The car stalls in the middle of traffic. As I come to a red light, or try to accelerate when a light turns green the car stalls. Takes a few restarts / a few minutes to work again. But then happens soon after. It has been happening for a few days now and I thought it would be a one off situation.
2013 Hyundai Veloster engine complaints
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To make a very long story short, I was driving to work and my car suddenly exploded and oil spewed out towards the rear. I had to get my engine replaced in late 2017 due to the engine throwing a rod. It took 3 months to repair because the dealership was behind due to other people having engine malfunctions. It took weeks to get a rental which was hectic because me and my husband both worked and commuted with a 2-year old. After my husband drove my car off the lot, my car was sounding a little funny, almost like a sucking nose that we ended up having to take back to the dealership to have them tell me that I needed to pay a diagnostic charge even though my car was well under warranty limit. I ended up speaking with the manager and he had the technician look at it to only be told it was nothing engine related even though my engine light was on! A few months after that, my car started losing power and was inoperable. I had it towed to the same dealership only to be told that I needed another engine replacement! The dealership told me that I would be responsible to pay since they already took care of it the first time. The cost to repair would have been over what the value of my car is. Me and my husband had to leave my car at the dealership since it was not drive-able and they ended up selling the vehicle at auction for $1700 in february 2019. I recently just found out that my car is under recall for the same reasons it was in the shop the first 3 times. Hyundai concludes that the 2013 veloster were having engine and mechanical issues. I have a recall number and have spoke to 3 different departments to see what I can do to resolve the balance I have left to pay on the car of $8710. I knew there must have been an issue since the last few times I've went to the dealership there were a lot of vehicles needing engine replacements. This has been frustrating to deal with.
The air/fuel mixture in the engine caused the oil to burn through faster than it should, increased pressure and caused the cylinder to damage the engine. This resulted in me having to replace the engine. The electrical system caused the vehicle to idle rough at low RPM, and eventually stalled at an intersection on a busy highway.
2013 veloster non turbo, stalls while driving. When starting vehicle, shifter moves but transmission does not engage. Car must be shut off and restarted after a short period and car will go into gear. This issue has been sporadic, the vehicle is unreliable and the stalling is extremely dangerous. A similar stalling issue recall for the 2013 veloster turbo model was issued in 2019. This may be a similar issue and should be extended for all 2013 veloster models. Dealership has checked the vehicle an has stated that no codes were found in the history so they could not resolve this issue.
Engine is burning up oil. No visible leaks. Have taken it to dealership twice but I'm adding more than a quart each month.
Vehicle start having a loud noise coming from the engine. It has always has hilt he oil check on time. Never run hard.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai veloster. While driving 55-65 MPH the vehicle backfired and stalled. The check engine warning light was illuminated. There was smoke detected from underneath the hood. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The contact called henderson hyundai (460 n boulder hwy, henderson, nv 89015 (702) 800-6127) but was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle was at the dealer several times for abnormal knocking noise in the engine. The contact stated that he was not informed of his VIN being included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v204000 (electrical system, engine). The manufacturer was contacted but did not assist. The failure mileage was 120,000.
Engine cylinder misfires . Even after changing spark plugs and coil packs. Especially when eco mode is off(in montion, accelerating) .when traction control cuts power seems to also attribute to misfiring and which has lead to unsettling idle.
Tl* the contact son owns a 2013 hyundai veloster. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, when a by stander driver on the passenger side informed his vehicle was on fire. The contact stated multiple warning light were illuminated. The contact stated he was able to park on the side of the road and called 911. The contact stated the police showed up called the fire department. The fire department extinguished the fire but did not file any reports. The vehicle was not drivable and was towed to local dealer dennis automotive located at 2900 morse road, columbus, oh 43231, were made aware of the failure. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or been repaired as of yet. Upon investigation the contact associated the failure with the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v204000 (electrical system, engine). The manufacturer had been informed of failure. The failure mileage was 73,000.
