2016 HYUNDAI TUCSON Complaints

HYUNDAI TUCSON WAS BEING DRIVEN ALONG US 290 IN BRENHAM TEXAS WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DRIVER PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO RESTART. SUV WOULD NOT RESTART. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HYUNDAI DEALER WHO SAID THE ENGINE WAS PERFORATED AND "BLOWN" AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *** MORE INFORMATION DEALER SAYS ENGINE IS PERFORATED. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED AS IT IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AS DETAILED AT CONSUMER REPORTS. HTTPS://WWW.CONSUMERREPORTS.ORG/CARS/HYUNDAI/TUCSON/2016/RELIABILITY/ FULL MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED AT HYUNDAI DEALERSHIPS IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. MY NIECE, [XXX] , WAS DRIVING SUV IN BRENHAM TEXAS WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. SHE PULLED OFF US 290 AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HYUNDAI OF BRENHAM WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGONOSED IT AS A PERFORATED ENGINE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HYUNDAI OR BRENHAM SERVICE: 979-337-8447 PARTS: 979-277-7580 1710 HIGHWAY 290 WBRENHAM, TX 77833 I HAVE ALSO TALKED TO HYUNDAI USA VIA PHONE AND FILLED ANOTHER CASE WITH MORE DETAILS HYUNDAI CASE #[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

REAR DOOR LOCK IS INTERMITTENTLY UNLOCKING DOOR. DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY OWNERS AND HYUNDAI IS SAYING NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR FOR THE DOOR AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE IT EVALUATED BY THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

DRIVER DOOR SUDDENLY STOPPED OPENING. THERE IS NO WAY TO ENTER THE VEHICLE USING THE DRIVER DOOR. THE CAR WAS UNLOCKED USING THE KEY FOB AND LOCKS WERE NOT A FACTOR. 2 DAYS LATER THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR SUDDENLY WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. CHILD SAFETY LOCK WAS NOT IN USE AND THE CAR WAS UNLOCKED USING THE KEY FOB. THERE IS NO WAY FOR A PERSON TO ENTER OR EXIT THE VEHICLE THROUGH THAT DOOR. VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IN AN EMERGENCY RIDERS WOULD BE UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND COULD BECOME TRAPPED INSIDE. THE DRIVER ALSO NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO QUICKLY ENTER THE VEHICLE. HYUNDAI DEALER IDENTIFIED FAILED LATCH ASSEMBLY AS THE PROBLEM. *TR

REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. THE PROBLEM BEGAN ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION ONLINE IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THE ACTUATOR IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE DOOR IS SHUT AND THERE IS NOT WAY TO OPEN IT WITHOUT UNHINGING THE DOOR AND GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT AND NOT FROM A RESULT OF WEAR AND TEAR.

TUCSON STORED IN GARAGE. LEFT AFTER 8AM TO GO TO WORK. AFTER APPROX 10-15 MIN ON THE ROAD IT SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB EXPLODED ABOVE MY HEAD AND I COULD HEAR THE BITS OF GLASS HITTING THE HEADLINER/SUN VISOR AS I SLOWED DOWN AND CAREFULLY DROVE WITH MY HAZARDS ON. I WAS GOING STRAIGHT ON THE 202 FREEWAY HEADED WEST TO I-10 WITH NO EXITS UNTIL I-10 & RAY RD. I HAD BEEN GOING APPROX. 65MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED WITH NO WARNING. I THOUGHT SOMEONE MIGHT HAVE TOSSED SOMETHING OFF THE KYRENE OVERPASS, BUT PRETTY SURE I WAS TOO FAR AWAY AT THAT TIME. INTERIOR A/C WAS SET TO 74 WITH THE FAN ON LEVEL 2. CHECKED THE TEMP AT THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS READING 81. I DO HAVE PICTURES, HOWEVER THEY ARE TOO LARGE TO ATTACH.

MY BACK DOORS STARTED TO NOT OPEN INTERMITTENTLY. AND NOW NEITHER OF THEM WILL OPEN. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM AS I HAVE GRANDCHILDREN IN CARSEATS IN THE BACKSEAT AND IF ANYTHING WERE TO HAPPEN I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET THEM OUT. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE.

HI. I REPORTED THE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONING TO TWO DIFFERENT HYUNDAI DEALERS, SERVICE DEPT. THE PROBLEM VARIES FROM NOT BE ABLE TO SET THE SPEED, TO NOT BEING ABLE TO LOWER THE SPEED, TO NOT RESPONDING TO CANCEL, BECAUSE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY . ALL ACTIONS ARE BY USING THE CONTROL TOGGLES ON THE STEERING WHEEL CONSOLE. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, AS SOME TIMES IT WORKS FINE, AND FOR OTHER DRIVES IT WON'T ENGAGE AT ALL, OR WILL NOT DISENGAGE THE SPEED WHEN HITTING CANCEL. I CAN TAP THE BRAKE TO SLOW SPEED, WHICH CAN ALARM A DRIVER BEHIND MY LANE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BEHIND ME. THE SERVICE STAFF CAN NOT GET THE CRUISE CONTROL TO DUPLICATE ON A VEHICLE TEST DRIVES. SO WITH THAT, THEY SAY THEY CAN NOT REPLACE THE STEERING LINKAGE, OR ANY PART BECAUSE THEY CAN NOT PROVE IT IS FAULTY. I EXPLAINED HOW IT IS NOT SAFE, ESPECIALLY ON A HIGHWAY WITH NATURALLY HIGHER SPEEDS TO CONSIDER. WITH FIVE REPORTS OF THE FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL ON FILE, AT DIFFERENT HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTERS, THE UNSAFE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS IN THE TUSCON 2016 SUV. I HAVE PAPERWORK SHOWING REPORTED SAFETY CONCERNS SEPT 18, 2018, MAR 27, 2019, JUNE 3, 2019, AUGUST 15, 2019, OCT 16, 2019. PLUS A PERSONAL VIDEO OF PUSHING AND TOGGLING THE CONTROLS WITHOUT CRUISE RESPONSE.THAT IS OVER A YEAR OF THE REPORTING THE MALFUNCTIONING SPEED CONTROL. IT IS UNSAFE WITH NO SOLUTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A TEMPORARY HESITATION AND THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AND THEN RETURN TO OPERATING AS INTENDED. WILLIAMS HYUNDAI LOCATED AT (2845 E SAGINAW ST, LANSING, MI 48912 517-484-1341) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HESITATION WAS NORMAL DUE TO THE DUAL CLUTCH THAT WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.*DT

THE VEHICLE DOOR LOCKS CEASE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY LEADING TO BOTH THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FAILING TO UNLATCH THE DOOR. THIS CAUSES THE DOORS TO FAIL TO BE ABLE TO BE OPENED. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE FATAL IN AN ACCIDENT SITUATION. CURRENTLY BOTH THE LEFT REAR DOOR AND FRONT RIGHT DOOR LATCHES DO NOT WORK. I CANNOT OPEN EITHER OF THOSE TWO DOORS. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE WITH HYUNDAI DOOR LATCHES. A SAFETY RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED.

REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND FRONT PASSENGER DOOR NOT OPENING WHEN YOU UNLOCK REMOTELY OR MANUALLY PROPERLY. SOMETIMES IT WILL OPEN BUT MOST TIMES IS WILL. IT COULD BE A DEATH TRAP IF SOMEONE IS STUCK ON THAT SIDE OF CAR.