2016 Hyundai Tucson 1.6 turbo
Summary:
Many 2016 Hyundai engines have already been recalled, and it’s time to add the 1.6 turbo to the list
Faults:
Nothing was ever wrong with the car until 2 months ago. We were on the highway in the mountains when the engine light started flashing, the car started shaking and we began to lose power.
It turned out there had been a valve failure and the car needs a new engine.
The cost to replace the engine will be between 10 and 15 thousand dollars and Hyundai Canada refuses to bear any of that cost, even though we supplied them with the records showing that we had had all scheduled maintenance done on the car as required. I was not expecting them to pick up the whole tab, but it seems like some help would have been fair.
General Comments:
I guess that if you want your vehicle to last more than 7 years, you should not buy a Hyundai.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
Review Date: 11th May, 2023
27th Jun 2023, 15:14
Just a warning about recurring "limp" mode with Check Engine and knock sensor code on the other 2.4 non turbo engine and sometimes also on the 2.0 turbo engine (all Hyundai and Kia cars with these two engines).
While sometimes the knock sensor can be damaged while driving in heavy rain or going through a car wash, in many situations the limp mode and code are caused by a FALSE alarm from the KSDS update. It seems on some vehicles, the KSDS update would occasionally put the engine in limp mode just because of some normal engine sound - these cars still have a good condition engine, but for some software reasons, the car goes in limp mode with limited speed. When you bring such car to Hyundai, they will sometimes replace a knock sensor and yet, the problem may still happen again in the future. Hyundai techs say that the only 'fix' for this issue is to replace the PCM with new unit and WITHOUT the KSDS update. This is of course crazy expensive and also may void a future engine replacement warranty without the KSDS update. May contact us on forums such as www.hyundai-forums.com