When driving at a slow speed, such as in a line of cars going through a drive thru, the vehicle begins to skip. Almost hopping along rather than slowly moving. I have observed it happening in both eco mode and regular driving mode. This is not a constant but frequent. I also have instances of where it doesn't pick up speed and takes time to shift gears. I think it may be the transmission skipping and not shifting gears appropriately causing it to hop or jump. At all time the care was in motion and on city streets never on a highways.
2016 Hyundai Tucson engine complaints
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Unexpected check engine and engine oil pressure lights came. There was a sudden knocking noise coming from the front/engine area so I pulled the vehicle over to the side of the highway to turn off. Turned the vehicle back on and was not able to accelerate. Brought vehicle to nearest hyundai dealership and was told the engine was completely blown.
I had my vehicles oil change completed 3/17/21. On 3/31/21 my vehicles oil light displayed as having no oil. I immediately called and went back to the oil change center I've gone to for the 3 years I've owned the vehicle. They assured me there was no leak. I looked up the issue on the internet only to find I am one of many with this issue. I can't afford to pay for engine repairs especially when I've been consistent with my oil change maintenance. Hyundai needs to be held accountable and make these repairs or buy back the vehicles like volkswagen had to do a few years ago.
While drive my car started marking a loud knocking noise and jumping back and forth and the oil came on. I pulled over and called my son. He came and checked it out, there was no oil in it. He put oil in and and I tried to drive home. The car had no power and shut down on me and my son had to tow me home. The engine light has came on 50 times and in the last year and them goes off. I took it to dealer ship 10 different times while the light was on, usually it goes off before I get there. They always claimed there was not a problem and said I got bad gas in it.
Oil in the car cannot reach parts of the engine, and is being consumed abnormally quickly. It has cause my engine to temporarly sieze, and release, and now will not even start.
Bought car at 690000 miles , had oil changed at dealer never used a drop. After oil change started using oil, a quart about every 250 miles, started oil consumption test today at 75667 miles.
Excessive oil consumption resulted in engine failure with out warning lights appearing. Driving down the road, the engine stopped running, battery, oil and check engine lights appeared. The car rolled to a stop on the shoulder of the road. The car then would not restart, but had power and battery life left due to the battery being 1 yr old. The car had to be towed to a mechanic. The mechanic cited engine failure and said it was due to oil consumption. The oil had large amount of metal in it despite it having 128k miles on it.
The recall information said that for my model year of vehicle the service procedure hasn't been developed yet. The recall was in early sept.; it's now almost the end of february. What is a reasonable amount of time? You said if they don't resolve it in a reasonable amount of time to file a complaint.
This model has a recall for its ABS system due yo engine fires the vehicle has been taken to the deaker and we have been told there is no resolve for this issue yet hyundai issued a recall and the only way we foynd out was to go online and look it up now they say they want us to drive this vehicle with the recall issue until hyundai figures out yhe issue this is absolutely unacceptable our safety is far more import we are both disabled and need a reliable vehicle to get to dr. Appointments please help to resolve said issue thank you the battles
On regular oil change the mechanic - technician shop commented to me on 11/15/2020 that the hyundai tucson 2016 4fwd was 2 bottle of oil low. The mechanics inspected for any leaks. They told me that come back two weeks for free refilled the oil again. On december 20, 2020 and january 20,2021. On the next oil replacement, the same shop indicated that the engine for sure of my hyundai tucson 2016 4dfwd was burning oil, for concern that they think in potential future I will need to remplace gasket or head gasket because the quantity of oil is currently burnt. I want to make sure that the vehicle is been maintained well and inspected every miles according to the hyundai recommendation. Please don't hesitate to contact me and help me out for this solution and potential hundreds people out there due to is not any recall ban for this type of vehicle yet.
Travelled about about 150 miles.out of the bluecar began losing acceleration without warning , while going uphill on a mountain pass. As pedal was pressed to the floor. Was able to pull off highway enough to be out of lane of traffic, noticed smoke coming from the engine. Turned the vehicle off, would not restart. Vehicle gave no warning- no engine warning lights. Car had been maintained. Mechenic reports engine is inoperable. Similar to all reports of engine failure in 2011 to 2018 theta engine.
Our vehicle has started using a lot of oil around 80,000. We now need to add a quart of oil about every 1000 miles. The front driver's side window switch will occasionally not work. We had the rear passenger door lock replaced because if stopped working.
