2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE MADE LOUD NOISES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND CONTAINED METAL SHAVINGS. DUELL'S EVANSVILLE HYUNDAI (4400 E DIVISION ST, EVANSVILLE, IN 47715, 812-473-4400) ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEIR FACILITY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS 9,000 MILES OVER THE EXTENDED 100,000 MILE WARRANTY LIMIT AND REQUESTED THE MAINTENANCE HISTORY OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CALLED BACK TO CONFIRM THAT THE SERVICE HISTORY WAS EXCELLENT AND PROMISED A NEW ENGINE REPLACEMENT. AFTER SOME DIFFICULTY RECEIVING AN ENGINE, THE DEALER FINALLY GOT THE ENGINE IN MARCH OF 2019 AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE SINCE DECEMBER 5, 2019. AFTER THE ENGINE ARRIVED, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL LEAK THAT DELAYED THE PROCESS. ALSO,...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V063000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HYUNDAI OF EL PASO (8600 MONTANA AVE, EL PASO, TX 79925, (915) 881-0300) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V063000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND MALFUNCTION INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ONTARIO HYUNDAI (1307 KETTERING DR A, ONTARIO, CA 91761, (909) 443-6100) WHO STATED THAT THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

HIGH SPEED ENGINE STALL TRAVELLING AT 90MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. A PISTON HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE. CAR REPAIR WAS COMPLETED ON THE 1ST NOVEMBER 2016, THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED.

I WAS DRIVING HOME IN MY 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE MY CAR STARTED TO MAKE AN ALMOST BOILING SOUND AND BEGAN TO STALL AND SMELL OF SMOKE. I PULLED OVER AND A SAFETY TRUCK PULLED OVER BEHIND ME AND ASKED IF I NEEDED ASSISTANCE. I EXPLAINED TO HIM WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED AND HE OFFERED TO TAKE A LOOK UNDER THE HOOD. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT I COULDN'T DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT WAS A FIRE RISK. HE SAID THAT IT LOOKS LIKE OIL IS LEAKING ONTO MY ENGINE SOMEHOW BUT HE COULDN'T TELL HOW. IT WAS LEAKING INTO MY ENGINE AND YOU CAN SEE IT LEAKING EVERYWHERE, SOME EVEN SPILLED OUT ONTO MY TIRE. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR AND I DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY NOTICE OF ANY ISSUES UNTIL THE DAY AFTER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NEW HOLLAND FORD (508 W. MAIN ST, NEW HOLLAND, PA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V063000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. CAPE COD HYUNDAI (556 YARMOUTH RD, HYANNIS, MA 02601, (508) 778-0500) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A RATTLING NOISE FROM THE LOWER HALF OF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY FAMILY. I MANAGED TO GET HOME AND THEN QUICKLY TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC; WHO INFORMED ME IT SOUNDED LIKE A SPUN BEARING. HE STATED HE WOULD NOT KNOW FOR SURE UNTIL HE TOOK APART THE MOTOR. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW. I CALLED MY TWO LOCAL DEALERS WHO INFORMED ME THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND ALSO NOT PART OF THE THETA II ENGINE RECALL CAMPAIGN. SINCE THE CAR WAS NOT BUILT IN THE ALABAMA PLANT; IT ALSO DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY GIVEN TO VEHICLES BUILT HERE WITH THAT ENGINE. I WAS QUOTED AN ESTIMATED $10,000 BY THE DEALER IN REGARDS TO PUTTING IN A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER RECEIVING...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. HYUNDAI OF KENNESAW (2878 BARRETT LAKES BLVD, KENNESAW, GA 30144, (678) 809-6990) INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALL REPAIRS NEEDED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V063000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FACILITY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CHECK WITH THE MANUFACTURER FOR A RECALL CAMPAIGN BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE TOOLS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A TICKING NOISE, WHICH COULD INDICATE THAT A ROD MAY HAVE FRACTURED AND THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PEACOCK HYUNDAI BRUNSWICK (5400 ALTAMA AVE #1, BRUNSWICK, GA 31525, (912) 304-0461) FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE...

DAUGHTER DRIVING DOWN ROAD. VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. VEHICLE DIED IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY. HAD TO BE TOWED AND THE SHOP BELIEVES IT IS THE ENGINE. OIL LEVEL WAS GOOD AND HAD BEEN CHANGED. APPEARS TO BE EXACTLY WHAT OTHERS ARE REPORTING.

THIS VEHICLE IS IN RECALL181. I HAVE CALLED HYUNDAI AND THEY WILL NOT FIX MY VEHICLE UNTIL THE HAVE THE PARTS TO DO... I RELY ON THIS VEHICLE TO GET ME TO DR APPOINTMENTS. I AM DISABLE VETERAN. I HAVE CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. WHY CANNT GET MY VEHICLE FIX BEFOE ONE DAY IT CATCH ON FIRE.

ENGINE WENT OFF-TIME AND LOST ALL COMPRESSION IN EACH CYLINDER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 3/8/19, CAR RAN OK THROUGH 3/11/19, THEN HAD POWER ISSUES. IT WOULD NOT START ON 3/12/19 AND HAS NOT BEEN RUN SINCE. BOTH A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THE TIMING ISSUE AND THE LOSS OF COMPRESSION. THE CAR HAS 83K MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO RANCHO GRANDE MOTORS (1404 AUTO PARK WAY, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93405, (805) 543-4745) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V063000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY HYUNDAI SMALL SUV LEAVING THE GYM AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO NOT WANT TO PULL. I THEN STARTED TO MAKE A CLICK SOUND THEN DIED. ITS BEEN TO 2 SHOPS THE FIRST ONE LAUGHED AT ME. TELLING ME A ENGINE WOULD BE 4 TO 6 THOUSAND AND HE WOULD NOT WORK ON IT. THE SECOND ONE ASKED HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL BECAUSE OF HOW IT STOP WORKING AND DUE TO THE FACT THE WEB IS FULL OF STORIES OF THEM BREAKING DOWN. THE MILEAGE IS 101000

THE THETA II ENGINE IS FULL OF METAL SHAVINGS. THERE ARE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS AND THERE IS A LOUD SPUTTERING RATTLE NOISE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON READING A CODE P0014, EXHAUST (B) CAMSHAFT POSITION TIMING OVER-ADVANCED (BANK 1). THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVEN UNTIL JANUARY 28 WHEN TAKEN TO CAR CARE CLINIC IN BAKERSFIELD, CA. WHEN WE COULD AFFORD TO TAKE IT IN. THE MECHANIC CHECKED THE SOLENOIDS, WHICH WERE BOTH GOOD. ONE WAS REMOVED, WHICH REVEALED METAL SHAVINGS CLOGGING THE SOLENOID. THE MILEAGE IS 67,444. I WAS DRIVING ON THE I5 WHEN THE ENGINE FIRST STARTED MAKING THE NOISE. THE NEXT DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ACCELERATION WAS AFFECTED WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I SUDDENLY LOST POWER TO MY STEERING AND ACCELERATOR. THE CAR HAD QUIT RUNNING BUT WAS STILL RECEIVING POWER FROM THE BATTERY. IT WAS A SEVERELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET COMPLETELY OFF OF THE FREEWAY ONTO THE SHOULDER BEFORE MY VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING. WSDOT AND WASHINGTON STATE PATROL ASSISTED GETTING ME OFF OF THE FREEWAY TO A SAFE LOCATION. I HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THEY DIAGNOSED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AND THAT THE CAR NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. IT IS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON WITH A 2.4L ENGINE. ADDITIONALLY, AT 75,000 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN THIS VEHICLE, AND WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME. THIS WAS COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AT THE TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING, THE RPMS TOOK LONGER THAN NORMAL TO ENGAGE DURING ACCELERATION. OCCASIONALLY, THE RPM DIAL WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. ALSO, THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND CODE: "P3018" AND "SHIFT DELAY" WERE LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AT FUCCILO HYUNDAI OF SYRACUSE (2601 ERIE BLVD E, SYRACUSE, NY 13224, (315) 445-7900) THIS WEEK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A FIVE HOUR TRIP, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BECAME VERY NOISY. FOLLOWING EVALUATION BY THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAS A FAILED ROD BEARING. THE ENGINE WAS NOT TORN DOWN FOR A DETAILED ANALYSIS TO MAKE THIS DETERMINATION. THE ONLY AVENUE OFFERED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS TO INSTALL A JUNK YARD ENGINE AS PARTS AND ENGINE COMPONENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE MANUFACTURER.

