2007 Hyundai Tucson Owner Complaints

The rear passenger control arm broke off of the subframe due to severe corrosion despite Hyundai applying a corrosion preventative under recall 17-01-013 on 12/1/2015. During all service work following the preventative in 2015, corrosion was never brought up as a concern by the dealership (we have all service records since date of initial purchase). Thankfully we had just reached our destination and were parking the car when the failure happened. Had the part failed 5 minutes earlier, we would have been on the highway at over 60mph and could have been seriously injured or worse. We had our Tucson towed to the dealership for repair as well as additional recall work under Campaign 952 for corrosion of the fuel band. We were contacted by the dealership on 8/22/24 and told that the new subframe could not be installed as the corrosion was so severe, the body mounts had also corroded away so there was nothing to attach the new subframe to. The dealership advised us that our Tucson is now totaled and it is SOLELY due to corrosion that Hyundai has been aware of and has been subject to multiple class action lawsuits over it. This is absolutely unacceptable. This car is still in perfect mechanical condition and the exterior has absolutely ZERO rust but now it can no longer be driven due to Hyundai’s shoddy subframes.

NHTSA ID

11610450

Incident

Aug 15, 2024

Check engine light came on. Had Advanced Auto check and informed it's an airbag module and I've not struck anything

NHTSA ID

11592829

Incident

Jun 6, 2024

PLEASE include my car in recall “CAMP113” see photo! The rear crossmember steel is doing exactly what your recall is for!! Please HELP BEFORE I DIE!

NHTSA ID

11525644

Incident

Jun 6, 2023

The contact's daughter owned a 2007 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at approximately 45–50 MPH, she rear-ended another vehicle. The seat belt did not restrain the daughter in the seat, causing her chest to strike the steering wheel and her head to strike the front windshield. Additionally, the air bags did not deploy upon impact. The daughter received medical attention for a fractured sternum and bruising of the lungs. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard and was not yet deemed totaled by the insurance company. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the failure was caused by excessive force upon braking. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000. The VIN was unavailable.

NHTSA ID

11487150

Incident

Jul 28, 2022

Mileage

170,000 mi

The contact owns a 2007 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 mph when the contact noticed smoke coming from the front driver's side brakes. The contact was able to pull over and had the vehicle towed to the contact's residence. The contact stated no warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer. The manufacturer was informed of failure and told the contact that their VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 175,000.

NHTSA ID

11437345

Incident

Oct 5, 2021

Mileage

175,000 mi

Rear subframe has excessive corrosion which lead to a a lower control arm failure. In short the control arm bracket on the subframe rusted away and the control arm fell off. My wife could have been killed. It seems that this same issue pertains to several Tuscons. Car is sitting on transport trailer currently.

NHTSA ID

11437119

Incident

Oct 11, 2021

Took my car to get inspected and would not pass inspection due to rust underneath the vehicle salt corrosion. Was advised that engine was going to fall out. Took my vehicle to Hyuandai dealer for a gas tank recall which they fixed about a month ago and are now denying claims to fix the rust-which the whole car underneath is rusting. Hyundai bowser has rust issues with their vehicles and recalls. Hyundai Bowser PA-51 and Lewis Run Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236 412-469-2100. My car was at Bowser Dealership on 05/19/2021 and Tina case manger called 06/07/2021 they denied to fix rust salt corrosion on vehicle.

NHTSA ID

11419907

Incident

May 14, 2021

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING A ROUTINE VEHICLE CHECK-UP BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION MAIN SEAL WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN AND THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE MAIN SEAL LEAK. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. ADDITIONALLY, THE HEATER FAILED TO ENGAGE PROPERLY. JOHNNY LONDOFF CHEVROLET (1375 DUNN RD, FLORISSANT, MO 63031, (314) 227-1437) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CONTACT NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000.

NHTSA ID

11378290

Incident

Sep 29, 2020

Mileage

94,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS SIMULTANEOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART SOON AFTER FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BILL DODGE AUTO GROUP (4 SAUNDERS WAY, WESTBROOK, ME 04092) WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAD YET TO HEAR FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,250.

NHTSA ID

11354971

Incident

Aug 10, 2020

Mileage

199,250 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED A HOLE ON THE REAR OF THE SUBFRAME DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AUTONATION HYUNDAI O'HARE (1509 S RIVER RD, DES PLAINES, IL 60018) WHERE PICTURES WERE TAKEN OF THE HOLE IN THE SUBFRAME AND SUBMITTED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR REVIEW. AFTER THE REVIEW, THE MANUFACTURER DECIDED NOT TO ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO AN EXPIRED WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED, AND REMAINED IN THE POSSESSION OF THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,800.

NHTSA ID

11326943

Incident

May 20, 2020

Mileage

127,800 mi

MY 2007 TUSCON FAILED PA STATE INSPECTION DUE A LARGE HOLD IN THE LEFT REAR FRAME. ADVISED TO HAVE FRAME REPAIRED BUT COST IS MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH AT THIS TIME. WAS ADVISED THAT THIS IS NOT NEW DAMAGE, THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED ME, THEY HAVE WORKED ON THE CAR FOR OTHER MAJOR ISSUES 3 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. THE CAR HAD THE UNDERBODY CORROSION TREATMENT IN 2015 BUT THE DEALER CLAIMS THIS PART WAS NOT PART OF THE TREATMENT. I'M ASKING FOR HYUNDAI ASSISTANCE WITH THIS ISSUE, IT SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE AND COULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED IF REPORTED SOONER

NHTSA ID

11300982

Incident

Jan 21, 2020

WAS DRIVING AND BRAKES LOCKED UP, TOWING COMPANY LITERALLY DRAGGED THE CAR ONTO TOW TRUCK. SPOKE WITH MECHANIC AND HE SAID THEY HAVE AN 05 IN SHOP FOR SAME THING, THEY ARE PRETTY SURE IT IS THE HECU WHICH CAUSED A RECALL IN HYUNDAI GENESIS, BUT NO RECALL ON OTHER MAKES

NHTSA ID

11300460

Incident

Jan 19, 2020

Mileage

154,000 mi

REAR SUBFRAME OF MY 2007 HYUNDAI TUCSON RUSTED THROUGH. THE REAR SUBFRAME WAS TREATED FOR RUST IN MARCH 2017. OCTOBER 2019 THE REAR SUBFRAME RUSTED TO THE POINT OF NOT PASSING INSPECTION. CONSIDERING THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH OTHER HYUNDAI MODELS, HYUNDAI WOULDN'T STAND BY THEIR SAFETY AWARDS AND HELP ME WITH THIS BECAUSE MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF ANY RECALL PERTAINING TO REAR SUBFRAMES RUSTING.

NHTSA ID

11280391

Incident

Oct 1, 2019

Mileage

143,000 mi

2007 HYUNDAI TUCSON ON 10/22/2019 THE CAR WAS PARKED STATIONARY AT MY WIFES WORK WITHIN A HOUR OF HER BEING THERE SOMEONE RAN INTO THE BUILDING STATED A VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE WHICH WAS THE HYUNDAI TUCSON THIS VEHICLE HAD NO ISSUES AND WAS A GREAT LOSS.

NHTSA ID

11271195

Incident

Oct 22, 2019

Mileage

180,000 mi

COMPLETE RUSTING OUT OF REAR SUBFRAME ASSEMBLY AND ATTACHED COMPONENTS THAT RESULTED IN FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT TO ALLOW ME TO MAINTAIN PROPER OF VEHICLE. THE REAR END OF MY TUCSON BEGAN TO SWAY VIOLENTLY. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR THIS ISSUE AND SAW THAT HYUNDAI DID HAVE A RECALL FOR THE RUST OUT OF THIS COMPONENT ON CERTAIN VEHICLE AND THAT OTHER TUCSON OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. I TOOK IT TO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP, THEY SUBMITTED PICTURES AND AN ESTIMATE TO HYUNDAI. HYUNDAI REFUSES TO REPAIR THE REAR SUSPENSION. THEY KNOW THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THESE COMPONENTS DURING THESE YEARS.

NHTSA ID

11241272

Incident

Jul 29, 2019

Mileage

159,090 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WOODHOUSE HYUNDAI OF OMAHA (8410 S 145TH ST, OMAHA, NE 68138) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

NHTSA ID

11232037

Incident

Apr 1, 2019

Mileage

68,000 mi

IN JUNE 2018 I TOOK MY CAR FOR VIRGINIA STATE INSPECTION N EMISSIONS IT PASSED. I HAVE HAD ROUTINE OIL CHANGES TIRE REPLACEMENT AT A KIA DEALERSHIP. I TOOK MY CAR FOR ANNUAL VIRGINIA INSPECTION. IT FAILED FOR SEVERE RUST AND HOLES IN MY SUBFRAME SUGGESTED UNSAFE TO DRIVE SHOULDN'T THIS HAVE BEEN NOTICED ON INSPECTION OR ANY OF TIMES IT HAD BEEN REPAIRED MY LAST OIL CHANGE WAS IN 2019 AS WELL AS TIRE REPAIRS. THE SHOP WHERE MY CAR WAS FAILED IS TAKING PICTURES FOR ME AND I AM FINDING ALL RECEIPTS FROM REPAIRS FOR LAST YEAR. UNSURE IF TO CONTACT DEALER OR HYUNDAI

NHTSA ID

11223082

Incident

Jun 27, 2019

WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR ON A HIGHWAY THE BRAKES BECAME STUCK AND THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT MOVE ANY DIRECTION. IT WAS TEMPORARILY FIXED BUT WAS TOLD THIS BRAKES WILL COST OVER $1000.00 BECAUSE OF AN ABF? NEEDED.

