2005 HYUNDAI XG350

181 complaints filed with NHTSA.

181
Complaints
20
Crashes
1
Fires
6
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
AIR BAGS63
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL36
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION9
SERVICE BRAKES7
SUSPENSION7
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM5
STRUCTURE:BODY5
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER4
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE4
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE3
TIRES3
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL3
ENGINE3

Recent Complaints

20220113CrashAIR BAGS

1) The vehicle idle is too high. It jerks forward every time I'm at a stop then I want to go forward. I have almost ran into the back of other cars while waiting at a stop sign. 2) The bolts and Subframe is coming detached from the car. It has been confirmed by dealership and franchise auto repair places (2 of them) that the car motor is knocking around and the subframe is loose! I've currently spent over $2000 alone in repairs on the suspension, rack and pinion & oil leak & manifold intake issu

20220113CrashENGINE

1) The vehicle idle is too high. It jerks forward every time I'm at a stop then I want to go forward. I have almost ran into the back of other cars while waiting at a stop sign. 2) The bolts and Subframe is coming detached from the car. It has been confirmed by dealership and franchise auto repair places (2 of them) that the car motor is knocking around and the subframe is loose! I've currently spent over $2000 alone in repairs on the suspension, rack and pinion & oil leak & manifold intake issu

20220113CrashSUSPENSION

1) The vehicle idle is too high. It jerks forward every time I'm at a stop then I want to go forward. I have almost ran into the back of other cars while waiting at a stop sign. 2) The bolts and Subframe is coming detached from the car. It has been confirmed by dealership and franchise auto repair places (2 of them) that the car motor is knocking around and the subframe is loose! I've currently spent over $2000 alone in repairs on the suspension, rack and pinion & oil leak & manifold intake issu

20181116CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

MY 2005 HYUNDAI XG350 HAS EXPERIENCED SUA, (SUDDEN UNWANTED ACCELERATION) TWICE IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS SAFETY PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA AND THE NHTSA TOO MANY TIMES. TWICE, I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT AND WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE, THE CAR ACCELERATED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP IT , EVEN WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE VERY HARD. I WONDER WHY, AFTER SO MANY COMPLAINTS TO HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA AND THE NHTSA, THAT THIS VERY DANGEROUS SAFE

Mileage: 114,897

20180301FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI XG350. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT FIRE AND EXPLODED UNDER THE CONSOLE WHERE THE STICK SHIFT WAS LOCATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

Mileage: 53,000

20150331CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHILE FOLLOWING A LINE OF CARS THROUGH A LOCAL CITY STREET MY CAR ACCELERATED COMING CLOSE TO THE CAR IN FRONT. I BRAKE, THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND. I USED ALL MY STRENGTH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CAR RESPONDED BY GOING FASTER. TO AVOID A COLLISION, I SWERVED TO THE RIGHT INTO A CONVENIENCE STORE DRIVEWAY. HOWEVER, I HIT THE BUMPER OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND THIS FINALLY STOPPED MY CAR. I READ ON A WEBSITE THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO RECALL TO

Mileage: 75,000

20150331CrashSERVICE BRAKES

WHILE FOLLOWING A LINE OF CARS THROUGH A LOCAL CITY STREET MY CAR ACCELERATED COMING CLOSE TO THE CAR IN FRONT. I BRAKE, THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND. I USED ALL MY STRENGTH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CAR RESPONDED BY GOING FASTER. TO AVOID A COLLISION, I SWERVED TO THE RIGHT INTO A CONVENIENCE STORE DRIVEWAY. HOWEVER, I HIT THE BUMPER OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND THIS FINALLY STOPPED MY CAR. I READ ON A WEBSITE THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO RECALL TO

Mileage: 75,000

20150331CrashFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

WHILE FOLLOWING A LINE OF CARS THROUGH A LOCAL CITY STREET MY CAR ACCELERATED COMING CLOSE TO THE CAR IN FRONT. I BRAKE, THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND. I USED ALL MY STRENGTH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CAR RESPONDED BY GOING FASTER. TO AVOID A COLLISION, I SWERVED TO THE RIGHT INTO A CONVENIENCE STORE DRIVEWAY. HOWEVER, I HIT THE BUMPER OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND THIS FINALLY STOPPED MY CAR. I READ ON A WEBSITE THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO RECALL TO

Mileage: 75,000

20141029CrashSTRUCTURE:BODY

I WAS ALMOST PARKED AT THE CURB IN FRONT OF A DRUGSTORE WITH MY FOOT ON BRAKE EASING INTO SPOT WHEN CAR LURCHED FORWARD, JUMPED THE CURB AND VIOLENTLY CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE WALL ABOUT 6-7 FEET AWAY. WALL, NOT BRAKE, STOPPED CAR. PEOPLE CAME OUT FROM STORE AS CRASH WAS HEARD/FELT INSIDE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME IF I DIDN'T HAVE SEATBELT ON. AS IT WAS, MY CHEST WAS EXTREMELY SORE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS FROM SEATBELT. AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. CAR WAS TOTALED THANK GOD AS I WO

Mileage: 21,000

20141029CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

I WAS ALMOST PARKED AT THE CURB IN FRONT OF A DRUGSTORE WITH MY FOOT ON BRAKE EASING INTO SPOT WHEN CAR LURCHED FORWARD, JUMPED THE CURB AND VIOLENTLY CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE WALL ABOUT 6-7 FEET AWAY. WALL, NOT BRAKE, STOPPED CAR. PEOPLE CAME OUT FROM STORE AS CRASH WAS HEARD/FELT INSIDE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME IF I DIDN'T HAVE SEATBELT ON. AS IT WAS, MY CHEST WAS EXTREMELY SORE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS FROM SEATBELT. AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. CAR WAS TOTALED THANK GOD AS I WO

Mileage: 21,000

20130312CrashAIR BAGS

2005 HYUNDAI XG350L. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION ACCIDENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE WAS PREPARING TO PARK IN AN ANGLE PARKING SPACE ALONG THE WEST SIDE, GROUND LEVEL, OF THE PARKING GARAGE, SHE PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW THE VEHICLE TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO THE PARKING SPACE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED RESULTING IN A SEVERE COLLISION WITH THE CONCRETE WALL. AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE FORWARD, THE CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS SHE COULD. A

20130312CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

2005 HYUNDAI XG350L. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION ACCIDENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE WAS PREPARING TO PARK IN AN ANGLE PARKING SPACE ALONG THE WEST SIDE, GROUND LEVEL, OF THE PARKING GARAGE, SHE PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW THE VEHICLE TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO THE PARKING SPACE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED RESULTING IN A SEVERE COLLISION WITH THE CONCRETE WALL. AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE FORWARD, THE CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS SHE COULD. A

20110509CrashPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

ON MONDAY 2 MAY 2011 AT APPROX. 1645, I WAS OPERATING MY 2005 HYUNDAI XG-350 L IN THE CVS PARKING LOT ON COLUMBIA PIKE IN ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA. I PULLED SLOWLY INTO A PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING. WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED SPEED TOWARD THE BUILDING. I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL FIRMLY BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUE FORWARD OVER A PARKING BERM AND CURB STONE BEFORE STRIKING THE BUILDING. DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WAS EXTENSIVE. THE BUILDING WAS ALS

Mileage: 65,450

20110214CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI XG350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO SURGE FORWARD WHILE IT WAS STOPPED WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT APPLIED HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. ONE OF THE FAILURES RESULTED IN A CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ONCE WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REP

Mileage: 1,500

20100520CrashAIR BAGS

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN A CAR, ENTERING TRAFFIC, FAILED TO STOP/YIELD AND STRUCK ME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, I WAS "T-BONED" BY A CAR TRAVELING 30-40 MPH. I SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES AND HAVE INCURRED SOME PERMANENT DAMAGE. *TR

20100520CrashAIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN A CAR, ENTERING TRAFFIC, FAILED TO STOP/YIELD AND STRUCK ME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, I WAS "T-BONED" BY A CAR TRAVELING 30-40 MPH. I SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES AND HAVE INCURRED SOME PERMANENT DAMAGE. *TR

20100504CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

2005 HYUNDAI XG350L - INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE WILL NOT RESPOND AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS WILL SURGE FORWARD. THIS OCCURRED WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING LOT AND UPON REMOVING FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE JUMPED A 10" CURB AND TOOK OUT A SUPPORT COLUMN. THE VEHICLE THEN HIT THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING. *TR

20081105AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI XG350. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG SUDDENLY EXPLODED WITH A LOUD NOISE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER LEFT ARM AND THUMB. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED AND SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MAN

Mileage: 49,000

20080226CrashAIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

SIDE DOOR COLLISION. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

20070303CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATION. ON 10 OCCASIONS SINCE 03/05 THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAN BE DEPRESSED, NOTHING HAPPENS, AND THEN THE VEHICLE TAKES OFF. YESTERDAY WAS THE LAST STRAW - BACKING UP AND IT DID IT. WHEN IT DID TAKE OFF WITH ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED ABOUT HALF WAY, IT TOOK OFF AND EVEN THOUGH I WAS READY FOR IT TO DO THAT I COULDN'T GET IT STOPPED QUICK ENOUGH AND IT HIT A POLE. IT TORE REAR BUMPER. I HAVE HAD IT TO DEALER 4 TIMES AND THEY KEPT CAR FOR 5 DAYS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBL

Mileage: 34,620