NHTSA Complaint #11663457 — 2017 HYUNDAI TUCSON

The contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended while depressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle hesitated, and the contact pulled over to a parking lot. The check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to O'Reilly's and was diagnosed with spark plug failures. The vehicle was taken to Meineke, where it was diagnosed and determined that the engine had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was confirmed that the engine had failed and needed to be replaced. The engine was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.