There are 1 stored owner reports matching the fuel system leading-label group for the 2018 Hyundai Tucson in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)AFTER STARTING MY CAR THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE, AT DIFFERENT TIMES, BUT NOT CONSISTENTLY. THE SMELL OF GAS IS VERY STRONG IN THE CABIN AREA EVEN WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES, ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL COMING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE AREA. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS FOUND, PER CAMELBACK HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN PHOENIX ARIZONA (12/29/20).
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.