ON A ROAD TRIP WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING MY 2019 CPO HYUNDAI TUCSON/10800 MILES, THE CAR DID THIS BIG JOLT AND THE FORWARD VEHICLE COLLISION DETECTION AVOIDANCE, HAZARD INDICATOR & SERVICE NOW LIGHTS WENT OFF. THE ENGINE RPM'S REVVED UP VERY HIGH CONTINUOUSLY. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP THE CAR WOULD BARELY GO WITH THE PEDAL ALMOST FLOORED. THIS MADE THE DRIVING THRU THE INTERSECTIONS WITH CARS HONKING DANGEROUS. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF, IT RESET ITSELF AND WAS BACK TO NORMAL. THE VERY NEXT DAY ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR DID THE EXACT SAME THING WITH EVEN A BIGGER JOLT AND ALL THE INDICATORS ABOVE WENT ON AGAIN FOR 10 SECONDS. PULLED OVER, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND THE CAR RESET ITSELF. I GOT TO MY DESTINATION I TOOK IT TO KEYES HYUNDAI IN VAN NUYS, CA. THEY DECIDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER NEEDED REPLACING AND DID IT. AFTER PICKING IT UP, THE VERY NEXT DAY THE BIG JOLT HAPPENED AGAIN ALSO WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THIS TIME THE SIDE MIRROR AVOIDANCE SYSTEM, HAZARD LIGHTS AND SERVICE NOW INDICATOR LIGHTS WENT OFF FOR 10 SECONDS. I RETURNED IT TO THAT SAME DEALER AND THEY HAD THE CAR FOR A WEEK AND SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM EVEN AFTER TALKING TO THE TECH LINE AND ENGINEERS AT HYUNDAI USA. I SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE THE MAIN COMPUTER MAY BE THE ISSUE BUT THEY REFUSED TO CONSIDER THAT SAYING THEY COULDN'T FIND THE ERROR CODES. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT THE ERROR CODES RECYCLE ITSELF WHEN TURNING THE THE CAR ON AND OFF AND GET ERASED!! I HAVE TO RETURN HOME FROM MY ROAD T
2019 Hyundai Tucson complaints
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THE ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON, AT TIMES WHEN MY SUV CRANKS UP, IT SHAKES, AND THE BRAKE PADS HAS OPENING OF AIR ENTRANCE. I DON'T FEEL SAFE! IT'S LIKE THAT WHEN IT'S IN MOTION, TURNING, AND ON HIGHWAY DRIVE. ALSO, IT ACTS AS IF IT WANTS TO CUT OFF AT TIMES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V543000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. OURISMAN HYUNDAI OF BOWIE (2404 CRAIN HWY, BOWIE, MD 20716) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
BROUGHT CAR IN FOR SERVICE (18K MILES) AND WAS TOLD I COULD NOT TAKE MY CAR FOR A RECALL - ABS, CAUSING SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION. NO FIX AVAILABLE COULD BE MONTHS. CANNOT PARK CAR ON LOT NOR GARAGE. DEALER OFFERED RENTAL UNTIL FIX. ONE WEEK LATER A CALL FROM DEALER STATING I COULD TAKE MY CAR BACK, RETURN THE RENTAL AND NOT WORRY ABOUT IT UNTIL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON.*DT
I HAVE HAD VEHICLE SINCE JUNE 5TH, 2020 AND HAVE HAD 4 DOZENS TIMES WHERE IT WILL NOT START. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TWICE, GETTING READY TO GO BACK FOR THE 3RD TIME. THE FIRST TIME THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING, THE 2ND TIME, WHICH IT HAD TO BE TOWED, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS BECAUSE THE OIL FILTER WAS NOT A HYUNDAI OIL FILTER AND I HAD TO PAY $118.00 EVEN THROUGH I HAVE A WARRANTY. NOW THIS MORNING EVEN WITH THE HYUNDAI OIL FILTER, IT WILL NOT START AGAIN.
SPORADIC HESITATION WHEN STARTING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. FEELS LIKE IT IS ABOUT TO STALL BUT IF YOU PUMP THE GAS PEDAL IT THEN RESPONDS. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS IT IS UNSETTLING TO SAY THE LEAST.
