5.6

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
15,545 miles

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2012 Hyundai Tucson miscellaneous problems

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2012 Hyundai Tucson Owner Comments

problem #11

Dec 062023

Tucson

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Front passenger door extremely hard to open and front driver exterior handle wont open door.

- Denison, TX, USA

problem #10

Jul 022023

Tucson

  • miles
Door latches do not open from the exterior, could possibly cause a safety hazard

- Clovis, CA, USA

problem #9

Jun 212023

Tucson

  • miles
My 2012 hyundai tucson driver dash with the speedometer goes blank and I lose acceleration while driving and also the gears dissappear and I'm not able to reverse.yesterday the engine light turned on when I was driving but after I parked and turned car off and waited 10 minutes it was still on, but another 5 min after I turned it off and on again it turned off.looked on other forums alot of hyundai cars are having this problem.

- Ewa Beach, HI, USA

problem #8

May 082023

Tucson

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

While driving my vehicle I accidentally knocked it out of gear and into neutral when I did the car died I was able to pull off of the interstate onto the shoulder where it was scary there were cars passing me at 70 mph, with very little room the car will not start the engine will crank a half of a crank and then freeze up. It had to be towed home where it remains broken down. I don't know if it's the engine I don't know if it's electrical but it will not start the battery is fine the alternator is fine I reported it to Hyundai's consumer hotline and was told to take it to a dealer and have it looked at but the car is not drivable I cannot afford another tow bill to have it taken to a Hyundai mechanic

- South Point, OH, USA

problem #7

Oct 152021

Tucson

  • miles
At 139k miles, my wife was on her way to work when she stated she heard a knocking coming from the engine. On her way home the engine stalled out 3 times where she had to pull over and shut it off completely for a minute. By the time she made it home the vehicle was making a really bad knocking/ticking sound with the oil warning light flashing. I have not heard back from the dealership where it was towed to, but this is the same sort of rod bearing problem that plagued other vehicles from Hyundai in that 2012 range.

- Algoma, WI, USA

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problem #6

May 132021

Tucson

  • miles
On 5/13/21 I took my vehicle to Preston Hyundai to complete 2 recall campaigns. Campaign 958 20-01-012H and Campaign 181 #19-01-012H. Part of the instructions for Campaign 181 (attached), states they must "Loosen the intake manifold stay bolts and remove the intake manifold stay. After the recalls were done, Preston checked my vehicle and there were no active. Also, my vehicle was working fine prior to the recalls that were done. Less than 2 weeks after Hyundai completed the engine oil recall campaign, my engine light came on. I took it back to Hyundai on 6/1/21 and they said the Intake Manifold was broken and needed replaced. I told them if was fine when I brought it in for the recall and they worked on it during the recall and therefore, needed to replace it. They refused. Hyundai said it would be $1149.76 to replace Intake Manifold and Ford said only the Intake Manifold Runner needs replaced and it would be $360.43 before tax to replace it. I am requesting that my Intake Manifold be replaced by Preston Hyundai or that they pay the $360.43 plus tax for Fairway Ford to replace the Intake Manifold Runner.

- Youngstown, OH, USA

problem #5

Jul 092021

Tucson

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Driver side front and rear doors will not lock or unlock while using the switch that locks and unlocks the doors from the inside of the car. The remote will lock and unlock all of the doors.

- Sterling, VA, USA

problem #4

Jun 072019

Tucson

  • miles
Yesterday around 9:00 pm I was driving on hwy 150 in san antonio tx with my kids and all the lights came on on the dash board or cluster and the engine die on me and wouldn't start I took it to a dealer after paying $220 for towing, now its at red mccombs Hyundai ruben rodriguez service advisor said he will give me and answer

- Austin, TX, USA

problem #3

Nov 232018

Tucson

  • 102,000 miles
On November 23, 2018, on rt 110 in farmingdale, NY. I heard something shatter but could still drive on the highway. I stopped and looked underneath but saw nothing. I drove away for twenty minutes and the engine fell out. I was stopped suddenly by the collapse of the engine.

- Farmingdale, NY, USA

problem #2

Apr 072017

Tucson

  • 69,000 miles
Complete engine failure after banging sound just as in other models being recalled by Hyundai.

- Dix Hills, NY, USA

problem #1

Jul 292016

Tucson

  • 0 miles
My back camera stops working from time to time screen just black when in rear just useless.

- Indianapolis, IN, USA

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