Issue ID | 1526572 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11165657 |
Manufacurer | Hyundai Motor America |
Brand | HYUNDAI |
Model | TUCSON |
Model Year | 2016 |
File date | 09/04/16 |
Component | POWER TRAIN |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | My hyundai tucson transmission does not shift in a logical and predictable manner, occasionally not responding when i need acceleration such as pulling into traffic at a junction. My wife nearly had a collision when the transmission did not respond correctly when needed. Additionally the clutch judders and shakes the whole vehicle when moving slowly in traffic and when pulling away from a stop. If you have read any of the 300 or more complaints in this section you will know that there is a serious design problem with the transmission in this car and it is not fixed regardless of the recalls or bulletins to date. Most likely hyundai are not reporting their complaint levels to you as they should which keeps the wolves from the door, but it doesn't take much time reading all these complaints to understand there is a serious problem that is unresolved. The transmission is electronically controlled and the software engineers just cannot possibly predict all given driver or driving conditions. Consequently on almost every trip in this car there is a late shift, early shift or hesitation that will occur, something that is not what i expect of it. I have a short uphill driveway to my garage, and every time i park on the driveway i'm not sure if i'm going to hit the garage door or not. I have just no confidence in its control-ability at all. The recall didn't fix anything no matter what hyundai tells you and now 3 years into the model its still the same. You cannot turn a blind eye to this and hope it goes away. Hyundai in the meantime has abandoned this transmission for '19 on the tucson and they want the problem to disappear, but this is their way of dealing with it. Problem was originally reported to hyundai in april 2016 - about 6 months after purchase |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 1000 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA |
VIN pattern | KM8J33A29GUXXXXXX |
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 | 10 |
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