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The Tucson has 1,191 owner complaints and 17 safety recalls in the NHTSA database (2020–2025). Below are the most recent owner reports.

Latest owner complaints

Engine · 2021 · filed Sep 11, 2026

URGENT ADD TO OPEN NHTSA COMPLAINT NUMBER: 11776255. On Monday, November 9, 2026, I presented my 2021 Hyundai Tucson to Service Advisor Grant Bode at Napleton Hyundai due to severe engine knocking. I have explicit photographic evidence of the advisor physically inspecting the vehicle's dipstick on the dealership …

Electrical System,Unknown Or Other,Service Brakes · 2023 · filed Sep 11, 2026

Manufacturer Recall Number290 NHTSA Recall Number25V893000 Recall StatusRecall Incomplete Summary AN OPTIONAL OEM (ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER) TRAILER WIRING HARNESS ACCESSORY, DESIGNED FOR TOWING APPLICATIONS IN THE SPECIFIED VEHICLES, MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN A VEHICLE LOCATION SUSCEPTIBLE TO WATER INGRESS. WA…

Unknown Or Other · 2021 · filed Aug 11, 2026

Hyundai issued a emissions software update. To which in the state of [XXX] if not done you cannot get car registered. Had update done at lia hyundai of hartford ct on XXX at 2pm. Hyundai did the update and as soon as i got a mile down the road my vechile was sluggish unresponsive and that's with sport mode on. Nex…

Vehicle Speed Control,Fuel/Propulsion System · 2023 · filed Aug 11, 2026

I am the original owner of a 2023 Hyundai Tucson with approximately 56,000 miles. I am reporting a recurring safety issue involving sudden loss of engine power and acceleration while driving. I previously experienced a similar incident at approximately 50 mph, when the vehicle struggled to accelerate. Hyundai of Cummi…

Engine · 2021 · filed Jul 11, 2026

on at least 4 different occasions this vehicle has at highway speeds been taken over by the engine vibration control which places the vehicle into a low power mode fortunately this did not happen while passing a semi other wise I would and my wife would not be alive .each time the vehicle was taken to the dealership an…

Engine · 2021 · filed Jun 11, 2026

COMPONENT FAILED: Engine / Powertrain assembly suffering from severe, documented manufacturing internal oil consumption. Available for inspection upon request. SAFETY RISK: My safety was severely put at risk by Napleton Hyundai (2600 Michigan Ave). On XXXX, Service Manager Heliose explicitly instructed me to deliberat…

Vehicle Speed Control · 2024 · filed Apr 11, 2026 Crash reported · 1 injury

The contact owns a 2024 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that upon shifting to drive(D) and slightly depressing the accelerator pedal to drive out of the Car Wash, the vehicle unintendedly accelerated to approximately 40 MPH, went sideways and crashed into a telephone poll after making a right turn. The contact state…

Unknown Or Other · 2025 · filed Apr 11, 2026

There is a control knob on the left side of the steering wheel that is used to navigate the instrument cluster menu, and buttons on the right side of the steering wheel that control the volume. Occasionally, when I move the left-side control knob upward to navigate the instrument cluster menu, the volume unexpectedly …

Electrical System,Service Brakes,Fuel/Propulsion System · 2025 · filed Mar 11, 2026 Crash reported

We were driving 10-15 mph on a local road approaching a red light. The brakes stopped working so we couldn't stop at the red. When we pressed the brakes more, we had unintended acceleration and had to go on the sidewalk to avoid cars. Then had to swerve and zigzag to avoid cars coming out of an intersection and …

Power Train,Service Brakes,Engine · 2024 · filed Feb 11, 2026

The vehicle suffers from a severe, unresolved manufacturing safety defect causing an intermittent loss of propulsion during highway operation. On multiple occasions under highway acceleration, the engine RPMs spike high but the vehicle completely fails to respond or accelerate, causing a dangerous power drop down to 65…

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