2016 Hyundai Tucson
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Power train is the leading concern among 1,620 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the highest complaint count among 21 Tucson model years with reports.
Of the 2016 reports, 14 involved a crash and 26 involved a fire. 7 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Service brakes, hydraulic, antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip, control unit/modulePark outsideSep 4, 2020
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) recalled certain 2019-2021 Tucson vehicles on September 4, 2020. On December 30, 2020, Hyundai expanded the recall population, and added certain 2016-2018 Tucson vehicles. The Anti-lock Brake Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) could corrode internally and cause an electrical short, possibly resulting in an engine compartment fire.
An engine compartment fire can increase the risk of injury or crash.
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the HECU fuse. For 2019-2021 model years, the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) software will also be updated. Recall repairs will be performed free of charge. Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures as a precaution until the recall repair is complete. The recall began November 2, 2020. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 195.
Campaign 20V543000 on NHTSA.gov
Electrical system, wiringNov 21, 2016
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Tucson vehicles manufactured May 19, 2015, to November 14, 2016, and 2017 Santa Fe vehicles manufactured November 28, 2015, to November 14, 2016. The affected vehicles may be equipped with an accessory trailer hitch wiring harness that, due to a malfunction of the tow hitch module, may result, in the trailer brake lights being constantly illuminated. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, " Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
If the trailer brake lights stay illuminated while being used, other drivers may be confused, increasing the risk of a crash.
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected accessory trailer hitch wiring harnesses, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin January 13, 2017. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's number for this recall is 153.
Campaign 16V842000 on NHTSA.gov
Power train, automatic transmission, control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)Aug 30, 2016
Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2016 Tucson vehicles manufactured May 20, 2015 through May 31, 2016 and equipped with a 7-speed EcoShift Dual Clutch Transmission. Certain driving conditions and high temperatures may cause the vehicle to not move if the accelerator pedal is pressed and released repeatedly.
Inability to move the vehicle while in traffic may increase the risk of a crash.
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will update the Transmission Control Module software, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on October 28, 2016. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-671-3059. Hyundai's number for this recall is 149.
Campaign 16V628000 on NHTSA.gov
Latches/locks/linkages, hood, latchMay 24, 2016
Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2016 Tucson vehicles manufactured May 19, 2015 to March 14, 2016. In the affected vehicles, if the primary hood latch has been released, and the vehicle is driven, the secondary hood latch may not hold adequately secure the hood to prevent it from opening while the vehicle is in motion.
If the primary hood latch is inadvertently released and the secondary latch cannot secure the hood, the hood may unexpectedly open while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the secondary hood latch, free of charge. The recall began on June 30, 2016. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 145.
Campaign 16V348000 on NHTSA.gov
Exterior lighting, tail lightsMar 10, 2016
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2016 Hyundai Tucson vehicles manufactured May 26, 2015 to January 15, 2016 and equipped with an accessory trailer hitch harness either included with the accessory trailer hitch or sold as a service part. In the affected vehicles, when the vehicle's engine is running and the brake lights are illuminated, if the turn signal is activated, the trailer turn signal lights will either turn off or remain continuously illuminated (not flash). As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 108, " Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
Failure to illuminate the trailer's turn signal lights would prevent the communication of the driver's intent, increasing the risk of a crash.
Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will update the tow hitch harness, free of charge. The recall began on May 2, 2016. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9640. Hyundai's number for this recall is 142.
Campaign 16V147000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints
1,620 reports, newest first.
Power train, Sep 19, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HYUNDAI TUCSON. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO SHIFT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,153.
Suspension, Power train, Vehicle speed control, Sep 19, 2016
MULTIPLE ISSUES. MAIN ISSUE FOR NOW- PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN. MAJOR HESITATION. HESITATES FROM A STOP AND WHEN ALREADY DRIVING. TODAY IT SHOOK AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE FOR THE 2ND TIME SINCE I'VE HAD IT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR MULTIPLE ISSUES AND HAS ALREADY HAD THE THROTTLE BODY AND REAR SUSPENSION REPLACED. IT ALSO HAD THE HOOD LATCH REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL AND IT WAS LOSING COOLANT APPARENTLY THROUGH THE CAP.
Power train, Electrical system, Sep 16, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2016 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V628000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50. UPDATED 01/11/2017*CT
Vehicle speed control, Sep 16, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. UPDATED 01/06/2017*CT
Power train, Electrical system, Sep 16, 2016
I PURCHESED MY NEW 2016 HYUNDAI TUSCON TURBO IN FEB. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN SLUGGISH ON ACCELARTION AND AT TIMES WON'T MOVE AT ALL AFTER A STOP. IT HAS HAD NUMEROUS "UPDATES" FOR THE TRANSMISION WITH NO SUCCESS. AT TIMES IT WILL ROLL BACKWARDS WHEN IN DRIVE AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL WHILE AT DRIVE THRUS OR ON AN INCLINE . IT REMAINED IN THE SHOP FOR ONE OF THE TIMES FOR MORE THAN 30 DAYS. A HYUNDAI ENGINEER HAS INSPECTED MY CAR AND SAYS THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG IT. ALL OF THE ISSUES I HAVE HAD ARE NOT NORMAL, AND THEY AGREE BUT STATE THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE SERVICE DEPT HAVE DRIVEN MY CAR AND AGREE THAT IT STILL HAS THE HESITATION, BUT SAY THEIR HANDS ARE TIED UNTIL HYUNDAI HAS A SOLUTION. IT DOESN'T THROW A CODE ON ANY OF THE ISSUES. IT HAS EVEN DIED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP REPEATEDLY FOR THE SAME ISSUES. NOW, THIS LAST TIME, I AM GETTING A BATTERY DISCHARGE WARNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. IT IS NOW BACK IN THE SHOP FOR THAT ISSUE ALONG WITH THE SAME SLUGGISH DELAYED ACCELEARTION. I AM 100% UNHAPPY WITH THIS PURCHASE. I SEE WHERE HUNDAI IS MAKING A RECALL, BUT I AM UNSURE IF THIS NEW UPDATE IS ANY DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER TWO MY SUV HAS ALREADY HAD. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND CERTAINLY HAS MAJOR ISSUES.
Power train, Sep 16, 2016
SEVERE HESITATION ON TAKE OFF. WHEN SLOWING DOWN IN TRAFFIC IN TOWN, THEN ACCELERATING TUSCON JERKS SEVERELY ON TAKE OFF. PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY ON TO STREET IT HESITATES. DEALERSHIP WHERE TUSCON WAS PURCHASED DID UPGRADE ON COMPUTER CHIP FOR TRANSMISSION BUT UPGRADE HAS NOT HELPED.
Power train, Sep 16, 2016
WHEN BEGINNING TO TAKE OFF FROM A STOP, THE CAR ENGINE WILL REV UP BUT THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WILL JERK FORWARD. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL TAKE OFF. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR IT'S FIRST SERVICE AND COMPLAINED ABOUT IT. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME I JUST NEEDED TO LEARN HOW TO DRIVE IT. THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BUT WAS JUST VERY ANNOYING TO DRIVE UNTIL RECENTLY. THE OTHER DAY I TRIED TO CROSS A MAIN HIGHWAY. THERE WAS A CAR COMING BUT NORMALLY I WOULD HAVE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO CROSS SAFELY. THE CAR REVVED UP BUT WOULD NOT MOVE. I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR ENGINE REVVED WAY UP AND THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY CAUGHT UP. THE CAR TOOK OFF VERY ABRUPTLY. BY THIS TIME THE APPROACHING CAR WAS TOO CLOSE AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TRIED TO CROSS. I HAVE NOT LOGGED ANY OF THE INSTANCES YET BUT WILL BEGIN DOING SO NOW. THERE WAS ANOTHER INSTANCE THAT COMES TO MIND. I WAS PARKED FACING DOWNHILL IN A CHURCH PARKING LOT. THERE WAS A PARKED CAR FACING ME DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I STARTED TO BACK OUT OF THE SPOT, THE CAR REVVED UP AND IT BEGAN ROLLING FORWARD TOWARDS THE OTHER PARKED CAR. THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY CAUGHT UP AND THE CAR LURCHED BACKWARDS. I HAVE NOTICED THE PROBLEM A LOT WHILE GOING THROUGH DRIVE THRU RESTAURANTS. NOT ONLY IS THE CAR DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, IT IS ALSO VERY ANNOYING TO DRIVE. AT THIS POINT THE SOLUTION I WOULD PREFER WOULD BE FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO GIVE ME MY DOWN PAYMENT BACK AND TAKE THE CAR BACK. I DO NOT WANT TO CONTINUE TO PAY HIGH PAYMENTS FOR A DANGEROUS CAR.
Power train, Electrical system, Sep 15, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO MOVE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES BECOME STUCK BETWEEN 30 AND 60 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. A MONTH LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND KEPT FOR 40 DAYS BECAUSE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN IN ECO-MODE, WHICH WOULD HINDER THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE TO SAVE FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AND REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V628000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25.
Engine, Sep 15, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT IS A LAWYER FOR A YOUNG WOMAN WHO LEASED A 2016 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ODOR INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BECAME DISORIENTED AND DROVE HOME. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED TROUBLE SPEAKING AND COORDINATING WORDS. THE CONTACT WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING SOME TOXIN AFFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT DISPLAYED HIGH LEVELS OF AN UNKNOWN TOXIN INSIDE THE CABIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 1,000 MILES. UPDATED 10/25/16 *BF *TR
Vehicle speed control, Sep 14, 2016
I BOUGHT MY CAR 2 MONTHS AGO, MOST OF THE TIME WHEN I TRY TO MOVE FROM A FULL STOP, LIGHT OR PARK MY CAR DON'T WANT TO MOVE AS YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL YOU ONLY HEAR THE RPM RAISEN BUT CAR STAYS STILL AFTER A FEW SECUNDS THE CAR WILL IT MOVES ABRUPTLY AND IT'S HARD TO CONTROL THE MOVEMENT AS YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL START MOVING
Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Sep 11, 2016
THE DUAL CLUTCH MANUAL TRANSMISSION "FREEZES" IN NEUTRAL EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WON'T MOVE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT HAPPENS SPORADICALLY. THE ENGINE IS ALSO VERY BALKY AND SLUGGISH ON ACCELERATION.
Power train, Sep 9, 2016
MY CAR WAS STOPPED BECAUSE I NEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE TUSCON WAS SLOW TO RESPOND WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND I WAS ALMOST STRUCK. A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED BUT THERE ARE STILL ACCELERATION ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. I'VE TOLD THE HYUNDAI DEALER THAT THIS SUV IS UNSAFE AND SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD.
