CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2016 Tucson comes with a dual-clutch, 7-speed transmission. But Hyundai forgot to tell you about one key phrase – zero-move. That's right, an alarming number of owners have said their SUV wouldn't accelerate after a stop.
Turns out that's because the transmission's application logic has been stumbling all over itself. Hyundai recalled the issue in September 2016, but it's difficult to say if owners are out-of-the-woods, or if this is just a sign of things to come.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 5
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
16,178 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Both rear doors will not open and have been unable to utilize for 1 year now. No damage to vehicle and no issues prior to onset. Unable to open form inside and outside. Driver door is starting to not open inconsistently now for the past week. Serious safety issue for my family.
I'm having trouble with the driver and passenger side doors to where they are hard to open. I unlock the doors and I have to pull the door latch several times so they can open.
The back passenger door has stopped opening. It will not open from the inside or outside. The driver door and the passenger door will also not open from the outside unless the handle has been pulled multiple times. Evidently this is a problem happening to lots of 2016 Hyundai Tucson drivers. Doors are the most basic thing that should be expected to work. This vehicle has never been in an accident. There's no reason for them to stop working. The car is stationary and can be on or off when this happens.
- Henderson, NV, USA
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The back door on the passenger side will not open. The lock is working, but the door will not open. The child locks are not on. I have read many complaints from other owners regarding this same issue.
The rear passenger door will not open. The lock clicks and the door sounds as if it is locking and unlocking, but the door itself doesn't actually open. The vehicle was parked in a parking lot when this issue was discovered. I've tried opening the door while the vehicle was on and off.
Having turned onto the subdivision street towards our house, my husband noticed a chemical smell. He rolled down the car window and the smell was more intense, so he assumed it was coming from the outside.after about 1/4 mile drive, he attempted to turn right onto the street towards our house, but had trouble with the steering. At that point the window stated to fog up. There were no warning lights on the dash. However he decided to pull the car to the side and out of the street and onto an empty lot. There were popping sounds and he saw sparks coming from the hood. He managed to get out of the car just in time to escape the ensuing flames. Luckily, he was not driving on a busy street or highway!. there was no warning re the fire and the car was well maintained so what was the reason?
Issue with front passenger and rear passenger doors - they will not open from the outside or inside due to an issue with the latch inside the door. This can be extremely dangerous and could even result in a fatality if you were in an accident. Imagine if the car was on fire and neither you nor ems could get you out! I have two small children and if I needed to get them out of the car quickly due to a medical emergency, I wouldn't be able to do so. This should seriously be looked into as a recall and anyone who's had to pay for this to be repaired should be reimbursed. This is a huge safety issue and should be covered by the dealership/manufacturer
My driver's side passenger door will no longer open from neither the outside or inside. This is very dangerous as I have two children in carseats who ride in the back. This has also been a extreme inconvenience as I have to climb over one child to buckle in the other. We were told this will cost an upwards of $1000 to fix, but this indeed a safety issue that needs to be recalled and fixed asap.
The right rear door will not open from the inside or the outside. I have two small children who ride in the back seat on each side of the car. In the case of an accident or a car fire the rear passenger door will not open which could trap the children inside and makes it impossible for rescue workers to open the door from the outside as well. If I am in an accident with damage to the driver's side of the car rendering that door inoperable the children will have no way to evacuate the vehicle. In case of a fire, both children will have to evacuate from the same door, delaying the escape for one of the children who will have to cross the car and exit the other side. This is a severe safety issue as the children do not have an accessible exit in an emergency and those precious moments required to use an alternative exit could result in severe injury or death for one of the children. I have taken the vehicle in to have this issue repaired and the part is on back order further delaying the repair and putting the children at risk even longer. The part on back order indicates this is a common problem in this vehicle and this safety issue should be a recall.
All four of my windows have stopped working. The motor part works B/C I can hear it...the window just doesn't go up or down. It's likely off the tracks. I can understand one but all four.....seriously all four windows do not work. All this happened coicidentally jsut as I hit the 65,000 mile mark with the exception of hte driver side that I was able to get under warranty. If there is a recall needed it's for the windows!
Rear passenger door will not open using inside or outside handle eventhough it is in the unlocked position. Locking and unlocking switch inside vehicle intermittently working. Truck handle sometimes won't open trunk.
A few months ago, my drivers side window stopped going up randomly one day. The motor was replaced under my extended warranty. All of a sudden this weekend, the right passenger's side window quit working too. I brought it in for service, and they tested all of the windows and the back right window is also not working. The dealership service department manager said that he sees every single tuscon have all four window motors fail at some point- he replaced four vehicles window motors today alone! my car is a 2016, this should not be happening to every single window like clockwork. There needs to be a recall on these window motors, and they should be covered if they fail after the warranty is up, because this is a manufacturing issue, not the results of wear and tear. It is dangerous to not have control of windows in all weather conditions, and for the safety of your vehicle leaving it parked anywhere with the inability to lock it up.
While driving in motion on city street, West bound, people were yelling at me... wasn't sure what was going on...I roll down my window to hear them yelling " your car is on fire" so I pull off road in to a parking lot...stop and open door as fire rushing in as I'm "literally" having to jump out ! trying to put fire out with fire extinguisher, but did not work...maybe 10 mins later, fire department arrives and puts it out
I'm the owner of a 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe that the engine started knocking and when I opened the hood car was on fire I looked like a movie car blow up bursting glass everywhere I almost died if I didn't stop to look at it.
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- Phoenix, AZ, USA