# 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON — STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
> NHTSA complaint `741163` · 2009-10-25 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** TUCSON
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
- **Miles at failure:** 64,000
## 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
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