NHTSA Complaint #11256943 — 2014 HYUNDAI VELOSTER

THE FIRST ISSUE WAS THE CLUTCH. I WAS DRIVING IN CHARLOTTE, NC CITY TRAFFIC AND THE CLUTCH STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND MADE MY CAR STALL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT UP WITH MY FOOT AND RESTART THE CAR. I HAD NO INDICATION THAT THE CLUTCH WAS BAD. IT WASN'T SLIPPING AT ALL AND I HAD NO DIFFICULTY SHIFTING GEARS PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. THE NEXT ISSUE WAS THE ENGINE. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT LOST POWER. IT WOULDN"T ACCELERATE PROPERLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE TURBO WENT FIRST AND THEN METAL FROM THE TURBO WENT INTO THE ENGINE AND RUINED THE ENGINE. THEY SAID THE CLUTCH NEEDED REPLACING. THE CAR DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 71,000 MILES ON IT. I WOULDN'T EXPECT AN ENGINE TO BE RUINED AT LESS THAN 71,000 MILES. I WAS TERRIFIED BEING IN TRAFFIC IN THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE WONDERING IF I WAS GOING TO BE HIT. THE ENTRANCE BELOW ASKS FOR A SPECIFIC DATE, HERE ARE THE OCCURRENCES AND DATES: JUNE 2019 CLUTCH STICKS TO THE FLOOR AND STALLS IN TRAFFIC SEVERAL TIMES. TAKE TO AAA AUTO SERVICES AS SOON AS IT HAPPENS AND THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. CONTINUES TO HAPPEN APPROX. ONCE A WEEK. SEPT 12 THE ENGINE STARTS WHINING, REVVING AND LOSING POWER ALL AT THE SAME TIME WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED WHILE IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY SEPT 13 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND NAV SCREEN STOPPED RESPONDING AND DOESN'T HAVE MUCH POWER SEPT 14 EVEN FURTHER POWER LOSS, SMOKE COMING FROM EXHAUST, CAR STALLS AND STOPS WHILE IN CHARLOTTE CITY TRAFFIC. TAKE TO DEALER. DIAGNOSED WITH STATED ABOVE.