Hyundai Tucson Complaints
6,738 consumer complaints on file.
- #10993671June 7, 2017POWER TRAIN
WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY, IT SOMETIMES DOES NOT MOVE WHEN YOU GIVE PRESS THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN PRESSING HE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE WILL REV, THE RPMS WILL INCREASE, BUT THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE OR WILL SOMETIMES SPUTTER AND BARELY CRAWL. THIS SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STATIONARY POSITION.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10993737June 7, 2017ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE ACCELERATING. THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE, BUT IT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (HEADQUARTERS HYUNDAI LOCATED AT 3775 N US HIGHWAY 17-92, SANFORD, FL, 32773) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SECOND BEARING MELTED AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND COULD NOT BE SERVICED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10993196June 5, 2017FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL, SEVERE LAG. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN 3 ACCIDENTS IN 2 WEEKS, I AM ON BLOOD THINNERS SO THIS PRESENTS A LIFE THREATENING ISSUE FOR ME, I AM PURSUING ALL COMPLAINT OPTIONS AND LOOKING FOR A FULL REFUND. THE CAR IS ONLY 2.5 WEEKS OLD AND HAS LESS THAN 100 MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT SO YOU CAN NEVER BE SURE WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10993010June 3, 2017ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2016 HYUNDAI TUCSON. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, WE STARTED EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. WHILE ACCELERATING, THE CAR SEEMS TO LOSE POWER AND STALLS. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE POWER KICKS ON AND CAUSES THE CAR TO JOLT. THIS HAPPENS ERRATICALLY AND AT LEAST 2X PER MONTH. IT'S INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT HAPPENS WHILE I AM IN AN INTERSECTION. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HYUNDAI REGARDING THIS RECALL, BUT THE SERVICE DID NOT HELP MY VEHICLE AT ALL. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AGAIN, AND THE MAN STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT, BUT THE HYUNDAI CORPORATION IS STATING THAT THIS IS 'NORMAL' FOR DUAL TRANSMISSIONS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10992883June 2, 2017POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
OCCASIONALLY, ON A CITY STREET AT STOP SIGNAL OR STOP SIGN, VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP AS GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED. REVS TO HIGH RPM'S, AND AS TRANSMISSION CATCHES UP, THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD VIOLENTLY, NEARLY CAUSING REAR END COLLISION ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AFTER TWO SEPARATE RECALL/DCT PROGRAM UPDATES WITH HYUNDAI DEALER.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10992623June 1, 2017AIR BAGS
ON 7-20-2011, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD AROUND 1:30 P.M. A LARGE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, PUT ON HIS LEFT BLINKER & STARTED TO STOP, I BRAKED BUT STILL REAR ENDED IT. MY AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE, JUST THE SEAT BELT WORKED. I CHIPPED A TOOTH ON THE STEERING WHEEL, GOT WHIPLASH IN MY NECK. ALSO MY RIGHT BREAST DEVELOPED A HEMATOMA WHICH GREW LARGER EVERY WEEK, IT WAS VERY PAINFUL, HAD TO HAVE TESTS TO FIND OUT WHAT THE LUMP IN BREAST WAS. THE HEMATOMA HAD TO BE DRAINED BY A DOCTOR W/ DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET ON 7-20-2011 @ 2:00 P.M. WHEN A LARGESUV PUT ON HIS BLINKER & STARTED TO STOP, I BRAKED BUT STILL REAR ENDED HIM. THE AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE,JUST THE SEAT BELT WORKED. I CHIPPED MY FRONT TOOTH ON THE STEERING WHEEL, GOT A HEMATOMA IN MY RIGHT BREAST(VERY PAINFUL) & WHIPLASH IN MY NECK. HAD TO GO FOR TESTS TO FIND OUT WHAT THE LUMP IN BREAST WAS. THEN DOCTOR HAD TO DRAIN IT VIA ULTRASOUND. WENT TO P.T. FOR APPROX. 8 MONTHS FOR BACK & NECK. TO DATE: HAD EMERGENCY SURGERY W/A CERVICAL FUSION( HAVE A PLATE & 4 SCREWS IN NECK), THEN BACK SURGERY IN LUMBAR AREA,(BONES IN SPINE PRESSING ON NERVES TO LEGS,PAINFUL TO WALK). MY CAR WAS TOTALED, THE SUV JUST HAD A BROKEN REAR WINDOW,I WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR XRAYS TO MAKE SURE I DID NOT HAVE ANY FRACTURES. I BELIEVE THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE INFLATED, I AM 5'3", WEIGH 110 LBS. I HAVE THE INSURANCE FORMS& OTHER PAPERWORK RE:ACCIDENT. I NEED YOUR HELP,TOO MANY INJURIES THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY THE AIRBAG.THANK YOU.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 4
