Engine Failure Problems of Hyundai Veloster

2016 hyunday Veloster. Consumer writes in regard to engine failure.

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While driving 60 miles an hour on the interstate heading to work I begin to hear a knocking from my engine. I put my flashers on and begin to slow down because I begin to smell smoke. I was able to navigate into the nearest gas station and turn the car off. When I tried to restart the car it would not turn over. I checked the oil just to make sure because of the smell and the oil was depleted. I put three layers of oil into my car so I could get it started enough to get it to the express oil change nearby. I dropped my car off there and they performed a diagnostic test where they informed me that the engine had failed. I made a service appointment with my dealer who finally contacted me back today saying they would take a look at the car and let me know if it was part of the recall. I was never notified by Hyundai or my dealership that my engine was recalled. I currently am without a car and was told that a service vehicle may be provided if it's deemed that my engine failed due to the recalled issue. I have already spent $200 in uber rides.

Engine failure at low load, 84k miles. Probably related to previous recall which didn't fix it.

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The engine failed does not start and there is a lot of smoke.

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My 2013 Hyundai Veloster was under a recall in June last year for an engine problem that could result, if not fixed, in serious engine failure and damage while operating. I took the car to my local Hyundai dealership to fix the problem, but on 9/10/20 while driving on interstate 26 near columbia, SC, the car's speed suddenly dropped to no more than about 40 mph and wouldn't go any faster. That put me in extreme danger of getting struck from the rear by other faster-moving vehicles, so I rode the next approximately 5 miles on interstate shoulders to avoid danger. I was eventually able to drive the car that day to a repair shop in columbia, which determined that my car sustained serious engine failure and damage, and believed it was directly related to the 2019 recall, attaching a recall notice to the repair invoice. I called my local Hyundai dealership but was informed my car was not presently under recall. The bottom line is that the dealership either didn't do the 2019 repair at all or improperly did it, or more seriously for the thousands of other drivers nationwide of similar Hyundai Velosters, the software fix offered by Hyundai was not adequate, putting their lives in danger if their engines suffer serious engine failure and damage while traveling at high speeds. In my case, because the engine was ruined, I sold the car to a local junkyard. I've attached documentation verifying everything I've written. The 2019 documentation is under my wife's name; my name is on the latest records.

My Veloster was at 73k miles when its engine was blown up. While I was driving slowly on a fast-food parking lot, I heard a loud bang, and metal clang from the hood of my car. The car lost its power and there was smoking coming out from the hood as well. So, I went to pop the hood up. There was oil splashed on the engine. I had to get the car towed to Hyundai dealer to see what was going on. I was told it was a blown engine issue. I can't believe that this happened to me. I had just bought the car for 2 months from a dealer. The dealer I bought from had the car inspected and verified that it was in excellent health, and everything. I had not installed any aftermarket parts or tweaked anything on this vehicle, besides replacing a new set of tires. I really hope that Hyundai will provide a remedy for this type of issue since it was basically its production fault. I would have been in a much worse situation, had I been driving on the highway or high speed. Also, I am not the one with that Hyundai had left a bad taste in the mouth with its engine failure.

Engine failure.

As I was driving my 2013 Hyundai Veloster turbo home from work on 10/16/18, I pulled onto the freeway on ramp and began accelerating. I felt a large shudder/vibration, heard a loud metallic bang, and saw smoke begin pouring out from under the hood at about the same time. I immediately pulled over, shut the engine off, got out of the vehicle, and popped the hood. Smoke began pouring out from the engine bay. I observed that a mixture of oil and antifreeze had sprayed on many of the engine components and was streaming off the engine onto the pavement. I looked under and behind the car and found internal engine components such as pieces of the engine block, piston, wrist pin, etc. I also was able to look under the car and noticed that there was a large hole in the engine block where an internal components had shot out of the engine and the oil filter housing was snapped off of the engine block and dangling by the oil line. After researching the issue on the internet forums, I found that catastrophic engine failure was very common for 2013 Hyundai Veloster turbo cars. The failures often involved internal engine pieces blowing out of the engine, destroying the engine, and spraying the engine and ground down with oil and antifreeze. I found reports of approximately 20+ of these engine failures on this particular forum (velosterturbo. Org), but to my knowledge there has not been a recall by Hyundai for this issue. I recommend that the NHTSA open up an investigation into this issue as this common catastrophic engine failure can have severe safety consequences due to internal engine components being ejected from the engine at high speed, engines catastrophically failing and causing the engine to lose power immediately while the vehicle is being driven, and the risk of fire due to hot components being doused in oil.

While driving home from work, car stalled and would not go over 5 mph. Had vehicle towed to dealership where they diagnosed a failed catalytic converter (19,038 miles). Unit was replaced under warranty. Recently, same exact problem happened again. Driving home from work, stalled, had vehicle towed. Dealership says failed catalytic converter led to lower engine failure. Reported unit under warranty, but would be over a month to get a short block for replacement. After reading about other models with excessive exhaust temps causing failures, I am concerned that this problem is going to reoccur. I have never heard of catalytic converters failing on new cars and certainly not twice with under 30,000 miles on the vehicle. Second failure happened Saturday Feb 16, 2019. Car is still at the dealership.

Had car for around a year and have had nothing but issues with shakes suspension and as of recent a rod threw through my engine wall through my oil compartment. I keep up with the maintenance of the car regularly and for something so huge of that nature to happen is bizarre. Apparently hundreds of millions of Hyundais have been recalled due to engine failure (rods being thrown). I'm having the same issue as many other drivers with no resolution. I've reached out Hyundai multiple times to have them inspect the vehicle and have even had them just drive it around because you can tell right away this car drives funny. They only responded with well it's just the type of car. Well I would have never bought this car if I knew I would be having this many issues. This car is unsafe and needs to have the engine problems recalled along with the suspension when it jumps out of line. I feel like the shakey suspension when hitting a small bump and every other problem has been leading up to throwing the rod. I'm so disappointed and will be filling legal action if this does not get resolved in my favor. As I have no other choice.

Car issues with engine failed multiple times prior to complete stall @ 120k miles - where engine smoked and sparked at the end of stall.

Engine runs too lean to begin with. After approximately 43,000 miles, the engine failed. Dealer refused to fix due to "aftermarket spark plugs. " issue began with oem plugs and aftermarket was later installed. Dealer refuses to honor warranty and frequently covers up their mistakes. Vehicle began issues on travel home from work. Cel was blinking. Car taken to dealership and was not repaired. Owner replaced spark plugs after inspection of faulty plugs. Issue occurred again and was taken to dealer. Dealer refused work due to aftermarket plugs. Closer inspection revealed a faulty exhaust valve in cylinder 3. Dealer still refused repair.