NHTSA ID

11184701

Incident

Mar 5, 2019

GAS TANK HAS 2 BLEMISHES ON UPPER HALF OF GAS TANK CONTRIBUTING TO GAS LEAKING, PER ESTIMATE BY AUTOFAIR HYUNDAI MANCHESTER, NH UNDER RO# 461101 TO REPLACE RECALLED GAS TANK BANDS.ISSUE DISCOVERED BY MY MECHANIC, AFFORDABLE AUTO, RAYMOND NH.

NHTSA ID

11164183

Incident

Dec 20, 2018

Mileage

160,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE HE THOUGHT A TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRAME WAS DETACHED AND CORRODED THROUGH. THE CONTACT CALLED DICKSON CITY HYUNDAI AT (570) 487-5000 (LOCATED AT 1519 SCRANTON CARBONDALE HWY, SCRANTON, PA 18508) AND WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 12582573. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

NHTSA ID

11152474

Incident

Nov 16, 2018

Mileage

129,000 mi

BRAKES ARE VERY HARD TO PUSH, INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE STARTS TO ROLL ON ITS OWN AND BRAKE NEEDS TO BE REAPPLIED.THIS WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR UNTIL PEDAL IS ALMOST AT THE FLOOR.

NHTSA ID

11112552

Incident

Jul 14, 2018

Mileage

65,000 mi

I WAS DOING A 75MPH IN THE STATE OF COLORADO AND SUDDENLY I LOST ALL THE POWER IN STEERING. THE BRAKES WERE JAMMED. THE STEERING WHEEL WON'T BUDGE. I GOT RATTLED IN THIS SITUATION BUT ADRENALINE TOOK OVER AND I COULD SLIGHTLY SWERVE THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY AND THEN ON THE SHOULDER. I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES OFTEN, JUST TO SLOW DOWN THE SPEED AND HENCE TO A FULL STOP. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS MY ONLY RESORT IN THIS INCIDENT. I WAS FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE MET WITH AN ACCIDENT. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. UPON DIAGNOSIS, I FOUND THAT THE TIMING BELT HAD BROKEN DOWN AND THIS RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF POWER TO MOTORS AND HENCE THE ENTIRE BREAKING AND STEERING ASSEMBLY. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGN FOR THE SAME, NO CHECK ENGINE OR ANY SIGN THAT THIS MIGHT HAPPEN. HAD THERE BEEN AN INDICATION, I WOULD HAVE GOT THE ISSUE SORTED OUT. THERE ARE PLENTY OF CARS ON ROAD WHICH ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS POSSIBLE ISSUE. THIS CAN CAUSE SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL OVER CAR AND HENCE CATASTROPHIC/ FATAL ACCIDENTS. I HAD TO TOW THE CAR FOR 200 MILES TO REPAIR SHOP. IT BROKE DOWN AT A LONELY SPOT. THE OFFICIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY IS "WE HAVE NOT SEEN THIS ISSUE FOR A LOT OF SIMILAR CARS AND HENCE WE WON'T BE TAKING ANY ACTION". THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THERE MUST BE SOMEONE WHO IS ACCOUNTABLE FOR SUCH KIND OF ISSUES. AT LEAST A WARNING SHOULD BE SENT TO CURRENT CAR OWNERS SO THAT WE CAN SAVE SOME LIVES.

NHTSA ID

11103972

Incident

May 29, 2018

Mileage

158,000 mi

AFTER 3 HOURS OF HIGHWAY DRIVING AFTER BUYING CERTIFIED USED CAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I DRIVE FOR ANOTHER HOUR AND THEN HAVE THE CODE SCANNED. THE CODE READER SAYS "TORQUE CONVERTER SOLENOID".AS WELL AS TRANSMISSION TEMP SENSOR CAR HAS 87000 MILES ROUGHLY... AS WELL AS SITTING AT A STOP RPMS ARE ALL UP AND DOWN ENGINE REVS WITH FOOT ON BREAK AND NOT EVEN TOUCHING GAS. VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND OCCASIONALLY WHILE PARKED

NHTSA ID

11097833

Incident

May 1, 2018

Mileage

87,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN IT WAS RAINING THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING ABOUT HALFWAY UP AND HAS BEEN STUCK THERE CENTS

NHTSA ID

11016388

Incident

Jul 1, 2017

Mileage

100,000 mi

THE PARKING/RUNNING LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THIS CAN DRAIN THE BATTERY IF NOT NOTED WHEN TURNING OFF THE CAR. WEATHER/HUMIDITY/PRECIPITATION HAS NO BEARING ON THIS PROBLEM. LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF WHETHER VEHICLE ENGINE IS RUNNING OR OFF. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICING AND THE ISSUE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED/DIAGNOSED.

NHTSA ID

10910049

Incident

Sep 17, 2016

Mileage

130,000 mi