2017 Hyundai Tucson
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Engine is the leading concern among 1,086 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 2nd highest complaint count among 21 Tucson model years with reports.
Of the 2017 reports, 13 involved a crash and 26 involved a fire. 14 people were injured and 1 person died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
EngineSep 17, 2021
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2017 Tucson and Sonata Hybrid vehicles. The connecting rod bearings inside the engine may wear prematurely, which can 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.
Dealers will inspect the engine. If bearing damage is found, the engine will be replaced. Dealers will also install a software update containing a new Knock Sensor Detection System (KSDS). Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owners were notified of the defect on November 16, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed January 15, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 209.
Campaign 21V727000 on NHTSA.gov
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
Representative owner complaints
1,086 reports, newest first.
Power train, Sep 12, 2020
THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION, UNBEKNOWNST TO ME WHEN I PURCHASED IT USED NOV 2019. HAD I KNOWN, AND RESEARCHED ALL THE ISSUES, I WOULD NEVER HAVE BOUGHT IT. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS DUE TO THE WAY THE TRANSMISSION STALLS WHEN FIRST STARTING AND AS YOU PUSH THE GAS A LITTLE MORE TO GET IT TO GO, IT JETS FORWARD TOO FAST. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HYUNDAI AND NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ON SNOWY ROADS, WHICH I DID THIS PAST WINTER AND FELT VERY UNSAFE DUE TO THE STALL AND THEN JET FORWARD ISSUE. I WOULD NEVER ALLOW A NEW/YOUNG DRIVER TO USE THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE TIMES I WAS ALMOST HIT BECAUSE OF THE STALL WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND ALSO A FEW TIMES WHEN I FELT I COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE JETTING FORWARD. MY PREVIOUS VEHICLE WAS ALSO A HYUNDAI TUCSON, MINUS THE DUAL CLUTCH, AND IT WAS THE BEST VEHICLE I'D EVER OWNED. PASSED IT DOWN TO MY BROTHER WITH 265,000 MILES ON IT AND STILL GOING STRONG. I HAD NO IDEA HYUNDAI HAD CREATED THIS DUAL CLUTCH AND NOW I AM STUCK PAYING FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVER SINCE I PURCHASED IT USED NOV 2019 AND I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI TWICE ABOUT IT. THE FIRST TIME THEY HAD ME TAKE IT IN TO RESET THE DRIVER TRAINING MODE. THE SECOND TIME THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I NOW KNOW WHY THE PREVIOUS OWNER TRADED IT IN WITH ONLY 14,000 MILES. :(
Engine, Sep 10, 2020
THE TURBO WENT OUT OF IT AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT NEEDED A WHOLE NEW ENGINE WE TOOK IT TO ANOTHER PLACE TO GET SECOND OPINION AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED A NEW TURBO, WE PUT THAT ON A YEAR AGO AND NOW ITS BAD AGAIN. WHEN DRIVING IT WE NOTICED IT KEPT LOOSING POWER, FIRST TIME WAS IN THE FALL OF 2019 AND JUST NOW ITS STARTED THE SAME THING LOOKING POWER AND ENGINE CODE WITH TURBO
Power train, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Sep 2, 2020
BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN FEBRUARY 2017. AS OTHERS HAVE NOTED, WHEN I APPLY THE GAS, THE CAR HESITATES AND THEN SURGES. VERY DANGEROUS AT INTERSECTIONS WHERE YOU HAVE TO GET UP TO SPEED AMONG OTHER CARS. BACKING UP ON A HILL IS VERY DIFFICULT - NOTHING HAPPENS UNTIL IT SUDDENLY JUMPS. HOLDING AND INCHING FORWARD ON A HILL IS SIMILARLY A CHALLENGE. THE DEALER OF COURSE SAYS THERE'S NOTHING WRONG. THE THIRD TIME I COMPLAINED THEY FINALLY SAID IT WAS A DESIGN ISSUE AND THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. OTHER THAN THAT, THE CAR IS QUITE WELL DESIGNED. I REALLY LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE. BUT HYUNDAI REALLY SCREWED THIS UP AND I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE SUCH AN UNSAFE CAR. I WILL PROBABLY SELL IT AT A LOSS AND I DOUBT I'LL EVER BUY ANOTHER HYUNDAI. VERY POOR. THIS FORM REQUIRES ME TO PUT A DATE THAT THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, SO I JUST ENTERED THE DAY I BOUGHT THE [XXX] THING. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Power train, Aug 17, 2020
WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, ENGINE/TRANSMISSION HAS SEVERE HESITATION, NO MOVEMENT FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS THAN HAS VERY LITTLE POWER AND RPMS REV INTO THE RED ZONE UNTIL IT FINALLY 'KICKS IN' JERKING THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON MANY OCCASIONS TRYING TO MAKE LEFT TURNS OR GET ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES SINCE BUYING THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2017 AND THEY TELL ME THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE REPLICATED VIA COMPUTER AND THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THE DCT... NOTHING ABOUT THIS IS NORMAL. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS.
