2012 Hyundai Tucson Owner Complaints

I SHOULD START BY STATING THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE I GOT IT LAST YEAR. AT RANDOM TIMES, WHILE DRIVING, MY VEHICLE WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO GO ABOVE 2500K RPMS, EVEN WITH THE GAS PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED. THIS MAY HAPPEN WHILE I AM ON A SLOW ROAD OR, AS TODAY, WHEN I AM ON THE HIGHWAY. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE I WILL NEED TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY OR SPEED UP FOR SOME OTHER REASON AND SUDDENLY I HAVE NO POWER. I WILL BE GOING 30MPH AND ENTERING A 70MPH ROADWAY. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS IS TO PULL OVER, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY HYUNDAI DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX IT OR ADDRESS IT IN ANY WAY WHATSOEVER. IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT THEY WILL NOT ADDRESS. *TR

1/24/2013

2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FAILURE TO GET THE FUEL ECONOMY AS ADVERTISED. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SUBSEQUENTLY, HE BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE VEHICLE; ON INTERMITTENT STARTS. THE CAR WOULD IDLE BELOW 1000 RPM, SHUDDER AND MISFIRE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A PROBLEM.

3/20/2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PLACING HER VEHICLE IN PARK AND EXITING THE VEHICLE, IT ROLLED BACKWARD AND CRASHED INTO A BUS. NO POLICE WERE CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000.

12/6/2011

BRAND NEW CAR- A FEW DAYS AFTER PURCHASING AND DRIVING THE CAR, NOTICED CAR WAS NOT DRIVING RIGHT. SEVERAL SYMPTOMS BECAME NOTICEABLE. CAR WOULD JERK WHEN ACCELERATING AND BRAKING. CARS PICK UP WAS DELAYED AND HAD A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE VIBRATION, WHILE IN IDLE AND WHILE DRIVING, TO THE POINT OF GETTING NAUSEOUS WHILE DRIVING IN THE CAR. TOOK CAR TO HYUNDAI SERVICE AND TOLD THEM OF SYMPTOMS AND MY CONCERNS OF SOMETHING NOT RIGHT WITH THE CAR. THE MECHANICS FELT THE PROBLEMS I EXPLAINED ABOVE AND SAID SOMETHING WAS WRONG, NOW HAD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT EXACTLY. SEVERAL TESTS WERE DONE ON THE CAR BUT NOTHING SHOWED UP ON ELECTRICAL GRID. SERVICE HAD TO CALL A HIGHER TECH OUT IN CALIFORNIA TO SEE WHAT TO DO NEXT. CALIFORNIA TECH MADE THEM RUN SEVERAL TESTS, ALL THIS TOOK MORE THEN 2 WEEKS UNTIL THEY FINALLY FIGURED OUT THAT THE ENGINES THROTTLE ASSY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THEY SAID THAT THIS ALSO CAUSED THE SENSOR TO MALFUNCTION. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE ASSY AND CLAIM THE CAR IS REPAIRED. NO LONGER TRUST CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE DEFECTS THAT WHERE FOUND AFTER THE ORIGINAL INSPECTIONS BY THE MANUFACTURE AND THE DEALERSHIP FAILED TO FIND THESE DEFECTS WITH THE CAR AND SOLD IT. *TR