MY VEHICLE HAS ISSUES W/ACCELERATION - IT IS SLOW, HESITATES, AND FAILS TO MAINTAIN SPEED AT TIMES. FURTHER, THE TRANSMISSION CAUSES FREQUENT RPM SURGES, REGARDLESS OF SPEED OR TERRAIN OR ROAD TYPE (IT IS MOST FREQUENT WHEN GOING UP A HILL, BUT ALSO HAPPENS ON A FLAT ROAD). I WAS COMING TO A STOP AND WHILE SLOWING DOWN, WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, THE ENGINE REVVED TWICE. AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS, THEY ALL SEEM TO BE ABOUT THE SAME THINGS AND NEED FIXED. I HAVE A SON THAT WILL START DRIVING IN THE FALL AND I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO RELY ON THE CAR TO RUN CORRECTLY AND WITHOUT ISSUES. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND NEEDS FIXED - IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE FIRST AND FOREMOST. *TR
WHEN MERGING INTO INTERSTATE CAR IS HESITATING NOT PICKING UP SPEED LIKE IT SHOULD. CARS MERGING BEHIND ME HAVE TO COME AROUND ME AND PASS BECAUSE I AM NOT PICKING UP SPEED FAST ENOUGH. *TR
THE TRANSMISSION ISN'T SHIFTING OUT PROPERLY. YOU CAN HEAR THE CAR REVVING UP AND NOT CHANGING GEARS. THE ACCELERATION IS SLOW AS WELL. ALTHOUGH I'M PRESSING ON THE GAS, IT TAKES A WHILE FOR THE CAR TO PICK UP SPEED. THE DRIVER SEAT IN MY BRAND NEW TUSCAN IS ALSO PEELING. I HAVEN'T CLEANED THE SEAT WITH ANY KIND OF CHEMICALS, BUT A SMALL SPOT IS VISIBLY PEELING.
MY VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A DCT, WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SLOW, HESITATE, FAIL TO MAINTAIN SPEED, AND STOP WITHOUT WARNING. FURTHER, THE TRANSMISSION CAUSES FREQUENT RPM SURGES, REGARDLESS OF SPEED OR TERRAIN OR ROAD TYPE (IT IS MOST FREQUENT WHEN GOING UP A HILL, BUT ALSO HAPPENS ON A FLAT ROAD). WHEN MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY ON A HILL, I MUST USE THE SLOW VEHICLE LANE TO GET UP TO SPEED BEFORE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. OFTEN, I WILL PULL OUT TO PASS A CAR AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL TO RESPOND, CAUSING ME TO SLOW RAPIDLY. I HAVE TAKEN THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MULTIPLE DATES DURING THE YEAR I'VE OWNED AND HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY TOLD THAT IT IS "NORMAL" AND THAT IT WILL "LEARN MY DRIVING HABITS. THE LATTER IS UNTRUE, IT DOES NOT LEARN AND I NEED TO ADAPT MY DRIVING HABITS TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS UNSAFE AND PUTS ME AND OTHER DRIVERS AT RISK. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLES BEHING ME, REGARDLESS OF FOLLOWING DISTANCE, HAVE HAD TO SWERVE OR BRAKE DUE TO MY VEHICLES FAILINGS.
VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON I88 WESTBOUND IN IL. VEHICLE ELECTRICAL POWER CUT OFF COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUSY INTERSTATE. ACCELERATION SLOWED UNTIL VEHICLE DIED AND ALL ERROR LIGHTS APPEARED AND FLASHED ON DASH WITH A "SERVICE NOW" ALERT. PULLED OVER AND PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND TURNED THE SWITCH TO SEE IF IT WOULD CRANK AGAIN. VEHICLE DOES NOT START AND GIVES THE SAME "SERVICE NOW" LIGHT. VEHICLE WILL NOT START WHEN JUMPED BY IL STATE POLICE. CALLED TOW TRUCK, CURRENTLY WAITING.
