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2012 Hyundai TUCSON Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1490721
Internal NHTSA #	11120818
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	TUCSON
Model Year	2012
File date	31/07/18
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Driving along with about 77735 miles on the odometer. While driving to arizona because my mother was in serious condition. (has passed away as of this writing) the engine and entire car shook. Thought i had hit something on the road. Looked underneath, no damage and the connecting rod was knocking. Going 70 mph must have broke it loose and spun the bearing. Spent $850 to rent a u-haul trailer and truck to tow it back from new mexico to kansas. Dropped the oil pan and metal shavings everywhere in the pan. I see the same 2. 4 liter engine in other kia's and hyundai's are being replaced for the same problem. Why not the tucson, i know there aren't as many of them as the santa fe's and sonata's. But it is the same exact engine with the same exact problem. I was running quaker state full synthetic oil with a mobil one filter... Oil was full with about 5700 miles on it. I never in my life have had and engine failure as i maintain my vehicles well. I bought it with 69,000 on it 10 months ago and still owe $2500. I'm sure i will no longer be a hyundai customer unless something good comes out of this..... Sure it won't! Just wanted a nice car to retire with, should have stuck with the honda cr-v i had before this.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	77735
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CANTON, KS
VIN pattern	KM8JU3AC5CUXXXXXX
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	23/01/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	70
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Hyundai TUCSON Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Hyundai TUCSON Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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