https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Hyundai Veloster. en-us Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:42:30 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster#complaint-2178751 Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT 2013 Hyundai Veloster 2013 turbo had 69000 miles when the engine stalled on the highway and promptly slowed to 40 mph. Midas stated engine blew due to a recall so I had it towed to the closest dealership in Oct 2022. They denied the repair and sent it to corporate for authorization and it was denied. Dealership attempted to charge 150 for checking the recall. They then told me to talk to Corpo https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster#complaint-2174270 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT The engine failed due to suspected rod bearing failure related to Hyundai’s known rod bearing recall issue. The vehicle exhibited a flashing check engine light with diagnostic trouble code P1326, knocking noises, metal debris found in the oil control solenoid, and subsequent secondary damage to the catalytic converter. The engine has not been opened by the Hyundai dealership despite these indicat https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster#complaint-2171228 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Electrical wiring harness and connector melting and blower transistor overheating with know Hyundai internal documentation, all causing a smoke smell and fire hazard. I'm on my 3rd manual Heater / HVAC Control Unit. Fire risk acknowledged by Hyundai dealership and customer affairs. Forced to pay diagnostics fees despite know safety issues, Cost for repairs out the door around 2,450 out the door https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster#complaint-2169293 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT On January 15, 2026, at approximately 7:51 a.m., my son was involved in a motor vehicle collision that disabled three vehicles. His vehicle sustained significant damage and was declared a total loss. During the collision, the driver-side airbag did not deploy, and the seat belt failed to engage. As a result of the restraint system failures, my son sustained head trauma and required medical evaluat https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster#complaint-2169294 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT On January 15, 2026, at approximately 7:51 a.m., my son was involved in a motor vehicle collision that disabled three vehicles. His vehicle sustained significant damage and was declared a total loss. During the collision, the driver-side airbag did not deploy, and the seat belt failed to engage. As a result of the restraint system failures, my son sustained head trauma and required medical evaluat https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster#complaint-2169044 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT I took my car to Gilroy Hyundai November 11, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. because my engine was not running normal, it shook lightly while driving at an incline and the engine light would not shut off. they charged me $284.99 to tell me what needed to be fixed, engine was not looked per Ernesto Garcia. Ernest told me they go by mileage, not actually checking the engine. He also stated that the mechanic dr https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster#complaint-2165366 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT As I was driving to work one day my 2016 Veloster suddenly lost power on the expressway at expressway speeds. Now that in itself is very dangerous seeing as how there were big rigs around me. Luckily I managed to make it off of the expressway traveling slower than I turtle.i was almost rear ended on various occasions. I parked right away and left to work. I came back later that day and cranked her https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster#complaint-2163845 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The climate control knob and AC system failed due to an apparent wiring defect. This is a known issue affecting hundreds or thousands of Hyundai Veloster owners. The failure causes loss of climate control and creates a safety issue due to a lack of defrosting and cabin airflow, as well as electrical fires. I have spent thousands of dollars trying to get this fixed, and mechanics are turning me aw https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster#complaint-2164146 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT I started to hear a grinding sound when breaking and I took it into a Meineke dealer to see about getting it fixed. During a general diagnostic they discovered that 3 of the four brakes were not working and the calipers needed replaced. I was told this was due to a manufacturer issue and that there will be a recall on these parts soon but no ETA. They informed me that they have seen this similar i https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster#complaint-2162143 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Purchased car from Premier Auto in Kansas City, KS in January of 2023. The car had 70,000 miles on it. In July of 2023 I was driving on a 4 lane HWY with a speedlimit of 65. The car suddenly jerked to and slowed to 35 MPH. The car behind me nearly hit me. I had it towed to Midas to have it checked out. They informed me the engine had failed and it was because of a manufacturer recall. I th https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster#complaint-2161272 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Veloster. The contact stated that the highest dial setting of the A/C unit had failed to operate as needed. Upon repairing the dial setting on his own, the contact discovered that the dial had burned out. The contact stated that after the repair, the failure recurred nearly a week later. The contact discovered that the dial had burned out again. The dealer was notif https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster#complaint-2156260 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT The second cylinder is not firing. The car stalled when on highway. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster#complaint-2156166 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT On March 2024, I had my veloster towed to a certified Hyundai service dealer because it suddenly began losing power, the oil light came on, the engine light flickered, and it began making a whining noise, and then the engine died and wouldn’t crank again. It took them weeks to diagnose it, and they told me the turbo was out in it, and quoted me an absurd amount to replace it. I had the turbo rep https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster#complaint-2155557 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT While driving my 2016 Hyundai Veloster (VIN: [XXX] ) on the highway, the vehicle suddenly lost acceleration. I went from 60 mph down to 20 mph with no throttle response, and the car only continued moving briefly from momentum. I was forced to stop in unsafe highway conditions and had the vehicle towed home. Prior to this complete failure, the car had recurring transmission/drive issues: it would s https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster#complaint-2155558 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT While driving my 2016 Hyundai Veloster (VIN: [XXX] ) on the highway, the vehicle suddenly lost acceleration. I went from 60 mph down to 20 mph with no throttle response, and the car only continued moving briefly from momentum. I was forced to stop in unsafe highway conditions and had the vehicle towed home. Prior to this complete failure, the car had recurring transmission/drive issues: it would s https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster#complaint-2155559 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT While driving my 2016 Hyundai Veloster (VIN: [XXX] ) on the highway, the vehicle suddenly lost acceleration. I went from 60 mph down to 20 mph with no throttle response, and the car only continued moving briefly from momentum. I was forced to stop in unsafe highway conditions and had the vehicle towed home. Prior to this complete failure, the car had recurring transmission/drive issues: it would s https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster#complaint-2155586 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Veloster. While the contact’s wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle suddenly lost power, with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle then stalled at a stoplight. The vehicle was restarted and immediately driven to the local dealer, who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the engine compression was abnorm https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster#complaint-2151860 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT King Hyundai hung up/refused free Recall 198 inspection despite confirmed defect (rod bearing/crank damage). VIN [XXX] . Case #1824300. Safety risk—stall/fire. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster#complaint-2148641 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2015 Hyundai Veloster. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle hesitated. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who performed a tune-up on the vehicle. The contact stated that several days after the tune-up, the failure reoccurred. The contact stated that while the vehicle was stopped a https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster#complaint-2147747 Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Engine locked on me during driving almost caused a car rear ending me during rush hour. Called AAA and they printed out a recall form for over heated piston that may cause engine damage. Towed to Tito Auto care and then printed out the same information for recall details NHTSA Campaign Number 21V301000. Advised me to take to Hyundai dealership to repair for free. Hyundai states the vendor numb https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster#complaint-2143260 Mon, 27 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2015 Hyundai Veloster. The contact reported that oil was leaking out of the exhaust. The vehicle was sputtering and running rough while driving at various speeds, and hesitated while accelerating. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was unable to diagnose the failure. The dealer informed the contact that metal shavings were fo https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster#complaint-2143109 Sun, 26 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Excessive engine oil consumption causing fouled spark plugs engine stalling. Engine was replace due to defective rod bearings at 98 000 mile under warranty and recall. Engine now ha 130,000 miles piston rings have failed. Stalled on busy freeway almost causing mutual crash.I have an appointment at the Hyundai delership October 28th 2015. Hyundai replaced one defective engine with another. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster#complaint-2141518 Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT My vehicle has been burning through oil for 2 years now. It started with me having to get oil changes every 3 months, then 2, then 1, now I am forced to go get oil top offs every 2-3 weeks or the check oil light comes on and car drives very rough. I have been reaching out and opening cases with Hyundai and working with my local dealer for a year now and still nothing is being resolved. I need my e https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster#complaint-2141080 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT My spark plugs misfired https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster#complaint-2139870 Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Greetings, I went in for an oil change and was notified that my car airbags did not work and/or have not worked for an indeterminant time. The dealership ordered a part which still has not arrived. It’s been nearly 3 weeks, and I am unable to collect my car unless I pay $2,000. I’ve been paying out of pocket for a rental during that time, and as a college student have missed some classes. Currentl https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster#complaint-2137668 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT I am going to answer each point one by one for clarity. 1.) Mass oil consumption from bad piston rings, and yes it is available. 2.) I was driving after work one night and my oil pressure light was blinking red. Needed to immedelty pull to the side and have someone get me oil to top off. This was when I first found out about this issue. 3.) Yes as it is a constant problem and I've had two diffe https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster#complaint-2135289 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Veloster. The contact stated that while driving at 70 MPH, the vehicle stopped and failed to accelerate. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer informed the contact that there was no special warranty cove https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster#complaint-2134249 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2019 Hyundai Veloster. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate, the vehicle failed to respond with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the engine was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster#complaint-2130375 Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Veloster. The contact stated that after completing a routine oil change, the contact discovered that while starting the vehicle, there was an abnormal knocking sound coming from the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V746000 (Engine). The contact had an independent mechanic i https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-veloster#complaint-2129509 Thu, 11 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Veloster. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal sound coming from the engine compartment, and the vehicle failed to exceed 40 MPH, prompting the contact to discontinue driving the vehicle. The check engine and low oil pressure warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed t