2012 Hyundai Tucson

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/27/2023· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Tucson. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V651000 (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 that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was inoperable. The contact depressed the brake pedal to the floorboard and the vehicle failed to stop. The contact continually depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle eventually stopped. The contact checked the brake fluid reservoir and noticed that the brake reservoir was empty. The contact refilled the brake fluid reservoir. The contact drove the vehicle to the residence. The contact stated that the following morning, the vehicle started, and the contact depressed the brake pedal and the brake pedal depressed down to the floorboard. The contact checked the brake reservoir, and the reservoir was empty without the presence of a leak. The contact stated that the vehicle was scheduled to be Serviced the following week. The dealer was made aware of the failure but confirmed that parts were not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,375.

• 12/26/2023· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  Front passenger door extremely hard to open and front driver exterior handle wont open door.

• 12/24/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINEFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A POLICE AND A FIRE REPORT WERE FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

• 12/23/2019· ENGINE

  DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ENGINE CUTS SHUTS OFF. I LET THE CAR ROLL TO THE FIRST OFF RAMP IN WHICH I COULD NOT START THE CAR AGAIN. STUCK IN MIDDLE LANE OF EXIT UNTIL I GOT HELP TO PUSH CAR TO SIDE OF THE ROAD.

• 12/21/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  BRAND NEW CAR- A FEW DAYS AFTER PURCHASING AND DRIVING THE CAR, NOTICED CAR WAS NOT DRIVING RIGHT. SEVERAL SYMPTOMS BECAME NOTICEABLE. CAR WOULD JERK WHEN ACCELERATING AND BRAKING. CARS PICK UP WAS DELAYED AND HAD A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE VIBRATION, WHILE IN IDLE AND WHILE DRIVING, TO THE POINT OF GETTING NAUSEOUS WHILE DRIVING IN THE CAR. TOOK CAR TO HYUNDAI SERVICE AND TOLD THEM OF SYMPTOMS AND MY CONCERNS OF SOMETHING NOT RIGHT WITH THE CAR. THE MECHANICS FELT THE PROBLEMS I EXPLAINED ABOVE AND SAID SOMETHING WAS WRONG, NOW HAD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT EXACTLY. SEVERAL TESTS WERE DONE ON THE CAR BUT NOTHING SHOWED UP ON ELECTRICAL GRID. SERVICE HAD TO CALL A HIGHER TECH OUT IN CALIFORNIA TO SEE WHAT TO DO NEXT. CALIFORNIA TECH MADE THEM RUN SEVERAL TESTS, ALL THIS TOOK MORE THEN 2 WEEKS UNTIL THEY FINALLY FIGURED OUT THAT THE ENGINES THROTTLE ASSY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THEY SAID THAT THIS ALSO CAUSED THE SENSOR TO MALFUNCTION. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE ASSY AND CLAIM THE CAR IS REPAIRED. NO LONGER TRUST CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE DEFECTS THAT WHERE FOUND AFTER THE ORIGINAL INSPECTIONS BY THE MANUFACTURE AND THE DEALERSHIP FAILED TO FIND THESE DEFECTS WITH THE CAR AND SOLD IT. *TR

• 12/20/2020· ENGINEFire

  THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING NOISE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT WAS RUNNING.

• 12/19/2018· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  WHILE DRIVING AND GOING FROM DRIVING FOR AWHILE TO STOP AND GO IT STALLS. HAS HAPPENED NOW 3 + TIMES IN DRIVING SITUATIONS. HAVE HAD CAR CHECKED OUT AND SAID NOTHING IS WRONG BY TWO DIFFERENT GARAGES. STALLING IN TRAFFIC IS NOT SAFE.

• 12/19/2013· AIR BAGSCrash

  MY 2012 HYUNDAI TUSCON WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. MY DAUGHTER WAS THE DRIVER AND NO OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. ALL AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED AT IMPACT EXCEPT THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG? I SEE NUMEROUS HYUNDAI RECALLS AND AIRBAG ISSUES ON THE INTERNET, BUT NO MENTION OF THE TUSCON. MY DAUGHTER HAS SERIOUS INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE AIRBAG FAILING TO DEPLOY. *TR

• 12/14/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WENT TO CHRISTMAS PARADE, GOING TO CAR PRESSED REMOTE TO UNLOCK CAR AND WOULD NOT WORK. GOT IN CAR BY KEY AND FOUND THE HEADLIGHTS & WINDOWS & FLASHERS DON'T WORK. HAD TO GET RIDE HOME AND PICKED UP CAR IN MORNING. ALL ELSE IS FINE DRIVES OK. *TR

