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2019 Hyundai Veloster 3 HB FWD

2
Recalls
15
Complaints

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Complaints
Recalls

15 Complaints

for 2019 HYUNDAI VELOSTER
10/20/2021
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 10/04/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KMHTG6AFXKU******
Summary

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT WORK ON THE OUTSIDE IN COLD WEATHER, THE CAR HAS TO BE ENTERED FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND OPENED FROM THE INSIDE.

10/12/2021
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Incident Date: 10/12/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KMHTH6ABXKU******
Summary

This has happened 3 times. While driving the car it slows down and RPMS go up. I’ll be driving on expressway at approximate 60 mph then slows down to a crawl on expressway. 1st time it happened the dealer said a hose came off the turbo causing the issue. 2nd time it happened they said it was a coil. Now it happened again I almost got into and accident as the engine revs but transmission not engaging

01/30/2021
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 12/01/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KMHTG6AF7KU******
Summary

VEHICLES HVAC BLOWER MOTOR MAKES A HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL/WHINE WHEN BEING USED ON LOWER FAN SETTINGS. THE BEARINGS IN THE MOTOR SEEM TO NOT BE PROPERLY OILED AND CREATES A SOMETIMES LOUD SOUND WHEN BEING USED DO TO THE SCRAPING IN THE MOTOR HEAD. THIS IS WORSENED WHEN ON ROUGH TERRAIN, THE SQUEALING/WHINING WILL BECOME WORSE AND MORE PERSISTENT.

01/15/2021
Components: STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS
Incident Date: 06/03/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KMHTH6AB6KU******
Summary

DURING STARTUP. WHEN CAR IS FIRST IGNITION, WHILE IN NEUTRAL PROCEED TO 1ST GEAR AN AUDIBLE SOUND WILL BE HEARD FROM RIGHT COLUMN AND DISAPPEARS. IT WILL HAPPEN EVERY START UP SEQUENCE. I SENT MY CAR FOR SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT COULD BE THE ELECTRONIC DIFFERENTIAL LOCK.

12/02/2020
Components: STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 12/02/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KMHT36AH3KU******
Summary

THE VEHICLES DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT WORK ON THE OUTSIDE IN COLD WEATHER, THE CAR HAS TO BE ENTERED FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. CAR IS PARKED AND UNLOCKED BUT OUTER DOOR HANDLE, ON THE DRIVERS DOOR, REFUSES TO OPERATE CORRECTLY.

09/02/2020
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 01/15/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KMHTG6AF2KU******
Summary

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE IN COLD (FREEZING OR BELOW) TEMPERATURES. IT SEEMS TO STILL BE LOCKED, DESPITE UNLOCKING THE CAR AND BEING ABLE TO OPEN ALL OTHER DOORS ON THE CAR. MUST BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE THROUGH THE PASSENGER DOOR.

08/15/2020
Components: POWER TRAIN
Incident Date: 09/13/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KMHTH6AB5KU******
Summary

THE VEHICLE CLUTCH DISC DELAMINATED AND EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE PRESSURE PLATE, CLUTCH CYLINDER AND SEVERAL HYDRAULIC PARTS WERE ALSO DAMAGED. THIS ALSO CAUSED THE BRAKES TO STOP WORKING SINCE THE CLUTCH AND BRAKES SHARE A RESERVOIR.

02/20/2020
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 12/01/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KMHTH6AB5KU******
Summary

IN TEMPERATURES BELOW 35 DEGREES, THE DRIVERS DOOR DOES NOT OPEN. IT CLEARLY MAKES AN UNLOCKING SOUND WHEN UNLOCK IS ACTIVATED, BUT THE HANDLE ACTS AS IF IT IS LOCKED. I HAVE TO CRAWL THROUGH ANOTHER DOOR TO OPEN IT FROM THE INSIDE. ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS EFFECTED, AND IT OPENS AS NORMAL FROM THE INSIDE. HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS ON OR OFF. OBVIOUSLY STATIONARY.

01/19/2020
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 01/19/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KMHT36AH3KU******
Summary

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. DRIVER MUST ENTER THE PASSENGER SIDE AND OPEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR FROM INSIDE.

12/19/2019
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 12/19/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KMHTG6AF0KU******
Summary

DRIVER'S DOOR WILL NOT OPEN/UNLATCH FROM THE OUTSIDE IN COLD WEATHER, I.E., BELOW 35 DEGREES, LOCKED OR UNLOCKED. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY, PARKED, TWICE IN THE DRIVEWAY, TWICE AWAY FROM THE HOUSE IN A PARKING LOT. THIS JUST STARTED HAPPENING BUT HAPPENS NOW EACH TIME THE TEMPERATURE DROPS OVERNIGHT. THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH NO SOLUTION.