12/21/2011

BRAND NEW CAR- A FEW DAYS AFTER PURCHASING AND DRIVING THE CAR, NOTICED CAR WAS NOT DRIVING RIGHT. SEVERAL SYMPTOMS BECAME NOTICEABLE. CAR WOULD JERK WHEN ACCELERATING AND BRAKING. CARS PICK UP WAS DELAYED AND HAD A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE VIBRATION, WHILE IN IDLE AND WHILE DRIVING, TO THE POINT OF GETTING NAUSEOUS WHILE DRIVING IN THE CAR. TOOK CAR TO HYUNDAI SERVICE AND TOLD THEM OF SYMPTOMS AND MY CONCERNS OF SOMETHING NOT RIGHT WITH THE CAR. THE MECHANICS FELT THE PROBLEMS I EXPLAINED ABOVE AND SAID SOMETHING WAS WRONG, NOW HAD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT EXACTLY. SEVERAL TESTS WERE DONE ON THE CAR BUT NOTHING SHOWED UP ON ELECTRICAL GRID. SERVICE HAD TO CALL A HIGHER TECH OUT IN CALIFORNIA TO SEE WHAT TO DO NEXT. CALIFORNIA TECH MADE THEM RUN SEVERAL TESTS, ALL THIS TOOK MORE THEN 2 WEEKS UNTIL THEY FINALLY FIGURED OUT THAT THE ENGINES THROTTLE ASSY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THEY SAID THAT THIS ALSO CAUSED THE SENSOR TO MALFUNCTION. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE ASSY AND CLAIM THE CAR IS REPAIRED. NO LONGER TRUST CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE DEFECTS THAT WHERE FOUND AFTER THE ORIGINAL INSPECTIONS BY THE MANUFACTURE AND THE DEALERSHIP FAILED TO FIND THESE DEFECTS WITH THE CAR AND SOLD IT. *TR

12/21/2011

THIS CAR HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND IT PULLS OUT OF PARK VERY EASILY WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION OR FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THIS LED TO MY CAR ROLLING DOWN A HILL AND HITTING A TREE WITH NO ONE IN THE DRIVERS SEAT. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER THEY TRIED THIS ON ANOTHER CAR IN THE LOT AND IT DID THE SAME THING. I WAS TOLD BY HYUNDAI CORPORATE OFFICES THAT THIS IS A "CAMPAIGN" ITEM. I CAN NOT FIND THIS PROBLEM LISTED AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE IT LEADS TO INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

7/25/2012

I SHOULD START BY STATING THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE I GOT IT LAST YEAR. AT RANDOM TIMES, WHILE DRIVING, MY VEHICLE WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO GO ABOVE 2500K RPMS, EVEN WITH THE GAS PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED. THIS MAY HAPPEN WHILE I AM ON A SLOW ROAD OR, AS TODAY, WHEN I AM ON THE HIGHWAY. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE I WILL NEED TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY OR SPEED UP FOR SOME OTHER REASON AND SUDDENLY I HAVE NO POWER. I WILL BE GOING 30MPH AND ENTERING A 70MPH ROADWAY. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS IS TO PULL OVER, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY HYUNDAI DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX IT OR ADDRESS IT IN ANY WAY WHATSOEVER. IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT THEY WILL NOT ADDRESS. *TR

1/24/2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECURRING FAILURE IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE FOR 5-6 SECONDS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

7/2/2013

MY BACK CAMERA STOPS WORKING FROM TIME TO TIME SCREEN JUST BLACK WHEN IN REAR JUST USELESS.

7/30/2016

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AFTER BANGING SOUND JUST AS IN OTHER MODELS BEING RECALLED BY HYUNDAI.

4/18/2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, EVEN AFTER THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED TO CAPACITY. SHE HAD TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER MADE THREE ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,304. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 1,000.

