2006 Hyundai Tucson

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

• 12/26/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, SO I'M NOT SURE OF THE FIRST DATE IT HAPPENED, BUT WHEN I HIT A POT HOLE OR BUMP WITH MY BRAKES ON, THE SUV SUDDENLY ACCELERATES (SEEMS TO LUNGE FORWARD) FOR SEVERAL SECONDS (AND BRAKING DOESN'T WORK). THIS IS VERY SCARY AND I'VE COME CLOSE TO HITTING ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE I SPEED UP ON IT AT A STOP (SIGN OR LIGHT) AFTER I HIT THE POTHOLE. I'VE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALER, WHO CANNOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM AND CLAIMS NOTHING IS WRONG. I'VE ALSO HIT A PATCH ON THE ROAD THAT MY CAR CONSIDERS SLIPPERY (EVEN THOUGH THERE'S NO ICE) AND I CAN HEAR MY ABS KICK IN (EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES AREN'T EVEN ON).

• 12/24/2009· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE TURNING INTO AN INTERSECTION, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HIS REAR DRIVER-SIDE DOOR. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. ONE PASSENGER SUFFERED A BROKEN RIB, AND OTHERS SUFFERED BUMPS AND BRUISES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

• 12/10/2012· AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON A TWO LANE ROAD. I HEARD A LOAD BANG AND MY CAR BEGAN TO SPEED UP. I TRIED BRAKING BUT I COULD NOT SLOW OR STOP THE CAR. WITH TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME I PULLED INTO THE LEFT LANE NOT SEEING ANY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THEN A CAR WAS COMING IN THAT LANE SO I THREW THE CAR INTO PARK AND PULLED UP ON EMERGENCY BRAKE. SINCE IT WAS RAINING, THE REAR END OF THE CAR CAME AROUND AND I GOT HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR. THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED AGAINST A FENCE WITH THE ENGINE STILL RACING. *TR

• 12/07/2025· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  Rear subframe corrosion

• 12/07/2007· POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH LESS THAN 1,000 MILES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE HAZARD AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED ALSO AND WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. TWO DAYS LATER, THE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. THEY WERE REPLACED A SECOND TIME, BUT THEN FAILED AGAIN. THE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES AND HAVE NOT BEEN PROPERLY REPAIRED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE USES HIS DIRECTIONALS TOO MUCH AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS TOO LONG. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNDER 1,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,100.

• 12/02/2021· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  When it rains my steering wheel locks up when I drive thru a puddle I have brought my car to used car dealer where I bought it from and they say nothing is wrong but steering wheel locks when driving that to me is major problem they checked belt water is getting somewhere and causing a short hence power steering to lock it only happens when it rains

• 12/01/2011· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE TURNING INTO MY CARPORT, MY ENGINE STALLED. RIGHT BEFORE I TURNED, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR HESITATED AND LURCHED FORWARD. THIS COULD BE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM IF MY CAR STALLS ON THE ROAD AND SOME OTHER DRIVER REAR ENDS ME. *TR

• 11/24/2020· STRUCTURE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY HEARD A LOUD THUMPING COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A METAL CONTAINER WITH A PLASTIC CASING THAT WAS GETTING BURNED DUE TO A FUEL LINE LEADING TO IT. THE CONTACT STATED THEIR VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL WHERE THE STRAPS WERE PLACED TO HOLD THE GAS TANK WAS NEAR A UNIT THAT HAD WIRES RELATING TO THE GAS TANK AND TOWARDS THE ENGINE, INDICATING IT WAS THE COMPUTER USED FOR THE FUEL LINE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE GAS TANK AND THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER (LIBERTYVILLE LINCOLN 941 S MILWAUKEE AVE, LIBERTYVILLE, IL 60048; (847) 367-1700) WHO STATED THAT DUE TO THEIR VEHICLE NOT BEING INCLUDED IN A RECALL THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 165,000.

