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2012 Hyundai TUCSON Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1718707
Internal NHTSA #	11388898
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	TUCSON
Model Year	2012
File date	18/01/21
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While accelerating onto the highway, a clicking or clacking noise was heard from the engine, the vehicle then seemed to suddenly loose power then stall. I was fortunate to be able to coast the vehicle off the road and into a parking lot. With the vehicle parked, found oil pouring from under the engine and also saw a long trail of oil leading from the highway to the vehicle. Also found metal shavings in the oil and debris from the broken engine block caught in the plastic shroud under the engine.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	120000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SPRING BRANCH, TX
VIN pattern	KM8JU3AC6CUXXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	16/01/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	50
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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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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2012 Hyundai TUCSON Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Hyundai TUCSON Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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