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2012 Hyundai Tucson electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 17 complaints for the 2012 Hyundai Tucson, 5% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
17 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
38,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 3
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2012 Hyundai Tucson Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 38,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 38,000 miles
Based on 11 complaints that include mileage. 73% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 11 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 38,000 miles, and 73% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 3 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai tucson. The contact stated that when entering or exiting the vehicle, she always received an electric shock when touching the doors. The vechile was taken to the dealer, who was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the defect. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 28,000 and the current mileage was 40,000. The VIN was not available.

Reported at 28,000 miles, June 2013 Injury

Shift does not appear on dashboard, transmission shifts hard when this happens. When in reverse, the camera does not work. Have to shut car off then transmission works.

Reported at 37,500 miles, September 2014

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