Issue ID | 635670 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10195679 |
Manufacurer | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
Brand | HYUNDAI |
Model | TUCSON |
Model Year | 2005 |
File date | 08/07/07 |
Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | In 5 months of owning this 2 year old car i had so many problems with it. Within 2 weeks after i purchased it the car started dying on me for no reason/ after i was finally able to get an appointment at dealer a few weeks later they fixed it somewhat as they claimed the air filter hose was loose and caused the problem. A week later vehicle continued to die. So i brought it again to dealer, and no problem was found. Then i took it home and it died every few days on the freeway , on street, and making turns left or right or idling at a stop sign. The last time on 6/28 i brought it to dealer as it had died 7 times on 6/27. I left it and apparently on 6/29 it was taken to hyundai for a few hours. Then i received a call after 5 pm that it was ready. I called back and said i was not coming to get it until it was tested further. They called me back and claimed car did not have any gas, they found no problems with it , and we will be canceling the rental on saturday. I called and spoke with a manager, and he agreed with me. However, the car never was taken back to the dealership until 7/5 when i came to get it as i called on it since they never called me. It was still empty on gas, the car was filled with spider webs, and no miles were really put on it for testing. 3 days later on 7/8 the car died on my way to the kids. Here what irritated me off the most at 6:32 pm on the 14 freeway i was headed home going 65-70 mph on the freeway and the car died with a semi-truck behind me and i was almost creamed.*ak |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 27000 |
Number of Occurences | 36 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | SIMI VALLEY, CA |
VIN pattern | KM8JN12D55UXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | |
Was part original equipment? | |
No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 07/02/07 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | Y |
Cruise control | Y |
Number of cylinders | 6 |
Drive train type | 4WD |
Transmission type | AUTO |
Vehicle speed | 70 |
DoT tire identifier | |
Tire size | |
Location of tire code | |
Type of tire failure code | |
Was defective tire repaired? | |
Date of manufacture | |
Type of child seat code | |
Type of restraint | |
Dealer's name | SIMI VALLEY JEEP,CHRYSLER, DODGE |
Dealer's telephone number | 805-581-9090 |
Dealer's city | SIMI VALLEY |
Dealer's state code | CA |
Dealer's ZIP code | 93065 |