• 12/11/2023· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that while having an oil change by an independent mechanic, the contact was informed there was a leak in the engine compartment. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V651000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact called another local dealer, Vallejo Hyundai (3266 Sonoma Blvd., Vallejo, CA 94590). The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

• 12/07/2017· ENGINE

  WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY MY HUSBAND AND I STARTED TO HEAR A LOUD CLANKING NOISE UNDER OUR HOOD. WE BARELY MADE IT OFF THE NEXT EXIT, WITH VEHICLES HAVING TO QUICKLY GO AROUND US BECAUSE OUR SPEED WAS SLOWING DOWN AND THEN VEHICLE DIED, WE WERE STRANDED IN THE HEAT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH OUR DOGS. AFTER SPEAKING WITH HYUNDAI CORPORATE THEY TOLD US TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. WE DID AND A CASE WAS OPENED WITH HYUNDAI. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AT THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AS PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO NO FAULT OF OURS BUT THE WARRANTY DEPARTMENT DENIED OUR CLAIM BECAUSE WE ARE SECOND OWNERS. THE ENGINE IN OUR CAR HAS BEEN RECALLED IN OTHER MODELS BUT HYUNDAI IS TRYING TO HIDE THE FACT THAT IT EXTENDS TO THE TUCSON. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO NOT RECALL AND INFORM ALL HYUNDAI OWNERS WITH THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE TO TAKE IT IN FOR REPAIR IMMEDIATELY! THE ENGINE WILL FAIL WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS AND FAST, USUALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. IT FAILS AT VERY LOW MILES WHEN YOU WOULD LEAST EXPECT AN ENGINE TO FAIL. IT IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR THE OWNERS AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD.

• 12/06/2020· ENGINE

  I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL ON NOV. 27TH ON THE VEHICLE. I MADE AN APPT WITH A HYUDAI DEALER FOR SERVICE. ON DEC. 2 I WAS DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP ON A CITY ROAD, AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOPLIGHT STOP, THE ENGINE BLEW. LUCKILY WE WERE ALL AT A LOW SPEED AS THE LIGHT HAD JUST GONE GREEN. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT THREW A ROD THROUGH BLOCK AND SENT ME A PICTURE. THIS CAR HAS THE THETA II ENGINE. MY MODEL AND YEAR HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN THE RECALLS NOR LAWSUITS FOR THE ISSUE THE ENGINE IS HAVING IN OTHER MODELS, BUT THIS ENGINE HAD ONLY 80K, HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED, AND I CANT IMAGINE WHAT ELSE WOULD CAUSE SUCH A THING OTHER THAN A MANUFACTURING DEFECT LIKE THE ONE I AM READING ABOUT WITH THE DEBRIS.

• 12/06/2016· VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND NOTICED THAT THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED. GLASS ENTERED THE VEHICLE, BUT NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

• 12/06/2011· POWER TRAINCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PLACING HER VEHICLE IN PARK AND EXITING THE VEHICLE, IT ROLLED BACKWARD AND CRASHED INTO A BUS. NO POLICE WERE CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000.

• 12/05/2023· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Tucson. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V651000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

• 12/04/2023· ENGINE

  The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the vehicle made abnormal knocking sounds. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, and the contact was referred to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The contact received a notification for Hyundai Campaign Number: 966. Additionally, the contact received an unknown NHTSA Campaign Number however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle was eligible for repair. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

• 12/02/2023· ENGINE

  Three months ago, I was driving my car when the engine shut down while I was driving on the highway. I was able to pull over safely, however, I could have been in a fatal accident as my engine could no longer accelerate while I was on the highway. My car has been sitting in the Hyundai dealership since September 9 when the incident occurred, with Hyundai stating it can take 6-8 months. This has since placed my financial situation at a personal difficulty as the dealership has not been able to even diagnose car yet as they’ve stated, many other cars have the same issue that are ahead of mine. I tried reaching out to Hyundai customer support to get a rental car, but they said they cannot provide one until a proper diagnosis has been met so I would have to pay out-of-pocket until then, which I don’t know for sure if the rental will for sure be covered in full, much less I cannot afford to pay out of pocket in the meantime anyhow. If Hyundai could send a certified diagnosis to the customer support, that would then allow them to fund a rental car while the dealership finishes repairing the engine.

