Beware the 2.0L & 2.4L engines
Our 2013 Tucson has the same 2.4L engine as the Santa Fe from the same year, but was not included in the recall where Hyundai added a function to detect engine knock in time to prevent serious engine damage. As a result, our Tucson suffered catastrophic damage within 25 miles at highway speed. Our Tucson has only 123k miles on it and we are the original owners. All service and maintenance was performed at local Hyundai dealerships at the recommended intervals. Hyundai’s recommended resolution to the engine blowing at 123k miles is to replace it with a USED engine with 75k miles—completely at our expense.
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