Hyundai Tucson electrical problems

THE DOORS ON THIS CAR KEEP FAILING TO OPEN. ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO I HAD TO REPLACE THE LOCKING MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER FRONT DOOR. THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. THEN ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO I HAD TO REPLACE THE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER REAR DOOR. NOW I NEED TO REPLACE THE MECHANISM ON THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN IF WE ARE UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

UPON RECEIVING A SAFETY RECALL LETTER FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ON MY 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON, I CONTACTED TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR FOR THE RECALL. EACH DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND NEED TO BE ORDERED AND THEY WOULD CONTACT ME WHEN THE PARTS WERE IN. I WAS CONTACTED BY ONE DEALERSHIP AND HAD AN APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED FOR MID DECEMBER 2020. UPON ARRIVING, THAT DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I DID NOT HAVE AN APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED EVEN THOUGH I RECEIVED AN EMAIL CONFIRMATION FOR THE APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THEY TURNED ME AWAY AND TOLD ME THEY WOULD CONTACT ME WHEN THE PARTS WERE IN. IT'S BEEN ALMOST TWO MONTHS SINCE AND HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I'VE CALLED BOTH DEALERSHIPS TO FOLLOW UP WITH THEM AND EACH DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE PARTS HAD NOT BEEN RECEIVED YET AND THUS THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS RECALL REPAIR IS BEING PERFORMED IN A TIMELY MANNER AND I FEEL LIKE MY CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

THE INCIDENT OCCURRED TO ME WHILE I WAS 7 HOURS FROM HOME. I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN ON A CURVE IN THE ROAD. WHEN CLEAR, I ACCELERATED AND AS I TURNED AND MERGED INTO THE ROAD, THE CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND LOST POWER AS I WAS GOING UP HILL. RIGHT BEFORE I LOST ALL POWER, THE OIL LIGHT FLASHED BRIEFLY AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND AGAIN HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS SOON AS I SLOWED AND STOPPED IT DIED AGAIN. I ENDED UP GETTING TOWED TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED AND THEY LET ME KNOW I HAD "THROWN A ROD AND HAD BEARING DAMAGE". THEY SAID I NEED A NEW ENGINE AND QUOTED ME $12,800. I HAVE PROVIDED ALL SERVICE RECORDS TO THEM WHICH PROVE THAT I HAVE MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE WITH OIL CHANGES AND MAJOR SERVICES DONE AT HYUNDAI AS WELL AS VALVOLINE. THEIR INITIAL OFFER TO ME WAS THEY WOULD COVER 50% OF THE REPAIR. MY SERVICE ADVISOR COUNTERED THEM WITH 90% AND THEIR FINAL OFFER WAS TO COVER 60% AND NO RENTAL - EVEN BEING 7 HOURS FROM HOME. BEFORE THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO OPEN MY REAR PASSENGER DOOR IN MONTHS DUE TO NEEDING A NEW ACTUATOR. I ALSO LET THEM KNOW THAT I BELIEVED THERE WAS ELECTRICAL ISSUES BECAUSE MY TAIL LIGHT WAS ALWAYS GOING OUT EVEN AFTER BEING REPLACED. I WAS DISMISSED AND TOLD THAT I HAD A FAULTY BULB. SAME DAY AFTER GETTING REPLACED, I WAS AGAIN GETTING THAT "CHECK BRAKE LIGHT" MESSAGE. I BELIEVE THERE IS A RECALL THAT I DO NOT QUALIFY FOR FOR THIS ISSUE. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND ENGINE FAILURE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH HYUNDAI WITH MANY PEOPLE ON THEIR 2ND AND 3RD ENGINES, INCLUDING 2 PEOPLE IN MY OWN FAMILY. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN THE WAY HYUNDAI IS HANDLING THIS SITUATION AND I WILL NO LONGER BE A HYUNDAI CUSTOMER. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I CAN PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. THANK YOU!

IN MY 2016 HYUNDAI TUSCON THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. IT LOCKS AND UNLOCKS VIA KEYLESS ENTRY, INDOOR LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON AND KEY FOB UNLOCK/LOCK BUTTON, HOWEVER THE DOOR DOES NOT PHYSICALLY OPEN. IT SPONTANEOUS OCCURRED WHEN TRYING TO GET INTO MY CAR. THIS IS A HUGE SAFELY CONCERN IF SOMEONE NEEDED TO LEAVE MY CAR IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. UPON RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF 2016 MODELS, SOME HAVING ISSUES WITH MULTIPLE DOORS. IT APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE LOCK ACTUATOR THAT WAS INSTALLED IS MOST OF THE 2016-2017 TUSCONS. HYUNDAI IS NOT WILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON ALL OF THESE MODELS.

