2015 Hyundai VELOSTER - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"the contact owns a 2015 hyundai veloster. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the engine temperature increased, and the check engine warning light illuminated before the engine failed and the vehicle stalled. the vehicle was later driven to the local dealer who diagnosed that the head gasket was faulty and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer who diagnosed and determined that the catalytic converter was faulty and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not yet repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. the contact stated that the engine was previously replaced under a manufacturer service campaign. the failure mileage was 129,000."

"the car i bought in february in a used car lot was, per the salesperson, in excellent condition, had recently done oil changes, and had allegedly no failures. after less than 3k miles, i got stalled on the freeway with a knocking noise; frank hyundai mechanics diagnosed it with a cvv oil sensor red flag. i then paid for the repairs after getting denied from both my hyundai warranty and my extended warranty. this was neglect when i drove that car for just a few months, like a weekend car, less than 3k miles. the car was still stalling on the freeway, shooting smoke, and the check engine light came on. i miraculously made it in one piece to work; however, the car had to be towed back to frank hyundai, where, to this day, they still have not been able to repair or precisely diagnose my vehicle, so i have been without my vehicle for almost a month and a half. i'm pretty sure i'm not the only one with this problem; i think it's unfair to pay for the past owner's negligence."

"i bought this vehicle from a used car lot in february 2023, not 2022, and drove it under 3k miles; when i took it, it had 86k miles, and the check engine light came on. i took it to frank hyundai, where, to this day, have not been able to help me; all this time, i, the consumer, had to chase down the repair guy assigned to my car and, only to be vaguely told it was sludge and metal shedding. it might be my misuse or neglect when i had driven the damn thing before even recommended servicing or an oil change was needed. i also called hyundai motors corporate, where a case manager suggested a goodwill repair, but nothing had been done. i would appreciate any help nhtsa could provide as there are campaigns on this model car with engine rod failures, and the damn extended warranty should apply to subsequent owners."

"engine had no oil, starting making a knocking noise."

"engine failure outside of normal warranty period. however oil consumption is the cause. hyundai allows for 1quart of oil loss every 1000 miles. there should be no oil loss. before i could get an oil consumption test my motor started knocking. the dealership was supposed ask for goodwill assistance but never did. they found no compression in cylinder 4 and stated since it wasn’t a rod bearing failure they would not cover it. also they are using third party bbb to turn down complaints which should be a violation of the consumers rights. they are paid by hyundai to reject claims."

"99% sure the vehicle’s rod bearing is what is knocking"

"rattling noise is occurring when accelerating and on cold start. this has been occurring for quite some time."

"rod bearing in the fourth piston is failing and there is an existing tsb for this problem on this year (2015) of veloster however hyundai is saying that it doesn't cover this engine model so we are going to be out $7,000 for a new engine. seems like the engine is the same only difference is the turbo so seems like this model should be part of the tsb as well. the problem has been confirmed by a mechanic at his shop c&c automotive in fayetteville ar"

"three times now my 2015 veloster has been in the shop for the same issues. loss of power while driving. they did software update first time. that was a year ago. it has been actiing sluggish since. then two weeks ago my husband was driving it made a loud noise and the power went to limp mode and engine light came on. took 4 hours for a tow truck to pick up him and my car. i took it to the shop again, they had it for almost 2 weeks. told me the spark plugs were bad. they replaced them. that didn't help. then they said the catalytic converter was bad. so they replaced that. i picked it up today 4/20/23 at 2:00pm. i then drove 7 miles from the shop and heard a loud noise and the power reduced to 20 mph i could not go any faster it was in limp mode and i crawled it back to the dealership. i told them i got an extended warranty 3 years ago and i got notified my car would need a new motor. they told me it would take a long time to get a motor and they were sure it was not my motor. i can't afford a tow truck bill again and i can't afford to keep fixing things it may not need they are just guessing. they told me it may take awhile this time because they have no idea what is wrong with it. but it was scary doing 45 mph with speed of traffic and just lose power. my husband was doing 65 mph when it happened to him. i have babied my car since new and i only have 60,000 miles on it. i hardly have broken it in. i don't know what to do now. i don't want this to happen and have and accident because of it or a fire. i have grandkids in my car with me and i don't feel safe anymore."

"we purchased the vehicle in march 2022 and in may 2022 the engine light came on and there was knocking in the engine until finally the engine quit while driving. upon inspection of the engine it appeared to have blown as there was oil all under the hood. the car was towed and serviced at a hyundai dealer and i was told it needed a new engine. they put another engine in the car. we got the car back december 31, 2022 with the "new/used" engine and that night the engine overheated and had to be towed back to the dealer that did the repairs costing almost $10k. they repaired the engine again, saying that they put another engine in and we got the car back in late february 2023. april 2023 the car engine light came on again and the car began to smoke. my son had been driving, pulled into our driveway, popped the hood to see why it was smoking and the car then caught fire! my son could have been seriously hurt or even worse! the car has been inspected by our insurance company and is now claiming a total loss. i have since emailed the pictures of the car to the service manager at the dealer where the work was done and he is claiming that he can't tell by the pictures what caused the fire. this is the second engine they put in this car!"