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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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KM8J3CA25HU••••••2017 Hyundai TUCSON
That is about average for the 2017 Hyundai TUCSON — 15 complaints per build across 70 builds.
22on this build
1057on the model
70builds in total
1involved a fire
Most reportedPower Train 10Engine 9Vehicle Speed Control 3Fuel/propulsion System 1
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemfireMay 2023
Vehicle caught fire damaging wiring harness. Engine has hesitation, AC system was damaged by fire. Recall shows electrical system/engine and brakes in recall. Hyandai refused to replace citing missed oil changes. Oil was changed regularly but not always at the dealer. These…
EngineApr 2026
Knocking noise in motor and metal flakes in the oil. Called local dealership. They report no recalls for this issue
Unknown Or OtherJul 2025
The vacuum pump cap was diagnosed as the issue. All the lights came on the dash. I lost power steering and speedometer. There has been recalls for other years
Power TrainOct 2023
As I was turning a corner the transmission seemed to disengaged; when I attempted to accelerate the car would not respond. It felt as though the car had shifted into neutral even though it is an automatic transmission and I had not made any adjustment. Very dangerous in I was in…
Vehicle Speed ControlJan 2021
When accelerating from a full stop or yield, vehicle takes up to 3 seconds to fully respond to pedal. Vehicle will move about 5ft forward during this 3 second lag time. After the lag time, the vehicle jerks into motion. Very dangerous to turn onto a busy road with 35mph speed…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN KM8J3CA25HU577278 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.