2016 Hyundai Tucson · symptom sheet
Transmission jerks, lurches or bangs into gear
- 104owner reports
- 11,200median miles
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Jun 12, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
104 of the 213 reports of transmission shudder on the 2016 Tucson describe jerking or hard shifts.
Part of Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard (213 reports) · also: hesitation when accelerating, transmission slipping
Tick what matches of 104 reports
Jerking or hard shifts on other Tucson years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
This is the narrower sheet inside transmission shudder for shifts that jerk, lurch or bang. Where the wider sheet also takes in slipping and vibration, these reports are about a shift that arrives too hard: the car lunges forward, or a clunk comes through the floor as it drops into gear.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the mounts (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the transmission and drivetrain covers the 2016 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
Certain driving conditions and high temperatures may cause the vehicle to not move if the accelerator pedal is pressed and released repeatedly.
All 5 recalls on the 2016 Hyundai Tucson, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 4,000 and 23,900 miles, from the 81 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
No report on this problem is short enough to quote in full.
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 104 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
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