Hyundai VELOSTER transmission problems
110 complaint narratives mention transmission 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.
Transmission and shifting evidence
110 of 1,284 complaints match this topic (8.6%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10456626 · 2012-04-26 (April 26, 2012)
WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC CIRCLE, THE DRIVER SLOWED THE CAR FROM 30 MPH TO ABOUT 15 MPH FOR TRAFFIC SEQUENCING. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED, THE RPM INCREASED TO ABOUT 6000, BUT THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE FOR 3-5 SECONDS, WHICH CAUSED ONCOMING CARS TO SWERVE TO AVOID A COLLISION. A SIMILAR SITUATION DEVELOPED SEVERAL WEEKS LATER WHEN MERGING FROM ONE FREEWAY ONTO ANOTHER. SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE TERMED THIS SITUATION AS A "FALSE NEUTRAL," WHERE THE COMPUTER CONTROLS ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE INTO WHICH GEAR TO DOWNSHIFT, IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE…
Owner-reported narrative. 1,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10456626 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10462532 · 2012-06-21 (June 21, 2012)
VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS TO FIFTH GEAR WHEN PASSING BUT DOES NOT RETURN TO SIXTH GEAR UPON RELEASING ACCELERATOR. VEHICLE CONTINUES AT SAME RATE OF SPEED WHEN RELEASING ACCELERATOR AS IF IT WERE ON CRUISE CONTROL. WHILE PASSING AN 18 WHEELER ON HWY 169 NORTH, I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER 18 WHEELER APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET IN FRONT OF THE ONE I WAS PASSING. WITH AN ONCOMING VEHICLE I COULD NOT PASS BOTH TRUCKS, SO I PASSED THE FIRST ONE AND PULLED IN BEHIND THE OTHER ONE. WHEN I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR CONTINUED AT THE SAME RATE OF …
Owner-reported narrative. 120 miles reported. Look up ODI 10462532 at NHTSA ↗
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 10493481 · 2013-01-19 (January 19, 2013)
THE CAR (HYUNDAI VELOSTER 2013, MANUAL TRANSMISSION, PRODUCTION DATE MAY 3, 2012) WAS PARKED ON A SMALL HILL, WITH THE HAND BRAKE PULLED ALL THE WAY. APPARENTLY THE HAND BRAKE FAILED, THE CAR ROLLED DOWNHILL HITTING A FENCE. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 8,350 miles reported. Look up ODI 10493481 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10498390 · 2013-02-17 (February 17, 2013)
WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS COLD AT FIRST START UP AND FOR AN HOUR OR SO, YOU PUT IT INTO REVERSE, THE "R" FLASHES AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT MOVE. THIS HAS LEFT ME STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT. ALSO INTERMITTENTLY AT COLD START, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO REVERSE WITH A DELAY, THEN HARSH ENGAGEMENT. ALSO INTERMITTENTLY AFTER DRIVING 1 TO 2 MINUTES THEN COMING TO A STOP, YOU ACCELERATE AND MAKE A SLOW SPEED LEFT TURN, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 14,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10498390 at NHTSA ↗