2016 HYUNDAI TUCSON Complaints

DCT TRANSMISSION HESITATES OFF THE LINE ON NORMAL ACCELERATION; EVERY TIME YOU TAKE OFF FROM A DEAD STOP. VERY IRRITATING, NEVER SURE OF A QUICK SMOOTH ACCELERATION. IF YOU ROLL TO ALMOST A STOP THEN ACCELERATE BRISKLY, CLUTCHES WILL HESITATE BEFORE ENGAGING SEVERAL SECONDS, THEN GRAB CAUSING THE CAR TO LUNGE. SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH - I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW, NOW HAS 10K MILES. WHEN SITTING STILL AT RED LIGHT, THEN ACCELERATE SLOWLY NOTHING HAPPENS -THIS IS LIKE YOU ARE IN NEUTRAL. I HAVE TO PHYSICALLY KNOCK THE GEAR SHIFT IN LOW THEN BACK TO DRIVE, ETC., TO FINALLY GET THE CLUTCHES TO ENGAGE.-I HAVE HAD TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND WAVE PEOPLE AROUND SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER SAID NORMAL FOR DCT NOTHING NOW CAN BE DONE BUT HYUNDAI IS TRYING TO COME UP WITH A SOFT-WARE FIX. THEY HAVE DONE ONE ALREADY BUT NO FIX AND CAR VIBRATES-CONSUMER REPORTS TALKS ABOUT THIS ON LINE.

I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE A MONTH AGO AND ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE ENGINES REVS BUT IT WONT DRIVE. ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN I'M AT A STOP OR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE AN APPROACHING CAR DIDN'T SEE ME STOPPED AT THE LIGHT BUT I COULD NOT GO. I TRIED TURNING OFF AND ON, PUTTING INTO REVERSE AND NOTHING. AGAIN THE ENGINE REVS, SOUNDS LIKE ITS NOT IN GEAR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS ADDRESSED. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. THE PROBLEM RESOLVES ITSELF USUALLY AFTER A FEW MINUTES BUT IT LEAVES YOU STUCK IN TRAFFIC. THE DRIVE TRAIN, TRANSMISSION, ETC MUST BE DEFECTIVE! I HAVE 3600 MILES ON THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD REPLICATE THE PROBLEM (OF COURSE!). VERY LITTLE POWER AND LETS YOU GET TO ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR - VERY DANGEROUS! I'VE READ ONLINE ABOUT NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE - PLEASE HELP!

WHEN YOU ARE EITHER STOPPED OR IN MOTION THE CAR HESITATES ON ACCELERATION. FOR EXAMPLE WHEN PULLING IN TRAFFIC YOUR RPM'S ARE GOING UP AND YOUR WHEELS ARE NOT MOVING. THIS NEW TYPE OF TRANSMISSION (DUEL CLUTCH) DOES NOT FEEL RIGHT WHEN YOU HIT GAS IT EITHER HESITATES AND JERKS AHEAD. ALSO GETTING MESSAGE OF THE TRANSMISSION GETTING HOT. THIS IS NOT NORMAL. THIS HAPPENS WHEN SITTING IN TRAFFIC. I THINK THIS IS A ISSUE NOT ONLY WITH HYUNDAI, BUT OTHER CAR MAKERS

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, ENGINE/TRANSMISSION LAGS AND ENGINE BOGS DOWN. AFTER ABOUT 1-2 SECONDS, CAR WILL THEN ACCELERATE TOO QUICKLY. UNABLE TO SAFELY PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC FEARING CAR WILL INCH INTO STREET TOO SLOWLY AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A CONSTANT ISSUE FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT NEW FROM DEALER. THE CAR NOW HAS 5100 MILES AND THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE IN THE HESITATION.

AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT STARTED TO PROCEED WHEN LIGHT CHANGED. CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AND ACTUALLY ROLLED BACKWARD A BIT AFTER RELEASING BRAKE. RPM'S INCREASED WITH DEPRESSION OF GAS PEDAL BUT CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. IT TOOK A MORE THAN 10 SECONDS FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO ENGAGE BUT EVEN THEN IT WAS BARELY ENGAGING (CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE). TERRIBLY SCARY MOMENT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR. MY WIFE AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR.

WHILE AT A RED LIGHT WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN PRESSED THE GAS AND ENGINE JUST REVED TO ABOUT 5000 RPM WITH NO MOVEMENT. CAR WAS IN DRIVE TRIED AGAIN CAR REVED AGAIN AND SUDDENLY STARTED MOVING. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS AND I ONLY PURCHASED IT A WEEK AGO.

WAS SITTING STILL AND ATTEMPTED TO MOVE FORWARD AND THE ENGINE SHOWED RPM'S MOVING BUT VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES WHEN CAR WAS VERY SLOW TO RESPOND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND TURNING WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

WHILE SITTING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS/STOP SIGNS, UPON ACCELERATION THE CAR DID NOT MOVE. RPMS INCREASED HOWEVER THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. USUALLY PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK THEN BACK TO DRIVE WOULD WORK. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SHOP ON JULY 6,2016 THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE ON THE COMPUTER, AS WELL AS THE TECH DRIVING DID EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN VERY GOOD WITH KEEPING US UP TO DATE. WE WAITING TO HEAR FROM HYUNDAI ON HOW THEY INTEND ON FIXING THIS ISSUE. I AM BEING TOLD THEY COULD POSSIBLY HAVE THE CAR FOR 3 WEEKS OR LONGER. THE CAR HAS BEEN DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE REARVIEW MIRROR. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE. IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME RIGHT IN THE MORNING FROM MY DRIVEWAY. PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND CAR WAS INCHING FORWARD WHILE GIVING IT PLENTY OF GAS/RPMS. CAR FINALLY WENT INTO GEAR AND STARTED TO MOVE AND WAS DRIVING NORMAL FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT SINCE IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE. THEN ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER, STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, ONCE IT TURNED GREEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THE SAME THING, INCHING FORWARD, HIGH RPMS, FINALLY TOOK GEAR AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND MANY UPSET PEOPLE BEHIND ME. THIS BRING ME TO YESTERDAY, STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN TO CROSS A BUSY NON-STOPPING CROSS TRAFFIC, WAITING TO CROSS THE STREET, FOUND AN OPENING AND STEPPED ON THE GAS EXPECTING THE CAR TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. I HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO MOVE THROUGH, BUT SUDDENLY MY CAR JUST DECIDED TO NOT MOVE WHILE STUCK RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. ONCOMING CAR HAD TO SWERVE AND NEARLY HIT MY HOOD. FINALLY CAR STARTED TO MOVE TO BARELY MAKE IT OUT OF THE WAY FOR THE 2ND ONCOMING CAR, SCARY STUFF. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND TOLD THEM ABOUT MY 2 INCIDENTS AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS "NORMAL FOR THE TURBO". ALSO, I NOTICED THAT WHEN I DRIVE UP AN INCLINE (SAY A PARKING GARAGE) WHEN I GET TO THE TOP AND LEVEL OUT, MY CAR GETS A HUGE RUSH OF RPMS AND IM NOT EVEN STEPPING ON THE GAS. NOT SURE IF THIS IS AT ALL RELATED, BUT JUST ASSUMING THAT IT IS PART OF THE BIGGER PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. CAR IS 2016 TUCSON, LIMITED, ULTIMATE PACKAGE, AWD I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AT ALL. I HOPE THERE IS A FIX FOR THIS SOON.