• 12/01/2023· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Tucson. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V651000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

• 11/30/2017· ENGINEFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FLAMES EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, WHICH SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. NISSAN OF HAWTHORNE DEALER LOCATED AT 1060 GOFFLE RD, HAWTHORNE, NJ WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD START AN INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. *BF CONSUMER STATED IT WAS EITHER A DEFECT OR POOR MAINTENANCE BECAUSE IT WAS A STRONG OIL ORDER. UPDATED 8/20/18*JB

• 11/30/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I OWN A HYUNDAI TUCSON 2012. ON DECEMBER 31, 2012, WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND REPORTED THAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INSTANCES OF SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION (SUA) (I.E., THE RPM RACED UP TO 4,000 RPMS WHEN AT IDLE AND ACCELERATOR WAS NOT PRESSED). THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE/VERIFY CONCERN. ON NOVEMBER 10, 2013, AGAIN WE EXPRESSED THE DEALERSHIP THE SAME CONCERN; HOWEVER, WE RECEIVED THE SAME RESPONSE AS ON DECEMBER 31, 2012. THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SUA SEVERAL TIMES, THE MOST RECENT ONE LAST NIGHT, WHEN WHILE IN MOTION THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED ITS RPM. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUSLY SAFETY CONCERN WHICH HYUNDAI SHOULD ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY BY INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM AND ISSUING A SAFETY RECALL TO ITS CUSTOMERS. PLEASE ADVICE THE ACTION WE SHOULD TAKE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM SOLVED AND AVOID ANY INJURIES. *TR

• 11/27/2024· ENGINE

  Car suddenly stalled on the interstate (sudden deceleration, could barely make it to the shoulder; engine and oil lights, loud knocking sound, burning smell); per Hyundai dealership, it is sudden engine rod failure. Hyundai recall 181 described this exact situation. If not for quick thinking and moving to the shoulder/shutting down the engine immediately, there was a high chance of either being hit by other vehicles or engine fire. I could have been killed or severely injured. Yes, problem was confirmed by Hyundai dealership. No warning prior to sudden deceleration. Engine and oil warning lamps did not appear until after sudden drop in speed, followed by burning smell.

• 11/23/2018· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE

  ON NOVEMBER 23, 2018, ON RT 110 IN FARMINGDALE, NY. I HEARD SOMETHING SHATTER BUT COULD STILL DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. I STOPPED AND LOOKED UNDERNEATH BUT SAW NOTHING. I DROVE AWAY FOR TWENTY MINUTES AND THE ENGINE FELL OUT. I WAS STOPPED SUDDENLY BY THE COLLAPSE OF THE ENGINE.

• 11/22/2023· SERVICE BRAKES

  I am very concerned that our recall has not yet been rectified. Nobody should have to drive a car that can leak brake fluid internally and cause the engine to catch fire. Most people HAVE TO DRIVE THEIR CURRENT VEHICLE AND CANNOT PARK IT OUTSIDE AND LEAVE IT THERE UNTIL THERE IS A REMEDY. Hyundai should provide loaner cars for owners at Hyundai's expense until they can figure out how to rectify the problem.

• 11/20/2019· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ENGINE

  2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL SWITCH SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL SWITCH FAILED AND CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE PRIOR TO THE WARRANTY EXPIRING BUT, THERE WAS NO REPAIR AVAILABLE AT THE TIME. *JS

• 11/15/2023· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Tucson. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V651000 (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 that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed, and the contact heard an abnormal squeaking sound. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the failure could not be duplicated. The dealer was made aware of the failure but confirmed that parts were not yet available 48,000. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 48,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

• 11/15/2013· AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,WHEELSCrash

  WE WERE GOING THROUGH A GREEN TRAFFIC LIGHT, WE WERE ABOUT THE 6TH CAR THROUGH THE LIGHT WHEN VEHICLE COMING OUT OF NOWHERE RAN THE RED LIGHT FROM THE CROSS STREET AT ABOUT 55MPH, DID NOT TRY TO STOP, WE SLOWED TO ALMOST A STOP AND SWERVED TO AVOID THE PERSON. SHE DID NOT TRY TO STOP AND T-BONED US IN THE DRIVERS WHEEL AND DOOR, BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT ACTIVATE, EVEN WITH THIS HIGH SPEED COLLISION. THIS IS THE SECOND ACCIDENT OF THIS KIND WHERE THEY DID NOT ACTIVATE. THE FIRST WAS IN JANUARY AND WE WERE REAR ENDED AT A HIGH SPEED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. *TR

