2005 Hyundai XG350 problems
NHTSA has received 181 complaints about the 2005 Hyundai XG350, and 39% of them involve air bags. Next are cruise control (22%) and brakes (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 181 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 39% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 20 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 35,000 miles 151 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 | 51 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 30 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 18 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 21 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 12 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 8 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 151 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 35,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 41,000 miles (59 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 20 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 6 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Hyundai XG350 with enough data (103 complaints in that window).
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.
On monday 2 may 2011 at approx. 1645, I was operating my 2005 hyundai xg-350 l in the cvs parking lot on columbia pike in arlington, virginia. I pulled slowly into a parking space in front of the building. While my foot was on the brake pedal, the vehicle suddenly accelerated speed toward the building. I depressed the brake pedal firmly but the vehicle continue forward over a parking berm and curb stone before striking the building. Damage to the vehicle was extensive.
I was driving down the road when a car, entering traffic, failed to stop/yield and struck me on the driver's side. For lack of a better word, I was "t-boned" by a car traveling 30-40 MPH. I sustained multiple injuries and have incurred some permanent damage.
The airbag light came on 3 months after purchasing the vehicle. Dealer repaired, but it has occurred 6 times total since then. Dealer has replaced the wiring harnesses, front seat, and strapped the harness, but the light has come on again. Service rep informed me last time they had done all they could to fix the problem and that if the light was on the air bags would not work. The light is on again.
The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai XG350. The contact stated upon taking the vehicle to the dealer for an oil change, she was informed that the subframe was severely corroded and had holes and cracks in the subframe. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer informed the contact that the failure was associated with NHTSA Campaign Number: 09V124000 (Suspension). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle could not be repaired under the recall as the VIN was not included.