2013 Hyundai Veloster Fuel system Problems

"CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE & INEFFECTIVE RECALL REMEDY (NHTSA 19V-204): ​While traveling at highway speeds, with my two children and boyfriend, the vehicle went completely black. Car loss complete power, going into a limp mode( 'Loss of Motive Power') The Check Engine Light began flashing before going solid. When I was able to pull to the shoulder, I tried to start the car and noticed the radio screen was black and stayed black(before this time, the screen would some times go blank or completely black and then turn back on). Car would start and shake really hard with noise coming from engine, and then car would die. Since then I have been going back and forth with Hyundai Motors and Hyundai dealer, telling them that this is not a warranty issue, but a safety issue and they both have ignored and didn't enology this at all. This happened October 4th, 2025 Recall of 182 was completed but it failed. The vehicle is at the Dalton Hyundai dealer in Nation City. Dealer confirmed zero compression in engine and want $5000 to tare engine to see if it would be under warranty but I keep telling them this is a safety issue that is still accruing and under the 573 Recall/19v-204 I tried to get help throw the BBB and got denied because of age and being the second owner and they told me to contact NHTSA I am a single mother of two young kids, I bought car on 01/26/25 and still owe money on car. Since 10/4/25 I have had to pay out of pocket for a car rental just get to work. My car is up for repo due to me not able to pay for a rental and my monthly car payment. I am lost and don't know what else I can do to get this matter seen. When buying this car the sale person said it is a good car, it will save money on gas, and it has been a nightmare.

NHTSA ID

11720265

Incident

Oct 4, 2025

One night I was driving on the highway and my check engine light came on. At first I thought it was weird because I had just gotten the car from a dealership three weeks prior. I pulled into a gas station and checked my oil which was low so I added some oil that I had bought. As I was driving home the car suddenly developed a tick and started to lose power. The turbo stopped working. I was pretty concerned about this so the next morning I decided to top off the oil and I decided to take the car into a shop. The first shop heard the engine knock and told me that my crankshaft might be going bad but I wanted a second opinion so I took it to a trusted shop who heard the engine knock and told me the engine would need to be replaced. I called the warranty company and they inspected it at the shop and said the engine would need to be torn down for diagnosis. I had to agree to pay for the shop to tear down the engine if it would not be covered. The shop found metal shavings in the oil pan. Once the engine was apart, they said that the rod bearing was bad. The car and engine are available for inspection.

NHTSA ID

11611684

Incident

Jun 3, 2024

First the turbo stopped working n smoking. Took it to the dealer n they had it for a month.. Get it back one day later had to have it towed . Vehicle was there for another 2 weeks got it back and it started to smoke. I pressed on the gas pedal n the car wouldn’t move! The first time the turbo was supposed to be replaced I believe ever since it was sent there to be replaced it was never the same. I still have the car and it will not start. The turbo n engine are filled with oils .

NHTSA ID

11588739

Incident

Jun 1, 2019

I have had the ABS checked by Hyundai dealership per recall and they told me there was no issues, but I’m having a lot of problems with accelerating, and it shifting gears, I don’t think the system is really diagnosing, whenever I turn my car on sometimes it will do a diagnostic read, but it can’t send data, and it will take a while for the system to reset itself. It does smell like my car is smoking and I will have to physically roll my window down and/or poke my head out the window to make sure it’s not smoking. I’m checking my temperature gauge in my car to make sure it id within normal range. And when the check engine light comes on, sometimes it will come up and will blink for a few seconds and then disappear. Then I will go to O’Reilly’s or Advanced Auto Zone to get a reading the common codes that have come up were P0401, P0442,

NHTSA ID

11570498

Incident

Jun 9, 2023

The engine is burning oil after couple days of change engine oil. The oil engine light will flash after a week or two after changing the oil. Thank you

NHTSA ID

11533827

Incident

Apr 14, 2023

I was on the freeway and the car stalled almost causing a major accident took the shop they said I need to replace engine coils and spark plug’s replaced and in a few weeks on the freeway on the way to work it stalled again took back to the shop they checked my spark plugs and engine coils they were burnt and black they said engine failure cylinder 2 it’s been in shop 6 times now they say I need a engine

NHTSA ID

11519369

Incident

Feb 2, 2023

There is an open recall for my 2013 Veloster turbo 1.6 turbo engine code 182 from Hyundai. But it’s not showing under my VIN. My car have exact problems that is described in the recall. “ Engine damage can increase the risk of a fire or cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.” so I went to the dealership but they said they won’t help me with the recall and they can fix my car but they are going to charge me.

