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Air condition control switch located in cabin below infotainment unit. The setting of 1-4, the one most used will stop working requiring use of another number. After removing the part (twice replaced by dealership previously) found the contact points of switch melted. The wiring harness plugged into control until also melting.
Electrical issues & engine issues. 2013 Hyundai Veloster. - purchased brand new and September 2013. CENTEREACH HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. Since day one I-€™ve had many issues. So I-€™m having multiple repairs and replacement of AC /Heat blower, switches, Resistors, -Blower head unit, radio, Control head ( Internally shorting.Recall #948 ( canister cracked).report to dealer sells of exhaust coming in car. Also had replaced Right rear door actuator. July 2018 complained of transmission slipping not going into gear pulling back etc. Dealer claims no trouble calls. Once again I am having the same issues. This time driver side window goes down by itself and will not stay up, I have to manually open passenger side door lock and once again the blower does not work. Lights on my dash all lit oil light had been flickering, tire pressure light stays on and airbag light is lit. Just recently I have been driving in the car and had thought in the middle of driving that the transmission had went the car mediately pulled back and did not move I was lucky enough to have guided it over to the side of the road. NHTSA # 19V204000 ( Hyundai recall #182) 2013 Hyundai Veloster - although it states four-€TURBO ENGINE-€ only I am having the same exact problems. Let-€™s not wait until the engine goes on fire or causes a serious accident ! I am more than concerned and worried about this for I have no other transportation. I have contacted Hyundai customer care service. Both emailed and called. Hyundai Consumer Affairs # 18383206. I had also been advised over the phone(which I am was not aware of) another recall #966 - Involving a Hyundai Veloster-€™s 2012 -2017, as per rep. She set up an appointment with the dealership in which I go to, and also purchased the car, I asked her to please forward me a copy of the email and what she sent to the dealership, in which I am still waiting. I-€™m hoping the dealership Will take this more seriously coming from the manufacture. I Will advise outcome. Thank you
Shortly after I purchased the vehicle, used from carmax, the lighting on the steering wheel stopped turning on and would randomly come on while driving, usually after about 10-15 minutes and while turning.. it no longer comes on at all and none of the steering wheel buttons work anymore either, nor does my horn.
- Las Vegas, NV, USA
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The climate control switch has been replaced multiple times. The main harness where clips in is burnt an is melting my switch out after being changed an used for few hours it then burns out. The car smells like it's melting threw the vent of plastic.
My second HVAC control unit has melted. The plug is burnt. Thus is a ridiculously normal issue, you know when it fail because you smell the burning plastic before the heat shuts off.
Ive replaced the engine three time due to failure. The failure of the gdi motors is imminent. On a different note, the climate control knob heats up and burns out the metal strip behind the knob which causes the knob to eventually become useless.
Fan speeds for heat and A/C no longer work when the dial is placed on the number for the speed of the fan. To get speed #2 to blow, the dial is actually somewhere around position 2.5. to get speed #3 to blow, the dial needs to be at about 3.5, will not work with dial placed on the number 3 like it should. Same issue with fan speed #4. after removing dash panels to inspect, wires and electrical connections are getting so hot to the point that they melt. This is a fire hazard.
Most of not all owners of Hyundai/Kia vehicles experience a short in the climate control unit. This fault not only creates a visibility issue while driving the car in adverse weather. But may also cause spark fire associated with the climate control knob.
The head light bulbs have been replaced 6 times, and the 'brain' of the car has been replaced 2 times (with a refurbished ones, (not new). I understand there was a recall for make and year of my car for the software replacement because of electrical issues. I don't understand why my particular car was not listed. My car is having electrical issues!!!
The ac controller quit working so I looked and the wires had burned behind the dash also melted the switch seen online it seems to be a very common issue with thiscar
I bought a 2013hyundai Veloster in April of 2019 with in the first 2 days of having car it stopping accelerating an left me on the side of road. I had to car towed back to the dealer where the car was bought. After them looking in to the problem they ended up replacing the catalytic converter. The car ran fine for about another 5 to 6 months. Then one day bad rough idel rpms dropping when under acceleration after putting on code reader it turned out to be a misfire I then replace coil pack and spark plugs. The Veloster ran fine for about 3 to 4 months this time. Now we are back to the car having issues today 7/11/20 loss of power under acceleration, rough idel, knocking sound coming from engine. I have contacted Hyundai in the past on the 2013 ECU recall they did not want to honor there recall saying in order to look in to the problem I'd need to get it diagnosed through the dealer when I can simply use my owe code reader. It has been nothing but issues with this vehicle I bought with only 63000 miles this is frustrating is there anything that can be done for Hyundai to honor there recall thank you.
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.
The air/fuel mixture in the engine caused the oil to burn through faster than it should, increased pressure and caused the cylinder to damage the engine. This resulted in me having to replace the engine. The electrical system caused the vehicle to idle rough at low RPM, and eventually stalled at an intersection on a busy highway.
I bought my car May 2016 it had an odd smell once I started using my ac unit but couldn't figure it out. In August I lost level 1 and 2 on my blower knob, and in October 2018 I lost all heat and the blower knob no longer worked. I oreder an oem dash control unit and had a co-worker install it for me. Sept. 2019 I again lost level 1 and 2 of the fan blower. I contacted the supplier and was told this is only under warranty if it was installed at a certified shop and only if I put on 12K miles and under 1 year. I wasn't able to use my warranty due to I had my co-worker in stall. Feb 14th 2020 remote started my car as it is very cold in wi. When I got to my car I thought it was on fire due to the smell inside my car. I saw no smoke or flames. I drove home from work and the smell was horrible I had to crack the window it was so strong and drove in the slow lane in case my car burst in to flames so I could get out. Feb. 16th my while driving my car the smell of burning plastic was overwhelming and then suddenly I lost total heat and the knob for the blower no longer worked. Feb. 17th I bought another heater from the same oem online store. I brought it to work when it arrived on the 20th. The same C-worker went to install it and he said he wouldn't install it because he didn't want me to die from my car starting on fire as the cable harness connector is melted. I launched a complaint with Hyundai the same day. I was given a case number and told to wait to hear back within 24 hours due to the fire issue/safety concern. I did hear from roberta from corporate and I went over the details, she said they would pay for towing and car rental. I took my car in to a Hyundai dealership and am being told that I have to pay $136 because they need to rule out that it's not my remote starter causing the issue that I had installed at best buy. This is a known issue of that component melting
While driving in the highway I had a burn wire smell when my air conditioner was set at blower speed 4 and it stop working at that setting. I was doing dome research and found the controller has a tendency to get burn indide due to be unable to hold the blower electrical load. I think this can turn into a fire hazard. Found info in forums, youtube videos etc. Lot of people is dealing with this to the point they replace the part with an original one and the new one gets burn again. The controller pn: 97250-2V010-bpd
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- Sparks, NV, USA