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:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
14,137 miles

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2016 Hyundai Tucson Owner Comments (Page 6 of 6)

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problem #2

Apr 042016

Tucson

  • 6,120 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The car occasionally exhibits the following behavior: 1.upon acceleration from a stop, the transmission seems to be in a gear higher than first, which then causes the motor to stall and lose power for one to three seconds before resuming acceleration. The loss of power puts the car in peril of being rear ended by vehicles following behind. 2.when in this state, moving the gearshift lever left to enter manual mode fails ' the transmission stays in drive despite several attempts to engage manual mode. 3.because the transmission never downshifts to lower gears, the car runs rough at slower speeds. 4.turning the car off and back on again restores it to normal operation until the errant behavior happens again on random, unpredictable occasions. This car is equipped with a turbo-charger. A factory recall to fix an accelerator hesitation improved, but did not eliminate, said hesitation.

- Epping, NH, USA

problem #1

Apr 012016

Tucson

  • 25 miles
The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai tuscon. The contact stated that while attempting to merge into traffic, the vehicle failed to accelerate properly. The contact mentioned that the transmission fluid over heated. The failure occurred on multiple occasions. In addition, the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 25.

- Canon Lake, TX, USA

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