Buying a Hyundai Tucson buyback/lemon

Asked by Schira Sep 29, 2018 at 03:22 AM about the 2016 Hyundai Tucson 1.6T Limited AWD

Question type: Shopping & Pricing

Hello,

I’m currently interested in buying a 2016 awd
Hyundai Tucson. The one I found is $20,777
with 22k miles on it. It has many features
including blind spot detection, navigation,
heated seats, and moon roof. Overall this
sounds like a great deal BUT the car is a
buyback/lemon. According to the dealer the
car was bought back for having a
overheating transmission which they said is a
relatively common complaint with the 2016
model. The dealer has promised that this
issue was fixed by the manufacturer. I did a
test drive and the car seemed to drive
perfectly. It actually was smoother than other
TucsonsI had test driven. It also still has the
original warranty on it with approx 23 months
and 37k miles left on it. My question is is it
worth it to buy a buyback car of this model
with this kind of defect present in the past?
What can I do to ensure this is a resolved
issue especially if this is a common issue
with this model? Are Hyundai’s themselves
generally reliable vehicles?

4 Answers

1,220

Run, don't walk, away from that car. It's hard to get a dealer to go through with the Lemon buyback, so that means this car is seriously messed up. The dealer is trying to minimize the problems out of greed because he wants desperately to sell that car. Shame on him/her.

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PS, yes, generally Hyundais are very reliable cars! Just not the one you're looking at!

10

2016 was a bad year to Tuscon. dual clutch transmission is faulty and unsafe. They should not be allowed to sell that year. I would feel bad if you bought my Limited. I am seeking Repurchase while still under warranty, because Hyundai is not upholding their warranty promise and not fixing safety issues. I sense it is a Lemon.

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I recently researched purchasing used, late-model Hyundai Tucsons, and had to go with a new, 2022 model, to avoid the Dual-Clutch-Transmission (DCT) present on apparently all used late-model Tucsons. Many, many owners of such cars report dissatisfaction with these transmissions -- to the point of them being dangerous. The DCT transmissions have been discontinued as of 2022, so that should tell you something.

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