• 11/22/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY 2006 HYUNDAI TUCSON STALLS WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND TURNING. *TR

• 11/15/2006· AIR BAGSCrash

  MY 2006 TUSCON (6 MONTHS OLD) WAS STRUCK IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE BETWEEN THE DRIVER AND REAR SEATS BY A 2002 CADILLAC. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS CITED FOR FAILURE TO YIELD AND TRAVELING AT AN ESTIMATED 35-40 MPH. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. MY TUSCON FLIPPED OVER 4 TIMES. OF 6 AIRBAGS, NOT 1 DEPLOYED. THE SIDE IMPACT DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE ROOF-MOUNTED SIDE-CURTAIN DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT OR WHEN IT ROLLED. *JB

• 11/13/2014· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ESC AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY STOP LAMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V280000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V113000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,197.

• 11/13/2009· SEAT BELTS,EQUIPMENTCrash

  GRANDDAUGHTER REARENDED A PICKUP TRUCK AND HER SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACK CAUSING HER HEAD TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND HER JAW TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND CUT HER INNER LIP. *TR

• 11/13/2009· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,EQUIPMENT,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITYCrash

  I REAR ENDED A PICKUP TRUCK AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID MY SEATBELT RE TRACK CAUSING HEAD INJURY BY HITTING THE WINDSHIELD AND JAW INJURY BY HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

• 11/12/2014· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  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). *TR

• 11/10/2011· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA 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.

• 11/09/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THIRD HYUNDAI MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE OWNED AND ON ALL THREE THE REAR BRAKES HAVE BEEN STICKING, HEATING UP AND EATING UP THE BRAKES. HAD THE DEALERSHIP DO A BRAKE INSPECTION PER HYUNDAI'S REQUEST, WHICH THE REPORT SHOWS THE WEAR SHOWS THAT IT IS NOT NORMAL WEAR. SPOKE TO THE WOMEN HANDLING THE CASE THAT WAS OPENED. THE REPLY FROM HYUNDAI WAS THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY (WHICH I KNEW) AND THAT AT 7,000 MILE THE CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN BROUGHT IN FOR THE CALIPER MAINTENANCE. THIS TELL ME THAT HYUNDAI IS NOT GREASING THE CALIPERS DURING MANUFACTURING AND IS UP TO THE CONSUMER TO PAY. I WILL NEVER SUGGEST TO ANYONE TO BUY A HYUNDAI. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. ALSO PLEASE NOT THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO ALL THREE OF THE HYUNDAI'S MY FAMILY HAS OWNED. *TR

• 11/05/2019· STRUCTURE

  THE REAR SUBFRAME CROSSMEMBER AND PARKING BRAKE ARE COMPLETELY CORRODED. THIS WAS NOTICED WHILE CHANGING THE BRAKES ON NOV. 1ST 2019

• 11/04/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  RUST ON THE LEFT REAR FRAME THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED BEFORE IS FAILS, I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE OUTCOME WILL BE WHEN THIS PART OF FRAME FAILS. HYUNDAI HAS YEARS OF RUST PROBLEMS THAT THEY DON'T SEEM TO WANT TO FIX AT THE DEALER LEVEL OR THE MANUFACTURING LEVEL UNLESS YOU HAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR REPAIRS OR PAY FOR RUST PROOFING AT YOUR EXPENSE WHEN YOU BUY THE CAR, THEY NEED A GOOD FINE SLAPPED ON THEM TO WAKE THEM UP, MAYBE THEN THEY WILL STOP MAKING CARS THAT THEY WHAT YOU TO SCRAP AFTER 11 YEARS AND 144,000 MILES. THIS CAR WAS SERVICED BY THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS BOUGHT, BY THE BOOK AND THE BOOK AND THE DEALER SHOULD WARN THAT RUST NOT LACK OF SERVICE WILL CAUSE IT TO FAIL. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO STOP THE RUST PARADE COMING FROM KOREA. LOOK UP HYUNDAI RUST PROBLEMS, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING OVER 16 YEAR TIME PERIOD, MAKE THEM REPAIR THIS AT THEIR EXPENSE AND MAYBE FIGURE OUT HAVE TO PREVENT IT BEFORE IT DOES SOME REAL HARM TO THE PUBLIC.

• 10/30/2007· STEERING,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  2006 HYUNDAI TUCSON WITH SEVERAL SAFETY ISSUES. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WORKED ON FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS. SHE ALSO STATES THAT THE PROBLEMS ARE WITH AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS, AND OTHER THINGS. *KB THERE WAS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN.*JB

• 10/28/2024· STRUCTURE

  The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed that the rear subframe had become inoperable and the contact noticed that the rear subframe was corroded. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic but was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 180,000.

• 10/25/2020· SUSPENSION

  I JUST SPENT ABOUT $100. FIXING BALL JOINT AND CONTROL ARM AND WAS ROTATING WHEELS AND LOOKED UNDER CAR AND SEEN REAR SUBFRAME ALL RUSTED OUT.THE CAR HAS A GREAT BODY AND RUNS VERY GOOD. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND I DRIVE MY GRANDKIDS IN THIS CAR AND NOW LOOKS UN SAFE TO DRIVE.

• 10/16/2020· AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES

  RECALL FOR MY AIRBAG WAS NOT DONE. BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.

• 10/15/2022· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  Driver side rear unibody sub frame rusted through

• 10/15/2007· STEERING,AIR BAGS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RED AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON TWELVE OCCASIONS REGARDING THIS FAILURE. THE DEALER DEACTIVATED THE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PART OF THE STEERING COLUMN FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE FRONT SEAT AND ONE REAR SEAT TRAC COVER WERE REPLACED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,617 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35. UPDATED 10/25/07 *TR

• 10/11/2018· STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  WHILE DRIVING ONE DAY, I FELT MY CAR SHIFT AS IF THE WHEEL HAD SLIPPED, THIS OCCURRED MANY TIMES AFTER MAKING A TURN. I RECENTLY HAD WORK DONE TO THE FRONT (STRUT, TIE ROD, KNUCKLE, BALL JOINT) AND AM ALSO IN NEED OF A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. I WONDERED IF THIS WAS WHY, SO I CALLED THE MECHANIC BACK, BUT HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS MY TIRES. HOWEVER THERE IS STILL A FAIR AMOUNT OF TREAD ON MY TIRES, SO I AM NOT SURE IF THATS REALLY TRUE. NEXT THING I KNOW, MY CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF NOWHERE AND WAS ALMOST LIKE DRIVING ITSELF AT 20MPH (THE SPEED IT WAS STUCK ON EVEN AFTER SLOWING DOWN). ALSO WHILE ON THE HIGH WAY IT DID THE SAME THING-- ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND JERKED TO THE RIGHT. I HAD TO PRETTY MUCH HURRY AND CATCH THE WHEEL BEFORE SLAMMING INTO ANOTHER CAR WHILE ON A TURN AND GOING ABOUT 55MPH. AT RANDOM TIMES IT WILL ACCELERATE AND PRETTY MUCH DRIVE ITSELF WHILE I AM DRIVING. I TYPICALLY HAVE TO APPLY PLENTY OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO KEEP IT FROM ROLLING WHILE I AM STOPPED. ALSO I AM HAVING AN ISSUE WITH OVERHEATING. IF I IDLE TOO LONG THE CAR WILL OVERHEAT, EVEN THOUGH THE TANK IS FULL. EVEN WITH ADDING MORE IN, THE TANK STAYS WHERE IT IS, IT DOESN'T OVERFLOW. IT'S ALMOST AS IF THE CAR IS JUST DRINKING IT BUT IT'S NOT FILTERING THROUGH THE HOSE IF THAT MAKES SENSE. LASTLY, THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO TURN ON THIS EVENING, AFTER ABOUT THE 5TH TIME I HELD IT LONGER THAN USUAL AND IT FINALLY PUTTERED TO LIFE RELUCTANTLY. I DON'T FEEL VERY SAFE IN THIS TRUCK ANYMORE.

