general problems of the 2016 Hyundai Tucson

16 problems related to latches/locks/linkage have been reported for the 2016 Hyundai Tucson. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2016 Hyundai Tucson based on all problems reported for the 2016 Tucson.

1 Latches/locks/linkage problem

Failure Date: 08/15/2024

The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked at the residence, the rear doors on the driver’s and passenger’s side were not opening as needed after several attempts of locking and unlocking the doors. The vehicle was not towed to dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 25,000.

2 Latches/locks/linkage problem

Failure Date: 02/09/2023

The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that the front passenger’s side door and the rear driver’s side door would not open remotely or manually, from inside or outside the vehicle. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 160,000. The VIN was not available.

3 Latches/locks/linkage problem

Failure Date: 07/28/2022

The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that the driver's side rear door was unable to be opened from inside or outside the vehicle. The dealer was made aware of the failure and scheduled an upcoming appointment for a diagnostic test. The vehicle was not yet diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 81,000.

4 Latches/locks/linkage problem

Failure Date: 07/18/2022

The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that after locking the front passenger’s side door, the door seized in the closed position and could not be opened when unlocked. The contact indicated that extreme force was needed to pull the door handle while attempting open the door. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 52,000.

5 Latches/locks/linkage problem

Failure Date: 06/17/2022

The contact's husband owns a 2016 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that the rear passenger’s side door was unable to open from inside or outside the vehicle. Additionally, the driver's side rear passenger door was also unable to open. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000.

6 Latches/locks/linkage problem

Failure Date: 06/06/2022

The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that the rear passenger’s side door failed to open from inside or outside of the vehicle. The contact had spoken to the dealer and was informed that the vehicle was not under recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 63,000. The VIN was not available.

7 Latches/locks/linkage problem

Failure Date: 04/28/2022

The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that both front and rear passenger’s side doors failed to open from inside or outside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the vehicle was diagnosed with an actuator failure. Neither the manufacturer nor the dealer had been notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 45,000.

8 Latches/locks/linkage problem

Failure Date: 10/11/2021

The locks in the doors do not alway unlock and sometimes stick. When in a accident or and emergency I won’t be able to get my kids out of the back seat due to the doors not always wanting to open. The front door does not open till the third pull at times. The back doors take a good 15 hard pulls for the lock to open. It shows unlocked inside while not opening from the outside or inside. You just get lucky to it finally opening sometimes.

9 Latches/locks/linkage problem

Failure Date: 09/13/2021

The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that the passenger’s side rear door failed to open without warning. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 68,880. The VIN was invalid.

10 Latches/locks/linkage problem

Failure Date: 07/16/2021

The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that the rear passenger’s side door failed to open without warning. The contact stated that the lock and unlock function operated as designed however, the door would not upon from the inside or outside. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was informed that they had to hire a locksmith to repair the door. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 57,000.

11 Latches/locks/linkage problem

Failure Date: 06/07/2021

The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that the front and rear driver’s side doors failed to open using the interior or exterior door handles. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000.

12 Latches/locks/linkage problem

Failure Date: 05/19/2021

The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that the passenger’s side rear door had ceased in the lock position. The contact had not taken the vehicle to the dealer to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 89,362.

13 Latches/locks/linkage problem

Failure Date: 04/01/2021

The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph and attempting to accelerate, there was a grinding noise coming from the vehicle. Additionally, if the accelerator pedal was not depressed a certain way, the vehicle would stall. The oil light would illuminate upon starting the vehicle and would disappear after a while. The contact would restart the vehicle 3-4 times before the vehicle would regain proper functionality. The failure occurred again while driving 50 mph. The doors failed to open from the inside or the outside except for the driver side door. However, for the driver’s door the contact had to lift the handle twice before the door would open. The contact took the vehicle to a certified mechanic. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 81,000.

14 Latches/locks/linkage problem

Failure Date: 04/01/2021

The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Tucson. The passenger’s side rear door lock failed to unlock from inside or outside the vehicle. The contact stated that the door remained locked. The contact had spoken with the dealer however, an appointment was not yet scheduled. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.

15 Latches/locks/linkage problem

Failure Date: 05/01/2019

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that the rear passenger's side door failed to open. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer team Hyundai of bend (2250 ne. Hwy 20, bend, or 97701, 541) 749-4025) where it was diagnosed with needing the rear passenger's side handle to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 63,000.

16 Latches/locks/linkage problem

Failure Date: 03/01/2019

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that the doors would not immediately open when pulling the exterior door handles. The contact indicated that the failure was present on all four doors. The vehicle was taken to winner auto group (591 s. Dupont hwy, dover, DE) where it was diagnosed that the indoor locking mechanism was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 85,000.



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