What 983 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell

THERE IS A HESITATION WHEN THE CAR STARTS OUT IN THE MORNING, FIRST START OF THE DAY. I HAVE HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN, BUT AFTER A FEW WEEKS THE PROBLEM RETURNED. IT CAUSES A SAFETY PROBLEM WHEN I TRY TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC, BECAUSE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL OUT AND THEM IT CATCHES AND MOVES.

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EVERYTIME I STOP AT A LIGHT OR SLOW DOWN I ALMOST GET IN A ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION KEEPS FEELING LIKE IT WONT SHIFT AND STALL OUT AND HAS NO POWER. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM I NEED A RESOLUTION FOR PLEASE. I HAVE KIDS AND GOT THIS SUV FOR SAFETY BUT NOW I AM SCARED TO DRIVE WITH THEM

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WE BOUGHT OUR HYUNDAI TUCSON IN SEPTEMBER 2018 AND WITHIN WEEKS, WE STARTED NOTICING PROBLEMS WITH ERRATIC ACCELERATION AND INCONSISTENT RESPONSE OF GAS PEDAL. WE HAVE GOTTEN THE CAR EVALUATED NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT NOTHING WAS DIAGNOSED TO BE CAUSING THIS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT KEPT SAYING THAT THERE ARE SOME KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION THAT HYUNDAI HASN'T COMMUNICATED A SOLUTION TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THEREFORE THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. OFTEN TIMES THE RPM LEVEL SKYROCKETS LEAVING THE CAR WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. OUR 7-SPEED DCT IS HAVING SHIFTING PROBLEMS, HESITATION WITH ACCELERATION, AND NEAR LOSS OF POWER. THE TRANSMISSION PARTICULARLY MISBEHAVES DURING WARMER TEMPERATURES AND CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD. AND IS A DANGER TO EVERYONE ON THE ROAD. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMS THAT HYUNDAI HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL MODULE PROBLEMS BUT IS NOT ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WE WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED THE VEHICLES IF WE WOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE ALLEGED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WE HAVE BEEN IN THE MIDDLE OF LEFT TURNS ON LARGE CITY STREETS, ALMOST GETTING HIT, BECAUSE NOBODY WAS ANTICIPATING THE SUDDEN NON RESPONSE OF THE GAS PEDAL. THIS ISSUE IS HAPPENING VERY FREQUENTLY DURING LEFT TURNS, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO BE QUICK. WE HOPE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS TAKEN SERIOUS AS IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING WITH THIS CAR.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI TUCSON. EVERY TIME THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE TOOK 4 TO 8 SECONDS TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY FOR APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MONTHS, BUT WAS GETTING WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MYRTLE BEACH HYUNDAI (1887 US-501, MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29577), BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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WHEN ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE VIBRATES SOFTLY AT AROUND 4,000 RPM, DRIVER CAN HEAR THE DOORS AND DASH PANELS VIBRATING. IT HAS BEEN THAT WAY SINCE BRAND NEW. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO EXPLAIN THE SERVICE PERSONNEL BUT THEY SAY THAT IS NORMAL. ALSO WHEN I START THE ENGINE COLD THERE WAS A NOISE LIKE THE CVVT SPROCKET DIDN'T HAVE SUFFICIENT OIL, ALSO THEY TOLD ME THAT IS NORMAL. AFTER THAT, I CHANGED THE OIL MYSELF AND I FILLED THE ENGINE WITH A SYNTHETIC OIL AND THAT NOISE DISAPPEARED AFTER 1 DAY OF USE.

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***ENGINE TAKING TOO LONG TO START - SMART KEY*** IN SOME CASES IT TAKES TOO LONG THE ENGINE TO START. ENGINE STARTER IS WORKING BUT IS LIKE THE INJECTORS ARE NOT SUPPLYING GASOLINE TO THE ENGINE. IT COULD BE OVER 7 TO 10 SECONDS STARTING THE ENGINE UNTIL THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. AFTER THAT I OPENED THE HOOD AND I FOUND SOME OIL STAINS ON THE VALVE COVER. ALSO WHERE THE PCV VENTILATION IS IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS SOME OIL VAPORS COMING OUTSIDE. ENGINE IS THE 2.0 GDI (NU ENGINE)

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FROM A STATIONARY POSITION, WHEN YOU APPLY THE GAS, THE CAR MAY LURCH AND JERK LIKE THE CLUTCH ISN'T FULLY ENGAGING AND THEN NOT MOVE AT ALL UNTIL THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. THIS CAN OCCUR IN REVERSE AS WELL. SOMETIMES, WHEN SITTING ON AN INCLINE, IN GEAR AND MAYBE WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR, THE CAR WILL ROLL BACK WHILE MOVING MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE TO THE ACCELERATOR. THIS CAR HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS AND THE LAST OCCURRENCE WAS OUTRIGHT DANGEROUS.

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PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS BLINKING, WHILE DRIVING

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2017 HYUNDAI TUCSON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LOSS OF VEHICLE POWER WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *LD *TR

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ON NOVEMBER 3RD, 2016 I PURCHASED ON 2017 HYUNDAI TUCSON WITH $1500 AND MY 2016 HYUNDAI ELENTRA TRADE-IN. ONOR ABOUT JANUARY 3RD, 2018 I EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE OF THE DRIVER SEAT NOT RECLINING AND INCLINING, LEAVING ME STUCK IN CERTAIN POSITIONS. I SCHEDULED SERVICE AT SAGE HYUNDAI AND SOON AFTER THE COMPANY CLOSED WITHOUT PROVIDING A SERVICE LOCATION. ON OR ABOUT FEBRUARY 2018 I HAD HYUNDAI OF DOWNEY SERVICE MY VEHICLE. SINCE FEBRUARY 2018 I HAVE EXPERIENCED SIX SEAT ISSUE AS MENTIONED-ABOVE AND FOUR SERVICE REPAIRS. ON MARCH 20TH, 2019 I FILED A LAWSUIT IN SUPERIOR COURT. ON MARCH 22ND, 2019 HYUNDAI CONTACTED ME AND OFFERED $8,000 IF I RELEASED THEM OF LIABILITY AND KEEP THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. ON EACH OCCASION THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, STATIONARY OR ON A CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

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WHEN I MAKE A TURN RIGHT OR LEFT, JOINING TRAFFIC, I PRESS ACCELERATION AND THE CAR DOES NOTHING... I MAY EVEN PUSH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, ENGINE ROARS AT 5-6K AND THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE AT ALL OR MOVES EXTREMELY SLOWLY... I WATCH THE CARDS APPROACHING FROM THE BACK AND START TO PRAY... I BARELY ESCAPED FEW ACCIDENT SITUATIONS BECAUSE THE APPROACHING DRIVERS WERE CAUTIOUS ENOUGH ABOUT SOMETHING WRONG GOING ON WITH MY CAR, NOT MOVING. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE AUTHORIZED HYUNDAI SERVICE DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. BUT, ACCORDING TO OTHER PUBLIC RECORDS, THE ISSUE SEEMS LIKELY TO BE THE DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION (DCT), LATER RENAMED TO "AUTOMATED MANUAL", WHICH IS WHAT I HAVE IN MY TUCSON.

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WHEN YOU ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE REVS UP TO 5K TO 6K AND THE CAR APPEARS TO BEING NEUTRAL. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIM I TRY TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE TO CHANGE LANES. THE VEHICLE DOES NO ACCELERATE.

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WHILE DRIVNG ON THE 5N FREEWAY IN THE FAST LANE, MY CAR SEIZED. I HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO GET ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER. WARNING LIGHT SAID NOTHING OF OIL LEAK AND GAVE ME THE TPMS WARNING (TIRE PRESSURE). DIAGNOSIS: OIL PLUG FELL OUT OF OIL PAN, ALL OIL LEAKED AND ENGINE WAS RUINED. WEEKS LATER, I RECIEVE A "NEW" ENGINE AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHY THE PLUG FELL OUT. IF IT WAS LOOSE, IT WOULD HAVE FELL OUT QUICKER THAN 600 MILES AFTER THE OIL WAS SERVICED. PERHAPS IT WAS THE WRONG SIZE OIL PLUG, WE WONT KNOW BECAUSE IT FELL OUT. RECALL IS FOR 2011-2013 MODELS....PERHAPS THE 2017 HAS SAME ISSUES!!! NHTSA'S CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V063. 120,000 HYUNDAI TUCSON SUVS FROM THE 2011 TO 2013 MODEL YEARS. THE OIL PAN MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY SEALED DURING ENGINE PRODUCTION. AS A RESULT, AN OIL LEAK COULD DEVELOP AND LEAD TO ENGINE DAMAGE, THE ENGINE STALLING, OR EVEN A FIRE, NHTSA SAYS.