9/6/2011

BRAND NEW CAR- A FEW DAYS AFTER PURCHASING AND DRIVING THE CAR, NOTICED CAR WAS NOT DRIVING RIGHT. SEVERAL SYMPTOMS BECAME NOTICEABLE. CAR WOULD JERK WHEN ACCELERATING AND BRAKING. CARS PICK UP WAS DELAYED AND HAD A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE VIBRATION, WHILE IN IDLE AND WHILE DRIVING, TO THE POINT OF GETTING NAUSEOUS WHILE DRIVING IN THE CAR. TOOK CAR TO HYUNDAI SERVICE AND TOLD THEM OF SYMPTOMS AND MY CONCERNS OF SOMETHING NOT RIGHT WITH THE CAR. THE MECHANICS FELT THE PROBLEMS I EXPLAINED ABOVE AND SAID SOMETHING WAS WRONG, NOW HAD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT EXACTLY. SEVERAL TESTS WERE DONE ON THE CAR BUT NOTHING SHOWED UP ON ELECTRICAL GRID. SERVICE HAD TO CALL A HIGHER TECH OUT IN CALIFORNIA TO SEE WHAT TO DO NEXT. CALIFORNIA TECH MADE THEM RUN SEVERAL TESTS, ALL THIS TOOK MORE THEN 2 WEEKS UNTIL THEY FINALLY FIGURED OUT THAT THE ENGINES THROTTLE ASSY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THEY SAID THAT THIS ALSO CAUSED THE SENSOR TO MALFUNCTION. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE ASSY AND CLAIM THE CAR IS REPAIRED. NO LONGER TRUST CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE DEFECTS THAT WHERE FOUND AFTER THE ORIGINAL INSPECTIONS BY THE MANUFACTURE AND THE DEALERSHIP FAILED TO FIND THESE DEFECTS WITH THE CAR AND SOLD IT. *TR

12/21/2011

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FEELS STUCK,VAGUE,HARD,LACKS OF MANEUVERABILITY AND FEEDBACK WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, FEELING THE SENSATION THAT YOU WILL LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.THE VEHICLE GOES TO EITHER WAYS (RIGHT OR LEFT SIDE) GIVING THE IMPRESSION THAT YOU ARE GOING TO CRASH.ALSO IS VERY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE ALIGN ON THE ROAD LANE AND IT HAS TO BE CORRECTED CONSTANTLY REQUIRING MORE PHYSICAL EFFORT THAN NORMAL DRIVING. *TR

2/16/2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 TO 40 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE CRASH CAUSED NO INJURIES AND THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

5/17/2012

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FEELS STUCK,VAGUE,HARD,LACKS OF MANEUVERABILITY AND FEEDBACK WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, FEELING THE SENSATION THAT YOU WILL LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.THE VEHICLE GOES TO EITHER WAYS (RIGHT OR LEFT SIDE) GIVING THE IMPRESSION THAT YOU ARE GOING TO CRASH.ALSO IS VERY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE ALIGN ON THE ROAD LANE AND IT HAS TO BE CORRECTED CONSTANTLY REQUIRING MORE PHYSICAL EFFORT THAN NORMAL DRIVING. *TR

2/16/2012

WE WERE GOING THROUGH A GREEN TRAFFIC LIGHT, WE WERE ABOUT THE 6TH CAR THROUGH THE LIGHT WHEN VEHICLE COMING OUT OF NOWHERE RAN THE RED LIGHT FROM THE CROSS STREET AT ABOUT 55MPH, DID NOT TRY TO STOP, WE SLOWED TO ALMOST A STOP AND SWERVED TO AVOID THE PERSON. SHE DID NOT TRY TO STOP AND T-BONED US IN THE DRIVERS WHEEL AND DOOR, BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT ACTIVATE, EVEN WITH THIS HIGH SPEED COLLISION. THIS IS THE SECOND ACCIDENT OF THIS KIND WHERE THEY DID NOT ACTIVATE. THE FIRST WAS IN JANUARY AND WE WERE REAR ENDED AT A HIGH SPEED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. *TR

11/15/2013

I BOUGHT A NEW CAR. 3 1/2 MONTHS LATER , I WAS REAR-ENDED. I TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP TO GET TAILGATE AND PAN AND BUMPER REPAIRED. WHEN WE PICKED UP VEHICLE, STRONG TOXIC FUMES FROM REPAIR WERE SO STRONG THAT WE COULD NOT DRIVE CAR. INSTANT HEADACHE, UPPER RESPIRATORY AGGRAVATION, SORE THROAT, BURNING EYES. CAR HAS BEEN TO REPAIR SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES AND MONTHS LATER STILL CAUSES ILLNESS IN FAMILY. AT ONE TIME THAT I DROVE CAR I ALMOST LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. I HAVE INFORMED HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES. I INFORMED HYUNDAI CORPORATION. PROBLEM PERSISTS CONSISTENTLY FOR 8-9 MONTHS AND AFTER NUMEROUS TRIPS TO DEALERSHIP. THE DOG FOAMS AND VOMITS BEFORE CAR STARTS MOVING. *TR