NHTSA ID

11499621

Incident

Dec 28, 2022

So the vehicle wants to hesitate and buck violently to the point of nearly stalling out while accelerating and prevents the car from being able to merge into highway traffic in a safe manner and the surrounding years make and model are all on a recall due to a E.C.U. required update for a necessary reflashing for the ability to be use the automobile in the way it's designer/designers can make make want h. The severity and frequency of the problems are embarrassing and frustrating to be scared of risking my life being injured in a stalled/stalling vehicle without a power supply to navigate

NHTSA ID

11468915

Incident

Apr 22, 2022

The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Veloster. The contact stated while her husband was driving approximately 20-25 mph, he heard an abnormally loud sound coming from the vehicle. The vehicle started to shake with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated her husband was able to pull to the side of the road, where he noticed that smoke was coming from under the hood. Additionally, there was oil leaking from the engine. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that there was a large hole in the cylinder block. The fire was started due to a mixture of fuel and oil. The contact was informed by the mechanic that the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number: 19V204000 (Electrical System, Engine) however, the recall repair was already completed on the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that the failure was not related to the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that she was responsible for the cost of repair since the vehicle was out of warranty. The approximate failure mileage was 69,204.

NHTSA ID

11423941

Incident

May 16, 2021

Mileage

69,204 mi

I have had to replace the turbo and radiator. I have replaced the coil packs and spark plugs 3 times since I received the car and now the transmission is acting up. I bought the car Dec 2020 and it has left me stranded on the side of the road 4 times already from the engine malfunctioning.

NHTSA ID

11421406

Incident

Jan 13, 2021

HELLO, I BELIEVE THERE IS AN UNDERLYING ISSUE WITH THE VELOSTER 2013 THAT HYUNDAI HAS NOT ADDRESSED PROPERLY WITH THEIR SERVICE CAMPAIGN. I HAD RECEIVED THE SERVICE AROUND 06/01/19 (I AM NOT SURE EXACTLY WHEN) AND A YEAR LATER HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS THIS SERVICE WAS SUPPOSED TO ADDRESS. I HAVE HAD ENGINE STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET NEAR USC ON A BUSY INTERSECTION AND HAD TO MOVE THE CAR BY FOOT IN FEAR OF GETTING HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. I'VE ALSO HAD ENGINE POWER ISSUES THAT SEEM TO HAVE PERSISTED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I TOOK IT INTO A MECHANIC TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS A BAD COIL PACK FOR WHICH THEY DID A TUNE UP (SPARK PLUGS, COIL PACKS, OIL FILTER). SHORTLY AFTER THE TUNE-UP I HAD PROBLEMS OF THE SAME MISFIRING ISSUE WHERE THERE WOULD BE NO POWER TO THE ENGINE AND A SLIGHT KNOCKING NOISE. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO HUNDAI KEYES MISSION HILLS TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM THIS TIME AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING, BAD COIL PACK. THERE HAVE BEEN KNOWN ENGINE FAILURES DUE TO THE ECU, AND HAVE READ MANY ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE ECU. I ALSO BELIEVE THIS ISSUE HAS CAUSED MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO FAIL PREMATURELY AS THE MISFIRES WOULD SEND UNBURNED FUEL INTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I INITIALLY GOT IN CONTACT WITH A SERVICE MANAGER AT HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS ON FEB 15TH AND HE HAS FINALLY CALLED ME TODAY 03/15/19 AFTER WEEKS OF TRYING TO GET UPDATES. THE SUPERVISOR HAS DEEMED THAT THIS WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT EVEN AFTER EXPRESSING MY CONCERNS THAT THERE MIGHT BE AN UNDERLYING ISSUE THAT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED BY THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM FOR OTHER VELOSTER OWNERS. AND I FEAR THAT MY ENGINE WILL FAIL IN THE FUTURE. HERE IS THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN. REPORT RECEIPT DATE: MAR 14, 2019 NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 19V204000

NHTSA ID

11399384

Incident

Jan 31, 2021

Mileage

99,980 mi

WHEN STOPPIBG OR COMING TO FULL COMPLETE STOP CAR SEEMS TO FEEL LIKE IT IS GOIBG TO STALL OUT AND KIND OF SHIMMERY AND SHAKES A LITTLE RIGHT BEFORE STOPPING ALSO WHEN STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP IT ALOT OF THE TIME FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL OUT AS WELL. THERE IS ALOT OF ENGINE NOISE AS WELL THAT DOES NOT SEEM LIKE IT IS A GOOD THING.

NHTSA ID

11353529

Incident

Jul 29, 2020

Mileage

95,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

11325298

Incident

May 19, 2020

Mileage

89,000 mi

ENGINE CYLINDER MISFIRES . EVEN AFTER CHANGING SPARK PLUGS AND COIL PACKS. ESPECIALLY WHEN ECO MODE IS OFF(IN MONTION, ACCELERATING) .WHEN TRACTION CONTROL CUTS POWER SEEMS TO ALSO ATTRIBUTE TO MISFIRING AND WHICH HAS LEAD TO UNSETTLING IDLE.

NHTSA ID

11308639

Incident

Feb 11, 2020

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, MY 2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER STARTED HAVING ISSUES ON 5/14/19 SO I SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT FOR 5/16 AT MURDOCK HYUNDAI. DURING MY SERVICE VISIT I WAS NOTIFIED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL (#182) ON MY CAR BUT THEY CURRENTLY DID NOT HAVE A FIX FROM HYUNDAI AT THAT TIME. MY CAR WAS PARKED FROM 5/16/19 TO 6/3/19 WHEN I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO TAKE IT BACK TO MURDOCK HYUNDAI TO HAVE THE RECALL ISSUE FIXED. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT UPDATED THE DEFECTIVE SOFTWARE AND MY CAR DROVE PERFECTLY. THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING MY CAR HOME FROM WORK IT STARTED HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS IT DID BEFORE THE UPDATE. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SOONEST THEY COULD GET ME BACK IN WAS 6/7/19 SO AGAIN I WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT MY FUEL INJECTOR AND SPARK PLUG/COILS WERE DAMAGED AND NEED REPLACEMENT. ON 6/11/19 I SPOKE WITH A GENTLEMAN NAMED SEAN AT THE NATIONAL CONSUMER AFFAIRS FOR HYUNDAI REGARDING THE REPAIRS NEEDED AND I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD RECEIVE A CALL BACK AFTER HE REACHED OUT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING BACK. I SENT HIM A FOLLOW UP EMAIL ON 6/18/19 AND STILL NO RESPONSE. IT HAS BEEN OVER 30 DAYS SINCE THIS ISSUE BEGAN AND IT'S STILL NOT RESOLVED. I WORK FULL TIME AND HAVE BEEN RELYING ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE I AM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE WITHOUT CAUSING FURTHER DAMAGE. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE RECALL UPDATE FIXED THE PROBLEM AND HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE IN RESOLVING THIS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

NHTSA ID

11222518

Incident

May 14, 2019

Mileage

94,240 mi

THE 2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER I PURCHASED HAS HAD AN ISSUE WHERE THE CAR EMITS A SULFUR LIKE SMELL WHEN ACCELERATING. THE SAFETY RISK IS A FAULTY ENGINE, AND POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO DANGEROUS EMISSIONS. UPON SEEING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEAR, I TOOK IT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. HYUNDAI INFORMED ME THAT THE CODES READ P0420 AND P0463. THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND FUEL SENSOR BUT DID NOT ASSESS WHY THE ISSUES HAVE OCCURRED. THEY REFUSED TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEN TURNED OFF SOON AFTER THE DIAGNOSTIC AND RAN OK OTHER THAN THE SMELL. THE CAR HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED AT JIFFY LUBE FOR EACH NEEDED OIL CHANGES AND SERVICE. JIFFY LUBE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOW ON OIL NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THE ISSUE STARTED, DESPITE THE OIL LIGHT NOT ILLUMINATED ON THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION AT A DIFFERENT HYUNDAI DEALER WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED BACK ON, IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE VEHICLES 3RD CYLINDER IS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. HYUNDAI REFUSED TO COVER THE ISSUE FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, FUEL SENSOR, AND ENGINE. I SUSPECT THE FAILURE OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND FUEL SENSOR TO BE RELATED TO THE ENGINE, DESPITE THE INFORMATION PRESENTED AND THE SERVICE CENTERS. I FEEL THAT HYUNDAI HAS PUT MY SAFETY IN JEOPARDY BY REFUSING TO COVER THIS ISSUE DESPITE MY PURCHASE OF A WARRANTY THAT COVERS ENGINE PROBLEMS. INCLUDED WITH SUBMISSION ARE THE RECORDS FOR MAINTENANCE, THE ORIGINAL DIAGNOSTIC, AND THE SECOND DIAGNOSTIC. THE MAIN CAUSE IS STILL UNKNOWN AFTER PAYING FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC, THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A DEFINITIVE EXPLANATION. KKB FLAGGED A VERY SIMILAR MODEL, SAME YEAR, MAKE AND ENGINE SIZE WITH REF. 19V204000 FOR ENGINE RELATED ISSUES CAUSED BY A SOFTWARE ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