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1-AL ARRANCAR EL VEHICULO DE MANERA OCACIONAL SE QUEDA AHOGADO NO, NO INICIA Y SI LO HACE NO ALCANZA LA MARCHA APROPIADA, COMO SI PASARA UN EXCESO DE COMBUSTIBLE O COMO SI ESTE NO SE ESTUVIERA INYECTANDO. 2-) AL ARRANCAR EN TRAFICO CONGESTIONADO DONDE SE PRODUCEN ARRANQUES Y FRENADOS Y VICEVERSA EL CARRO LO HACE CON BASTANTE DIFICULTAD, GOLPEANDO FUERTE PARECIDO A TRANSMISION, SON GOLPETEOS DE ARRANQUE Y RETROCESO A LA VEZ, CREANDO LA SENSACION DE UN VEHICULO QUE NO VA A AVANZAR.SIEMPRE LO HACE EN MOVIMIENTO DESPUES DE ESTAR CALIENTE MAS DE 30 -60 MINUTOS EN MARCHA.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY SOMETIMES. ON ONE OCCASION, IN A SHOPPING PLAZA PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE TWICE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE POLICE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INSURANCE BODY SHOP TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT A FAILURE COULD NOT BE LOCATED. THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEVEN SPEED DUAL CLUTCH ASSEMBLY PERTAINING TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE DID NOT GAIN SPEED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A LIGHT. DOWNEY HYUNDAI (7550 FIRESTONE BLVD, DOWNEY, CA 90241, (562) 314-4331) WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS STILL WITH THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND HAD NOT ISSUED ANY TRANSMISSION RECALLS. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *TT CONSUMER STATED TRANSMISSION DOESN'T WORK WHEN GETTING ON FREEWAY.*JB

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SOMETHING IS MAJORLY WRONG WITH HOW THIS VEHICLE SHIFTS GEARS. WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN, OR DON'T COME TO A COMPLETE STOP FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T DOWN SHIFT PROPERLY, CAUSING A TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AND AN OVER REVVING OF THE ENGINE, WHICH RESULTS IN A DELAY IN ACCELERATION. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN TRYING TO MERGE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I HAVE TRIED TO TURN ONTO A STREET OR HIGHWAY AND NEARLY BEEN REAR ENDED OR T-BONED BECAUSE OF MY VEHICLE STALLING FOR NO REASON, LEAVING ME FLOUNDERING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET UNTIL THE VEHICLE DECIDED TO SHIFT PROPERLY AND RESUME ACCELERATION. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED, FOR IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THAT HAPPENS, PROVIDED IT HASN'T ALREADY OCCURRED. IN FACT, I GOT IN A CAR ACCIDENT THE OTHER DAY WHILE MERGING ONTO A FRONTAGE ROAD NEXT TO AN INTERSTATE, AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS STALLING TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE IS TO BLAME. PLEASE TAKE THIS ISSUE SERIOUSLY AS IT APPEARS THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2017 TUSCONS AS WELL. THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT OCCURS EVERY DAY I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. EVERY DAY.

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TAKARA RECALL. MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED I STARTED THE ENGINE. I NOTICED ON THE DASHBOARD IT SAID BATTERY LOW AND MY CAR STARTED TO GO IN REVERSE SLOWLY EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY CAR STILL IN PARK AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I TURNED MY CAR ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES AS IT WAS SLOWLY GOING IN REVERSE AND I CHANGE THE GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE TO MOVE FORWARD AND IT STILL WENT BACKWARDS. FINALLY THE CAR CAME TO A STOP I TURNED OFF THE CAR AGAIN AND IT STARTED NORMALLY. THIS IS WHY I'M WRITING TO YOU TODAY THAT MY COMPUTER SCREEN ON MY DASHBOARD TOLD ME THE BATTERY WAS LOW AND IT DID GO IN REVERSE EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BREAK.

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WHEN YOU COME TO A SLOW STOP, AND THEN GO TO ACCELERATE AGAIN, THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT ABOUT TO STALL- THEN WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE GAS, THERE IS A LONG LAG BEFORE THE CAR GAINS ANY MOMENTUM TO MOVE AGAIN. I WAS ALMOST IN A MAJOR CAR ACCIDENT AT AN INTERSECTION WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS TELLING ME IT IS A DUAL CLUTCH, BUT THIS IS WAY WORSE THAN A DUAL CLUTCH. I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE LAST WEEK, INT HE MIDDLE LANE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, AND THE CAR ALMOST STALLED OUT ON ME IN THE MIDDLE LANE, AND THEN WHEN I HIT THE GAS, IT ACCELERATED AND I ALMOST SLAMMED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 30 YEARS AND THIS IS THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER DRIVEN. IT IS A DEATH TRAP AND HYUNDAI WONT DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. I DONT WANT TO DRIVE MY 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN IT- BUT THEY WONT HELP ME. TODAY, MY BATTERY DIED IN THE CAR, SO I HAD TO GET A TOW TRUCK TO JUMP IT AND TOW IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT IS ONLY 2 1/2 YEARS OLD!!! THESE MODELS ARE UNSAFE!!