Power train, Aug 14, 2020
SEEMS LIKE WHEN THE TEMPERATURE REACHES ABOUT 90 DEGREES TRANSMISSION HAS A PROBLEM LEAVING A STOP AT A NORMAL SPEED NO MATTER H0W MUCH GAS PEDAL IS APPLIED IT TAKES 5 TO 10 SECONDS FOR THE CAR TO MOVE FOWARD AT A REGULAR SPEED ALMOST LIKE THE OLD DAYS WHEN YOU TRY TO TAKE OFF IN SECOND OR THIRD GEAR IN A STICK SHIFT. PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU EXPECT TO BE IN A SAFE PLACE BY THE TIME TRAFFIC ARRIVES OR WHEN LEAVING A STOP SIGN OTHER DRIVERS EXPECT YOU TO PULL AWAY AT A RESONABLE SPEED, POSSIBLY MAKINGS FOR A REAR END ACCIDENT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH HYUNDAI SEEMS TO BE IGNORING. I WOULD BE VERY SURPRICED IF THERE HAS'NT BEEN AN ACCIDENT FROM THIS PROBLEM SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE SOON. THIS HAS HAPPENED EACH SUMMER WHEN THE TEMPERATURE REACHES APPROX. 90 DEGREES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT 2 TIMES SO FAR WITH THIS PROBLEM THEY STATE THE CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM SO NOTHING CAN BE DONE. THERE SEEMS TO BE QUITE A FEW HYUNDAI OWNER WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME RESULTS AS MINE THE LAST SERVICE REPORT SHOWS IN AND OUT MILAGE OF 12 MILES, YET STATES THE UNIT WAS TEST DRIVEN AT LEAST 4 TIMES IN THE WEEK THEY HAD MY VEHICLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, UNFORUINATLY THE TEMPERATURE DO NOT REACH 90 DEGREES IN THAT WEEK AND THEY MUST HAVE NOT DRIVEN VERY FAR WITH THE TEST DRIVE, LESS THAN 3 MILES EACH TEST DRIVE, NOT MUCH FOR TEST DRIVES .
Power train, Aug 11, 2020
MY VEHICLE HAS A CONSISTENT DELAY IN ACCELERATION AND THE VEHICLE STUTTERS WHENEVER I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM A STOP OR WHEN INCREASING SPEED WHILE MOVING SLOWLY. PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR ALSO RESULTS IN THE RPMS INCREASING AND DELAYED ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE DELAYED ACCELERATION HAS RESULTED IN ME BEING DANGEROUSLY STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION WITH CARS HAVING TO GO AROUND ME. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS IS A TURBO LAG HOWEVER MY ISSUE IS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL BROCHURE FOR DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSIONS THAT I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE IS NOT A PART OF. ALL INSTANCES HAVE OCCURRED ON CITY STREETS AND HAVE BEEN OCCURING SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN APRIL 2017.