8/8/2013

WE WERE GOING THROUGH A GREEN TRAFFIC LIGHT, WE WERE ABOUT THE 6TH CAR THROUGH THE LIGHT WHEN VEHICLE COMING OUT OF NOWHERE RAN THE RED LIGHT FROM THE CROSS STREET AT ABOUT 55MPH, DID NOT TRY TO STOP, WE SLOWED TO ALMOST A STOP AND SWERVED TO AVOID THE PERSON. SHE DID NOT TRY TO STOP AND T-BONED US IN THE DRIVERS WHEEL AND DOOR, BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT ACTIVATE, EVEN WITH THIS HIGH SPEED COLLISION. THIS IS THE SECOND ACCIDENT OF THIS KIND WHERE THEY DID NOT ACTIVATE. THE FIRST WAS IN JANUARY AND WE WERE REAR ENDED AT A HIGH SPEED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. *TR

11/15/2013

WE WERE GOING THROUGH A GREEN TRAFFIC LIGHT, WE WERE ABOUT THE 6TH CAR THROUGH THE LIGHT WHEN VEHICLE COMING OUT OF NOWHERE RAN THE RED LIGHT FROM THE CROSS STREET AT ABOUT 55MPH, DID NOT TRY TO STOP, WE SLOWED TO ALMOST A STOP AND SWERVED TO AVOID THE PERSON. SHE DID NOT TRY TO STOP AND T-BONED US IN THE DRIVERS WHEEL AND DOOR, BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT ACTIVATE, EVEN WITH THIS HIGH SPEED COLLISION. THIS IS THE SECOND ACCIDENT OF THIS KIND WHERE THEY DID NOT ACTIVATE. THE FIRST WAS IN JANUARY AND WE WERE REAR ENDED AT A HIGH SPEED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. *TR

11/15/2013

MY 2012 HYUNDAI TUSCON WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. MY DAUGHTER WAS THE DRIVER AND NO OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. ALL AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED AT IMPACT EXCEPT THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG? I SEE NUMEROUS HYUNDAI RECALLS AND AIRBAG ISSUES ON THE INTERNET, BUT NO MENTION OF THE TUSCON. MY DAUGHTER HAS SERIOUS INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE AIRBAG FAILING TO DEPLOY. *TR

12/19/2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO DRIVE 1 INDEPENDENTLY. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN APPLIED AND AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE DOOR AND IMPACTED THE INTERIOR WALL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE UNTIL THE OTHER DAMAGES HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 950.

5/22/2012

WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKES THEY MAKE A LOT OF NOISE AND WHEN GOING DOWN A INCLINE/HILL I HAVE TO PUSH THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER SHIP CLOSE TO MY HOME AND WENT ON A TEST DRIVE WITH THEM AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NORMAL. I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THE OUTCOME SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER SHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE (1 HR FROM WHERE I LIVE), THEY WENT ON A TEST DRIVE HEARD THE NOISE, CHECKED THE BRAKES, AND SAID THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK AFTER THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED, IT'S STILL MAKING THE NOISE, AND I STILL HAVE THE BRAKING PROBLEM. TOOK IT BACK AND NOW THEY'RE SAYING THAT IT'S A NORMAL BRAKING SOUND. I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER SHIP, THEY WENT ON A TEST DRIVE WITH THE PERSON WHO BOUGHT THE CAR IN FOR ME AND HEARD THE NOISE. HE LOOKED AT IT AND THERE WERE SCREWS MISSING FROM THE ROTORS ALSO HE SAID THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE CUT. I CALLED THE NEXT DAY, SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE ADVISOR WHO WAS HANDLING THE PAPER WORK, INFORMED HIM THAT THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE, HE TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT CUT THE ROTORS, BECAUSE THEY WERE PLACE BY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. I TOLD HIM THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED, HE TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK ON SATURDAY, I DID. ONE OF THE TECHNICIAN TEST DROVE IT I WAS NOT THERE, AND SAID HE HEARD NOTHING. I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME BRAKING PROBLEM. THEY REFUSED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE BRAKES OR DO ANY WORK TO IT. *TR

