Problems with 2012 Hyundai Veloster POWER TRAIN

While parked, car starts hard then will not shift, despite the dash saying it's in drive. have to shut off, wait, then restart. at stop signs, car will stall then not restart. once restarted, car will not shift. need to shut off then restart repeatedly until it shifts. while in motion going straight on the highway, car will act as if it's lost engine power and then stall completely. again, car will not start, and once it starts it will not shift. again repeat the turn on/off process until it shifts. has happened more and more frequently but dealer cannot give me an answer. this car is very unsafe to me and others on the road with it's unpredictability.

Complete car fire. i was driving on the free way going between 70 and 75mph and i went to change lanes and when i looked back in the rearview mirror all i see is smoke so i pull off the freeway onto the shoulder and i see a flame from under the hood. so i pop the hood latch and i open it and there was a fire coming from the engine compartment. so i shut the hood and go and grab necessities out from the vehicle and wait for the fire department to show up and put out the car. well when they showed up, they were not able to salvage any usable part of the vehicle. again i was on the freeway/highway traveling between 70mph and 75 mph

Car has began doing this often now. at 115k miles. start the car, put it in drive, car won't move. put it in reverse. same issue. have to turn the car off and on and repeat until it moves. occasionally i'll stop at a stop sign and go to move after stopping and again, it won't move. engine just revs. have to repeat above until it moves. replaced camshaft sensor and knock sensor. didn't fix it. now the car dies while in park and stalls between 15-2000 rpm. there are several forums with the same issues and no one has a solid answer. and no recall. insane. taking it to hyundai and considering a lawsuit with my evidence and all the other forums and complaints.

Vehicle was traveling on highway when loss of power to the pedal occurred and drive symbols began flashing with loss of power in acceleration and slipping gears completely skipping 2,3, and 6 gear. stopped vehicle and realized there was also no reverse. had vehicle told to dealer and was told it was a computer glitch. issue resolved itself. started driving on highway again and issue returned. took to different dealership and was told it was a transmission sensor switch which was not covered by warranty and cost at least 800$ to repair. but. there are several sites that occur with this issue on multiple vehicles. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai veloster. without warning, the gears failed to shift into drive and reverse. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and was unable to be driven. the contact was to check with the manufacturer to determine if a dealer may be able to inspect and diagnose the failure. the vin and failure mileage were not available.

Vehicle was parked in driveway in ct for two days; would not reverse; just revved. was pushed to street. drove normally over 100 miles toward home in nj via interstate highways. drive gear then started to free-rev when starting from a stop on local highway; continued to slip; limited speed attainable; cars swerving around me. unable to reverse at home; car had to be towed. dealer had car for 2 1/2 days. did physical examination, computer test, and a 45 mile road test. said car "was perfect." called it "an inconvenient computer glitch." "inconvenient?" it was terribly frightening!

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai veloster. the contact stated that the headlight bulbs burned out often. also, while idling at a stop, the vehicle jerked, lost power, and shut off without warning. the vehicle was able to be restarted. the contact also stated that the vehicle accelerated automatically in intervals and the engine made a knocking sound. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the vehicle operated as designed. the manufacturer was made aware of the failures and referred the contact to the dealer. the failures were not remedied. the failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai veloster. while the vehicle was in park, the contact started the vehicle, but the gear did not shift into drive or reverse. also, the check engine indicator illuminated. the contact turned the vehicle off and, while proceeding to exit, the vehicle moved and pinned the contact under the door. the vehicle then rolled back over the contact and stopped approximately twenty feet without impact. the contact sustained injuries that did not require medical attention. a police report was not filed. the contact called and took the vehicle to missoula hyundai (406-549-5178, located at 2715 brooks st, missoula, mt 59801) where the technician kept the vehicle for ten days, but was unable to duplicate the failure. the contact picked up the vehicle and the failure recurred after three weeks. the contact recorded the failure and took the vehicle back to the same dealer. a diagnostic test was performed and it was diagnosed that a gear actuator needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failures and did not assist. the contact was informed to sign an authorization for a case manager to have the vehicle evaluated. the contact was not called back. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 32,276.

My car has been having a "chugging" feeling around 20-40mph for a while almost like engine is not getting enough fuel. i was stopped at intersection and went to accelerate and car died as if i ran out of gas or went into "limp mode". it would not turn back on and after a few min. it did start only for the same thing to happen about a mile later. took it to be looked at the following day they found some chewed wires fixed that. thought the problem was fixed then about a month later i was driving between 70-75mph on highway suddenly speed rapidly decreased to 20mph was revving engine at over 4k rpm and car would not go over 20mph! after a few miles driving at 20mph speed kicked back in and got home safely. went to drive it the following day and car went into "limp mode" while at stop light about to get on the highway started back up after a few min. took it to dealership they found no error codes they drove it and could not figure out anything that was wrong. i do not feel safe driving this vehicle daily during rush hour on the highway! have found people with similar issues and same results which is nothing. have looked up some possible causes maybe relating to the fuel pressure sensor, throttle position sensor, and/or the fuel rail pressure sensor based on veloster forum but so far no solution to my problem and dealership wants me to continue driving it. *tr

For the 4th time, my 2012 veloster literally shut off while being driven. it does not stall. it shuts off entirely. no electric. no power. no nothing. luckily, this has only happened when doing under 15mph or stopped at a light. if this were to happen on a highway or at high speeds, it is quite certain that i would be in an accident as there would be no way to alert other motorists that my vehicle cannot be driven - there are no brake lights or anything when it shuts off. when it shuts off, it is in drive. it cannot be put back into park. i have to put it into neutral to restart it. it does restart without hesitation. i did take it to my local dealer once and they were not able to locate any problem. i have done research on this and see that hyundai has the same kind of problems most often with their santa fe models. i have checked to see if there has been a recall for this issue from hyundai, but so far they have not addressed this issue. *tr

