2023 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid problems, complaints & recalls

2026-10-20 · Power Train

“the vehicle was already running and in drive. when i pressed the accelerator pedal to accelerate further, the vehicle would not accelerate. the rpms did not increase and vehicle did not respond. no warning lights appeared. i had to press hazard lights coast to shoulder and turn vehicle off and on to regain power]. this created a hazardous situatio…”

2026-08-10 · Structure:body · 💥 crash

“unintended acceleration and brake failure. while in the parking lot at [xxx]. the check brake warning light came on and prior to this when pressing the gas pedal the car was not responding or going very slow. i stopped looking for a place to park and when i took my foot of the brake pedal the car surged ahead at full speed. i slammed on the brakes …”

2026-05-31 · Electrical System

“car is phev and it failed 4 times in 3 years due ac compressor failure, main reason identified was due to high voltage it was failing ev and other systems. car stopped two times in the middle of highway. all 4 times hyndai kept the car with dealers for major part replacement. reported to hyndai consumer affair for replacement and request denied wi…”

2025-08-08 · Power Train

“my car is a 2023 hyundai tucson plug-in hybrid with approximately 75,455 miles on it. the car is stuck in neutral and will not switch to any other gears. the car also will not turn off fully. i basically got stuck/stranded and could not move. had to be towed.…”

2024-12-23 · Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking

“while driving my 2023 hyundai tucson phev with limited trim the emergency braking function activated for no reason at all. this has happened 5 times during the last 9 months and each time it was about the same conditions. road was dry my speed was from 55 to 75 mph it was during daytime hours and no cars were in front of me or on either side of m…”

2024-09-09 · Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking

“automatic emergency braking deployed without any external threat. i was driving 55 mph on the freeway and the automatic emergency braking engaged. the dash lights flashes, there was an audible alarm and the car braked. there was no danger in front of the vehicle and this action put me at risk of being hit from the rear by the car behind me. my saf…”

2024-08-20 · Power Train

“on tuesday august 6th 2024 car was put in the shop for an automatic dtc notification/check engine light. our car is less than a year old with less than 10,000 miles on it. our car was in the shop for a full 5 days and was given to us on the evening of monday august 12th with assurances that it was safe to drive. while in the shop, our car grounding…”

2023-12-12 · Electrical System

“car was completely dead. because it is a phev, wheels were locked and the vehicle needed special equipment to be towed. tow drivers (3 trucks eventually came) couldn't jump or charge the 12v battery. traction batteries had a good charge. locked wheels and sudden loss of all power makes this a safety issue.…”

2023-11-27 · Service Brakes

“new 2023 hyundai tucson purchased 9/9/2023 from curry hyundai in cortland ny. on several instances of highway driving during the first 1,000 miles, on highways and at highway speeds, the forward collision avoidance system activated without any reason and applied the brakes at highway speed. this happened 6 or more times in only 6 or 7 highway trip…”

2023-10-13 · Power Train

“the hybrid system has twice now failed on this vehicle shortly after starting it up. the second incident, i drove not even 300 feet, got onto a main, very busy road, and the system made a loud grinding noise, error messages came on the infotainment system and dash and the car stopped moving. it basically stalled without stalling. i was nearly hit f…”