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2006 Hyundai Tucson Electronic stability control Problems

Complaints
8about this part
Share
6%of 135 total for the year
Median mileage
80,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2006 Hyundai Tucson, 6% of the 135 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 80,000 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The vehicle while foot on brake or while in park accelerates on its own! I almost got into an accident because my foot was all the way on the brake for car to stop but engine was still inching forward while in stopped position! …”

NHTSA complaint #11351770, filed 2020-08, 129,000 miles

“The ESC light will randomly light up. If I stop my car and restart it, it will go away - but eventually reappears. I know I have had this fixed years ago and it is doing it again? Is this covered in a current recall?”

NHTSA complaint #10595664, filed 2014-06, 56,000 miles

“First incident occurred-when I lived in fredericksburg,va -I was driving on rt 1 going downhill toward a stop light(no vehicle in front of me). As I was coming to a stop at the light the vehicle brakes were press down as far as it could go and I hear a clicking noise on the panel which was the ESC light. I had to turn the car off and put it in park to start it, in order to continue to drive. This has happened a couple other times. Tires have been replaced couple of times and brake pads because of groves and grinding noise. …”

NHTSA complaint #10446806, filed 2012-02, 90,000 miles

“I bought my 2006 Hyundai Tucson when it was 1 yr old and had 25,000 miles on it. It is now march 2014 and the car is 7-8 yrs old and only has a total of 55,000 miles on it. It has only been driven gently and in good driving conditions and rarely a pothole has it hit. I don't remember the exact time things started, maybe a year after I bought it, but I had problems with my ESC light coming on and the tms coming on - they would go on and off randomly and I eventually got them fixed - I think those were under warranty, not sure. Back in early 2013 my air bag light came on. …”

NHTSA complaint #10566909, filed 2014-03, 30,000 miles

“I was on a mountain road on the way to shaver lake, when suddenly the right front wheel locked up pulling the car hard to the right. I was lucky I was only doing 25 MPH other wise it could have rolled the car. This happen 3 more times in a matter of minutes. I noticed they have a recall on the ESC for 2005 models but not for 2006. I have only had the car a week! Purchased used. Interesting fact is stevens creek Hyundai in santa clara new about this issue and did not list it on the car fax report. Than took the car in on trade in and sold it at auction knowing about this safety issue. …”

NHTSA complaint #10520205, filed 2013-06, 64,000 miles

Electronic stability control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201931%
201821%
201720%
201680%
201542%
201411%
201221%
201197%
201012%
200916%
200849%
200735%
200686%
2005148%

Other parts of the 2006 Hyundai Tucson

Air bags
37 complaintsElectrical system
16 complaintsBrakes
15 complaintsOther or unknown
13 complaintsSteering
13 complaintsBody and structure
13 complaintsSuspension
13 complaintsEngine
12 complaintsEngine cooling
9 complaintsExterior lighting
9 complaintsVehicle speed control
9 complaintsSeat belts
8 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2006 Hyundai Tucson

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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