11218601

Incident

Feb 13, 2019

Mileage

102,259 mi

EXPERIENCED ROUGH DRIVING AND ENGINE RATTLING WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 40 MILES. ENGINE MISFIRING CYLINDER COIL NUMBER 4 FAILED ON 07/19/2018 AND 5 MONTHS LATER CYLINDER COIL # 3 FAILED. DEALER REPLACED BOTH AT NO COST

NHTSA ID

11161109

Incident

Jul 19, 2018

Mileage

74,100 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11101400

Incident

Mar 26, 2018

Mileage

74,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND ACCELERATION. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE DEALER (UNIVERSITY HYUNDAI IN DECATOR, ALABAMA) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS KEPT FOR ONE AND A HALF MONTHS WITHOUT RENDERING A DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED WITH A RENTAL VEHICLE IN THE INTERIM; HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS CURRENTLY REQUESTING PAYMENT IN FULL FOR THE RENTAL VEHICLE BEFORE RELEASING THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER A RECALL FOR THE FUEL LINE THAT, IN TURN, DAMAGED OTHER PARTS OF THE ENGINE THAT WERE NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

NHTSA ID

10994187

Incident

Mar 15, 2017

Mileage

86,000 mi

CAR TRAVELING AT 25 MPH IN STRAIGHT LINE ON CITY STREET, LOUD BANG AND SHOWER OF SPARKS UNDER CAR. LOSS OF POWER BUT CAR STILL RUNNING. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF HOOD. OPENED HOOD AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT ENGULFED IN FLAMES, CLOSED HOOD AND GOT AWAY FROM CAR. WITHIN 40 SECONDS ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND CABIN TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES, CAR WAS A COMPLETE LOSS. 61,000 MILES.

NHTSA ID

10883037

Incident

Jul 3, 2016

Mileage

61,000 mi

I HAVE A 2013 VITAMIN C VELOSTER AND I RECENTLY LOOKED UNDER MY LICENSE PLATE IN THE REAR AND NOTICED A BIG HOLE IN MY BUMPER FROM MELTING, IT SEEMS TO KEEP GETTING WORSE SINCE LAST WEEK WHEN I NOTICED IT. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY AND SHOWED THE SERVICE GUYS AND AT THAT POINT MY BUMPER AND PLATE MOUNT HAD FUSED TOGETHER FROM THE HEAT. I FEAR THE BUMPER STARTING ON FIRE RIGHT NEXT TO THE GAS TANK. THEY TOOK 3.5 HOURS TO LOOK AT IT AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF OR SEEN THIS ISSUE AND WHEN THEY FINISHED, WOULDN'T TELL ME ANY INFO. THEY GAVE ME NO PAPERWORK, THEY JUST TOLD ME "TAKE THE CAR, WE HAD TO ORDER A LOT OF PARTS AND IT WILL BE A WHILE BEFORE WE GET THEM IN; WE WILL CALL YOU WHEN THE PARTS COME IN AND THEY CLOSED THE SHOP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10704719

Incident

Mar 30, 2015

Mileage

23,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, FUEL FUMES FILLED THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

NHTSA ID

10526457

Incident

May 23, 2013

Mileage

12,000 mi