← NHTSA complaints

2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON — STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

1 injured · 741163 · 2009-10-25

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
TUCSON
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Miles at failure
64,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE HINGES ON THE BACK WINDOW HATCH OF MY 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON JUST BROKE. FOR NO REASON, WHILE OPENING THE WINDOW, THE ENTIRE WINDOW POPPED OUT AT ME. I WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED, HOWEVER YOU WOULD THINK THAT A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE WOULD NOT FAIL LIKE THIS. IT TOOK ME AND MY HUSBAND TOGETHER PUSHING TO GET IT BACK INTO PLACE AND CLOSE. I CAN NO LONGER US THE WINDOW OPENING TO ACCESS THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE - UNTIL I PAY FOR REPAIRS. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS KIND ON EITHER THE SANTA FE OR THE TUCSON? *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10289765
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown