Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2005 Hyundai Tucson has 8 recalls, 185 complaints.
8
Recalls
185
Complaints
N/A
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 8, 2026
09V122000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 532,633 MY 2006-2007 ACCENT, ENTOURAGE, SONATA, MY 2007 AZERA, ELANTRA AND SANTA FE, MY 2005-2007 TUCSON AND MY 2007-2008 VERACRU...
05V177000
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM (ESP), THE YAW RATE SENSOR MAY BECOME TOO SENSITIVE AND MAY RECALIBRATE ...
09V280000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 3,011 MODEL YEAR 2005-2007 ELANTRA, TUCSON, SONATA, AZERA AND ACCENT VEHICLES. A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY CAUSE THE B...
07V197000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, STATIC AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT TESTING CONDUCTED BY NHTSA USING FIFTH PERCENTILE FEMALE DUMMIES INDICATED THAT A SMALL STATURE ADULT D...
05V315000
PARKING BRAKE
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER RATCHET PAWL WAS NOT PROPERLY MANUFACTURED AND MY DAMAGE THE TEETH OF THE PARKING BRAKE LEV...
05V119000
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM (ESP), THE YAW RATE SENSOR MAY BECOME TOO SENSITIVE AND MAY RECALIBRATE ...
06V445000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, DURING STATIC AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT TESTING CONDUCTED BY NHTSA USING FIFTH PERCENTILE FEMALE DUMMIES INDICATED IF A SM...
05V342000
PARKING BRAKE
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE PARKING LEVER RATCHET PAWL WAS NOT PROPERLY MANUFACTURED AND MAY DAMAGE THE TEETH OF THE PARKING LEVER RATCHET. DA...
Overall
Not Rated
Front Crash
Not Rated
Side Crash
Not Rated
Rollover
Not Rated
Rating for: 2005 Hyundai Tucson 4-DR w/SAB
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Caught on fire. Started under passager floor board. Burnt completely up |
| Jun 28, 2023 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed spee... |
| Jan 31, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | This car accelerates while unattended. Most likely due to an ECM malfunction and unable to properly ... |
| Oct 25, 2022 | ENGINE,POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving 6... |
| Jun 9, 2022 | AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Air bag light on dashboard Esp light comes on and off |
| Mar 10, 2022 | AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I acquired my vehicle as a used car. Although, to my knowledge my vehicle air bags have not deployed... |
| Feb 14, 2022 | SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | ESP off ligh comes on and off have to turn suv off to ture light off Had report it to nhtsa twice bu... |
| Feb 14, 2022 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the Electronic Stab... |
| Jan 16, 2022 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | Brake light no coming on when brake pedal is being push |
| May 8, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | INITIAL ISSUES ON VEHICLE PRESENTED IN JANUARY 2021 WITH VARIOUS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODES INCLUDING ... |
| Jan 23, 2021 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS | DRIVER AIR BAG LIGHT STAY ON WILL NOT TURN OFF HEAD LIGHT SLIVER MELTED |
| Nov 1, 2020 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE WOU... |
| Aug 12, 2020 | SUSPENSION | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO VISION HYUNDAI WEBSTER (... |
| Jun 5, 2020 | SUSPENSION | FRONT RIGHT CONTROL ARM BROKE WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AT 40 MPH, CAR SWERVED OFF THE ROAD. CAR HAD TO... |
| May 29, 2020 | SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | REAR SUBFRAME IS ROTTED. MY 17 YEAR OLD WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, SHE LOST CONTROL, IT COULD HAVE ... |
| Jan 29, 2020 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINAT... |
| Oct 25, 2019 | SUSPENSION | SEVERELY RUSTED REAR SUB-FRAME. NYS INSPECTION STATION ADVISED THE VEHICLE WILL LIKELY NOT PASS THE... |
| Oct 20, 2019 | SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I WANT TO HAVE A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT SERVICE COMPLETED. THE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN INVITED ME BACK T... |
| Sep 3, 2019 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE PRECEDING VEHICLE APPLIED THE... |
| Apr 28, 2019 | AIR BAGS | HAVE A RECALL ON MY AIR BAGS BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICES. |