Complaint volume
368 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
2019 Hyundai Tucson Complaints
368 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2019 Hyundai Tucson, grouped by component category.
368 Total complaints
14 Crash reports
10 Fire reports
7 Injury reports
Complaint data reflects consumer-submitted reports. A complaint is not proof
of a defect, recall, or manufacturer fault. Enriched severity fields come
from official bulk records when the complaint can be matched by ODI number.
Buyer interpretation
How to use these complaints before buying
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
Pattern to inspect
The most common categories are engine, service brakes, hydraulic, service brakes. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 14 crash reports, 10 fire reports, 7 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 91 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 35,286 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to engine, service brakes, hydraulic, service brakes?
- Can I see recent maintenance and repair records?
- Has the vehicle ever been towed, involved in a crash, or repaired for the same issue twice?
- Can we also check the recall record for this 2019 Hyundai Tucson?
Used-car checklist
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Build a buyer checklist to turn these issues into questions and inspection points.
2019 Hyundai Tucson
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How severe are the 2019 Hyundai Tucson complaints?
14 Crash
10 Fire
7 Injury
0 Fatality
28 Towed
7 Medical attention
What are the most common 2019 Hyundai Tucson complaint categories?
ENGINE 118
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 57
SERVICE BRAKES 32
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 17
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 12
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES 10
POWER TRAIN 7
ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 4
368 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2022 | SEATS | Our Hyundai Tucson was hit from behind in a multi-car collision at approximately 30 mph and front driver and passenger seats collapsed to the reclining position | Crash: Yes Fire: No Injuries: 2 Medical attention | Unknown |
| Apr 2022 | ENGINE | The contact owned a 2019 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 MPH the vehicle started smoking and overheating. The contact was able to pull over safely. There were no warning lights on the instrument panel. Once the vehicle stopped the doors were automatically locked. The nearby drivers notified the contact of the fire under the vehicle. Once the contact exited the vehicle, the engine was destroyed by the fire. The inside of the vehicle was still functional. The state police arrived on the scene; however, a police report has not been obtained. The fire department also arrived and extinguished the fire. The vehicle was towed to a wrecking yard. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. There were no injuries or medical reports. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000. | Crash: No Fire: Yes Towed | 40,000 |
| Apr 2022 | ENGINE | I helped my daughter buy a used 2019 Hyundai Tuscon with 42K miles since she was going to med school and needed reliable transportation. At 62K miles the engine failed. The engine stalled in the middle of the highway and she was in the middle of the highway for some time before she could restart the engine. She was nearly rear ended. The dealer she brought the car back to said there was no oil in the engine despite the fact that she had the oil changed two months before this incident. There have been many problems with the Hyundai "Theta II" and 2 liter GDI engines that were supposedly fixed and there was a class action lawsuit on Hyundai Tuscons up to 2016 which was well publicized. This car has a 2 liter engine (which is all I know). It does not appear that Hyundai has fixed their engine problems since I believe this is the same problem as before. I am filing this complaint in my daughetrs behalf since she has to take her medical boards in one month. It is bad enough that her car has been tied up for 3 months and she has to transport her husband across town twice a day. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2022 | ENGINE | As previously stated, was driving when csr began to smoke and stall. After almost three months of being at the dealership it was determined to be the ROD BEARING failure. Earlier models of this vehicle have been recalled due to this issue. Please look into the newer models as well. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2022 | ENGINE | Motor blew with regular maintenance done at 77k | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2022 | ENGINE | When driving car slowed down and battery sign appeared on the dash board. The car started to gives jerks when stopped at the traffic light. When continued after the lights, it struggled to pick up. This happened two to three times in two days. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2022 | ENGINE | Engine stalled. Drove it to gas station but engine has knocking sound. Was told that it may fall under the Theta Engines recall. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2022 | ENGINE | Car started knocking on a Wednesday like it wanted to cut off, no engine lights came on. Got car towed to dealership on Thursday morning, still no engine light. Dealership called on Thursday said I need a new engine. Car was a 2019 Hyundai Tucson which I purchased in 2020 with 60,059miles. I was the second owner. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2022 | ENGINE | On 2-23-2022 , I was driving approximately 30 MPH when all of a sudden there was a noise that kept getting louder which sounded like a knocking or broken fan, the vehicle RPM increased, the vehicle hesitated, did not accelerate, stalled, the check oil and engine light came on, I coasted into parking lot. When I opened the hood, there was no signs of smoke, oil leak, or smells, however, when I went to check the oil, smoke came out of where the oil dip stick goes. I attempted to have the vehicle jump started with no luck, just a clicking sound. I had the vehicle towed to be serviced. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2022 | LANE DEPARTURE | Blind spot warning becomes disabled sporadically? Engine needs to be turned off and restarted to reconnect Blind Spot Warning. This has been an ongoing problem for the last few years. It never shows up when brought into dealer for inspection? Nor are there any computerized “messages” in the system? The below “Additional Details” only reflect yesterday’s occurrence. This problem happens on a regular basis. with no regularity? | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Feb 2022 | ENGINE | Was driving uphill, heard a clanging sound. Car engine completely shut off and started smoking, lights worked. Towed it to dealer, they said it will be 30 days before we hear about the issue, they said they will fix the original recall after tearing the engine down. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jan 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | While driving down a busy road at 10:00 pm on New Years Eve, my vehicle's engine completely shut off. Immediately prior to the shut off, the vehicle's dash displayed the oil and battery lights. The vehicle's automatic emergency brake and steering wheel lock were both engaged, not allowing me (or the tow truck company) to move my vehicle out of this busy road. My car remained in this location for 3 and a half hours. The hazard lights stopped working after the first hour, making it extremely difficult to see that the vehicle was stopped. After the second hour, an officer parked behind my vehicle with their lights flashing as he said it was an extremely dangerous situation and my car was sure to be hit. He was able to get a tow truck to me before Hyundai. For hours, numerous people were forced to brake quickly/swerve into other lane to avoid hitting my car. This occurred right before an intersection, putting 4 directions of drivers at risk of collision. I stood in the rain, near my car, attempting to help direct drivers away from the lane until the police officer showed up. The vehicle is now at the dealership which confirmed engine failure, pending replacement. Possibly related, this vehicle had the catalytic convertor replaced 3 months prior. It is not yet confirmed if this contributed to the engine failure. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jan 2022 | ENGINE | The engine in my 2019 Hyundai Tucson turned off while driving down the interstate without any lights or warnings. My 2 year old was in the back seat at the time, and this could have caused a significant risk to not only myself and son, but others on the road if we were not traveling at highway speed. The vehicle was safely pulled over to the side of the road and would not restart. I got it towed to the dealership it was purchased from and they informed me they have been having a lot of issues with engines recently and mine would need to be replaced. It has now been sitting at the dealership since Thanksgiving waiting to be serviced, which is covered under manufacture warranty. It is located at Hyundai of Brunswick in Brunswick, Ga and can be accessed if needed. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Purchased the vehicle in June 2021 only had 1 previous owner. The dealership stated it was a pre-owned certified used vehicle that had just been inspected and service. Within the first month I had to take it back for multiple issues most recently the catalytic converter to be replaced and the Engine. I haven't even owned it let alone driven it long or far enough for either of these parts to need service or have failed. It's not even time for my first oil change that how low the mileage is that I've put on it. The dealership originally told me they never head about the complaints regarding the engine now they are trying to stiff me on selling me a lemon by charging me 3000 and telling me Hyundai isn't willing to cover the repairs. If this is a known issue which is seems to be a recall should now be issued. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Dec 2021 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2019 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at an undisclosed speed, several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed with engine failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 86,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 86,000 |
| Dec 2021 | ENGINE | Purchased the car in March 2021 with 41,391 miles on it. The day after I picked it up check engine light came on checked the code it was a P0420 catalyst system efficiency below threshold, contacted dealer they took the car in and replaced the catalytic converter. Now 8 months later & a little less than 15,000 miles the check engine light came on again and guess what code popped up? P0420 now I am not an auto expert but I don't think its right that a catalytic converter would need to be replaced twice in that short time frame. Time to figure out what is causing this considering I am not the only one who has reported this | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Oct 2021 | POWER TRAIN | Going up a hill, "Check Blind-Spot Collision Warning System" alert, clunk sound, rpms revved high, power lost and did not shift gears. 2 occurrences. Approximately 40,000 miles. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Oct 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | The contact owns a 2019 Hyundai Tucson. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20V543000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who stated the parts were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Oct 2021 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2019 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, a light knocking sound was heard coming from the engine. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact inspected the vehicle and discovered that the oil level was low despite recently having an oil change. The contact then added 2 quarts of oil inside the engine and resumed driving 30 MPH however, the vehicle shut off without warning. The dealer was contacted, and she had the vehicle towed to the dealer. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was 51,392. | Crash: No Fire: No Towed | 51,392 |
| Oct 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES | I have not owned this vehicle since 1/2021. I informed the dealer who took the vehicle in trade that there was an open recall. I have let Hyundai know that I no longer own the vehicle. Despite multiple communications with Hyundai, they have made no indication that they would try to find the new owner and direct recall information to that party. In the past, when this situation has occurred with other manufacturers, letting the manufacturer that I no longer owned the vehicle was sufficient and the manufacturer took over from there. I find Hyundai's process to be unsatisfactory. As I have not been able to redirect them to the new owner, I am taking the step of informing NHTSA. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Oct 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | The contact owns a 2019 Hyundai Tucson. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V543000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the dealer informed the contact that the part for the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Sep 2021 | ENGINE | 2019 Tucson 74165 miles. While driving on the highway the engine began to knock, and as the traffic came to a stop the car stalled and the oil and battery light came on. Before that the lights never came on. I got it to the shoulder and checked the oil, it was dry with no leaks on the outside of the engine. Towed to my mechanic and he said total engine failure. Hyundai discontinued this motor and Jasper a leading engine manufacturer will not produce after market because they cannot warranty it for three years or hundred thousand miles. This will become a recall as this model year gets higher milage, and Hyundai knows it. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Sep 2021 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2019 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that the vehicle was consuming oil. The contact stated while her daughter was driving approximately 40 MPH, the RPM increased from 2,000 to 3,000 RPM. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where they were unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken back to the local dealer and diagnosed that an oil change was needed, and the PCV valve needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. Additionally, while her daughter was driving the vehicle hesitated and failed to accelerate. The vehicle was taken back to the local dealer and it was determined that an oil consumption test needed to be performed. The manufacturer was notified however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 41,580. | Crash: No Fire: No | 41,580 |
| Jul 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Sometimes the auto hold will turn orange and the button sinks in and freezes there. I cannot release it and it does not operate at all. It has happened twice since I got the one recall fixed, once before the recall. I thought the recall would fox it and the dealership thought so also but it did not solve the issue. Since the dealership has new management I have received no assistance from them. The new management has very poor customer service since the change and are still repairing the damage to my engine they said they caused, but i believe could be something to do with a lawsuit which is why they refuse to speak with me. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | The contact owns a 2019 Hyundai Tucson. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20V543000 (Service brakes, Hydraulic) However, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact called the dealer where it was confirmed that the part was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and the contact filed a case. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |