2017 Hyundai Tucson · symptom sheet
Transmission jerks, lurches or bangs into gear
- 53owner reports
- 12,559median miles
- $4,100median quote
- 2involved a crash
Newest report Nov 23, 2025 · checked Oct 2, 2026
53 of the 138 reports of transmission shudder on the 2017 Tucson describe jerking or hard shifts.
Part of Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard (138 reports) · also: hesitation when accelerating
Tick what matches of 53 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
Few of these reports name the part that was replaced.
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the transmission and drivetrain covers the 2017 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
What owners paid
6 of the 53 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $351 to $7,000.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 5,000 and 31,000 miles, from the 35 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“The transmission consistently slips, or does not engage. It sputters, jerks, or simply does not go when the accelerator is depressed. One incident was so bad that when it finally engaged, it threw me back against my seat then sputtered and moved ahead slowly, all while merging into traffic. Very dangerous!”
Filed Aug 8, 2022
“The dual clutch transmission is faulty. It jerks, acts like its going to stall and does not accelerate properly. It almost caused an accident while driving through an intersection. The vehicle didn't accelerate moving through the green light and acted like it was going to stall. Very dangerous!”
Filed Aug 5, 2022
“Transmission jerks and shakes intermittently while slowly moving forward, can shake very violently, for example, waiting in line or at a stop light with foot on brake/slow release.”
Filed Jul 6, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 2 of 53 reports involved a crash and 2 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
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