AI DamageHyundai XG350: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Hyundai XG350 across 7 model years: 320 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
What fails most often
- 1 Air bags 35% of all complaints
- 2 Vehicle speed control 23% of all complaints
- 3 Suspension 11% of all complaints
- 4 Service brakes 9% of all complaints
- 5 Structure 8% of all complaints
- 6 Electrical system 7% of all complaints
- 7 Powertrain 7% of all complaints
- 8 Engine and cooling 6% of all complaints
- Air bags: 113 complaints (35% of all), 17 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Vehicle speed control: 75 complaints (23% of all), 26 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Suspension: 35 complaints (11% of all), 4 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Service brakes: 28 complaints (9% of all), 5 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Structure: 26 complaints (8% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 320 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air bags | 113 | 17 | 0 |
| Vehicle speed control | 75 | 26 | 0 |
| Suspension | 35 | 4 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 28 | 5 | 0 |
| Structure | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| Electrical system | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| Powertrain | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| Engine and cooling | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel system | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Steering | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Exterior lighting | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Equipment | 4 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
It jerks forward every time I'm at a stop then I want to go forward. I have almost ran into the back of other cars while waiting at a stop sign. 2) The bolts and Subframe is coming detached from the car.
Tl contact owns a 2004 hyundai xg 350. The contact stated that while driving at a low speed, the vehicle independently accelerated. The failure had caused the contact to crash multiple times into other vehicles or objects. The contact did not specified if a police report was filed or if any injuries were sustained.
I was almost parked at the curb in front of a drugstore with my foot on brake easing into spot when car lurched forward, jumped the curb and violently crashed into the concrete wall about 6-7 feet away. Wall, not brake, stopped car. People came out from store as crash was heard/felt inside.
The contact also stated that the side and front air bags failed to deploy during the crash. The vehicle was diagnosed but the cause of the air bag and acceleration failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no solution was offered. The failure mileage was 53,000.
Consumer writes in regards to vehicle sudden acceleration accident. The consumer stated as she was preparing to park in an angle parking space along the west side, ground level, of the parking garage, she pressed the brake pedal to slow the vehicle to make a right turn into the parking space, it suddenly accelerated…
The contact stated that the vehicle attempted to surge forward while it was stopped with his foot on the brake pedal. The contact applied heavy pressure to the brake pedal to keep the vehicle stopped. The failure occurred four times. One of the failures resulted in a crash.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Air bags. Check the SRS light, stored codes and airbag/curtain status after any impact.
- Vehicle speed control. Accelerator pedal, cruise control, throttle codes.
- Suspension. Wheel alignment, control arms, subframe, even tire wear.
- Service brakes. Pedal feel, ABS operation, leaks, discs and hoses.
Other models of this make
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.