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10992740June 1, 2017POWER TRAIN
WHEN LEAVING A STOP SIGN THE CAR WOULD NOT SPEED UP. HAD THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE UPDATED FROM A RECALL, BUT THE PROBLEM KEEPS HAPPENING. WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10992473May 31, 2017POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
10/12/16: BROUGHT IN FOR RECALL OF DCT AFTER CALLING TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE TO ADDRESS THE TRANSMISSION NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY AND HESITATING TO CHANGE GEARS. 12/29/16. RETURNED FOR SAME ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION. SERVICE PERFORMED A 2ND RECALL ON AN UPGRADE TO TRANSMISSION FOR SAME ISSUE. 2/23/17 RETURNED AGAIN FOR SAME ISSUE. NO MAINTENANCE PERFORMED. STATED THAT ALL WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND THAT IS HOW A DCT SHOULD RESPOND. 4/25/17. RETURNED AGAIN FOR SAME ISSUE. STATED NO PROBLEMS EXISTS. ENGINEER WAS GOING TO BE CONTACTED TO PERFORM TEST DRIVE AND FURTHER INVESTIGATE ISSUES. ENGINEER CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO COME AND PERFORM TEST DRIVE. 4/26/17: CONTACTED HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS (COMPLAIN #10185159). CASE MANAGER ASSIGNED. STATED I WOULD HEAR WITHIN 3-5 DAYS. NEVER HEARD. 4/28/17: AFTER SPEAKING WITH AN ATTORNEY, SENT A CERTIFIED LETTER TO HYUNDAI 112 RE: VEHICLE AND WANTING TO TERMINATE LEASE B/C THEY CAN'T FULFILL SAFETY AND REPAIRS. (HEARD BACK FROM FRAN IN SERVICE...NO RECOURSE OFFERED) 5/4/17: CONTACTED CONSUMER AFFAIRS FOR A 2ND TIME. NO RESULTS. LEFT MESSAGE FOR CASE MANAGER AND HER MANAGER. 5/4/17: SPOKE TO FRAN (112 HYUNDAI) WAITING TO HEAR OF APPOINTMENT WITH ENGINEER. 5/10/17: CONTACTED BY CLAIMS TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT ON 5/18 WITH ENGINEER AND REGIONAL MANAGER. 5/18/17: PRIOR TO TEST DRIVE, ENGINEER CLAIMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DESIGNED TO PERFORM AS IT WAS. COMPLETED TEST DRIVE WITH ENGINEER WHILE HE PROVIDED TIPS OF HOW TO PROPERLY DRIVE WITH A DCT AND HOW THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED WITH THE HESITATION KNOWN. 5/27/17: CONTACTED A PRIVATE TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST REGARDING HESITATION/JERKING OF TRANSMISSION. PROVIDED A TEST DRIVE AND IT WAS AGREED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS HESITATING AND JERKING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE WHICH IS NOT NORMAL.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10992198May 30, 2017SUSPENSION
DRIVING NORMAL AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE SPOT. LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE AND FOUND REAR SUB-FRAME RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING UNSAFE CONDITION BY BREAKING THE MOUNTING POINT OF THE REAR TOE LINK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10991915May 27, 2017POWER TRAIN
2016 HYUNDAI TUCSON 1.6T WITH THE 7SPD DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION REFUSED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL AFTER STARTING FROM A DEAD STOP. SITUATION: STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION WAITING TO TURN LEFT, PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE FROM THE STOP TO TURN LEFT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AT ~5MPH AND HALF WAY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN/INTERSECTION THE CAR REFUSED TO RESPOND TO GAS PEDAL INPUT FOR INCREASED SPEED. I TRIED DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL MORE, BUT NO RESPONSE. I COMPLETELY LET OFF THE PEDAL AND THEN RE-APPLIED AND THE CAR STARTED TO RESPOND WITH REGULAR POWER DELIVERY WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING A BIT. CARS APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION HAD TO WAIT FOR ME TO GET THROUGH, LUCKILY IT WASN'T EXTREMELY BUSY WITH FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. I FEEL THIS 'RANDOM' LACK OF RESPONSE TO THE GAS PEDAL POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE TUCSON HAS HAD THE LATEST T1B DCT UPDATE (16-01-057) APPLIED AT THE DEALER SINCE 3/11/17. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE CAR HAS GIVEN ME ISSUES ACCELERATING OR CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE. TRANSMISSION ALSO EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WHEN ASKING TO DOWNSHIFT UNDER 3/4-FULL THROTTLE CONDITIONS - IT OFTEN WILL HALF ENGAGE AND FEEL LIKE IT'S SLIPPING IN GEAR EVENTUALLY APPLYING THE RIGHT GET WITH NO SLIP. THIS CREATES QUESTIONABLE PASSING ON THE HIGHWAY SINCE YOU NEVER REALLY KNOW WHAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO DO WHEN REQUESTING IT TO PERFORM MULTIPLE DOWNSHIFTS UNDER POWER.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10991631May 25, 2017ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
