2006 Hyundai Tucson problems
The 2006 Hyundai Tucson has 202 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (19%) concerns air bags. Next are engine (10%) and electrical system (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 202 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 21 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 23 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 66,000 miles 163 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 21 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 33 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 14 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 23 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 22 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 10 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 10 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 10 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 9 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 11 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 163 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 66,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 32,000 miles (31 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 21 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 23 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2006 ranks 15th most-complained-about out of 21 model years of the Hyundai Tucson with enough data (89 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai tucson. While turning into an intersection, another vehicle crashed into his rear driver-side door. None of the air bags deployed. One passenger suffered a broken rib, and others suffered bumps and bruises. The vehicle was not completely destroyed. The manufacturer has not been contacted. The failure mileage was 29,000.
I was a passenger in a hyundai tucson involved in an accident on may 15, 2011. My car was hit on the passenger side at the front wheel well. The car was totalled as a result of this accident, yet none of the air bags deployed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 hyundai tucson. The contact stated was driving 35 MPH and crashed into the rear bumper of a preceding vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained injuries to the mouth and knee. The front passenger was thrown from the vehicle and through the front windshield, sustaining injuries to the eyes. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a salvage yard. The manufacturer was not notified of the air bag failure.
Driving on an interstate the "air bag" light came on. Eventually diagnosed SRS code b1706 "passenger buckle pretensioner resistance too high" advised air bag may not deploy properly or at all until repaired. On vacation at the time, not close to a dealer. Passenger seat belt system will have to be replaced.
The vehicle while foot on brake or while in park accelerates on its own! I almost got into an accident because my foot was all the way on the brake for car to stop but engine was still inching forward while in stopped position! When it is in park it tries to accelerate but ends up stalling out and then im unable to start back up for about 10 minutes also when going a steady city wide speed my car chooses to accelerate without making it do so this is scary I have 2 small children and this is dangerous I have…