2016 Hyundai Tucson

VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE PAST 30 MPH AFTER BEING STOPPED. PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR ACTUALLY SLOWED THE VEHICLE FURTHER. I SEE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT SUPPOSEDLY MY VEHICLE (WHICH I RECENTLY PURCHASED USED) WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL (MY VIN) ALTHOUGH IT WAS MANUFACTURED DURING THE MAY 20, 2015 TO MAY 31, 2016 TIME PERIOD FOR RECALL 16V628000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEHMAN HYUNDAI (LOCATED AT 21400 NW 2ND AVE, MIAMI, FL 33169, (866) 647-4751) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AFTER WE PURCHASED OUR VEHICLE, IT BEGAN RATTLING WHEN WE WOULD SLOW DOWN TO PARK OR MAKE TURNS. THE BEST WAY I CAN EXPLAIN IS LIKE WHEN A MANUAL TRANSITION IS ABOUT TO SHUT OFF BECAUSE ITS NOT GOING IN TO THE CORRECT GEAR. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD US THAT BECAUSE OF THE DUAL TRANSMISSION, THIS WAS EXPECTED. THEY SAID THAT PUTTING IN ECO OR SPORT MODE THE ISSUE WOULD BE LESS NOTICEABLE. THEY EVEN SHOWED US A VIDEO ABOUT THE DUAL TRANSMISSION THINKING THAT THIS WOULD HELP FIX OUR CAR. WE HAVE RETURNED AT LEAST THREE MORE TIMES WE THE SAME CONCERN AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR SINCE THE COMPUTER DETERMINED NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE BIGGEST CONCERN I HAVE IS THAT THE RATTLING HAS BECOME WORSE AND MORE CONSISTENT AND THAT THE CAR MAY STOP ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN IM MAKING A TURN OR I CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HYUNDAI TUCSON. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KEYES MISSION HILLS HYUNDAI (LOCATED AT 10240 SEPULVEDA BLVD, MISSION HILLS, CA 91345, (818) 924-4654) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL AND/OR DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V628000 (POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,500.

MY CAR STALLS AT INTERSECTIONS AND WILL NOT TAKE OFF QUICK ENOUGH TO GET ME OUT OF PEOPLES WAY AND FROM EVERYTHING I AM READING IT IS DUE TO THE DUAL CLUTCH IN MY ECO. I HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS YET BUT GETTING REALLY WORRIED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS INCLUDING SOMEONE WHO MIGHT HIT ME AS I AM MAKING A TURN WHEN CAR WILL NOT MOVE AHEAD QUICKLY ENOUGH.

MY HYUNDAI TUCSON TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT IN A LOGICAL AND PREDICTABLE MANNER, OCCASIONALLY NOT RESPONDING WHEN I NEED ACCELERATION SUCH AS PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AT A JUNCTION. MY WIFE NEARLY HAD A COLLISION WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT RESPOND CORRECTLY WHEN NEEDED. ADDITIONALLY THE CLUTCH JUDDERS AND SHAKES THE WHOLE VEHICLE WHEN MOVING SLOWLY IN TRAFFIC AND WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP. IF YOU HAVE READ ANY OF THE 300 OR MORE COMPLAINTS IN THIS SECTION YOU WILL KNOW THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR AND IT IS NOT FIXED REGARDLESS OF THE RECALLS OR BULLETINS TO DATE. MOST LIKELY HYUNDAI ARE NOT REPORTING THEIR COMPLAINT LEVELS TO YOU AS THEY SHOULD WHICH KEEPS THE WOLVES FROM THE DOOR, BUT IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TIME READING ALL THESE COMPLAINTS TO UNDERSTAND THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT IS UNRESOLVED. THE TRANSMISSION IS ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED AND THE SOFTWARE ENGINEERS JUST CANNOT POSSIBLY PREDICT ALL GIVEN DRIVER OR DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONSEQUENTLY ON ALMOST EVERY TRIP IN THIS CAR THERE IS A LATE SHIFT, EARLY SHIFT OR HESITATION THAT WILL OCCUR, SOMETHING THAT IS NOT WHAT I EXPECT OF IT. I HAVE A SHORT UPHILL DRIVEWAY TO MY GARAGE, AND EVERY TIME I PARK ON THE DRIVEWAY I'M NOT SURE IF I'M GOING TO HIT THE GARAGE DOOR OR NOT. I HAVE JUST NO CONFIDENCE IN ITS CONTROL-ABILITY AT ALL. THE RECALL DIDN'T FIX ANYTHING NO MATTER WHAT HYUNDAI TELLS YOU AND NOW 3 YEARS INTO THE MODEL ITS STILL THE SAME. YOU CANNOT TURN A BLIND EYE TO THIS AND HOPE IT GOES AWAY. HYUNDAI IN THE MEANTIME HAS ABANDONED THIS TRANSMISSION FOR '19 ON THE TUCSON AND THEY WANT THE PROBLEM TO DISAPPEAR, BUT THIS IS THEIR WAY OF DEALING WITH IT. PROBLEM WAS ORIGINALLY REPORTED TO HYUNDAI IN APRIL 2016 - ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE

HYUNDAI TUCSON ENGINE THE VEHICLE IS BURNING EXCESS AMOUNTS OF OIL. THE RATE OF ENGINE OIL LOSS IS OVER ONE QUART PER 500 MILES. MY MECHANIC TELLS ME HIS EVALUATION IS THE VEHICLE'S TURBO UNIT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO RUN VERY HOT, AND THE INTERNAL SEALS ARE BREAKING DOWN, CAUSING OIL TO MIX WITH THE FUEL. THE SOLUTION IS AN ENGINE REBUILD, WHICH WILL COST OVER $3,000. SUCH A REBUILD WILL RESULT IN THE SAME ISSUE ARISING AGAIN AFTER THE VEHICLE IS IN USE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, AS I HAVE CORRESPONDED WITH THEM ABOUT IT. THE ISSUE IS GENERIC TO ALL HYUNDAI TUCSONS WITH 1.6 LITRE TURBOCHARGED ENGINE. MY MECHANIC HAS RESEARCHED THE ISSUE, AND SAYS IT OCCURS IN ALL HYUNDAI TUCSON VEHICLES WITH THIS ENGINE CONFIGURATION. THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES RELATED TO BUILD QUALITY, TRANSMISSION, AND OTHER COMPONENTS, BUT THIS ISSUE OF THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE DESIGN IS OBVIOUSLY THE MOST IMPORTANT. THE DEALER THAT SOLD ME THIS VEHICLE KNEW OF THIS CONDITION AND DID NOT DISCLOSE IT AT THE TIME OF SALE, AND REPRESENTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS IN SOUND WORKING ORDER. *DT*JB

ONCE PER DAY, WHILE DRIVING ON FLAT GROUND, THE CAR DISPLAYS THE MESSAGE "STEEP GRADE! PRESS BRAKE PEDAL" (PAGE 5-20 IN THE OWNERS MANUAL). WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE CAR COMPLETELY DIES AND CAN NOT ACCELERATE. I HAVE TO PUT MY HAZARDS ON AND COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD! THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES, HOWEVER THEY CLAIM THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE IT. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS FOR ME ONCE PER DAY! I OPENED A CASE WITH HYUNDAI CORPORATE BUT THE CASE IS OPEN AND UNRESOLVED BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND ONLY HAPPENS ONCE PER DAY. AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM IS STILL A SAFETY HAZARD, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT CAUSES THE DRIVER TO LOSE THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE! IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD DIRECTLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF THIS AND HYUNDAI AND THEIR DEALERSHIPS NEED TO TAKE OWNERSHIP AND MAKE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED BY THIS DEFECT. I HAVE A VIDEO OF THE ISSUE OCCURRING THAT I'M HAPPY TO SHARE AS WELL.