Power train, Sep 6, 2016
ON AUGUST 7, 2016 TRAVELING SOUTH ON I 44 JUST NORTH OF THE WILLIS EXIT TRAFFIC SLOWED DOWN I DECELERATED AND THEN IS TRAFFIC PICKED UP I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION. TOP SPEED WAS 20 MILES AN HOUR I LET OFF THE EXCELERATOR PUSHED AGAIN HAD SOME POWER BUT NOT FULL POWER. TWO CARS COMING UP BEHIND ME DOING 65 TO 75 MILES AN HOUR HAD TO DETOUR AROUND ME ONE ON THE RIGHT ONE ON THE LEFT. CHUCK WILLIS EXIT STOP AT STOP LIGHT PUSHED ON ACCELERATOR NO POWER. LET IT SIT FOR ONE HOUR THEN DROVE IT WITH NO APPARENT PROBLEM. ON AUGUST 8 RETURNING TO DALLAS PULLED OFF OF I 45 AT CORSICANA SLOWED DOWN FOR TWO TRUCKS ON THE SIDE OF THE ACCESS ROAD. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN IT WOULD GO 20 MILES AN HOUR. HAD CAR TOWED TO DALLAS TO VAN HYUNDAI. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A COMPUTER CARD THEY HAD A CONFIRMED FIX. ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 ON JOSEY LANE IN CARROLLTON TEXAS I SLOW DOWN TO LET A CAR INTO MY LANE THEN TRIED TO ACCELERATE AN EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEMS AS BEFORE. HAVING IT TOWED TO HELP FINES HON DAY IN PLANO TEXAS ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6.THE FIRST PROBLEM THE CAR HAD 10,635 MILES ON IT. THE THIRD EPISODE IT HAD 10,968 MILES ON IT.
Other or unspecified, Sep 1, 2016
I WAS DRIVING MY HYUNDAI TUSCON LIMITED 2016 60 MPH IN AN OPEN AREA WHEN THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF EXPLODED SPONTANEOUSLY. IT SOUNDED AS IF A GUN HAD GONE OFF NEXT TO MY HEAD. I CLOSED MY EYES BECAUSE I SENSE SOMETHING FLYING. WHEN I OPENED MY EYES I WAS BEING SHOWERED BY GLASS AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE ABOVE MY HEAD. I HIT MY HAZARDS AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE ROADSIDE. I WAS DISTRAUGHT AND TRAUMATIZED. GLASS SHARDS UP TO ONE INCH IN SIZE WERE ALL OVER MY CAR. I WAS SO FORTUNATE NO ONE HAD BEEN IN MY BACK SEAT. I WAS PERSONALLY COVERED IN GLASS ALL DOWN MY BACK SINCE I LEANED FORWARD WHEN IT HAPPENED. THE DEALER AT FIRST SAID IT WAS AN INSURANCE ISSUE AND THEN ONLY FIXED IT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OUR DRIVING SCHOOL HAD PURCHASED 25 VEHICLES FROM THAT DEALER. HYUNDAI CORPORATE HAS BEEN HORRIBLE ABOUT THIS OCCURRENCE. SALE OF THESE ROOFS MUST BE STOPPED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED.
Power train, Exterior lighting, Vehicle speed control, Aug 30, 2016
THE FIRST SIGN OF TROUBLE WITH THE VEHICLE CONCERNED THE COMPUTERIZED FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE VEHICLE. I COULD NOT SYNC MY PHONE TO THE CAR AND OTHER ISSUES . THE SECOND SIGN OF TROUBLE WAS WHEN I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ONE RAINY MORNING. I EXITED THE EXPRESSWAY AND STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT. ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN - THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I SAT THERE FOR A FEW LIGHTS ATTEMPTING TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE. IT FINALLY JERKED AND ACCELERATED VERY QUICKLY AND I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR BECAUSE THEY ROAD TESTED THE CAR AND DID NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I KEPT HAVING ALL SORTS OF PROBLEMS AFTER THIS, SUCH AS JERKING, LURCHING, LIGHTS FLICKERING IN AND OUT, TO NAME A FEW. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE CONFUSED AND I CONSIDER THIS CAR TO BE QUITE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. EVENTUALLY I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED A HOOD LATCH - SOMETHING I DID NOT EVEN KNOW I NEEDED AND PERFORMED A SOFTWARE CLUSTER THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR A FULL WEEK. I GOT THE CAR BACK AND DID NOT HAVE IT 24 HOURS BEFORE IT STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN, BUT EVEN WORSE THAN BEFORE. IT STILL SHOOTS OUT AFTER THE ACCELERATOR HAS BEEN TAPPED GENTLY, LURCHES AND JERKS FORWARD, STALLS AND STOPS, ESPECIALLY IF IT IS RAINING. I DON'T EVEN WANT TO THINK ABOUT TRYING TO DRIVE THIS CAR ONCE THE WINTER HAS SET IN. I AM ALREADY AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE DEALER (WORLD HYUNDAI OF MATTESON, IL ) AND HYUNDAI MOTORS TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE TO PAY FOR A CAR THAT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I AM AFRAID THEY AREN'T GOING TO MAKE ANY REAL CHANGES UNLESS SOMEONE HAS A TRAGIC ACCIDENT AND DIES.