Power train, Aug 5, 2020
CAR DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE OFF, ALMOST BEEN HIT. DEALERSHIP SAYS CAR IS FINE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR.GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY IT HESITATES.
Engine, Jul 20, 2020
SEVERAL TIMES NOW WHEN MY CAR IS AT A COMPLETE STOP, AND I TRY TO PRESS THE GAS THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE FOR AT LEAST 2-3 SECONDS AND THEN WHEN IT DOES BEGIN TO MOVE, IT CREEPS ALONG. IT IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA IF MY CAR WILL BE FAST ENOUGH TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY. SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE HAD TO BACK UP WHEN I REALIZED MY CAR WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE THE GAP WHEN TURNING LEFT, OR I HAVE MISSED A LIGHT BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD FOR WHAT FEELS LIKE SECONDS ON END. THIS IS ONE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INTO A LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENT. ONE INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED WAS WHEN I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR WAS STATIONARY. WHEN I BEGAN TO PULL OUT, MY CAR WAS LAGGING TERRIBLY, TO THE POINT WHERE I HAD MISSED A VERY CLEAR GAP AND HAD TO BACK UP QUICKLY AND OUT OF THE WAY OF AN ONCOMING CAR THAT WAS TRAVELING AT AT LEAST 60 MPH. NOT ONLY WAS THIS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I HAD NO SPEED TO GET ONTO THE HIGHWAY, I FELT LIKE A SITTING DUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. AFTER I FOUND ANOTHER OPENING TO PULL OUT, MY CAR STILL DID NOT REACT QUICK AND IT WAS CRAWLING UNTIL IT HIT ABOUT 30 MPH, WHICH ON A HIGHWAY IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUSS SPEED TO BE TRAVELING AT.
Power train, Jul 15, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY HESITATED FOR 3 TO 4 SECONDS AFTER DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOORBOARD, WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DUTCH MILLER HYUNDAI (1202 WASHINGTON AVE, HUNTINGTON, WV 25704) ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND EACH TIME THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HESITATION WAS NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Air bags, Structure, Jul 12, 2020, crash
FRONTAL SIDE WAS BADLY HIT BY OTHER PASSING CAR .IN A CROSSROADM..THE VEHICULE WAS WRECKED BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLYED. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI USA AND THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT HYUNDAI PR. CREATED A CASE #3830 BUT THE INVESTIGATRO CLOSED THE CASE WITHOUT NOTICE OR INSPECTING THE DAMAGED OR CLAIM
Engine, Jul 2, 2020
FEB 2020 DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 70 ENGINE SEIZED WITH OIL SPRAYING OUT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR WITH NO WARNING (LIGHT) OF ISSUE FROM THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE HAS UNDER 50,000 MILES. WARRANTY DID NOT COVER ENGINE ISSUE (APPEALED 3X'S) PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR A NEW SHORT BLOCK ENGINE. HAVE NOT DRIVEN MUCH DUE TO QUARANTINE COVID-19 & EMPLOYEE CUT BACKS AT THE DEALERSHIP. RECENTLY (TODAY) RETURNED FROM A SHORT A TRIP (APPROX 150 MILES ON PA TURNPIKE) WITH OIL SPRAYING OUT FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE AGAIN. LUCKILY, THE ENGINE DID NOT SEIZE THIS TIME BUT IT WOULD HAVE IF I KEPT DRIVING. REGARDLESS, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS & UNSAFE. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HYUNDAI AGAIN AND WILL NEVER RECOMMEND THIS SO CALLED 'SAFE' VEHICLE TO ANYONE. *TR
Other or unspecified, Jun 26, 2020
VEHICLE IS HESITANT TO ACCELERATE. STUTTERS AND SHAKES. RETURNED IMMEDIATELY TO AUTO MECHANIC DEPARTMENT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I WAS CONTINUOUSLY TOLD THE VEHICLE ONLY NEEDED WARMING. I SPECIFICALLY ASKED WHEN PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IF THIS OFFERED A SMOOTH RIDE. CAR SALESMAN GUARANTEED SMOOTH AND SAFE. SO FAR IT HAS BEEN EVERYTHING BUT THAT. I AM ALSO EMBARRASSED TO GIVE ANYONE A RIDE DUE TO THE SHAKING STUTTERING. *TR
