2005 Hyundai XG350 airbag problems

AIR BAGS

MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT THE FRAME ON MY XG350 2005 IS VERY BADLY RUSTED AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT 100K MILES. ALL OTHER YEARS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE!! WHY NOT THE 2005 MODEL? OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER'S PROBLEM. MANY OTHERS REPORT THE SAME ISSUE. ALSO, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON. I HAVE HAD THIS FIXED ONCE AND IT WAS EXPENSIVE. PROBLEM IS REPORTED MANY TIMES BY OTHER OWNERS.

NHTSA complaint #11183647 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON --NEEDS A RECALL -I HAVE A FRIEND WHO SUED GENERAL MOTORS AFTER HER HUSBAND WAS KILLED IN A CAR WRECK -WON BIG TIME

NHTSA complaint #11153407 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATED SINCE LATE 2013. READING ENTRIES POSTED ON SITE, AND TALKING WITH FORMER HYUNDAI MECHANIC, THIS IS A WIRING HARNESS ISSUE THAT AT LEAST 60 OTHER PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT. ALSO EXPERIENCED THE STEERING ISSUE WHERE THE BOLTS LOCKING THE WHEEL IN PLACE SHEERED OFF, I WAS LUCKY TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY IN 2015 GET IT TO A LOCAL SHOP TO FIX. AS OF 2018 THE STEERING IS PROBLEMATIC AGAIN WITH THE STEERING WHEEL STICKING AND NOW A SQUEAKING NOISE OCCURS WHEN TURNING RIGHT.

NHTSA complaint #11151720 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND WILL NOT EXTINGUISH. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. THIS HAPPENED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALERSHIP RESET THE LIGHT. IT CAME ON AGAIN AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME TO RESET THE LIGHT. THE LIGHT HAS BEEN RESET MULTIPLE TIMES AND IS NOW ILLUMINATED AND WILL NOT RESET. I AM AFRAID THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT PROPERLY WORK IN AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #11113148 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON.

NHTSA complaint #11111737 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI XG350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE CONTACT FELT AS IF THE AIR BAGS WOULD DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (COURTESY HYUNDAI, 939 NEWPORT AVE, PAWTUCKET, RI 02861) WHERE THE WIRE HARNESS AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK WERE DIAGNOSED AS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

NHTSA complaint #11100545 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER HAD REPAIRED 2 OR 3 TIMES IN EARLY YEARS. SEEMS THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER DRIVER SEAT IS TOO SHORT. EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE FOR NEW HARNESS AND THE DEALER WILL NOT ASSURE IT WILL NOT ALSO COME LOOSE.

NHTSA complaint #11075040 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE, CHECKED UNDER THE SEAT FOR LOOSE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS, CLEARED THE CODE BUT IT KEEPS RETURNING,

NHTSA complaint #11063634 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT WENT ON. TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER, RANCHO GRANDE MOTORS, AND THE TECHNICIAN SAID HE FOUND HIGH RESISTANCE IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG ITSELF AND THAT THE AIRBAG WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. ESTIMATED COST $1052.00

NHTSA complaint #11020204 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE BOUGHT NEW IN 2005. HYUNDAI CAN NOT/WILL NOT FIX. INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS 100'S OF SAME COMPLAINT. COVERS 2003 TO 2013 MANY MODELS OF HYUNDAI, BUT ESPECIALLY THE XG350 MODEL. HAVE TO DRIVE WITH AIR BAG LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME. SRS SYSTEM NOT FUNCTIONING. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE!!

NHTSA complaint #11006225 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI XG350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 06/21/17*LJ

NHTSA complaint #10980077 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR OVER A YEAR AND A HALF. I HAVE OWNED CAR SINCE NEW.,PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. DIFFERENT HYUNDAI DEALERS DESCRIBED DIFFERENT CAUSES FOR PROBLEM ,WITHOUT MAKING A LASTING REPAIR. LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. MY FEAR IS THAT AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF NEEDED.

NHTSA complaint #10914291 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

TAKATA RECALL - CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAG LIGHT COMING/ STAYING ON.. CAR HAS BEEN TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT DEALERS MULTIPLE TIMES WHICH HAVE REPORTEDLY FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT THE LIGHT ALWAYS COMES BACK ON... THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS LONG STANDING PROBLEM ASAP.

NHTSA complaint #10907060 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. HYUNDAI DEALER REPAIRED THE SEAT WIRING THAT CONTROLS THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT 3 TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. INDEPENDENT REPAIR SERVICE HAS TRIED REPAIRING THE WIRING UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT 3 TIMES, AFTER EACH REPAIR, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES BACK ON AFTER DRIVING THE CAR. THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE TO BE IN MOTION WHEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. IT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME.

NHTSA complaint #10904576 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

"TAKATA INFLATORS" AIRBAG LIGHT ALWAYS IS ON.DEALER WANTS $3500 TO REPLACE INFLATOR WHICH IS PART OF THE SEAT BACK.

