2013 Hyundai TUCSON
Problems, Recalls & Reliability Report
Quick Summary
The 2013 Hyundai TUCSON has 317 owner complaints filed with NHTSA — that's 4.0x the segment average of 80. The most common issue is engine problems (50% of all complaints), specifically: tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai tucson. while driving approximately 5 mph, the vehicle lost all power and the check engine warning light illuminated. also, when the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle regained power. the failure recurred several times. the vehicle was not diagnosed or r. ⚠️ 24 fire reports filed.
317
Total Complaints
0
Recalls Issued
—/5
Safety Stars
4.0x
vs Segment Avg
Known Problems
ENGINE
158 complaints- • TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE REGAINED POWER. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR R
- • TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED MULTIPLE TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE PUSH TO START FAILED INTERMITTENTLY TO START OR SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN C
- • WHILE DRIVING, ON DIFFERENT ROADS (I.E. - INTERSTATE, CITY,) THE ENGINE REVS OVER TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT MY CHANGING GAS PEDAL PRESSURE. MY CAR IS ON CRUISE WHENEVER POSSIBLE. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. SPEED CAN VARY, AS ON THE INTERSTATE OR ON A CITY STREET. I PLACED A DATE WHEN IT
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE REGAINED POWER. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR R”
— NHTSA complaint filing
BRAKES
41 complaints- • I WAS ORDERING AN OIL CHANGE ONLINE APPT. AND THERE WAS A NOTE SATING A RECALL ON AIRBAGS FOR MY VEHICLE. I VE BEEN SERVICING MY VEHICLES AT DEALERSHIPS IN 3 STATES AND NEVER ONCE TOLD OR SENT AN EMAIL OR LETTER. I LIVE IN GA AS OF MARCH 2017.
- • WHILE ON A CITY STREET IN SLOW MOTION COMING TO A FULL-STOP INTERSECTION, ATTEMPTS TO SAFELY SLOW AND STOP THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL FAILED WITH NO FEEDBACK FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT DECELERATE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE BRAKE MASTER BOOSTER HAD WORN
- • BRAKES WERE INOPERABLE AT TIME. CALIPER WAS LEAKING AND CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. REAR DRIVER'S SIDE CALIPER REPLACED. BRAKES STILL HAVING PRESSURING ISSUE WITH THE PEDAL. TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WERE IT IS DEEMED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDS REPLACED. SUV HAS 65,000 MILES.
“I WAS ORDERING AN OIL CHANGE ONLINE APPT. AND THERE WAS A NOTE SATING A RECALL ON AIRBAGS FOR MY VEHICLE. I VE BEEN SERVICING MY VEHICLES AT DEALERSHIPS IN 3 STATES AND NEVER ONCE TOLD OR SENT AN EMAIL OR LETTER. I LIVE IN GA AS OF MARCH 2017.”
— NHTSA complaint filing
OTHER
25 complaints- • TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TIRE TRACTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A CONCRETE DIVIDER. THE AIR BAGS DID N
- • I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT 5AM, 10/12/2017. I WAS A COUPLE OF MILES FROM MY HOME, ON ROUTE 66, WHEN MY PANORAMIC SUNROOF EXPLODED. THE SOUND WAS SO LOUD, IT WAS LIKE A SHOTGUN GOING OFF NEXT TO MY EAR. THE TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME WAS 55 DEGREES, AND I WAS ONLY GOING 35 MPH. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATEL
- • I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE MORNING OF APRIL 17, 2017, I HAD JUST TURNED ONTO A 2-LANE ROAD WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN BEING FIRED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO FIND THAT MY PANORAMIC SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED. I HAD JUST MADE A TURN, SO I WAS NOT GOING FAS
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TIRE TRACTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A CONCRETE DIVIDER. THE AIR BAGS DID N”
— NHTSA complaint filing
ELECTRICAL
22 complaints- • TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE REGAINED POWER. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR R
- • TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED MULTIPLE TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE PUSH TO START FAILED INTERMITTENTLY TO START OR SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN C
- • MY TOUCH SCREEN (NAVIGATION/RADIO/ETC) DOES NOT LIGHT UP WHEN THE WEATHER GETS TOO COLD. THE SCREEN HAS A BACK LIGHTING BUT IS COMPLETELY BLACK. THE RADIO WORKS AND I AM ABLE TO CHANGE CHANNELS. WHEN I TOUCH THE BLACK SCREEN, I CAN TELL THAT IT IS CONTROLLING IT BECAUSE IF I HIT THE RIGHT SPOT, THE
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE REGAINED POWER. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR R”
— NHTSA complaint filing
TRANSMISSION
16 complaints- • CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP ABOUT 8 TIME FOR PULLING TO RIGHT 1ST THEY SAID IT WAS BAD TIRES SWITCHED OUT BUT STILL CONTINUED TO PULL WENT IT SHOP AGAIN SAID IT WAS THE TIRES SO SWITCHED OUT AGAIN TOOK ANOTHER DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS THE CROWNING IN ROAD I DROVE OTHER TUCSON'S AND THEY DID NOT PULL THEN TH
- • WHEN ENTERING AN ATTENDED AUTOMATIC CAR WASH, I PLACED THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, AS INSTRUCTED BY ATTENDANT. THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD, SLOWLY AND TAPPED THE CAR IN FRONT. THEY STOPPED THE CAR WASH AND SAID THE CAR HAD BEEN IN GEAR. HOWEVER, IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. WHEN THEY RES
- • TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI TUSCAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILU
“CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP ABOUT 8 TIME FOR PULLING TO RIGHT 1ST THEY SAID IT WAS BAD TIRES SWITCHED OUT BUT STILL CONTINUED TO PULL WENT IT SHOP AGAIN SAID IT WAS THE TIRES SO SWITCHED OUT AGAIN TOOK ANOTHER DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS THE CROWNING IN ROAD I DROVE OTHER TUCSON'S AND THEY DID NOT PULL THEN TH”
— NHTSA complaint filing
Estimated Repair Costs
Estimates based on average reported repair costs. Actual costs vary by location, shop, and severity.
🔍 Pre-Purchase Inspection Checklist
Based on 317 owner complaints for this specific year, here's what to check or ask about:
- ☐ENGINE: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE REGAINED POWER. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR R
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
- ☐BRAKES: I WAS ORDERING AN OIL CHANGE ONLINE APPT. AND THERE WAS A NOTE SATING A RECALL ON AIRBAGS FOR MY VEHICLE. I VE BEEN SERVICING MY VEHICLES AT DEALERSHIPS IN 3 STATES AND NEVER ONCE TOLD OR SENT AN EMAIL OR LETTER. I LIVE IN GA AS OF MARCH 2017.
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
- ☐OTHER: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TIRE TRACTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A CONCRETE DIVIDER. THE AIR BAGS DID N
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
- ☐ELECTRICAL: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE REGAINED POWER. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR R
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
- ☐General: Get a pre-purchase inspection from an independent mechanic ($100-$200)
Hyundai TUCSON — Year Comparison
How does 2013 compare to other years? Fewer complaints = more reliable.
NHTSA Safety Rating
No NHTSA safety rating available
At a Glance
- Complaints
- 317
- Recalls
- 0
- Fire reports
- 24
- Crash reports
- 18
- Injury reports
- 12
- Segment avg
- 80
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