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:
2 / 14
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
23,782 miles
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The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that a week after purchasing the vehicle, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The mechanic informed the contact that the warning light would be reset. While performing a final test drive, the mechanic became aware of smoke coming from under the hood of the vehicle. The mechanic pulled over and attempted to open the hood but was unable to do so. The mechanic then noticed fire coming from underneath the vehicle. The fire department arrived and extinguished the fire. No one was injured. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard by the police. The contact was made aware that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 20V543000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) which was the cause of the fire. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.
When driving uphill on Vasco Rd between Brentwood, Ca & Livermore, CA started slowing down the more gas I gave the slower it went then suddenly there was a clattering sound all panel lights came on and engine died and would not restart. Tow truck driver said my engine blew. I usually get my oil changed between 5k & 7k. I just had my oil changed 600 miles ago. It is a 2.0 Hyundai 2016 Tucson. I read the NHTSA fined Hyundai for failure to recall engine failures on their 4 cyn and wondered if my car should have been included in any recalls.
The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle started losing motive power with a loud clicking sound coming from the vehicle. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and waited for a moment before driving to her destination. Napleton Hyundai (649 dunn rd, hazelwood, mo 63042, (314) 548-0956) was contacted and arrangements were made for the vehicle to be picked up and taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the control valves had caused damage to the catalytic converter. The vehicle was repaired. A month after the repair the engine failed and the contact was informed that the engine needed to be repaired or replaced. The engine was replaced with a rebuilt engine. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 104,000.
The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Tucson. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20V543000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The contact stated that the vehicle stalled before it could be driven to the dealer for the recall repair. The vehicle was towed to cma's colonial Hyundai (2200 walthall center dr, chester, va 23836) and diagnosed as engine failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to a case manager. The contact was then informed that the engine failure was not related to the recall. The approximate failure mileage was 73,600.
When driving at a slow speed, such as in a line of cars going through a drive thru, the vehicle begins to skip. Almost hopping along rather than slowly moving. I have observed it happening in both eco mode and regular driving mode. This is not a constant but frequent. I also have instances of where it doesn't pick up speed and takes time to shift gears. I think it may be the transmission skipping and not shifting gears appropriately causing it to hop or jump. At all time the care was in motion and on city streets never on a highways.
- San Angelo, TX, USA
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Unexpected check engine and engine oil pressure lights came. There was a sudden knocking noise coming from the front/engine area so I pulled the vehicle over to the side of the highway to turn off. Turned the vehicle back on and was not able to accelerate. Brought vehicle to nearest Hyundai dealership and was told the engine was completely blown.
I had my vehicles oil change completed 3/17/21. On 3/31/21 my vehicles oil light displayed as having no oil. I immediately called and went back to the oil change center I've gone to for the 3 years I've owned the vehicle. They assured me there was no leak. I looked up the issue on the internet only to find I am one of many with this issue. I can't afford to pay for engine repairs especially when I've been consistent with my oil change maintenance. Hyundai needs to be held accountable and make these repairs or buy back the vehicles like Volkswagen had to do a few years ago.
While drive my car started marking a loud knocking noise and jumping back and forth and the oil came on. I pulled over and called my son. He came and checked it out, there was no oil in it. He put oil in and and I tried to drive home. The car had no power and shut down on me and my son had to tow me home. The engine light has came on 50 times and in the last year and them goes off. I took it to dealer ship 10 different times while the light was on, usually it goes off before I get there. They always claimed there was not a problem and said I got bad gas in it.
Oil in the car cannot reach parts of the engine, and is being consumed abnormally quickly. It has cause my engine to temporarly sieze, and release, and now will not even start.
Bought car at 690000 miles, had oil changed at dealer never used a drop. After oil change started using oil, a quart about every 250 miles, started oil consumption test today at 75667 miles.
Excessive oil consumption resulted in engine failure with out warning lights appearing. Driving down the road, the engine stopped running, battery, oil and check engine lights appeared. The car rolled to a stop on the shoulder of the road. The car then would not restart, but had power and battery life left due to the battery being 1 yr old. The car had to be towed to a mechanic. The mechanic cited engine failure and said it was due to oil consumption. The oil had large amount of metal in it despite it having 128K miles on it.
The recall information said that for my model year of vehicle the service procedure hasn't been developed yet. The recall was in early Sept.; it's now almost the end of February. What is a reasonable amount of time? you said if they don't resolve it in a reasonable amount of time to file a complaint.
