112 complaints reported

2019 Hyundai Tucson Engine

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
112
Crashes
1
Fires
2
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Jun 2025

The contact owns a 2019 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated while driving the vehicle failed to exceed 25 MPH and stalled several times. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle several times; however, the failure persisted. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with exhaust system failure. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and a DTC for engine failure was retrieved due to the exhaust system failure. The dealer forwarded diagnostic test report to the manufacturer; however, the manufacturer declined to cover the repair under an unknown Customer Satisfaction Program because the oil change records were not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 69,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jun 2025
May 2025

Substantial oil consumption. Refilling oil once a month. Is not covered yet under engine recall. Dealership purchased from in Virginia Beach will not cover repairs.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Feb 2025
May 2025

The engine has begun making a persistent knocking sound, especially during acceleration. A mechanic inspected it and indicated it may be related to cylinder compression issues or internal engine damage, but the exact cause is not yet confirmed. Because this matches symptoms associated with the known connecting rod bearing defect affecting the 2.0L Nu GDI engines, I am requesting a full warranty inspection under the Engine II Settlement and Hyundai’s extended engine warranty program.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Nov 2025
May 2025

My vehicle isn’t in the oil consumption recall yet it uses oil very fast then the warning light doesn’t come on till oil is almost all gone ! I’m having to add oil every month ! How can I get this paid for for free by Hyundai ?

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Apr 2025
Apr 2025

Back in 2024 Brought car in for recall but Hyundai only scanned the vehicle and gave estimate for work done without further explanation. Left the car idle and only start it once in a while. Now when opening oil cap there’s some smoke coming out of it and a rattling sound

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Apr 2025
Apr 2025

The contact owns a 2019 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that while driving on a main road at 20 MPH, the vehicle experienced a loss of motive power and unexpectedly came to a complete stop. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the roadway. The check engine warning light was intermittently illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer, where the contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 132,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jan 2025
Mar 2025

The contact owns a 2019 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to exceed 30 MPH. In addition, the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was driven to the shoulder of the road. The vehicle was then driven to the residence. The vehicle was towed to the dealer; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed. The contact stated that the failure had occurred nine times, including six times while driving on major highways. Additionally, the contact stated that the computer software was updated, and the knock sensor was replaced twice due to the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and a case was filed. The contact was informed of a possible buyback offer; however, the offer was reviewed and declined. The failure mileage was 60,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Oct 2023
Mar 2025

The contact owns a 2019 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle went into LIMP Mode and failed to exceed 60 MPH. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact exited the freeway. The contact stated that the failure occurred while driving. The vehicle was taken to Two Tech Auto, where the knock sensors were replaced twice; however, the failure persisted. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the failure recurred, and the vehicle failed to exceed 20 MPH. The contact engaged the hazard lights and continued driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the knock sensor needed to be replaced, and the fuel injectors needed to be cleaned. The contact declined to pay for the repair because of a concern that the repair was only a temporary repair. The contact related the failure to an unknown recall, and stated that the engine replacement was a permanent fix. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Mar 2023
Mar 2025

My car has had an oil consumption problem for over a year that Hyundai refuses to acknowledge. I passed the oil consumption test because the oil burns rapidly when I have about 1,000 miles left before my next oil change. They have replaced my exhaust, catalytic converter, spark plugs, and oil release valve over the course of many visits. Every time I have the oil problem, they find something different to “fix” and I have to pay out of pocket. None of these have fixed the actual problem. The hyundai representative I have been in contact with (after they reassigned my case to someone 3 different times - so it’s never the same person that is familiar with my case), told me there is nothing they can do to help me because the dealerships are independently owned. I am now out of warranty, although I originally brought my car there while it was still covered under warranty.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jan 2025
Feb 2025

While driving, my vehicle stopped moving forward and the engine light came on. I pulled over and called for a tow. The service department at the dealership the vehicle was towed to said that the vehicle had less than a quart of oil in it. I just had the vehicle serviced 2 months prior. The service department changed the oil, oil filter and air filter. They drove the car and heard knocking. They found the rod bearing to be bad. They said it needed a new engine. The vehicle has approximately 51,000 miles. I never had any issues prior to that day. The car manufacture is refusing to replace the engine because I am not the original owner, not because the engine isn't defective. This is a 2019 Hyundai Tuscon with engine 2.0L L4 DOHC 16V. I believe there is a known problem with this engine, but the manufacturer doesn't want to admit to anything, nor do they want to resolve the issue. My vehicle could have caught fire. I could have been in an accident. I just want the car company to replace the engine without any cost to me. I would even pay for the labor, but they need to pay for the engine and any parts or tests that come with replacing an engine.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Feb 2025
Feb 2025

The contact owns a 2019 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to respond. The check engine light warning illuminated, and another unknown warning light flashed. The contact was approaching a traffic light and then while attempting to accelerate, the vehicle failed to respond. The contact pulled over to the side of the road, parked the vehicle, and turned off the vehicle however, the vehicle failed to restart. Several independent mechanics were contacted, and the contact was made aware of a possible recall related to the failure. The contact called the manufacturer and was referred to the dealer for assistance. The vehicle was towed to the dealer to be diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the engine was knocking. The vehicle was not repaired because the manufacturer was waiting on the maintenance records for the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 92,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Apr 2024
Jan 2025

The engine sensor knock sensor went out on me on I-95. I called the dealer who sold me the car no action as of yet. Took it to a dealership service and had them diagnose it and they confirmed it. They informed me of a recall for Hyundai that year (2019) but not this model. They were baffled why this model was not recalled when they have several models with engine issues. They informed me they were not going to fix it because it will not work but I could risk it somewhere else. I took it to Precision Auto Tune and the dealership was correct. It only work for 48 hours if that. Confirm by more mechanics and the engine is no good

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Apr 2025
Jan 2025

The contact owns a 2019 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated while driving at approximately 60 MPH, the light oil low light illuminated and gray smoke started coming out of the front end of the vehicle, underneath the hood of the vehicle, and from the rear of the vehicle. There was a burning odor coming from the vehicle. The contact pulled over to the side of the road to inspect the vehicle. The contact found no visible failures; however, while attempting to restart the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that the drain plug had backed out and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer informed the contact that the engine needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the failure might have happened during an oil change and the repair was not covered under warranty. The failure mileage was 50,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Apr 2024
Dec 2024

The contact owns a 2019 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated that while driving on the highway at 70 MPH when the vehicle acceleration speed was reduced to 40 MPH independently. The check engine warning light had illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed that the gasket fuel pump, camshaft, timing chain, timing chain sensor, and intake cam were faulty and would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Apr 2024
Dec 2024

The 2019 Hyundai Tucson was being driven home when all of a sudden acceleration was reduced to 25-30 mph. The Engine light went on while this happened. Got the car home, thankfully was off the highway and had it towed to the Dealership. Dealership informed me that it was an engine problem- a cylinder was blown and new engine would be needed on a car that had just reached the 40,000 mile mark. 40 other cars were brought into the dealership the same week and all needed new engines. If this car stopped working on the highway the consequences would have been dire! It is almost 2 weeks without a car- Dealership had no loaners left and we still don't have an answer from Hyundai if they plan to cover the engine still under warranty. We were told Hyundai had been denying allot of engines under warranty. And we were told it takes a long time to get an engine even if approved by Hyundai. If I must rent a car for a month or more, it will be very expensive. If 40 owners showed up at the same dealership in one community in the same week what is happening nationally and why hasn't Hyundai issued a recall? Do we have to wait until people's cars stop operating at full speed on a busy highway causing multi care pile ups before Hyundai speeds up response to repair but more importantly notifies owners of their vehicles this is a problem- a BIG problem!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Feb 2024
Nov 2024

2019 Tuscon with 70k miles.Engine failure, had to have vehicle towed to dealership. I have been without a vehicle for over a month and other than the dealership leaving me a message saying that my engine is seized, I have been completely ignored.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Feb 2024
Nov 2024

While driving on the highway, the check engine line came on and my Tucson started loosing power. I quickly moved into the right lane and was able to exit the highway and pulled over. I had previous issues with the vehicle and was told it was the 1 & 2 ignition coils that were replaced. I assumed it was the same issue for the 3 & 4 ignition coils. They were also replaced but the issue was not resolved and the vehicle was towed to a mechanic shop who stated there was a piece missing off one of the pistons and he couldn't determine how that could have occurred. At this point, he said my engine would need to be replaced and apparently they are back-ordered for 6 months. My daughters vehicle - 2019 Kona, was purchased at the same time and she also lost power in her engine while driving on the freeway. Fortunately she pulled off onto the should in a very dangerous situation. Her engine had a hole and later found out the 2019 Kona had an engine recall. I have heard there are issues with the 2019 Tucson, but no recall has been issued.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Aug 2024
Nov 2024