The incident occurred to me while I was 7 hours from home. I was stopped at a stop sign on a curve in the road. When clear, I accelerated and as I turned and merged into the road, the car started making a loud knocking noise and lost power as I was going up hill. Right before I lost all power, the oil light flashed briefly and the engine light came on. I restarted the car and again heard a loud knocking noise but was able to pull over to the side of the road. As soon as I slowed and stopped it died again. I ended up getting towed to the hyundai dealer. The next day I called and they let me know I had "thrown a rod and had bearing damage". They said I need a new engine and quoted me $12,800. I have provided all service records to them which prove that I have maintained the vehicle with oil changes and major services done at hyundai as well as valvoline. Their initial offer to me was they would cover 50% of the repair. My service advisor countered them with 90% and their final offer was to cover 60% and no rental - even being 7 hours from home. Before this incident occurred, I have not been able to open my rear passenger door in months due to needing a new actuator. I also let them know that I believed there was electrical issues because my tail light was always going out even after being replaced. I was dismissed and told that I had a faulty bulb. Same day after getting replaced, I was again getting that "check brake light" message. I believe there is a recall that I do not qualify for for this issue. After much research, I have found engine failure is a major problem with hyundai with many people on their 2nd and 3rd engines, including 2 people in my own family. I am extremely disappointed in the way hyundai is handling this situation and I will no longer be a hyundai customer. Please let me know if I can provide any further information. Thank you!
Was driving on the highway going approximately 70 MPH and all of a sudden I hear a loud rattling noise and lights on the dash show up car starts smoking and loses power I was unable to start the car after that and had to wait on the side off a busy highway for 3 hours waiting on a tow truck.. Fast forward to the mechanic and they discovered that my engine fell apart internally with no root cause...engine only had 73,000...that was on the friday after thanksgiving. Fast forward to now and I still don't have my car with no known time frame of when I'll get my car back(it's now 1/12/2021). My car has been regularly maintained with all recommended maintenance. My engine was the 2.0 4 cylinder again with only 73,000 miles
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 hyundai tucson. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH, there was an abnormal knocking sound coming from the engine with the check engine warning light illuminated. Due to the failure, the contact had the vehicle initially towed to the residence where an independent mechanic informed her that the engine ceased. The contact had the vehicle towed to bob rohrman's indy hyundai (7101 e washington st, indianapolis, in 46219) and was diagnosed with engine failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.
Estava com minha familia a caminho da fisioterapia quando comecou a pegar fogo no carro na parte da frente! A sorte foi que uma oficina que estava perto me mim tinha extintor e me ajudou a apagar o fogo!
I was driving my vehicle down my street when the engine died. Right before it died, I heard a brushing noise and then all the lights illuminated on the dash. There were no other warning noises or lights prior to engine failure. I checked the oil dipstick and there was no oil registering on it. The smear that was on the stick was black. The check engine or low oil light never came on to warn me of a potential problem. There is also no oil on my driveway which would indicate a slow leak. It was towed to the dealer where they told my the engine was dead and I needed a new one. This is not covered under the 10yr./100,000 mile powertrain warranty since I bought this (a year ago) from a friend who was the original owner. It has approximately 89,000 miles on it now. I'm thankful I was in my neighborhood when the engine failed and not on the interstate where I had been moments prior to this incident. It is still at the dealership where I have been quoted $7-9k for an engine replacement. They have offered $2,800 for a trade-in towards another vehicle as an option.
The vehicle accelerates suddenly without driver input. Also, it turns off while driving, causing the loss of brake and steering controls. Finally, transmission gear switch without input while driving. This situations occur while driving in both city and highway driving. The vehicle was taken to dealer on 12/26/19; no response has been received either from dealer or manuifacturer.
I have a 2016 hyundai tucson which has a 120k on it and I thought I might have needed a tune which I got performed. But it turns out that the engine has compression failure on cylinders 2 and 3. The oil was changed regularly so I'm not sure what happen. Since I was driving home and the vehicle started stalling.
On october 30 2020, driving home from work at 65 MPH, my engine was making loud banging/knocking noises. Got it to my mechanic who was nearby and he stated motor is bad. Something broke inside topside of motor. Lots of metal shavings in the oil, possibly leading to turbo damage too. I have my oil changed about 5 times a year. No reason for premature engine failure at 118000 miles of highway driving. Hyundai won't honor fix due to outside of 100000 mile warranty. Saw cnbc news report on recent fines on hyundai and kia. I need my engine replaced!
