Hyundai Xg300 Reliability by YearBest & worst years, problems & recalls — NHTSA data

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI XG300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A PASSENGER OPENED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FROM THE INTERIOR AND CUT THEIR HAND ON THE DOOR HANDLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE METAL ON ALL FOUR OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE PEELING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI XG300. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL AND DESPITE THE FACT THAT ROUTINE OIL CHANGES WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, THE LIGHT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REASON AS TO WHY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

DASHBOARD COMING AWAY FROM WINDSHIELD CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO COME ON, AND DEFROSTERS NOT TO WORK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI XG300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN SHE DROVE VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. SHE NOTICED THE FAILURE IN OCTOBER 2003. THE TIRES WERE CHECKED AND ALIGNED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED. SHE LATER INQUIRED ABOUT RECALL 09V124000, SUSPENSION AND WAS TOLD THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. SHE ALSO STATED THAT IN AUGUST 2007 SHE NOTICED THAT THE SRS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS CITED THAT THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON BECAUSE OF A FAULTY WIRE WHICH WAS CONNECTED TO THE FRONT SEAT AND COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED. THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN APART TO CONFIRM THAT THE WIRE WAS FAULTY. SHE ALSO WAS INFORMED THAT RECALL 02V105000, AIR BAGS, SIDE/WINDOW WAS RELATED TO HER FAILURE BUT DID NOT INCLUDE HER VIN. IN JULY 2009, SHE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD NOT TAKE GASOLINE. SHE FELT AS IF IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY VALVE BUT IT WAS NOT CONFIRMED BY AN INSPECTOR. THE VEHICLE REJECTED THE FUEL AND CAUSED SPILLAGE. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,225. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000. UPDATED 02/17/10. *LJ THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, DUE TO VEHICLE NOT GOING INTO DRIVE AT TIMES. UPDATED 02/19/10

I HAVE SPECIFIC PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO COMPLAINT ODI ID NUMBER : 10165481. 1. MY BRAKES WOULD VIBRATE TERRIBLY WHEN GOING DOWN HILL. THIS HAPPENED AFTER ABOUT 10000 MILES ON THE CARE I REPLACED THEM WITH CERAMIC PADS AND RESURFACED THE ROTORS THIS LARGELY FIXED THE PROBLEM. 2. RADIO HAS A SHORT THAT CAUSES RADIO TO GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. IF A CD IS PUT IN THE CD PLAYER AND LEFT THERE WHILE RADIO IS IN USE, THE RADIO WORKS FINE. MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63000 3. ENGINE BEGAN MAKING CLACKING NOISE ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO. DIDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE CLACKING NOISE YET. MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65000 4. GAS CAP DOOR POPPED OPEN WHILE DRIVING THEN WHEN PARKED AND VEHICLE TURNED OFF DOOR RELEASE MECHANISM WILL AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATE CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL THE BATTERY RUNS DOWN. UNPLUGGED DOOR SWITCH AT DOOR AND USE MANUAL RELEASE IN TRUNK. MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65000 NOT RESOLVED 5. HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM TO 10099943 CARE JUST DIED WHILE DRIVING, COULD HERE ELECTRICAL ARCING WHEN TRYING TO RESTART. WAS TOWED 300 MILES TO HAVE FIXED MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15000 THIS ISSUE WAS RESOLVED AT THE DEALER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI XG300. HE STATED THAT THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHEN HE SHUT THE DRIVER DOOR, WHICH DISABLED THE REST OF THE AIRBAGS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SPEAK WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI XG300. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED SUSPENSION FAILURES, BUT MAINLY WITH THE STABILIZER BARS. SHE STATED THAT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WOULD ATTEMPT TO DRIVE STRAIGHT WHILE THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WOULD FISHTAIL. SHE HAD TO PURCHASE SEVERAL TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE CONSTANTLY RUINED BY THE SUSPENSION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE KEPT MALFUNCTIONING. SHE WENT TO THE DEALER SIXTEEN TIMES CONCERNING THE STABILIZER BARS FAILING. SHE HAS ALL OF THE PAPERWORK CONCERNING EACH FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82,600. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS OVER 52 COPIES OF REPAIR FOR THIS VEHICLE PLEASE NOTIFY HER IF WE NEED THE INFORMATION. UPDATED 07/18/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI XG300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE FAILED A SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO A RUSTED DRIVERS SIDE SUB FRAME. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW THE SUB FRAME RUSTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 106,760.

