NHTSA Complaint #11397973 — 2014 HYUNDAI VELOSTER

CAR SPONTANEOUSLY LOSES POWER TO ENGINE WHILE IN MOTION. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE SOMETIMES STRUGGLES TO TURN OVER AND DOES NOT CORRECTLY READ RPM AS THIS DIAL WILL READ 0 RPM EVEN WHILE IN MOTION. WHEN THIS OCCURS IT IS ACCOMPANIED BY DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING UPHILL AND BUCKING. ON 2/24/2021, WHILE DRIVING UP A SMALL HILL ON A CITY STREET, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE NO KEY DETECTED LIGHT TURNED ON. THE ENGINE TURNED BACK ON ABOUT 1 SECOND LATER AND DASH READ 0 RPM EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING. ON 2/25/2021 WHILE PULLING FORWARD IN A DRIVE THRU RESTAURANT LINE, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE NO KEY LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT AND CHECK OIL LIGHTS CAME ON. I TOOK A PICTURE OF THE DASH AT THIS TIME. I TURNED THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF AND RESTARTED IT. DASH CONTINUED TO READ 0 RPM BUT WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AGAIN AND THEN RESTARTED IT A SECOND TIME AND THE VEHICLE THEN SEEMED TO BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DRIVE.