I BOUGHT THIS 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON SPORT NEW IN MAY OF 2019. I NOW HAVE 9,000 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE SUFFERS FROM CONSTANT HESITATION ISSUES WHEN ACCELERATING. THIS OCCURS FROM A DEAD STOP, WHILE TURNING, AND WHILE TRYING TO QUICKLY SPEED UP TO AVOID A CRASH. IT IS LIKE THE FUEL HAS BEEN MOMENTARILY SHUT OFF. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. WE HAVE AVOIDED SEVERAL NEAR-CRASHES THROUGH SHEER LUCK IN THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. THIS IS THE 2.4 ENGINE AND 6 SPEED AUTO/SHIFT ABLE TRANSMISSION. IF I PUT THE MODE TO SPORT, IT HELPS SOME. TO AVOID THE DANGEROUS LAG OF APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS, THE CAR HAS TO BE DRIVEN IN MANUAL MODE. WHEN THE CAR IS STANDING STILL AT THE LIGHT, EVERYTHING APPEARS NORMAL. BUT AS THE LIGHT CHANGES AND I ACCELERATE, IT WILL SUDDENLY "STALL" FOR ABOUT TWO SECONDS, THEN IT WILL SPEED UP. IT IS LIKE THE ENGINE IS HAVING TROUBLE COMMUNICATING WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL DEALERS AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO FIX. NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES ARE MAKING THE SAME COMPLAINT. I DO NOT WANT A NEW VEHICLE. I ALREADY HAVE ONE. I JUST WANT IT FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. PLEASE REVIEW ALL THE CONSUMERS COMPLAINTS ON THIS HYUNDAI TUCSON. I ALSO RENTED A VEHICLE FOR A DAY AND IT WAS A 2018 HYUNDAI TUCSON. IT DID THE EXACT SAME THING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THANK YOU.
MY AUTO LOCK, COLLISION LIGHT, AND OTHER WARNING LIGHTS HAVE WILL NOT GO OFF. STEERING IS HARD, BRAKES ARE ON, AND THIS IS A FAIRLY NEW CAR WITH ABOUT 11,000 MILES ON IT.
WE HAD PURCHASED OUR FAMILY CAR BACK ON APRIL 29 2019, AFTER A FEW WEEKS WE HAD MULTIPLE UNEVEN MISALIGNED GAPS ON OUR REAR QUARTER MOLDINGS AND HOOD. UNTIL THIS DAY ELGIN HYUNDAI & HYUNDAI USA DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS SOLD TO OUR FAMILY WRONG FROM THE ASSEMBLY LINE. THEY TRIED FIXING ONCE AND OFFER ME A ONE TIME PAYMENT FOR $325 TOWARDS MY MONTHLY PAYMENT SO I CAN KEEP MY MOUTH SHUT. EVERYWHERE I GO EVERY DEALER TELLS ME ELGIN HYUNDAI OR HYUNDAI USA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR SELLING YOU A WRONG CAR FROM THE ASSEMBLY LINE.
REAR SEAT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH.
I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR WHERE THE CAR HAS A COLD START NO MATTER IF ITS SUMMER OR WINTER IN CALIFORNIA. WHEN I PUSH THE START BUTTON THE CAR STRUGGLES TO START AND THEN DOES START AFTER 2-3 SECONDS. THIS PROBLEM HAVE BEEN SINCE THERE WHEN THE CAR WAS JUST 500MILES ON IT AND THE ISSUE EXISTS AS OF TODAY. IT WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND CAME BACK SAYING THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED MULTIPLE CARS IN THE PAST AND HAVE NEVER HAD SUCH ISSUES
TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS MOTHER IN LAW WAS DRIVING 55 MPH OVER A SLIGHT HILL, THE DRIVER REACHED AN ICY PATCH AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE CONTACT WAS A PASSENGER AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING IT TO SHATTER. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS UNCONSCIOUS FOR A BRIEF MOMENT AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION VIA AMBULANCE ON THE SCENE. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONE D THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RENTED VIA ENTERPRISE. THE VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY TOWED TO BERGLUND CHEVROLET BUICK (1824 WILLIAMSON RD NE, ROANOKE, VA 24012, (540) 344-1461), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 19,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
WHEN YOU STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR, SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE STOPS AND TAKES A COUPLE OF SECONDS TO CONTINUE RUNNING. I'VE FACED A COUPLE OF INSTANCES WERE AT A CROSSROAD VEHICLES ARE COMING TOWARDS ME, AND THE CAR STALLS AND TAKES A WHILE TO START MOVING. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY THE MECHANIC CAR DEALER THAT THIS IS NORMAL IN THIS NEW ACCELERATING SYSTEM. IT'S CAN OF SCARY AND YOU NEED TO ACCELERATE AND GET STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. MINE IS A HYUNDAI 2019 TUCSON.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND PROVIDED INCORRECT ODOMETER AND FUEL LEVEL READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FITZGERALD HYUNDAI (301-424-4800, LOCATED AT 11411 ROCKVILLE PIKE, ROCKVILLE, MD 20852) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE FUSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000.
