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2016 Hyundai VELOSTER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1696038
Internal NHTSA #	11363355
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	VELOSTER
Model Year	2016
File date	03/09/20
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact 's son owned a 2016 hyundai veloster. The contact purchased the vehicle used on 06/02/20. A month later the vehicle stalled, while the contact's son was driving home. The vehicle was towed to the dealer (maus nissan of crystal river 937 s suncoast blvd, homosassa, fl 34448 (352) 592-6287). They found three codes that had to do with the catalytic converter, the fuel injector, and the coils . The vehicle was towed home and the contact's son attempted to fix the vehicle on his own. He applied a fuel injector cleaner and catalytic converter cleaner and the vehicle operated with no problems. The issues occurred again on 09/03/20 when the vehicle started to smoke while travelling at 30 mph. The vehicle was pulled over and the son opened the hood . Smoke came out and then flames burst from the engine. The vehicle was soon engulfed and the entire front of the vehicle was burned down. The flames were put out by the fire department. A police report and a fire report were filed. There were no injuries that required transport by an ambulance. The vehicle was totaled by the insurance company and the wreckage was towed away. The dealer and manufacturer had not been contacted yet. The failure mileage was 106,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	106000
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Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	HOMOSASSA, FL
VIN pattern	KMHTC6AD0GUXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	13/09/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	30
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2016 Hyundai VELOSTER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 Hyundai VELOSTER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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