I have a 2013, hyundai veloster. I was driving approximately 65 MPH when a loud banging noise started and the car started to turn off with engine light flashing. I could hear something banging around inside the front of the car and then the black smoke started under the hood/exhaust system. I was able to pull car off of road and have it towed to hyundai worldcar in live oak tx. They want to charge me $5000 for a used engine and that quote includes the labor cost. Hyundai also contacted and I reported incident (dealership did not contact hyundai to report) with case # 16766796. My car had approximately 126,000 miles on it and had no indications of anything wrong. It was a terrifying situation and so unexpected, plus I had also just made my last car payment, so now I own a car with no working engine and I am being made to pay for it even though worldcar advertises a lifetime powertrain warranty, I am the only owner for the vehicle.
While driving the car on the highway engine suddenly died. Oil light flickered on and engine made loud knocking noises. Towed car home. Engine makes knocking noise upon acceleration and oil light flickers on. Towed to two different shops was told there was bottom engine damage. Engine will need to be replaced. Quoted $5000. Mileage 122,000. Oil was full. It is not only the turbo engines having this problem. Clearly this issue needs to be addressed.
2013 hyundai had a check engine light pop on so we took our vehicle to hyundai dealer in douglas county georgia. We were asked some round about questions that made us seem suspicious of a pre diagnosis for the car. Once sitting for 3 plus hours we were told it was a catalyst issue .we had the catalytic converter changes just last friday. Its wednesday and the check engine light is on again with additional sounds coming from the engine now.
I purchased the car on march 29, 2019 with 74,999 miles on it. I drove it for approximately 4,100 miles and had it serviced with synthetic oil at the dealership I purchased the vehicle. My next service date was set for 85,500 miles. Approaching my next service date, I heard a knocking sound coming from my engine and experienced a sudden loss of power while driving. I was driving on a straight on a suburban road, and had to pull off immediately. If I had been going faster, or had not had a spot to pull over it would have been a worse situation. The car had 85,570 miles on it at the time of the incident. I then took it directly to the closest certified hyundai dealer where I found recall 182 was open on my vehicle. This recall describes potential pre-ignition that can lead to excessive cylinder pressure in these engines. When the service department diagnosed my vehicle, they said there was sever lower engine bearing damage leading to engine failure and that it needed to be replaced. Since there was an open recall on my engine, I assumed this would be done by the manufacturer, but they claimed that the damage was not due to the recall. Every document I saw describing safety recall 182 describes it causing pre-ignition and excessive cylinder pressure. From what I know about engines and have researched from others, excessive cylinder pressure causes shock waves that are seen to us as engine knocking. Engine knocking if left unchecked, can cause severe engine damage. I don't see how hyundai can make a claim that recall 182 is not the direct cause of my engine failure. They acknowledge the potential for damage in their statement. They are not doing enough to ammend this recall.
My son was driving his car when it lost all power and engine braked. We had it towed to hyundai where they told us it was the catalytic converter. A week later the car did it again, this time on a busy road and my son was lucky to have been able to pull over and not get hit. This time hyundai said it needed a new engine. Hyundai covered the engine but made me pay all the labor. Not happy, but if it makes the car safe again then I did it. It took 6 weeks to get the new engine. Got the car back, great. 2 mi this go by and the car did it again. This time the car started back up. We drove the car to hyundai and they said there is no problem and no fix. Could not let my child drive the car any longer (if this happened on a freeway going 60 MPH he would be killed). We got rid of the car the next day. Would love this to be an obvious recall (like their other engines and the turbo engine in this exact car). I would like my $$ back!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai veloster. While driving 70 MPH, a loud popping noise was heard. The contact noticed that a pistol failed and went through the engine. In addition, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to coastal hyundai (915 w new haven ave, melbourne, fl 32901) where it was diagnosed that a new engine was needed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided case number: 16332370. The failure mileage was approximately 61,000.
