2003 Hyundai XG350 problems
NHTSA has received 27 complaints about the 2003 Hyundai XG350, and 26% of them involve air bags. Next are cruise control (22%) and suspension (15%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 27 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 17,000 miles 23 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 | 14 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 23 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 17,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 6 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 97% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2003 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Hyundai XG350 with enough data (13 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 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.
Struck on drivers side.damaging both doors,roof,and b pillar.side impact airbags did not deploy.side impact airbag sensor had to be replaced when the auto was being repaired. Sensor was breaking away from it's mount.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 hyundai xg350. The contact stated that with the brakes depressed, the vehicle abnormally accelerated and crashed into a building. The contact sustained two shattered knee caps. The vehicle was destroyed and a police report was filed. The contact did not inform the dealer or manufacturer of the failure and was still hospitalized. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000. The VIN was unavailable. Updated 1/24/2012
The car has a problem with lurching/accelerating/jumping while the foot pressed firmly on the brake. I had this happen to me three times within a period of two years and 17k miles and I was able to duplicate it intentionally after a dozen tries. The third and last time it happened it almost killed my wife. I had the car in reverse and the car completely stopped with my foot pressed hard on the brakes.
While braking vehicle accelerated. The consumer had to depress the brake pedal numerous times to decelerate. The dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. Vehicle was involved in a collision as a result of the vehicle accelerating when the brakes were applied.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 hyundai xg350. The contact noticed that the air bag warning light remained illuminated. The dealer stated that there was an internal failure with the air bag module and they replaced the sop module. Approximately three months later, the air bag warning light illuminated again. The dealer stated that there was a connection failure with the sensor and they made the repair. Approximately five months later, the failure recurred. The dealer stated that they cleared the air bag light.