U.S. public vehicle records

2005 Hyundai XG350 problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

144 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

35,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2005 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 121 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Air Bags is the most frequently named component, appearing in 63 of 144 complaints (43.8%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Braking behavior	27	18.8%
Electrical and battery issues	14	9.7%
Transmission and shifting	8	5.6%
Steering behavior	5	3.5%
Engine operation	4	2.8%
Fuel system concerns	1	0.7%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Air Bags

Vehicle Speed Control

Power Train:Automatic Transmission

Service Brakes

Suspension

Electrical System

Structure:Body

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine

Air Bags: 63; Vehicle Speed Control: 36; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 9; Service Brakes: 7; Suspension: 7; Electrical System: 5; Structure:Body: 5; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 4

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 47; 25,000 to 49,999: 27; 50,000 to 74,999: 18; 75,000 to 99,999: 14; 100,000 to 149,999: 12; 150,000 and above: 3

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (47). 23 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2022

2005: 8; 2006: 30; 2007: 7; 2008: 9; 2009: 3; 2010: 8; 2011: 6; 2012: 6; 2013: 9; 2014: 11; 2015: 8; 2016: 15; 2017: 4; 2018: 12; 2019: 3; 2020: 1; 2022: 4

Pattern summary

Air Bags leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 27 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 14 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 8 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10122029 · 2005-06-24 (June 24, 2005)

DT: CONTACT STATES WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PUSHED VEHICLE ACCELERATED EXCESSIVLEY. THE ONLY WAY TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION WHEN IT HAPPENS IS TO PUT ON THE BRAKES. THE LOCAL SERVICE DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.*AK *TT *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 1,005 miles reported. Look up ODI 10122029 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10127186 · 2005-06-30 (June 30, 2005)

DT: CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES THE TACHOMETER CLIMBED. THIS PROBLEM DIDN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT TWICE. HE ALMOST VEERED INTO TRAFFIC. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM ,THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE LAST TIME THIS OCCURRED, THE CONSUMER PICKED THE VEHICLE UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP, DROVE HOME, THEN WENT OUT, AND THE VEHICLE REVVED UP TO 2400 RPMS. HE HAS DOCUMENTATION OF THESE CIRCUMSTANCES. VEHICLE 'ALMOST HIT A WOMAN WHO WAS TRYING TO CROSS THE PARKING LOT.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 1,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10127186 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10172833 · 2006-11-07 (November 7, 2006)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED FREQUENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE AIR BAG WIRING PROBLEMS UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT. THE AIR BAG WIRING WAS DISCONNECTED WHEN THE SEAT WAS ADJUSTED. THE DEALER READJUSTED THE SENSOR, WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO REROUTED THE AIR BAG WIRES, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. UPDATED*JB

Owner-reported narrative. 14,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10172833 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10220568 · 2008-03-03 (March 3, 2008)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI XG350. SIX MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE EIGHT ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR AND WIRING HARNESS; HOWEVER, THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. IT ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED A HALF BLOCK AWAY FROM THE DEALER. THE FINAL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AFTER THE LEMON LAW REQUIREMENT. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR INVOICES AND DIAGNOSES THAT WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 11,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10220568 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10152782 · 2006-03-15 (March 15, 2006)

INITIALLY (2) TIMES THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM ENGINE WHEN GAS PEDAL DEPRESSED, WE HAVE HAD 3-4 INCIDENTS OF WHEN STOPPED AT INTERSECTION, OR DRIVING SLOWLY IN PARKING LOT ENGINE SURGES AND BREAKS HAD TO BE APPLIED SEVERELY TO PREVENT CAR FROM HITTING OTHER CARS, THE LAST INCIDENT WAS THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM 1ST GEAR AND CAR WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 20 MPH. ALL OF THESE ARE SAFETY ISSUES. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 2,431 miles reported. Look up ODI 10152782 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10170389 · 2006-10-10 (October 10, 2006)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MOVING FORWARD FROM AN IDLED POSITION THE VEHICLE JUMPED AND REMAINED IN FIRST GEAR WHILE DRIVING UP TO 20 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNAL WHILE THE PROBLEM WAS PRESENT. THE JUMPING PROBLEM OCCURRED CONTINUALLY HOWEVER THE GEAR SHIFTING PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT. SOMETIMES TOOK TEN MINUTES TO SHIFT AND ON OTHER OCCASIONS AS LONG AS FORTY FIVE MINUTES OR MORE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WOULD NOT INDICATE ANY ABNORMALITY. THE…

Owner-reported narrative. 800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10170389 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10146896 · 2006-01-04 (January 4, 2006)

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING ASSEMBLY WHILE TRAVELING AT 20 MPH. THE NUT THAT HELD THE STEERING ASSEMBLY WAS STRIPPED AND FELL OFF, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO COLLAPSE. *AK UPDATED 01/19/06

Owner-reported narrative. 4,067 miles reported. Look up ODI 10146896 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10252351 · 2008-12-20 (December 20, 2008)

TIRE FAILURE LEADING TO SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD-CAUSED INTERMITTENT WHIPPING BACK AND FORTH OF THE STEERING WHEEL. FORWARDED INFORMATION TO YOU VIA "E" MAIL ON 12/18/08 REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. YOU ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER OF 62803. *TR ADDITION: TIRE: KUHMO M + S KH16 P205/60R16: TREAD: STEEL 2, 1 POLY, 1 NYLON: SIDEWALL 1 POLY: STOCK/SER. NO? [04] 0225646-S: MAX LOAD 615 KG; 1356 LBS PRESSURE 300KPA< 44 PSI: TREADWEAR 440: TRACTION AA: TEMPERATURE A: DOT H2TW YP5M [ 2707 ]

Owner-reported narrative. 55,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10252351 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10150797 · 2006-02-01 (February 1, 2006)

2005 HYUNDAI XG350L INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WHEN PUT IN MOTION, THEN RAPIDLY ACCELERATES AND SURGES FORWARD. *TS AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE VEHICLE WILL REGAIN POWER AND SURGE/LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THAT DID NOT RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10150797 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10153006 · 2006-03-01 (March 1, 2006)

2005 HYUNDAI XG350L SEEMS AS THOUGH IT IS GOING TO STALL. *TS ***NAR*** THE CONSUMER STATED AT TIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD BARELY MOVE, IT DIDN'T MATTER HOW MUCH SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THERE WOULD BE NO RESPONSE AT FIRST AND THEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10153006 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10360959 · 2010-10-17 (October 17, 2010)

OUR CAR SUDDENLY DEVELOPED A FUEL LEAK. WE WERE DRIVING AND STARTED SMELLING GASOLINE. WE PARKED THE CAR AND LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. WE RETURNED TO CAR AND ONCE AGAIN SMELLED GASOLINE. WE NOTICED GASOLINE INSIDE THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL AND ON THE GROUND. WHEN THE CAR'S IGNITION SWITCH IS PLACED IN RUN FUEL BEGINS DRIPPING FROM LEFT REAR OF CAR. WE ARE HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER TOMORROW FOR REPAIR. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 58,246 miles reported. Look up ODI 10360959 at NHTSA ↗