When i put the car in drive today, after having an ecm update at the dealership 2 days prior, the car went backwards down an incline and would not proceed forward. *tr

Vehicle has entered into limp home mode multiple times, last time resulting in near collision from behind as throttle and transmission shifting become inoperable. vehicle does not produce any codes or check engine light. other symptoms prior to this condition were an engine miss while driving and complete stall in park. *tr

The car (hyundai veloster 2013, manual transmission, production date may 3, 2012) was parked on a small hill, with the hand brake pulled all the way. apparently the hand brake failed, the car rolled downhill hitting a fence. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 hyundai veloster (n/a). the contact stated that the vehicle would sporadically stall when attempting to accelerate. the rpm gauge increased excessively but the vehicle would not move. in addition, there was a clicking and clanking noise in the dual clutch transmission each time the gears attempted to shift. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised that the noise and shifting was a characteristic of the vehicle. the vehicle was not repaired. the vehicle continues to exhibit the failure and was scheduled to be taken back to the dealer. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 2719. the current mileage was 3100. ## vin passed ## 2013 hyundai veloster ##

Purchased car on 5/5/2012 with 6 miles on it. within less than a week and 200 miles the transmission began clicking. took it into hyundai and they stated it needed a new transmission. after 2 1/2 weeks the transmission was replaced as hyundai refused to give me a different car. since then the car cannot accelerate, sounds "clunky" and when going at low speeds sounds like the gear isn't engaging and sounds/feels like it would if you released a clutch too early. car loses power and sounds like it's about to die. a hissing and rattling sound under the hood happens as well. after taking it in to dealer, dealer states they could not find the sounds or noises or loss of power i was having. rpms rev really high before engaging in first gear. dealer still won't do anything since they can't diagnose it. i have almost been in multiple accidents for failure of power and car not accelerating. takes about 3-5 seconds before it goes. brakes grab too easily as well. loss of gas mileage (around 6-7 mpg) was reported to dealer but dealer told me it was due to "winter gas." i can understand 2-3 mpg difference but 6-7 is too much. car has also been in the shop for a week for the car alarm going off constantly for no reason. a piece of the windshield plastic also fell off for no reason when car was 3 weeks old. dealer duct taped that part down until a new part could be ordered. *tr

While approaching a traffic circle, the driver slowed the car from 30 mph to about 15 mph for traffic sequencing. when the accelerator was pressed, the rpm increased to about 6000, but the car did not accelerate for 3-5 seconds, which caused oncoming cars to swerve to avoid a collision. a similar situation developed several weeks later when merging from one freeway onto another. several mechanics have termed this situation as a "false neutral," where the computer controls attempt to determine into which gear to downshift, in order to maximize acceleration torque. whatever it is, although hyundai mechanics say it's "normal," i think it is unsafe and the problem must be addressed. timely and reliable acceleration should be a given in any new vehicle. the vehicle has a dual-clutch transmission, which the service manager at the dealer stated was susceptible to the delayed acceleration, but was normal. updated ivoq 05/22/12 *tr

Vehicle downshifts to fifth gear when passing but does not return to sixth gear upon releasing accelerator. vehicle continues at same rate of speed when releasing accelerator as if it were on cruise control. while passing an 18 wheeler on hwy 169 north, i noticed that there was another 18 wheeler approximately 100 feet in front of the one i was passing. with an oncoming vehicle i could not pass both trucks, so i passed the first one and pulled in behind the other one. when i let off the accelerator, the car continued at the same rate of speed forcing me to slam on the brakes to avoid rear-ending the other truck. this vehicle (and subsequently another vehicle on the dealership lot) exhibits this characteristic every time the vehicle goes into passing mode. however, if you back off the accelerator slightly, after about 5 seconds, the car will shift back into sixth gear [but all the while accelerating]. i noticed that you can manually shift the vehicle back to sixth by moving the shifter to manual mode for a split second and then shifting back into "d". the engine rpms will fall back down immediately indicating the shift. otherwise, the vehicle remains in fifth gear without decelerating for approximately 8 seconds. in my case, the car did not do what i "told" it to do: decelerate by releasing the pedal. i've spoken to hyundai and to the dealership and have filed a complaint with the better business bureau because of this design flaw. "control" is the key issue behind the wheel of a vehicle. if someone is not expecting the vehicle to continue at the rate of speed when they let off the accelerator, they could crash into someone as i almost did. thank you. *tt

Car has stalled while driving. sometimes it will not go into gear. other times it only goes into first gear. had to move it to neutral then back to drive to get it to work. other times, had to turn it off completely and back on to get it to work. this problem nearly got me in an accident when it happened while entering a highway. also, sometimes in first gear the car will "chugg". it will struggle to accelerate and have a jerking/chugging feel. after a couple visits to hyundai, they have failed to figure out the problem. *tr

When the transmission is cold at first start up and for an hour or so, you put it into reverse, the "r" flashes and the transmission will not move. this has left me stranded in a parking lot. also intermittently at cold start, the transmission shifts into reverse with a delay, then harsh engagement. also intermittently after driving 1 to 2 minutes then coming to a stop, you accelerate and make a slow speed left turn, the transmission will not shift out of 1st gear. *tr