2013 Hyundai Tucson

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN, BUT THE WHEELS DID NOT TURN IN THE DIRECTION THE VEHICLE WAS STEERED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT FOOT, HAND, SPINE, AND NECK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL SALVAGE YARD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AN UNKNOWN EXPERT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBILY BE DUE TO THE RACK AND PINION; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS TOO DAMAGED TO DETERMINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

LOCKS, WINDOWS AND HATCHBACK ALL QUICK WORKING CORRECTLY. YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY UNLOCK ALL DOORS AFTER YOU UNLOCK DRIVER DOOR WITH THE KEY. ONLY DRIVER WINDOW BUTTON WORKS, YOU HAVE TO OPEN HATCHBACK BY CLIMBING IN THE BACK TO OPEN WITH EMERGENCY LATCH BEHIND INTERIOR PANEL. KEY PHOB DOESN'T WORK AT ALL WITH OR WITH OUT A NEW BATTERY.

WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED, VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LOST A BIT OF POWER, AND ALLOWED ONLY 65 MPH TO BE ATTAINED AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO 75 MPH. THIS CONTINUED FOR AROUND FIVE TO TEN MINUTES. THEN ONCE AGAIN, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER FROM 65 MPH TO AROUND 55 MPH, AND THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A "METALLIC CLANKING" SOUND. ONCE THIS HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO POWER DOWN, LOSING ALL REMAINING SPEED IN TRAFFIC, AND WAS GUIDED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, AWAITING A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE IT BACK TO OUR RESIDENCE. WE THEN HAD IT INSPECTED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC GARAGE WHO TOLD US THAT A MAIN ROD BEARING HAD BEEN THROWN, AND THAT WHEN THEY CONTACTED HYUNDAI, THEY HAD BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE THETA II ENGINES, YET NO RECALL HAD BEEN PUT FORTH FOR 2011 - 2014 HYUNDAI TUCSONS. WE ARE CURRENTLY HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AT A LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AWAITING THEIR VERDICT AND INSPECTION NOTES TO BE SENT TO HYUNDAI TO BEGIN BUILDING A CASE, WITH CASE NUMBER.

OUR 2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON BEGAN SHUTTING OFF WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION MULTIPLE TIMES RESULTING IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT HAPPENED TWICE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. WE ENDED UP HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE MOTOR ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. WHEN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ONLINE, I FOUND NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAD THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. I AM SHOCKED THERE IS NOT ALREADY A RECALL AND NOW I AM OUT $5800.00 TO REPLACE THE MOTOR AFTER ME AND MY HUSBAND WERE JUST LAID OFF.

ON 6/25/2018, MY HYUNDAI TUCSON FOR THE FIRST TIME BEGAN MAKING A STRANGE KNOCKING NOISE. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED HYUNDAI TO BRING IT IN. WHILE ON MY WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP AT 12:30 PM, IT BROKE DOWN ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF LUNCH HOUR TRAFFIC ON ONE OF THE BUSIEST STREETS, WHILE WAITING AT A RED LIGHT. (THANKFULLY IT WASN'T A HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE!) TWO DAYS LATER, I FOUND OUT THAT MY ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL PAN, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PRIOR RECALLS FOR SONATA AND SANTA FE ENGINE FAILURES, BUT THEY NEVER RECALLED THE TUCSONS. THANKFULLY, MY CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY (2013 - ONLY 48,000 MILES), BUT THE SITUATION WAS VERY SCARY. I AM SENDING THIS BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN READING MORE AND MORE THAT OTHER VEHICLES LIKE MINE HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE, YET HYUNDAI HAS STILL NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR OUR MODEL. MY CAR HAS BEEN AT HYUNDAI SINCE 6/25/2018 WAITING FOR THE NEW ENGINE TO ARRIVE, WHICH HAS NO ETA. IF I CAN PREVENT ANOTHER HYUNDAI TUCSON OWNER FROM HAVING TO GO THROUGH WHAT I CURRENTLY AM, THEN I WANT TO HELP AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

MAY 10TH, 2018 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I HEARD A STRANGE NOISE AND MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT HOME AND MY HUSBAND SAID TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, ENGINE WAS KNOCKING. THE SAFETY RISK WOULD BE THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED IT WAS ENGINE FAILURE.

HELLO, I AM PART OF A GROUP ON FACEBOOK FOR THIS MATTER CONCERNING HYUANDAI TUCSON ENGINE FAILURE WHICH HAS OVER 200 PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME OR SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THE THETHA II ENGINE IN THE HYUANDAI TUCSON.. MY 2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON ENGINE FAILED JULY 4, 2018 WITH APPROXIMATELY 54 THOUSAND MILES. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A BIRTHDAY PARTY WITH MY DAUGHTER WHEN THE CAR JUST LOST POWER ON A BUSY ROAD WITH NO WARNING. IT JUST WOULD NOT DRIVE ANYMORE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OVER TO THE SIDE SAFELY AND A NICE GENTLEMAN HELPED PUSH THE CAR FURTHER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD TO SIT IN OVER 90 DEGREES WITH MY DAUGHTER FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS WITH NO AIR CONDITIONING OR ANYTHING BECAUSE THE CAR SIMPLY WOULDN'T START BACK UP. HYUNDAI OF CENTEREACH IT'S THE DEALERSHIP I AM DEALING WITH. THEY SAID THERE WAS GOING TO BE A RECALL ON THIS ENGINE SOON SO THEY WOULD REPLACE IT AT THEIR EXPENSE. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN WHICH IS NOT COMFORTING AT ALL SINCE THEY'RE PUTTING THE SAME MODEL ENGINE INTO MY CAR. I'VE BEEN WAITING OVER 3 MONTHS NOW AND THEY HAVE SAID THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THE ENGINE WILL ARRIVE AND I HAVE BEEN PAYING CAR PAYMENTS AND ENSURANCE ON A DEAD CAR FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS. THEY ARE SUPPLYING ME A RENTAL HOWEVER I DON'T FEEL THIS IS ENOUGH COMPENSATION FOR THE HEADACHE I AM DEALING WITH. I AM A STRUGGLING SINGLE MOTHER WHO NOW HAS A CAR I WILL NEVER TRUST TO DRIVE MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AROUND IN. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT I AM LOSING HOPE. PLEASE ADVISE ON WHAT ACTIONS I CAN TAKE. I'VE ALREADY SPOKE TO HYUNDAI MOTOR FINANCE AND THEY REFUSED TO HELP ME OUT AT ALL WITH EVEN POSTPONING PAYMENT UNTIL I RECEIVE MY VEHICLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU.