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The other day while driving on the freeway, I slowly started losing speed going from 70 down to 0. Stepping on the gas did nothing. When I reached 30 mph I started getting a message with the warning alarms going crazy alerting me that I had a "Hybrid System Failure"....I was fortunate to be able to pull over three lanes with the other drivers seeing my hazards on and letting me move over. The engine was still running but I couldn't move and the hybrid battery system graphics on the info screen showed it being completely depleted.
As I was sitting on the shoulder and contemplating what to do and trying to calm down a bit...I turned the car off for a couple of minutes, then turned it back on, and I was able to start driving again with the hybrid battery slowly charging back up. But the engine sounded like it was struggling at first to get going and it took a little while before the battery finally got to 50% charged.
Of course I exited off the freeway, and took the local streets home... but man, this was one very scary situation where I could had been in a severe crash. I had semi trucks all around me with one that had to quickly change lanes. Thinking of having it towed to the dealership for my appointment. Just don't feel very comfortable driving it anymore. Anyone with a Tucson hybrid experience anything like this?
As I was sitting on the shoulder and contemplating what to do and trying to calm down a bit...I turned the car off for a couple of minutes, then turned it back on, and I was able to start driving again with the hybrid battery slowly charging back up. But the engine sounded like it was struggling at first to get going and it took a little while before the battery finally got to 50% charged.
Of course I exited off the freeway, and took the local streets home... but man, this was one very scary situation where I could had been in a severe crash. I had semi trucks all around me with one that had to quickly change lanes. Thinking of having it towed to the dealership for my appointment. Just don't feel very comfortable driving it anymore. Anyone with a Tucson hybrid experience anything like this?