I do oil change regularly but, november of 2020, while driving in the city to work, engine light came on, so I took it to my mechanic, he diagnosed that it was cylinder that failed, so I called the hyundai dealer to make appointment for service, but, after checking my vehicle, I was told that my vehicle would not be covered under manufacturers warranty. It had 77,000 miles on it and I was told that manufacturers warranty only covers up to 60,000 miles. I wonder if that's true.
Driving car on highway when suddenly warning lights turned on and car seized. Was able to make it to the side of the highway. Had car towed to my house and the next day to the dealer to be informed that the engine had seized. Vehicle is still under manufacture warranty waiting on warranty to approve the engine.
When you put the vechicle in reversel sometimes it will not move then you have to put it back in park and try it againand it will move
My vehicle died while I was driving it on october 31, 2020, I had it towed to the dealer where I purchased it and have it serviced. It took two weeks for hyundai to approve the engine repair. Hyundai and the dealer didn't see a need to provide me with a replacement vehicle until november 14, 2929 and there are limited uses of the dealer loaner vehicle. I am making payments on a vehicle that I do not have use of and neither the dealership nor hyundai understand the impact of this situation which is no fault of mine. The dealership says it will take a long time to build a new engine for my vehicle and then install it. They have a backlog of engine and transmission failures currently. Why was there not a recall? I am also concerned that the transmission will fail after my warranty expires at 105,000 miles.
While driving on october 31st our car starting making a loud knocking sound but the engine light did not come on so we thought maybe something got stuck on the bottom but nothing was there. On nov 1st the oil light came on so we went to get the oil changed. On the way the check engine light came on and shortly after the knocking sound got worse. When the sound got worse the car would no longer accelerate no matter how hard I pressed the peddle. We assumed it was the battery and got a replacement but the issue didn't go away. I was able to coast to a place for an oil change but after that the problem was even worse. I was on the highway with my kids in the car when the car completely gave out, it would no longer start. When I turned the key you can hear the engine wanting to turn on bit it never does. I had it towed to a mechanic the same day and he was able to look at it today (nov 1st). He said the motor was completely shot and the car was unusable. We are about 1200 over the warranty so the dealship will not help us. There was no previous warning that anything was wrong with the car and it was extremely dangerous for the car to give out on the highway without notice. Now we are stuck with the expense while hyu youndai does nothing about checking the check engine light. After reading other complaints that are way too similar to mine, this needs to be looked into.
First the back brake light on the driver's side went out and I tried several bulbs put in but they didn't work. Next the driverd door would not open from thr outside after thr unlock button was pushed. Then the airbags went out. Last week my engine went out while I was driving.
For a few days prior to the incident, the car hesitated slightly from a dead stop while we accelerated. There were no warning lights from the car indicating any issue. Because it seemed odd, we made a appointment to take the car to the dealership to look into the issue. While waiting for our appointment on july 12th, 2020, merging onto the interstate, there was a failure of the transmission, such that the engine would just spin with no power going to the wheels at higher RPM's. Feathering the throttle, a speed of about 45 MPH could be attained on flat ground and significantly slower on hills. After limping it along to a local shop, were were told that the catalytic converter was clogged, causing it to overheat the torque converter, which had failed sending shrapnel through the transmission. They only knew this because they had to take the car apart, since even after the failure, no warning lights came on. We ended up needing a full transmission rebuild, a new torque converter and a new catalytic converter. This is a huge safety issue, especially since there was no indication from the cars warning systems that anything was wrong, even after the transmission failure. This could have lead to a very serious accident on the interstate.
North on i95 speed 65 miles at 3pm and the engine froze and had to fight to get car to side of road. The vehicle engine reacted just like the info on the hyundai web site the vehicle has 114285 miles and will not be covered like the other hyundai recalls.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 hyundai tucson. The contact stated that while driving, the vehicle stalled with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was restarted and driven to hyundai de mayaguez, mayagez, 00682, puerto rico, to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the crankshaft position sensor needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to accelerate while driving to the dealer. The vehicle was not yet repaired due to the part not being available for the repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.
When accelerating after stopping, the gas pedal will be pushed down but car will stall and not go. The engine will rev up, but the car does not move and then all of a sudden will accelerate forward. Also, when coasting in rush-hour, accelerating after a stop sign, the car will make jerking movements. It has been taken to a hyundai dealership where they told me it is a dual-transmission so I just need to be more aggressive with it when taking off from stop light/stop sign. I know that this is not normal and most definitely needs to be revisited as there have obviously been enough complaints and has been an issue previously.
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