2013 Hyundai Veloster: jerking or lurching

Filed Jan 1, 2026 · Engine · MO

Purchased car from Premier Auto in Kansas City, KS in January of 2023. The car had 70,000 miles on it. In July of 2023 I was driving on a 4 lane HWY with a speedlimit of 65. The car suddenly jerked to and slowed to 35 MPH. The car behind me nearly hit me. I had it towed to Midas to have it checked out. They informed me the engine had failed and it was because of a manufacturer recall. I then had it towed to a Hyundai dealership in October 2023. They stated to me that it was engine failure due to a recall but they would not fix it. They stated not under recall. The dealership then sent me a notice saying that I owed them 150 dollars and they would keep the car. I filed a claim with Hyundai corporate and they denied repairs stating not under warranty. I appealed that which was a denied response with the reason as not under warranty. I then filed a claim with BBB warranty department and their response was "we only assist with new car warranty issues. I then filed another claim with Hyundai corporate and the dealership and both denied it because of the warrant expiration. While that was happening I lost my spouse of 23 years. The car has been at the dealership for 2.5 years now and I continue to submit requests that are continuously denied.

Filed Sep 6, 2019 · Steering · 90,990 miles · TN · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai veloster. The contact experienced a failure with the power steering and steering column bushing. While driving 70 MPH, the steering wheel vibrated uncontrollably and jerked to the left. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact attempted to correct the failure, but lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a ditch. The vehicle sustained tire damage. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to f1 auto sales (1336 fort campbell blvd, clarksville, tn 37042, (931) 919-4744) for diagnostic testing and repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,990.

Filed May 14, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 67,000 miles · OR

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...

Filed Jun 16, 2015 · Transmission · 15,700 miles · CA

Bought a used 2013 hyundai veloster with almost 15,000 miles for our son who has less than a year of driving experience. Car hesitates/jerks when accelerating from a complete stop. Took to the local dealer and did not find any error codes. They stated that due to the transmission on this car was manual and was converted to be automatic (I believe they call this dual clutch system), this is a normal issue. Jerking/hesitation from a stop could be dangerous, the car behind us started accelerating and had to swerve to avoid hitting us since the car was abnormally slow to accelerate after jerking. Now I am concern since my son is a new driver and may not know what to do when this occurs. He could be involved in an accident. This needs immediate action from the safety board, or I will file lawsuit against the agency for its inaction. Based on complaints read on this site, there have been several complaints about this dangerous (or could be deadly) issue.

Filed May 7, 2015 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 29,321 miles · GA · crash

I have a hyundai veloster 2013, I noticed my brake light came on the dash on monday but went off. Tuesday morning when I was backing out the drive way my car got stuck in reverse. The car that was coming almost hit me he had to run off the road. He then got out the car and helped me get it back in to park. It took us about 15 mins to get it. I took it to the hyundai dealership they didn't even try to fix it he told me to go home and they will give me a call if they get a apt open. So on my way home my car was jerking I pulled over at the store and got stuck my car wouldn't got into park, so I was sitting there with my foot on the break for about 30 mins until I got it to park. I have called corporate office and nothing still has happened I am about to return this dang car.

Filed Jul 28, 2014 · Electrical, Suspension · 7,000 miles · NY

4 times I have hit a pothole or a bump on the road and have had a "loud bang", the car jerks violently and then the wipers came on - one time I had the "loud bang" the car jerked violently the wipers came on and the car went into neutral. The combination of the suspension, tires and rims make this car very dangerous on roads that have any kind of potholes or bumps. Please help.