2007 Hyundai Tucson Lights Problems
5 owner-reported lights complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Lights Recalls (3)
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 532,633 MY 2006-2007 ACCENT, ENTOURAGE, SONATA, MY 2007 AZERA, ELANTRA AND SANTA FE, MY 2005-2007 TUCSON AND MY 2007-2008 VERACRUZ VEHICLES. THE STOP LAMP SWITCH IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY MALFUNCTION. A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED OR MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. A STOP LAMP SWITCH MALFUNCTION MAY ALSO AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKE-TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK FEATURE SO THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SHIFTED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. IT MAY ALSO CAUSE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) MALFUNCTION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, AND IT MAY NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.
Fix: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 29, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THE HYUNDAI CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-633-5151.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 Accent, model year 2007-2011 Azera, Sonata and Sante Fe,2006-2011 Tucson, 2009-2011 Elantra Touring, 2007-2010 Elantra, 2008-2011 Veracruz, 2009-2011 Genesis, 2010-2011 Genesis Coupe, 2007-2008 Entourage, and 2006-2008 Tiburon vehicles. Originally, in April 2013, Hyundai recalled 1,059,824 model year 2007-2009 Accent and Tucson, model year 2007-2010 Elantra, model year 2007-2011 Santa Fe, model year 2008-2009 Veracruz, model year 2010-2011 Genesis Coupe, and model year 2011 Sonata vehicles. In September 2013, Hyundai informed the agency that it was adding more vehicles to this campaign, representing an additional 652,512 units. The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 1,712,336. In the affected vehicles, the stop lamp switch may malfunction. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause an inability to deactivate the cruise control by depressing the brake pedal. Additionally, a malfunctioning stop lamp switch may also result in intermittent operation of the push-button start feature, affect the operation of the brake transmission shift interlock feature, preventing the shifter from being moved out of the PARK position and cause the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) malfunction light to illuminate.
Fix: Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the stop lamp switch, free of charge. The safety recall began on April 22, 2013. Owners may contact Hyundai at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's recall campaign number is 110.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 3,011 MODEL YEAR 2005-2007 ELANTRA, TUCSON, SONATA, AZERA AND ACCENT VEHICLES. A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED OR MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. A DEFECTIVE STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY ALSO AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKE-TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK FEATURE SO THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SHIFT OUT OF THE "PARK" POSITION. IT MAY ALSO CAUSE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) MALFUNCTION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, AND IT MAY NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.
Fix: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI OF PUERTO RICO CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-787-999-4310.
Owner Complaints (5)
THE PARKING/RUNNING LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THIS CAN DRAIN THE BATTERY IF NOT NOTED WHEN TURNING OFF THE CAR. WEATHER/HUMIDITY/PRECIPITATION HAS NO BEARING ON THIS PROBLEM. LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF WHETHER VEHICLE ENGINE IS RUNNING OR OFF. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICING AND THE ISSUE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED/DIAGNOSED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS PULLED OVER BECAUSE THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STOP LAMP SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V113000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND NOTICED THAT THEY RECOMMENDED CHANGING ALL 3 BRAKE LIGHTS. VERIFIED THAT ALL BRAKES LIGHTS WERE OUT AND ESC LIGHT ON. WENT ON NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON BRAKE LAMP SWITCH FOR THAT VEHICLE. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT RECALL DID NOT PERTAIN TO MY VIN. SAID THAT IT HAD BEEN REPLACED IN 12/10/09 FOR A RECALL AT THAT TIME OF THE SAME PART. BELIEVE PART THAT WAS REPLACED WAS DEFECTIVE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED BRAKE LAMP SWITCH AGAIN *JS
MY STOP LAMP SWITCH FAILED MAY 2009 AND FAILED AGAIN JULY 2012. CALLED HYUNDAI TODAY AND THEY SAY MY VIN IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL LISTED BELOW. SINCE THE PART HAS FAILED TWICE I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY MY 2007 TUCSON IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. SINCE I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM TWICE I THINK THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO COVER MY CAR AND POSSIBLY OTHERS. POSTED: APR 21, 2009 10:06 A.M. HYUNDAI MOTOR CORP HAS RECALLED MORE THAN HALF A MILLION VEHICLES FROM MODEL YEARS 2005 THROUGH 2008 DUE TO AN ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE BRAKE LIGHTS TO LIGHT AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES, OR FAIL TO LIGHT WHEN NEEDED. IN A DEFECT NOTICE FILED WITH THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, THE AUTOMAKER EXPLAINS, "THE STOP LAMP SWITCH IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY MALFUNCTION. A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, OR MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED." IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH COULD "AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKE-TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK FEATURE," MAKING THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. "IT MAY ALSO CAUSE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) MALFUNCTION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, AND IT MAY NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED." HYUNDAI DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH IN ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES, FREE OF CHARGE. HYUNDAI WILL BEGIN CONTACTING OWNERS THROUGH THE MAIL THIS WEEK. THOSE WHO WISH TO MAKE THEIR OWN REPAIR ARRANGEMENTS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI AT 1(800) 633-5151. THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED: 2006-2007 HYUNDAI ACCENT 2007 HYUNDAI AZERA 2007 HYUNDAI ELANTRA 2006-2007 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE 2006-2007 HYUNDAI SONATA 2005 - 2007 HYUNDAI TUCSON 2007 - 2008 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ *TR