Hyundai Veloster Complaints (2013)

427 consumer complaints on file.

#11417458May 17, 2021
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
On five separate occasions the vehicle engine has shut off completely while driving in traffic. Fortunately my wife was able to coast to the side of the road, but in all instances a serious road hazard and danger to safety for both us as well as the public was created. We are now no longer driving the vehicle out of fear of our safety. We have contacted the Hyundai dealership where all the prior 4+ years of service has been done, as well as Hyundai USA. Both have said they will not investigate. After the first two occurrences, I was told the original engine needed to be replaced due to metal shavings in the internal components. This is the exact same reason for the recent global recall, however Hyundai said our model was not covered under the warranty even though it was the same issue. We had the Hyundai Dealership replace the engine and within one month it happened again. This time they said the catalytic converter/exhaust manifold had failed again (this was the third catalytic converter). Since then, the engine has shut off two more times while driving. A local certified mechanic has inspected it and said he has seen several similar problems with other Hyundai vehicles. Hyundai USA refuses to address the issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11414896May 3, 2021
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 65+ MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. I PULLED OVER AND ALL LIGHTS ON CLUSTER POPPED ON AT THE SAME TIME (CHECK ENGINE, LOW OIL, LOW TIRE PRESSURE, LOW BATTERY, ETC), AND THEN LIGHTS TURNED OFF. THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES WHEN READ WITH A OBD SCANNER. CAR STILL RAN, BUT WOULD NOT MOVE, ALL POWER WAS LOST. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD CLOGGED, AND FOR SOME REASON DID NOT THROW AN ERROR CODE. THIS HAPPENED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING, AND COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF I HADN'T BEEN ABLE TO PULL OVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11408002April 14, 2021
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
FORWARD COLLISION WARNING DON'T WORK AT ALL, AND CLICKING SOUND COME FROM THE FRONT WHEN PRESS THE GAS PEDAL WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE, WHEN I TURN LEFT OR RIGHT, THAT'S SOUND IS CONSTANTLY ALL TIME, I SEE A LOT OF POST AND SAME CAR WITH THIS PROBLEM AND HYUNDAI DON'T DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS, I SEND THE CAR TO REPLACE THE CV AXLES AND SAME PROBLEM SOUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11406206April 3, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, USED FROM CARMAX, THE LIGHTING ON THE STEERING WHEEL STOPPED TURNING ON AND WOULD RANDOMLY COME ON WHILE DRIVING, USUALLY AFTER ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES AND WHILE TURNING. . IT NO LONGER COMES ON AT ALL AND NONE OF THE STEERING WHEEL BUTTONS WORK ANYMORE EITHER, NOR DOES MY HORN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11404946March 26, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE CLIMATE CONTROL SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MAIN HARNESS WHERE CLIPS IN IS BURNT AN IS MELTING MY SWITCH OUT AFTER BEING CHANGED AN USED FOR FEW HOURS IT THEN BURNS OUT. THE CAR SMELLS LIKE IT'S MELTING THREW THE VENT OF PLASTIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11404662March 24, 2021
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V204000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE) PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LARRY H. MILLER HYUNDAI ALBUQUERQUE (9820 COORS BLVD NW, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87114) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE ENGINE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,379.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11404240March 22, 2021
AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG WARNS LIGHT CAME ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11402773March 13, 2021
ENGINE
ENGINE KNOCKING . USING A LOT OF OIL BUT NOT LEAKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11399811March 8, 2021
ENGINE
VEHICLE HESITANT TO PUT POWER, STALLS, LOOSING POWER WHEN PRESING GAS AND CHECK ENGINE COMES ON, CODE FOR MISFIRE. CHANGED PLUGS AND COILS STILL DOES THE SAME ISSUE LIKE THE ONE FOR THE RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V204000 BUT MY VIN IS NOT UNDER THE LIST!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11399384March 5, 2021
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
