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2012 Hyundai Tucson Other or unknown Problems

Complaints
12about this part
Share
5%of 255 total for the year
Median mileage
85,500miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 12 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2012 Hyundai Tucson, 5% of the 255 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 85,500 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“On november 23, 2018, on rt 110 in farmingdale, ny. I heard something shatter but could still drive on the highway. I stopped and looked underneath but saw nothing. I drove away for twenty minutes and the engine fell out. I was stopped suddenly by the collapse of the engine.”

NHTSA complaint #11153422, filed 2018-11, 102,000 miles

“While driving my vehicle I accidentally knocked it out of gear and into neutral when I did the car died I was able to pull off of the interstate onto the shoulder where it was scary there were cars passing me at 70 mph, with very little room the car will not start the engine will crank a half of a crank and then freeze up. It had to be towed home where it remains broken down. …”

NHTSA complaint #11521260, filed 2023-05

“My 2012 hyundai tucson driver dash with the speedometer goes blank and I lose acceleration while driving and also the gears dissappear and I'm not able to reverse.yesterday the engine light turned on when I was driving but after I parked and turned car off and waited 10 minutes it was still on,but another 5 min after I turned it off and on again it turned off.looked on other forums alot of hyundai cars are having this problem.”

NHTSA complaint #11528417, filed 2023-06

“Yesterday around 9:00 pm I was driving on hwy 150 in san antonio tx with my kids and all the lights came on on the dash board or cluster and the engine die on me and wouldn't start I took it to a dealer after paying 220.00 for towing , now its at red mccombs Hyundai ruben rodriguez service advisor said he will give me and answer”

NHTSA complaint #11218677, filed 2019-06

“At 139k miles, my wife was on her way to work when she stated she heard a knocking coming from the engine. On her way home the engine stalled out 3 times where she had to pull over and shut it off completely for a minute. By the time she made it home the vehicle was making a really bad knocking/ticking sound with the oil warning light flashing. I have not heard back from the dealership where it was towed to, but this is the same sort of rod bearing problem that plagued other vehicles from Hyundai in that 2012 range.”

NHTSA complaint #11439853, filed 2021-11

Other or unknown: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20261117%
20256121%
20243030%
20233425%
20225815%
20211013%
20202816%
2019277%
20184411%
201713913%
201626416%
20152913%
2014147%
2013259%
2012125%
20112218%
201058%
200916%
200849%
200735%
20061310%
2005116%

Other parts of the 2012 Hyundai Tucson

Engine
160 complaints
Brakes
35 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
26 complaints
Electrical system
17 complaints
Engine cooling
10 complaints
Body and structure
9 complaints
Vehicle speed control
9 complaints
Air bags
6 complaints
Steering
6 complaints
Fuel system
5 complaints
Wheels
5 complaints
Suspension
4 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2012 Hyundai Tucson

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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