AI Damage2005 Hyundai XG350: common problems
Owners of the 2005 Hyundai XG350 filed 144 complaints with NHTSA, most often about air bags and vehicle speed control. Details by component below, with sources.
Key figures
- Owner complaints
- 144
- involving a crash
- 13
What fails most often
- 1 Air bags 47% of all complaints
- 2 Vehicle speed control 28% of all complaints
- 3 Service brakes 7% of all complaints
- 4 Powertrain 6% of all complaints
- 5 Structure 6% of all complaints
- 6 Electrical system 5% of all complaints
- 7 Suspension 5% of all complaints
- 8 Engine and cooling 4% of all complaints
- Air bags: 68 complaints (47% of all), 4 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Vehicle speed control: 40 complaints (28% of all), 9 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Service brakes: 10 complaints (7% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Powertrain: 9 complaints (6% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Structure: 8 complaints (6% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 144 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 | 68 | 4 | 0 |
| Vehicle speed control | 40 | 9 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Powertrain | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Structure | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Electrical system | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Suspension | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Engine and cooling | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel system | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Exterior lighting | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Steering | 2 | 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.
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.
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.
2005 hyundai xg350l - intermittently when depressing the accelerator pedal, vehicle will not respond and after a few seconds will surge forward. This occurred when pulling into parking lot and upon removing foot from the gas pedal, the vehicle surged forward.
The contact stated upon taking the vehicle to the dealer for an oil change, she was informed that the subframe was severely corroded and had holes and cracks in the subframe. The vehicle was not repaired.
In addition, there was fuel leaking from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V345000 (Fuel System, Gasoline, Fuel System, Diesel, Fuel System Other). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure.
My subframe rusted straight through like the older models of the same car described I was told the problem over many years now but I took my car in recently to get an alignment and that's when it was discovered that it had rusted all the way through and was told it is not safe or usual the consumer stated the vehicle…
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
Comparison
By complaint count this model year ranks 2,726 of 36,656 model years in the NHTSA data (top 7% most complained about).
On average one model year of the XG350 has 46 complaints (7 years in the data). This year has 144, above average.
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.
- Service brakes. Pedal feel, ABS operation, leaks, discs and hoses.
- Powertrain. Shift quality under load, harsh shifts, transmission codes, CV joints.
Other years of this model
Questions and answers
What are the most common problems with the 2005 Hyundai XG350?
Owner complaints to NHTSA most often mention: air bags, vehicle speed control, service brakes. Total complaints: 144. The most frequent symptoms in complaint texts: airbag warning light (40%), warning lights, check engine (16%), jerking, harsh shifts (9%).
How many service bulletins (TSB) were issued for the 2005 Hyundai XG350?
NHTSA lists 0 manufacturer service bulletins for this year. A bulletin tells dealers how to diagnose or fix a known issue; it is not a recall.
Should I buy a 2005 Hyundai XG350 from a US auction?
Owner complaints describe defects, not crash damage. Before bidding, check the components listed above and review the lot photos: VinWind builds a report of visible and hidden damage by VIN.
Other 2005 models
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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.