Tl* the contact owned a 2013 hyundai veloster. While the contact's daughter was driving approximately 60 MPH, thick black smoke emerged from the engine compartment. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and exited the vehicle before it became engulfed in flames. The police was present, but not the fire department. There were no injuries. The insurance company deemed the vehicle destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and sent a third party to conduct an investigation. The results were not disclosed to the contact. The dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that there were no recalls for her vehicle; however, the turbo model was under recall. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.
I have had a check engine light come off and on intermittently and my mechanic has been unable to determine the problem. Now I have taken it in for an oil change and the car will not restart. Check engine light is on and flashing several codes. Appears to be some type of damage to the engine . There is a recall on certain models equipped with 1.6 turbo engine. Recall number 182. I have never received any notification of this recall.
Tl* the contact owned a 2013 hyundai veloster. While driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle suddenly decelerated and would not properly accelerate. After stopping and exiting the vehicle, flames and smoke were present under the hood coming from the engine compartment. The fire department was called to the scene and extinguished the flames. There were no police or fire reports filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed from the scene. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified. The contact researched the failure and found that it was common among other velosters of the same year. The failure mileage was approximately 124,000.
My dtr's 2013 hyundai veloster went up in flames quickly after starting to smoke from front of engine on 4-14-19. Driving conditions were ideal and she was driving around 65 m/h or hwy 17, getting close to 280. We had just bought the car from hyundai dealer in fremont a few months prior.
While going at slow road speeds,on a city street, it threw a rod with no warning. There is only 54,000 miles on the car, we hadn't even had a chance to take it in for the recall software correction, since they just recently notified us of that. We had no warning signs, and the oil has been changed regularly, the last time being just a few weeks, before this incident. Given the number of complaints I have found, some involving vehicles with as low as 4,000 miles on them, and the lack of support from hyundai, I do not think they are fully looking into the dangers of this issue, and that they are not taking it seriously. If we had been going faster, when it happened, it would have caused a very serious accident, since the car just shut down with no warning, and all we heard was some sudden noise. The car is currently with hyundai of renton/carpros. So far, they have refused to accept these occurrences as being related to the recall issue from high pressure weakening the rods, and have refused to help people with warranty replacements. We can provide more information, and oil change documentation, and etc., upon request.
During a normal drive from work, the car hesitated to accelerate from sitting at the red street light and white smoke began to come out of the exhaust pipe. There was no sign of car trouble,no engine light indicator nor any kind of acknowledgment that there was a problem with the car. I immediately coast to the nearest parking lot which was a holiday express hotel. I then called usaa and requested tow service to have towed to south towne hyundai of riverdale, ga. On monday august 12, 2019. I explained to the service representative of my issue. He called tuesday morning and asked again what exactly was the issue in which I explained again. He never heard from the service representative again. I called tuesday later that evening, left a message and no call back. On wednesday, I called left a message with the service manager to give me a call and no one called. I went up to south towne dealership in which I waited and until I asked a lady who sat in an office next to the parts department for help. She went to the automotive garage came back and said they took the oil pan off saw shavings and noted it was a bad engine and the cost was $2500.00 for the engine plus labor which would be around $5000 to $6000 dollars. I was shocked because I just purchased the vehicle less than a month ago and had not driving the car 1000 miles. I ask if additional test were performed she said no because the took the oil pan off first. There were no diagnostic reading, no oil check, no throttle cable check performed. I am lost because numerous cars are having the same engine issue and there was a recall for 2013 hyundai veloster turbo engine early this year however not for the non-turbo which is extremely unfair because of the shavings from the pistons which is not an oil change issue nor is it an owner maintenance issue and there were no warnings or sign of trouble.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai veloster. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning and would not restart. The vehicle was towed to webb hyundai merrillville (1000 81st ave, merrillville, in 46410, (219) 736-2277) where it was diagnosed that the turbo was damaged. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 109,111.