My car is burning oil like crazy, having to top off engine with 1.5 quarts between 5,000 mile oil change with synthetic oil. Took to Hyundai for oil consumption test. Let them know I'm having issues with burning oil, and my check engine light comes on often. They looked at my car saw enough of a problem according to advisor to skip first step of oil consumption test and jump straight to step 2 an engine combustion cleaning, which cause multiple more codes to come on. Drove the 1,000 mile 1378 to be exact because I explained to them that I couldn't bring back at exact mileage and was told that was fine. I was toldy car was only a quart low and that that meant everything was fine and that they would now honor the warranty. I am using in ungodly amount of gas and my engine oil smells like straight gasoline. I explained this to the manager and he said he resubmitted to try to retest again and was denied. I do not know what to do at this point. The advisor even said he didn't agree with their decision but it was up to them. His hands were tied. I am a single mother still paying on the car and only bought new because of the warranty. I provided immaculate proof of oil changes and maintenance. Please help .

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Nov 2024
Oct 2024

My car lost power and was shaking while driving, the dealership service department told me that that my car was producing a code for a misfire in my exhaust valve chamber #3 and I could replace this for $4400 but in a few months I would need a new engine so they recommended I replace the engine for $8000. I am 1000 miles over my warranty so Hyundai is refusing to pay for this. I currently finance my car and owe $22000 on it still and can not afford to fix my car out of pocket. My car has been at the service department since 9/6/2024, I’ve researched this problem with this make and model and thousands of Hyundai owners are being denied for new engines because the engine failure was not caused by the rod bearings, ultimately both of these concerns and problems are cause from oil consumption and these vehicles burning oil. After multiple exhausting attempts to clear this up with Hyundai USA corporate and my local dealership. I’m am now working on other options. Driving down a 70mph highway losing acceleration is dangerously unacceptable

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jun 2024
Oct 2024

The Engine start having a knocking sound, it got worse until stop, it burned the oil faster.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jun 2024
Sep 2024

Engine stalled while on the road with no warning lights. Seized and doesn’t start. Hyundai said that that it was engine neglect because of sludge yet we consistently got the oil change.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Dec 2024
Sep 2024

I have had to replace the exhaust manifold and catalytic converter twice since owning my car. I have owned my car since 2020 and bought it at 23,000 miles. The car now has 100,000 miles - all highway. The code P0240 has displayed again and the dealership said I need to replace the catalytic converter and manifold for a third time. The car burns synthetic oil very quickly as well. Dealership has found no leaks of oil. I have to change oil every month because of how quickly the oil burns. I have conducted my own research and have found several other owners of 2019 Hyundai Tucson are having similar issues. I encourage Hyundai and its partners to initiate an investigation. This could cause detrimental damage to the engine. Something is wrong!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Sep 2024
Sep 2024

The contact owns a 2019 Hyundai Tucson. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the vehicle lost motive power. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed with catalytic converter failure and sludge in the engine oil. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The catalytic converter was replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The contact stated that the vehicle was at the dealer for 55 days. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The contact was informed that the engine was not covered under warranty. The contact was informed that because the history of the oil changes was consistent with Hyundai, the engine was not covered under warranty. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Sep 2024
Aug 2024

The check engine light came on and then started flashing. It was 3 quarts low on oil and there were still 1,000 miles left before the next oil change. The oil has been changed regularly since we purchased the Tucson in December 2023. A mechanic looked at the vehicle today and said metal shavings were in the oil and the engine needed replacing. The 2019 Hyundai Tucson got good reviews and was considered a safe vehicle for teen drivers, but now I'm wishing we purchased something else for our kids to drive.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Aug 2024
Aug 2024

engine light on and gave code p3001 so change spark plugs and ignition coil and still same code ,manufacturer run compressor test and they said compartment 1 there is no compressor.and suggested me to change engine and its not even 100000 mile on ccr it just 80000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 HYUNDAI TUCSON, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jan 2024

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The 2019 Hyundai Tucson has 112 Engine complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.