Power train, Aug 30, 2016
VEHICLE WILL HESITATE WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE PERIODICALLY OWN ITS OWN AND RPM"S WILL REV. AFTER HESITATION CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD AND JERK YOUR NECK. I HAVE HAD TOO MANY CLOSE CALLS TO DRIVE THIS CAR ANYMORE. THE PROBLEMS HAPPEN RANDOMLY. HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THIS. NOW THEY SAY THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET KILLED IN THIS CAR IF DRIVEN BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE NOW SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM ONLINE.THESE PROBLEMS OCCUR WHEN MOTION ON ALL STREETS AND HIGHWAY. IT DOES NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE IF THE VEHICLE IS IN NORMAL, ECO OR SPORT MODE. EVERY TIME THE DEALER HAS IT IT SEEMS TO FIX IT TEMPORALLY BUT THEN THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO RE-ACCRUE. I CAN NOT IMAGINE WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN THE ROADS GET BAD IN THE WINTER.
Power train, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Aug 25, 2016
WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP AT AT A SLOW SPEED THIS CAR HAS EXTREME LAG. SOMETIMES IT CAN TAKE UP TO 3 SECONDS FOR THE ENGINE TO RESPOND AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JUMPS AND ACCELERATES TOO QUICKLY. THIS PROBLEM HAS MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO JUDGE WHEN I CAN CROSS TRAFFIC BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE CAR WILL ACTUALLY ACCELERATE.
Power train, Aug 24, 2016
2016 HYUNDAI TUCSON LIMITED 1.6T (ULTIMATE PKG) VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW MAY 30 2016. MANY TIMES THE VEHICLE HAS HESITATED AND/OR LURCHED INTO GEAR FROM A DEAD STOP. THE DCT TRANSMISSION HESITATES NOTICEABLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM DEAD STOP. VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 2,700 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE MAIN INCIDENT DESCRIBED BELOW (WE NOTICED HESITATION IN STARTING FROM DEAD STOP RIGHT FROM TIME OF PURCHASE AND QUESTIONED THE SALES PERSON. HE STATED THAT WAS DUE THE DCT AND WE NEEDED TO GET USED TO DRIVING THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE). THE VEHICLE WAS ON AN INTERSTATE EXIT RAMP AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE DRIVERS FOOT ON THE BREAK, WHEN DRIVER TOOK HIS FOOT OF THE BREAK TO STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACK AND WOULD NOT GO FORWARD, SO THE DRIVER STEPPED HARDER ON THE ACCELERATOR, WHEN THE DCT AND TRANSMISSION FINALLY ENGAGED THE VEHICLE LURCHED SHARPLY FORWARD AND THE TIRES SCREECHED LOUDLY. (THIS BASICALLY FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS PREFORMING A NEUTRAL SLAM). WHEN AT A DEAD STOP THE DCT CLUTCHES PERIODICALLY WILL NOT ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION, IT'S LIKE THE CAR IS IN NEUTRAL AND THEN IT WILL START TO MOVE. I HAVE NOW SEEN MORE THE 160 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE 'NHTSA' WEB SITE AND MANY MORE ON OTHER SITES WHEN GOOGLING 2016 HYUNDAI TUCSON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.
Power train, Aug 22, 2016
I PURCHASED MY 2016 HYUNDAI TUCSON IN MARCH. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I'M SCARED FOR MY LIFE AND CHILDREN'S LIFE. MY TUSCAN WILL BE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT , STOP SIGN, OR WHERE EVER IT FEELS LIKE NOT GOING. I PUSH THE PEDAL TO GO AND IT DOESN'T. AT TIMES IT WILL JERK AS WELL. ONE TIME, I WAS AT A RED LIGHT AND I TRIED TO GO AND IT WOULDN'T LET ME. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A VEHICLE. THANK GOODNESS BY CHILDREN WASN'T WITH ME. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE DEALER 4 TIMES. THEY KEPT MY TUSCAN FOR ALMOST A MONTH. IT'S AUGUST AND THEY HAVE MY TUSCAN AGAIN. I STILL DON'T HAVE IT.
Power train, Aug 21, 2016
WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, FROM TIME TO TIME THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE. I CAN TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND IT WILL INCREASE RPM BUT NOT ROLL. I PRESS THE GAS AND IT WILL INCREASE RPM BUT NOT ROLL. IT WILL NOT ROLL FORWARD UNTIL SIGNIFICANT GAS IS APPLIED AND RPMS ARE VERY HIGH. THE CAR STARTED DOING THIS AT ABOUT 4500 MILES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 2 DEALERSHIPS TO HAVE IT FIXED. THEY DO A "SOFTWARE UPDATE" BUT THIS DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I EVEN SHOWED A SERVICE MANAGER THE YOUTUBE VIDEO OF WHAT THE CAR IS DOING, IN CASE I WASN'T COMMUNICATING CLEARLY ENOUGH. I AM WRITING THIS AFTER THE 2ND "REPAIR" AS THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED. WHEN I AM STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, IT IS AN ANNOYANCE TO ME AND EVERYONE AROUND ME. I IS ALSO A SAFETY CONCERN. WHEN I AM TRYING TO CROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND MY CAR HESITATES, IT IS DOWNRIGHT UNSAFE.
Electrical system, Aug 20, 2016
THE AIR CONDITIONING WILL QUIT WORKING AND JUST BLOW WARM AIR. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 5 TIMES. USUALLY JUST TURNING THE SYSTEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON AFTER A FEW SECONDS WILL RESTART THE SYSTEM. ONE TIME OVER THE TIME OF THREE HOURS THE SYSTEM WOULD GO OFF AND NOT RESTART AFTER 30 MINUTES.
Power train, Aug 20, 2016
AFTER COMING TO A STOP, THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD WHEN IN DRIVE. THE ENGINE REVS HOWEVER THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE. THIS HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN 6 TIMES. I HAVE HAD REPAIRED BY DEALER TWO TIMES AND PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THIS LAST INCIDENT TOOK OVER 15 MINUTES BEFORE I COULD GET THE CAR TO MOVE. FORWARD AND WAS STUCK ON A MAJOR 4 LANE ROAD. I TRIED TURNING CAR OFF, MOVING TO NEUTRAL AND BACK TO DRIVE, PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, AND THEN TRY DRIVE AGAIN. NOTHING CORRECTED THE SITUATION. FINALLY WAS ABLE TO MOVE CAR A FEW JERKY FEET AND THEN CONTINUE TO REV ENGINE UNTIL CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE. THE CAR DID MOVE IN REVERSE. CAR DID STOP IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION ONCE AND JUST STARTING GOING IN TIME TO JUST MISSED BEING T-BONED BY DUMP TRUCK. HAVE MAJOR CONCERNS THAT COULD BE INVOLVED IN HORRIFIC ACCIDENT BECAUSE DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS ISSUE WILL ARRIVE AGAIN. THE CAR IS EIGHT MONTHS OLD.
