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

I OWN A 2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON WITH 70,000 MILES ON IT. I MAINTAIN IT PROPERLY, USE SYNTHETIC OIL REGULARLY, BUT THE ENGINE SEIZED YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE. HYUNDAI KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEIR ENGINES AND I AM HOPING MY ACTION TODAY WILL LEAD TO A RECALL OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE.

NHTSA ODI 10990692

SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN 2013, THE SERPENTINE BELT HAS SHREDDED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50-70 MPH. THE SERPENTINE BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES DUE TO A CONTINUOUS OIL LEAK SATURATING THE BELT OVER EACH PERIOD OF 6-9 MONTHS, WATER PUMP PULLEY DEFECT AND THE ALTERNATOR SEIZING AFTER IT WAS REPLACED 90 DAYS PRIOR. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS. EACH TIME THE BELT SHREDDED, THE VEHICLE REQUIRED A TOW TRUCK (TWICE)

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V226000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000.

NHTSA ODI 10978772

WHILE DRIVING, ON DIFFERENT ROADS (I.E. - INTERSTATE, CITY,) THE ENGINE REVS OVER TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT MY CHANGING GAS PEDAL PRESSURE. MY CAR IS ON CRUISE WHENEVER POSSIBLE. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. SPEED CAN VARY, AS ON THE INTERSTATE OR ON A CITY STREET. I PLACED A DATE WHEN IT PROBABLY STARTED, AS IT HAS BEEN GOING ON A LONG TIME. HYUNDAI TODAY TOLD ME THERE IS A REVVING ISSUE, BUT NOT THAT APPLIES TO MY VEHICLE; HOWEVER, I AM ON THE PHONE TELLING HIM IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO MY VEHICLE A LONG TIME.

NHTSA ODI 10958847

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED MULTIPLE TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE PUSH TO START FAILED INTERMITTENTLY TO START OR SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN CODE REGISTERED AND CORRECTED ITSELF HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

NHTSA ODI 10714641

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE REGAINED POWER. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

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