THE 2016 HYUNDAI TUCSON ECO WITH 1.6T TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL TO MOVE VEHICLE FORWARD AT TIMES AND HAS CAUSED US TO BE STUCK IN AN INTERSECTION NUMEROUS TIMES EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE SAYS ITS IN DRIVE. RPMS JUST REV TO REDLINE BUT VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE UNTIL YOU LET OFF THE GAS AND LET IT IDLE BACK DOWN TO IDLE ENGINE SPEED. THEN YOU CAN TRY IT AGAIN AND IT DRIVES NORMAL. ONE TIME HAD TO SHUT ENTIRE VEHICLE OFF IN THE INTERSECTION AND RESTART IT TO GET IT TO MOVE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10991356May 24, 2017POWER TRAIN
10-31-2015 PURCHASED VEHICLE. 10-31-2015. 3-2-2016 MILEAGE 1691, RETURNED VEHICLE BACK TO HYUNDAI DEALER FOR ECM ENGINE CONTROL MODULE & TCM TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE UPDATES PER TY8 HARD SHIFTING COMPLAINTS. 7-22-2016 CAMPAIGN 145 SECONDARY HOOD LATCH REPAIR. 10-21-2017 CAMPAIGN 149 ECM & TCM SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR DCT PROBLEMS. 5-2-2017 T1B ECM SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR DCT PROBLEMS. SOFTWARE UPDATE IMPROVES TRANSMISSION JERKING FROM 0 TO 15 MPH. 5-21-2017 MILEAGE 12,500, OUTSIDE TEMP 70 DEG F, STRANDED ON INTERSTATE, TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE BUT NOT VEHICLE NOT MOVING. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. HYUNDAI SERVICE FINDS FAULTY FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSOR AND BAD WIRING HARNESS. REPLACES BOTH. 5-23-2017 PICKED UP VEHICLE AND DROVE NORMAL ON WAY HOME. I HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE IN THIS VEHICLE AND WISHED I HAD PURCHASED THE SE MODEL WITH THE 6 SPEED CONVENTIONAL TRANSMISSION AND NOT THE 7 SPEED DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION. TIME WILL TELL IF THIS LAST REPAIR WILL SOLVE THE NUMEROUS DCT PROBLEMS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10991385May 24, 2017UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE HAD MY HYUNDAI FOR ONE YEAR AND 2 MONTHS. ABOUT A FEW MONTHS IN I HAD PROBLEMS WITH AFTER STOPPING I TRIED TO HIT THE GAS AND THE CAR WOULD REV UP AND THEN NOT GO ANYWHERE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO HYUNDAI 4 TIMES NOW BECAUSE THEY HAVE HAD RECALLS AND TRIED TO GET IT FIXED. AFTER THE 3RD TIME I BROUGHT IT IN IT SEEMED TO BE WORKING FINE. I RECENTLY WENT IN TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY FIXED SOMETHING HOWEVER THAT CAUSED MY CAR TO BE MESSED UP AGAIN BUT THIS TIME WORSE. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE IT IS 75 MILES AND MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED SLOWING DOWN. I HIT THE GAS AND IT WOULD NOT GO. ITS LIKE IT KEPT JUMPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. IT DID THIS FOR THE WHOLE 45 MINS IT TOOK ME TO GET TO WORK ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. IT EVEN WENT AS LOW AS 50 MILES AN HR IN A 75. I HAVE SEVERAL VIDEOS I TOOK SHOWING IT SLOWING DOWN AND THEN REVING UP AND NOT MOVING WHEN HITTING THE GAS. I WAS SO SCARED IT WOULD STALL OUT ALL TOGETHER ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND I WAS SCARED I WAS GOING TO HIT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10991202May 23, 2017ENGINE
LAST WEEK, WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY IN RURAL NEVADA,IN A PASSING ZONE, ON A SHALLOW UPHILL CURVE, ATTEMPTED TO PASS A TRASH TRUCK,ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 65 MPH, AND JUST AS WE MORE OR LESS ABEAM THE TRUCK, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT. WE HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE PASS AND IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER TO SIDE. HAD THERE BEEN ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THAT WAS JUDGED TO BE FAR ENOUGH DISTANCE TO SAFELY PASS, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WITH THE ENGINE QUITTING, COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR BOTH TESTED OK. THE OIL LEVEL WAS FULL. ALL FACTORY RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN COMPLIED WITH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO CARSON CITY( ABOUT 80 MILES). THE DEALER SAID THE ENGINE 'SEIZED', CAUSE UNKNOWN, WITHOUT A TEARDOWN,
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10990909May 22, 2017POWER TRAIN
ANY RECALLS ON THE 7 SPEED DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION THAT IS IN MY LEMON ?