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AS I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN SO I PULLED OVER AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. IT WOULDN'T TURN BACK ON. LIGHTS, RADIO, HEAT-ALL WORKING BUT THE ENGINE DOESN'T START. WE HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY THE ENGINE SEIZED UP ON US. IT WILL BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT IS UNDER WARRANTY BUT IT WILL TAKE 1-2 MONTHS FOR A NEW ONE TO COME IN. APPARENTLY HYUNDAI IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND IS REDESIGNING THE ENGINES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HOW MANY TIMES DOES THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN BEFORE THEY ARE RECALLED? WHAT IF YOU ARE ON THE HIGHWAY AND YOUR CAR SHUTS OFF? NO PRIOR WARNING, NOTHING. THEY TRIED TO GIVE US THE SAME BOLOGNA ABOUT ENGINE MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES. THIS IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW.

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STARTING OUT FROM A COMPLETE SROP THE ENGINE OR TRANMISSION HESITATES, THEN FIRES UP QUICKLY PROPELLING YOU FORWARD. IT HAS CAUSED NEAR MISSES WHEN WE PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN LATE DEC 2016 AND RETURNED TO DEALER 3 MONTHS LATER REPORTING THIS ISSUE. ITS BEEN BACK 3 TIMES TOTAL. NOW I'M READING THAT HYUNDAI HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO GIVE ANY RELIEF TO OWNERS OF THE TUSCONS AND OTHER CROSSOVERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD GUARANTEED TO SERIOUSLY INJUE, MAME OR KILL PEOPLE. I SEE COMPLAINTS FROM ALL OVER THE U.S., SO ITS NOT SOMETHING WEATHER RELATED OR ALTITUDE RELATED AS OTHERS HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THEIR DEALERS SERVICE DEPTS.

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2017 HYUNDAI TUSCON LIMITED.....WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE LAGS AS THOUGH IT IS ABOUT TO STALL, SOMETIMES WITH NO ACCELERATION WHEN PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDDLE. EVERYTIME I GET MY CAR SERVICED I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THEY HAVE HAD 3 DIFFERENT EMPLOYEES DRIVE IT & CONTINUE TO TRY TO EXPLAIN IT AS THE DUAL TRANSMISSION. RECENTLY ENTERING ON THE FREEWAY MY VEHICLE JOLTED &DIED WITH NO POWER I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BARELY MAKING IT OUT OF THE WAY OF A TRUCK THAT WAS SPEEDING UP BEHIND ME. THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINTED THE 'MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT' THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE A CATALYTIC CONVERTER PROBLEM. TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & THEY SAID IT WAS A TCU SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE NEXT DAY DROVE LESS THAN A MILE TO CAR WASH, TURNED CAR OFF & WHEN I WENT TO TURN BACK ON NOTHING NO LIGHTS, NO NOISE, NOTHING AFTER ABOUT 15-20 MIN. CAR STARTED UP. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD & I DONT FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT IT WONT DIE OUT PUTTING MYSELF OR PASSANGERS IN DANGER OR LEAVING ME STRANDED. HYUNDAI SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES NO HELP AT ALL.

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VEHICLE WAS STATIONERY. IN SOME CASES IS DIFFICULT TO START THE ENGINE BECAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY HARD (ALMOST ROCK SOLID), DRIVER MUST PRESS HARDER THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE THE VEHICLE START (SMART KEY PROCEDURE). IF VEHICLE DOESN'T DETECT THE DRIVER'S FOOT IN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ENGINE WILL NOT START AND IGNITION SWITCH WILL GO TO ACC OR ON POSITION. EVENTS OCCURRED IN 01/24/2019 AND DEALERSHIP (CALLED 01/25/2019) WANTS TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 15,2019 BECAUSE THEY ARE FULL UNTIL THAT DATE.

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IN SOME CASES WHEN THE ENGINE IS HOT TURNED OFF AND IS RESTARTED IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME (1/2 HR.), A TICKING LIFTER (NOISY LIFTER) CAN BE HEARD. THE OIL LEVEL AND VISCOSITY IS CORRECT. ENGINE IS THE 2.0L (NU GDI 2.0L DOHC). ALWAYS CHECKING THE OIL IN THE ENGINE AFTER THE FAILURES OF HYUNDAI/KIA ENGINES.

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