Hyundai TUCSON fuel problems
138 complaint narratives mention fuel terms.
Key facts
6,244 owner complaints analyzed
36 distinct recall campaigns
43,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2005 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 2,587 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Fuel system concerns evidence
138 of 6,244 complaints match this topic (2.2%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10789677 · 2015-11-10 (November 10, 2015)
LETTER TO NSTB AND MA ATTORNEY GENERAL, RE HYUNDAI UNDERBODY CORROSION ON 8/6/2015 I RECEIVED A HYUNDAI "SERVICE CAMPAIGN NOTIFICATION" ON MY 2005 TUCSON FOR "UNDER BODY CORROSION." I DID HAVE THE RECALL SERVICE COMPLETED. ('ARRESTS' IT, THEY CLAIM, BUT NOT REMOVES IT.) BY THAT DATE I HAD ALREADY EXPERIENCED TWO FAILURES CAUSED BY THE CORROSION, BOTH OF WHICH I BELIEVE HAD HIGH POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS, EVEN FATAL ACCIDENTS. THE REPAIRS COST ALMOST $2,000, BUT THEY REFUSED TO REIMBURSE. I AM MORE CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY ISSUES. …
Owner-reported narrative. 104,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10789677 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11143926 · 2018-10-29 (October 29, 2018)
ON MY 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON GLS (94.5K MILES, SINGLE OWNER, GARAGE KEPT AND REGULARLY CAR WASHED), LOWER LEFT CONTROL ARM WAS SO RUSTED (HOLES) TO A POINT THAT IT CAN BE BENT WITH LITTLE PRESSURE WHEN PUSHED AGAINST HARDWARE SURFACE. MY YOUNG ADULT SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND IT STARTED PULLING TO SIDE ON LOCAL STATE HIGHWAY. VERY VERY DANGEROUS!! THANK GOD MY KIDS WERE NOT IN A MAJOR CRASH DUE TO THIS. THE LOWER RIGHT CONTROL WAS RUSTED AS WELL TO A POINT IT MAY NEED A REPLACEMENT IN NEXT YEAR OR TWO. REPLACED BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JO…
Owner-reported narrative. 94,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 11143926 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11181181 · 2019-02-19 (February 19, 2019)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S SUBFRAME AND SUSPENSION WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE OIL PAN, FUEL TANK, FUEL TANK CLAMPS, REAR CHASSIS CRADLE, AND FRONT END SUSPENSION (INCLUDING THE STRUTS, SWAY BARS, SWAY BAR CLAMP, SWAY BUSHINGS) WERE REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. GARBER HYUNDAI (5450 BAY RD, SAGINAW, MI) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE STILL EXPERIENCED FRONT END VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. TH…
Owner-reported narrative. 155,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11181181 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10267785 · 2009-05-05 (May 5, 2009)
THE FUEL PUMP HAS STOPPED WORKING THREE TIMES IN 3 YEARS. ONE TIME I WAS ON A MAJOR ROAD IN HIGH TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS GOING 55 MILES AN HOUR. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 65,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10267785 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10608548 · 2014-07-07 (July 7, 2014)
MY 2006 TUCSON HAS FAILED TO START MULTIPLE TIMES. IT CRANKS, BUT DOESN'T START. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP 4 OR 5 TIMES, AND IT THEN WORKS, BUT THE PUMP KEEPS FAILING. SOME TIMES THE PUMP LASTED OVER A YEAR, AND OTHER TIMES THE PUMP HAS FAILED WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS. *JS
Owner-reported narrative. 56,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10608548 at NHTSA ↗