2016 Hyundai Tucson

AFTER GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO MOVE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PUSHED. IT WILL STALL AND HAS ALMOST LED TO 2 REAR END ACCIDENT AND ONE SIDE IMPACT ACCIDENT AS A RESULT BECAUSE IT CREATES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHEN TRYING TO ENTER TRAFFIC. AT TIMES THE ENTIRE CARE WILL SHAKE AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY OR WILL NOT ENGAGE AND RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS IN DRIVE AT ALL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OVER 4 TIMES AND FOR MORE THAN 30 DAYS WITHOUT RESOLUTION IN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE AND LESS THAN 12,000 MILES BUT THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER HAVE NOT FIXED THE ISSUE AND SAY THEY CAN'T BECAUSE THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A KNOWN RECALL AND ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE AS I FOUND OUT AFTER SOME RESEARCH AND THE PROBLEM IS RANDOM AND UNPREDICTABLE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ON A CITY STREET AND HAVE BEEN STATIONARY FOR A MOMENT AND THEN WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO DRIVE FORWARD OR TURN, THE VEHICLE HAS NO POWER AND WILL NOT DRIVE FORWARD. THE ENGINE WILL REV UP AND NEVER TURNS OFF, BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ENGAGE IN DRIVE. I HAVE VIDEO OF THE ISSUE OCCURRING AND CAN SHARE IF NEEDED. I HAVE SHARED THE SAME INFORMATION WITH THE DEALER, OWNER, AND MANUFACTURER WITHOUT RESOLUTION.

ON MY BACK FROM DROPPING KIDS AT SCHOOL, I TRIED TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY AS NORMAL WHILE STATIONARY THE ENGINE SEEMS TO HAVE LOST POWER AND I QUICKLY REMOVE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND APPLY THE PRESSURE AGAIN THE CAR THEN PICKED UP AGAIN, LUCKILY THE ONCOMING SLOWED DOWN, IT COULD BE WORSE AS I STOOD A RISK OF BEEN T-BONED, THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON THE 19 OF SEPTEMBER 2017. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED TWICE TODAY ON THE 28 OF SEP 2017 ON MY WAY TO AT THE JUNCTION TO JOIN THE MAIN ROAD WHILE STATIONARY, IT LOST POWER, AGAIN I COULD HAVE BEEN T-BONE, SECOND INCIDENT ON MY WAY FROM WORK. I AM REALLY WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY WHEN STATIONARY.

THE BEST CAR I EVER OWNED WAS A 2001 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. ACCORDINGLY, WHEN I WAS SHOPPING FOR A NEW CAR IN MAY 2016, I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING BACK TO HYUNDAI AND PURCHASED MY 2016 TUCSON. ONLY SYNTHETIC OIL HAS BEEN USED SINCE PURCHASE AND ALL SERVICE BELOW, EXCEPT THE 06/14/17 OIL & FILTER CHANGE, HAS BEEN DONE AT THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT., 70+ MILES AWAY: 10/03/16 - THE DCT UPDATE/INSTALL/FIX WAS 1ST COMPLETED. THE ABOVE UPDATE WAS COMPLETED AS PART OF A REGULAR SERVICE BEFORE I BEGAN TO NOTICE ANY PROBLEMS. 02/20/17 - I'M NOT SURE WHEN I FIRST DETECTED A HESITATION OR LACK OF POWER ON ACCELERATION, BUT IT MUST HAVE BEEN BEFORE THIS SERVICE DATE, AS THE DOCUMENTATION NOTES THE DCT UPDATE BEING COMPLETED A 2ND TIME. ALTHOUGH SPORADIC, EACH TIME THE HESITATION OCCURS IT CAN BE DANGEROUS, SCARY AND VERY UNNERVING. EQUALLY UNPREDICTABLE AND UNNERVING IS THE RESULTING 'LURCH' FORWARD WHEN POWER RETURNS. 04/12/17 - MORE WORK FOR THE SAME HESITATION ISSUE 06/14/17 - REGULAR SERVICE (OIL & FILTER CHANGE) WAS PERFORMED AT A LOCAL SHOP. 09/14/17 ' RETURNING TO HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR THIS PROBLEM TO BE LOOKED AT FOR A 4TH TIME. I TEND TO BE A CAUTIOUS DRIVER & GIVE MYSELF PLENTY OF ROOM (RURAL COMMUNITY) WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. THIS DEFECT IN THE HYUNDAI TUCSON PRESENTS TWO POSSIBLE TRAGIC SCENARIOS. FIRST & MOST OBVIOUS IS BEING BROADSIDED WHEN PULLING OUT, SECOND IS BEING REAR-ENDED, WHEN THE PERSON BEHIND YOU IS EXPECTING FORWARD MOTION. VERY UNSAFE CAR!!