10/1/2012

2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FAILURE TO GET THE FUEL ECONOMY AS ADVERTISED. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SUBSEQUENTLY, HE BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE VEHICLE; ON INTERMITTENT STARTS. THE CAR WOULD IDLE BELOW 1000 RPM, SHUDDER AND MISFIRE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A PROBLEM.

3/20/2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THREE QUARTERS OF A TANK OF FUEL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE FUEL TANK HAD A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FUEL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK AND WOULD NOT EXCEED $2 WORTH OF FUEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INTAKE FILLER HOSE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. *TR

1/25/2017

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FEELS STUCK,VAGUE,HARD,LACKS OF MANEUVERABILITY AND FEEDBACK WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, FEELING THE SENSATION THAT YOU WILL LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.THE VEHICLE GOES TO EITHER WAYS (RIGHT OR LEFT SIDE) GIVING THE IMPRESSION THAT YOU ARE GOING TO CRASH.ALSO IS VERY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE ALIGN ON THE ROAD LANE AND IT HAS TO BE CORRECTED CONSTANTLY REQUIRING MORE PHYSICAL EFFORT THAN NORMAL DRIVING. *TR

2/16/2012

HELLO, I PURCHASED A 2012 HYUNDAI TUSCON, 2WD, AND HAD A TERRIBLE TIME IN THIS VEHICLE DURING SNOWY/WET WEATHER. I LIVE IN SILVER SPRING, MD, AND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN SNOW ON FEBRUARY 21, 2015. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED, THE TIRES SPUN, AND THE CAR GOT STUCK SEVERAL TIMES. ALSO, THE ESC (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) HAD TO BE MANUALLY DISABLED IN ORDER TO KEEP FROM BEING REAR ENDED, AS THIS FUNCTIONS MORE LIKE A BRAKE--THAN A FEATURE TO DESIGNED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. I'M ORIGINALLY FROM CHICAGO, IL, AND AM QUITE USED TO DRIVING VEHICLES IN SNOWY CONDITIONS. THIS WAS A MOST UNUSUAL AND SCARY EXPERIENCE WITH THE TUSCON. I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND CAME ACROSS SEVERAL COMPLAINTS, LABELING THE STOCK TIRES ON THE TUSCON AS 'HAZARDOUS' IN SNOWY/WET CONDITIONS. APPARENTLY, OTHER DRIVERS HAVE NOTICED THESE TIRES LOSE ALL TRACTION DURING SNOWY/WET WEATHER. I'M NOT SURE IF OTHER FACTORS BESIDE THE TIRES IMPACTED THE CAR'S SCARY PERFORMANCE DURING WET/SNOWY CONDITIONS. I DID CONTACT HYUNDAI, AND THEY ASKED ME TO HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED, WHICH I DID. AFTER THAT I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE COMPANY TELLING ME THEY HAD FOUND NO PROBLEM AND THAT WAS THE END OF THE DISCUSSION. IF THE PROBLEM IS LIMITED TO THE TIRES, THEN CONSUMERS NEED TO BE MADE AWARE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASING A HYUNDAI TUSCON THAT THE TIRES STOCKED BY HYUNDAI ARE POTENTIALLY TREACHEROUS IN WET/SNOWY CONDITIONS. *TR

5/7/2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REACTIVATE THE HEADLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

