2014 Hyundai Veloster: engine stalls while driving

Filed Dec 10, 2025 · Engine · AL

The second cylinder is not firing. The car stalled when on highway.

Filed Apr 8, 2024 · Engine · WI

Engine started knocking at 117,xxx miles with oil changes less then 5,000 miles. Dealership acknowledged and confirmed that the rod bearings were bad. If requested could remove the rod bearings. Dealership and corporate Hyundai acknowledged the problem, but would not help cover any of the costs. The vehicle was also losing around 1 quart for every 1,000 miles which was not addressed by the dealer. This is a huge safety risk, if the bearing completely failed the vehicle would have stalled on the interstate. No check engine light is present or was present. The issues with the Veloster Turbo is well know and document from 2012-2017 regarding the failure of rod bearings prematurely. Other Kia and Hyundai vehicles have recalls for this same problem, unfortunately the Veloster does not.

Filed Jul 28, 2023 · Engine · 94,000 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Veloster. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 MHP, there was a loud knocking sound coming from the engine compartment before the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed that the engine had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 94,000.

Filed Mar 30, 2023 · Engine · 137,168 miles · NC

UNKNOWN At least four occasions, my Veloster stalled at an intersection within a two month time period. On at least two unique occasions, the vehicle stalled out in the middle of oncoming traffic at night. A check engine light appeared after the vehicle stalled out. The dealership has inspected and reportedly performed work to resolve the engine issue; however, after bring the vehicle for servicing, the engine issue persisted. Hyundai service manager advise me to bring in the vehicle four times; however, the engine light continues to appear after reported work has been performed. Note: Regular maintenance has been performed on the vehicle.

Filed Feb 16, 2022 · Engine, Fuel system · NH

Vehicle was in 5th gear when massive decelleration occured (55 mph to 20 mph).Engine started to stall out. Downshifted to 4th, 3rd, etc. Was able to pull over to breakdown lane. No warning lights in the months prior. Car seviced regularly. Had just passed state inspection two months prior (no codes in log), Hyundai dealer had addressed Campaign 966 a month prior (no codes in log), and then catastrophic failure of catalytic converter. Vehicle required tow to mechanic who stated "I've never seen anything like it. The cat was completely slagged out, like it must have been cherry red hot. Thank god it was freezing last night or the car could have caught fire." No CEL warnings at all on that night or any time prior. Believe this is directly tied to CAMP 966 ENGINE MONITORING LOGIC issue.

Filed Jan 3, 2022 · Engine · 80,000 miles · GA · fire

The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Veloster. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, he heard an abnormal knocking noise emitting from the engine. He then stated that a large amount of white smoke began to spew from the vehicle as his engine began to stall. As the contact was able to pull the vehicle over; the engine failed to restart after multiple attempts. Upon inspection, the contact also discovered a long trail of oil had leaked from his vehicle; he also discovered that oil had spewed all over the engine underneath the hood. Due to the failure, the contact had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic where they discovered a large piece of metal had blown through the engine block, which resulted in engine failure. The contact informed the dealer of the failure and his wife was informed that they had to order a new engine from the manufacturer. The vehicle had yet to be repaired and remained in the possession of the independent mechanic. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

Filed Mar 12, 2021 · Engine · 155,000 miles · VA

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.

Filed Mar 2, 2021 · Electrical, Lights · 10,322 miles · SC

My steering is sticking when going down the road like a magnet is holding it in place witch makes it hard to stay in the lane. L have also notice that my interior lights would get bright and dim on their own at times. I also have my headlights shut off while driving.

Filed Jan 25, 2021 · Engine, Fuel system · 103,000 miles · NY

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.

Filed May 29, 2020 · Engine · 100,893 miles · MD

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.

Filed Sep 20, 2019 · Engine · 70,800 miles · NC

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.

Filed Jun 21, 2017 · Engine · 29,900 miles · MO

The car as I would describe it stalls randomly while driving under 40 MPH, the engine doesn't shut off but I lose drive power and the RPM shoot up. The dealership has not been able to reproduce the issue and no engine lights come on when the problem happens. I fear this will end up causing me to get rear ended.