• 11/14/2023· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Tucson. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V651000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic)) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

• 11/09/2023· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Tucson. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V651000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

• 11/09/2021· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  At 139k miles, my wife was on her way to work when she stated she heard a knocking coming from the engine. On her way home the engine stalled out 3 times where she had to pull over and shut it off completely for a minute. By the time she made it home the vehicle was making a really bad knocking/ticking sound with the oil warning light flashing. I have not heard back from the dealership where it was towed to, but this is the same sort of rod bearing problem that plagued other vehicles from Hyundai in that 2012 range.

• 11/09/2018· ENGINE

  WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY I LOST POWER IN MY CAR WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND HAD NO POWER TO THE CAR WOULDN'T START, CALLED TRIPLE A AND TOWED TO THEIR NEAREST FACILITY THEY DIAGNOSED A SEIZED ENGINE AND BAD STARTER, BECAUSE IF HYUNDAI WARRANTY HAD IT TOWED TO A HYUNDAI DEALER, THIS WAS AT THE END OF JULY 2018, THEY AGREED THE ENGINE SEIZED AND BAD STARTER, THEY APPROVED IT AS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL HAVE AN ENGINE AS THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER WORLDWIDE.

• 11/05/2019· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS DIFFICULT TO OPERATE WHEN TRANSITIONING IN AND OUT OF THE REVERSE GEAR. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO REVERSE, THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BOCH HYUNDAI (391 PROVIDENCE HWY, NORWOOD, MA 02062, (877) 399-3275) ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

• 10/30/2017· ENGINE

  SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION/POWER WHILE DRIVING CAR STRAIGHT THROUGH A PARKING LOT. THANK GOODNESS I HADN'T MADE IT TO THE HIGHWAY! ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND CAR CAME TO ROLLING STOP. TURNED CAR OFF AND WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON THERE WAS A LOUD RATTLE IN THE ENGINE WHILE ACCELERATING. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC RIGHT AWAY AND WAS ADVISED THE ENGINE WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT (THOUGH THEY DID NOT TAKE IT APART TO DETERMINE EXACT ISSUE). ISSUE SEEMS CONSISTENT WITH OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS MAKE/MODEL AND IN LINE WITH THE ISSUES FROM THE RECENT ENGINE RECALLS ON SANTE FE AND SONATA MODELS. CAR ONLY HAS 82K MILES AND IS NOW COMPLETE JUNK. HYUNDAI WON'T HELP.

• 10/29/2019· ENGINE

  DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITHOUT ANY NOTICE ENGINE QUIT HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. ENGINE LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AND ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART AND MADE A A LOT OF NOISE WHILE TRYING TO TURN OVER. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHO IS TRYING TO GET A NEW ENGINE AND ASSOCIATED PARTS WE ARE NOW 6 WEEKS INTO IT.

• 10/27/2016· ENGINE

  I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. I HEARD A BANG COME FROM THE ENGINE AREA AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM FRONT OF CAR. I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER. FORTUNATELY THIS WAS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. T COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. I GOT OUT OF CAR AND NOTICED A PUDDLE OF OIL UNDER THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED HOME. THE ENGINE HAS FAILED. THE CAR HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES WITH SYNTHETIC OIL. 104K MILEAGE. THIS CAR USES THE 2.4 THETA ENGINE. AFTER RESEARCHING THE FAILURE, I HAVE FOUND THIS IS THE SAME ENGINE USED IN THE SONATA AND KIA SPORTAGE THAT ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ENGINE FAILURES. *TR

• 10/26/2021· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  On 5/13/21 I took my vehicle to Preston Hyundai to complete 2 recall campaigns. Campaign 958 20-01-012H and Campaign 181 #19-01-012H. Part of the instructions for Campaign 181 (attached), states they must "Loosen the intake manifold stay bolts and remove the intake manifold stay. After the recalls were done, Preston checked my vehicle and there were no active . Also, my vehicle was working fine prior to the recalls that were done. Less than 2 weeks after Hyundai completed the engine oil recall campaign, my engine light came on. I took it back to Hyundai on 6/1/21 and they said the Intake Manifold was broken and needed replaced. I told them if was fine when I brought it in for the recall and they worked on it during the recall and therefore, needed to replace it. They refused. Hyundai said it would be $1149.76 to replace Intake Manifold and Ford said only the Intake Manifold Runner needs replaced and it would be $360.43 before tax to replace it. I am requesting that my Intake Manifold be replaced by Preston Hyundai or that they pay the $360.43 plus tax for Fairway Ford to replace the Intake Manifold Runner.