NHTSA complaint #10871261 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

"TAKATA RECALL"-MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR OVER 2 YEARS! I BOUGHT MY HYUNDAI XG350L IN AUGUST 2012 FROM A DEALERSHIP IN MARYLAND. IN 2014, I STARTED THE CAR AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. IT'S BEEN ON EVER SINCE. THE LIGHT ONLY GOES OFF WHEN THE CAR IS OFF. I HAD OPEN-HEART SURGERY IN JUNE 2012 AND WAS, AND STILL AM IN FEAR OF ANYTHING POSSIBLY HITTING ME IN MY CHEST! THEREFORE, I TOOK THE CAR TO BE CHECKED AT TWO DIFFERENT NATIONALLY-KNOWN AUTO REPAIR BUSINESS. I ALSO TOOK IT TO A HYUNDAI DEALER. I HAVE CONSTANTLY BEEN TOLD THERE WERE MANY ISSUES AND COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE AIRBAGS FOR THE HYUNDAI CARS AND TO CHECK ON A POSSIBLE RECALL SOON. I'M STILL WAITING FOR A RECALL ON THESE DEFECTED AIRBAGS! I HAVE MAJOR CONCERNS ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR FOR THIS REASON, BUT I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER CHOICE. MY DRIVING IS LIMITED THOUGH. PLEASE RECALL SO THIS ISSUE IS NO LONGER A THREAT TO MY HEALTH! THANK IN ADVANCE.

NHTSA complaint #10863430 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS STAYED ON FOR OVER 2 YEARS. WHEN A TOUCH THE BRAKE PEDAL, A BULB ILLUMINATES. THEREFORE I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING ALL OF MY LIGHTS, BRAKE FLUID, AND BRAKES CHECKED. ESPECIALLY SINCE BEFORE ANY OF THE ABOVE ISSUES AROSE, I ATTEMPTED TO PUT ON BRAKES AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP! I HAD TO COME TO A ROLLING STOP. I IMMEDIATELY HAD THE CAR CHECKED BY SEVERALL MECHANICS. NONE OF THEM COULD FIND ANYTHING WRONG.

NHTSA complaint #10863226 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

DUE TO THE TAKATA RECALL I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE " MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR OVER A YEAR. MY CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER & SERVICED SO THEY ARE AWARE. I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM HYUNDAI ABOUT A RECALL. ON HOW THEY PLAN TO FIX THESE SAFETY ISSUES. WHAT IS HYUNDAI DOING ABOUT THE AIR BAGS. MY 84 YEAR OLD MOTHER WAS DRIVING THIS CAR AND I DID NOT FEEL IT WAS SAFE DRIVING SO I SWAPPED CARS. NOW I'M DRIVING A CAR KNOWING THAT FRAGMENTS COULD EXPLODE IN MY FACE AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT.!!!!

NHTSA complaint #10855242 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

TAKATA RECALL - AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND CONTINUOUSLY DISPLAYS WITHOUT ANY PRIOR DEPLOYMENT. COMMON ISSUE AMONG 2004/2005 HG350 OWNERS AND IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10853956 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

BOUGHT THE CAR IN SUMMER OF 2010 FROM DEALER WHO HAD SOLD IT NEW TO SOMEONE ELSE. 2 DAYS LATER THE SEATBELT WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO DEALER DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND POINTED THIS OUT. THEY SAID THERE WAS A SODA CAN UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT, THEY TURNED LIGHT OFF, NO PROBLEM. LIGHT BACK ON IN ABOUT 1 WEEK. AT NEXT MAINTENANCE THEY TURNED IT OFF AGAIN. I ASKED ABOUT RECALLS OR ADVISORIES AND THEY INSISTED THAT MY PROBLEM CANE FROM AN EMPTY SODA CAN THEY SAID WAS UNDER THE SEAT. TO FIX IT I WAS TOLD WOULD COST MORE THAN $ 2000. SO NOW WHEN I GO FOR STATE INSPECTION I FIRST GO TO THE DEALER TO HAVE HIM TURN THE LIGHT OFF FOR $50.00, THEN STRAIGHT TO INSPECTION PRAYING THE LIGHT DOES NOT COME BACK ON. DEALER INSISTED THERE WERE NO COMPLAINTS OTHER THAN MINE. THEN I LEARNED ABOUT THIS SITE. LIGHT COMES ON WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION AND NO ONE IS IN PASSENGER SEAT.

NHTSA complaint #10824711 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

"TAKATA RECALL" MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR A YEAR. I PATIENTLY WAITED TO HEAR FROM HYUNDAI ABOUT A RECALL. OTHER MANUFACTURES ARE TAKING STEPS TO FIX THERE SAFETY PROBLEMS. WHAT IS HYUNDAI DOING ABOUT THEIRS. I DON`T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR KNOWING THAT FRAGMENTS COULD EXPLODE IN MY FACE.

