2012 Hyundai Tucson
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Engine is the leading concern among 255 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 8th highest complaint count among 21 Tucson model years with reports.
Of the 2012 reports, 12 involved a crash and 13 involved a fire. 9 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Service brakes, hydraulic, antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip, control unit/modulePark outsideSep 22, 2023
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2011-2015 Elantra, Genesis Coupe, Sonata Hybrid, 2012-2015 Accent, Azera, Veloster, 2013-2015 Elantra Coupe, Santa Fe, 2014-2015 Equus, 2010-2012 Veracruz, 2010-2013 Tucson, 2015 Tucson Fuel Cell, and 2013 Santa Fe Sport vehicles. The Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) module may leak brake fluid internally and cause an electrical short, which can result in an engine compartment fire while parked or driving.
An engine compartment fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.
Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will replace the ABS fuse, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 10, 2024 through October 11, 2024. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 251.
Campaign 23V651000 on NHTSA.gov
Engine and engine cooling, engineFeb 5, 2019
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2011-2013 Tucson vehicles. The engine oil pan may leak and, if not addressed, the loss of oil may result in engine damage.
A damaged engine can increase the risk of a fire or it can cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Hyundai has notified owners, and dealers will inspect for an oil pan leak, replacing it if necessary, and install an updated oil pressure switch, free of charge. The recall began August 19, 2019. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 181.
Campaign 19V063000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bagsMay 13, 2014
Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Hyundai Tucson vehicles manufactured January 3, 2011, through December 23, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the air bag assembly installed in the steering wheel may come loose from its mounting.
An air bag assembly that is not properly mounted may result in an increased risk of injury to the driver in the event of a crash.
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and tighten the bolts that secure the driver's air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began on May 9, 2014. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's number for this recall is 118.
Campaign 14V245000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: engine
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Engine, Jul 7, 2020
IN OCTOBER 2019 I TOOK MY CAR TO HYUNDAI TO HAVE THEM SERVICE FOR THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING RECALL. THEY REPLACED THE PART AND I WAS ON MY WAY. I SERVICED MY CAR REGULARLY, AND JUST TWO WEEKS AFTER MY LAST OIL CHANGE I WAS DRIVING 70MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR STARTED SPUTTERING AND THEN COMPLETELY DIED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET PULLED OVER WHERE I ATTEMPTED TO START IT AGAIN AND IT MADE A LOUD KNOCK AND THEN WOULDN'T START. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A NEARBY MECHANIC WHO SAID THE ENGINE HAD A HUGE HOLE IN IT. I ASKED IF IT COULD BE THAT THE FOLKS WHO CHANGED MY OIL MESSED SOMETHING UP, BUT HE SAID IT WAS UNLIKELY BECAUSE THERE WAS OIL IN THE ENGINE AND THAT IT WAS MORE LIKELY SOMETHING FAULTY IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THE CAR OR POTENTIALLY DUE TO THE RECALL SERVICE NOT BEING DONE PROPERLY. SO I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THERE ARE TONS OF OTHER 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. I THEN SAW THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR SIMILAR ISSUES, HOWEVER THE 2012 MODELS WEREN'T INCLUDED IN THE LAWSUIT. THIS IS CLEARLY SOMETHING THAT HYUNDAI NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND INCLUDE THIS MODEL IN THE LAWSUIT, OR AT THE VERY EAST MAKE RIGHT AND FIX THESE ENGINES AT NO COST AND PAY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE AND EXPENSES INCURRED FOR RENTALS, TOWING, AND TIME AWAY FROM WORK.
Air bags, Engine, Jul 2, 2020
I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM SAN FRANCISCO, I LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO AND ONLY DRIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO, HOWEVER, THERE'S NO DEALERSHIPS THAT CAN SERVICE MY CAR IN SAN FRANCISCO. I'M BEING ASKED TO DRIVE OVER 30 MILES AWAY ACROSS THE BRIDGE AND I HAVE A PHOBIA OF DRIVING ACROSS BRIDGES. I WILL NOT ASK ANYONE TO DRIVE MY CAR. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND ASKED WHAT THEY WILL DO TO GET MY CAR SERVICED, AND MY CALL IS BEING ESCALATED TO ANOTHER PERSON AND I'LL RECEIVE A CALL WITHIN 3-5 DAYS. IN THE MEANTIME, I HAVE TO HOPE THAT MY CAR DOESN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND IF I DO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, WILL MY AIRBAG WORK? THEY SHOULD HAVE SAID THEY WILL SEND OVER A TOW TRUCK TO PICK UP MY CAR, AND DELIVER IT BACK TO ME. THAT WASN'T DONE OF COURSE, BECAUSE I'M NOT BUYING A NEW CAR. IT IS NOT MY FAULT THEY DON'T HAVE A DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR ANY LONGER. WHAT IS THE MANUFACTURE RESPONSIBLE FOR IN MAKING THIS HAPPEN? *TR
Engine, Jun 16, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LIA HYUNDAI OF HARTFORD (20 JENNINGS RD, HARTFORD, CT 06120) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V063000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
Engine, May 13, 2020
ON 5/10/2020, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON, ENGINE SPUTTERED, WE WERE ABLE TO EXIT FREEWAY AND PULL OVER AND BY THAT TIME, CAR WAS SHAKING VERY HARD. TOWED TO MECHANIC, CAR REQUIRES ENGINE OVERHAUL. CAR THEN TOWED TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP, CAR NEEDS A FULL ENGINE REBUILD. I HAVE MAINTAINED MY CAR WITH OIL CHANGES AND THE CAR HAS 100086 MILES. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FAILURE OF THE THETA II 2.4 LITER ENGINES, WHICH MY CAR HAS, YET NO RECALL ISSUES. MECHANIC SAID PARTS ALONE WILL BE AROUND $6000 DOLLARS, IF YOU ADD LABOR IT'S PROBABLY MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE THAT POSES A RISK TO LIFE. A FEW MONTHS PRIOR, THIS CAR ALSO HAD A COMPLETE FAILURE (LOST ALL POWER) ON THE FREEWAY. *TR
Engine, May 12, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED HE PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CHECKED THE OIL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO OIL LEAKS. THE CONTACT DROVE TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CIOCCA HYUNDAI OF WILLIAMSPORT LOCATED AT 202 LYCOMING MALL DR, MUNCY, PA 17756, (570) 567-2000, WHERE THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.
Engine, May 11, 2020
MY ENGINE WAS FINE AND I'VE KEPT UP WITH ALL OF MY OIL CHANGES AND EVERYTHING. I WANT TO GO GET SOME RECALLS FIXED ON MY CAR AND AFTERWARDS NOW I NEED A NEW ENGINE BECAUSE MY ENGINE IS TAPPING. A HYUNDAI OF SILSBEE TEXAS TELLS ME THAT I NEED TO GIVE THEM $300 AND THEY WILL DIAGNOSE IT AND THEN LET ME KNOW IF THE RECALLS AFFECTED MY ENGINE.WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR IN THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS WITH MY ENGINE. I'M A SINGLE MOM AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GIVE HYUNDAI TO TRY TO DIAGNOSE MY VEHICLE. *TR
Power train, Engine, Mar 12, 2020