1/9/2013

THE LIGHTS ABOVE OUR REAR LICENSE PLATE KEEP FALLING OUT OF THE SOCKET DUE TO THE CLIPS BREAKING. I HAVE BEEN BRINGING THE CAR INTO OUR LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER AND THEY HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD AT REPLACING THE ITEM. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN AUGUST OF 2011 AND HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES TO REPLACE THE PART. *TR

7/18/2013

EXITING FREEWAY, DECREASING SPEED, WHEN IT FELT AS THOUGH A TIRE HAD GONE FLAT. SHIMMY AND SUDDEN LOSE OF POWER FOLLOWED. STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. CAR HAD NO POWER, INCREASING GAS ONLY REVVED ENGINE, BUT WOULD NOT MOVE VEHICLE AT ALL. WAS ABLE TO ROLL TO THE END OF THE FREEWAY OFF-RAMP AND PULL NEAR SHOULDER. ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, BUT SOUNDED LIKE A CEMENT MIXER FULL OF LARGE ROCKS. ONCE TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY OTHER GEAR. ALSO REFUSED TO SHIFT INTO PARK. VEHICLE WAS FLAT-BEDDED TO DEALER. MECHANICS DETERMINED THE RIGHT TRANS-AXLE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL WITH SPINDLE DAMAGE. INITIALLY IT WAS THOUGHT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED, BUT THAT MAY NOT BE THE CASE. *TR

9/25/2014

TURN MY CAR ON WAS PROCEEDING TO BACK UP AND I HEARD A POP IT STILL MOVED SO I KNEW IT WASN'T THE TIE RODS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING I KEPT HEARING A RATTLE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ON A BLOCK AWAY FROM MY HOUSE A PIECE FLEW OUT AND WAS THE SPRING FOR THE STRUT SHE ONLY HAS 40000 MILES ON IT I WAS READING UP AND THEY LAST BETWEEN 50000 AND 100000 MILES ON IT

4/26/2020

WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKES THEY MAKE A LOT OF NOISE AND WHEN GOING DOWN A INCLINE/HILL I HAVE TO PUSH THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER SHIP CLOSE TO MY HOME AND WENT ON A TEST DRIVE WITH THEM AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NORMAL. I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THE OUTCOME SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER SHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE (1 HR FROM WHERE I LIVE), THEY WENT ON A TEST DRIVE HEARD THE NOISE, CHECKED THE BRAKES, AND SAID THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK AFTER THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED, IT'S STILL MAKING THE NOISE, AND I STILL HAVE THE BRAKING PROBLEM. TOOK IT BACK AND NOW THEY'RE SAYING THAT IT'S A NORMAL BRAKING SOUND. I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER SHIP, THEY WENT ON A TEST DRIVE WITH THE PERSON WHO BOUGHT THE CAR IN FOR ME AND HEARD THE NOISE. HE LOOKED AT IT AND THERE WERE SCREWS MISSING FROM THE ROTORS ALSO HE SAID THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE CUT. I CALLED THE NEXT DAY, SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE ADVISOR WHO WAS HANDLING THE PAPER WORK, INFORMED HIM THAT THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE, HE TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT CUT THE ROTORS, BECAUSE THEY WERE PLACE BY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. I TOLD HIM THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED, HE TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK ON SATURDAY, I DID. ONE OF THE TECHNICIAN TEST DROVE IT I WAS NOT THERE, AND SAID HE HEARD NOTHING. I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME BRAKING PROBLEM. THEY REFUSED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE BRAKES OR DO ANY WORK TO IT. *TR

10/1/2012

I WAS HAVING MY CAR CLEANED AFTER A WEEK AT THE BEACH AND THE LITTLE PLASTIC CIRCLE THAT HOLD THE FLOOR MATS IN PLACE CAME OFF OF THE FLOOR MAT. NOW WHEN I DRIVE THE FLOOR MAT IS CONSTANTLY RIDING UP ONTO THE GAS PEDAL. I CALLED HYUNDAI AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND I'D HAVE TO PURCHASE A WHOLE NEW SET OF FLOOR MATS FOR OVER $100. THE CAR WAS JUST OVER A YEAR OLD AT THE TIME.... NOW I HAVE HAD TO TAKE THE FLOOR MAT OUT BECAUSE I AM AFRAID THE GAS PEDAL WILL GET STUCK OR THE FLOOR MAT WILL PREVENT ME FROM USING THE BRAKE PROPERLY. *TR

