2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER Complaints

THE A/C FAN HAS ALL BUT STOPPED WORKING. I'M LEAD TO BELIEVE THIS IS A RESULT OF THE MATERIALS THAT YOU WERE USED WHEN CONSTRUCTING THE FAN REGULATOR KNOB AND THEM MELTING. THERE ARE PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT ALL OVER THE INTERNET BUT MINE WENT UP SHORTLY AFTER THE CAR IS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY FOR THIS COVERAGE (BASED ON MILEAGE). THE FAN WILL BLOW ONLY WHEN POSITIONED PRECISELY RIGHT.

MY FIANC AND I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SUNROOF EXPLODED ON MY 2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER.

MY CLIMATE CINTRIL KNOB STOPPED WORKING ST DIFFERENT SETTINGS. SOMETIME I GET LEVEK 4 FIRCE OF AIR WHEN THE SELECTIIN IS ON 1. OR OTHER TIMES I GET AIR FORCE OF 2 WHEN THE SELECTION IS ON 4. MY AC ALSO WON'T WORK ONCE THE KNOB STARTED ACTUNG UP. MY SECOND ISSUE IS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GIES ON AND OFF. I GOT A READING OF DTC P0087 BUT I AM TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL EVEN THOU THERE IS A TSB OUT THERE.

SHATTERED SUNROOF WHILE DRIVING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. AFTER INCIDENT FOUND THAT 2012 HYUNDAI VOLESTER WAS RECALLED FOR SAME THING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUN ROOF HAD SHATTERED. NAPLETON HYUNDAI (649 DUNN RD, HAZELWOOD, MO 63042, (314) 548-0956) WAS CALLED, BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE YET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. WHILE AT A STOP AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AN EXPLOSION WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT NOTICED BLACK SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND FROM BOTH FRONT TIRES. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 11082662. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

MY SON'S 2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER'S SUNROOF EXPLODED VIOLENTLY WHILE PARKED IN OUR HOUSE DRIVE WAY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS CONTACTED, BUT BECAUSE OF OUR INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE THE EXPENSE WILL NOT BE COVERED BY THEM. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER AND THEY WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DAMAGE, DESPITE THEY HAD DONE SOME RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE, BUT WERE NEVER NOTIFY OF THIS RECALL OR OF THE POSSIBILITIES THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN.. I FIND IT UNFAIR THAT WE HAVE TO PAY FOR A DAMAGE THAT HAS TO DO WITH MANUFACTURING OF SUCH SUNROOFS BY HYUNDAI. IT IS CLEAR TO US NOW THAT THIS IS A VERY TERRIBLE ,DANGEROUS AND COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLES SUNROOFS BECAUSE OF ITS SIZE. I AM FILLING THIS COMPLAIN BECAUSE I WANT TO KNOW WHAT MEASURES HAS THE GOVERNMENT TAKEN TO MAKE SURE THAT THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY, IN OUR CASE THE HYUNDAI , IS MANUFACTURING SAFE CARS. FROM MY READING RELATED TO THIS ISSUE I AM NOW AWARE THAT THE AUTO INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT SAFETY REGULATORS ARE WELL AWARE OF THE PRESENT SAFETY HAZARDS, THAT CAN VERY WELL END UP BEEN DEADLY. PLEASE ADVISE ME ON HOW I CAN APPROACH THIS ISSUE WITH HYUNDAI. TO CLARIFY THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70%, WE DO LIVE IN SOUTH, FLORIDA AND THE TEMPERATURES CAN GO VERY HIGH, SO I AM VERY AFRAID THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN AGAIN AND I DO FEAR FOR MY SON'S SAFETY. AS OF NOW WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY $720.00 FOR THIS REPAIR THAT WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. SINCERELY [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO CURTIS AUTOMOTIVE IN FALMOUTH, MA FOR NEW TIRES. WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING TEST-DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY THE TEST-DRIVER INDICATED THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD BANGING NOISE, HE PULLED OVER, THE ENGINE SEIZED, OIL WAS EVERYWHERE. THE CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO CURTIS AUTOMOTIVE AND THEN TO HYUNDAI WHERE THE CAR ENGINE HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED. HYUNDAI INDICATED 'THE ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED FROM PISTON #4' BUT NO FURTHER DIAGNOSIS AS TO WHAT CAUSED THIS OR WHY THIS HAPPENED. RESEARCH INDICATES THERE IS NO PREDICTABILITY FOR IT HAPPENING, BUT THE COMMON FACTORS ARE: IT PERTAINS TO TURBO CHARGED ENGINES, HAPPENS AT LOWER SPEEDS COUPLED WITH HIGHER LOADS AND HIGH CYLINDER PRESSURES REFERRED TO AS LOW SPEED PRE-IGNITION (LSPI) WHERE COMBUSTION OCCURS PREMATURELY IMPACTING MECHANICAL INTERNALS OF GASOLINE ENGINES, EVIDENCED WITH SEVERE KNOCKING BECAUSE THE PISTONS AND CONNECTING RODS ARE RISING WHEN THIS DOWNWARD COMBUSTION (BANG) OCCURS. WORST CASE SCENARIOS INDICATE THIS LEADS TO BROKEN PISTON RINGS, DAMAGED RING LANDS AND/OR BENT CONNECTING RODS. FURTHER, OPERATING AT RELATIVELY LOW RPM AND CONSTANT LOAD SUCH AS HIGHWAY CRUISING THE ENGINE CAN SLIP INTO THE LSPI ZONE WHERE POTENTIAL ENGINE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. 2 REFERENCES: HTTP://WWW.VELOSTERTURBO.ORG/FORUM/VELOSTER-TURBO-DISCUSSIONS/9852-WHY-MOTORS-KEEP-BLOWING-UP.HTML HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=NUDB_TIIJHU

AFTER APPROXIMATELY 78000 MILES THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN MAKING A CLICKING SOUND WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. THE PROBLEM STEMS FROM A PLASTIC PIECE THAT NEEDS REPLACING BUT THE COST IS OVER $300.00 DUE TO THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REMOVED. HYUNDAI HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE ELANTRA'S FOR THE VERY SAME THING BUT NOT THE VELOSTER. 1ST MAJOR CONCERN WITH VEHICLE BUT NOT PLEASED THAT HYUNDIA WONT OWN UP TO THIS BRAND PROBLEM. MY COUSIN HAS A 2-DOOR GENESIS AND THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO HIM AT 30K MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS SEATED IN THE VEHICLE AND SLIDING BACK THE INSIDE LINER TO THE SUN ROOF, THE SUN ROOF GLASS EXPLODED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS GLASS THREE FEET FROM THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT CALLED JIM CLICK HYUNDAI (6420 E 22ND ST, TUCSON, AZ 85710) AND WAS INFORMED THAT SINCE THE RECALL WAS FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR, THERE WOULD BE AN OUT OF POCKET COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.