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 / 15
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
23,362 miles
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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
- Lake City, FL, USA
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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!
I was driving my vehicle down my street when the engine died. Right before it died, I heard a brushing noise and then all the lights illuminated on the dash. There were no other warning noises or lights prior to engine failure. I checked the oil dipstick and there was no oil registering on it. The smear that was on the stick was black. The check engine or low oil light never came on to warn me of a potential problem. There is also no oil on my driveway which would indicate a slow leak. It was towed to the dealer where they told my the engine was dead and I needed a new one. This is not covered under the 10yr./100,000 mile powertrain warranty since I bought this (a year ago) from a friend who was the original owner. It has approximately 89,000 miles on it now. I'm thankful I was in my neighborhood when the engine failed and not on the interstate where I had been moments prior to this incident. It is still at the dealership where I have been quoted $7-9K for an engine replacement. They have offered $2,800 for a trade-in towards another vehicle as an option.
The vehicle accelerates suddenly without driver input. Also, it turns off while driving, causing the loss of brake and steering controls. Finally, transmission gear switch without input while driving. This situations occur while driving in both city and highway driving. The vehicle was taken to dealer on 12/26/19; no response has been received either from dealer or manuifacturer.
I have a 2016 Hyundai Tucson which has a 120K on it and I thought I might have needed a tune which I got performed. But it turns out that the engine has compression failure on cylinders 2 and 3. the oil was changed regularly so I'm not sure what happen. Since I was driving home and the vehicle started stalling.
On October 30 2020, driving home from work at 65 mph, my engine was making loud banging/knocking noises. Got it to my mechanic who was nearby and he stated motor is bad. Something broke inside topside of motor. Lots of metal shavings in the oil, possibly leading to turbo damage too. I have my oil changed about 5 times a year. No reason for premature engine failure at 118000 miles of highway driving. Hyundai won't honor fix due to outside of 100000 mile warranty. Saw cnbc news report on recent fines on Hyundai and Kia. I need my engine replaced!
I do oil change regularly but, November of 2020, while driving in the city to work, engine light came on, so I took it to my mechanic, he diagnosed that it was cylinder that failed, so I called the Hyundai dealer to make appointment for service, but, after checking my vehicle, I was told that my vehicle would not be covered under manufacturers warranty. It had 77,000 miles on it and I was told that manufacturers warranty only covers up to 60,000 miles. I wonder if that's true.
Driving car on highway when suddenly warning lights turned on and car seized. Was able to make it to the side of the highway. Had car towed to my house and the next day to the dealer to be informed that the engine had seized. Vehicle is still under manufacture warranty waiting on warranty to approve the engine.
My vehicle died while I was driving it on October 31, 2020, I had it towed to the dealer where I purchased it and have it serviced. It took two weeks for Hyundai to approve the engine repair. Hyundai and the dealer didn't see a need to provide me with a replacement vehicle until November 14, 2929 and there are limited uses of the dealer loaner vehicle. I am making payments on a vehicle that I do not have use of and neither the dealership nor Hyundai understand the impact of this situation which is no fault of mine. The dealership says it will take a long time to build a new engine for my vehicle and then install it. They have a backlog of engine and transmission failures currently. Why was there not a recall? I am also concerned that the transmission will fail after my warranty expires at 105,000 miles.
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- Temple, TX, USA