2004 Hyundai XG350 problems
NHTSA has received 129 complaints about the 2004 Hyundai XG350, and 17% of them involve air bags. Next are cruise control (17%) and brakes (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 129 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 22 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 53,000 miles 102 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 | 18 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 14 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 10 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 14 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 102 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 53,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 45,000 miles (19 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 22 complaints mention a crash; 7 complaints mention a fire; 5 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2004 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Hyundai XG350 with enough data (68 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
Vehicle caught on fire inside the passenger compartment apparently due to an electrical failure of some kind related to the sunroof or the dome light switches. The fire dept. Responded and hosed down the vehicles interior to extinguish the fire. The vehicle was subsequently declared a total loss by my insurance company.
Dt: the caller stopped at a stop light when vehicle accelerate and . Hit the vehicle in front. The caller said the vehicle revved to very high rpms. Kept lurching forward even when the caller applied the brakes until she turned the vehicle off. There was an accident. People in other vehicle said they were hurt. The police came and a report was taken. Caller was ticketed. Dealer said they could find nothing wrong with the vehicle. Manufacturer said they could do nothing if the dealer found nothing.
While driving 10 MPH the steering wheel locked. This caused the consumer to lose control of the vehicle and crashed into a tree. The driver sustained minor injuries, and the vehicle was towed to the garage.
I have had my car in the dealership due to warping of my front rotors. Both times the dealer machined the rotors. I currently have 24,500 miles on my vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 hyundai xg 350. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH over a bump, the front driver's side wheel made contact with the wheel well and the front wheel did not function properly. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 09v124000 (suspension). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.