1/22/2014

I WAS HAVING MY CAR CLEANED AFTER A WEEK AT THE BEACH AND THE LITTLE PLASTIC CIRCLE THAT HOLD THE FLOOR MATS IN PLACE CAME OFF OF THE FLOOR MAT. NOW WHEN I DRIVE THE FLOOR MAT IS CONSTANTLY RIDING UP ONTO THE GAS PEDAL. I CALLED HYUNDAI AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND I'D HAVE TO PURCHASE A WHOLE NEW SET OF FLOOR MATS FOR OVER $100. THE CAR WAS JUST OVER A YEAR OLD AT THE TIME.... NOW I HAVE HAD TO TAKE THE FLOOR MAT OUT BECAUSE I AM AFRAID THE GAS PEDAL WILL GET STUCK OR THE FLOOR MAT WILL PREVENT ME FROM USING THE BRAKE PROPERLY. *TR

1/22/2014

KUMHO SOLUS KL21 TIRES ARE A REAL SAFETY ISSUE.. TREAD MEASURES 8/32" AND THE TREAD IS SEPARATING. CAR SHAKES SO BAD AT 30 MPH YOU CAN NOT TALK TO THE PERSON SITTING NEXT TO YOU. *TR

3/6/2014

TODAY, MY 2012 TUCSON NEEDED A TIRE PUT BACK ON, AFTER USING A SPARE. ON ASPHALT, LEVEL GROUND, I USED THE JACK THAT CAME WITH MY VEHICLE ALIGNED AS DIRECTED, AND SLOWLY LIFTED THE CAR, DRIVER FRONT. THE SPARE TIRE CAME OFF EASILY, WITHOUT PROBLEMS. AS I ALIGNED THE TIRE TO PUT ON, THE JACK FAILED, TWISTING OUTWARDS AND COLLAPSING, TWISTING MY RIGHT WRIST BADLY. I HAD A JACK STAND UNDER THE CAR, OR I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. HOWEVER, THE JACK STAND HAD BEEN ALIGNED FOR THE CAR WHEN THE JACK WAS LIFTING IT. BECAUSE THE JACK FAILED IT NO LONGER ALIGNED WITH THE LIFT POINT, AND PUSHED INTO THE SOFT FLOOR PLATE NEXT TO IT. THE FAILURE OF THIS JACK IS COMPLETELY HYUNDAI'S FAULT. I ALSO WORRY THAT OTHER PEOPLE COULD BE HURT BY THESE FAULTY JACKS. I HAVE SEEN OTHER REPORTS MADE ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE, NOW THAT I HAVE DONE RESEARCH. *TR

4/3/2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ENTERING OR EXITING THE VEHICLE, SHE ALWAYS RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK WHEN TOUCHING THE DOORS. THE VECHILE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

6/17/2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRES UNDER THE HOOD WERE EATEN BY RODENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRES WERE SOY BASED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER INITIALLY STATED THAT THEY WOULD REIMBURSE THE CONTACT FOR THE REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER DECIDED NOT TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,884. UPDATED 10/06/16*LJ *TR

