What 265 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid Hev

The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Tucson. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V651000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated while his son was driving at an undisclosed speed and depressing the brake pedal to come to a complete stop, the vehicle failed to respond and crashed into the rear of another stopped vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The air bags did not deploy. The contact stated that the front end of the vehicle was damaged, and coolant started leaking due to the collision. The contact's son and the other driver did not sustain any injuries. The vehicle could not be driven and was towed to an auto collision shop. A police report was filed. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The failure mileage was approximately 151,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

NHTSA ODI 11575586

I was driving on the highway and was notified by passing motorists that there was smoke coming from my vehicle, I proceeded to pull to the shoulder and parked my vehicle. When parked, I noticed flames coming from the engine compartment and under the vehicle. I proceeded to get as far away from the car and that when the fire became enraged and fully engulfed my vehicle. The fire department arrived and distinguished the fire.

NHTSA ODI 11561982

The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Tucson. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V651000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had experienced a failure. The contact's father was driving the vehicle at approximately 65 MPH when numerous warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that her father had observed smoke being emitted from under the hood. The father pulled the vehicle off the highway and stopped the vehicle. The contact stated that her father opened the hood and saw that a fire had started in the engine compartment. The fire department was called and extinguished the flames with water. The fire was confined to the engine compartment. The contact had the vehicle towed to her residence. The manufacturer had not been made aware of the incident. The failure mileage was approximately 157,000. VIN tool confirms parts not yet available.

NHTSA ODI 11562138

The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, all warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel, at which point the contact observed smoke emanating from the engine compartment, prompting him to pull to the shoulder of the roadway. After a visual inspection of the engine compartment, he observed a small fire on some electrical wiring. The contact was able to extinguish the fire on his own. Neither a fire nor a police report were filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who determined that ABS fluid was leaking onto the electrical wiring, resulting in a fire. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V651000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulics); the VIN was included but parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ODI 11556984

WHILE ON A CITY STREET IN SLOW MOTION COMING TO A FULL-STOP INTERSECTION, ATTEMPTS TO SAFELY SLOW AND STOP THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL FAILED WITH NO FEEDBACK FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT DECELERATE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE BRAKE MASTER BOOSTER HAD WORN AND WAS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. COLLISION CENTER RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS HAS STATED THE FOLLOWING: "OUR FINDINGS ARE THAT THE BRAKE MASTER BOOSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. YOUR VEHICLE CAME TO OUR SHOP FOR COLLISION REPAIRS FROM AN ACCIDENT <DATE REDACTED> AND DURING OUR REVIEWS TO THE COLLISION DAMAGES WE FOUND THE POOR BRAKING CONDITION. THIS IS NOT PART OF THE ACCIDENT AND IS A MAINTENANCE WEAR ITEM. AS AN UNDERSTANDING TO THIS FAILURE THERE IS LITTLE OR NO WARNING WHEN THE BRAKES FAIL AND CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. I FEEL THAT THE BRAKING CONDITION MAY OF HAD SOME SIGNIFICANT RELATION TO THE CAUSE OF ACCIDENT." VERBALLY THE SAME COLLISION CENTER REPRESENTATIVE SAID, THAT IT WOULD TAKE A VERY STRONG PERSON TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN PARTICULAR PART MALFUNCTIONS. AND THAT EVEN ON THE COLLISION CENTER LOT PRIOR TO REPAIRS USING BRAKES WAS CHALLENGING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED IN HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDATIONS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.

NHTSA ODI 11195498