Other or unspecified, Aug 19, 2016
WHEN COMING OFF A DEAD STOP IT FAILS TO GO. RPM'S REV BUT THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE. IT DOES NOT MOVE AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR WHEN WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED AND T-BONED. I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE (JUNE 2016) THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THAT WAS A MONTH AGO AND IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WAS WORSE. I CONTACTED SERVICE AT MY DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT A FIX CAME OUT THAT MORNING. THAT IS A LIE SINCE I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON LINE. CONSUMER REPORTS SAID THE FIRST FIX WAS ISSUED IN DEC 2015 (WHEN I PURCHASED MY CAR) AND THIS RECENT FIX WAS ISSUED A WEEK AGO.I NOW HAVE TO WAIT 5 DAYS DRIVING AN UNSAFE CAR BEFORE THEY WILL WORK ON IT. I CONTACTED CORPORATE AND AM WAITING FOR A PHONE CALL TO DISCUSS THIS. ALSO SPUTTERING WHEN ACCELERATING HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE THE FIRST MONTH I HAD THE CAR. I DON'T THINK THEY REALIZE HOW DANGEROUS THIS IS. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO GET HURT OR KILLED BEFORE HYUNDAI ISSUES A RECALL AND/OR A BUY BACK?? I ONLY HAVE 4300 MILES ON THE CAR. I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING IT.
Power train, Aug 19, 2016
I HAVE A 2016 HYUNDAI TUCSON LIMITED THAT IVE BEEN HAVING DCT PROBLEMS WITH. FIRST ISSUE I WAS IN THE LEFT HAD TURN LANE AT A BUSY INTERSECTION AND THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE JUST REV LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL CAUSING ME TO BLOCK TRAFFIC AND ALMOST GET INTO A ACCIDENT. SECOND I WENT ON A HIKE UP AT ANGELES FOREST AND DIDN'T GET BACK TO MY VEHICLE TILL IT WAS DARK OUT AND MY CAR WOULDNT MOVE AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT WAS FOLLOWED BY A TRANS TEMP TO HIGH WARNING AND I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE WITH NO SERVICE. I CAN NO LONGER TRUST THIS VEHICLE AT ALL.
Power train, Aug 17, 2016
I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 8/6/16 BUT THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO LOCATED THE VEHICLE WITH OUR SPECIFICATIONS AND GET IT FROM ANOTHER DEALER. WE TEST DROVE A SIMILAR TUCSON AND WHILE WE DROVE THE TEST VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THEN THE RPM'S WHERE GOING CRAZY AND IT FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. IT HAD 5,000 MI. ON IT AND THE SALESMAN HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE SERVICE DEPT. WE ASKED IF THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE, HE ASSURED US IT WASN'T AND PLAYED IT OFF. SADLY, WE DID END UP PURCHASING ANOTHER TUCSON 2016 WITH 356 MI. ON IT ON 8/8/2016. I HAVE ALREADY HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT. 1ST) TRYING TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, WOULD NOT GO. 2ND) LEAVING A PARKING SPACE IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. 3RD) DRIVING IN A PARKING GARAGE UPHILL AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND COULDN'T GO UP THE RAMP PROPERLY. I TRIED TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE AUTOMAX DEALERSHIP IN NORMAN, OK AND THEY WOULD NOT TAKE IT BACK AFTER 3 DAYS AND THEY KNOWINGLY SOLD ME AND UNSAFE AND DEFECTIVE VEHICLE!!! I HAVEN'T EVEN USED A HALF TANK OF GAS. I DID TELL THEM TO STOP THE PAPERWORK ON IT AND NOW WE ARE DEALING WITH HYUNDAI HEADQUARTERS. I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING A RENTAL CAR AND MY BRAND NEW UNSAFE AND DEFECTIVE HYUNDAI TUCSON 2016 IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY!!!! HYUNDAI NEEDS TO TAKE THESE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD BEFORE ANYONE DIES!!! THERE NEEDS TO BE AN INVESTIGATION ASAP!!!!!!