This model has a recall for its ABS system due yo engine fires the vehicle has been taken to the deaker and we have been told there is no resolve for this issue yet Hyundai issued a recall and the only way we foynd out was to go online and look it up now they say they want us to drive this vehicle with the recall issue until Hyundai figures out yhe issue this is absolutely unacceptable our safety is far more import we are both disabled and need a reliable vehicle to get to dr. Appointments please help to resolve said issue thank you the battles
On regular oil change the mechanic - technician shop commented to me on 11/15/2020 that the Hyundai Tucson 2016 4fwd was 2 bottle of oil low. The mechanics inspected for any leaks. They told me that come back two weeks for free refilled the oil again. On December 20, 2020 and January 20,2021. On the next oil replacement, the same shop indicated that the engine for sure of my Hyundai Tucson 2016 4dfwd was burning oil, for concern that they think in potential future I will need to remplace gasket or head gasket because the quantity of oil is currently burnt. I want to make sure that the vehicle is been maintained well and inspected every miles according to the Hyundai recommendation. Please don't hesitate to contact me and help me out for this solution and potential hundreds people out there due to is not any recall ban for this type of vehicle yet.
Travelled about about 150 miles.out of the bluecar began losing acceleration without warning, while going uphill on a mountain pass. As pedal was pressed to the floor. Was able to pull off highway enough to be out of lane of traffic, noticed smoke coming from the engine. Turned the vehicle off, would not restart. Vehicle gave no warning- no engine warning lights. Car had been maintained. Mechenic reports engine is inoperable. Similar to all reports of engine failure in 2011 to 2018 theta engine.
Our vehicle has started using a lot of oil around 80,000. We now need to add a quart of oil about every 1000 miles. The front driver's side window switch will occasionally not work. We had the rear passenger door lock replaced because if stopped working.
The incident occurred to me while I was 7 hours from home. I was stopped at a stop sign on a curve in the road. When clear, I accelerated and as I turned and merged into the road, the car started making a loud knocking noise and lost power as I was going up hill. Right before I lost all power, the oil light flashed briefly and the engine light came on. I restarted the car and again heard a loud knocking noise but was able to pull over to the side of the road. As soon as I slowed and stopped it died again. I ended up getting towed to the Hyundai dealer. The next day I called and they let me know I had "thrown a rod and had bearing damage". they said I need a new engine and quoted me $12,800. I have provided all service records to them which prove that I have maintained the vehicle with oil changes and major services done at Hyundai as well as valvoline. Their initial offer to me was they would cover 50% of the repair. My service advisor countered them with 90% and their final offer was to cover 60% and no rental - even being 7 hours from home. Before this incident occurred, I have not been able to open my rear passenger door in months due to needing a new actuator. I also let them know that I believed there was electrical issues because my tail light was always going out even after being replaced. I was dismissed and told that I had a faulty bulb. Same day after getting replaced, I was again getting that "check brake light" message. I believe there is a recall that I do not qualify for for this issue. After much research, I have found engine failure is a major problem with Hyundai with many people on their 2nd and 3rd engines, including 2 people in my own family. I am extremely disappointed in the way Hyundai is handling this situation and I will no longer be a Hyundai customer. Please let me know if I can provide any further information. Thank you!
Was driving on the highway going approximately 70 mph and all of a sudden I hear a loud rattling noise and lights on the dash show up car starts smoking and loses power I was unable to start the car after that and had to wait on the side off a busy highway for 3 hours waiting on a tow truck.. fast forward to the mechanic and they discovered that my engine fell apart internally with no root cause...engine only had 73,000...that was on the Friday after thanksgiving. Fast forward to now and I still don't have my car with no known time frame of when I'll get my car back(it's now 1/12/2021). My car has been regularly maintained with all recommended maintenance. My engine was the 2.0 4 cylinder again with only 73,000 miles
The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that while driving 20 mph, there was an abnormal knocking sound coming from the engine with the check engine warning light illuminated. Due to the failure, the contact had the vehicle initially towed to the residence where an independent mechanic informed her that the engine ceased. The contact had the vehicle towed to bob rohrman's indy Hyundai (7101 E Washington St, indianapolis, in 46219) and was diagnosed with engine failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.
Estava com minha familia a caminho da fisioterapia quando comecou a pegar fogo no carro na parte da frente! a sorte foi que uma oficina que estava perto me mim tinha extintor E me ajudou a apagar O fogo!
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- Washignton, DC, USA