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2005 Hyundai Tucson electrical system problems

The 2005 Hyundai Tucson has 46 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 17% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

46

Electrical System complaints

17%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

2

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

Tucson electrical system complaints by model year221 complaints2005: 46 complaints2006: 24 complaints2007: 8 complaints2008: 10 complaints2009: 3 complaints2010: 9 complaints2011: 23 complaints2012: 19 complaints2013: 23 complaints2014: 17 complaints2015: 24 complaints2016: 221 complaints2017: 86 complaints2018: 28 complaints2019: 49 complaints2020: 19 complaints2021: 11 complaints2022: 50 complaints2023: 23 complaints2024: 17 complaints2025: 55 complaints2026: 5 complaints
Tucson electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

05V177000Electrical SystemApril 27, 2005 · 349 units

Defect

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM (ESP), THE YAW RATE SENSOR MAY BECOME TOO SENSITIVE AND MAY RECALIBRATE INACCURATELY. WHILE DRIVING THE ESP PROGRAM MAY CAUSE THE ENGINE TO REDUCE POWER AND MAY CAUSE A BRAKE AT ONE OF THE WHEELS TO BE INAPPROPRIATELY.

Consequence

BRAKE APPLICATION CAUSED BY INADVERTENT ESP ACTIVATION MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ESP HYDRAULIC ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI DE PUERTO RICO AT 1-800-981-0188.

05V119000Electrical SystemMarch 25, 2005 · 30,558 units

Defect

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM (ESP), THE YAW RATE SENSOR MAY BECOME TOO SENSITIVE AND MAY RECALIBRATE INACCURATELY. WHILE DRIVING THE ESP PROGRAM MAY CAUSE THE ENGINE TO REDUCE POWER AND MAY CAUSE A BRAKE AT ONE OF THE WHEELS TO BE INAPPROPRIATELY.

Consequence

BRAKE APPLICATION CAUSED BY INADVERTENT ESP ACTIVATION MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ESP HYDRAULIC ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 13, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI AT 1-800-633-5151.

What owners report

“"TAKATA RECALL" ON APRIL 8TH APPROXIMATELY 6 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING I WAS AWAKEN OUT OF MY SLEEP TO MY CAR ON FIRE IN MY YARD. I CALLED THE FIREFIGHTER DEPARTMENT THEY CAME OUT AND SAID IT WAS FROM BAD ELECTRICAL WIRES. MY CAR WAS IN MY FRONT YARD...I LAST DROVE IT THAT NIGHT TO PIZZA HUT”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · April 8, 2017 · fire

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2005 Hyundai Tucson have?

NHTSA has 46 complaints about the 2005 Hyundai Tucson electrical system — 17% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2005 Hyundai Tucson electrical system?

Yes — 2 NHTSA recall campaigns for this model year are tied to the electrical system: 05V119000, 05V177000.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.