What 266 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO PHIL LONG HYUNDAI OF MOTOR CITY (170 W MOTOR WAY, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80905, (719) 453-0549) TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V063000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT NOTICED AN OIL LEAK IN HIS GARAGE WITH PLASTIC RINGS COVERED IN OIL. THE CONTACT HAD TO TAKE THE PLASTIC RINGS OUT OF THE OIL BAG TO SHOW TO THE DEALER WHO THOUGHT THE PARTS WERE INSECTS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE REPAIR. THE DEALER ONLY REPLACED THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH, BUT NOT THE FULL OIL PAN. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO MONITOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

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I WAS DRIVING ON THE HWY ( APPROX 50 MPH ) WHEN THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. GOT TOWED HOME AND TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN. ENGINE TURNED OVER BUT IMMEDIATELY STARTED KNOCKING VERY LOUD. TURNED THE ENGINE OFF IMMEDIATELY. TOWED THE CAR TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC TO VERIFY MY INITIAL DIAGNOSIS. COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT 50K MILES.

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THE MOTOR BLEW UP AT 72K MILES IT IS A SALVAGED TITLE SO THE WARRANTY WAS VOID BUT EVERYTHING THAT I RESEARCHED SAID HYUNDAI HAD A MOTOR PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR OF MOTOR. THEY CLAIMED IT WAS ONLY THE SONOTA COVERED I REALLY DON'T BELIEVE THEY MAKE DIFFERENT MOTORS IN EACH VEHICLE WITH THE SAME SIZE MOTOR. WE WERE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WHEN THE MOTOR BLEW UP.

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MY VEHICLE HAS 105K MILES. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FAULTY MAIN BEARING. I TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE MANUAL SAYS IT'S OKAY TO DRIVE, BUT TO GET IT SERVICED. SO I DRIVE IT TO MY MECHANIC AND THE ENGINE STARTS MAKING A STRANGE TICKING NOISE, ALMOST TURNING OFF WHEN I STOP AT A LIGHT. THE MECHANIC AND A THIRD PARTY INSPECTOR FROM MY WARRANTY COMPANY DETERMINE THAT IT IS AN INTERNAL PROBLEM, A FAULTY MAIN BEARING.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V063000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT CALLED EDWARDS HYUNDAI (1029 32ND AVENUE, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA 51501, 888-812-6584) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND WOULD NEED TO BE ORDERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A CASE WAS OPENED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V063000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND SMOKE AND FLAMES EMERGED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE DRIVER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, BUT A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT AND THEN TO HERB CHAMBERS HYUNDAI OF AUBURN (735 SOUTHBRIDGE ST RTE. 12 & 20, AUBURN, MA 01501, (508) 832-9990) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT WAS NEEDED. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY COVERED THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

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I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND IT STOPPED CHANGING GEARS AND WOULDN'T PICK UP SPEED. THE MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT AND TOLD ME THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN BECAUSE THERE WAS METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL PAN. I ONLY HAD 67K MILES ON THIS VEHICLE SO THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED.

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2013 HYUDAI TUCSON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *JS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V063000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) THREE MONTHS AGO. PARKWAY HYUNDAI (24050 CREEKSIDE RD, SANTA CLARITA, CA 91355) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE CONTACT WOULD RECEIVE A SECOND NOTICE WHEN IT BECAME AVAILABLE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND A CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED AAA FOR A TOW. HOWEVER, AFTER WAITING FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DROVE SLOWLY TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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EARLIER THIS YEAR (2019) I RECEIVED AN IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL (INTERIM NOTICE) FOR MY 2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THIS IS FOR CAMPAIGN 181, WHICH IS AN OIL PRESSURE SWITCH REPLACEMENT. AS OF TODAY THIS RECALL IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT A FIX SUCH AS THIS, FOR A FAULTY PRESSURE SENSOR SHOULD NOT TAKE MORE THAN 6 MONTHS, YET IT HAS, AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO UPDATES TO THE STATUS. CAN YOU PLEASE ASSIST BY RESPONDING WITH ANY ADDITIONAL DETAILS YOU MAY HAVE AVAILABLE.

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CAR STOPPED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND SHUT DOWN. BITS OF METAL ALL THROUGH THE ENGINE AND OIL PAN. HYUNDAI TECH SAYS THAT IT IS NORMAL AND DIDNT CAUSE THE ISSUE BUT OTHER MECHANICS SAY IT CAUSES CAM SENSOR, CAM SHAFT AND CRANK SENSOR AND SHAFT FAILURES. TOOK CAR IN FOR THE RECALL THAT IS ALSO AFFECTED BY THIS AND TOLD OH WELL.

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OIL LEAKING FROM ENGINE, WHEN CAR IS STATIONARY IT BEGINS TO SHAKE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V063000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT RICK CASE HYUNDAI (LOCATED AT 3550 WESTON RD, DAVIE, FL 33331, (954) 994-2397) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V063000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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SE FUNDIO EL MOTOR BEARING DE BIELA YBANCADA ESTA PARADO EL MOTOR NO SIRVE

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2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE OIL LEAK. *LD *JS

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AFTER HAVING CAR SERVICED AND PREPPED FOR LONG TRIP, CAR DEVELOPED A KNOCKING NOISE IN ENGINE AND QUIT RUNNING WHILE ON INTERSTATE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V063000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED TO CONFIRM IF THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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MY VEHICLE HAS AN OPEN RECALL AND I HAVE HEARD NOTHING WHAT IS TIME FRAME FOR REPAIRS

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2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON ENGINE RECALL-WENT TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TO HAVE ENGINE CHECKED, THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE RECALL AND WOULD NOT HELP ME.

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WENT TO GET MY 4TH OIL CHANGE SINCE HAVING THE CAR AND NOTICE AFTER MY CAR WAS LEAKING OIL.STARTS JERKING AT SOME POINTS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V063000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. CIRCLE HYUNDAI (641 SHREWSBURY AVE, SHREWSBURY, NJ 07702, (732) 758-0111) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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THE TUCSON WAS BEING DRIVEN WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND THE EHGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WE STOPED AND CHECKED THE OIL AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT ,EVERY THING WAS NORMAL WHEN WE RESTARTED THE ENGINE IT KNOCKED SO BAD THE WHOLE CAR SHOCK,THAT WAS IN NOV.2018 AND SENSE THEN HYUNDAI HAS CAME OUT WITH A RECALL NUMBER 181 AND I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE EVER SENSE. I NEED YOUR HELP ON THIS MATTER .I HAVE A COLONOSTOMY AND HAVE MISSED DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS DUE TO NO WAY THERE, I LIVE OUT SIDE THE CITY WITH NO PLUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.. I NEED THIS CAR REPAIRED OR A LOANER UNTIL IT IS FIXED . I AM 79 SO I CAN NOT WALK FARE EITHER.

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WHILE ON BUSINESS TRIP IN RI DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 65MPH RPMS WENT FROM @2500 TO @7000 CAR STALLED OUT NO VEHICLE CONTROLS. GOT CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND VERY LOUD BANGING AND KNOCKING FROM ENGINE. GOT BACK TO HOTEL (LESS THAN 1 MILE). TOE SERVICE BROUGHT ME TO DEALERSHIP WHO DIAGNOSED AS BLOWN ENGINE. HYUNDAI CORPORATE CONTACTED AND WAS TOLD ENGINE RECALL FOR SAME YR/MODEL:ENGINE WAS VIN SPECIFIC AND MY VIN NOT ON RECALL.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND HESITATE, AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

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