2019 Hyundai Tucson problems
Owners have filed 519 complaints about the 2019 Hyundai Tucson with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 36.8% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of service brakes, hydraulic at 11.9%.
Complaints519
Crashes19
Fires20
Injuries12
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Engine 36.8% · 191
Service brakes, hydraulic 11.9% · 62
Service brakes 9.8% · 51
Electrical system 8.9% · 46
Power train 7.9% · 41
Unknown or other 4.8% · 25
Fuel/propulsion system 4.6% · 24
Vehicle speed control 3.1% · 16
Severity
Of those complaints, 19 describe a crash, 20 describe a fire and 12 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 17 model years of the Hyundai Tucson in this data, 2019 sits 5th by complaint volume. 2016 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 226 in the last three years against 177 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 18,326 miles.
In owners' own words
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. Engine · reported at 450 miles
While driving, I came to a stop sign and the car completely shut off. The car restarted and then I stopped at a stop sign and the car completely shut off. I had the car towed and they told me that it had catastrophic engine failure. I havenât even owned this car for 1 year yet. How could the engine fail. Upon further investigation, it appears that this is a known issue with Hyundai Tucsonâs of the same year. Engine
Engine lost power. The vehicle was brought in 3 times since 10/22 to Atlantic Hyundai in. The last time was 3/23. The motor was finally evaluated and results sent to Hyundai Corporate Headquarters and the told Atlantic to replace the motor. Service manager Tim Turnbull refused to do so and stated he was putting in a chip in, for us to drive it for 30 days and bring it back in for evaluation. The motor is unsafe. Engine
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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