• 10/09/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  RUSTING OF BRAKES 2006 TUCSON. BEGAN AS A SLIGHT SOUND AS IF PIECE OF GRAVEL IN ONE REAR BRAKE. SUDDENLY, WHILE ON A TRIP, BECAME MUCH WORSE. HAD TO REPEATEDLY BANG CALIPER WITH HAMMER TO RELEASE. IT. WHEN TAKEN TO SHOP FOUND RUSTED OUT BRAKE ROTORS (4) AND FROZEN CALIPER (1) ON 2004 HYUNDAI TUCSON WITH 23,000 MILES. SAME WASHING ROUTINE AS ON ALL MY PREVIOUS CARS. I AM NOW ALMOST 70 YEARS OLD AND HAVE OWNED, AND STILL OWN, MANY CARS. I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH RAPID DETERIORATION IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE. MANY OF THEM DATE FROM THE 1970'S AND 80'S. UNFORTUNATELY I DID NOT KEEP THE FAILED ROTORS. THE CALIPERS WERE REBUILT. ALL UNDERCARRIAGE STRUCTURES ARE INADEQUATELY PREPARED FOR RUST RESISTANCE. *TR

• 10/05/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WHEN I WENT TO PUT ON THE BRAKE TO PARK THERE WAS A SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THE VEHICLE HIT THE BUILDING IN FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE. *TR

• 10/01/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  MY 2006 HYUNDAI TUCSON HAS STALLED OUT REPEATEDLY DURING DECELERATION. IT HAS DIED REPEATEDLY WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT. IT HAS ALSO DIED WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP SIGN. IT HAS JERKED AND FELT LIKE IT WAS DOWN-SHIFTING (HARD)WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. TODAY, 10/1/10, IT DIED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND THEY HAVE BEEN "UNABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM" SO NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX IT. *TR

• 10/01/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  PURCHASED A NEW HYUNDAI, TUCSON, FROM MONROE HYUNDAI A YEAR AGO. AFTER A BREAK-IN PERIOD, I STARTED CHECKING THE MILEAGE. I QUICKLY FOUND OUT THAT NO MATTER HOW I DROVE MY CAR, THE MILEAGE DIDN'T VARY. ONE HUNDRED MILES AN HOUR OR 35 MILES AN HOUR AND YOU GET 22 MPG IN EITHER CASE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND DID EVERYTHING THEY TOLD ME. A MILEAGE STUDY DONE BY HYUNDAI RESULTED IN THE SAME CONCLUSION. I'VE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MODEL AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. EXPERTS IN THE AUTO FIELD HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM HAS TO BE THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS IDLING, AND THE PUMPING OF FUEL HAS A PROBLEM. HYUNDAI HAS RECENTLY STATED THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, AND BASICALLY STATED I'M STUCK. I'M RETIRED AND I WANTED THIS VEHICLE TO LAST FOR SOME TIME. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO ASSIST ME IN CONTACTING HYUNDAI ENGINEERING, TO DISCUSS THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP! I CAN'T AFFORD TO TRADE THIS SUV IN, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT REPAIRED SO MY MILEAGE IS PROPORTIONATE TO HOW I DRIVE. GENERALLY 10 - 15% MILEAGE DIFFERENCE SHOULD BE EXPECTED BETWEEN AROUND TOWN VS HIGHWAY DRIVING. *JB

• 09/21/2013· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  MY BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED OR THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) MALFUNCTION LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED.THIS ISSUE IS RELATED TO RECALLS NO. 09V280000, AND 09V122000. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED 03/2006, AND WHEN I REPORTED IT TO HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY SAID IT WAS IN FACT CAMPAIGN 092, BUT THAT THEY DID NOT "RECEIVE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS YEAR OF VEHICLE FOR THIS ISSUE SO THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS FOR THIS VIN." IN OTHER WORDS...THEY DECIDED NOT TO HONOR THE RECALL BECAUSE IT IS "VOLUNTARY," AND ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH FIXING IT WILL BE OUT OF MY POCKET.

