2017 Hyundai TUCSON problems and owner complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AUTOMATICALLY AND RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (CLAY HYUNDAI LOCATED AT 391 PROVIDENCE HWY, NORWOOD, MA 02062; [phone removed]) WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. ALSO, WHILE AT A STOP SIGN ON A HILL, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AUT…

Owner-reported narrative. 500 miles reported. Look up ODI 11004060 at NHTSA ↗

THE ENGINE HESITATES, JUMPS, ALMOST STALLS OR REVS LIKE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHEN YOU ARE STARTING FROM A STOPPING POSITION OR AT LOWER SPEEDS (LESS THAN 45 MPH). THERE HAVE BEEN VERY SCARY SITUATIONS WHERE PULLING OUT FROM A STOP SIGNS WITH ADEQUATE TIME WITH ANY OTHER CAR EXCEPT FOR THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GOING TO BE THE TIME IT HESITATES OR WON'T ACCELERATE WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE GAS. THIS C

Owner-reported narrative. 2,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 11005465 at NHTSA ↗

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT CONSISTENTLY SHIFT THROUGH GEARS. UNDER ACCELERATION, IT WILL SOMETIMES SHIFT FROM 1-2- NEUTRAL INSTEAD OF GOING INTO 3RD GEAR. IF YOU DEACCELRATE AND THEN TRY TO ACELERATE AS WHEN COMING TO A TURN, THE CAR HAS EXTREME HESITATION AND SOMETIME WILL JUST REV TO 3,000RPM WITHOUT ANY MOVEMENT...AGAIN LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL. DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS ALL BY DESIGN AND I SHOULD ADJUST MY DRIVING HABITS TO ACCOMMODATE THIS DANGEROUSLY DESIGNED VEHICLE.

Owner-reported narrative. 500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10906458 at NHTSA ↗

WE JUST PURCHASED A 2017 HYUNDAI TUCSON SPORT. THE CAR HAS A SERIOUS ISSUE OF NO ACCELERATION AFTER A STOP, MERGING, PASSING ON THE HIGHWAY AND TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION. THE CAR HESITATES WHEN YOU HIT THE ACCELERATOR, SOMETIMES LEAVING YOU NEARLY STOPPED IN A AN INTERSECTION WAITING FOR A CAR TO HIT YOU. IF YOU CHOOSE TO CHANGE LANES ON A HIGHWAY THE CAR WILL HESITATE WHEN YOU PRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO MAKE THE LANE CHANGE. MY WIFE HAS STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR DUE TO THE SERIOUSNESS OF NO ACCELERATION AND SAFETY CONCERNS. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10925492 at NHTSA ↗

THERE WAS A RECALL FROM 2016 TUCSON FOR A DUAL CLUTCH GEARBOX ISSUE. I AM EXPERIENCING SAME ISSUES WITH 2017. WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE FROM A STOP AND ALLOW THE CAR TO IDLE AS SLOW SPEED THE TRANSMISSION AND CAR SPUTTERS AND CREATES HESITATION AND JERKING WHEN GAS PEDAL IS APPLIED. THIS IS A RISK OF SAFETY ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING INTERSECTION TURNS. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF MY DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT NO FIX EXISTS. PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING ALMOST SINCE DAY 1 AND I AM CURRENTLY AROUND 13K MILES

Owner-reported narrative. 100 miles reported. Look up ODI 11031366 at NHTSA ↗

MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I ONLY HAD IT LESS THAN A MONTH (NEW). I TRIED TO REMOTE START IT & IT WOULDNT WORK. I WENT OUTSIDE TO START IT & IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER, ALL LIGHTS ON DASH WERE LIT UP. I LIFTED MY HOOD- A SQUIRREL NEST WAS BUILT UNDER HOOD. WIRING HARNESS CHEWED UP, INSULATION UNDER MY HOOD RIPPED OFF, NUMEROUS AREAS OF HARD PLASTIC COVERING MY HEADLIGHT UNDER HOOD AND ALONG INSIDE FRAME OF CAR ALL CHEWED UP. ALL THINGS CHEWED WERE MADE OF SOY BASED MATERIALS.I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC, NOT HYUNDAI DUE TO THE FACT THAT …

Owner-reported narrative. 400 miles reported. Look up ODI 11072798 at NHTSA ↗

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO FIRST GEAR AND ACCELERATE FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN WOULD TRY TO MOVE UP TO A HIGHER GEAR AND GET SUSPENDED FOR ABOUT 5-7 SECONDS AS IF IT COULD NOT FIND THE NEXT GEAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2-3 TIMES SO FAR. ALSO, WHEN I HAVE TESTED THE RESPONSE OF ACCELERATING BY PRESSING THE GAS WHILE TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND AS EXPECTED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I PUSHED THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THE ENGINE ONLY RESPONDED AS IF I WAS SLIGHTLY ACCELERATING. I HA…

Owner-reported narrative. 7,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11091488 at NHTSA ↗

THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED UPON. WHEN THE VEHICLE DOES ACCELERATE THE RPM'S ARE IN THE RANGE ON 3000-5000 AND THE CAR WILL LUNGE AHEAD. WHEN TURNING INTO AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE WILL REDUCE ACCELERATION UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH LEADS TO VERY SCARY MOMENTS THAT A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE COULD OCCUR. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE WAS AT 5000 RPM AT 55 MPH AND THE ACCELERATION BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AD I HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE WITH MY 3 CHILDREN WITH TRAFFIC COMING AT ME AT RA…

Owner-reported narrative. 14,197 miles reported. Look up ODI 11080132 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY SOMETIMES. ON ONE OCCASION, IN A SHOPPING PLAZA PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE TWICE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE P…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11181808 at NHTSA ↗

JULY 2018 CAR BEGAN MAKING NOISE WHEN TURNING ON AND BACKING UP. THE NOISE WENT AWAY WHEN I BEGAN TO DRIVE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR OIL CHANGE AND THEY COULDN'T DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM BEGAN GETTING WORSE, MENTIONED IT AT NEXT OIL CHANGE. NOW MIND YOU, I DRIVE A LOT!! CAR IS 2 YEARS OLD AND HAS 83K. BETWEEN JULY AND DECEMBER 2018 THE CAR RECEIVED MINIMUM OF 4 OIL CHANGES ALL DONE AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP WHO SAYS IT'S NORMAL EVEN WHEN I COMPLAINED OF SMELLING GAS. AFTER RETURNING TO VA FROM MI, THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH ALL TURNED ON WHILE DRI…

Owner-reported narrative. 74,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11209208 at NHTSA ↗

WHEN TRYING TO TURN OFF THE TUCSON (VEHICLE HAS PUSH BUTTON START) TO REFILL THE GAS TANK, THE ENGINE DIDN'T TURN OFF. WHILE THE ENGINE WAS ON, IT RESTARTED AGAIN THE ENGINE, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS TURNED ON IN THE DASHBOARD AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY WITH RPM'S AROUND 500 RPM. SOME SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE RPM STABILIZED (NORMAL IDLE). I PRESSED THE PUSH BUTTON AGAIN AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF SUCCESSFULLY. WENT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE CAR.

Owner-reported narrative. 1,504 miles reported. Look up ODI 11220797 at NHTSA ↗