2013 Hyundai Veloster

MY VELOSTER WAS AT 73K MILES WHEN ITS ENGINE WAS BLOWN UP. WHILE I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY ON A FAST-FOOD PARKING LOT, I HEARD A LOUD BANG, AND METAL CLANG FROM THE HOOD OF MY CAR. THE CAR LOST ITS POWER AND THERE WAS SMOKING COMING OUT FROM THE HOOD AS WELL. SO, I WENT TO POP THE HOOD UP. THERE WAS OIL SPLASHED ON THE ENGINE. I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO HYUNDAI DEALER TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A BLOWN ENGINE ISSUE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS HAPPENED TO ME. I HAD JUST BOUGHT THE CAR FOR 2 MONTHS FROM A DEALER. THE DEALER I BOUGHT FROM HAD THE CAR INSPECTED AND VERIFIED THAT IT WAS IN EXCELLENT HEALTH, AND EVERYTHING. I HAD NOT INSTALLED ANY AFTERMARKET PARTS OR TWEAKED ANYTHING ON THIS VEHICLE, BESIDES REPLACING A NEW SET OF TIRES. I REALLY HOPE THAT HYUNDAI WILL PROVIDE A REMEDY FOR THIS TYPE OF ISSUE SINCE IT WAS BASICALLY ITS PRODUCTION FAULT. I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A MUCH WORSE SITUATION, HAD I BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR HIGH SPEED. ALSO, I AM NOT THE ONE WITH THAT HYUNDAI HAD LEFT A BAD TASTE IN THE MOUTH WITH ITS ENGINE FAILURE.

THE 2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER I PURCHASED HAS HAD AN ISSUE WHERE THE CAR EMITS A SULFUR LIKE SMELL WHEN ACCELERATING. THE SAFETY RISK IS A FAULTY ENGINE, AND POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO DANGEROUS EMISSIONS. UPON SEEING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEAR, I TOOK IT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. HYUNDAI INFORMED ME THAT THE CODES READ P0420 AND P0463. THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND FUEL SENSOR BUT DID NOT ASSESS WHY THE ISSUES HAVE OCCURRED. THEY REFUSED TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEN TURNED OFF SOON AFTER THE DIAGNOSTIC AND RAN OK OTHER THAN THE SMELL. THE CAR HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED AT JIFFY LUBE FOR EACH NEEDED OIL CHANGES AND SERVICE. JIFFY LUBE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOW ON OIL NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THE ISSUE STARTED, DESPITE THE OIL LIGHT NOT ILLUMINATED ON THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION AT A DIFFERENT HYUNDAI DEALER WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED BACK ON, IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE VEHICLES 3RD CYLINDER IS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. HYUNDAI REFUSED TO COVER THE ISSUE FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, FUEL SENSOR, AND ENGINE. I SUSPECT THE FAILURE OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND FUEL SENSOR TO BE RELATED TO THE ENGINE, DESPITE THE INFORMATION PRESENTED AND THE SERVICE CENTERS. I FEEL THAT HYUNDAI HAS PUT MY SAFETY IN JEOPARDY BY REFUSING TO COVER THIS ISSUE DESPITE MY PURCHASE OF A WARRANTY THAT COVERS ENGINE PROBLEMS. INCLUDED WITH SUBMISSION ARE THE RECORDS FOR MAINTENANCE, THE ORIGINAL DIAGNOSTIC, AND THE SECOND DIAGNOSTIC. THE MAIN CAUSE IS STILL UNKNOWN AFTER PAYING FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC, THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A DEFINITIVE EXPLANATION. KKB FLAGGED A VERY SIMILAR MODEL, SAME YEAR, MAKE AND ENGINE SIZE WITH REF. 19V204000 FOR ENGINE RELATED ISSUES CAUSED BY A SOFTWARE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE PERFORMED ROUGHLY AND THERE WAS REDUCED ENGINE POWER. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR FLASHED. THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE FINALLY RESTARTED AND WAS TAKEN TO JENKINS HYUNDAI OF LEESBURG (9145 US-441, LEESBURG, FL 34788, (352) 815-2516). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE STALLING AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A WARRANTY CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V204000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE); ALTHOUGH, THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR. THE DEALER PROVIDED AN EXTENSIVE DIAGNOSIS AND DETERMINED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE, TURBO, RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, PUMP ASSEMBLY AND OTHER UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER AND WAS TO FOLLOW-UP WITH THE DEALER AND CONTACT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, ALL LIGHTS FLASHED ON, ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON AND MY CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD TO TAKE IT OUT OF DRIVE, PUT IT IN SPORT MODE AND THEN BACK TO DRIVE. IT WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY IF I WENT ABOVE 45 MILES AN HOUR, I WAS 130 MILES FROM HOME. THIS IS NOT FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, HAVE MADE PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AS IF PIECES OF THE ENGINE WERE FALLING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND A LARGE HOLE WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO WEBB HIGHLAND HYUNDAI (9236 SOUTH INDIANAPOLIS BLVD, HIGHLAND, IN 46322, (219) 923-2277) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING SERVICE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED WORD ON THE DIAGNOSIS DUE TO THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

SO MY MOTOR STARTED MAKING THIS TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I NEED A NEW MOTOR DUE TO THE FACT I JUST BOUGHT THE NOT EVEN A MONTH FROM THE SMALL DEALERSHIP WHICH THEY DON'T OFFER WARRANTY. I THOUGH IT WOULD STILL HAVE WARRANTY CAUSE IT STILL UNDER 100K AND IT STILL UNDER 10YRS WARRANTY I THOUGHT THEY WOULD COVER IT BUT INSTEAD IT WAT TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER ONLY NOW GONNA COST ME $11000 FOR NEW MOTOR

I HAVE A HYUNDAI VELOSTER 2013. ON THE HWY HOME FROM WORK MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT COMPLETELY DIED. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION IT SEEMED TO BE IN PART DUE TO THE BATTERY. WE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND . SWITCHED OUT THE ALTERNATOR TO TEST IT AND TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CHARGED US 150 TO SUGGEST FACTORY PARTS IN ORDER TO DIAGNOSE IT. I REFUSED AND PUT THE OLD ALTERNATOR BACK ON AFTER IT TESTED CLEAR AND HECKED THE FUSES. THE MULTI FUSE FOR THE ALTERNATOR HAD BLOWN SO WE REPLACED THAT (MAKING IT DRIVEABLE) AND BROUGHT IT IN TO A DIFFERENT HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPT. THEY DIDNT CHARGE ME TO TELL ME THAT IT HAD BLOWN A ROD AND I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. HYUNDAI IS REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING HOWEVER DID CALL THE SEXIST JERKS FROM THE ORIGINALLY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND USED THAT INTERACTON AS BASIS TO SAY MY CAR IS FINE...