2015 HYUNDAI TUCSON Complaints

DRIVING VEHICLE WHERE FELT HESITATION ACCELERATING.THEN HEARD A BANGING NOISE WHERE ENGINE HAD SEIZED.THIS IS FIRST NEW CAR OWNED WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT.THIS PROBLEM IS KNOWN THROUGH HYUNDAI AND THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT.MY ADVICE STAY AWAY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE BEFORE IT BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HERITAGE HYUNDAI TOWSON (801 YORK RD, TOWSON, MD 21204, 877-387-5495) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CLAIM NUMBER: 11286287. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, IN THE "ECO" MODE. I TURNED LEFT, AND THE VEHICLE PAUSED FORWARD MOTION, UNTIL I PUMPED THE GAS PEDAL 2 OR 3 TIMES. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEH. IN 2016, WITH 16,000 + OR - MILES ON THE ODO. WHEN I TURN OFF THE "ECO" MODE, THE PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS, THOUGH NOT AS OFTEN. I LEFT THE CAR AT VANDERGRIFF HYUNDAI FOR A DAY WITH N.P.F.

I HAD MY OIL CHANGED ON OCTOBER 6, 2018. ON NOVEMBER 5, 2018, WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE MOTOR SEIZED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING. OIL CHANGE COMPANY PROVIDED VIDEO PROOF TO MY INSURANCE THAT OIL WAS PLACED IN ENGINE. HYUNDAI REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY.

THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FRIDAY 11/23/2018 AT ABOUT 3:30 PM. THE NEXT DAY, SAT, 11/24/2018 ABOUT 12:45, A BOY BANGED ON THE FRONT DOOR OF THE HOUSE AND TOLD WIFE THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. SHE CAME AND GOT ME FROM THE BACK YARD AND I RAN AROUND TO THE DRIVEWAY. I SEEN FLAMES AROUND THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR QUARTER, THE WHEEL WELL,AND THE GAS CAP. I GRABBED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM THE GARAGE AND SPRAYED IT AT THE GAS CAP AREA. THE WIFE SAID THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ON THEIR WAY. I USED THE EXTINGUISHER AND THE WIFE BROUGHT ME ANOTHER ONE. I USED THEM TO TRY AND KEEP THE GAS CAP COOL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND I MOVED MY TRUCK FROM PARKED NEXT TO THE TUCSON TO ACROSS THE STREET AND OUT OF THE WAY OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN STARTED OR EVEN UNLOCKED SINCE IT WAS PARKED THE DAY BEFORE.

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT HAVE PUT ME AT RISK BECAUSE OF AN ACCELERATION HESITATION. I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE TAKES MANY MOMENTS TO START MOVING. THIS ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT MORE THAN THREE TIMES, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY WHEN THE CAR SEEMINGLY STALLED WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION. ALL CIRCUMSTANCES WERE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTING FROM A STOPPED OR NEAR STOPPED SITUATION.

2015 TUCSON ENGINE BLEW AFTER ONLY 70,000 MILES. IT DID NOT SHOW ANY SIGNS OF FAILURE BUT AS I WAS DRIVING THE ENGINE MADE A BANG NOISE AND JUST STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. AFTER I DID SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TUCSON TO HAVE ENGINE FAILURE AFTER 70,000 MILES.

ENTIRE MUFFLER PIPES AND CATALATER CONVERTER FELL OFF CAR IN ONE PIECE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND PULLED BUMPER OUT OF ALIGNMENT WHEN IT CAME DOWN. THANKFULLY WAS ONLY TRAVELING AT A SLOW SPEED IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. HEARD A LOUD BANG AND EMEDIATLY FELT AND HEARD A CHANGE IN ENGINE. IT WAS TERRIFYING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. SHE HAD TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO DANBURY HYUNDAI (LOCATED AT 102 FEDERAL RD, DANBURY, CT 06810, (203) 730-4700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INHIBITOR SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I WAS WAITING TO TURN LEFT, AFTER CHECKING BOTH DIRECTIONS, I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND COULD BARELY MOVE. AT THIS POINT I SAW A CAR HEADED TOWARD ME THAT I COULD NOT SEE DUE TO A CAR BEING PARKED ALONG SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TRIED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY, BUT MY TUCSON WOULD NOT MOVE. THIS RESULTED IN BEING T-BONED. VIN PHOTO INCLUDED I HAVE MORE PHOTOS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED