10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
11,023 miles

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problem #7

Jun 132016

Tucson

  • 4,300 miles
From a stationary start the vehicle rpms rise but does not always move forward. On several occasions the Tucson has rolled backwards up to several feet from a stop before engaging and moving forward. Can't rely on it when turning left across traffic. No issues on freeways, only from stops on city streets.

- Gilbert, AZ, USA

problem #6

Jul 212016

Tucson

  • 9,600 miles
Standing at red light with foot on brake pedal. When light change to green, I tok foot of brake and stept on gas pedal. The engen started to race but car would not move. After severel seconds and cars behind me honking their horn, car would lurch forward and slowely gain speed. I was going strait forward so I did not cut anyone off. If I had been making a left hand turn on this two way street, I mostlikely would have hit someone or they would have hit me. Bringing car to island Hyundai on staten island N.Y. tomorrow.

- Brooklyn, NY, USA

problem #5

May 262016

Tucson

  • 4,200 miles
Numerous visits to a service department with no results. No movement from a stop, rpms revved upwards to 6000, finally screeched across the intersection. Total unsafe vehicle to drive. Something needs to be done.

- Arcola, IL, USA

problem #4

Jun 102016

Tucson

  • 1,500 miles
"takata recall" -the transmission does not engage at the proper times. Headrests make your head bend so far foward your chin is almost touching your chest.

- Duluth, MN, USA

problem #3

May 142016

Tucson

  • miles
Takata recall; while in traffic I lost all throttle response and car would not accelerate but only dropped to low RPM and coasted. No warning lights. After coasting car began to respond to accelerator. This has happened before but dealer told me it was turbo delay on 1.6T engine and found no problem. This is not turbo delay and car is now setting at the dealer as this last time made it to the lot on late Saturday. Not safe to drive home. Will wait and see what they find but probably will not repeat or get fixed. I now see other web sites give same type of problem. Only has 6400 miles on it since 8/19/2015

- Albuquerque, NM, USA

problem #2

May 082016

Tucson

  • 7,000 miles
The car does not accelerate at a light or traffic. The car is on and revs and the dials move but does not drive. This has happened 3 times and the dealer cannot find anything wrong because the computer doesn't show an issue. I am scared to drive the car.

- Farmingdale, NY, USA

problem #1

Jan 062016

Tucson

  • 126 miles
In January of this year I rented a Hyundai Tucson from national at hobby airport in houston, tx. In a manner similar to the complaint I just filed regarding an earlier experience with a Hyundai Santa Fe sport (#10822299) this SUV also exhibited similar behaviors - a tendency to hesitate when accelerating from a stop, especially (but by no means exclusively) when a left or right turn was to be executed at the same time. Since this was my second experience with a rental Hyundai SUV, I thought it wise to advise you of this possibly endemic defect in that maker's models. The problem was so severe that I had to make sure there was plenty of room, traffic-wise, to accelerate from zero without possibly getting struck. I am now out of the market for future Hyundai SUV rentals.

- Ooltewah, TN, USA