# 2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
> NHTSA complaint `1000484` · 2013-08-08 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** TUCSON
- **Year:** 2012
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- **Miles at failure:** 14,440
## Narrative
I BOUGHT A NEW CAR. 3 1/2 MONTHS LATER , I WAS REAR-ENDED.  I TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP TO GET TAILGATE AND PAN AND BUMPER REPAIRED. WHEN WE PICKED UP VEHICLE, STRONG TOXIC FUMES FROM REPAIR WERE SO STRONG THAT WE COULD NOT DRIVE CAR.  INSTANT HEADACHE, UPPER RESPIRATORY AGGRAVATION, SORE THROAT, BURNING EYES.  CAR HAS BEEN TO REPAIR SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES AND MONTHS LATER STILL CAUSES ILLNESS IN FAMILY. AT ONE TIME THAT I DROVE CAR I ALMOST LOST CONSCIOUSNESS.  I HAVE INFORMED  HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES.  I INFORMED HYUNDAI CORPORATION.  PROBLEM PERSISTS CONSISTENTLY FOR 8-9 MONTHS AND AFTER NUMEROUS TRIPS TO DEALERSHIP.  THE DOG FOAMS AND VOMITS BEFORE CAR STARTS MOVING.  *TR
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