DRIVING ALONG THE INTERSTATE WHEN ENGINE HAD REDUCED ENGINE POWER FOR A MOMENT, THEN STALLED AROUND 70MPH. MADE IT TO AN EXIT RAMP LUCKILY. ENGINE HESITATED TO RESTART, ONCE IT DID START ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND HAD NEXT TO NO POWER. TOWED TO HYUNDAI DEALER, HYUNDAI DEALER STATED THAT HYUNDAI HAS HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THESE ENGINES AND HYUNDAI SHOULD COVER IT FULLY. DEALERSHIP PROCEEDED TO PULL OIL PAN AND VALVE COVER WITHOUT OUR CONSENT AND WITH NO COMMUNICATION FOR DAYS. CONFIRMED THE ENGINE WAS BAD, METAL SHAVINGS IN OIL PAN, ROD BEARINGS FAILED. COMMON PROBLEM. WAITING ON HYUNDAI FOR APPROVAL. SERVICE ADVISOR QUIT, WE WERE INFORMED 6 DAYS LATER THAT HYUNDAI IS ONLY WILLING TO COVER 65% OF COST AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY 35% ($3,500.0) OUT OF POCKET. WE REFUSED TO PAY; THEY STATED WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY DIAGNOSIS, BUT THEY ENDED UP WAIVING THAT. TECHNICIANS DID NOT FULLY SECURE OIL PAN OR VALVE COVER. OIL UNDER CAR WHERE IT WAS PARKED, HAVE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS TO BACK THIS CLAIM UP. HAVE RENTAL CAR AND MANY TOW BILLS IN TO THE MIX NOW. WHY WOULD THE DEALER TELL US HYUNDAI FULLY COVER THIS BUT THEY DON'T? WE NEED THIS ISSUE FIXED. MANY OTHER TUCSON OWNERS DEAL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, WITH THE SAME ENGINE AS THE OTHER CARS, BUT THEIRS GET REPLACED FREE OR CHARGE AND EXPENSES PAID BY HYUNDAI.
Engine, Jan 28, 2020
WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC BECAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE MECHANIC TESTED THE CAR AND HEARD A TAPPING NOISE WHEN STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT THERE WERE LARGE METAL SHARDS IN OIL PAN. THE SHARDS WERE NOT PRESENT IN THE OIL WHEN OIL WAS DRAINED OUT. THE METAL SHARDS WERE ONLY VISIBLE ONCE THE OIL PAN WAS REMOVED. THE MECHANIC COMPLETED ADDITIONAL INSPECTION TO ENSURE THERE WERE NO OTHER ISSUES. AFTER REMOVING THE OIL PUMP, HE FOUND ALL THE ROD BEARINGS HAD PLAY. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR AND HE TOLD ME THAT A NUMBER OF THEIR CUSTOMERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THE 2012 HYUNDAI ENGINE WAS NOT ON RECALL. BASED ON RESEARCH, WE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL 2.4 LITER ENGINES ON ALL PLATFORMS FOR KIA AND HYUNDAI. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER AND WERE TOLD WE NEEDED TO PURCHASE A NEW REDESIGNED ENGINE. DURING THIS CONVERSATION, WE WERE NOTIFIED THE NEW ENGINE HAS ENGINE ROD BEARINGS THAT ARE MORE STURDY. HYUNDAI CURRENTLY HAS A RECALL FOR THE OIL PAN AND ALSO HAS RECALLS FOR ENGINES IN OTHER CAR MODELS BUT NOT THIS MODEL. A NEW ENGINE SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED FOR AN 7 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 80,000 MILES. AS A CAR PROFESSIONAL, I SUSPECT THIS IS DUE TO THE ISSUES WITH A DEFECTIVE ROD BEARINGS THAT WEAR PREMATURELY AND RESULT IN CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE SO THE ENGINES SHOULD BE COVERED IN THE RECALL.
Engine, Jan 1, 2020
MY CAR HAS HAD A KNOCKING NOISE AND WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP IN MARCH 2019 THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS DUE TO A RECENT RECALL THAT CAME OUT FOR THE OIL PAN IS LEAKING AND TOLD ME TO WAIT UNTIL THEY HAD A FIX FOR IT SO I WAITED BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR THE RECALL. THEY PERFORMED THE RECALL IT DID NOT FIX THE KNOCKING NOISE I CALLED CORPORATE TO FILE A CLAIM THEY HAD ME RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND RUN DIAGNOSTICS IN DETERMINING THE DIAGNOSTICS I AM IN NEED OF A NEW ENGINE HOWEVER THEY ONLY WANT TO PAY 2000 OF THE $3000 TO $6000 IT'S GOING TO COST TO REPLACE THE SHORT BLOCK ENGINE. THEY ALSO STATED THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CURRENT ENGINE NOR DO THEY KNOW WHY IT FAILED AND THEY ALSO DON'T KNOW WHY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ALSO TOLD ME IT WAS FINE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE.
