2014 Hyundai Veloster

VEHICLE HAS THE SAME ENGINE AS THE RECALL IN SC176 FOR KIA SOUL AND HAS THE EXACT SAME SITUATION AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. 1.6L GDI ENGINE NOW HAS ONE CYLINDER WITH NO COMPRESSION, HAS CAUSED ENGINE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AND HAS OIL LEAKING THROUGH THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BUT THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE DRIVEN FOR EXTENDED TIMES AS THE SYSTEM GETS HOT IT LEADS TO STALL OR POTENTIAL FOR FIRE AS MENTIONED IN SC176.

CAR SPONTANEOUSLY LOSES POWER TO ENGINE WHILE IN MOTION. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE SOMETIMES STRUGGLES TO TURN OVER AND DOES NOT CORRECTLY READ RPM AS THIS DIAL WILL READ 0 RPM EVEN WHILE IN MOTION. WHEN THIS OCCURS IT IS ACCOMPANIED BY DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING UPHILL AND BUCKING. ON 2/24/2021, WHILE DRIVING UP A SMALL HILL ON A CITY STREET, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE NO KEY DETECTED LIGHT TURNED ON. THE ENGINE TURNED BACK ON ABOUT 1 SECOND LATER AND DASH READ 0 RPM EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING. ON 2/25/2021 WHILE PULLING FORWARD IN A DRIVE THRU RESTAURANT LINE, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE NO KEY LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT AND CHECK OIL LIGHTS CAME ON. I TOOK A PICTURE OF THE DASH AT THIS TIME. I TURNED THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF AND RESTARTED IT. DASH CONTINUED TO READ 0 RPM BUT WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AGAIN AND THEN RESTARTED IT A SECOND TIME AND THE VEHICLE THEN SEEMED TO BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DRIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNDISCLOSED SPEEDS, THERE WAS A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE HAD STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO HESITATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. DURING THE FAILURES, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER HEALEY HYUNDAI (410 FISHKILL AVE, BEACON, NY 12508, (845) 360-9822) WHO REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED BEFORE THE ENGINE FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

VEHICLE STOPPED DRIVING UNDER ITS OWN POWER AFTER DRIVING FOR SEVERAL MILES ON A COUPLE OCCASIONS. USUALLY AFTER DRIVING AT ABOUT 60MPH FOR 30 MILES OR MORE. IT EITHER BOGS DOWN GIVING TIME TO PULL OF THE ROAD OR STOPS COMPLETELY AFTER TRYING TO ACCELERATE AFTER A COMPLETE STOP. VEHICLE IS GIVING A P420 ERROR CODE BUT EXHAUST TECHNICIANS SAY IT IS NOT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. VEHICLE WILL DRIVE AFTER EXHAUST SYSTEM HAS BEEN GIVEN TIME TO COOL. COMPRESSION IS BEIN LOST IN ONE CYLINDER AS DETERMINED BY HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS A NEW ENGINE AND CONVERTER IS REQUIRED. RESULTS APPEAR TO BE THE SAME CONDITIONS AS LISTED IN SC176 FOR THE KIA SOUL 1.6L GDI ENGINE. HIGH EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN ABNORMAL ENGINE COMBUSTION AND DAMAGE TO ONE OR MORE OF THE ENGINE'S PISTONS AND POSSIBLE PISTON CONNECTING ROD FAILURE.

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE DOING ABOUT 60 OR 65 MPH AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED MISFIRING CAR JERSEY AND STARTED VIBRATING INWAS CLOSE TO EXIT 12 SO I GOT OF EXIT 12 AND FOUND A PARKING LOT WHERE THERE WAS A PEP BOYZ AND TOWED THE CAR TO MY SISTER IN LAWS HOUSE. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID THAT THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE COMPRESSION IN CYLINDER 2 THE CAR NEVER SHOWED ANY SYMPTOMS OF ANY SORT CAR ALWAYS RAN FINE OIL CHANGED ON TIME ALWAYS CARED FOR.

CAR MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN WELL KEPT. ROAD IN DC, HIT POTHOLE SUDDENLY ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE HORRIBLE NOISE AND STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. NO TAPPING NOISE BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. ALL OF A SUDDEN METAL IN OIL AND WAS TOWED TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME MY ENGINE SEIZED. AS A SINGLE MOM THIS IS NOT A RELIABLE OR SAFE. I WAS ONLY GOING 35MPG. IF THIS HAPPENED AT A HIGHER SPEED OR ON A HIGHWAY THIS COULD OF BEEN A FATAL INCIDENT. *TR

THE FIRST ISSUE WAS THE CLUTCH. I WAS DRIVING IN CHARLOTTE, NC CITY TRAFFIC AND THE CLUTCH STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND MADE MY CAR STALL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT UP WITH MY FOOT AND RESTART THE CAR. I HAD NO INDICATION THAT THE CLUTCH WAS BAD. IT WASN'T SLIPPING AT ALL AND I HAD NO DIFFICULTY SHIFTING GEARS PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. THE NEXT ISSUE WAS THE ENGINE. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT LOST POWER. IT WOULDN"T ACCELERATE PROPERLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE TURBO WENT FIRST AND THEN METAL FROM THE TURBO WENT INTO THE ENGINE AND RUINED THE ENGINE. THEY SAID THE CLUTCH NEEDED REPLACING. THE CAR DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 71,000 MILES ON IT. I WOULDN'T EXPECT AN ENGINE TO BE RUINED AT LESS THAN 71,000 MILES. I WAS TERRIFIED BEING IN TRAFFIC IN THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE WONDERING IF I WAS GOING TO BE HIT. THE ENTRANCE BELOW ASKS FOR A SPECIFIC DATE, HERE ARE THE OCCURRENCES AND DATES: JUNE 2019 CLUTCH STICKS TO THE FLOOR AND STALLS IN TRAFFIC SEVERAL TIMES. TAKE TO AAA AUTO SERVICES AS SOON AS IT HAPPENS AND THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. CONTINUES TO HAPPEN APPROX. ONCE A WEEK. SEPT 12 THE ENGINE STARTS WHINING, REVVING AND LOSING POWER ALL AT THE SAME TIME WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED WHILE IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY SEPT 13 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND NAV SCREEN STOPPED RESPONDING AND DOESN'T HAVE MUCH POWER SEPT 14 EVEN FURTHER POWER LOSS, SMOKE COMING FROM EXHAUST, CAR STALLS AND STOPS WHILE IN CHARLOTTE CITY TRAFFIC. TAKE TO DEALER. DIAGNOSED WITH STATED ABOVE.

SO IBOUGHT. MY VOLSTER OCT 11TH 2018 NOT QIUTEA YR AGO. AND IM DRIVING MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEAR A VERY ODD NOIS I THOUVHT MY TURBO WAS GOING OUT .I TAKEIT TO DEALERSHIP THEY AND I ASKED FOR A LOANER CAR WHILE THEY WERE CHECKING IT OUT .IT WAS SOME WHAT DRIVABLE RPM REVED UP HIGH I COULD. ONLY GO 30 MAYBE MILES A HOUR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON STATED ON. THEY SAID THEY DIDNT HAVE A LOANER CAR . SO I DRIVE MY CAR HOME WELL I HAD TO GO TO WORK SO OF COURSE IM HAVING TO DRIVE MT CAR LIKE THIS IT STARTS POORING BILLOWING OUT WHITE THIK SMOKE FROM BACK N ENGINE TEMPS GOES SKY HIGH. I ENED UP HAVING MY CAR TOWED TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. ITS THERE NOW I THINK MY CAR ENGINE HAS SEIZED OR BLOCK IS CRACKED .