2017 Hyundai Tucson. Consumer writes in regard to engine failure while driving. The consumer stated the engine seized and needed to be replaced.

- Oyster Bay, NY, USA

I have around 36,000 miles on my SUV and my engine went out. I was driving home and it started making rug a loud knocking noise. Half way home it died and the oil light flashed but went back off. Car started right back up but knocking sound was still there. Knocking sound occurs when accelerating.

- Spring, TX, USA

[xxx] seat back will not go back. The seat is forward toward the steering wheel. This occurred while driving. Unable to drive vehicle. Another issue while driving engine hesitant in moving acts as if car is going to shut off. Then it revs up. Happened 5 times information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Sun Lakes, AZ, USA

My daughter was driving her car up a hill on hwy 2 and it slowed to a stop. She pulled over and it started smoking. The engine caught fire and burned her car. It was a total loss.

- Monroe, LA, USA

Traveling with wife and infant westbound 210 freeway in pasadena, ca. At highway speed. Wife and I heard a continuous, muffled clicking sound for 20-30 seconds. I felt a slight loss of engine power, at which point, I began making my way from the hov lane to exit. While moving over, I saw a puff of light gray smoke from the rear followed immediately by similar smoke and then some flames from under the hood. There was very little to no engine power at this time as I came to a stop on the shoulder, placed it in park and turned off the ignition. As we stopped, the flames became much greater. We were all able to quickly exit and get to a safe distance. As an aside, we had only days before received a recall notice for this vehicle from Hyundai to address a manufacturer defect that could cause spontaneous, non-collision engine fires. I had not had opportunity to take it in yet.

- Winchester, CA, USA

Vehicle is 2017 Hyundai Tucson with just under 60,000 miles on it. Maintained with regular oil and filter changes. While driving the vehicle 4 days ago, a rattling noise was noticed coming from the vehicle. When coming to a stop, vehicle started to almost stall, then engine and rpms raced, no indicator lights. Called the dealer that it was purchased from to have it looked at and schedule oil change service that it was just about due for, a recall to be done and have the issue looked at. Appointment was scheduled for the following week, but the vehicle didn't make it to the appointment. Yesterday, I drove most of the day with no issues, then suddenly when coming to a stop, started hearing a rattling and knocking coming from the engine really bad. Vehicle started to stall, still no indicator lights on. Vehicle did not stall and started going again until I started to slow down at another stop sign. Oil light started flashing erratically, engine light came on and vehicle died on the side of the road. Called dealership about the issue, they had me contact Hyundai roadside assistance to tow the vehicle to the dealership. Upon arrival at the dealership, the service advisor, before even having the vehicle checked out, stated that it's going to need a new engine, as if they are already aware of the issues concerning these vehicles.

- Whitehall, NY, USA

As I was driving on the highway I noticed my mph starting to go down. My foot was all the way down on the gas and my mph started to go down. My car started making some noises and after a few minutes my mph shot down completely and I noticed smoke coming from the back of my car. I pulled over as quickly as I could to avoid getting hit by another vehicle. I turned off my car and had to get it towed. After doing my research it seems there have been issues with 2017 Hyundai Tucson engines that I wish I knew about before purchasing the vehicle !

- Worcester, MA, USA

I bought my 2017 with 38,000 miles on it and I drove a total of 400 miles a week for work. I had been taking it to the local Hyundai dealer for routine service and not one time did they mention that it was burning oil or even low when they would change it. We decided to start doing it ourselves and when my husband did the next oil change he noticed it was completely empty of oil and there were no leaks visible. 2,400 miles later my engine light comes on and we had to add 5 quarts of oil to the car and the ticking that I though was maybe the ac going or something like that, just suddenly stopped. It ran in my driveway the next morning for 10 to 15 min warming up for me to go to work. I drove 4 miles with no abnormalities in sound or drivability. Then all of a sudden I heard this loud screeching noise and my car died. I got it to start back a second time and was lucky enough that I coasted the 1/2 mile around hills and corners to be able to get pulled into a driveway and out of the road before it completely stopped rolling. It is now sitting at the carmax that I bought it from awaiting a new motor. I was informed that the root cause was apparently a bad ring or gasket in the 3rd cylinder that goes around the piston. My oil light never one time came on to tell me there was ever any issues nor did it give me any indication. I was up to date on my oil changes and it had only been 2,400 miles like I said, since the last one. It has 70,000 miles on it now and needs a brand new motor due to a motor malfunction that was caused by the manufacturing of the motor. Had I not been able to cost out of the road, I could have been seriously injured or killed just trying to get my car and myself to a safe location.

- Rutledge, TN, USA

While traveling on the highway at approximately 75 miles per hour my vehicle suddenly stopped accelerating and smoke started to appear from under the hood and from the tail of the vehicle. After nearly being hit by a vehicle traveling behind mine I was able to pull over to the shoulder of the highway and exit the vehicle I observed flames and smoke coming from under the vehicle. The flames luckily extinguished on their own. After having the vehicle towed to the Hyundai dealership they confirmed that the engine had failed and that a piston had gone through the engine wall. This seems to be a common problem for Hyundai with these year vehicle and engine type so I wanted to make sure to report the incident.

- Owasso, OK, USA

I was driving on hey do 70 car made a noise dropped to 65 ppl was honking at me I looked in rear view mirror I see sparks coming from bottom of car. I immediately merged to the right turn car off and it started smoking. I have no warning ⚠️ indicators on in car to say something is wrong.

- Riverview, FL, USA

Made appointment to correct recall at the dealership, then 1 week later they said there is currently no remedy to fix the recall. They don't know how long it will take, but will contact me to make a service appointment once they find a remedy. The problem if this recall is not fixed it can cause a fire in the engine. At this time, I was advised to only park outside to prevent a internal combustion in the engine.