Engine, Dec 23, 2019
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ENGINE CUTS SHUTS OFF. I LET THE CAR ROLL TO THE FIRST OFF RAMP IN WHICH I COULD NOT START THE CAR AGAIN. STUCK IN MIDDLE LANE OF EXIT UNTIL I GOT HELP TO PUSH CAR TO SIDE OF THE ROAD.
Fuel system, Gasoline, Engine, Nov 20, 2019
2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL SWITCH SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL SWITCH FAILED AND CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE PRIOR TO THE WARRANTY EXPIRING BUT, THERE WAS NO REPAIR AVAILABLE AT THE TIME. *JS
Engine, Oct 29, 2019
DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITHOUT ANY NOTICE ENGINE QUIT HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. ENGINE LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AND ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART AND MADE A A LOT OF NOISE WHILE TRYING TO TURN OVER. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHO IS TRYING TO GET A NEW ENGINE AND ASSOCIATED PARTS WE ARE NOW 6 WEEKS INTO IT.
Engine, Oct 25, 2019
OUR TUSCON EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT HIGH SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY ONE YEAR AGO. FOLLOWING NOTIFICATION OF THE NHTSA RECALL (NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 19V-063), WE PROVIDED DETAILED DOCUMENTATION TO HYUNDAI IN THREE SEPARATE LETTERS WHICH EXPLAINS IN GREAT DETAIL OUR EXPERIENCE. WE HAVE UPLOADED THOSE LETTERS BELOW. THE LETTER DATED 20JUL PROVIDES THE DETAIL OF THE INCIDENT. WE ALSO HAVE INVOICES FOR THE REPAIR WHICH OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE RECALL BEING ANNOUNCED. PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHMENTS FOR MORE DETAIL.
Engine, Oct 23, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE, DECELERATE, AND FAILED TO EXCEED 5 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR, CAM POSITION SENSOR, AND UPSTREAM OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SPRINGFIELD HYUNDAI (LOCATED AT 754 BALTIMORE PIKE, SPRINGFIELD, PA 19064, (866) 418-7587) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V063000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,500.
Engine, Oct 23, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO VEER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V063000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT INFORMED KEFFER HYUNDAI (9010 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD, MATTHEWS, NC 28105, (980) 201-2782) AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IN FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,974.
Engine, Oct 16, 2019
WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY IN BIRMINGHAM, COMING FROM STOCKBRIDGE, GA WE HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD AND PULLED OVER. THE NOISE INCREASED, SO WE HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED ALL THE WAY BACK TO GEORGIA TO A HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER. IT TURNS OUT THE ROB BEARING FAILED, WAS THE DIAGNOSIS. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN OCT 2018 THE CAR BROKE DOWN JULY 2019. HYUNDAI TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $10,000 TO REPLACE WITH A NEW ENGINE OR $6,000 USED WITH 90K MILES ON USED ENGINE. I WROTE A LETTER TO HYUNDAI, WHO THEY HAD SOMEONE CONTACT ME AND TOLD ME JUST TO WAIT THERE WILL BE A RECALL SOON. TWO MONTHS LATER I RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FOR AN OIL PAN LEAK RECALL #19V063000. THAT WAS TOO LATE! THE CAR IS SITTING IN MY GARAGE BECAUSE I FEEL THAT HYUNDAI IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THIS CAR. I JUST READ WHERE HYUNDAI/KIA HAD A CLASS ACTION SUIT ON THEM AND THEY SETTLED, BUT 2012 TUCSON WAS NOT LISTED ONLY 2014, 2015, 2018 &2019 TUCSON. HOW DO YOU START A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT?