• 10/25/2019· ENGINE

  OUR TUSCON EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT HIGH SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY ONE YEAR AGO. FOLLOWING NOTIFICATION OF THE NHTSA RECALL (NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 19V-063), WE PROVIDED DETAILED DOCUMENTATION TO HYUNDAI IN THREE SEPARATE LETTERS WHICH EXPLAINS IN GREAT DETAIL OUR EXPERIENCE. WE HAVE UPLOADED THOSE LETTERS BELOW. THE LETTER DATED 20JUL PROVIDES THE DETAIL OF THE INCIDENT. WE ALSO HAVE INVOICES FOR THE REPAIR WHICH OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE RECALL BEING ANNOUNCED. PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHMENTS FOR MORE DETAIL.

• 10/23/2019· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO VEER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V063000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT INFORMED KEFFER HYUNDAI (9010 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD, MATTHEWS, NC 28105, (980) 201-2782) AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IN FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,974.

• 10/23/2019· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE, DECELERATE, AND FAILED TO EXCEED 5 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR, CAM POSITION SENSOR, AND UPSTREAM OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SPRINGFIELD HYUNDAI (LOCATED AT 754 BALTIMORE PIKE, SPRINGFIELD, PA 19064, (866) 418-7587) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V063000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,500.

• 10/18/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE HORN ON THE 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON IS SIGNIFICANTLY UNDER-POWERED TO THE POINT OF BEING DANGEROUSLY INEFFECTIVE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. WHILE IT TECHNICALLY WORKS, THE SOUND PRODUCED BY THE HORN IS TOO WEAK RELATIVE TO TYPICAL NOISE LEVELS IN MODERN URBAN AREAS AND WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THE HORN, FOR PRACTICAL PURPOSES, IS INAUDIBLE WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS WHERE THE NOISE OF THE PASSING WIND AND THE DISTANCE BETWEEN CARS NECESSITATES THAT THE HORN'S VOLUME EXCEED A CERTAIN MINIMUM THRESHOLD TO BE HEARD BY OTHER DRIVERS. THE HORN IS SO WEAK THAT EVEN AT A STOP LIGHT THE DRIVER OF A CAR DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME COULDN'T HEAR THE HORN. WHEN THE STOP LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME DIDN'T NOTICE IT. EVEN AFTER BLOWING MY HORN 2 - 3 TIMES, THE DRIVER WAS STILL UNAWARE OF THE LIGHT CHANGE. IT WASN'T UNTIL THE DRIVER BEHIND ME BLEW HIS HORN THAT THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME BECAME AWARE OF THE LIGHT CHANGE. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF A HORN IS TO WARN OTHER NEARBY DRIVERS IN THE EVENT OF AN IMPENDING EMERGENCY. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, THE 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON'S HORN FAILED TO FULFILL ITS PURPOSE. FORTUNATELY, NO SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAS RESULTED UP TO THIS POINT. HOPEFULLY, THIS DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A CASE IN WHICH SOMEONE SUFFERS AN ACCIDENT BEFORE THE ISSUE IS FIXED. *TR

• 10/16/2019· ENGINE

  WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY IN BIRMINGHAM, COMING FROM STOCKBRIDGE, GA WE HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD AND PULLED OVER. THE NOISE INCREASED, SO WE HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED ALL THE WAY BACK TO GEORGIA TO A HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER. IT TURNS OUT THE ROB BEARING FAILED, WAS THE DIAGNOSIS. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN OCT 2018 THE CAR BROKE DOWN JULY 2019. HYUNDAI TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $10,000 TO REPLACE WITH A NEW ENGINE OR $6,000 USED WITH 90K MILES ON USED ENGINE. I WROTE A LETTER TO HYUNDAI, WHO THEY HAD SOMEONE CONTACT ME AND TOLD ME JUST TO WAIT THERE WILL BE A RECALL SOON. TWO MONTHS LATER I RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FOR AN OIL PAN LEAK RECALL #19V063000. THAT WAS TOO LATE! THE CAR IS SITTING IN MY GARAGE BECAUSE I FEEL THAT HYUNDAI IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THIS CAR. I JUST READ WHERE HYUNDAI/KIA HAD A CLASS ACTION SUIT ON THEM AND THEY SETTLED, BUT 2012 TUCSON WAS NOT LISTED ONLY 2014, 2015, 2018 &2019 TUCSON. HOW DO YOU START A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT?