SEPTEMBER 2019, FOUR MONTHS AFTER WE PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW. THE VEHICLES STOPPED RESPONDING TO MY ACCELERATION ON HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN ALL THE TECHNOLOGY SCREENS WENT OUT IN THE VEHICLE. WHILE AT A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLES RPM'S WILL VISUALLY GO UP AND DOWN AND THE VEHICLE SHUTTERS AS IF IT IS GOING TO TURN OFF. IT HAS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHEN I'M SITTING AT A STANDSTILL AND GO TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE WILL JUMP SO TO SPEAK ONCE THE ACCELERATOR IS ENGAGED. UNFORTUNATELY MY VIDEOS ARE TOO LONG TO UPLOAD BUT I DO HAVE CONFIRMATION OF 2 OF THE 3 CONCERNS BUT AM UNABLE TO RECORD THE HIGHWAY CONCERNS DUE TO OBVIOUS SAFETY REASONS.
QI WIRELESS CHARGING PAD GET VERY HOT WHEN CHARGING A CELLPHONE
WHEN A/C OR HEAT IS TURNED ON, THE VEHICLE IS VERY SLUGGISH USUALLY. LAST WEEK I TURNED THE HEAT ON, AND THE CAR STALLED OUT, FORCING ME TO RESTART IT. I WAS IN TRAFFIC WHEN THIS OCCURRED.
DRIVING HWY SPEEDS 65MPH, CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND ALMOST KILLED BY TRUCK WHILE CHANGING LANES. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. CAR THEN DIED, LOCKED, AND CAN NOT BE OPENED WITH PHYSICAL KEY, KEY FOB NOR BLUELINK REMOTE. CAR IS BRAND NEW JULY PURCHASE 1800 MILES. BLUELINK SHOWS 0 PROBLEMS UNDER DIAGNOSTICS.
DRIVING FROM LIBERTY,MO. TO CHICAGO, SMART CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70-75 MPH, VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC, AFTER AROUND 2 1/2 HOURS OF DRIVING ,ABOUT 40 MILES FROM HANNIBAL,MO. CAR ACCELERATED TO 90 MPH BY ITSELF. VEHICLE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT SHUT OFF BY CRUISE BUTTON, CANCEL BUTTON, OR BRAKE. GOT OFF AT FIRST RAMP WITH CAR RUNNING AT 90 MPH BY BRAKING HARD. PULLED OVER AND PUT CAR IN PARK. MOTOR SURGING AT HIGH RPM, WOULD NOT STOP RUNNING UP AND DOWN. CRUISE INDICATOR LIGHTS OFF. SHUT OFF ENGINE. CALLED BLUE LINK, REFERRED TO NEAREST DEALER, NO CODES SHOWING ON CAR. AFTER HALF HOUR RESTART CAR, NO PROBLEMS. CHECKED FLOOR MATS AND REMOVED. ON RETURN TRIP AROUND 2 1/2 HOURS FROM START AT AROUND 70-75MPH SETTING, THE CAR ACCELERATED TO 90MPH BY ITSELF, WITH THE SMART CRUISE CONTROL ON, NO TRAFFIC, NO FLOOR MATS, AND TURNED CRUISE CONTROL OFF,CRUISE BUTTON, CANCEL BUTTON, BRAKE, BUT ENGINE KEPT RUNNING AT 90 MPH. BRAKED HARD, PULLED OVER, ENGINE SURGING IN PARK. SHUT OFF, WAITED 1/2 HOUR, NO FURTHER PROBLEM ON WAY HOME. DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIND ANY CODES OR ENGINE OR CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEMS. NOTED MATS IN CAR, DIDN'T COMMENT WHEN WHEN STATED THEY WERE INFORMED MATS OUT OF CAR WHEN SECOND OCCURRENCE.
1.3 MILES AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON IT STARTED TO SMOKE. 5 MINUTES LATER IT WAS ON FIRE!! IT HAD LESS THAN 400 MILES ON IT AND I'VE YET TO FIND OUT WHAT EXACTLY CAUSED THE FIRE. HYUNDAI OR THE DEALERSHIP WON'T TELL ME. THE FIRE CAME FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START IT AND CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE OFF.
