Engine Knocking Noise problems of the 2013 Hyundai Tucson

I was driving at high speed of 55 mph and experienced a high-speed stall on my 2013 Hyundai tuscon. I heard a knocking sound and then all my lights came on (oil,engine,etc. ). I was so scared and made it to the shoulder safely. Thank god. I tried to start the car but it wouldn't start. I also, saw smoke so I didn't know what was happening. So I was stranded on the highway and called a tow truck and they towed me to the mechanics shop in my town. The mechanic stated to me that there is oil leaking underneath and that my engine is shot! I have always taken very care of my vehicle, I still have two years of car payments on it! he said it looks like a rod broke and there is a hole in my engine! also, some kind of metal debris in my oil. So glad I am safe and my 9 year old daughter is safe. I am so upset. Very scary situation. Stay safe with these vehicles everyone. Not good. . .

I was driving my car up in wyoming on I-80 the day before I got my schedule oil change. My car all of a sudden made a loud banging noise on the engine and died. There was no check engine lights no lights whatsoever the car has been running great. Up until this moment nothing was wrong with my car I managed to get it to a mechanic and he said the engines was fried. This is definitely a manufacturer's defect, across-the-board there's so many people with this car complaining of the same problem. Now I need a new engine. They have recalls on just about every other model except this one which I think is wrong cuz it's the same thing happening.

Bought 2013 Hyundai Tucson on 11/2012. Within 2 yrs of buying the car I started to hear a knocking sound from the front of the car, loss of power and it felt like it was going to shut down. I would stop and then push the gas to go and it was fine. This continued to happen intermittantly ever since I have continued over the yrs telling the service department of the issue but they could never replicate the problem. They tried a few things like a computer update/reboot. The issue was a little less frequent but it still continued. Over the years several family members witnessed this and were very concerned! recently 08/7/2020 we were driving interstate 70 in MD, considerable traffic, and numerous tractor trailors all traveling at high speeds! all of a sudden there was a consistant knocking sound even more intense than the ones I had heard over the years since buying the car. The front of the car was shacking and loosing power! my husband was driving in the left lane and struggled to get it to the shoulder where the engine still making the loud knocking sound completely shut down. There was a tractor trailor behind us when we got to the right lane and if it had died then we would have been killed! standed for 40 minutes in a dangerous location! it was towed to a Hyundai dealer in hagerstown MD. When they tried to turn it on there was smoke and they were quick to prevent it from catching fire. We were told it exploded, a bearing broke off hit the piston creating a hole in the engine and there were metal shavings in oil pan. We are the orig owners and have kept up maintenance at our dealership, it has 108k miles on it, a comprehensive ext warrentee but they will only put in a 77k miles used engine. Could have the same issues and may not be safe. Numerous complaints with the 2013 Tucson 2. 4l engine. Other yrs that have the same engine have recals, inexcusable 2013 is not included!.

I was driving down the interstate when I noticed that when I got over 3000rpm there was a knocking sound coming from the car. . . I slowed down and it stopped for a short time but then came back regardless of speed. The knocking sound quickly grew louder so I pulled over to the side of the road and turned the car off. When I tried to re-start the car the knocking sound was persistent. I had it towed to a mechanic who said the engine needed to be replaced that it seems to have thrown a rod. I kept up with the maintenance and oil changes so there was no reason for this to happen at only 106k miles. I have been told from other mechanics they see this quite frequently in these models. Thankfully I was able to pull over to the side of the road but I was left stranded in the middle of nowhere for over an hour in the middle of a heat wave with no ac.

Vehicle started up with very noticeable knocking noise, the engine light was on. It was still technically driveable, but had very slow acceleration. Stopped by autozone to have them check the engine code. I was told that the two codes that came up were related to needing an oil change. The following day, I stopped by jiffy lube to have them change the oil. The tech showed me a sample of the oil that came out of the vehicle; it looked like black, sludgy coffee. I keep up with oil changes, making sure to go to jiffy so that my records are accessible. I always have them use synthetic when I visit. The tech told me that the oil had been overfilled the last time it was changed. He also stated that he has noticed in Hyundai vehicles that the oil always turns black, even if synthetic is used. He said that he heard the knocking in the engine when they moved thr vehicle, and that it could be the lifters. After the oil change, I got into the vehicle and saw that the engine light was still on, and the knocking was still taking place. I drove across the street to christian brothers to have them inspect the vehicle. The shop had to remove the front part of the engine to check out the issue. After a few days, I was informed that the engine would need to be replaced as there were metal shavings inside of the oil pan. I began to do some research and found there was an unofficial recall on the theta ii engine (which is what this vehicle has). Hyundai was slowly starting to send notices out to people. I took my Tucson to a dealership and asked them to contact Hyundai to begin a claim for an engine replacement. I was told the claim was denied because the vehicle was not part of the recall. This is a 2013 model, and I purchased it in Sep/oct of 2016. The engine in a 6 y/o vehicle should not be shutting down, especially if maintenance was kept up. Nhtsa 19v063000.