• 09/19/2014· AIR BAGS

  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.

• 09/17/2020· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I GOT IN THE VEHICLE AND PUT IT IN REVERSE AS I WAS EATING REVERSED I PUT ON THE BRAKE BUT THE BRAKE WOULD NOT GO ON THE CAR KEPT ROLLING BACKWARDS I DIDN'T TRY TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK DO NOT GO INTO PARK I TRIED TO PUT IT INTO DRIVE IT WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE I HAD NO BREAK THE BREAK WITH ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR THERE'S NO BREAK I CHECK WITH BREAKFAST IF THERE IS FLUID IN THE CONTAINER BUT THERE IS STILL NO BRAKES THE CAR WAS LIKE HE WAS IN WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS IT WOULD NOT GO IT WAS LIKE IT HAD A WHOLE BUNCH OF WEIGHT ON IT AND IT WAS LIKE NOT BEING ABLE TO EVEN DRIVE IS THAT THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED UP OR SOMEBODY HAD A CHAIN AROUND AROUND THE WHEELS WHO'S GOT A LOT GOING THIS WAS ON A HIGHWAY AND THEN I PULLED OVER NEAR SCHOOL BECAUSE I COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR

• 09/10/2010· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT, HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO TURN TO THE LEFT. SHE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE ROTORS WERE INSPECTED BY THE OWNER AND THERE WERE GROOVES IN THEM AND THE BRAKE PADS WERE WORN OUT. THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE HAD ALSO LOCKED UP. THE DEALERSHIP ADMITTED BEING AWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE CALIPERS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HOUND WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED TO REPAIR IT AS A GOOD WILL REPAIR, WHICH WAS DONE. THE DEALER STATED THAT IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED SINCE THE REPAIRS WERE DONE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,474.

• 09/09/2013· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BRAKING FOR A TRAFFIC STOP AT 30 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHT LAMP FAILED TO ILLUMINATE UPON ENGAGING THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED BY ANOTHER DRIVER REGARDING THE BRAKE LIGHT DEFECT. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V280000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE BRAKE STOP LAMP SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 09/06/2014· AIR BAGS

  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 (NHTSA) 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. *TR

• 09/01/2016· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,WHEELS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A VIBRATION FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WHEELS WERE LEANING SIDEWAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WHEEL CRADLE WAS RUSTED AND FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 01/27/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR

• 08/30/2010· AIR BAGS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND CONTINUED TO STAY ON. THE FAILURE STARTED ON AUGUST 25,2010. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 1. 2010. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,980 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

• 08/28/2020· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  THE VEHICLE WHILE FOOT ON BRAKE OR WHILE IN PARK ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN! I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE MY FOOT WAS ALL THE WAY ON THE BRAKE FOR CAR TO STOP BUT ENGINE WAS STILL INCHING FORWARD WHILE IN STOPPED POSITION! WHEN IT IS IN PARK IT TRIES TO ACCELERATE BUT ENDS UP STALLING OUT AND THEN IM UNABLE TO START BACK UP FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES ALSO WHEN GOING A STEADY CITY WIDE SPEED MY CAR CHOOSES TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT MAKING IT DO SO THIS IS SCARY I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND THIS IS DANGEROUS I HAVE CARRIED IT TO 2 DIFFERENT MACHANIC SHOPS ONE BEING FIRESTONE BEST OF THE BEST AND HAVE HAD DIOGNOSTIC TESTS CONDUCTED AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF MY ISSUE! IT HAPPENS AT VARIOUS TIMES I HAVE READ MANY OF THE SAME ISSUES HAPPENING ONLINE WITH THE TUSCONS AND SANTA FE THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED! I ALMOST HIT SOMEONE IN THE REAR END WITH MY FOOT COMPLETELY ON THE BRAKE! AND IT WAS AS IF I WAS FIGHTING WITH MY VEHICLE TO STOP

