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2006 Hyundai Tucson brakes problems

15 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2006 Hyundai Tucson, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
15 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
60,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2006 Hyundai Tucson Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 60,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 60,000 miles
Based on 11 complaints that include mileage. 45% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 11 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 45% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the brakes complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

New 2006 hyundai tucson v6 4wd. Shaking / vibration in the steering wheel at around 45 MPH. Brought vehicle to the hyundai, dealer 3 times to have it fixed, but shaking still persisted. Each visit took longer, last one they had vehicle for a few days. Mechanics worked with the factory repair representative , and used diagnostic computer, but they still couldn't figure out the cause. Work performed over 3 visits.

January 2006

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai tucson. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the ESC and the ABS warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the switch assembly stop lamp needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 09v280000 (exterior lighting) however, the failure recurred.

Reported at 58,197 miles, July 2009

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