Engine, Oct 12, 2019
MY VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A CLANKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING, I PULLED OVER TO CHECK WHAT THE NOISE WAS, WHEN I STOPPED THE VEHICLE I LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND SAW A FLUID COMING OUT, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME BUT THE CLANKING WAS STILL GOING THEN AS I TRIED TO GO A LITTLE FASTER AROUND 30MPH THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I PULLED INTO MY COMPLEX AND THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED, I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED THE CAR UP AGAIN NO LIGHTS CAME ON BUT THERE WAS STILL CLANKING COMING FROM THE FRONT. NEXT MORNING I DROVE IT UP THE STREET TO MY MECHANIC THE CAR DID THE SAME THING BUT THIS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE OIL LIGHT WAS FLICKERING, AND AS I PULLED INTO THE MECHANIC SHOP THE CAR DIED WHILE I WAS IN MID TURN. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A SMALL OIL LEAK BUT NEEDED TO OPEN THE ENGINE TO FIND OUT MORE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE SO I TOOK IT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER TO SEE IF THAT WAS THE CAUSE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT, AS I DID RESEARCH I FOUND THAT HYUNDAI HAS TWO DIFFERENT CARS WITH THE SAME TYPE OF ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE. HYUNDAI FINALLY CAME WITH A DIAGNOSTIC THAT IT WAS MY SPUN BEARING THAT WAS THE ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE, WHICH IS THE EXACT ISSUE AS THE TWO OTHER CARS THE SONATA AND SANTA FE FROM HYUNDAI WITH A RECALL. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO HYUNDAI MANUFACTURING TO INFORM THEM OF THE ISSUE, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE HYUNDAI DEALER WHO DID THE DIAGNOSTIC DOES NOT HAVE TO REPORT THESE FINDINGS IF THEY DO NOT WANT TO. I HAVE SEEN COMPLAINTS WITH MY TYPE OF VEHICLE ON THE INTERNET ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM ALONG WITH OTHER FORUMS ONLINE WITH THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE ON THE HYUNDAI TUCSON 2012.
Engine, Oct 7, 2019
DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 95 IN PHILADELPHIA, PA (AT 55MPH) WHEN ENGINE STALLED. WAS ABLE TO GET ONTO SHOULDER, AND HAD CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC. MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED (DUE TO NO OIL GETTING TO THE BLOCK), AND THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW MOTOR. CONTACTED HYUNDAI USA, AND THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. BASED ON THE REVIEWS, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE, YET THEY ARE DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT.
Engine, Sep 30, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V063000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT CALLED JIM BURKE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE CENTER AT 205-291-1119 (LOCATED AT 445 13TH ST N, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35203) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Engine, Sep 26, 2019
MY CAR (2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON) WAS EFFECTED BY RECALL 181, ANNOUNCED IN APRIL OF 2019. MY ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 80 MPH, LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO PULL ON TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY. HAD IT BEEN A MILE OR TWO DOWN THE ROAD THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IN A TUNNEL AND THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT AS THERE IS NO SHOULDER. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY LOCAL GARAGE WHERE THEY TESTED VARIOUS THINGS INCLUDING STARTER, ALTERNATOR, BATTERY ETC AND DETERMINED THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AGAIN AFTER RUNNING DIAGNOSTIC IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE IS SEIZED. NOW I AM IN A WAITING GAME TO SEE IF HYUNDAI WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND REPLACE THE ENGINE.
Engine, Sep 23, 2019
I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE IN MY VEHICLE, NOW HYUNDAI IS PLACING A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR ENGINE OIL LEAK! MY VEHICLE STALLED AND ENGINE DIED WHEN MY ENGINE WENT SO I BELIEVE THIS RECALL HAD A FACTOR ON MY ENGINE DYING. I WAS ON A HIGHWAY, HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN THE ENGINE STALL, THEN PUTTERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD & QUIT. AFTERWARDS THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC THAT DIAGNOSED VEHICLE AS ENGINE FAILURE - WHICH RESULTED IN FULL ENGINE REPLACEMENT. I FEEL THAT MY ENGINE SHOULD BE FULLY COVERED AND AM REQUESTING A REFUND FOR REPLACEMENT OF MY ENGINE. I NOTIFIED HYUNDAI AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT BUT THEY REPORTED THAT "THERE IS NO RECALLS" FOR ENGINE OR ANY RELATED "RECALLS" SIMILAR TO THE MALFUNCTION OF MY ENGINE.........REALLY? THE HYUNDAI SONATA HAS THE SAME ENGINE IN IT 2011 AND IT HAS A FULL RECALL ON THAT ENGINE. I NEED A CLEAR EXPLANATION PLEASE. I WILL REVIEW MY SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS AND CAN PROVIDE A CLEAR & PRECISE DATE OF INCIDENT. DATE BELOW IS ONLY A GUESS.
Vehicle speed control, Engine, Sep 20, 2019, crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V063000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). WHILE THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS DRIVING 20-25 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO AN UNDERPASS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS ARM AND WRIST, AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT LOT. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.
Engine, Sep 18, 2019
HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET, PULLED OVER. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON DASHBOARD TO INDICATE ANY KIND OF PROBLEM. CONTACT MY HUSBAND WHO INFORMED ME NOT TO MOVE THE CAR, AND TO HAVE IT TOWED TO OUR HOME HAS NOT MOVED SINCE TOWING. OIL CHANGE WAS DONE 3 MONTHS PRIOR. A FAMILY FRIEND INFORMED ME ABOUT A RECALL ON HYUNDAI VEHICLES,I WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY RE-CALL NOR WAS I CONTACTED BY HYUNDAI. I CALL TO INQUIRE THE WEEK OF 08/26 - 08/30, PROVIDED MY INFO AND WAS INFORMED THAT NO RECALL WAS LISTED FOR MY VEHICLE UNDER THE VIN#, ABOUT A WEEK LATER AFTER MY CALL, I GOT A NOTICE IN THE MAIL 09/09/19 FOR RE-CALL CAMPAIGN 181 - 19V063 SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE GOT A CASE#. TOWED MY VEHICLE TO DEALER SHIP 09/16/2019 WAS ADVISED MAY NEED A NEW ENGINE.
Engine, Sep 17, 2019
ON JULY 4, 2019 I WAS DRIVING AND MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY BROKE DOWN WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60MPH IN MANAHAWKIN NJ ON RT. 72. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES LEADING UP TO THIS. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. SINCE THE NEAREST HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSED B/C OF THE HOLIDAY I HAD IT TOWED TO MR. TIRE. THEY AT FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR THEN THE STARTER, BUT THEN DECIDED IT WAS AN ENGINE ISSUE. I THEN HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS AN ENGINE FAILURE AND IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER IT TOOK A FEW WEEKS TO EVEN GET THAT DETERMINATION. THEN I WAS TOLD THAT PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER AND IT WOULD BE A MINIMUM OF 3 MONTHS. AFTER WEIGHING OPTIONS I DECIDED TO SADLY TRADE IN THE VEHICLE. ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE CAR (NHTSA RECALL #: 19VX-063; HYUNDAI RECALL #: 181) FOR OIL LEAK THAT COULD LEAD TO ENGINE DAMAGE, STALLED ENGINE, RISK OR CRASH OR FIRE. I AM VERY UPSET THAT I AM JUST RECEIVING THIS RECALL NOW AND THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON A VERY BUSY ROAD AT THE TIME OF THE BREAK DOWN BUT IT COULD HAVE VERY WELL PUT ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
Engine, Sep 13, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V063000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MARTIN SWANTY HYUNDAI (928-692-3232, LOCATED AT 4180 STOCKTON HILL ROAD, KINGMAN, AZ 86409). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO COME BACK ANOTHER TIME BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.