THE 2016 HYUNDAI TUCSON AFTER THE TRANSMISSION RECALL, CONTINUES TO HAVE INTERMITTENT NO ACCELERATION FROM A STOP / ROLLING STOP. RPMS WILL INCREASE BUT IT WILL BE 3-5 SECONDS BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES WHEN THE ISSUE DOES OCCUR. THE CAR THEN JOLTS FORWARDS BECAUSE OF THE HIGH RPMS. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE NEAR MISSES DUE TO THIS. THIS PROBLEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE LIFE THREATENING AND IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE.

LACK OF PROFESSIONALISM AND COURTESY ON HYUNDAI'S PART TO RETRACT THIS VEHICLE IS ASTOUNDING. I'M UNSURE HOW THERE IS A 5 STAR SAFETY RATING ON THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE. HYUNDAI HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE. EVERY TIME IT HAS BEEN SEEN AND "FIXED" IT COMES BACK WORSE THAN IT WAS BEFORE. THE LAG IS SUBSTANTIAL, IT JERKS CONSTANTLY, I CAN'T ACCELERATE WHEN ALREADY IN MOTION OR STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, OR EVEN MOVING OUT OF A PARKING STALL. I AM TYPICALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHEN LAGGING AND NO ACCELERATION OCCURS, AND ALL TOO OFTEN I'M ALREADY IN MOTION ON THE INTERSTATE AND CAN NO LONGER MOVE. A LIGHT CAME ON AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHEATED TWICE AS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE JUST GOING 3MPH. MY CAR THEN DIED, LUCKILY I WAS PULLED OVER WHEN I NOTICED THE LIGHT. THESE CONSTANT ISSUES I'VE BEEN HAVING HAVE BEEN SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE ON JULY 8, 2016. IT ONLY HAD 50 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. I GET REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND TAKE CARE OF THIS VEHICLE, BUT I CAN'T HANDLE THE STRESS OF DRIVING IT ANYMORE! EVERY TIME I SUBMIT A CLAIM ON HERE, NO ONE REACHES OUT TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. I'VE SPOKEN WITH HYUNDAI NATIONAL AND REGIONAL OFFICES, HYUNDAI SERVICE LOCATIONS, AND THE BBB. WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR YOU TO SEE THAT THIS VEHICLE IS A REAL DANGER, NOT ONLY TO ME, BUT TO EVERYONE ON THE ROAD!?!?!?!?!

DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION, WILL NOT ACCELERATE, PAUSES WHILE STOPPED, IN MOTION, IN TRAFFIC, ON STREET CITY AND HIGHWAY. THERE IS NO REPAIR OTHER THAN AN UPDATE. HYUNDAI REFUSES, YES REFUSES, TO FIX MY CAR AND PROVIDE A REPAIR ORDER. TRIED TAKING MY CAR IN FOR THE UMPTEENTH TIME. THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE ME WITH A REPAIR ORDER BECAUSE THERE IS NO REPAIR FOR THE DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION. SO WHEN I FILED WITH THE BBB AND WITH HYUNDAI, HYUNDAI REFUSED TO TAKE MY CAR BACK CLAIMING I DID NOT HAVE ANY REPAIR ORDERS. HYUNDAI LOCATIONS SUCH AS EDWARDS IN IOWA AND WOODHOUSE IN OMAHA HAVE NOT DOCUMENTED ALL OF MY CARS ISSUES NOR HAVE THEY ANY PROOF OF MY BEING THERE OTHER THAN TWO TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN NUMEROUS TIMES, WELL OVER 5 TIMES ANYWAY!! THE BBB REQUIRES DOCUMENTATION OF SERVICE, BUT I CAN'T GET AHOLD OF THE DOCUMENTATION BECAUSE HYUNDAI HAS NOT DONE THEIR JOB TO DOCUMENT MY CARS SERVICE. I'M GROWING EXTREMELY TIRED OF HYUNDAI AND WOULDN'T WISH THIS CAR ON ANYONE! I STILL CAN'T ACCELERATE, MY CAR BROKE DOWN THE OTHER DAY, AND NOTHING IS GETTING BETTER WITH BEING SERVICED. I'M A SINGLE PARENT WORKING PART TIME AND GOING TO SCHOOL, I AM TIRED OF HAVING TO TAKE THIS PIECE OF CRAP IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AND SHIFTS IN APPROPRIATELY. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR WILL NOT, AND LEADS TO VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS IN AN INTERSECTION. IT IS AS IF THE CAR EITHER JUMPS/SHUDDERS OR STALLS WHEN YOU HIT THE GAS. THEREFORE, ONCOMING TRAFFIC CAN HIT YOU. MOST OF THE ISSUES OCCUR WHEN BEGINNING ACCELERATION FROM A STOP.

WHILE DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC SUCH AS A LEFT TURN OR ON THE FREEWAY AT RUSH HOUR, MY VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY CEASE TO ACCELERATE. YOU CAN AUDIBLY HEAR THE CLUTCHES GRINDING INSTEAD OF TICKING AS THEY USED TO AS WELL. THE DCT SEEMS TO PUT THE CAR IN A NEUTRAL STATE UPON STOP AND GO, AND, NOT MOVE. THIS INCLUDES WHEN I HAVE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY IN RUSH HOUR AS WELL AS I HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION ON A LEFT HAND TURN AND NOT BEEN ABLE TO ACCELERATE FOR AT LEAST 5 SECONDS. HYUNDAI MOTOR CORP. OF AMERICA STATES THIS IS NORMAL FUNCTIONING FOR THE VEHICLE AND THAT PEOPLE NEED TO LEARN TO USE THE DCT. I AM SUPPOSED TO APPARENTLY GET OUT OF MY CAR ON THE FREEWAY AND ASK OTHER DRIVERS TO PLEASE HOLD OFF FROM SLAMMING INTO MY BACK END AS THE DCT TAKES 3-5 SECONDS EXTRA TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO ACCELERATE IN STOP AND GO SITUATIONS. I HAVE HAD IT INTO HYUNDAI OF AVONDALE 1X, RODEO HYUNDAI OF SURPRISE 2X, AND, HYUNDAI OF PEORIA 1X FOR THESE ISSUES. I AM VERY AFRAID OF THIS CAR AND HYUNDAI NOW THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THE CAR FOR REPAIRS WILL NO LONGER HONOR THE WARRANTY WORK. THE SERVICE GM OF HYUNDAI PEORIA STATED WHILE ON SPEAKER WITH HYUNDAI AMUSA THAT THEY ARE IN FACT SEEING THIS ISSUE WEEKLY BUT, HYUNDAI DOES NOT HAVE A FIX FOR IT AND THEY DON'T WANT TO BE INVOLVED WITH ANY POSSIBLE ARBITRATION AT THEIR DEALERSHIP! I ALSO HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AT A SECOND OPINION AWAY FROM HYUNDAI AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HYUNDAI OF AVONDALE TECH EXPERIENCED WHAT I SAID WAS WRONG WITH THIS DEATH TRAP VEHICLE AND IT SCARED HIM. THEY ACTUALLY APOLOGIZED FOR HAVING TO GIVE BACK MY CAR AND STOP AND PAYING FOR THE RENTAL. THE DEALERSHIPS ARE WELL AWARE THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE AND HYUNDAI AMCUSA DOESN'T WANT TO OWN UP TO IT. WILL IT TAKE SOMEONE DYING LIKE MYSELF BEFORE THIS IS RESOLVED?