• 08/26/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN JULY AND IT WAS IN ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL CONDITION MECHANICALLY AND PHYSICALLY.IT HAD ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PER THE CARFAX REPORT AND METICULOUS CARE BY ITS PREVIOUS OWNER, WITH MOSTLY "HIGHWAY" MILEAGE AND NEW TIRES. AFTER A LITTLE OVER A MONTH OF OWNERSHIP, I LIFTED THE REAR WINDOW AND FIRST ONE LATCH SNAPPED DUE TO COROSION, FOLLOWED BY THE SECOND AND THE WINDOW I CAUGHT LUCKILY IN MY HANDS!THANK GOODNESS I WAS NOT DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED, POSSIBLY CAUSING A SHATTERED WINDOW AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON THE ROADWAY!I WAS QUOTED $70 PER LATCH FOR A REPLACEMENT BY THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER PLUS INSTALLATION COSTS.I HAVE HAD HATCHBACK VEHICLES BEFORE AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN REGARDLESS OF THE CAR'S AGE, AND ESPECIALLY FROM ONE TAKEN CARE OF SO UNBELIEVABLY WELL BY ITS ONLY OWNER. SINCE THIS OCCURRED I HAVE HEARD OF OTHER INSTANCES OF THIS WITH HYUNDAI TUCSONS AND THAT THEY ARE READILY KEPT IN STOCK-WHICH CAUSES ME TO BELIEVE THIS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND POOR DESIGN.

• 08/23/2012· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES

  WHEN TURNING RIGHT ON A RAINING DAY, LOSS OF POWER - NO STEERING OR BRAKES. 2006 TUSCON WOULD RUN RADIO WOULD BE ON - BATTERY LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON - 10 SECONDS AFTER MANAGING TO GET OUT OF TRAFFICS WAY - CAR WOULD MOVE. HYUNDAI FOXED THE CAR BY REPLACING SENSORS AND SOME OTHER WORK RESULTING IN OVER A $1000. PRIOR MAJOR SERVICE WAS SERPENTINE BELT AND CHAIN REPLACEMENT ON SERVICE RECOMMENDATIONS - HAD NO ISSUES BEFORE THE CHAIN WAS REPLACED. EVER SINCE - THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO RESET FOR HESITATION BETWEEN 20 AND 40 MPH AND THE ADDITIONAL SENSOR WORK. HYUNDAI WOULD NOT GIVE ME ANY WARRANTY WORK AS MY 6 YEARS HAD JUST EXPIRED. I AM TAKING THE CAR BACK IN TOMORROW FOR THE SAME ISSUE. WHILE DRIVING TODAY IN A SUDDEN DOWN POUR - THE FIRST ONE SINCE I HAD THE CAR FIXED THAT I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE IN AND THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN EXCEPT THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING AND NOT TURNING. WATER SEEMED TO GET UNDER THE ENGINE AND SOMETHING IS GETTING WET. I REQUESTED A RENTAL CAR AND I AM LEAVING FOR VACATION ON SATURDAY TO THE SHORE. IF ITS NOT FIXED THIS TIME - I MAY HAVE TO CONSIDER A NEW CAR AND I JUST PAID IT OFF. *TR

