2013 Hyundai Veloster

'TAKATA RECALL' MY VELOSTER HAS BEEN STALLING SINCE I LEASED IT THERE'S ALWAYS A PROBLEM WHEN SPEEDING UP AND HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE MORE THAN 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR MORE THAN 35 DAYS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON HIGHWAY, STATIONARY AND ON STREETS IT'S U JUST THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR A VEHICLE LIKE THIS WHEN I SHOULD BE GETTING MY MONEYS WORTH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 40 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED FROM THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR BRUISES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT AND SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DUBLIN HYUNDAI (LOCATED AT 6015 SCARLETT CT, DUBLIN, CA 94568, (925) 803-7700) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. HOWEVER, THE COOLING FAN WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COOLING FAN WAS INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

MILEAGE 114,000. A LOUD GRINDING AND "WHISTLE" NOISE BEGAN SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING IN STOP/GO TRAFFIC. THE CAR ALSO STARTED SMOKING AND GENERATING A VERY PUNGENT SMELL. THE NOISE HAS GOTTEN WORSE. TURBO FAILURE, $2000.00 REPAIR. HYUNDAI CAN SIMPLY SAY I DIDN'T MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE OIL CHANGE RECORDS AND DENY ANY WARRANTY REPAIRS. RESEARCHING THE ISSUE REVEALED THE TURBO FAILING AS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2013 VELOSTER.

57,XXX MILES. WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 70MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN ENGINE LOST POWER AND CHECK LIGHT ENGINE CAME ON. IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND LISTENED TO CAR. LOUD ENGINE KNOCKING NOISE. NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG BUT CALLING DEALERSHIP. TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SAID THEY WILL HAVE TO TEAR DOWN ENGINE TO SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY PROBLEM. SOUNDS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM, AND NOW WITH THE RECALL, SOUNDS EVEN MORE LIKE A PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. ADDITIONALLY, OIL AND SMOKE EMERGED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO COLUMBIA HYUNDAI (10981 MONTGOMERY RD, CINCINNATI, OH 45249, (513) 878-1980) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONNECTING ROD BLOCK WAS DAMAGED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V204000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 15648836. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,802.