I was driving my 2013 hyundai veloster turbo on a small road, as I pulled away from a stop sign I heard loud metallic grinding and scraping sounds, the vehicle lost power and I immediately pulled to the side of the road and turned the vehicle off. Checked under the vehicle and found oil spraying from the engine block. Vehicle was found to have a blown rod and a hold in the engine block and was towed to sussman hyundai of willow grove pa where I was informed of recall 19v‑204 #182. I was told by the service department that the vehicle needed a new engine due to the blown rod that left a hole in the engine block and it was likely that it would be covered under the recall. The vehicle stayed at the dealership for over a week while pictures were taken and sent to hyundai corp, hyundai declined to assist with the issue saying the vehicle was out of warranty. I contacted hyundai motor america for further assistance, I was told to leave the vehicle at the dealership and was given case #15862961 hyundai motor america has been very unresponsive. It's been over 3 weeks without any official notice. I was lucky that this issue didn't happen at higher speeds, I easily could've been hurt or killed due to the engine malfunction. Vehicle had 89k miles when the issue occurred.
Car issues with engine failed multiple times prior to complete stall @ 120k miles - where engine smoked and sparked at the end of stall
The oxygen sensor failed to open, causing catalytic converter to clog ruining exhaust manifold. Repair was made then little more than month later engine failed again this time with cylinder 3 full of oil and result is ruined engine with no sign to where the fail came besides software or manufacturer internal engine issue
To whom it may concern, my 2013 hyundai veloster started having issues on 5/14/19 so I scheduled a service appointment for 5/16 at murdock hyundai. During my service visit I was notified by the service department that there was a recall (#182) on my car but they currently did not have a fix from hyundai at that time. My car was parked from 5/16/19 to 6/3/19 when I was finally able to take it back to murdock hyundai to have the recall issue fixed. The service department updated the defective software and my car drove perfectly. The next day while driving my car home from work it started having the same issues as it did before the update. I contacted the dealership and the soonest they could get me back in was 6/7/19 so again I was not able to drive my car. The service department inspected the vehicle and determined that my fuel injector and spark plug/coils were damaged and need replacement. On 6/11/19 I spoke with a gentleman named sean at the national consumer affairs for hyundai regarding the repairs needed and I was told that I would receive a call back after he reached out to the service department and I have not heard anything back. I sent him a follow up email on 6/18/19 and still no response. It has been over 30 days since this issue began and it's still not resolved. I work full time and have been relying on public transportation because I am not able to drive my vehicle without causing further damage. I don't believe that the recall update fixed the problem and has caused damage to my vehicle. Any assistance you can provide in resolving this would be greatly appreciated.
Received the federal safety agency recall #: 19v‑204, hyundai recall #: 182 6 months after my engine threw a rod/cylinder leaving the vehicle inoperable. I was driving my car and it began shaking uncontrollably while driving to work on the interstate in atlanta.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai veloster. While operating the vehicle, the speed suddenly decreased and the vehicle failed to accelerate properly. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the engine was faulty due to low pressure in one cylinder. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified. The failure mileage was 91,000.
2013 hyundai veloster non turbo 39,000 miles catalytic converter failure and engine failure while driving. While driving the vehicle on a rural road, the engine shut down and the car lost power. I noticed smoke from the exhaust when the engine shut down. I was able to pull the vehicle to the side of the road. Vehicle was towed to dealer where it was found the catalytic converter had failed. It was noted that the engine had a loud ticking sound that it did not have prior to the catalytic converter failure. The engine is going to be replaced with cost share from hyundai. This is not a unique issue and has been recalled for the same exact same issue in the kia soul with the 1.6l engine. This issue should be addressed in full by the manufacturer.
I have had to have multiple items fixed on my 2013 veloster turbo, I have had the factory speakers replaced because they have blown, had to have the A/C control job replaced and recently the red air bag light has come on. Mechanically it has been worse, at 72000 miles or so the turbo blew while driving at normal speed on the highway. This was fortunately covered under my warranty. I started having to replace spark plugs frequently as they became covered in oil, then in february my engine gave out. I took it to the dealership and they did a compression test and told me I needed a new engine. I was out of warranty by 5000 miles so I had to buy a used engine and have it replaced, three months later I got a recall letter in the mail saying the engine management system was recalled.
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