• 08/17/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,TIRESFire

  THE POWER WINDOWS ON THE VEHICLE WERE NOT WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO FOUND A BLOWN FUSE. THE FUSE WAS REPLACED, AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR COMPUTER LOCATED UNDER THE CENTER CONSOLE STARTED TO BURN. THE MECHANIC DISCONNECTED THE FUSE AND CUT THE WIRES TO THE TPMS MODULE. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM. AT FIRST THEY ACTED LIKE THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. I LEFT THE CAR WITH THEM. SEVERAL HOURS LATER, THEY ADVISED THE TPMS MODULE HAD INDEED SHORT CIRCUITED AND THEREFORE THE MODULE AND ENTIRE HARNESS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3,000. THEY COULD NOT ADVISE ME WHY THIS HAPPENED. IN FACT, THE SERVICE REP COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY REPLACING A WINDOW FUSE WOULD CAUSE THE TPMS MODULE TO BURN SINCE THEY ARE ON DIFFERENT CIRCUITS. ALSO, I BELIEVE THE TPMS MODULE HAS IT'S OWN FUSES WHICH SHOULD HAVE BLOWN PRIOR TO BURNING. I REPORTED THIS TO HYUNDAI USA AND THEY INVESTIGATED. THEY EMAILED ME TO ADVISE THE PROBLEM WAS BETWEEN MYSELF AND THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN I TRIED TO REPLY TO THEM, THEY BLOCKED MY EMAIL ADDRESS COMPLETELY, SO I EMAILED THEM UNDER A DIFFERENT EMAIL ADDRESS. THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED. I BELIEVE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS PROBLEM RESULT IN A CAR FIRE HAD THE MECHANIC NOT DISCONNECTED THE SYSTEM WHEN HE DID. I AM REPORTING THIS TO YOU IN CASE OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THIS MAY BE A DESIGN FLAW AS A FUSE SHOULD HAVE BLOWN ON THE TPMS MODULE (A DIAGRAM INDICATES A SLOW FUSE SHOULD BE PRESENT). *TR

• 08/15/2017· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTED WITHOUT NOTICE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (CLASSIC HYUNDAI LOCATED AT 8460 TYLER BLVD MENTOR, OH 44060 440-210-4114), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

• 08/15/2013· SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  AFTER TAKING LEFT TURN THE REAR END STARTED TO SHAKE HAD CAR TOWED TO GARAGE WHERE IT WAS FOUND THE REAR SUB FRAME HAD COMPLETE BROKEN OFF. *TR

• 08/12/2013· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING 35 MPH AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR BUMPER OF A PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE MOUTH AND KNEE. THE FRONT PASSENGER WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE AND THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, SUSTAINING INJURIES TO THE EYES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

• 08/11/2010· POWER TRAIN

  DEFECTIVE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. VEHICLE WOULD REV WHILE CRUISING, CHANGE GEARS ERRATICALLY (DOWNSHIFT), WOULD HESITATE, AND WOULD CUT OFF AT SPEEDS BELOW 20 MPH. *TR

• 08/09/2013· POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE

  I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK FRIDAY AFTERNOON JUNE 28TH AND SHORTLY AFTER I TURNED ONTO A SMALL ROAD TO GO HOME I HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. I WAS EXTREMELY SCARED TO DRIVE IT THE REST OF THE WAY HOME, BUT MANAGED TO MAKE IT HOME VERY SLOWLY. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD NO CLUE WHAT WOULD BE MAKING THIS LOUD RATTLING/BANGING NOISE IN THE REAR OF MY SUV. WHEN THEY LIFTED MY VEHICLE HERE THE EVAP CANISTER BRACKET RUSTED AND SNAPPED OFF, WHICH MADE THE EVAP CANISTER ITSELF BOUNCE OFF OF THE DRIVE SHAFT MAKING THE NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. THEY SHOWED ME THE UNDERSIDE OF MY VEHICLE AND WHERE ALL THIS WAS TAKING PLACE, BUT WHILE LOOKING AT THE UNDERSIDE IT MADE ME CONCERNED ABOUT ALL OF THE OTHER RUST AREAS UNDERNEATH MY CAR. THINKING ABOUT IT NOW, MY FOUR WHEEL DRIVE HAS DISENGAGED THIS PAST WINTER AND IT MAKES ME THINK IF IT POSSIBLY HAS RUSTED APART, I WILL GET THE MECHANICS TO INSPECT THAT FURTHER FOR ME, I DO NEED TO GET THAT FIXED BEFORE THIS COMING WINTER ARRIVES. I KNOW MY CAR IS A 2006, BUT SHOULD PIECES OF MY VEHICLE BE RUSTING OFF ALREADY? SHOULD I BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE REST OF THE RUST DAMAGE UNDERNEATH MY CAR? *TR

