2015 Hyundai Tucson problems
Owners have filed 309 complaints about the 2015 Hyundai Tucson with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 38.2% of them — the clear leader, ahead of service brakes, hydraulic at 16.8%.
Complaints309
Crashes14
Fires13
Injuries16
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Engine 38.2% · 118
Service brakes, hydraulic 16.8% · 52
Unknown or other 9.4% · 29
Electrical system 6.5% · 20
Power train 6.5% · 20
Service brakes 4.5% · 14
Fuel/propulsion system 3.9% · 12
Vehicle speed control 2.9% · 9
Severity
Of those complaints, 14 describe a crash, 13 describe a fire and 16 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 17 model years of the Hyundai Tucson in this data, 2015 sits 9th by complaint volume. 2016 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 40 in the last three years against 174 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 64,000 miles.
In owners' own words
I was driving down the highway. Without any prior indication of error, or any sensor reading that something was wrong with the engine, the engine started making a loud rattling noise and the rpms increased. I slowed down a bit, and continued driving. The engine this seized completely and died. Luckily I was able to pull over to the side of the road and call for help, but the engine is completely unresponsive. Engine · reported at 60,700 miles
I was drive home one night and the car cut off while I was driving I costed into a gas station good thing there was no other cars on the road. I call for a tow truck. The mechanic said it was a bad starter at first. A new starter was place in the car it started for 15 minutes and shut of they checked the starter it was working and that when I told me it was the engine. A very bad internal.engine problem Engine
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. Engine · reported at 16,700 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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