CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2016 Tucson comes with a dual-clutch, 7-speed transmission. But Hyundai forgot to tell you about one key phrase – zero-move. That's right, an alarming number of owners have said their SUV wouldn't accelerate after a stop.
Turns out that's because the transmission's application logic has been stumbling all over itself. Hyundai recalled the issue in September 2016, but it's difficult to say if owners are out-of-the-woods, or if this is just a sign of things to come.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
32,844 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
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My child or anyone in the rear passenger side can not get out of their door because the door will not open at all even when unlocked this has been like this for 4 days no matter what I try the door will not open. This is not a malfuction this is acutally a safely hazzard. My child is traumatized and has nightmares because he fears he will die if there is a fire in the car he is autistic.
The lock actuators in the driver door and rear passenger door have failed. They vehicle will unlock but the doors will not open. In the event of a fire one could be trapped in the car due to the faulty latches. Hyundai will not repair this at their expense as the vehicle is out of warranty. This is a widespread issues reported on several auto forums as well.
Rear right passenger door was getting stuck intermittently without opening for couple weeks. After that it has been stuck permanently. This issue started occurring intermittently when the vehicle was 60 months old.took it dealer, was unable to replicate it at the dealer place. It became a permanent issue when the vehicle was 61 months old, am being told that now the vehicle is out of warranty and I need to pay to fix this. Its been 3 months now, the door is still stuck.
Rear door does not open at all. Locking mechanism must be broken or jammed. Door cannot be opened from inside or outside the vehicle when locked or unlocked. No event occurred that caused this problem. This is a safety hazard.
This happened last month as well. Drivers side rear door will not open while it is parked and on, it locks and unlocks but will not open from the inside or outside while it's unlocked. Last time it fixed after pulling on it approximately 25 times total. I have tried manually and automatically locking and unlocking and trying to open but nothing works. This time is is not working and becomes a safety hazard especially with children.
- Monroe, NC, USA
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Both right side doors do not consistently open when first unlocked. This happens in a stationary position right after unlocking doors. Once open, they are fine until the car is locked again. They will not open from either exterior handle or interior handle. This happened a while ago, but recently tried to get it fixed and found out I am out of warranty coverage. When I looked up how to repair it, I was shocked by how widespread the issue is.
The left rear passenger door will not open from the inside nor from the outside which I feel causes a severe safety concern in the event of an emergency that requires immediate access to someone in the rear seat.
Doors will not open. I see from reading onlinr this is a major issue. This has to be a big safty issue. I have a bacj door that will.not open at all.and now my front door can not open from the outside.
The rear passenger door could not be opened from the outside, even though the handle was not stuck. Springfield Hyundai in springfield, pa inspected and confirmed the problem, but did not fix because the vehicle was out of warranty. Another shop replaced the door lock actuator.
Rear driver door stopped opening from inside and outside even though the handle moves freely and the locks are functioning (child safety is not engaged). A few months after that door stopped working the front passenger door outside handle fails to open 9 times out of 10 but locks still function. Everything else about the doors work fine and there has been no trauma to the vehicle.
The vehicle is less than 5 years old and I was told the steering column needs to be replaced. It clicks when ever the steering wheel is turned. I was told it is fine to drive it until I get it repaired but after reading what could happen that doesn't seem true. I have had the back passenger door latch replaced because it wouldn't open from the inside or outside. Now to open my from passenger door you have to pull the door handle 3 times to get it to open. My drivers side door won't open from the outside. And the drivers side window will go up and down when trying to put just up or down.
My back passenger door won't open from the inside or the outside. You can hear the power lock working, but the door won't open. The problem started out gradually where the door wouldn't open unless you pulled the handle more than once and now it won't open at all. It's very dangerous for people in the back seat because they can't get out in an emergency through that door.
The rear driver door is stuck closed no matter what I do. After looking online, it seems like multiple people are having the same issue with the door actuator going out. Now if people are in my back seat, people are stuck and have to go out the other door. My fear now is the other door will go out also and someone will be stuck in the back of my car.
Rear passenger door is locked from the inside and out. This is a safety concern and needs to be recalled. All the locks on the door need to be upgraded and repaired not just replaced by the same faulty locks.
2016 Hyundai Tucson rear passenger door will not open from the inside or outside. This happened January 2021. I was waiting for the entire fire recall to come up with a fix so I could take it in at the same time. Now, the front driver door will not open from the outside, only the inside. Hyundai is saying it is out of warranty and I will need to pay for both. Quick research online shows me that there are hundreds of people also experiencing this problem. This should be evaluated as it is a safety issue if my car catches fire before there can be a fix for the recall and myself or my passengers are unable to get out of the car if it is on fire.
After picking my grandson up from surgery on both legs went to get him out of the car and neither of the doors in the rear would open this is a problem with Hyundai that has not been addressed they should be a recall on this this is a dangerous situation specially in a place like Florida where we have bodies of water all over next to the roads in an emergencyyou will not be able to get out
The right rear door will not open from outside the vehicle when the vehicle is unlocked. It began as an intermittent problem but has now failed entirely.
Rear doors are stuck in closed position. The door locks operate, I can hear it click and I can see it move but the doors do not release. With two small children stuck in the rear of the car, this is a danger. Further research online indicates people have experienced this with all 4 doors, so we are driving in fear until we can get this fixed. This is dangerous.
The doors on this car keep failing to open. About 3 years ago I had to replace the locking mechanism on the driver front door. The door would not open from the outside. Then about 2 years ago I had to replace the door locking mechanism on the driver rear door. Now I need to replace the mechanism on the passenger rear door. This is a huge safety concern if we are unable to get out of the vehicle in case of an emergency.
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- Williamstown, NJ, USA