Hyundai Tucson Complaints

6,738 consumer complaints on file.

#10370372December 13, 2010
SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD HER SECURELY; THE SEAT BELT LATCHED HER IN BUT DID NOT HOLD HER UPPER BODY CORRECTLY AND TIGHTEN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,580 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,600
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369631December 8, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2007 HYUNDAI TUCSON WITH ONLY 22,000 MILES ON IT IS NOW EXPERIENCING SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. HYUNDAI IS IN TOTAL DENIAL AND SQUIRTED SOME LUBRICANT ON A LINKAGE AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. AFTER NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS I DEMANDED THAT THE SAME TECH COME OUT AND DRIVE IT FOR HIS SELF. AFTER GETTING ON AN INTERSTATE THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED TO THE TECH AND NOW THEY ARE STATING THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG JUST NOT SAYING WHAT. SPORADIC SUDDEN ACCELERATION IS EXPERIENCED WITH NO WARNING. THE GAS PEDAL WILL ACTUALLY FALL RITE FROM UNDER YOUR FOOT OR MORE PRECISELY IS SUCKED OUT FROM UNDER YOUR FOOT. THE ENGINE TACKS OUT AT TOP END AND IF DRIVEN FOR A WHILE THIS WILL SLOW DOWN TO NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.BRAKING IS IMPEDED BY SOME MECHANISM AND DOES NOT STOP THE CAR AND AFTER STANDING LITERALLY ON THE BREAK PEDAL I WAS FORCED TO SHUT THE CAR DOWN AND COAST WILDLY INTO A BREAK DOWN LANE. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED NOW FOR 3 MONTHS.CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES NOW FOR THIS ISSUE. THE DESCRIBED SET OF OCCURRENCES ABOVE HAVE TAKEN PLACE A NUMBER OF TIMES AND WITH VARYING DEGREES OF SEVERITY. WHEN WILL THESE CAR COMPANIES GET THE MESSAGE? HOW MANY PEOPLE NEED TO BE KILLED BY THESE KINDS OF ENGINEERING FLAWS BEFORE REAL ACTION IS TAKEN? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367122November 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDIA TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365871November 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED MY 2010 HYUNDAI TUCSON IN MAY 2010. I HAVE HAD THREE INSTANCES OF TRANSMISSION LOCKUP AT 50 MPH. AS DESCRIBED BY OTHERS IT FEELS LIKE YOU HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD. THE CAR LURCHES AND THERE IS A LOUD NOISE. I AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR, IT FEELS LIKE I WILL LOSE CONTROL OF IT ONE OF THESE TIMES WHEN IT HAPPENS. THE DEALERSHIP IS CURRENTLY REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION AS PER DIRECTION FROM HYUNDAI TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. NOT SURE IF THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM OR JUST DELAY IT. THE VEHICLE HAS 8300 MILES, IT STARTED FAILING AROUND 6000 MILES. PERSONALLY, I DON'T WANT THIS VEHICLE BACK AND FEEL THAT AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD TAKE PLACE, THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD. THESE VEHICLES ARE HAVING TRANSMISSION FAILURES BEFORE THE FIRST OIL CHANGE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362475October 26, 2010
STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED THE DASHBOARD FELL DOWN ON HER KNEES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND SHE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO INFORM HER AS TO WHY THE DASHBOARD FELL DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10361519October 21, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
BOUGHT A 2005 TUCSON NEW. IT NOW ONLY HAS 19K MILES ON IT. BUT FROM DAY ONE, WHEN I APPROACH A RED LIGHT/STOP SIGN AT ABOUT 30-50 MPH, MANY TIMES AS I DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT FEELS LIKE I'M RIDING ON SPEED BUMPS THROUGH THE PEDAL/CAR AND I HAVE TO KEEP TAPPING THE BRAKES AS I CAN FEEL THE CAR WILL NOT STOP IN TIME AND QUICKLY PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. I BROUGHT IT UP AT MY DEALERSHIP ALONG WITH THE FACT WHEN I LOCK MY CAR WITH THE KEY REMOTE, THE HORN BEEP TO ENGAGE THE RARELY SOUNDS. IT MAY SOUND 1 OR 2 TIMES IN 100 LOCKINGS. ALSO BROUGHT THAT UP TO THEM, WITH BOTH THEY FOUND NOTHING. THAT WAS YEARS AGO. I STILL LIVE WITH THIS NIGHTMARE AND IN 2009 MY HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER CLOSED. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI TO ASK WHERE TO GO AND WOULD THE NEW PLACE HONOR THESE OLD PROBLEMS BUT THEY SAID "PROBABLY NOT". NOW MY CAR PAST THE 5 YEAR MARK AND STILL HAS ONLY 19K MILES ON IT AND I'M UP THE CREEK WITHOUT PADDLE. P.S. AFTER READING ABOUT OTHER'S TIRE WEAR PROBLEMS, MINE ARE ALMOST THREE QUARTERS WORN WITH ONLY 19K ON THEM. NEEDLES TO SAY, HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE IS "NOT THERE WHEN YOU NEED THEM". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361091October 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE HAD MY HYUNDAI TUCSON FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS, ABOUT TWO MONTHS AFTER OWNING THE CAR THE CAR MADE A LOUD CLUNK AND LURCHED FORWARD,LIKE I GOT HIT FROM BEHIND OR LIKE I HIT AN ANIMAL. I PULLED OVER TO SEE IF I DID BUT NOTHING WAS THERE. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT THREE TIMES BEFORE I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY CHECKED IT AND SAID EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT FINE. THEY RESET THE TRANSMISSION, THEY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION LEARNS YOUR PATTERNS AND SOMETHING MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN CONFUSED. ITS BEEN ABOUT 2 MONTHS NOW SINCE THEY "FIXED" THE PROBLEM BUT THIS MORNING IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND IT SLAMMED SO HARD IT MADE MY SON AND I LURCH FORWARD AND THE SEATBELTS LOCKED. IT IS VERY SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS. I HAVE AN APPT. THIS WEEK TO GET IT SERVICED AGAIN, WE WILL SEE WHAT THEY SAY THIS TIME. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359927October 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2009 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE HORN OPERATES MOST OF THE TIME, BUT NOT ALWAYS. IT MAY BE TEMPERATURE RELATED. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES, BUT THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I THINK THIS IS DANGEROUS IF I NEED TO USE THE HORN. THE DEALER DID CHANGE THE CLOCK SPRING BUT THE HORN STILL FAILS TO BLOW WHEN ACTIVATED ON OCCASION (MOSTLY WHEN IT IS COLD, RATHER THAN WARM.) *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358584October 1, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2006 HYUNDAI TUCSON HAS STALLED OUT REPEATEDLY DURING DECELERATION. IT HAS DIED REPEATEDLY WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT. IT HAS ALSO DIED WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP SIGN. IT HAS JERKED AND FELT LIKE IT WAS DOWN-SHIFTING (HARD)WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. TODAY, 10/1/10, IT DIED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND THEY HAVE BEEN "UNABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM" SO NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358455September 30, 2010
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE BATTERY LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON, THE STEERING WHEEL FREEZES AND POWER SEEMS TO LESSEN IN THE CAR. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE STEERING RESUMES. HAS OCCURRED DURING A TURN, MAKING THE CAR GO STRAIGHT. THERE IS NO POWER OVER THE STEERING WHEN THIS OCCURS, HOWEVER, THE BRAKES DO WORK. THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES EXTREMELY RIGID WHERE IT CANNOT BE TURNED. HAS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER CAR THREE TIMES. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TWO OTHER TIMES WITH NO RELIEF. THEY DO NOT SEEM TO KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. I HAVE SEEN THIS ON THIS SITE UNDER STEERING: HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358198September 29, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI TUCSON. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO MOVE FORWARD FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT COULD NOT RESTART THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER SENT OUT A DISTRICT MANAGER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE FOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356565September 20, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HORN DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK. MAY STOP WORKING FOR A FEW MINUTES UP TO A FEW DAYS AND THEN IT WORKS AGAIN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT WASN'T WORKING ON MY DRIVE THERE. OF COURSE WHEN IT WAS BEING SERVICED THE HORN WORKED. THE HORN WORKED FOR ANOTHER TWO DAYS AND STOPPED WORKING AGAIN FOR ONE FULL DAY AFTER WHICH TIME IT STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354913September 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT, HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO TURN TO THE LEFT. SHE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE ROTORS WERE INSPECTED BY THE OWNER AND THERE WERE GROOVES IN THEM AND THE BRAKE PADS WERE WORN OUT. THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE HAD ALSO LOCKED UP. THE DEALERSHIP ADMITTED BEING AWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE CALIPERS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HOUND WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED TO REPAIR IT AS A GOOD WILL REPAIR, WHICH WAS DONE. THE DEALER STATED THAT IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED SINCE THE REPAIRS WERE DONE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,474.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352834August 30, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND CONTINUED TO STAY ON. THE FAILURE STARTED ON AUGUST 25,2010. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 1. 2010. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,980 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350125August 17, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
