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Used 2005 Hyundai Tucson Consumer Reviews

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Terrific Tucson

Joe Da Rold, 09/07/2016
2005 Hyundai Tucson LX 4WD 4dr SUV (2.7L 6cyl 4A)
7 of 8 people found this review helpful

Love the visibility, ease of getting in and out, and storage capacity. Back seats easy to fold and go completely flat. Passengers comment on good leg room in front and back. Drawback: cabin noise on highways.

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2 out of 5 stars

The Buzzing Tucson-We Can't Hear It

Disappointed in PGH, 06/24/2006
2005 Hyundai Tucson GLS 4WD 4dr SUV (2.7L 6cyl 4A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful

My Tucson has been a nightmare since I bought it. Within the first thousand miles,I noticed a loud buzzing/whirring sound from the engine. At idle it was very annoying. I took it back to the dealer on two occaisions and was told:"We can't hear anything like you describe". I even requested that a new Tucson be started alongside my Tucson for comparison. The difference was dramatic but I got the same response:"No difference here!". I tokk the SUV to an independent mechanic who used a stethescope and made a diagnosis of a timing belt problem. The dealer refused the diagnosis of course and basically said:You'll get that". Not worth the hassle of going through customer service.

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4.13 out of 5 stars

Great Value, for the price

Joe, 11/18/2010
2005 Hyundai Tucson GLS Fwd 4dr SUV (2.7L 6cyl 4A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful

Bought the 05 Tucson in October and so far so good. The exterior is flashy and the interior isn't half bad either. the small v6 is good on gas and still has the pep that it should. Gear timing could be spaced a little more but i use the manual power shifter most of the time anyway. Good stock 6 speaker sound system with good midrange. Seat adjustment knobs are a little funny to play with; haven't quite found that perfect setting. 6 airbags are wonderful and give me peace of mind. Decent MPG. A great little sport cross for the price. I am impressed.

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200,000 and still going strong

John Williams, 08/20/2018
2005 Hyundai Tucson GLS Fwd 4dr SUV (2.7L 6cyl 4A)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful

This was a great little car I had no trouble with it the entire time I had it the seats weren’t even wore out when I traded it in I just needed a third row seat

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lemon is too nice for this car

dennis, 04/12/2017
2005 Hyundai Tucson GLS 4WD 4dr SUV (2.7L 6cyl 4A)
6 of 9 people found this review helpful

bought at 116,000 miles. i go beyond recomended maintenace. changing all fluids , etc. currently have 163,000 on car. have replaced purge control valve, transmissions cooler lines, have misfiring #5 cylinder, rear plugs are too hard to access, timing belt and related parts replaced 3 times. all problems started about 150,000 miles. would not buy another hyundai again.

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