2005 Hyundai XG350

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WENT ON INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED HOWEVER IT CONTINUES TO REOCCUR AND HAS OCCURED 8 TIMES OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. HYUNDAI HAS "FIXED" THE PROBLEM BY ADJUSTING A CONNECTOR UNDER THE SEAT HOWEVER THE PORBLEM CONTINUES TO REOCCUR. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED 8 TIMES AND AFTER THE LAST "REPAIR" 3 WEEKS AGO THE WARNING LIGHT IS BACK ON. WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON WE HAVE NO AIRBAG PROTECTION. CHECKING THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR WHICH HYUNDAI HAS NO REAL FIX. HYUNDAI IS NOW CHARGING US TO "FIX" THE PROBLEM BUT THE FIX ONLY LAST 2-4 WEEKS AND THE WARNING LIGHT GOES BACK ON. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND APPARENTLY OCCURS FREQUENTLY WITH THE XG350. THE CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND A PERMANENT FIX MADE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED WHEN THE AIRBAGS DO NOT ACTIVATE IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

MULTIPLE TIMES THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS LIT AND THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN FIXING. 12/30/08 MILES 28,531 MILES. 12/26/09 39, 372 MILES. FIRST TIME DEALER FOUND PASS SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT DEFECT SEATBACK CODE B1382. SECOND TIME DEALER RESET. IN 2010 RETURNED TO DEAL AND DEALER REPLACED AIRBAG HARNESS. LIGHT RETURNED IN 2011 AND 2012 AND I HAD IT RESET. *JS

2005 HYUNDAI XG350L. AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. WHILE UNDER WARRANTY I TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO REST THE LIGHT AND SAID IT WAS A LOSE CONNECTION AND NOT TO PUT ANYTHING UNDER THE SEAT OR MOVE THE SEAT. I FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS. WITHIN WEEKS THE LIGHT ALWAYS CAME BACK. AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I FOUND THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN HYUNDAI VEHICLES TO HAVE FAULTY AIRBAGS/LIGHTS TO WHICH THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL. THE DEALER DID INDICATE THAT UNDER THESE CONDITIONS THE AIR BAG WAS DISABLED AND IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR

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 ALSO DAMAGED AND TWO CVS EMPLOYEES REPORTED SUFFERING MINOR INJURIES FROM THE INCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE AN 2005 HYUNDAI XG350. I TOOK MY CAR TO BE INSPECTED AND I FAILED BECAUSE THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. THE INSPECTOR SAID IT IS IN THE BOOK THAT IT HAS TO FAIL WITH THIS LIGHT ON. THE LIGHT WAS ALWAYS ON. FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED THE CAR IN PA. IN 2008. I WAS TOLD THE LIGHT WAS NOTHING AND IT WOULD GO OUT. I GOT MY CAR INSPECTED LAST YEAR AND IT WAS ON THEN. I NOW HAVE TO PAY A $89 DIAGNOSTIC FEE FOR A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. IT WAS SOLD TO ME THIS WAY AND NOW I HAVE TO PAY $89. I MAKE MY $300 PAYMENTS I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE GOODS, THAT SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL BY NOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI XG350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THERE WAS A LOOSE PIN IN THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. THE TECHNICIANS TIGHTENED THE PIN; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO JERK AFTER THE REPAIRS. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE OCCURRING THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FOR AN UNRELATED FAILURE. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION THE JERKING MOTION IN THE VEHICLE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONVERTER WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND WOULD NOT STAY ENGAGED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS VALID; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT UNTIL A SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE COMPUTER WAS NOT READING A FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I PURCHASED THIS 2005 XG350 IN 2007 WITH 11,600 MILES AND UNDER WARRANTY AND TODAY'S MILEAGE IS 62,600 MILES. WHEN STARTING VEHICLE TODAY HUSBAND STATED CAR SEEMED TO BE RUNNING A LITTLE ROUGH AND I SAID IT HAS BEEN LIKE THAT SINCE WE PUT THE NEW BATTERY IN DECEMBER 2010. WE DROVE 30 MILES AT AVERAGE OF 55-60 MPH WITH LITTLE STARTING OR STOPPING. AFTER TURNING INTO THE PARKING LOT WE HAD TO DRIVE ABOUT 200 FEET TO PARK. HE TOOK HIS FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND THEN STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO STOP. THE ENGINE PROGRESSED TO 6500 RPM'S AND COULDN'T SHIFT TRANSMISSION OUT OF DRIVE, HAD BOTH FEET ON BRAKE AND THEN SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF HOOD. WHEN HE FELT LIKE THE BRAKES WASN'T GOING TO STOP IT HE THEN TURNED OFF THE KEY AND FRONT WHEELS CONTINUED TO ADVANCE FORWARD AND TRIED TO CLIMB THE SIDEWALK AND EVENTUALLY SHUT DOWN. AFTERWARDS HE STATED HE FELT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ACTUALLY MOVE UNDER HIS FOOT AND THEN TOOK HIS FOOT OFF AND PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES. WE WERE EXTREMELY SHAKENED BY THIS EVENT AND FEARFUL FOR THE RETURN DRIVE FOR OUR SAFETY AND OTHERS WE MAY ENCOUNTER. WE RETURNED HOME SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT BUT VERY CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY IN FUTURE. THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. HOWEVER I DID REPORT TWICE TO DEALERSHIP ABOUT DECELERATION PROBLEMS. OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS AFTER STARTING VEHICLE, IT HAD NO POWER TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC. FIRST TIME COULD TURN OFF CAR AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND THEN RESTART AND WOULD RUN FINE. SECOND TIME DROVE 1/2 MILE AND TURNED OFF CAR. WHEN RESTARTING THERE WASN'T ANY ACCELERATION POWER OVER 10 MPH HAD TO PULL OVER TURN OFF CAR 3 OR 4 TIMES BEFORE IT RAN FINE. THE 3RD TIME HAD TO TURN OFF CAR 3-4 TIMES TO GET IT TO RUN CORRECTLY. DEALERSHIP DID TAKE OUT BATTERY TO RESET THE COMPUTER TO CORRECT PROBLEM HOWEVER NOW I'M HAVING THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM THAT IS VERY SCARY. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO REPORT BUT IT WAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THEY CLOSED AT 1PM. WILL CONTACT DEALER FOR FURTHER EXPLANATION, IF ANY. *TR

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 REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

OUR CAR SUDDENLY DEVELOPED A FUEL LEAK. WE WERE DRIVING AND STARTED SMELLING GASOLINE. WE PARKED THE CAR AND LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. WE RETURNED TO CAR AND ONCE AGAIN SMELLED GASOLINE. WE NOTICED GASOLINE INSIDE THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL AND ON THE GROUND. WHEN THE CAR'S IGNITION SWITCH IS PLACED IN RUN FUEL BEGINS DRIPPING FROM LEFT REAR OF CAR. WE ARE HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER TOMORROW FOR REPAIR. *TR