8/22/2016

THE HORN ON THE 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON IS SIGNIFICANTLY UNDER-POWERED TO THE POINT OF BEING DANGEROUSLY INEFFECTIVE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. WHILE IT TECHNICALLY WORKS, THE SOUND PRODUCED BY THE HORN IS TOO WEAK RELATIVE TO TYPICAL NOISE LEVELS IN MODERN URBAN AREAS AND WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THE HORN, FOR PRACTICAL PURPOSES, IS INAUDIBLE WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS WHERE THE NOISE OF THE PASSING WIND AND THE DISTANCE BETWEEN CARS NECESSITATES THAT THE HORN'S VOLUME EXCEED A CERTAIN MINIMUM THRESHOLD TO BE HEARD BY OTHER DRIVERS. THE HORN IS SO WEAK THAT EVEN AT A STOP LIGHT THE DRIVER OF A CAR DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME COULDN'T HEAR THE HORN. WHEN THE STOP LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME DIDN'T NOTICE IT. EVEN AFTER BLOWING MY HORN 2 - 3 TIMES, THE DRIVER WAS STILL UNAWARE OF THE LIGHT CHANGE. IT WASN'T UNTIL THE DRIVER BEHIND ME BLEW HIS HORN THAT THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME BECAME AWARE OF THE LIGHT CHANGE. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF A HORN IS TO WARN OTHER NEARBY DRIVERS IN THE EVENT OF AN IMPENDING EMERGENCY. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, THE 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON'S HORN FAILED TO FULFILL ITS PURPOSE. FORTUNATELY, NO SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAS RESULTED UP TO THIS POINT. HOPEFULLY, THIS DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A CASE IN WHICH SOMEONE SUFFERS AN ACCIDENT BEFORE THE ISSUE IS FIXED. *TR

10/18/2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND NOTICED THAT THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED. GLASS ENTERED THE VEHICLE, BUT NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

12/6/2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING NOISE. UPON OPENING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL POPPING NOISE AND A PIECE OF METAL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COIL SPRING FRACTURED. SANSONE AUTO MALL (100 US HIGHWAY 1, AVENEL, NJ 07001) ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000.

1/11/2018

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN AUGUST, 2018 AS A USED UNIT. STARTING THE NEXT MONTH I WOULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND DOING THE SAME SPEED WITH NO ACCELERATION ON MY PART AND THE MOTOR WOULD REV UP BY ITSELF TO 6000-8000 RPM AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT GAIN ANY SPEED. THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY DESCRIBED TO MY MECHANIC WHEN I TOOK IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND HE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. THANKSGIVING DAY TRAVELING ABOUT 95 MILES TO MY BROTHER'S HOUSE AND DID THE REVVING 3X'S. SINCE THANKSGIVING THE SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 4 MORE TIMES. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND MAINTAINING THE SAME SPEED. THE SPEEDS HAVE BEEN BETWEEN 40 TO 65 MPH, SO THERE ISN'T ONE SET SPEED THAT IT HAPPENS. SINCE IT DOESN'T GAIN/LOSE SPEED IT HASN'T BEEN A PROBLEM YET.

1/12/2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TINT ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD MALFUNCTIONED. THE LOWER SECTION OF THE WINDSHIELD WAS AFFECTED, WHICH CAUSED A VISIBILITY HAZARD. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. JENKINS HYUNDAI OF OCALA (1602 SW COLLEGE RD, OCALA, FL) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

1/15/2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING, THE RPMS TOOK LONGER THAN NORMAL TO ENGAGE DURING ACCELERATION. OCCASIONALLY, THE RPM DIAL WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. ALSO, THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND CODE: "P3018" AND "SHIFT DELAY" WERE LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AT FUCCILO HYUNDAI OF SYRACUSE (2601 ERIE BLVD E, SYRACUSE, NY 13224, (315) 445-7900) THIS WEEK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

1/31/2019

WHEN I PURCHASE THE CAR THERE'S WINDOW TINT APPLIED ACROSS THE WHOLE WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE. IT LOOK LIKE STEAM IS COMING FROM IT CAUSING IT HARD TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD WHEN DRIVING ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.

2/21/2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED THREE BARS AND AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, IT WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THERE WERE SOME UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS THAT ILLUMINATED AND THEN UNILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAITED FOR SOMEONE TO ARRIVE WITH FUEL AND ADDED FUEL TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN ABLE TO START. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000.

5/14/2019