2017 Hyundai Tucson · symptom sheet
Transmission hesitates when accelerating
- 91owner reports
- 7,500median miles
- $3,000median quote
- 2involved a crash
Newest report May 12, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
91 of the 138 reports of transmission shudder on the 2017 Tucson describe hesitation when accelerating.
Part of Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard (138 reports) · also: jerking or hard shifts
Tick what matches of 91 reports
Hesitation when accelerating 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 a car that pauses before it goes. You press the gas, and for a beat nothing happens, or the engine revs and then the car catches up. What makes it distinct from the wider sheet is timing: the complaint isn't a rough shift at speed but a delay right when you need to move.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the transmission (46 reports) and the software (6 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the transmission and drivetrain covers the 2017 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
What owners paid
5 of the 91 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $351 to $4,100.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 3,900 and 19,300 miles, from the 58 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 3 service bulletins or notices for the 2017 Hyundai Tucson that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
This bulletin provides the procedure to update the TCU for vehicles that may exhibit a hesitation at acceleration particularly from a rolling stop condition. This update optimizes the TCU torque control logic.
This bulletin provides the procedure to update both the ECM (Engine Control Module) and the TCM (Transmission Control Module) on some 2016 and 2017 Hyundai Tucsons equipped with a 7-speed EcoShift® Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT).
This bulletin provides the procedure to update the TCM (Transmission Control Module) on some 2017 Hyundai Tucsons equipped with a 7-speed EcoShift® Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT).
What owners wrote
“Car hesitates when accelerating from a complete stop and the car will jerk when driving at low speeds while accelerating.”
Filed Sep 6, 2023
“Vehicle is experiencing transmission hesitation and often fails to engage while entering traffic or passing in the highway. This is a safety issue affecting myself and other motorists on the road. There are hundreds of complaints to NHTSA regarding this issue and my vehicle is affected as well. Dealer refuses to acknowledge or rectify issue even though vehicle is still under warranty.”
Filed Dec 24, 2021
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 2 of 91 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 Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found
Other problems on this car
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- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 248 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 169 reports
- Burns oil or oil level rises 154 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
- Delay or no response when I press the gas 27 reports