"TAKATA RECALL" AS MY 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON REACHED 100,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND LEFT ME STRANDED. I HAD A REBUILT TRANSMISSION PUT IN, THAT WAS PURCHASED FROM THE DEALERSHIP. NOW I AM AT 132,000 MILES AND MY ENGINE IS KNOCKING. THE KNOCKING GETS LOUD DURING ACCELERATION, AND HAS QUICKLY GONE FROM A TICKING SOUND ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO A LOUD KNOCK. MY MECHANIC IS SAYING THAT THERE IS NO COMING BACK FROM THIS, THE ENGINE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. OIL CHANGES ARE DONE ON TIME, THERE IS OIL IN THE CAR NOW BUT A ROD IS KNOCKING LOUDLY. THIS CAR WILL HAVE BEEN PURCHASED TWICE ONCE I HAVE PUT ALL THE REPAIRS INTO IT THAT REALLY SHOULDN'T NEED TO BE PUT INTO A CAR AT THIS STAGE OF IT'S LIFE.

ENGINE FAILED IN OCT.2018 IN BIG BEAR, CALIFORNIA. AFTER DRIVING FOR SEVERAL HOURS UP THE MOUNTAIN, A LOUD RATTLING SOUND OCCURRED DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS IN THE CITY. INDEPENDENT LOCAL MECHANIC DETERMINED IT WAS THE PISTONS NOT WORKING PROPERLY CAUSING COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. MECHANIC CONFIRMED THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN MUCH FURTHER, IT WOULD NOT HAVE MADE IT DOWN THE MOUNTAIN, AND I WAS LUCKY IT DIDN'T FAIL ON THE MOUNTAIN. SINCE ENGINE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, I HAD TO TOW IT DOWN THE MOUNTAIN TO NEAREST DEALERSHIP IN LOMA LINDA, CA. AT DEALERSHIP, DETERMINED AND CONFIRMED ENGINE FAILED AND UNDER WARRANTY. NO PARTS AVAILABLE (PERHAPS DUE TO OTHER MODEL RECALL?). GIVEN SMALLER DEALER LOANER VEHICLE - INSUFFICIENT FOR MY NEEDS. IT IS NOW JANUARY 2019 AND NO PART POTENTIALLY AVAILABLE UNTIL LATE FEBRUARY. (IS THIS THE SAME ENGINE AS THE SANTE FE AND SONATA RECALL?) DEALERSHIP REFERRED TO HYUNDAI...

PURCHASED CAR USED ON 10/24/18. "CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE" OCCURRED 53 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE. ENTERING HIGHWAY, ACCELERATED ABOVE 45MPH, HAD TROUBLE CHANGING SHIFTS (AUTOMATIC), "SPUTTERING" SOUND FROM THE ENGINE AND COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE, ENGINE CUT OFF SUDDENLY, ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO COAST SAFELY TO THE SHOULDER. WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN ENGINE BACK ON. TOOK TO AUTO SHOP - WAS FIRST TOLD IT WAS A BAD STARTER, STARTER WAS REPLACED BUT STILL NOT FIXED. NEXT DIAGNOSIS: IT WAS A BAD BATTERY, BATTERY WAS REPLACED BUT STILL NOT FIXED. NEXT DIAGNOSIS: BAD WIRING FROM BATTERY TO STARTER BUT STILL NOT FIXED. MORE INVESTIGATING BY AUTO SHOP AND REPORTED THAT TIMING CHAIN WAS PRESUMED BROKEN AND CAUSED ENGINE TO "LOCK UP". "ENGINE REBUILD" NOT RECOMMENDED, BUT 2.4L ENGINES ARE NO LONGER MANUFACTURED, THE ONLY OPTION IS TO GET A USED ONE. MY MILEAGE WAS 86,722 AT TIME OF...

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN AUGUST, 2018 AS A USED UNIT. STARTING THE NEXT MONTH I WOULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND DOING THE SAME SPEED WITH NO ACCELERATION ON MY PART AND THE MOTOR WOULD REV UP BY ITSELF TO 6000-8000 RPM AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT GAIN ANY SPEED. THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY DESCRIBED TO MY MECHANIC WHEN I TOOK IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND HE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. THANKSGIVING DAY TRAVELING ABOUT 95 MILES TO MY BROTHER'S HOUSE AND DID THE REVVING 3X'S. SINCE THANKSGIVING THE SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 4 MORE TIMES. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND MAINTAINING THE SAME SPEED. THE SPEEDS HAVE BEEN BETWEEN 40 TO 65 MPH, SO THERE ISN'T ONE SET SPEED THAT IT HAPPENS. SINCE IT DOESN'T GAIN/LOSE SPEED IT HASN'T BEEN A PROBLEM YET.