2019 HYUNDAI A TUCSON WAS STOPPED IN DRIVEWAY WITH AUTO HOLD ON WHILE SPEAKING WITH AN INDEPENDENT WITNESS. FEET WERE NOT TOUCHING ANY PEDALS AND AUTO HOLD WAS ENGAGED WITH VERIFICATION ON DASH. VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED DOWN DRIVEWAY AND INTO STREET TRAVELING TOWARDS MAILBOX ACROSS STREET. WAS ABLE TO APPLY BRAKES WITH A LOT OF PRESSURE AND STOPPED VEHICLE. VEHICLES RPM'S AND SPEED WENT UP LIKE PRESSING HARD ON GAS PEDAL. VEHICLE HAS 1800 MILES
2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON LIMITED. SPORADIC HESITATION ACCELERATION FROM STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. I'VE HAD THE CAR SINCE JUNE AND HAVE LESS THAN 3500 MILES ON IT. WHEN YOU START FROM A RED LIGHT THE CAR WILL JERK AND HESITATE, ALMOST LIKE IT'S OUT OF GAS BUT THEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION IT WILL ACCELERATE LIKE NORMAL. THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED TO ME WHILE IN NORMAL DRIVING MODE. IT HASN'T DONE THIS WHILE IN SPORT OR MANUAL SHIFTING MODE. I HAD TO SELECT A DATE OF WHEN THIS HAPPENED BUT IT ORIGINALLY STARTED AROUND MID JULY AND SPORADICALLY TO THIS DAY. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY BUT WHEN IT DOES IT HAPPENS AT CONSECUTIVE STOP LIGHTS AND MULTIPLE TIMES ON THE SAME DAY. THIS ISN'T A DCT, SO HYUNDAI, NOR THE DEALER CAN SAY I'M DRIVING THE CAR INCORRECTLY. PRETTY DISAPPOINTING TO HAVE MY FIRST EVER BRAND NEW CAR HAVE A SERIOUS ISSUE LIKE THIS.
MY 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON LIMITED MODEL HAS OBSTRUCTED ILLUMINATION FROM THE HEADLIGHTS. IF I SHINE MY HEADLIGHTS ON THE GARAGE WALL IN FRONT OF ME I WILL SEE A HALF MOON SHADOW OVER EACH HEADLIGHT. WHILE DRIVING ON DARK COUNTRY ROADS AT NIGHT AROUND A CURVE YOU WILL SEE TWO SHADOWS OUT IN FRONT OF YOU. AS YOU COME OUT OF THE CURVE THOSE SHADOWS BECOME ONE TRIANGULAR SHADOW OUT IN FRONT OF YOU. IT IS HARD TO DETERMINE IF THIS IS A PERSON, ANIMAL OR THE HEADLIGHT SHADOW. ALSO, WHEN THERE IS A DIP IN THE ROAD THE ILLUMINATION IS DECREASED TO MAYBE 40 FEET IN FRONT OF YOU. SOMETIMES IT JUST LOOKS LIKE A DARK BAND IN FRONT OF YOU. YOU NEVER HAVE A CLEAR VIEW, ALWAYS A SHADOW. IN TOWN AT NIGHT WITH LIGHT AROUND YOU DON'T NOTICE THE SHADOWS AS MUCH. THIS IS DANGEROUS TO HAVE SUCH AN OBSTRUCTED VIEW AND TO SOMETIMES ALMOST WANT TO FOLLOW THE MOVEMENT OF THE SHADOWS INSTEAD OF THE ROAD. I DRIVE A LOT AT NIGHT ON DARK COUNTRY ROADS AND ALWAYS ON THE LOOK OUT FOR AN ANIMAL. IF YOU SHINE YOUR LIGHTS ON BRIGHT IT IS NOT AS BAD, BUT YOU CAN'T KEEP YOUR BRIGHTS ON ALL THE TIME. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY JUST SAY IT'S IN THE DESIGN. IT MAY BE IN THE DESIGN, BUT THE DESIGN IS DANGEROUS. WHO IS GOING TO STEP UP TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER. I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN A CAR WITH SUCH POOR ILLUMINATION. I FEEL VERY NERVOUS AND UNSAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AT NIGHT. LOVE THE CAR IN THE DAY. THANKFULLY, I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, BUT FEEL THAT SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS
SPORADIC HESITATION WHEN STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT 15 TIMES, USUALLY WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. THE CAR HAS 4000 MILES AND HAS BEEN IN SERVICE ABOUT 6 MONTHS. THE SERVICE MANAGER.STATED THEY HAVE NO OTHER COMPLAINTS BUT IS PROBABLY DUE TO THE "SMART" TRANSMISSION ADAPTING TO DIFFERENT DRIVERS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 41,000 2017 TUSCONS FOR THE SAME ISSUE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS WERE SLED WHICH DID NOT PROVIDE A SAFE SUPPORT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH IT COULD RESULT IN SEVERE INJURIES. THE DEALER TAMIAMI HYUNDAI (6780 AIRPORT-PULLING RD, NAPLES, FL 34109 (239) 417-1222) WAS NOTIFIED BUT NOT RESOLUTION WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THERE WAS NO FAILURE MILEAGE. INCORRECT NOT MAIN REASON. I REPORTED THAT THE FRONT SEAT HEADRESTS WERE POSITIONED AT THE BACK OF THE SEATS, WERE FIXED (NOT ADJUSTABLE) AND SO LEFT A LARGE SPACE BETWEEN THE HEADREST AND ANYBODIES HEAD. THUS, IN A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT, WOULD NOT PREVENT SEVERE WHIPLASH SINCE THERE WAS NO CONTACT WITH THE PASSENGERS HEADS. SPACE WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 2" DEPENDING ON HEAD SHAPE. THIS IS REALLY DANGEROUS! THE ANGLING IS SECONDARY TO THE HEAD SPACING.*JB
FORWARD VEHICLE COLLISION DETECTION AVOIDANCE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, IS NOT FUNCTIONING. SYSTEM DOES NOT PROVIDE WARNINGS OR BRAKING. THIS A NEW VEHICLE.
VEHICLE HAS 1,750 MILES. DRIVING TO WORK NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SINKING WITHIN 2" OF FLOOR. BRAKE PEDAL FELT SPONGY. TURNED ENGINE OFF AND PUMPED BRAKE 3 TIMES, PEDAL SUNK WITHING 2" OF FLOOR. TURNED ENGINE ON, PUMPED BRAKE 3 TIMES, SAME THING HAPPEND. THE VEHICLE DID STOP BUT IN AN EMERGENCY, MAYBE IT WOULD NOT. NO FLUID LEAKS UNDER, AROUND, OR AT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AREA. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER (WARRANTY) BUT THEY COULD NOT GET HYUNDAI FACTORY DEALER SUPPORT LINE TO RESPOND TO THEIR INQUIRY. MECHANIC ORDERED PART TO SEE IF IT WOULD FIX THE ISSUE, BUT HYUNDAI IS OUT OF THE PART. PERHAPS THERE IS AN ISSUE AND HYUNDAI IS COVERING A BREAK DEFECT UP.
I PURCHASED NEW 2019 HYUNDAI TUSCAN ULTIMATE THIS MAY. IN THE FIRST WEEK THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT LID UP. I TOOK IT TO DEALER AND 2 DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED AS FIXED. BASED ON DEALER'S RESOLUTIONS IT WAS EVAP LEAK CODE AND THEY JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE CAP. WEEK LATER THE SIGN CAME BACK AGAIN AND I DROPPED OFF VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER 4 DAYS, DEALER STATED IT WAS SAME CODE AGAIN AND IT WONT HAPPEN AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK AND TWO WEEK LATER THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN AND DISAPPEARED AFTER THREE DAY. THE FOURTH TIME LIGHT CAME BACK AGAIN AND I WILL BE DROPPING OFF THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE DEALER IS STILL UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE AND UNABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE. BASED ON THE DISCUSSION WITH SERVICE MANAGER, IT IS MINOR PROBLEM FOR THEM BUT THE ISSUE IS KEEP COMING BACK AND I HAVE TO KEEP BEINGING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TO FIX IT.
VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON I20/459 ENTRY RAMP IN BIRMINGHAM, AL. VEHICLE STOPPED AND CUT OFF COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUSY INTERSTATE. ACCELERATION SLOWED UNTIL VEHICLE DIED AND ALL ERROR LIGHTS APPEARED AND FLASHED ON DASH WITH A "SERVICE NOW" ALERT. PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND TURNED THE SWITCH TWICE BEFORE IT WOULD CRANK AGAIN. UPON STARTING- THE SAME "SERVICE NOW" LIGHT APPEARED AND CAR WAS ABLE TO DRIVE. "SERVICE NOW" LIGHT VANISHED ABOUT 10 SECONDS AFTER VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AGAIN.
UNCONTROLLED SPEEDING HARD IMPACT ON BUMP VERY LOW SUSPENSION SYSTEM HIGHER MPG THAN ADVERTISED
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