NHTSA Complaint #11416639 — 2017 HYUNDAI VELOSTER

CAR WAS RUNNING FINE, MAYBE A LITTLE LOUD ON STARTUP. UNDER A LEFT HAND TURN ON SURFACE STREETS, ADDING POWER AT ABOUT 30 MPH, ENGINE STALLED IN HIGH 3RD GEAR WITH A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT, AND LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. I PULLED OVER AND COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO RESTART (SOUNDED LIKE THE ALTERNATOR AND BELT WERE MOVING, BUT THE MOTOR WOULD NOT TURN OVER.) GOT IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING APPROVAL FOR A NEW MOTOR. THEY CLAIM THAT THE MOTOR LOST ALL COMPRESSION, AND FAILED A BEARING TEST. IT WOULD NOT SURPRISE ME IF IT WAS A BEARING FAILURE ON THE CRANKSHAFT, LIKE OTHERS HAVE MENTIONED ON HERE. SHOULD PROBABLY BE UNDER THE RECALL THAT INCLUDED THE 2016 MODEL YEAR, AS CLEARLY THAT PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED IN THE 2017 MODEL YEAR GAMMA ENGINES.