Hyundai VELOSTER engine problems
173 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
1,284 owner complaints analyzed
10 distinct recall campaigns
61,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2012 to 2021 model years. Data snapshot: . 773 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
173 of 1,284 complaints match this topic (13.5%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10478150 · 2012-10-01 (October 1, 2012)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE RPM GAUGE INCREASED EXCESSIVELY BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A CLICKING AND CLANKING NOISE IN THE DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION EACH TIME THE GEARS ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE NOISE AND SHIFTING WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT THE FAILURE AND WAS SCHEDULED TO BE T…
Owner-reported narrative. 2,719 miles reported. Look up ODI 10478150 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10499237 · 2013-02-19 (February 19, 2013)
CAR HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. OTHER TIMES IT ONLY GOES INTO FIRST GEAR. HAD TO MOVE IT TO NEUTRAL THEN BACK TO DRIVE TO GET IT TO WORK. OTHER TIMES, HAD TO TURN IT OFF COMPLETELY AND BACK ON TO GET IT TO WORK. THIS PROBLEM NEARLY GOT ME IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT HAPPENED WHILE ENTERING A HIGHWAY. ALSO, SOMETIMES IN FIRST GEAR THE CAR WILL "CHUGG". IT WILL STRUGGLE TO ACCELERATE AND HAVE A JERKING/CHUGGING FEEL. AFTER A COUPLE VISITS TO HYUNDAI, THEY HAVE FAILED TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10499237 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10501464 · 2013-03-05 (March 5, 2013)
PURCHASED CAR ON 5/5/2012 WITH 6 MILES ON IT. WITHIN LESS THAN A WEEK AND 200 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN CLICKING. TOOK IT INTO HYUNDAI AND THEY STATED IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. AFTER 2 1/2 WEEKS THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AS HYUNDAI REFUSED TO GIVE ME A DIFFERENT CAR. SINCE THEN THE CAR CANNOT ACCELERATE, SOUNDS "CLUNKY" AND WHEN GOING AT LOW SPEEDS SOUNDS LIKE THE GEAR ISN'T ENGAGING AND SOUNDS/FEELS LIKE IT WOULD IF YOU RELEASED A CLUTCH TOO EARLY. CAR LOSES POWER AND SOUNDS LIKE IT'S ABOUT TO DIE. A HISSING AND RATTLING SOUND UNDER…
Owner-reported narrative. 250 miles reported. Look up ODI 10501464 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10521095 · 2013-06-21 (June 21, 2013)
VEHICLE HAS ENTERED INTO LIMP HOME MODE MULTIPLE TIMES, LAST TIME RESULTING IN NEAR COLLISION FROM BEHIND AS THROTTLE AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTING BECOME INOPERABLE. VEHICLE DOES NOT PRODUCE ANY CODES OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. OTHER SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO THIS CONDITION WERE AN ENGINE MISS WHILE DRIVING AND COMPLETE STALL IN PARK. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 33,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10521095 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10622208 · 2014-08-14 (August 14, 2014)
FOR THE 4TH TIME, MY 2012 VELOSTER LITERALLY SHUT OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN. IT DOES NOT STALL. IT SHUTS OFF ENTIRELY. NO ELECTRIC. NO POWER. NO NOTHING. LUCKILY, THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN DOING UNDER 15MPH OR STOPPED AT A LIGHT. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ON A HIGHWAY OR AT HIGH SPEEDS, IT IS QUITE CERTAIN THAT I WOULD BE IN AN ACCIDENT AS THERE WOULD BE NO WAY TO ALERT OTHER MOTORISTS THAT MY VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN - THERE ARE NO BRAKE LIGHTS OR ANYTHING WHEN IT SHUTS OFF. WHEN IT SHUTS OFF, IT IS IN DRIVE. IT CANNOT BE PUT BACK INTO PARK. I HAV…
Owner-reported narrative. 49,550 miles reported. Look up ODI 10622208 at NHTSA ↗