• 10/15/2014· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN DRIVING (AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT SPEEDS), THE MOTOR (RPM'S) SHOOTS UP, BUT THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE; IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS YIELDING, AND AS WE ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC, THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE AS IT SHOULD; AGAIN, THE RPM'S SHOOT UP, BUT THE CAR IS NOT ACCELERATING. IT IS SIMILAR TO DRIVING A STANDARD VEHICLE AND ACCELERATING AND PUSHING IN THE CLUTCH AT THE SAME TIME. THE TRANSMISSION (RPM) PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY CONCERNING TO US. WE HAD A 2010 TUCSON, WHICH WE HAD EXACTLY THE SAME ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH. AFTER MANY SERVICE VISITS TO YOUR DEALERSHIP, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE ORIGINAL SERVICE VISITS WENT ON FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS; AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINALLY REPLACED, WE WERE STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. WE EXPECTED THAT THIS WAS A ONE-TIME PROBLEM, AND PERHAPS WE JUST GOT A LEMON. NOW THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH THE 2012 TUCSON, WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. WE KNOW FROM THE PAST EXPERIENCE THAT THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WILL NOT GO AWAY, IT WILL GET WORSE MONTH BY MONTH OVER TIME, AND THE CAR WILL HAVE TO KEEP BEING RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS/REPAIRS. THE DEALERSHIP TEST DROVE THE CAR AND DID NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. WE ARE FORCED TO KEEP DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, KNOWING THAT IT IS NOT SAFE, AND THAT AT SOME POINT AN ACCIDENT MAY OCCUR. *TR

• 10/13/2020· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY LOUD SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO STATED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LESTER GLENN HYUNDAI TOMS RIVER (386 NJ-37, TOMS RIVER, NJ 08753; (732) 691-4108) WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

• 10/12/2019· ENGINE

  MY VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A CLANKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING, I PULLED OVER TO CHECK WHAT THE NOISE WAS, WHEN I STOPPED THE VEHICLE I LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND SAW A FLUID COMING OUT, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME BUT THE CLANKING WAS STILL GOING THEN AS I TRIED TO GO A LITTLE FASTER AROUND 30MPH THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I PULLED INTO MY COMPLEX AND THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED, I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED THE CAR UP AGAIN NO LIGHTS CAME ON BUT THERE WAS STILL CLANKING COMING FROM THE FRONT. NEXT MORNING I DROVE IT UP THE STREET TO MY MECHANIC THE CAR DID THE SAME THING BUT THIS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE OIL LIGHT WAS FLICKERING, AND AS I PULLED INTO THE MECHANIC SHOP THE CAR DIED WHILE I WAS IN MID TURN. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A SMALL OIL LEAK BUT NEEDED TO OPEN THE ENGINE TO FIND OUT MORE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE SO I TOOK IT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER TO SEE IF THAT WAS THE CAUSE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT, AS I DID RESEARCH I FOUND THAT HYUNDAI HAS TWO DIFFERENT CARS WITH THE SAME TYPE OF ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE. HYUNDAI FINALLY CAME WITH A DIAGNOSTIC THAT IT WAS MY SPUN BEARING THAT WAS THE ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE, WHICH IS THE EXACT ISSUE AS THE TWO OTHER CARS THE SONATA AND SANTA FE FROM HYUNDAI WITH A RECALL. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO HYUNDAI MANUFACTURING TO INFORM THEM OF THE ISSUE, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE HYUNDAI DEALER WHO DID THE DIAGNOSTIC DOES NOT HAVE TO REPORT THESE FINDINGS IF THEY DO NOT WANT TO. I HAVE SEEN COMPLAINTS WITH MY TYPE OF VEHICLE ON THE INTERNET ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM ALONG WITH OTHER FORUMS ONLINE WITH THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE ON THE HYUNDAI TUCSON 2012.