THE POWER WINDOWS ON THE VEHICLE WERE NOT WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO FOUND A BLOWN FUSE. THE FUSE WAS REPLACED, AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR COMPUTER LOCATED UNDER THE CENTER CONSOLE STARTED TO BURN. THE MECHANIC DISCONNECTED THE FUSE AND CUT THE WIRES TO THE TPMS MODULE. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM. AT FIRST THEY ACTED LIKE THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. I LEFT THE CAR WITH THEM. SEVERAL HOURS LATER, THEY ADVISED THE TPMS MODULE HAD INDEED SHORT CIRCUITED AND THEREFORE THE MODULE AND ENTIRE HARNESS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3,000. THEY COULD NOT ADVISE ME WHY THIS HAPPENED. IN FACT, THE SERVICE REP COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY REPLACING A WINDOW FUSE WOULD CAUSE THE TPMS MODULE TO BURN SINCE THEY ARE ON DIFFERENT CIRCUITS. ALSO, I BELIEVE THE TPMS MODULE HAS IT'S OWN FUSES WHICH SHOULD HAVE BLOWN PRIOR TO BURNING. I REPORTED THIS TO HYUNDAI USA AND THEY INVESTIGATED. THEY EMAILED ME TO ADVISE THE PROBLEM WAS BETWEEN MYSELF AND THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN I TRIED TO REPLY TO THEM, THEY BLOCKED MY EMAIL ADDRESS COMPLETELY, SO I EMAILED THEM UNDER A DIFFERENT EMAIL ADDRESS. THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED. I BELIEVE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS PROBLEM RESULT IN A CAR FIRE HAD THE MECHANIC NOT DISCONNECTED THE SYSTEM WHEN HE DID. I AM REPORTING THIS TO YOU IN CASE OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THIS MAY BE A DESIGN FLAW AS A FUSE SHOULD HAVE BLOWN ON THE TPMS MODULE (A DIAGRAM INDICATES A SLOW FUSE SHOULD BE PRESENT). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348629August 11, 2010
POWER TRAIN
DEFECTIVE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. VEHICLE WOULD REV WHILE CRUISING, CHANGE GEARS ERRATICALLY (DOWNSHIFT), WOULD HESITATE, AND WOULD CUT OFF AT SPEEDS BELOW 20 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346138July 29, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY BEGAN TO JERK. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO HIS DESTINATION. THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR MOST OFTEN WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,749.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341701July 6, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2006 HYUNDAI TUSCON CONSTANTLY REFUSES TO DROP INTO GEAR WHEN COASTING AND STALLS QUITE FREQUENTLY. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. I HAVE STALLED WHILE SITTING AT LIGHTS AND THE CAR HAS ACCELERATED EVEN WHILE COASTING. WE TOOK IT TO A DEALER IN 2009 FOR THE STALLING ISSUE AND WERE TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS OVERHEATING DUE TO THE EXTREME HEAT AND WEATHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341486July 5, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 2005 HYUNDI TUCSON 2.7L V6. IM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED TODAY AT A STOP SIGN. THANKFULLY THERE WASN'T ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE I COULDN'T STOP IN TIME FOR THE SIGN AFTER IT STALLED. THIS HAS NOT BEEN THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. ITS HAPPENED ABOUT 6 OTHER TIMES, ALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS AND YIELD SIGNS. THE CAR DOES START RIGHT AFTER ITS STALLED. I'VE DONE A FAIR AMOUNT OF RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND IT SEEMS IT HASN'T BEEN SOLVED YET. I'VE READ OF OTHER TUCSONS BEING INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. SOME CASES HAVE BEEN WHEN TRAVELING AY HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336196June 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2006 TUCSON 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION SUV REMAINS STUCK IN 3RD GEAR. CAR PARKED AND IGNITION TURNED OFF WHILE GEAR STILL ENGAGED RESULTS IN THIS LOCKED-UP GEAR BACKLASH PROBLEM. WORK AROUND: LEAVE PARKING BRAKE RELEASED. LEAN ON CAR BUMPER AND PUSH SLIGHTLY TO FREE THE POWER TRAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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