2017 Hyundai Tucson · symptom sheet
Delay or no response when I press the gas
- 27owner reports
- 7,500median miles
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Oct 21, 2025 · checked Sep 29, 2026
985 of the 1,086 complaints on this car are about the transmission and drivetrain. 27 of those describe gas pedal delay.
Tick what matches of 27 reports
Gas pedal delay 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
Owners in this group press the accelerator and the car doesn't answer, sometimes for a second or two, sometimes longer. Many describe it at the worst moment: pulling out into traffic, merging, or starting off from a stop sign.
What got replaced
Few of these reports name the part that was replaced.
Recalls and investigations
2 recalls on the transmission and drivetrain cover 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.
The affected vehicles may be equipped with an accessory trailer hitch wiring harness that, due to a malfunction of the tow hitch module, may result, in the trailer brake lights being constantly illuminated.
All 3 recalls on the 2017 Hyundai Tucson, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the transmission and drivetrain on the Tucson
Pedestrian alert sounds. Closed aug 7, 2023, led to recall 22V-063.
Loss of motive power. Closed dec 12, 2023.
Engine fires. Closed feb 5, 2024, led to recall 23V-877.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 5,000 and 16,000 miles, from the 20 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 27 reports involved a crash and 1 people were hurt. 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 264 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
- Engine rattles or ticks 57 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