10/29/2019
Components: AIR BAGS
Incident Date: 10/09/2019
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KMHTH6AB5KU******
Summary

MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE FRONT END. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS (21 THOUSAND IN DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END).

10/12/2019
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 10/10/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KMHTG6AF1KU******
Summary

WHEN ENTERING AN INTERSECTION, MY COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM ENGAGED AND ABRUPTLY STOPPED THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THERE WERE SEVERAL CARS THAT HAD BEEN IN FRONT OF ME TURNING TO THE RIGHT BUT WERE WELL AHEAD OF ME. THE ONLY OTHER CAR WAS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE INTERSECTION SITTING AT A STOP HEADING IN THE OTHER DIRECTION. THERE WAS A STRONG SUN GLARE BUT OTHER THAN THAT IT WAS A PERFECT DAY. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 30 MPH ON A 2 LANE ROAD.

09/16/2019
Components: STRUCTURE,VISIBILITY/WIPER
Incident Date: 08/28/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KMHTH6AB3KU******
Summary

THE REAR HATCH WINDOW SHATTERED SUDDENLY WHEN CLOSING THE DRIVER'S DOOR. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS DAMAGE TO THE REAR HATCH WINDOW.

09/16/2019
Components: STRUCTURE,VISIBILITY/WIPER
Incident Date: 08/28/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KMHTH6AB3KU******
Summary

THE REAR HATCH WINDOW SHATTERED SUDDENLY WHEN CLOSING THE DRIVER'S DOOR. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS DAMAGE TO THE REAR HATCH WINDOW.

05/15/2019
Components: ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 04/10/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: KMHTH6AB6KU******
Summary

ON MAY 7TH MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD WHEN I TRIED TO TURN IT ON ON THE PARK LOT OF MY WORK. WOULDN'T TURN ON, NO LIGHTS, DOORS WOULDN'T OPEN OR CLOSE. CAR WAS JUMPED BY THE TOW DRIVER AND WHEN GO TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY COULDN'T NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM NOR COULD HYUNDAI. THE TOW DRIVER TOLD THEM THE CAR WAS COMPLETE DEAD AND STILL THEY GAVE ME BACK THE CAR SAYING NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. BUT A ABOUT A MONTH AGO THE CAR STALLED AND WENT COMPLETELY OFF WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY 95 IN MIAMI, FL. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A HUMAN WHILE SIFTING GEARS BUT NOW I KNOW IT WASN'T. BUT AFTER EXPERIENCING IT A SECOND TIME I KNOW FOR SURE IT WASN'T HUMAN ERROR. SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG WITH THIS CAR AND HYUNDAI HAVE NOT BEEN GABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT. AT THE EVENT AT THE HIGHWAY I WAS ONLY ABLE TO BRING THE CAR BACK RUNNING BY SNAPPING THE CLUTCH AND THE GAS. IF IT WAS AN AUTOMATIC CAR FOR SURE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A BIG ACCIDENT. AFTER THE LAST TIME THE CAR DIED IT TOOK HALF A TANK OF GAS TO DRIVE LESS THAN 30 MILES. HYUNDAI, IS SENDING THE CAR HOME TO ME EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVEN'T FOUND ANYTHING WRONG WITH YET. THEY ARE PUTTING A "BLACK BOX" FOR ME TO RECORD THE CAR ENGINE ACTIVITIES AS IT HAPPENS. I FEEL SCARED AND UNSAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. IT IS SUCH A SERIOUS MATTER THAT I WANT TO SHARE IN CASE SOMEONE ELSE EXPERIENCES THAT SAME THING AND I WAN TO MAKE SURE MY STRUGGLE WITH THIS CAR IS WELL KNOWN AND HOPEFULLY WILL INSPIRE SOME MORE INVESTIGATION.

2 Recalls

for 2019 HYUNDAI VELOSTER
17/04/2019
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V311000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
The door opening could result in occupant ejection or increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Campaign Number: 19V311000
Manufacture: Hyundai Motor America
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Summary

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2019 Veloster vehicles. In certain side impact crashes, the driver's door latch housing and locking cable can become damaged, allowing the driver's side door to open.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

28/04/2021
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V301000
ENGINE
A damaged engine may stall, increasing the risk of a crash. In addition, oil may leak onto hot exhaust components, increasing the risk of a fire.
Campaign Number: 21V301000
Manufacture: Hyundai Motor America
Components: ENGINE
Summary

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Elantra, 2019-2021 Kona and Veloster vehicles equipped with 2.0L Nu MPI engines. The piston oil rings may not have been properly heat-treated, which could result in engine damage.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

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