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10990692May 20, 2017ENGINE
I OWN A 2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON WITH 70,000 MILES ON IT. I MAINTAIN IT PROPERLY, USE SYNTHETIC OIL REGULARLY, BUT THE ENGINE SEIZED YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE. HYUNDAI KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEIR ENGINES AND I AM HOPING MY ACTION TODAY WILL LEAD TO A RECALL OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10990560May 19, 2017ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE HAS A DRIVE-BY-WIRE SYSTEM CONTROLLING THE THROTTLE AND THE 7-SPEED DUAL-CLUTCH TRANSMISSION. IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE THROTTLE PEDAL HAS NO EFFECT ON THE THROTTLE WHATSOEVER. IT HAPPENS MOST IN 'ECO' MODE, BUT STILL HAPPENS IN 'SPORT' MODE, ALWAYS AT A RELATIVELY LOW SPEED (WALKING PACE) OR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD ONE FIRMWARE UPDATE (AT ABOUT 3K MILES?) WHICH DID MINIMIZE THE PROBLEM SOMEWHAT, BUT DIDN'T ELIMINATE IT. AT 7,900 MILES THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE, AND THE DEALER SAYS THERE ARE NO NEW FIRMWARE UPDATES THEY ARE AWARE OF. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE MANY TIMES, WHEN IN SLOW OR STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC, I'VE NEEDED TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE SIMPLY WOULDN'T DO IT FOR WHAT FELT LIKE FOREVER, BUT WAS PROBABLY ONLY A SECOND OR TWO. WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY DID START TO MOVE, IT JUMPED FORWARD AT FULL THROTTLE. THE SERVICE WRITER AT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT, AND THAT OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE ALSO COMPLAINED, SPECIFICALLY, ABOUT TRYING TO PULL OUT OF THEIR DEALERSHIP ONTO A BUSY STREET AND HAD THEIR VEHICLE SIMPLY REFUSE TO ACCELERATE. ON JUST ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FULL THROTTLE UP TO THE ENGINE'S REDLINE, WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE THROTTLE! AS BAD AS IT IS, I EXPECT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THIS PROBLEM.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10990649May 19, 2017POWER TRAIN
HORRIBLE ACCELERATION HESITATION...VERY UNSAFE....DEPRESS GAS PEDAL AND NO RESPONSE FOR A FEW SECONDS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10986278May 17, 2017POWER TRAIN
FAULTY DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE WITHOUT WARNING WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED. THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES AND WITH DIFFERENT DEGREES OF SEVERITY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MANY OCCASIONS AND CREATES A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AS THE ACCELERATION MAY NOT BE THERE WHEN NEEDED. HYUNDAI HAS KNOWN THEIR DCT IS FAULTY AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, INCLUDING 2 RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE. LIVES ARE AT RISK FOR NOT ONLY THE DRIVER BUT OTHER DRIVERS AS WELL.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10985133May 12, 2017ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN 2013, THE SERPENTINE BELT HAS SHREDDED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50-70 MPH. THE SERPENTINE BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES DUE TO A CONTINUOUS OIL LEAK SATURATING THE BELT OVER EACH PERIOD OF 6-9 MONTHS, WATER PUMP PULLEY DEFECT AND THE ALTERNATOR SEIZING AFTER IT WAS REPLACED 90 DAYS PRIOR. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS. EACH TIME THE BELT SHREDDED, THE VEHICLE REQUIRED A TOW TRUCK (TWICE)
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0