Power train, Jun 22, 2020
TOOK MY 2017 TUCSON TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THIS HESITATION/ SPUTTERS ISSUE AND EVERY SINGLE TIME I WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. THEY KEEP WANTING TO CLEAN THE FUEL INJECTORS SO THEY WANT TO MAKE MORE MONEY. OBVIOUSLY THIS DID NOTHING AND THE HESITATION KEEP RECURRING. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE SINCE IT'S HAPPENING TO ME AND OTHERS. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND DO NOT TRUST THIS CAR NOR THE DEALERSHIP. THIS PROBLEM STARTED RIGHT AFTER I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2017, TOOK IT IN AND TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG. I AM THE ONLY OWNER AND WE ARE STILL DEALING WITH IT. *TR
Electrical system, May 7, 2020
SHORTAGE IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.. NEVER HAD SO MANY BULBS BLOWN OUT ON 1 CAR - BRAKE LIGHTS AND HEAD LIGHTS. NOW THERE IS A SHORTAGE IN THE HOOD... THE FAN KEEPS GOING EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF, CLICKS A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THE FAR STARTS UP AGAIN. *TR
Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Apr 9, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AFTER A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MCCARTHY OLATHE HYUNDAI (681 N RAWHIDE, OLATHE, KS 66061) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A LOOSE DRAIN PLUG. DUE TO THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE LOOSE DRAIN PLUG, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT THEN NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. AFTER AN EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION, THE MANUFACTURER DEEMED THE FAILURE TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO SERVICED THE VEHICLE FOR OIL CHANGES. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,110.
Power train, Apr 6, 2020
THIS 2017 HYUNDAI IS EQUIPPED WITH A 7-SPEED, DUAL CLUTCH AUTO TRANSMISSION.. THE PROBLEM IS A SERIOUS HESITATION FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR. IN SOME INSTANCES THE POWERTRAIN MOMENTARILY SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY. ALSO, THERE IS SEVERE CHATTERING WHEN MOVING FORWARD AFTER A COMPLETE STOP. I CAN'T TELL IF THE CHATTERING IS CAUSED BY THE GEARS JUMPING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND OR IF THERE IS SLIPPAGE FROM ONE OF THE CLUTCH PACKS (THIS A TWIN CLUTCH PACK TRANSMISSION WITH OUT A TORQUE CONVERTER).THESE PROBLEMS BECOME PRONOUNCED AS TEMPERATURES RISE, SUCH AS HOT SUMMER DAYS. THE CONDITION OF THIS TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY MY DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND I HAVE A COPY OF THE WORK ORDER. I NOW DRIVE MY HYUNDAI BY STARTING IN STICK SHIFT MODE, THAN SHIFTING TO AUTOMATIC AFTER 3RD GEAR. WHEN I VISITED THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT I WAS TOLD : "CUSTOMER COMPLAINT COULDN'T BE DUPLICATED". THE HESITATION, THE CHATTERING AND OCCASIONAL SHUT DOWN OF THE POWERTRAIN IS VERY CONCERNING AND OBVIOUSLY IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED.
Power train, Apr 6, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL SOUND AND STALLED. AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS THE VEHICLE STARTED AND OPERATED AS INTENDED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRIORITY HYUNDAI (1499 S MILITARY HWY, CHESAPEAKE, VA 23320), TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200.
Power train, Apr 6, 2020
TRANSMISSION ISSUES - CAR WILL NOT PULL, AT TIMES, FROM A STANDING START OR WHEN STOPPED ON AN INCLINE. ENGINE REVS PUT CAR WILL NOT MOVE OR WILL HESITATE AS IT IS SEARCHING FOR A GEAR. TOOK IT TO THE SELLING DEALER, THEY TOLD ME IT'S A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION AND THERE IS NO "ISSUES OR FIX". IT'S AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE ABOUT A MONTH O=AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR, WHICH I BOUGHT NEW IN JULY 2018. IT'S DANGEROUS!