NHTSA complaint #10824544 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

TAKATA RECALL MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATED NOW FOR ABOUT 10 MONTHS. MY CAR HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE (56000). THIS IS A VERY CONCERNING TO ME,FOR IT IS A LIFE AND DEATH PROBLEM.WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'M WONDERING WHEN HYUNDAI IS GOING TO RECALL THESE CARS. WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR? THIS MAKES ME THINK TWICE ABOUT BUYING ANOTHER HYUNDAI.

NHTSA complaint #10822762 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI XG350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000.

NHTSA complaint #10723012 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI XG350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90.

NHTSA complaint #10721929 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

HELLO. I WAS SOLD A LEMON BY [XXX] OF AL'S MOTOR SALES LOCATED ON 1126 N. MONTELLO ST, BROCKTON, MA 02301.WHEN I WENT FOR INSPECTION I GOT A REJECTION STICKER BECAUSE THE CAR NEEDED A CATALYTIC CONVERTER, TIMING BELTS, AIRBAG LIGHT BEING ON, HEADLAMPS AND A BACKLIGHT, AND WOULD MYSTERIOUSLY ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN FOR NO REASON WITHOUT MY FOOT BEING ON THE GAS PEDAL! ONCE I RAN A VIN SCAN REALIZED THAT HE RECEIVED THE CAR LIKE THIS BUT NEVER DISCLOSED THAT TO ME. HE ALSO LEFT THE INFORMATION OF THE PREVIOUS OWNERS IN THE VEHICLE. RATHER, HE TURNED OFF THE O2 SENSOR LIGHTS AND LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE CAR COULD PASS INSPECTION. I TRADED MY 1998 INFINITI I30 FOR A 2005 HYUNDAI XG 350 SO THAT THE PRICE OF THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER BE $3500 BUT $2400. WITHIN TWO WEEKS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. [XXX] HAS AVOIDED MY CALLS AND GOTTEN VERY VERBALLY AGGRESSIVE IN PERSON WHEN I SPEAK TO HIM ABOUT HIS ACTIONS. HE HAS AGREED TO REFUND MY MONEY, INFINITI, CAR KEYS, $2400.00 AND BRAND NEW BATTERY I PUT IN THE HYUNDAI, BUT KEEPS PUTTING OFF THE TIMES WE'RE TO MEET. I BELIEVE HE IS TRYING TO BLEED OUT HIS TIME WITH THE LEMON LAW SO THAT HE DOESN'T HAVE TO ADHERE TO THE REFUND. WHEN ASKED TO READ THE TERMS OF HIS OWN FEDERAL BUYERS GUIDE, HE COULDN'T! I WOULD LIKE HIS WHOLE OPERATION INVESTIGATED AS HE IS NOT BEING TRUTHFUL AND KNOWINGLY ROBS PEOPLE CONTINUALLY. HE HAS HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 3 WEEKS GOING ON 4 WEEKS. MY TRUST AND RIGHTS HAVE BEEN RAPED AND I WOULD LIKE JUSTICE. AS A SCHOOL TEACHER I NEED THIS CAR TO GET WORK AND INSTEAD, I TAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION WHILE PAYING CAR INSURANCE. THIS DEALER IS ILLEGALLY SELLING VEHICLES THAT ARE COMPROMISING THE SAFETY OF OTHER MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE MATTER BEFORE IT EVOLVES INTO A TRAGIC FATALITY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA complaint #10691959 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

VEHICLES HAS AIR BAG LIGHT ON. AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF IN A ACCIDENT. APPARENTLY DUE TO A MANUFACTURE DEFECT WITH THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT. THE DEALER SAID THIS VEHICLE MODEL (MULTIPLE YEARS) HAS A HISTORY OF THIS DEFECT AS MOST ALL OF THOSE MANUFACTURED DO THIS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SEEN MANY TIMES FOR THIS REPAIR. TIME FOR A RECALL.

NHTSA complaint #10681783 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI XG350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN CONNECTION NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

NHTSA complaint #10664901 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. DEALER CHECKED AND SUGGESTED THAT I GET THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT REPLACED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A BAD SENSOR UNDER THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. MANY OTHERS ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10660996 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

DRIVER'S AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IN MAY 2008. I WAS TOLD IT WAS CAUSED BY A LOOSE CONNECTOR UNDER PASSENGER'S SEAT. IT SEEMED TO BE CORRECTED BUT IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THAT AND EACH TIME I TOOK IT IN THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO TURN OF. BUT, NOW, IT IS ON PERMANENTLY AND THE MECHANIC WHO I SOUGHT IN SEPTEMBER 2014 TO GET IT TO TURN OFF WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. APPROXIMATELY DURING THE SAME TIMEFRAME, THE RADIO TURNS ON BY ITSELF. OFTENTIMES IT WILL DO SO SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I CAN GET IT TO TURN OFF.

NHTSA complaint #10653725 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.