NHTSA Complaint #10142462 — 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON

THE SECOND ISSUE WAS IN REGARDS TO WATER POURING THROUGH INTO THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE FROM BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE FIRST HYUNDAI DEALER CLAIMED, AS THEY DID WITH THE AIRBAG, THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AFTER THEY CHECKED IT OUT. DESPITE HAVING WATER VISIBLE ON THE PASSENGER MAT. AFTER THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, WHICH ONLY OCCURRED AFTER A LONG OR HEAVY PERIOD OF RAINFALL, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SECOND HYUNDAI DEALER. THEY CHECKED THE ISSUE AND SAID THAT THEY REPLACED SOME STRIPPING ON THE BODY. THE FIRST RAIN YIELDED A POURING OF WATER ONTO THE FLOOR AND A RETURN TO THE DEALER. THE SECOND DEALER CHECKED THIS LEAK AGAIN AND THIS TIME SAID THEY REPLACED THE WEATHER STRIPPING. AFTER THE FIRST RAINFALL AFTER RECEIVING THE CAR BACK I GOT INTO THE CAR TO FIND A PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE FLOOR AND LIFTED THE MAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TO FIND A SOAKED CARPET. THE SOAKING LED UNDER THE DIVIDER BETWEEN THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER FLOOR AREA AND BEHIND THE RADIO. CURRENTLY I HAVE RETURNED THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS FOR A 4TH TIME, MEETING THE LEMON REQUIREMENT IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT CORRECTED. THE DEALER HAS HAD THE VEHICLE 3 DAYS. ON DAY 2 I WAS TO PICKUP THE VEHICLE TO FIND THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS DAMAGED DURING THEIR REPAIRS AND THEY HAD TO KEEP THE VEHICLE AN EXTRA DAY TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD. I AM CURRENTLY AWAITING TO GET MY VEHICLE BACK TO SEE IF THE LEAK HAS BEEN FIXED OR NOT. BUT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AS WATER LEAKING THROUGH AREAS WITH ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, ESPECIALLY NEAR A IMPROPERLY WORKING PASSENGER AIRBAG, MAY CAUSE ALL SORTS OF ISSUES. *JB