Other or unspecified, Mar 26, 2020
REAR WINDOW SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED IN THE SPRING OF 2018 (EARLY MAY). CALLED DEALERSHIP WHO COULDN'T REPLACE AND SENT TO GO THROUGH INSURANCE. FALL OF 2019 (SEPTEMBER) THE SAME WINDOW SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED. BOTH TIMES NO PHYSICAL INJURY TO WINDOW, CAR WAS PARKED IN LOCKED LOT. THESE OCCURRED AT CHANGE OF SEASON. UPON RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE THERE ARE NUMEROUS DISCUSSIONS OF SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERING WINDOWS FOR HYUNDAI VEHICLES. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT THIS TIME. REPORTS OF THIS OCCURRING VARY FROM WHILE IN MOTION OR PARKED, ALTHOUGH BOTH OF MINE OCCURRED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED.
Engine, Mar 18, 2020
MY HYUNDAI TUCSON HAS APPROXIMATELY 67000 MILES ON IT. I HAD IT IN PRIOR TO WARRANTY EXPIRING FOR ENGINE NOISE. I WAS TOLD NOISE WAS NORMAL.ANS NO SERVICE NEEDED. I HAD THE NEXT ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND NO ISSUES NOTED. I CHECKED MY OIL 2 DAYS AGO AND I ROUTINELY DO AND IT WAS REGISTERING NO OIL ON DIPSTICK. I HAVE NO OIL LEAKED ON DRIVEWAY OR CLIENTS DRIVES WHERE I PARK DAILY. I OUT OIL IN AND IMMEDIATELY TAKE TO DEALERSHIP. THEY CALLED LATER TO ASK.IF I HAD PURCHASED A EXTENDED WARRANTY? WHY ASK THIS? THEN SAID THEY WOULD CALL ONCE THEY KNEW THE ISSUE. THEY CALLED LATER TO LET ME KNOW I HAD METAL SHAVINGS IN MY ENGINE AND IT WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT. I WAS VERY UNHAPPY. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD SUBMIT FOR A "GOODWILL" REPAIR FROM HYUNDAI. THEY CAME BACK THEY WILL PAY 90% OF THE SHORT BLOCK ONLY. I LET THEM KNOW I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THIS AND THEY WILL TRY FOR MORE COVERAGE SINCE IT WILL NEED MORE THAN THE SHORT BLOCK. I ASKED THE TYPE OF ENGINE IN THE CAR AND CAN NOT GET A DIRECT ANSWER. ALL THESE ISSUES ARE ONCE FOUND IN THE RECALLED MODELS. I FEEL I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING AS A CONSUMER TO KEEP MY CAR IN GOOD RUNNING ORDER. THIS ENGINE ISSUES WITH HYUNDAI NEED ADDRESSED IN FULL. WE ALL.NEED RELIABLE VEHICLES TO WORK AND WITH THE COSTS OF VEHICLES TODAY THEY SHOULD BE SAFE AND RELIABLE. THIS CAR HAS ALSO BEEN HAVING THE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS NOTES BY MANY OTHERS. YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND GO NOWHERE. THEN IT FINALLY DECIDES TO GO.
