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2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON — ENGINE

crash · 1539461 · 2019-02-13

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
TUCSON
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
105,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

105,000 MILES AND THE ENGINE ON MY (JUST PAID OFF) HYUNDAI TUCSON GLS 2.4L THREW A MAIN ROD BEARING.THE ENGINE IS BLOWN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MILES PER HOUR IN THE CENTER LANE TRAVELING FROM LAS VEGAS TO CALIFORNIA. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE THEN A LOUD TICKING SOUND WAS PRODUCED THEN THE TICK GREW INTO A VERY LOUD (ENGINE COMING APART FROM THE INSIDE SOUND) AT THAT MOMENT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE TRYING TO MANEUVER THROUGH TRAFFIC AT SPEED. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. "FIX IT" I'VE NEVER MISSED AN OIL CHANGE I HAPPEN TO BE MECHANIC. THIS SAME ENGINE IN TWO OTHER HYUNDAI'S FOR THE SAME YEAR HAVE BEEN RECALLED EXCEPT FOR THE TUCSON? WHY NOT? ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIRS IS IN THE RANGE OF 5,000.00 -6,500.00 I CAN BUY A USED HONDA ACCORD THAT WILL RUN FOREVER AT THAT PRICE.. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HYUNDAI AT THIS POINT. THEY DO NOT TAKE PROPER CARE OF THEIR REPUTATION OR PRODUCTS LET ALONE THE CONSUMER.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11179771
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