2024 Hyundai Tucson Complaints

On 7/29/2026, the vehicle experienced a critical safety failure involving the electronic transmission shift-by-wire system, resulting in an unintended rollaway after the ignition was turned off. While parked on an incline, the driver depressed the brake pedal and pressed the Engine Start/Stop button while the vehicle was still positioned in Drive (D). The engine shut off completely. According to factory safety design and vehicle specifications, cutting the ignition in this state is engineered to automatically trigger an electronic command to shift the transmission into Park (P). However, the vehicle failed to execute this electronic fail-safe. The electronic parking pawl did not engage, and the vehicle effectively defaulted into an un-geared Neutral state. Upon the driver releasing the brake pedal, the unanchored vehicle immediately rolled down the incline with the engine completely powered off. No audible warning chimes or dashboard fault lights were activated prior to or during the e...

Seatbelt is not fastening in the rear center seat

This has happened twice now. When going at a low speed, once in traffic, once while performing a U-turn, while braking, the car is trying to accelerate. I have to practically stand on the brake pedal to avoid the car lurching forward. I saw no warning lights on the dashboard. I haven't yet brought the vehicle to a dealer or service center, but it will be.

Center rear buckle fails to latch. Plastic case separated after normal operation of closing/folding down the rear seat. Buckle case separated from buckle latch. Buckle would latch with plastic cover missing, however would be a considerable risk, as a the retaining bar feature is not captive to the buckle and would separate in use, if used. As well as a pinch hazard. The center buckle was only use a handful of times and is free from contamination/debris. A safety buckle shouldn't fail under normal operation of folding a seat as designed. The seat folding action caused the buckle casing to pop off and separate.

Subject: Urgent Drivability Concern – 2024 Hyundai Tucson (6/22 Incident) Vehicle: 2024 Hyundai Tucson Date of Incident: XXX Trip Details: [XXX] to [XXX] (~160+ miles) Summary of Issue: During a long-distance drive on XXX, the vehicle experienced severe and consistent drivability issues that created unsafe driving conditions. Symptoms Observed: •Severe loss of acceleration / stalling behavior throughout the entire trip •No check engine light illuminated at any time •When pressing the accelerator: oTachometer increased (RPMs rising) oVehicle speed decreased or failed to increase appropriately •Significant delay in acceleration, especially when: oMerging onto the interstate oPassing other vehicles •Cruise control behavior: oSeemed to manage acceleration more effectively than manual throttle oHowever, still exhibited slow response when additional acceleration was required •Auto Start/Stop system: oSystem automatically disabled itself oWould not allow reactivation during the trip Safet...