Issue ID | 1421977 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11043822 |
Manufacurer | Hyundai Motor America |
Brand | HYUNDAI |
Model | TUCSON |
Model Year | 2016 |
File date | 06/11/17 |
Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Bought the car at approx. 8k miles. Now just over 18k miles, while on the highway, the car would not accelerate over 55mph, despite the rims revving to 5k-6k. Then light came on saying transmission was overheating. Stopped and sat for 5 min to get to go away. Restarted and still took about 2-3 min to get car up to 75mph. In the city, multiple times while at stop light, car would not accelerate from stop. Rpms would rev and rev, but no movement until after multiple tries. Was told when purchased that this vehicle year had recall that was fixed, but when we put vin into nhtsa site, told it's not affected by recall. It's possible either the containment of the recall net was not wide enough, or the corrective action is not yet adequate. Either way, my family's safety is at stake. I should be able to trust a new car to go when i prompt it to. Transmission is very touchy in this eco model. I hope to see robust corrective action by hyundai, or a different,safer and more reliable power train utilized. Otherwise, for safety, i should not need to keep this vehicle and hyundai needs to take it back. This type of issue could cause a very serious accident and i hope that more of these cars are not experiencing this issue. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 18535 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | KEARNEY, NE |
VIN pattern | KM8J33A27GUXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
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Date of purchase | 29/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 75 |
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