DRIVING ON THE ON RAMP OF INTERSTATE AND IT CUT OFF. ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS FLASHED ONCE THEN IT CUT OFF. I WAS TOLD BY TWO DIFFERENT AUTO REPAIR SHOPS THAT THE ENGINE FROZE. CALL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE 2.4L ENGINE WAS NOT MANUFACTURED ANYMORE. IT IS SITTING AT AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP WAITING ON AN ENGINE FROM A WRECKED TUCSON COSTING ME $6,500 - 7,000 TO PUT IN. THE CAR HAS APPROX. 159,000 MILES ALSO HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AROUND 103,000 MILES

WHILE DRIVING AND GOING FROM DRIVING FOR AWHILE TO STOP AND GO IT STALLS. HAS HAPPENED NOW 3 + TIMES IN DRIVING SITUATIONS. HAVE HAD CAR CHECKED OUT AND SAID NOTHING IS WRONG BY TWO DIFFERENT GARAGES. STALLING IN TRAFFIC IS NOT SAFE.

ON NOVEMBER 23, 2018, ON RT 110 IN FARMINGDALE, NY. I HEARD SOMETHING SHATTER BUT COULD STILL DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. I STOPPED AND LOOKED UNDERNEATH BUT SAW NOTHING. I DROVE AWAY FOR TWENTY MINUTES AND THE ENGINE FELL OUT. I WAS STOPPED SUDDENLY BY THE COLLAPSE OF THE ENGINE.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY I LOST POWER IN MY CAR WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND HAD NO POWER TO THE CAR WOULDN'T START, CALLED TRIPLE A AND TOWED TO THEIR NEAREST FACILITY THEY DIAGNOSED A SEIZED ENGINE AND BAD STARTER, BECAUSE IF HYUNDAI WARRANTY HAD IT TOWED TO A HYUNDAI DEALER, THIS WAS AT THE END OF JULY 2018, THEY AGREED THE ENGINE SEIZED AND BAD STARTER, THEY APPROVED IT AS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL HAVE AN ENGINE AS THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER WORLDWIDE.

WHILE ON A TRIP TO ARIZONA DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH ON A HIGHWAY IN NEW MEXICO. THE ENGINE AND CAR JERKED REALLY HARD AND THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AT AROUND 77,500 MILES. IT ENDED UP BEING A SPUN CONNECTING ROD BEARING. HYUNDAI IS REPLACING THE ENGINES ON THE SANTA FE AND SONATA BUT NOT THE TUCSON. I WAS RUNNING SYNTHETIC OIL AND A MOBILE 1 FILTER AT THE TIME. AFTER GOING ONLINE IT SEEMS AS IF THEY DIDN'T CLEAN THE OIL PASSAGES IN THE CRANK SHAFT WHEN THEY ASSEMBLED THE ENGINE. THE TUCSON SHOULD BE PART OF THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM. 2.0 & 2.4 ENGINES HAVE THIS ISSUE.

JULY 2018, TRIED TO PASS A CAR AT ABOUT 40 MPH (SPEED LIMIT ON THE ROAD WAS 50 MPH) AND MY TUCSON WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. I GRADUALLY PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND IT STOPPED ACCELERATING AT ABOUT 50, BUT WAS MAKING THIS AWFUL WINDING NOISE LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO SHIFT GEARS BUT COULDN'T. AT THIS POINT I'M PLAYING CHICKEN WITH THE CAR I TRIED TO PASS, AND THERE'S ANOTHER CAR COMING TOWARDS ME. I FINALLY GO PAST THE CAR AND STARTED PULLING OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ALL OF MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE ENGINE IS STILL WINDING AND MAKING NOISES. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART. IT SPUTTERED AT 1ST, BUT DID START. I WENT HOME, BUT AFTER THAT THE ENGINE WAS MAKING AWFUL WINDING, TICKING, AND CLANKING NOISES. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER THAT SERVICES MY...