After having car serviced and prepped for long trip, car developed a knocking noise in engine and quit running while on interstate.

My car was making a clicking / knocking noise so I took it into the Hyundai dealership in lancaster, PA. My car has 53,000 miles and now a dead engine. How does that happen in a newer car with not that many miles? they told me I can replace it with an older engine that has 2x the milage than my car for $6,000 or get a new car.

On 6/25/2018, my Hyundai Tucson for the first time began making a strange knocking noise. I immediately called Hyundai to bring it in. While on my way to the dealership at 12:30 pm, it broke down on me in the middle of lunch hour traffic on one of the busiest streets, while waiting at a red light. (thankfully it wasn't a highway or interstate!) two days later, I found out that my engine had to be replaced. They found metal shavings in the oil pan, which is consistent with the prior recalls for sonata and santa fe engine failures, but they never recalled the Tucsons. Thankfully, my car is still under warranty (2013 - only 48,000 miles), but the situation was very scary. I am sending this because I have been reading more and more that other vehicles like mine have been having this same issue, yet Hyundai has still not issued a recall for our model. My car has been at Hyundai since 6/25/2018 waiting for the new engine to arrive, which has no eta. If I can prevent another Hyundai Tucson owner from having to go through what I currently am, then I want to help as much as possible.

Pulled into a parking lot to talk on my phone and after I pulled away the engine started making a knocking noise. I have changed the oil on time every time and most of all the miles on it are highway miles. I have issue that Hyundai recalled the sonata and santa fe of the same year and also kia recalled the sportage for engine knocking. The engine is the same exact engine in the 2013 Hyundai tuscon but it doesn't have a recall. This make zero sense.

While driving down the freeway, my car began to shake and felt as though I had a tire issue. I slowed down, and the vibration escalated so I pulled over. Once I was at the side of the road, the engine started making loud knocking noises. I called a tow truck at this point and the car was towed to a Hyundai dealership where it was determined that the engine had blown. I contacted Hyundai consumer affairs and they did a case review. I was told that since the car, which is 5 yrs old and has 87,900 miles, it is outside of the warranty. I questioned the recall on other cars with the theta ii engine such as the santa fe and the sonata and was informed that my car didn't have enough complaints to be included. Apparently, although they have the same engine, the tuscon engine is slightly smaller so does not qualify for the recall. The same issues apply with the recalled engine that my engine has which is metal shavings around the crankshaft. The metal shavings have caused insufficient movement of oil throughout the engine.

On sept. 9th 2017 we were evacuating from hurricane irma. We headed north from GA. On I-77 in n. C all the lights came on and car slowed down. We pulled over and shut it off. When turning it back on a loud horrible noise was coming from the front. We were able to slowly get off the exit. We found a mechanic shop and took it there to see if they could tell us what it was. The car never gave us any warnings or lights came on prior to this. When we purchased the car in 2016, we had taken it to the Hyundai dealer we bought it from due to a knocking noise coming from the front. We took it about 3 times and to no avail they didn't find anything. We purchased the car with almost 35,000 miles and it was at 78,000 miles when it left us stranded in nc. On Monday 9/11/17 the mechanic called us and told us he found oil and metal shavings in the pan and that the engine had failed. We've only had this car for 1 1/2 yrs. Now not only we were out of pocket for 4 nights at a hotel, we had to rent a uhaul to transport the car back to GA. Filed a complaint with Hyundai on 9/16/17. They got back to me on 9/28 and 9/29. I was told the savannah Hyundai dealer wants us to tow the car to their service dept. At our expense plus we would have to pay them $400 so they can do a full inspection on our car. The same car I was bringing to them with issues before we were out of warranty. I am aware of a lot of issues with these engines and they need to be recalled and replaced.

The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Tucson. While driving approximately 65 mph, there was a knocking noise coming from the front passenger side of the engine compartment while accelerating. The engine seized without warning. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road and attempted to start the engine, but it failed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer (headquarters Hyundai located at 3775 n us highway 17-92, sanford, FL, 32773) where it was diagnosed that the second bearing melted and the entire engine needed to be replaced. The dealer informed the contact that the vehicle was out of warranty and could not be serviced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 17v226000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000.