2017 Hyundai Tucson · symptom sheet
Engine rattles or ticks
- 57owner reports
- 67,000median miles
- $1,235median quote
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Apr 22, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
611 of the 1,087 complaints on this car are about the engine. 57 of those describe engine rattle.
Tick what matches of 57 reports
Engine rattle 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, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Owners in this group hear something before anything breaks. Most describe a ticking or tapping at idle, a rattle that's worse on a cold start and fades as the engine warms, or a noise that comes and goes over weeks. Some report the check engine light following a while later. It's the early-warning end of the engine complaints, and the reports that end in a named part are useful to anyone hearing the same sound.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the engine (7 reports) and the lifters (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the engine covers the 2017 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The connecting rod bearings inside the engine may wear prematurely, which can result in engine damage.
All 3 recalls on the 2017 Hyundai Tucson, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the engine on the Tucson
Loss of motive power. Closed dec 12, 2023.
Engine fires. Closed feb 5, 2024, led to recall 23V-877.
What owners paid
8 of the 57 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $300 to $13,000.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 58,998 and 86,790 miles, from the 27 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“A knocking noise from the engine. The dealership is refusing to give us a warranty for the rebuilt of the engine that we will be covering 40% of the cost. Is this possible? For us to spend approximately $7K and not get a warranty on the work done?”
Filed Mar 27, 2025
“My 2017 hyundia Tucson is using a minimum of 1 quart per 1000 miles . Always serviced by the dealer . There is no smoke , no leaks and always serviced at the dealer . Started the car in the morning and the engine was making lifter noise . I checked the oil and nothing registered on the dipstick.”
Filed Feb 27, 2024 · 1,000 miles
“A knocking noise from the engine that increases in frequency as the engine rpm increases. Reduced power and/or hesitation and vibration. Illumination of the âcheck engineâ light in the instrument cluster. Illumination of the âengine oil pressureâ warning lamp.”
Filed Dec 7, 2023
“Not to long after I purchased the car I have to put oil in the car every 4 to 5 weeks.Sometimes the motor sounds like itâs going to blow.The car slows down and sounds loud.Never once has a oil light turned on.When I checked the oil it doesnât appear on the stick.”
Filed Sep 13, 2023
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 57 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
Other problems on this car
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 265 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 248 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 169 reports
- Burns oil or oil level rises 154 reports
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 138 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 48 reports
- Loses power when accelerating 48 reports
- Turbo failure or loss of boost 35 reports
- Doors, latches or locks fail 30 reports
- Engine leaks oil 30 reports
- Delay or no response when I press the gas 27 reports