Used 2008 Hyundai Tucson Consumer Reviews

Cute Ut. but not great for highway travel!!

I had the red 2008 SE FWD with the V6 before I traded it in on a 2012 Nissan Murano SV AWD which turned out to be a big difference in performance! For starters the Hyundai cruise control would sometimes give out on steep highway hills (dealership said that it was normal and it's not really made for the highway) and was almost hit by a car right behind us when it happened! You would also see the hood at night so you would get a lot of oncoming car headlight reflections in your eyes! The scariest part was that the faster you went on the highway the lighter the steering wheel would get! Cargo room was also on the small side and wasn't intended for more than 2 people to use on a long trip! Also, I'm 5 foot 8 in. and I would hit my head getting in every other day! The transmission had a hard time shifting until it warmed up in the winter time! NO sound insulation so it was always cold inside in the winter and would get frost on the inside of the windshield on occasion! And certain curves on the interstate (going 75 mph) would make it lean more than usual! About the only positives I can give is the cute style, the neat cup holders on the inside of all 4 doors, the easy and fun auto shifter, the defroster that would allow air recirculation so no outside car exhaust would come in (one thing that Nissans are bad about), the medium gray cloth interior that's hard to find in most cars nowadays and simple controls for the a/c and stereo, the purchase price was decently affordable, and had no major or minor mechanical or electronic problems in the four years I owned it!