10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 15
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
22,887 miles

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problem #102

Dec 052019

Tucson

  • 67,500 miles
The engine is burning oil, there are no leaks and no dashboard warning lights. On 12/5/19, mechanic found a dry dip stick and removed less than 1 quart oil from the engine and examined for leaks. Oil changes are in regular 5,000-6,000 intervals using synthetic 5W30 oil and this issue was not found at the last oil change on 4/11/19. Oil was checked on 12/8/19 and the oil below is already below full.

- Owings Mills, MD, USA

problem #101

Nov 112019

Tucson

  • 967 miles
The vehicle is well maintained and the last oil change at 52,000 miles had no warning lights and the tech said there was no oil. It was just about 5,000 miles since last oil change. Search shows this is a far too common problem.

- Mcmurray, PA, USA

problem #100

Nov 262019

Tucson

  • 65,000 miles
2016 Hyundai Tucson does not accelerate or reverse does not accelerate when in motion, does not reverse

- Stockbridge, GA, USA

problem #99

Nov 122019

Tucson

  • 29,000 miles
Recently bought 2016 Hyundai Tucson limited and the car has 29,000 miles on it. When in traffic and remove my foot from the brake the car with shake as it is about to stall out and then finally kick in and start moving forward normally. I've tried to pull out into traffic and had the car stall for a second before going forward. I don't feel safe pulling out unless I have enough time for the other car to stop just in case the car does stall out. I was told by the deal that the good news is the car is supposed to act like this. Dealers seem to know about this issue but since the computer doesn't throw up a flag they don't do anything about it.

- Baltimore, MD, USA

problem #98

Oct 042019

Tucson

  • 60 miles
There is an acceleration recall on some of the 2016 Tucson's my VIN does not show up on there but I'm having the exact problems that they're recalling the car for I go to the dealership and they say that my car is fine but it isn't. I've been stuck in an intersection several times I've had my car make this grinding sound when I apply the gas from a stop and my car is sitting there. Others that have driven with me have witness this happened but the dealership hasn't been able to recreate the problem. This happens from a stop example if I'm at a stoplight apply the brakes to go and the car makes a grinding sound or sometimes when I'm going around a corner after a stop it will hesitate and I'll be stuck in the intersection

- Olympia, WA, USA

problem #97

Sep 072019

Tucson

  • miles
My vehicle stalls to accelerate.when I hit the gas it will stall to move, it's dragging very slow. This is very scary when I'm driving and my SUV slows down when other cars are driving fast behind me.

- Chicago Ridge, IL, USA

problem #96

Sep 242019

Tucson

  • 50,000 miles
When accelerating from an idle position, car struggles to shift gears automatically. When making a turn, usually left turn, vehicle stalls and struggles to accelerate making it very dangerous.

- Gilbert, AZ, USA

problem #95

Aug 252019

Tucson

  • 190,000 miles
I was driving in on a street in a residential area at about 30 mph, when the vehicle turned completely off. I restarted the car with no problem.on 9/10/19 I was driving on a street in a residential area and made left turn and car completely stopped after completing the turn.I was able to restart car with no problem.there were no turns involved in the first incident.

- Hamlet, NC, USA

problem #94

Sep 202019

Tucson

  • miles
Something is wrong with breaks. It doesn't fully stopped the car when I press down on the pads. I have to press twice down for the car to stop. Driver windows power windows sometimes when I am trying to close the windows it actually goes down.

- Glendale, CA, USA

problem #93

Sep 172019

Tucson

  • miles
My vehicle stalls when I hit the gas. Has trouble switching gears.

- Chicago, IL, USA

problem #92

Jul 312019

Tucson

  • 40,500 miles
Vehicle delay to accelerate. Rpms go up to 5000 before acceleration kicks in. Also lag time from stop to 20 miles per hour in stop-and-go traffic it would lunge forward. Also with accelerating on a hill it would roll backwards before going forward capturing gas. I have seen other reports on this vehicle with same issues. It is very unsafe. The vehicle was taken back to the dealership turbo was replaced I'm still waiting for a full report

- Edmonds, WA, USA

problem #91

Aug 192019

Tucson

  • 25,000 miles
The vehicle stalls while, from a stop, trying to merge into traffic. It seems to be a well known issue with this vehicle and the dealer told me just learn how to drive it. We have almost been hit several times due to this defect and my wife refuses to drive the Tucson. Hyundai too knows of this issue and has had no recall for this issue. I understand there has also been law suits for the lemon law against this vehicle but, the deep pockets of Hyundai's corporate lawyers always wins out. Do people have to become seriously injured or perhaps dead before a recall happens? the date below reflects the last time I was almost hit because the car started to move and then stopped.

