyundai XG350 4 door sedan

• 05/24/2016· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN 2011 AND WAS TOLD ENTIRE SEAT HAD TO BE REMOVED TO STOP LIGHT. COULD NOT AFFORD THE COST. RETURNED TO DEALER AGAIN IN 2014 AS HAD READ CONNECTOR UNDER SEAT MIGHT BE DISCONNECTED WHICH COULD BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND DEALER FOUND THIS TO BE TRUE AND SECURED THE CONNECTED AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT; HOWEVER, WITHIN FEW WEEKS, LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND HAS REMAINED ON SINCE. I DID NOT ASK THE DEALER ABOUT IT AGAIN, KNOWING I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A MAJOR TAKE-OUT OF THE SEAT TO CORRECT. OVERALL, THE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR AT LEAST 5 YEARS. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE MILEAGE WAS 51,131 AND MILEAGE IS CURRENTLY 83,486. I COVER THE LIGHT WITH ELECTRICAL TAPE AS IT DISTURBS ME THAT I CAN'T GET IT EASILY FIXED. I DOUBT IF THE AIRBAGS WORK BUT DON'T KNOW FOR SURE AND PROBABLY WON'T UNLESS I HAVE AN ACCIDENT OR A RECALL IS MADE FOR THE DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

• 05/24/2008· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  I HAVE A HYUNDAI XG350 2004 MODEL. I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT 10 TIMES. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE SEAT BELT, SEAT BASE SENSOR, SEAT BACK ASSEMBLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL CLOCK SPRING. DO YOU THINK IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE, WILL IT DEPLOY IN CASE OF A CRASH? *TR