• 10/12/2018· ENGINE

  WHILE ON A TRIP TO ARIZONA DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH ON A HIGHWAY IN NEW MEXICO. THE ENGINE AND CAR JERKED REALLY HARD AND THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AT AROUND 77,500 MILES. IT ENDED UP BEING A SPUN CONNECTING ROD BEARING. HYUNDAI IS REPLACING THE ENGINES ON THE SANTA FE AND SONATA BUT NOT THE TUCSON. I WAS RUNNING SYNTHETIC OIL AND A MOBILE 1 FILTER AT THE TIME. AFTER GOING ONLINE IT SEEMS AS IF THEY DIDN'T CLEAN THE OIL PASSAGES IN THE CRANK SHAFT WHEN THEY ASSEMBLED THE ENGINE. THE TUCSON SHOULD BE PART OF THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM. 2.0 & 2.4 ENGINES HAVE THIS ISSUE.

• 10/09/2025· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  got vehicle registration notice and recall notice was on the form regarding a possible electrical fire while parked or driving. I just got this car about 9 months ago, dmv is still showing nothing has been done.

• 10/09/2017· ENGINE

  I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD LOUD METAL ON METAL NOISES. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD. I WAS TOLD METAL FRAGMENTS WERE LEFT IN MY ENGINE DURING MANUFACTURING. THE METAL LEAD TO MY ENGINE BLOWING AFTER 85,000 MILES. THE OIL PAN HAS METAL SHAVINGS IN IT. THE RODS WERE THROWN AND IT MESSED THE BEARINGS UP. DEALERSHIP AND CORPORATE TELL. E THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO.

• 10/08/2018· ENGINE

  JULY 2018, TRIED TO PASS A CAR AT ABOUT 40 MPH (SPEED LIMIT ON THE ROAD WAS 50 MPH) AND MY TUCSON WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. I GRADUALLY PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND IT STOPPED ACCELERATING AT ABOUT 50, BUT WAS MAKING THIS AWFUL WINDING NOISE LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO SHIFT GEARS BUT COULDN'T. AT THIS POINT I'M PLAYING CHICKEN WITH THE CAR I TRIED TO PASS, AND THERE'S ANOTHER CAR COMING TOWARDS ME. I FINALLY GO PAST THE CAR AND STARTED PULLING OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ALL OF MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE ENGINE IS STILL WINDING AND MAKING NOISES. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART. IT SPUTTERED AT 1ST, BUT DID START. I WENT HOME, BUT AFTER THAT THE ENGINE WAS MAKING AWFUL WINDING, TICKING, AND CLANKING NOISES. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER THAT SERVICES MY VEHICLE AND AFTER BEING THERE FOR SEVERAL DAYS, THEY SAID IT WAS THE ENGINE ROD BEARING AND I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. LUCKILY I HAVE A THIRD PARTY WARRANTY THAT IS COVERING IT, BUT AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I SEE THAT THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE FOR HYUNDAI TUCSON OWNERS AND THAT HYUNDAI HAD THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR SONATAS.. APPARENTLY THE SONATAS HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE BUT NOT THE TUCSON. AS OF TODAY, MY CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALER AND HYUNDAI HAS PUSHED THE ETA OF MY MOTOR OUT TO NOVEMBER, BUT THIS IS THE 2ND DELAY AND I'M NOT SO SURE THAT IT WILL BE READY NEXT MONTH AFTER READING ALL OF THE STORIES OF OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THEIR TUCSONS AT THE DEALERS SINCE APRIL AND MAY AND KEEP GETTING THEIR ETS'S FOR THEIR ENGINES PUSHED BACK.

• 10/07/2021· ENGINE

  10/5/21Driving on interstate. Experienced sudden loss of power. Pulled to side of road and car completely stopped and shut down. No warning lights prior to incident. Vehicle routinely serviced and had full tank of gas. Mechanic stated catastrophic engine failure.

• 10/07/2019· ENGINE

  DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 95 IN PHILADELPHIA, PA (AT 55MPH) WHEN ENGINE STALLED. WAS ABLE TO GET ONTO SHOULDER, AND HAD CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC. MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED (DUE TO NO OIL GETTING TO THE BLOCK), AND THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW MOTOR. CONTACTED HYUNDAI USA, AND THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. BASED ON THE REVIEWS, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE, YET THEY ARE DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT.

• 10/06/2017· ENGINE

  NOTICING KNOCKING SOUND AFTER STARTING ENGINE, PARKED STATIONARY. DEALER DIAGNOSED ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE HAS LOW MILES, ONLY 121,000