- Damascus, OR, USA

problem #90

Aug 192019

Tucson

  • 23,025 miles
This has happened on three occasions, when sitting idle and about to accelerate to turn into traffic, my car has stalled, shook and almost stopped. In one instance my car was in park when I stopped to take something out of my vehicle. Upon putting in drive, the engine revved and but did not move the vehicle. Two times almost resulted in an accident with my children in the vehicle!! these instances happened this week, dating 8/17/12019 - 8/19/2019 at approx 23,000 miles on the odometer. Once in our residential neighborhood, once on a very busy 4 lane highway.

- Perry Hall, MD, USA

problem #89

Aug 182019

Tucson

  • 58,000 miles
Car consistently has trouble accelerating from a full stop; lurches forward and sputters. When in reverse, cannot accelerate to move vehicle. When temperature is above 85 degrees outside, car will not turn on.

- Chantilly, VA, USA

problem #88

Jun 202019

Tucson

  • 51,000 miles
Driving down highway on June 20,2019 and engine stopped running. Ri state police pushed vehicle to the side of the road and the car was towed to the nearest Hyundai dealer in ri. As of today, July 23,2019, the vehicle is still at the dealer waiting for a replacement engine. Engine is covered under warranty.

- Colchester, CT, USA

problem #87

Jul 152019

Tucson

  • miles
When slowing down the car shakes when I step on break and it shakes when I step on go during driving

- San Pedro, CA, USA

problem #86

Aug 212016

Tucson

  • 50 miles
In August 2016 I purchased a 2016 Hyundai Tucson limited. Since day one, while in traffic the vehicle will begin to shudder until near stall. The shuddering occurs when either rolling forward, accelerating the gas, or sitting idle, as a result my car does not respond to acceleration at all times. During my first month of ownership the dealer did a software update which did not fix the problem. This is becoming increasingly dangerous, my wife's is the primary driver and she is reluctant to drive it for fear that she will be injured in an accident. I have been to the dealership numerous times and get no real answers except that the car checks out fine and they cannot duplicate the issue. They do, however, acknowledge that the problem is a design issue in the transmission. This problem persists no matter what drive mode I am in. I have tried turning off the ac but that has no affect. I had one instance where, while moving from stop to make a left turn in an intersection, the car stumbled and stalled in the intersection and we narrowly missed being hit by the car behind me. We help with transportation for the grandkids and we cannot drive the 10 year old in this car, she gets car sick from the shuddering/hesitation. As a result, we have to substitute another vehicle on the days we drive her.

- Sun Lakes, AZ, USA

problem #85

Jun 202019

Tucson

  • 117,000 miles
Engine failer, hyundia wants engine returned not allowing dealer to disasemble engine in order to find out the cause.car revs up when eclerating fast in traffic extremely dangerous car will not move until letting off accelerator.

- Laconia, NH, USA

problem #84

Apr 012018

Tucson

  • 19,000 miles
Due to the dual clutch transmission, my vehicle shakes and stalls when trying to push on the gas and accelerate. The engine loses power and I'm stepping on the accelerator while my whole vehicle shakes and maybe goes forward about two feet over 20 seconds before it will actually start moving like it should, often times leaving me in an unsafe position if this happens while making a left hand turn and gaging when I can safely proceed through oncoming traffic.

- Tyler, TX, USA

problem #83

Jun 222019

Tucson

  • miles
Bought certified 2016 Hyundai Tucson turbo ltd with eco and dual clutch transmission. I've had it for 5 days. I bought it for my son and daughter to attend high school. The car kept acting like it was going to stall at every stop, it kept stuttering, and when you are accelerating and take your foot off the pedal the rpms keep rising, and doesn't switch gears. It refs and RPM goes up but it doesn't switch gears up or down shift either. The engine revs high and won't switch gears. It's like it wants to accelerate when you want it to slow down and when stopped it wants to stall. Today it happened. We came to a stop so we could turn left onto an onramp on highway, (have to cross over other lane to go on on ramp), and it stuttered and stalled on opposite oncoming traffic side, before we could reach the ramp. My son was driving and I was in front seat and daughter was in back seat, I got scared, as you can't see what coming over the hill on side we stalled (oncoming traffic). The guy saw we had stalled and ran out and started waving something down. It was an oncoming semi. Thankfully he was able to redirect him or we would have been struck. We got the car started again and were able to get home. I looked up what had happened and saw that there was a mass recall of my exact car model, in the exact time frame of vehicle being made. The recall was for the exact things that are and did happen to us. I contacted the dealer and asked them why they never divulged this information and they said the didn't know. I read on the NHTSA site that my exact SUV, made the same date, Hyundai had recalled, but mine for some reason is not. Problem is when I put my VIN in, nothing comes up for a recall. I don't want to put my kids back in this car. I just dropped $24,000 5 days ago in a car loan. Please help.

- Milford, PA, USA

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