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI, XG300. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A NEW BATTERY AND DURING THE DIAGNOSE DISCOVERED AN AIR MODULE ERROR CODE AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT TURNED ON. THERE WERE NO PRIOR FAILURES OR INDICATOR LIGHTS. THE CONTACT'S CURRENT MILEAGE IS 18,000. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED THE OWNER THAT THE ENTIRE AIR BAG MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THAT HE/SHE WAS UNSURE ABOUT THE AIR BAG'S CAPABILITY DURING AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER AGREED THAT THE WARRANTY SHOULD COVER THE AIR BAG MODULE. DUE TO THE BILLING SYSTEM WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW THE REPAIR TO BE ENTERED WITHOUT COST, THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT TAKING THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WARRANTY COVERAGE AND DOES NOT AGREE THAT THE DEALER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY EITHER. HYUNDAI ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS DIVISION WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE DEALER. PER CONSUMER AFFAIRS, THE CONTACT WOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS AFTER FOUR WEEKS. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REQUEST THE DEALER PAY THE LABOR CHARGES. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INCIDENT SINCE IT OCCURRED WHILE SERVICING THE BATTERY. *NM

2001 HYUNDAI XG300 HAD BAD BRAKES. *CC THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE CORROSION WAS CAUSED BY POOR MATERIALS. *NM

1. HAVE HAD BRAKES REPLACED AND ROTORS RECALIBRATED TWICE AND STILL HAVE VIBRATION UPON BRAKING. DEALERSHIP SAYS I'M NOT BRAKING PROPERLY AND CAUSING BRAKES TO OVERHEAT, WHICH CAUSING ROTORS TO WARP. I'VE BEEN BRAKING THE SAME WAY FOR 35 YEARS AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. 2. AIR CONDITIONER STILL DOES NOT COOL PROPERLY AND HAS BEEN IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES. DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS A LEAK IN THE A/C COOLANT, BUT THEY CANNOT FIND IT. 3. CAR CONTINUALLY STUTTERS AT HIGH SPEEDS, DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. 4. ENGINE BEGAN MAKING CLACKING NOISE ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. DEALERSHIP SAID BAD GAS WAS CAUSE, BUT HIGH-GRADE GASOLINE HAS NOT FIXED PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP SAID I NEEDED A TUNE-UP, BUT THAT DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CANNOT HEAR NOISE, BUT NOISE IS CLEARLY AUDIBLE WHEN ACCELERATED AND CLIMBING HILLS (2-4 RPMS). DEALERSHIP STILL SAYS THEY DON'T HEAR A PROBLEM AND CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS IS OF MAJOR CONCERN TO ME, AS I'M AFRAID THE ENGINE WILL BLOW UP WHILE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. 5. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A MONTH AGO, AND WON'T GO OFF, ALTHOUGH NOTHING IS WRONG IS AIRBAGS. 6. RADIO HAS A SHORT THAT CAUSES RADIO TO GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. IF A CD IS PUT IN THE CD PLAYER AND LEFT THERE WHILE RADIO IS IN USE, THE RADIO WORKS FINE. 7. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SO MANY TIMES SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED IN DECEMBER OF 2001, I CAN'T FIT THE REPAIR AND WORKORDER SHEETS IN THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT ANY MORE, AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS KNOW ME BY NAME AND SIGHT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PCM CONDENSER FAILED RESULTING IN A HESITATION WHILE ACCELERATING. ALSO, WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE REVVED TO A HIGH LEVEL AND SUDDENLY DECREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED THE PCM, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.

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