• 08/07/2022· STEERING,SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  Rear control arm mount broke away from subframe while on the highway going 65mph. Violent shaking and steering malfunction occurred immediately. Passed WV inspection just a few months ago.

• 08/06/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  I PURCHASED MY 2006 GLS V-6 HYUNDAI TUCSON OCTOBER 28, 2008. RIGHT AFTER WE PURCHASED IT WE NOTICED THAT DRIVING UP OR DOWN SLOPES TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD THE GAS CAP REPLACED AND WAS TOLD THAT IT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THEN ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK IT BACK INTO THE SHOP AND IT WAS THE PRESSURE IN THE GAS PUMP THAT TIME. THEN THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND WE TOOK IT TO HYUNDAI. THEY TURNED OFF THE LIGHT BUT NEVER FOUND THE REASON AS TO WHY IT WAS COMING ON. ALTHOUGH THEY DID NOT HESITATE TO TRY TO SELL US SERVICES THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON OR THE CAR JUST SHUTTING OFF. TO THIS DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON. HYUNDAI HAS OFFERED TO SHUT IT OFF BUT WHATS THE SENSE IN SHUTTING IT OFF WHEN THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE? NOW THE CAR JUST STOPS....I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO TO RIVERSIDE, CA AND WE WERE IN TRAFFIC ABOUT 50-60 MILES AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF....SINCE THEN THE CAR DOES IT REGULARLY SOMETIME 4-5 TIMES. WE CALLED HYUNDAI AND THEY SUGGEST REPLACING THE GAS CAP AGAIN.. IM NOT A MECHANIC BUT I THINK I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOT A GAS CAP REPLACEMENT ISSUE. IM SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR. I'VE TRIED TURNING IN THE CAR BUT MY CREDIT IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH BECAUSE I HAVE 2 CAR LOANS. HYUNDAI KEPT SENDING ME PAPERS AND CALLING ME SAYING THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO BUY IT BACK BUT IT WAS JUST A SCAM TO GET ME IN TO TRY TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE. THEY DO NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR CARS OR TRY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS AT HAND. ALSO WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IT WAS UNDER 100, 000 AND I ASKED HYUNDAI WHAT WERE MY WARRANTIES AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE I BOUGHT IT FROM A USED CAR LOT THAT THE WARRANTIES ARE VOID. I AM PAYING AFTER FINANCE CHARGES...$16,144.34. I EXPECT THIS CAR TO LAST ME MORE THAN A YEAR OR 2. *TR

• 08/04/2022· FIRERELATEDFire

  The contact owned a 2006 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that after parking his vehicle in the driveway, he looked through the window of his residence and noticed that the vehicle had caught fire from underneath the hood. The contact related the fire to an electrical system failure. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. Police and fire department reports were filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard and deemed totaled by the insurance company. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 198,000.

• 08/01/2014· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  AFTER READING IN THE PAPERS ABOUT 2006-200 SONATAS HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE AIR BAG SENSOR INSIDE THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE, I BELIEVE IT SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE THE TUSCAN. I'VE HAD THIS ISSUE FOR SOME TIME NOW AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SENSOR ISSUE I AM SURE HYUNDAI IS AWARE ABOUT. *TR