STARTED MY CAR IN THE MORNING AND IT TOOK A LITTLE LONGER TO CRANK BEFORE STARTING. DROVE IT HALF A MILE AND KIND OF NOTICED DECREASE IN PERFORMANCE THEN STARTING UP A HILL AND JUST FORGET ABOUT IT. VERY VERY SLOW. AT THE TOP OF THE HILL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT POPPED ON AND AT THAT POINT I WAS ALREADY LOOKING FOR A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER. DROVE AN ADDITIONAL 1/10TH OF A MILE TO PULL OVER (MOSTLY CRUISED SINCE IT WAS NOT WORKING RIGHT) AND TURNED THE CAR OFF IMMEDIATELY. CALLED TO GET IT TOWED AND TRIED TO TURN IT ON. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE ENGINE WAS CLUNKING SO I JUST STOPPED TRYING. AT THIS POINT THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THE TIMING CHAIN IS MESSED UP AND ENGINE FAILURE WHICH IS VERY VERY COMMON WITH THE TUCSON. HAD RIGHT ABOVE 67000 ON THE CAR.

DRIVING ALONG WITH ABOUT 77735 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. WHILE DRIVING TO ARIZONA BECAUSE MY MOTHER WAS IN SERIOUS CONDITION. (HAS PASSED AWAY AS OF THIS WRITING) THE ENGINE AND ENTIRE CAR SHOOK. THOUGHT I HAD HIT SOMETHING ON THE ROAD. LOOKED UNDERNEATH, NO DAMAGE AND THE CONNECTING ROD WAS KNOCKING. GOING 70 MPH MUST HAVE BROKE IT LOOSE AND SPUN THE BEARING. SPENT $850 TO RENT A U-HAUL TRAILER AND TRUCK TO TOW IT BACK FROM NEW MEXICO TO KANSAS. DROPPED THE OIL PAN AND METAL SHAVINGS EVERYWHERE IN THE PAN. I SEE THE SAME 2.4 LITER ENGINE IN OTHER KIA'S AND HYUNDAI'S ARE BEING REPLACED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY NOT THE TUCSON, I KNOW THERE AREN'T AS MANY OF THEM AS THE SANTA FE'S AND SONATA'S. BUT IT IS THE SAME EXACT ENGINE WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I WAS RUNNING QUAKER STATE FULL SYNTHETIC OIL WITH...

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE DRIVEWAY - IT HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN OR EVEN STARTED IN OVER 28 HOURS. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND IT WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DID NOT CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DID FULL BRAKE WORK 10 DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRE OCCURRING.

ON 05/30/18, WHEN ARRIVING ON CAMPUS GROUNDS AT MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT MY VEHICLE STARTED MAKING CLANKING NOISES, THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE. WHEN I PARKED IT, IT STALLED AND DIED IN THE SPOT. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT TOWED TO THEM. AFTER 2 DAYS, THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE ENGINE NEED TO BE REPLACED AND HYUNDAI WAS GOING TO PAY FOR IT. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME I HAD TO PAY $5/DAY FOR A RENTAL VEHICLE OF THEIR CHOOSING. SINCE THAT DAY, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION REGARDING MY VEHICLE AND I AM STILL IN THE RENTAL. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND WHEN I QUESTIONED THE THE WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT PROVIDE ME A COPY OF IT.

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR HAVING JUST GOT OFF THE FREEWAY, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASHED BRIEFLY AND THEN THE ENGINE WENT DEAD. CARS BEHIND ME HAD TO SERVE TO GET AROUND ME. THE CAR IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD AND UNDER WARRANTY. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER BEING REPAIRED DUE TO AN ENGINE PROBLEM.

ON JUNE 12TH THE TUCSON ENGINE STARTED SMOKING DESPITE BEING DRIVEN LESS THAN 2 MILES FROM THE HOUSE. THE CAR WAS SERVICED ON APRIL 24 TH AT HETITAGE HYUNDAI IN TOWSON MARYLAND WITH NO PROBLEMS REPORTED. I HAVE ALL SERVICE RECORDS GOING BACK TO WHEN THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW. I WAS TOLD THE CAR NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I READ A STORY THAT SENATOR BEN NELSON OF FLORIDA HAS MADE AN INQUIRY ABOUT SIMILAR EVENTS WITH THIS MODEL SUV IN FLORIDA. I PLAN TO ALERT MY REPS IN CONGRESS AS WELL. *JS

CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE ON A 2012 TUCSON WITH ONLY 80K MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY SERVICED. HEARD A FAINT TICKING COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING, AND LATER THAT DAY, THE ENGINE BLEW. APPARENTLY THE THETA 2 ENGINE THE VEHICLE USES IS KNOWN FOR FAILURE, BUT THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CLAIMED ONLY ABOUT 2% OF THESE CARS WERE AFFECTED, AND I WAS JUST "UNLUCKY". NO WARNING LIGHTS, NOTHING. WAS ON THE INTERSTATE DURING RUSH HOUR AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY MULTIPLE VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO UNIVERSAL HYUNDAI (12801 S ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, ORLANDO, FL 32837, (321) 418-3733) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THREW A ROD, DESPITE FOLLOWING THE PROSCRIBED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. THIS CAUSED THE ENTIRE ENGINE TO BLOW, SMOKE, AND LEAK OIL ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY. THIS WAS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS NOT ONLY TO US WHO WERE IN THE VEHICLE, BUT SURROUNDING VEHICLES AS WELL, AS WERE TRAVELLING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE ON CHRISTMAS DAY. WE WERE VERY LUCKY JUST TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE THE VEHICLE ENTIRELY SHUT DOWN AND STOPPED MOVING. THIS IS THE SAME EXACT ENGINE THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED BY HYUNDAI, JUST IN A DIFFERENT MODEL.

HYUNDAI TUCSON THETA-II ENGINE FAILURE. MY TUCSON EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ONSET OIL PROBLEMS OVERNIGHT. I PARKED THE CAR ON THURSDAY NIGHT IN MY DRIVEWAY, EVERYTHING WAS FINE. FRIDAY MORNING WHEN I TURNED IT ON THE OIL LIGHT WAS ON. I CONFIRMED I WAS NOT SCHEDULED FOR AN OIL CHANGE FOR ANOTHER 2000 MILES BUT ADDED A QUART OF OIL TO BE SAFE AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. SHORTLY AFTER AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THE ENGINE STARTS TICKING AND LOSING POWER AND GETS WORSE THE FARTHER I DRIVE. I AND WAS 700 MILES PAST THE EXTENDED 100,000 BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY I PURCHASED WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. THE DEALER'S MECHANIC SAID THE RODS FAILED WHICH CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN THE HYUNDA AND KIA ENGINE RECALL, HOWEVER THE TUCSON MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF THE RECALL. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WOULD...

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY MY HUSBAND AND I STARTED TO HEAR A LOUD CLANKING NOISE UNDER OUR HOOD. WE BARELY MADE IT OFF THE NEXT EXIT, WITH VEHICLES HAVING TO QUICKLY GO AROUND US BECAUSE OUR SPEED WAS SLOWING DOWN AND THEN VEHICLE DIED, WE WERE STRANDED IN THE HEAT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH OUR DOGS. AFTER SPEAKING WITH HYUNDAI CORPORATE THEY TOLD US TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. WE DID AND A CASE WAS OPENED WITH HYUNDAI. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AT THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AS PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO NO FAULT OF OURS BUT THE WARRANTY DEPARTMENT DENIED OUR CLAIM BECAUSE WE ARE SECOND OWNERS. THE ENGINE IN OUR CAR HAS BEEN RECALLED IN OTHER MODELS BUT HYUNDAI IS TRYING TO HIDE THE FACT THAT IT EXTENDS TO THE TUCSON. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO NOT RECALL AND INFORM ALL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FLAMES EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, WHICH SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. NISSAN OF HAWTHORNE DEALER LOCATED AT 1060 GOFFLE RD, HAWTHORNE, NJ WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD START AN INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. *BF CONSUMER STATED IT WAS EITHER A DEFECT OR POOR MAINTENANCE BECAUSE IT WAS A STRONG OIL ORDER. UPDATED 8/20/18*JB

SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION/POWER WHILE DRIVING CAR STRAIGHT THROUGH A PARKING LOT. THANK GOODNESS I HADN'T MADE IT TO THE HIGHWAY! ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND CAR CAME TO ROLLING STOP. TURNED CAR OFF AND WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON THERE WAS A LOUD RATTLE IN THE ENGINE WHILE ACCELERATING. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC RIGHT AWAY AND WAS ADVISED THE ENGINE WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT (THOUGH THEY DID NOT TAKE IT APART TO DETERMINE EXACT ISSUE). ISSUE SEEMS CONSISTENT WITH OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS MAKE/MODEL AND IN LINE WITH THE ISSUES FROM THE RECENT ENGINE RECALLS ON SANTE FE AND SONATA MODELS. CAR ONLY HAS 82K MILES AND IS NOW COMPLETE JUNK. HYUNDAI WON'T HELP.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD LOUD METAL ON METAL NOISES. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD. I WAS TOLD METAL FRAGMENTS WERE LEFT IN MY ENGINE DURING MANUFACTURING. THE METAL LEAD TO MY ENGINE BLOWING AFTER 85,000 MILES. THE OIL PAN HAS METAL SHAVINGS IN IT. THE RODS WERE THROWN AND IT MESSED THE BEARINGS UP. DEALERSHIP AND CORPORATE TELL. E THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO.

NOTICING KNOCKING SOUND AFTER STARTING ENGINE, PARKED STATIONARY. DEALER DIAGNOSED ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE HAS LOW MILES, ONLY 121,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO SHIFT TO A HIGHER GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS, OIL, AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE STARTED SKIPPING AND ALL POWER WAS LOST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DANBURY HYUNDAI (102 FEDERAL RD, DANBURY, CT 06810 (203) 730-4700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,092.

JUST HAD CAR SERVICES AT HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TWO WEEKS AGO WITH OIL CHANGE AND RUST RECALL ALONG WITH MULTIPOINT INSPECTION. FRIDAY 6/10/2017 WAS DRIVING HOME TURNING LEFT IN A BUSY INTERSECTION AND HEAR A LOUD PING PING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND I CAN NO LONGER ACCELERATE. CARS ARE HOOKING BEHIND ME AS I TURN ON MY HAZARDS AND AM ABLE TO FINALLY COAST TO THE SIDE STREET AND TURN OFF THE CAR. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED TWICE. TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER. THEY BROKE DOWN THE ENGINE AND SAID THAT THEY ENGINE SEIZED UP AND THE BEARINGS HAD METAL SHAVING ALL OVER DOWN TO THE OIL PAN. THEY SAID THIS LOOKED TO BE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN SEEING IN THE RECALLED 2.4 L ENGINES. THEY FILED A CLAIM WITH HYUNDAI SINCE I AM THE SECOND OWNER THE ARE DECLINING THE REPAIR REQUEST BECAUSE I AM...

DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN ENGINE LOST POWER, ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE PINGING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD, VIBRATIONS BEGAN AND THEN PROCEED WITH KNOCKING. ENGINE SEIZED UP.

LAST WEEK, WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY IN RURAL NEVADA,IN A PASSING ZONE, ON A SHALLOW UPHILL CURVE, ATTEMPTED TO PASS A TRASH TRUCK,ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 65 MPH, AND JUST AS WE MORE OR LESS ABEAM THE TRUCK, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT. WE HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE PASS AND IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER TO SIDE. HAD THERE BEEN ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THAT WAS JUDGED TO BE FAR ENOUGH DISTANCE TO SAFELY PASS, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WITH THE ENGINE QUITTING, COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR BOTH TESTED OK. THE OIL LEVEL WAS FULL. ALL FACTORY RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN COMPLIED WITH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO CARSON CITY( ABOUT 80 MILES). THE DEALER SAID THE ENGINE 'SEIZED', CAUSE UNKNOWN, WITHOUT A TEARDOWN,

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, A POPPING SOUND EMITTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

WHILE DRIVING --LOUD KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. WAS DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AS HAVING WORN ROD/CRANKSHAFT;METAL DEBRIS IN OIL PAN -- IF CONTINUING TO DRIVE, THEN WARNED TO CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE AND SHUTDOWN. THIS SAME PROBLEM RECEIVED A RECALL IN SONATAS, BUT NOW IS HAPPENING WITH THE TUCSONS.

ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGH WAY. SUDDEN POWER LOSS, JERKING, AND LOUD KNOCKING NOISES. LUCKILY WE MANAGED TO GET OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THERE WAS FAINT CYCLIC NOISE BEFOREHAND, BUT NO ENGINE CHECK LIGHT OR OTHER WARNING. THE ENGINE HAS VERY LOW MILES (LESS THAN 40K MILES) AND WAS MAINTAINED PER RECOMMENDED SCHEDULE. SYMPTOMS ARE IDENTICAL TO THE THETA II ENGINE FAILURE BUT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE INCLUDED IN THE SONATA ENGINE RECALL. *TR