37 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2006 Hyundai Tucson cite air bags, 27% of all 135 complaints for this model year. NHTSA also lists 2 recalls on this component.
“The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, he noticed that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed with the air bag module needing to be replaced. The independent mechanic cleaned the contacts for the seat sensors however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The contact related the failure to an unknown recall. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.”
“MY LIGHT INSIDE OF VEHICLE COMES ON AND STAY FOR A WHILE, THEN GOES OFF, THEN ABOUT A MONTH LATER DO THE SAME.I WENT TO A DEALER, HE SAID TO FIX IT WOULD BE A CERTAIN AMONT, BUT I TOLD HIM NOT TO FIX IT CAUSE I DIDN' HAVE THE MONEY, SO HE CHARGED ME ABOUT $130.00 FOR CHECKING IT.”
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, A SECOND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD, NECK, BACK, AND SHOULDER INJURIES. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD INJURY, NECK, AND BACK. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.”
“MY AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON I HAVE HAD THE SENSOR CHANGED AT LEAST 4 TIMES MY HUSBAND BOUGHT A HYUNDAI AND IT IS DOING THE SAME THING. THEY TOLD ME NOW THAT I HAVE NO WARRANTY THAT I HAVE NO AIR BAGS IF THE LIGHT IS ON. WITH THIS HAPPENING SO OFTEN IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. IT STARTED RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2007.”
“STARTED IN DEC 2015 HAD PROBLEM STARTING CAR. ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON THEN DIED. FINALLY STARTED TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. AFTER A WEEK SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED, I WAS TOLD TO PRESS ON THE GAS FOR A WHILE. WORKED, HOWEVER THREE MONTHS LATER, TRY TO START CAR ALL LIGHTS CAME ON THEN DIED. IF THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF A PROBLEM INFORM THE CUSTOMERS. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A PROBLEM. HELP US IDENTIFY AND SOLVE THE PROBLEM. COULD YOU IMAGINE GETTING READY TO GO TO WORK BUT THE CAR YOU DROVE YESTERDAY WOULD NOT START? WHAT IS HAPPENING? ITS FRUSTRATING NOT KNOWING WHAT IS WRONG. WILL MY CAR START TODAY? IN ADDITION THE LIGHT COMES ON ABOUT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS OFF.”
“AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. TOOK TO THE DEALER, WEBB HYUNDAI IN HIGHLAND, INDIANA. THEY SAID $502 TO FIX IT. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. LATER, THEY SAID SINCE I'M A LOYAL CUSTOMER (BOUGHT 5 HYUNDAI'S) THEY'D FIX IT FOR $177. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE! MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR HOME. INVOICE SAYS "CUSTOMER DECLINED REPAIR AT THIS TIME. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE." SHE'S CRYING. EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRES IN 2 DAYS. CAR HAS 97000 MILES ON IT. HYUNDAI HAS LOST MY BUSINESS AND I WILL LET OTHERS KNOW ABOUT THEIR TREATMENT OF CUSTOMERS. I DON'T HAVE A FAX MACHINE TO SEND COPIES OF THE RECEIPTS.”
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ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, STATIC AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT TESTING CONDUCTED BY NHTSA USING FIFTH PERCENTILE FEMALE DUMMIES INDICATED THAT A SMALL STATURE ADULT DRIVER NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT AND INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL OR NEAR FRONTAL CRASH, THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER AIR BAG MAY NOT OCCUR.
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, DURING STATIC AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT TESTING CONDUCTED BY NHTSA USING FIFTH PERCENTILE FEMALE DUMMIES INDICATED IF A SMALL STATURED ADULT DRIVER, NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT, IS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL OR NEAR FRONTAL CRASH, DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER AIR BAG MAY RESULT IN AN INSUFFICIENT MARGIN OF COMPLIANCE AS MEASURED BY THE TEST DUMMY USED IN THE NHTSA TEST.
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.