Transmission Noise problems of the 2016 Hyundai Tucson

My vehicle is exhibiting issues with power. My car has stop on the hwy and has clanking noise when it gets close to 4000rpm. It's slow to speed up and sometimes stays at 50mph no matter how long my foot is on the accelerator. I've taken it in to get looked and even had a tune up and it's the same issue. In reverse it's fine but going forward that's when you can feel and hear the problems. This is a safety hazard and I don't have $5000 for a new transmission. My mechanic says it's internal issue with the power train. It needs to be recalled!.

Since taking ownership of the vehicle, I've experienced concerns with the vehicle bucking when moving at slow speeds such as in bumper to bumper traffic. The car hesitates to drive after a stop at an intersection and makes a winding noise when it finally does accelerate. One incident occurred when I was in the drive-thru lane at mcdonald's and the vehicle overheated. I had to pull over and allow the car to cool down for 30 minutes. Another incident occurred when driving in a parking mall structure with an inclined road, there several cars behind me and the vehicle overheated, I had to pull over in an unsafe location putting family and me in danger by vehicles passing by in a very narrow lane and allow the vehicle time to cool off again. Last week while at a shopping center I put the vehicle in reverse and it jolted forward almost striking a pedestrian. I've taken the car to the dealer countless times (service records are attached). The last diagnosis there was an internal oil leak in the transmission. They eventually ended up replacing the transmission with a remanufactured transmission, but the issue is still occurring. I have since parked the vehicle as I refuse to continue driving an unsafe car. I reached out to Hyundai and expressed my concerns, but no resolution has been reached. Please provide some support in getting this matter resolved.

Hello: glad you are there. Given a 2016 national service recall, (16v628000) perhaps you are aware of the �hesitation� and related dangerous flaws in the regular operation of Hyundai Tucson vehicles with a �dual clutch� transmission. We purchased our vehicle new on 09/05/2015 from a Hyundai dealer. We returned it to the dealer for the hesitation problem on 10/19/2015 and again on 11/4/2015, eventually a dozen times to various Hyundai dealers in hope of having a lasting repair done. To no avail. We were told repeatedly of a software update or adjustment to solve the problem. We were trusting each time, accepting the vehicle back. (service records often stated that a mechanic �could not replicate� the problem as if that were answer to a problem that was known to arise sporadically. Conversely, several times a service employee said off to the side that they were well aware of the problem and in two cases they had the same ongoing problem with their Hyundai vehicles!) this hesitation has, for self-protection, often forced us to drive out of our way to avoid busy uncontrolled intersections as a mid-cross hesitation could result in the highly dangerous, infamous �t-bone� accident. It has caused near rear-end collisions as drivers behind us do not expect a sudden pause in movement. Concerns of accidents prodded us at times to instead drive a much older car with 200,000 miles. What seems to be a clutch problem has recently grown: hesitation can occur at highway speeds, which obviously is quite unsafe. Also new is sporadically, when attempting to move from a stop, the result at times is a loud whirring noise lasting seconds. As in all �hesitation� cases, it does not matter who is driving although Hyundai service departments have repeatedly suggested just that. They recently offered to have us drive a similar vehicle as a test. We agreed. They withdrew the offer.