2005 Hyundai XG350

THE "AIR BAG" DASH ICON LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. HYUNDAI HAS "FIXED" IT ONCE BY RE-INSERTING CONNECTORS UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE "FIX" LASTED A COUPLE OF DAYS. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 61,000 MILES ON-STILL UNDER THE 10K MILE WARRANTY, AND THE LIGHT STAYS ON STILL. HYUNDAI KEEPS SAYING THAT IT WILL COST OVER $500 JUST TO DIAGNOSE. HYUNDAI HAS NO SOLUTION FOR THIS ISSUE, THE INTERNET SEARCHES WILL SHOW THAT. THIS SRS LIGHT PROBLEM IS ENDEMIC WITH ALL HYUNDAIS IN THE EARLY TO MID 2000'S. AN INTERNET SEARCH WILL SHOW HUNDREDS OF SRS "LIGHT-ON" ISSUES WITH THESE HYUNDAIS. THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT ALL THESE MODEL'S SRS SYSTEMS ARE PROBLEMATIC AT BEST AND A TOTAL FAILURE AT WORST. ALL PEOPLE DRIVING THESE MODEL HYUNDAIS ARE ABSOLUTELY AT RISK. A RECALL IS POSITIVELY REQUIRED. LIKE I SAID, JUST DO A SEARCH ON HYUNDAI SRS/AIR BAG/AIRBAG LIGHT AND YOU CAN SEE THE MAGNITUDE OF THE ISSUE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I AM THE FIRST TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE, SO WHAT IS HAPPENING!? IN NO SEARCH IS THERE A SOLUTION: CHECK CONNECTORS UNDER THE SEAT, JIGGLE THIS OR THAT, BUT NO SOLUTION THAT WORKS AND NO RECOGNITION FROM HYUNDAI OF THE PROBLEM....AND THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING ISSUE NOT JUST AN INCONVENIENCE. THESE MODELS NEED TO BE RECALLED AND AT THE VERY LEAST HYUNDAI HAS TO COME UP WITH A REAL SOLUTION. *TR

2005 HYUNDAI XG350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CONTINUING VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT MALFUNCTION AFTER REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED FOUR MONTHS AFTER SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON JUNE 2, 2006, IN WHICH THEY PROMPTLY MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, SEVEN MONTHS LATER. SHE RETURNED TO THE DEALER ON JANUARY 19, 2007 AND THE REPAIRS MADE. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER SIX MORE TIMES, FOR THE AIR BAG LIGHT PROBLEM. SEVERAL COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED. THE LAST REPAIR SHOP, SUSPECTED THE AIR BAG MODULE WAS BAD. *JB

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. ALSO, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED TOTALED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI XG350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CONNECTION UNDER THE SEAT WAS DEFECTIVE THE AIR BAG CONNECTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,000. UPDATED 4/1/13 *CN

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASH WAS ON, AND DEALER SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CONNECTOR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. WAS QUOTED APPROXIMATELY $400 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD SAFETY ITEMS WERE NOT COVERED AFTER THE VEHICLE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. IT SEEMS THE AMOUNT TO COVER A SIMPLE CONNECTOR PROBLEM IS EXCESSIVE, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS DIRECTLY SAFETY RELATED TO PASSENGERS OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT EXPLAIN IF THE SRS SYSTEM WOULD WORK OR NOT WITH THE WARNING LIGHT ON. HOW CAN THEY DETERMINE WHERE THE PROBLEM IS IF THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE RESULTS OF THE PROBLEM WILL BE? NOW I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF THE SRS SYSTEM AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI XG350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHICH DETERMINED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR FOR THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S SEAT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NEITHER THE DRIVER'S SEAT NOR THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I PURCHASED A 2005 HYUNDAI XG350 L OCTOBER 23,2012. ONE WEEK LATER THE AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH. A MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT IS CAUSED BY THE AIRBAG CONNECTOR UNDER THE SEAT, THE YELLOW CONNECTOR. IF IT IS DISCONNECTED AND RECONNECTED THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. I LOOKED FOR IT AND FOUND IT. I WAS NOT ABLE TO REACH FAR ENOUGH TO DISCONNECT IT, BUT I WAS ABLE TO WIGGLE THE CONNECTOR AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF. IT APPEARED THAT SOMEONE HAD BEEN UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT BEFORE TO ADJUST THAT CONNECTOR AS IT WAS HANGING AND DID NOT LOOK TO BE PROPERLY PLACED. THE NEXT DAY THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE LIGHT TO GO OFF AGAIN AND IT REMAINS ON. A HYUNDAI SERVICE ADVISER TOLD ME THAT IT IS A COMMON ISSUE. I RESEARCHED IT ONLINE TO FIND OUT THAT WHEN THAT LIGHT IS ON, THE AIRBAG WILL NOT WORK. I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT PEOPLE HAVE PAID TO HAVE THIS ISSUE REPAIRED MORE THAN ONCE AND HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TO HAVE THIS FIXED AND IT JUST CONTINUES. THIS IS A DEFECT AND HYUNDAI HAS RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS YET THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL. INSTEAD THEY CONTINUE TO TAKE MONEY FROM PEOPLE TO REPAIR A PART THAT CAN NOT BE REPAIRED AS IT IS DEFECTIVE. I GOT A PRICE QUOTE TO REPLACE THE CONNECTOR. THE PART ALONE IS OVER $130. THE LABOR MORE THAN TRIPLES THE COST. OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AS EARLY AS THE 1ST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP IN 2005. IT IS NOW ALMOST 2013 AND HYUNDAI STILL HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI XG-350L. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WOULD STAY ON CONSISTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE AIR BAG CONNECTORS TO THE WIRING HARNESS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEATS AND THE WIRING HARNESS. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHICH HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW, 01/15/2008 29,000MILES & 08/28/2012 77,490. APPARENTLY WHEN AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON, THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH! I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON GOOGLE AND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS WITH REGARDS TO HYUNDAI XG350 AIR BAG PROBLEM WHICH IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR SAFETY. FOR EXAMPLE HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/HYUNDAI/XG350/FRONT-AIR-BAG-SENSOR-CONTROL-PROBLEMS.PHP DESPITE MANY PEOPLE SPENDING LOTS OF MONEY TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM, IT SEEMS TO RETURN AGAIN AND AGAIN! HYUNDAI NEEDS TO DO A RECALL AND REPLACE THE AIRBAG FAULTY MODULE WHICH COSTS THE CONSUMER $700. MY LOCAL HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER IS AWARE OF THE AIRBAG PROBLEM AND ALL XG350 OWNERS HAVE MADE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE AIRBAG LIGHT! THEY IN TURN REFER OWNERS' COMPLAINTS TO HYUNDAI AND EVERYONE HAS BEEN WAITING FOR AN ANSWER!!! *TR