KNOWN FAULTS · Hyundai
Hyundai Tucson (III) 1.6 / 1.7 / 2.0 CRDi common problems.
2015–2020 · Diesel
Sources are not verified in real time and no entry confirms that your car is affected.
By what you notice
Jerking or losing power1 sheet
What to do: Jerking or loss of powerNoises or vibration1 sheet
3 known faults with sources
Applies if: Hyundai USA bulletin for Tucsons built from 19/5/2015 to 17/12/2016; in Europe, ask Hyundai by VIN whether your car has the same latch.
Tucson door that will not open first time: door latch with extended warranty (2015–2016)Bodywork
- Engine / equipment
- Early Hyundai Tucson (TL) (all versions: it is a door part)
- Period mentioned
- 2015–2016
- Symptoms
- The inside or outside handle of a door does not open it, or it takes several pulls to open.
- Possible cause described
- According to Hyundai USA bulletin 21-BD-006H (May 2021), on Tucsons built from 19/5/2015 to 17/12/2016 the door latch fails (the latch inside the door, not the handle). Hyundai extended its warranty to 10 years with no mileage limit and replaces it with a new one.
- Check for the garage
- Try each door with the inside and outside handle, with the lock released. If one fails, the garage replaces that door's latch; ask Hyundai by VIN whether your car has the extended warranty.
- Cost cited in the source
- In the US, free under the warranty extended to 10 years; in Europe, ask Hyundai.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.
Sources from the original database
View full entryApplies if: Tucson III diesel; confirm with the VIN whether your car is included and whether it was done.
Overloaded ABS module that can short-circuit and cause a fire risk (Hyundai Tucson III diesel, 2021 recall)Brakes
- Engine / equipment
- Hyundai Tucson III diesel (2015–2020)
- Period mentioned
- Recall of June 2021
- Symptoms
- The ADAC does not describe earlier symptoms: the risk is a short circuit from overload in the ABS module that can end in a fire.
- Possible cause described
- According to the ADAC, there is a fire risk from a short circuit due to overloaded ABS modules. The fix is to replace the ABS module fuse and update the ESP control unit software. In Germany it covered 78,542 cars.
- Check for the garage
- Ask Hyundai by VIN whether it was done. Until you have confirmed it, if you smell burning near the engine bay or the ABS warning light comes on, stop the car and take it to a garage.
- Cost cited in the source
- Free under the recall.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.
Sources from the original database
View full entryApplies if: Only with the 7-speed dual-clutch automatic (7DCT). Confirm the gearbox type.
Judder on the 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox (7DCT)Automatic gearbox
- Engine / equipment
- 7-speed dry dual-clutch automatic (7DCT)
- Period mentioned
- Approx. 2015–2021
- Symptoms
- Abnormal vibration or shudder when pulling away and at low speed, especially in traffic.
- Possible cause described
- Dual-clutch behaviour at low speed; Hyundai and Kia issued technical bulletins with new gearbox software (anti-judder logic) and, if that is not enough, a clutch replacement.
- Check for the garage
- At the dealer: run the judder test with the diagnostic tool, install the latest gearbox software and replace the dual clutch only if the judder remains.
- Cost cited in the source
- No verified estimate; ask the garage for a quote.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.
Sources from the original database
Hyundai technical bulletin 21-AT-014H (NHTSA): dual-clutch low-speed vibrationKia technical bulletin on the 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox (NHTSA)Kfz-Meisterbetrieb Dietrich: typical Kia Ceed and Sportage problems
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