Engine Stall problems of the 2005 Hyundai Tucson

The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that while decelerating, the engine stalled. The vehicle immediately restarted. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a personal mechanic for a diagnosis; however the failure was not able to be duplicated. The dealer was notified and scheduled a time to examine the vehicle. The manufacturer was also notified but offered no assistance. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 99,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph, she approached a traffic stop signal and the engine stalled without warning. The failure recurred sporadically. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and independent mechanic who both were unable to locate or duplicate the problem. The contact was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000.

While driving on the freeway engine stalls with no warning car loses all power. May or may not start again in a few minutes. We took the car to our mechanic cars started right up. No error codes came up this has happened three more times with the same results at different auto shops. I have contacted Hyundai they say they are not aware of any problems. Doing some internet research shows that many people are having the same issue this is a safety issue it could easily cause an accident.

Aug 2010 -- driving on interstate in extremely heavy traffic and engine stalled, losing power steering, brakes, and gas acceleration . Limped to exit, barely avoiding being rear-ended by 18-wheeler and barely got off freeway before engine died. Had to wait apprx 1 hour before engine would start again. Drove very slow and cautiously next 400 miles home with no further problem. July 2011 -- driving in city, turned corner and engine stalled exactly as in 2010 incident described above. Was able to pull into a parking lot before being rear-ended by another vehicle. Only had to wait apprx 15 minutes for engine to start again this time. Made it rest of way home without further incident. For past 3 years, esp light comes on randomly while driving down highway and won't go out. Sometimes pulling over, killing engine, then restarting makes the light go out, and sometimes it doesn't.

The contact owns a 2005 Honda Tucson. While driving approximately 10 mph, the contact approached a stop sign and the engine stalled with the entire instrument panel illumination. The engine restarted immediately. The failure occurred twelve times. The battery was replaced by an independent auto shop. The failure persisted and became progressly worse. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired for the defect. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 58,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Tucson. The contact was driving approximately 2 mph, and the engine stalled without warning. The engine restarted once the gear was placed into neutral. The failure occurred twelve times at various speeds. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer three times. The repairs performed on the vehicle consisted of the computerized chip replacement and a complete engine tune up. The failure persisted after the repairs. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000. Updated 05/04/11 updated 05/13/11.

Beginning at approximately 20k miles the engine stalls for no apparent reason. Usually occurs for a few days after extended highway driving then it is less prevalent. Stalling occurs most often when slowing to a stop but has happened on the freeway at speed. Vehicle now has 85k miles on it and problem is still occurring. Has been to dealer several times but no "codes" are set and they cannot duplicate problem (something about manufacturer will not "allow" them to perform extended driving to duplicate failure conditions). On a few occasions the engine has stalled in traffic situations where accidents were narrowly avoided. We no longer feel safe in this vehicle as it is just a matter of time until a serious accident will occur due to this stalling.