HELLO, I BELIEVE THERE IS AN UNDERLYING ISSUE WITH THE VELOSTER 2013 THAT HYUNDAI HAS NOT ADDRESSED PROPERLY WITH THEIR SERVICE CAMPAIGN. I HAD RECEIVED THE SERVICE AROUND 06/01/19 (I AM NOT SURE EXACTLY WHEN) AND A YEAR LATER HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS THIS SERVICE WAS SUPPOSED TO ADDRESS. I HAVE HAD ENGINE STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET NEAR USC ON A BUSY INTERSECTION AND HAD TO MOVE THE CAR BY FOOT IN FEAR OF GETTING HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. I'VE ALSO HAD ENGINE POWER ISSUES THAT SEEM TO HAVE PERSISTED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I TOOK IT INTO A MECHANIC TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS A BAD COIL PACK FOR WHICH THEY DID A TUNE UP (SPARK PLUGS, COIL PACKS, OIL FILTER). SHORTLY AFTER THE TUNE-UP I HAD PROBLEMS OF THE SAME MISFIRING ISSUE WHERE THERE WOULD BE NO POWER TO THE ENGINE AND A SLIGHT KNOCKING NOISE. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO HUNDAI KEYES MISSION HILLS TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM THIS TIME AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING, BAD COIL PACK. THERE HAVE BEEN KNOWN ENGINE FAILURES DUE TO THE ECU, AND HAVE READ MANY ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE ECU. I ALSO BELIEVE THIS ISSUE HAS CAUSED MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO FAIL PREMATURELY AS THE MISFIRES WOULD SEND UNBURNED FUEL INTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I INITIALLY GOT IN CONTACT WITH A SERVICE MANAGER AT HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS ON FEB 15TH AND HE HAS FINALLY CALLED ME TODAY 03/15/19 AFTER WEEKS OF TRYING TO GET UPDATES. THE SUPERVISOR HAS DEEMED THAT THIS WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT EVEN AFTER EXPRESSING MY CONCERNS THAT THERE MIGHT BE AN UNDERLYING ISSUE THAT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED BY THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM FOR OTHER VELOSTER OWNERS. AND I FEAR THAT MY ENGINE WILL FAIL IN THE FUTURE. HERE IS THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN. REPORT RECEIPT DATE: MAR 14, 2019 NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 19V204000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11398301February 28, 2021
ENGINE
THE ENGINE RODS ARE KNOCKING, EVEN THOUGH I'VE KEPT OIL IN THE CAR. AND HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES. THE ENGINE OIL ALWAYS HAS TO BE FILLED AFTER A COUPLE WEEKS EVENTHOUGH THERE IS NO OIL LEAKS. NOW THE MOTOR HAS TO BE REPLACED. THERE ARE MULTIPLE RECALLS ON THE SAME THING FOR THIS CAR JUST NOT ON MINE SPECIFICALLY. NOTICED IT TODAY WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON AND HEARD THE KNOCKING NOISE. THIS CAR COMPANY HAS A HISTORY OF THIS SAME ISSUE ON MULTIPLE CARS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11395754February 11, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY SECOND HVAC CONTROL UNIT HAS MELTED. THE PLUG IS BURNT. THUS IS A RIDICULOUSLY NORMAL ISSUE, YOU KNOW WHEN IT FAIL BECAUSE YOU SMELL THE BURNING PLASTIC BEFORE THE HEAT SHUTS OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11394713February 4, 2021
ENGINE
HET LEAKING OIL TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD , CAN CAUSE FIREEAD GASK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11391121February 1, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
IVE REPLACED THE ENGINE THREE TIME DUE TO FAILURE. THE FAILURE OF THE GDI MOTORS IS IMMINENT. ON A DIFFERENT NOTE, THE CLIMATE CONTROL KNOB HEATS UP AND BURNS OUT THE METAL STRIP BEHIND THE KNOB WHICH CAUSES THE KNOB TO EVENTUALLY BECOME USELESS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389266January 21, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FAN SPEEDS FOR HEAT AND A/C NO LONGER WORK WHEN THE DIAL IS PLACED ON THE NUMBER FOR THE SPEED OF THE FAN. TO GET SPEED #2 TO BLOW, THE DIAL IS ACTUALLY SOMEWHERE AROUND POSITION 2.5. TO GET SPEED #3 TO BLOW, THE DIAL NEEDS TO BE AT ABOUT 3.5, WILL NOT WORK WITH DIAL PLACED ON THE NUMBER 3 LIKE IT SHOULD. SAME ISSUE WITH FAN SPEED #4. AFTER REMOVING DASH PANELS TO INSPECT, WIRES AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ARE GETTING SO HOT TO THE POINT THAT THEY MELT. THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11387011January 7, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
BRAKES LOSE OF BRAKE PRESSURE WHEN BUMPS ARE HIT. REAPPLY BRAKES TO REGAIN PRESSURE ENGINE BURNING OIL ISSUES AND OVERHEATING ISSUES. THIS HAS RESULTED IN MY 1.6 L HAVING ENGINE FAILURE AND IT IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST AS THE 2.0'S AND UP ARE. BEING THAT THEY ARE THE SAME MOTOR OTHER THAN THE SIZE OF PISTONS AND TURBO CONFUSES ME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385545December 30, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SMELLED A BURNING PLASTIC SMELL AND LATER REALIZED THAT SETTING #4 ON HVAC FAN NO LONGER WORKED. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY AT THE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11378405December 8, 2020
ENGINE
ENGINE FAILURE AT LOW LOAD, 84K MILES. PROBABLY RELATED TO PREVIOUS RECALL WHICH DIDN'T FIX IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11376923November 29, 2020
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOSE WITH LOUD CLICKING SOUND WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED. THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN TURN ON WILL NOT TURN OFF. THE CLICKING LOSE STEERING HAPPENS WHEN STATIONARY OR DRIVING. CRUISE CONTROL STOCKS WHEN DRIVING. THIS STARTED 3 YEARS AGO. STOPPED USING CRUISE CONTROL. TOOK CAR TO HYUNDAI FOR BOTH. CLICKING/LOOSE STEERING IS A FAULTY PART THAT IS KNOW BY HYUNDAI AND HAS BEEN RECALLED ON SEVETAL OTHER HYUNDAI. BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN DONE FOR THE VELOSTER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11376895November 28, 2020
ENGINE
ENGINE BLEW WITH 116K I BARELY DROVE THIS CAR ABOUT 6 MINUTE DAILY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Hyundai Veloster