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE USED, FROM A CAR DEALERSHIP; THEREFORE, IT HAD BEEN SERVICED PRIOR TO PURCHASE. WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF PURCHASE THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR QUIT OPERATING. THE CAR WAS PARKED WITHOUT THE ENGINE RUNNING WHEN THE DOOR REFUSED TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. I CHECKED MY WARRANTY. IT WAS STILL IN EFFECT BUT I WAS OVER THE MILEAGE REQUIREMENT SO THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR. (I COMMUTE TO WORK) SIX MONTHS LATER, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR CEASED TO OPERATE. I TRANSPORTED A DISABLED INDIVIDUAL TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE. THE DOOR WORKED WHEN I LEFT FOR THE DOCTOR'S AS I PLACED A WALKER IN THE BACK. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT THE TIME. WHEN I RETURNED FROM THE DOCTOR, I PARKED, SWITCHED THE ENGINE OFF, AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. THE DISABLED INDIVIDUAL WITH ME COULD NOT WALK WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF THE WALKER. I COULD NOT GET THE WALKER OUT. I HAD TO GO BORROW A WALKER, BRING TO THE INDIVIDUAL TO BE ABLE TO REMOVE HIM FROM THE CAR. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. CURRENTLY, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR IS BEGINNING TO BE DIFFICULT TO OPEN. IT SOMETIMES TAKES THREE ATTEMPTS TO OPEN THE DOOR. I AM AFRAID IT WILL STOP WORKING AS WELL. AT THIS POINT I AM DRIVING AN SUV THAT CAN ONLY SAFELY TRANSPORT TWO INDIVIDUALS AND I AM AFRAID THAT IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE ONLY ONE PERSON CAN RIDE IN IT. MY TRUE FEAR IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE DRIVER DOOR STOPS WORKING? I HAVE RESEARCHED FOR A RECALL AND THEIR ISN'T ONE DESPITE THE FACT THEIR ARE NUMEROUS ONLINE COMPLAINTS. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE ISSUE AS I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY IT WOULD TAKE AND FROM THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ IT WILL ONLY HAPPEN AGAIN. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS TRAPPED IN A CAR AND HURT.

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF THIS OPEN AND DANGEROUS RECALL TO THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM SINCE AUGUST 20, 2020. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES REGARDING THE PARTS FOR THIS RECALL AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY ARE STILL ON BACK ORDER. I JUST HEARD YESTERDAY THAT HYUNDAI IS RECOMMENDING TO PARK THE VEHICLE OUTSIDE DUE TO A POSSIBLE RISK OF THE CAR CATCHING FIRE. THIS TO ME IS AN IMPORTANT RECALL THAT I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIX FOR THE LAST 5 MONTHS BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUE TO THE PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE HYUNDAI DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TODAY AND THEY TOLD ME THEY DO NOT HAVE A TIME FRAME AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE OR WHEN THEY WOULD BE RECEIVING THEM. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND HYUNDAI NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE THESE CRUCIAL PARTS FOR A BRAKING SYSTEM AVAILABLE FOR THE LAST 5 MONTHS FOR MYSELF AND FOR THE COUNTLESS OTHER COSTUMERS WHO ARE PROBABLY WAITING EVEN LONGER. THEY DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM SELLING/LEASING YOU A VEHICLE AND TAKING A PAYMENT EVERY MONTH AND IT SEEMS LIKE THEY DON'T VALUE A LIFE SINCE THEY COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS AND SHOULD BE ASSESSED A FINE FOR EVERYDAY DAY OVER THE REQUIRED TIME BY LAW THAT THEY HAD TO FIX THE ISSUE.

DEAR SIR: "HYUNDAI RECENTLY TOLD OWNERS OF NEWER TUCSON VEHICLES NOT TO DRIVE THEIR RECALLED SUVS IF THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, AND TO KEEP THE VEHICLES PARKED OUTDOORS SO THEY DON'T CATCH A HOUSE OR GARAGE ON FIRE."THIS PARTICULAR HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN QUESTION HERE HAS NEVER MENTIONED IT TO ME EVEN THOUGH THE SALES AGENT ([XXX]) WAS ASKED BY MY FRIEND THAT WAS WITH ME TO ASSIST ME WITH/HELP ME OUT IN DEALING WITH THE NEGOTIATION THAT IS, ALWAYS, A COMMON PRACTICE WHEN ONE WANTS TO BUY BOTH USED OR NEW CAR. I WAS THEN, UNEXPECTEDLY, ADVISED BY THE NEXT DAY, BY MY FRIEND, ABOUT THIS UNFORTUNATE AND EXTREMELY BAD NEWS; OF COURSE, AFTER A THOROUGH RESEARCH, TO FIND OUT WHETHER MY NEW CAR (2021 HYUNDAI TUCSON SUV WAS RECALLED BY THE AUTHORITIES OR NOT. FROM WHAT HE TOLD ME, HE, SIMPLY, PLUGGED IN THE VIN NUMBER ([XXX]) AND DID THE SEARCHING. THE RESULT WAS VERY SERIOUS AND LIFE-THREATENING FOR BOTH MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER.I WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU SOON ON THIS MATTER OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO ME AS WELL AS MY DAUGHTER AND FAMILY MEMBERS. IN ADDITION, I WANT YOU TO, PLEASE, COMMUNICATE WITH ME THROUGH EMAIL OR REGULAR MAIL. I HAVE THE INTENT TO SEEK FOR AN ATTORNEY TO, DIRECTLY, TAKE OVER MY CASE AND DEAL WITH THE DEALERSHIP IN QUESTION HERE. I, FURTHER NOTIFY YOU THAT MY FRIEND IS NOT GOING TO BRING YOU THE $5,000 THAT HE PROMISED TO YOU. THAT ($5,000) WILL BE USED TOWARDS THE ATTORNEY FEE. PS THIS CAR IN QUESTION WAS BOUGHT ON 01/09/2021 SINCERELY YOURS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR