# 2018 HYUNDAI TUCSON — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1663318` · 2020-05-15 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** TUCSON
- **Year:** 2018
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 50,025
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
HELLO EVERYONE,  2018 HYUNDAI TUSCON  PROBLEM: ENGINE/AIR BAG  CAUSE: UNKNOWN  * AFTER A COLLISION WITH 2 LARGE DEER ON A MAIN HIGHWAY EARLY MORNING, IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT IT TO A SHOP. THE BODY WORK WAS FINISHED AND I HAD THE CAR BACK, UNFORTUNATELY AFTER THAT MY ENGINE WAS VERY VERY SLUGGISH. IRREGULAR SHIFTING, SLIGHT TICKING IN ENGINE BLOCK, NO LATER I HAD ISSUES WITH BATTERY LIGHT COMING ON ( THE CAR SHUT OFF)  WHILE I'M MOTION ON MAIN ROAD. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT IT'S A TOTAL LOSS, THIS 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES HAD A BLOWN ENGINE DUE TO UNKNOWN CAUSES. I NEED SOME EXPLAINING FROM SOMEONE WHY THIS HAPPENED TO MULTIPLE OWNERS.  *TR
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