Power train, Mar 2, 2020
WHEN DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, SPECIFICALLY ON AN INCLINE, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS AND A BURNING/MELTING RUBBER SMELL IS EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. WHEN CLIMBING A LONG HILL IN SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC, THE CAR DISPLAYS A WARNING MESSAGE SAYING THAT ONE SHOULD STEP ON THE BREAK WHILE ON THE STEEP INCLINE. SO INSTEAD OF MOVING UP THE HILL AT A LOW STEADY SPEED USING THE ACCELERATOR, I MUST APPLY THE BREAK AND STOP THE CAR ON THE HILL, WAIT FOR A GAP, ACCELERATE TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, AND THEN STOP AGAIN. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE CAR LURCHES AND SHAKES WHILE MAKING LOUD CLANKING SOUNDS (SIMILAR TO THE SOUND YOU MIGHT HEAR BEFORE YOUR CAR STALLS OUT IF YOU'RE NOT VERY GOOD AT DRIVING A STICK SHIFT). AFTER ABOUT 20-30 MINS IN TRAFFIC ON THE INCLINE, ONE CAN SMELL AN THE BURNING ODOR AND TWO OUT OF THREE TIMES ANOTHER WARNING MESSAGE CAME ON THE DISPLAY THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS OVERHEATING AND THAT I SHOULD PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND I HAVE HAD TO DO THREE TIMES IN THE LAST FOUR WEEKS. BESIDES THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING AND LURCHING ON INCLINES, THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS ACCELERATION ISSUES ON FLAT GROUND. FOR EXAMPLE, AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT I APPLY PRESSURE TO THE GAS BUT THE CAR BARELY MOVES, THE RPMS BEGIN TO INCREASE AS I APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO GET IT MOVING, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IN CLICKS AND JERKS IN TO GEAR SPEEDING AWAY. THIS PROBLEM HAS LEFT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTING WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC, LUCKILY NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED YET. THE DELAYED ACCELERATION ALSO OCCURS AS I DRIVE UP MY PARKING GARAGE, AS THE CAR SLOWLY MOVES ALONG THE ACCELERATOR HAS NO AFFECT UNTIL SUDDENLY THE CAR QUICKLY ACCELERATES TO AN UNSAFE SPEED IN THE TIGHT PARKING STRUCTURE, AGAIN LUCKILY NO PEDESTRIANS HAVE BEEN INJURED YET DUE TO THE MALFUNCTIONING VEHICLE.
Power train, Engine, Feb 13, 2020
WHEN YOU ARE STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND IT CHANGES TO GREEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS AND THE CAR BUCKS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL.THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN YOU START THE CAR UP AND PUT IT IN DRIVE GIVE IT GAS AND IT BUCKS.U HAVE TO GIVE IT MORE GAS TO MAKE IT DRIVE HOPEFULLY IT WILL NOT JUST STALL.I THINK THIS COULD BE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
Engine, Feb 3, 2020
EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE HESITATES. WHEN CAR IS COLD OR WARM. THE FIRST WEEK I HAD IT I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS DUE TO A SMALLER "FUEL EFFICIENT" ENGINE, WHICH I HAD NEVER HAD UNTIL I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE 9 MONTHS AGO. NOW IT IS A HUGE AND CONSISTENT ISSUE, I FEEL UNSAFE AND LIKE I CANNOT GET OUT OFF THE WAY IF NEEDED. IT CHUGS FOR A SECOND OR TWO AND THEN ACCELERATES. SOMETIMES IT ACCELERATES ABRUPTLY. THIS HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN.
Structure, Jan 28, 2020
I MADE A COMPLAINT ABOUT RIGHT REAR DOOR THAT WILL NOT OPEN OR UNLOCK FROM EITHER THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. CAN NOT BE OPENED EITHER MANUALLY OR ELECTRONICALLY. NOW THE LEFT REAR DOOR WILL ONLY OPEN FROM OUTSIDE HANDLE. A SAFETY ISSUE.
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Jan 24, 2020
WHEN COASTING, THE CAR IDLES ROUGH AND LURCHES FORWARD. WHEN STOPPED AND PRESSING THE GAS, IT TAKES SEVER SECONDS FOR THE CAR TO TAKE OFF. THIS PUTS THE DRIVER AT RISK AS IT DOESN'T HAPPEN CONSISTENTLY- YOU CAN EITHER TAKE OFF RIGHT AWAY OR YOU'RE DELAYED. THE ROUGH IDLING SOUNDS AND FEELS AS THOUGH THE CAR IS ABOUT TO STALL. IN TRAFFIC, THIS PRESENTS A HAZARD.