- Katy, TX, USA

I purchased 2017 Tucson brand new at roughly 22K my engine seized and the 3rd connecting rod failed. After engine replacement I continued to have problems with rear driver side brake light continuously going out, bulb is not out but wiring scorched and bulb somehow continuously becomes loose. I have replaced front headlights repeatedly with the driver front shattering in housing. I have also replaced calipers and have gone through 7 sets of rotors. At roughly 60000 I noticed I was running out of oil in between every 3000 mile oil change. Continued to bring back to dealer for repair S. I have complained multiple times about hesitation when pulling out from stop and engine knocking. Multiple oil pan reseal gaskets replaced fuel pump replaced, oil always all over engine. At 110K my engine failed a second time with Hyundai denying all claims. Originally said they would reimburse me for rental but when they emailed me letter for 'goodwill ' reimbursement it was a release from liability waiver if I took their 'goodwill '. I have informed them of electric issues and how I feel unsafe with new recall and fire possibility and they informed me as long as no warning light is on it should not be an issue. I tried to trade vehicle in and no one would take my trade, it's 3 years old and worth nothing. Hyundai response was vehicles don't hold their value like they used to. I am disgusted with their dismissive customer care, 2 engines in a vehicle 3 years old and they insist there is nothing wrong with their product.

- Shenandoah, PA, USA

The contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Tucson. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20V543000 (service brakes, hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated while driving 25 mph, the oil warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. Ganley Hyundai of parma (7115 brookpark rd, parma, oh 44129, (216) 539-2863) was contacted and an appointment was scheduled to have the vehicle diagnosed, which was still pending. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 22,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Cleveland, OH, USA

The contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated while at a standstill, the vehicle began to stall without warning. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer bill dube Hyundai (271 main St, wilmington, MA 01887, (978) 253-4691) where it was not diagnosed. The manufacturer has been informed of failure and told the contact to contact a dealership. The failure mileage was approximately 12,000.

- Ipswich, MA, USA

Unable to start vehicle, vehicle has a smart key keyless system and the vehicle doesn't start the engine because the brake pedal is rock solid, the car puts in acc and on but will not start the engine. Driver must seek help to push the pedal to be able to start the car. After the car has been started the brake foot pedal becomes normal. It happens when the car has been off for a long period of time. Has been taken to the dealership but they are unable to detect the condition.

- Santa Isabel, PR, USA

When driving on the highway, driver experienced sudden nudge and white smoke started to show. Once pulled over, driver noticed the car is leaking. The ignition would not go. It was examined and showed that the rod punctured the engine as well as the oil filter, trailing oil for more than a mile. The oil was burning in the punctured engine and caused the smoke. The crank shaft broke in half not allowing starter to go as well.

- Saugerties, NY, USA

My 2017 Hyundai Tucson consumes more than 3 quarts of oil between filter changes. I noticed the oil consumption around 36K miles. I have taken the car to southtown Hyundai (riverdale, ga) many times for this issue. The dealer did 3 oil consumption test, all failed. I was told nothing can be done at the moment. I even reached out to corporate, with no response back. The vehicle currently has 75K miles on the engine. Please help.

- Fayetteville, GA, USA

I have done a significant amount of research and found that the Hyundai Tucson has three potential problems that cause the issues with the stalling/low power on takeoff. I believe that part of it might be the transmission not engaging properly in 1st gear and that should be something they can fix with a computer update. The second from what I've read is that the fuel tank has a material flaking off on the inside of the fuel tank causing the fuel filter to be damaged/clogged. The third and from what I have read, the reason some of the Tucsons fail is a bad crank shaft. My guess is that the bad crank shaft happens over time and that the problems start with the fuel clogs. The fuel system needs to be examined to ensure that the "flaking off" material defect inside the tank is not the cause of the fuel filter being clogged and eventually the car fails. The loss of power is scary and dangerous and must be resolved. Wouldn't it be cheaper if Hyundai replaced all the fuel tanks on the cars with one that doesn't have a defective material coated on the inside of them rather than replace motors and keep doing work on them over and over and over?

- Overland Park, KS, USA

When on any hill (reversing or forward), in heavy bumper to bumper traffic, and in some intermittent situations, the vehicle experiences a loss of power. The scariest part of this is that the car jolts quickly once it finally "finds a gear" and decides to go. When my car dies because it can't deal with slower bumper to bumper traffic, there's a problem! when I'm trying to backup on a hill and there's an object behind me and I nearly hit it because I can't get the car to go, it's a problem. It's a manufacturers problem that you and they keep ignoring! just like the fires that they ignored for years. The dealerships report to hundreds of customers that this is normal. It is not normal. From what I have found in my research, it's caused by a couple of things. The fuel filter is constantly dirty from whatever fuel tank coating Hyundai used on the inside of the fuel tank that is flaking off. The second reason is a problem with the dct. It should be engaging the 1st gear and it's not. It should be something as simple as an update with the computer systems but Hyundai doesn't care about keeping their customers safe. It's ridiculous that hundreds and thousands of people complain about these issues and nothing is done. Not an investigation until they get enough and someone pays a lawyer to do it.because this happens all the time, I am putting the estimated date of purchase like other customers have done on here.

- Overland Park, KS, USA

NHTSA #20V543000 recall number 195 still has no remedy for this year model. The dealer I just bought my vehicle from has 13/14 certified pre owned with open recalls of this nature. I purchased and then was told I could not take it until the recall was fixed. Understandable and appreciated. The next day nobody would answer my texts or messages. Upon researching I see why. Obviously I do not want to drive my child around in a 'new' vehicle that might catch fire. Why do you allow them to continue to sell them" why isn't there a remedy after 2.5 years?!"

- Kyle, TX, USA