Five problems related to engine noise have been reported for the 2012 Hyundai Tucson. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Hyundai Tucson based on all problems reported for the 2012 Tucson.
Driving my 2012 Hyundai Tucson in jersey city, NJ, engine start making a noise, I stopped, it was no any light on on my dash. Shot off my car, the stars again, noise was still on. . . . Take a car to Hyundai dealership, left there for couple days, then resilt is coming? car needs a full engine . I have maintained my car with oil changes and the car has 56700 miles. There are numerous reports of failure of the theta ii 2. 4 liter engines, which my car has, yet no recall issues. Will be around $6000 dollars, Hyundai dealer tells me, my car will not cover by warranty, because I'm not a first owner I'am concerned that there is a defect in the engine that poses a risk to life. And Hyundai manufacturers should take a full responsibilities of their engine failures on Tucson vehicles.
While driving home I heard a sudden strange noise coming from my car. I pulled over and walked around my vehicle to see if I could see anything. Went to start my car back up and it wouldn't start and my engine light came on. Got out popped the hood, looked under the vehicle, and there was oil from my car on the ground. Had to call my insurance company and they towed my vehicle to the dealership.
Driving vehicle when engine lost power, engine began to make pinging noise under the hood, vibrations began and then proceed with knocking. Engine seized up.
The engine started making noise and caught on fire. It was running.
I pushed on the gas to accelerate and nothing happened except the rpms spiked to around 5-6k and the engine sounded as if I were in neutral and revving it up aggressively. This has subsequently happened dozens of times when traveling between 30 and 65 mph. It is scary, especially when I need to accelerate, say in a passing situation or when traveling to get out of the way. I've taken the vehicle to Hyundai (sheppard in eugene/springfield, or) twice for this issue. Both times, they kept it overnight and returned it to me without fixing anything saying: 1) I was the only one in the world who reported this problem, 2) they couldn't replicate the problem, and 3) there is nothing wrong with my vehicle.