2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER Complaints

THE AC/ CLIMATE CONTROL KNOB HAS PARTS IN IT THAT KEEP MELTING, RENDERING THE HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONING UNABLE TO TURN ON.

WHILE DRIVING, CAR TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED, EVEN THOUGH ENGINE RUNNING. INSTRUMENT TACH READ 0, INSTRUMENTS PANEL SEEMED DEAD. ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE TWICE BUT UNABLE TO MOVE. EXITED CAR AND LOCKED, WAITED 30 SECS. ABLE TO RESTART CAR AGAIN THEN DRIVE. HAS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN 5 MILES OF HOME.

THE RUBBER STEERING COUPLER THAT CONNECTS THE ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR TO THE STEERING COLUMN HAS FAILED. WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THE FRONT TIRES DO NOT INITIALLY START TO TURN UNTIL YOU HEAR A METALLIC CLUCK AND THEN THE TIRES START TO TURN. THIS OCCURS WHETHER THE CAR IS STOPPED OR MOVING. ALSO, BUMPY ROADS CAUSES ERRATIC SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THAT DID NOT START TO OCCUR UNTIL THE RUBBER STEERING COUPLER FAILED. THIS PART FAILED WHEN THE CAR HAD ONLY 55,000 MILES ON IT. THE COST TO REPAIR IT WAS AROUND $250. *TR

STEERING WHEEL CLICKS WHEN GOES SIDE TO SIDE. SHAKING IN STEERING WHEN SLOWING DOWN. *TR

MY CAR STALLED AT A RED LIGHT. EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL LIGHTS ON, THE CAR WOULDN'T GO WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES, IT WOULDN'T MOVE. IT HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF THE STREET AND AFTER 20 MINUTES OF RESTING, IT WORKED AGAIN. *TR

ENGINE IS CONSUMING TOO MUCH OIL. LESS THAN 1100 MILES INTO DRIVING WITH A FRESH TANK OF OIL IT IS EMPTY. WE'VE DONE THIS NOW 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. MECHANIC SAYS IT IS NOT A GOOD SIGN AND TO BRING IT INTO HYUNDAI. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR