Hyundai Veloster - 5 Things I HATE 2.0

So you want a Hyundai Veloster huh!? Well before you take the plunge, let me tell you about 5 things I HATE (ver. 2.0 lol) about my Veloster after owning it for almost 5 years! Keep in mind, I LOVE my Veloster and I still think in the end it's worth it. Stay tuned for the other half, "5 Things I LOVE" (also, ver 2.0 lol).
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[@gabehesington5976]

The bumper clips are the absolute worst clips I’ve ever seen

[@Chayness]

They really are! I didn't point it out because I felt many people wouldn't go that far but for those of us who DIY, yes.... absolutely terrible! I'll pin this comment.

[@Lomeli_Armory]

Hey Chay I agree the rear bounces over pot holes and I ended up buying the Pierce rear torsion bar and upper rear chassis brace and it’s definitely more controlled over potholes now. ☺️

[@Chayness]

Yea I hear great things about the combo but I may upgrade before then. We'll see though.

[@marcelonambo1148]

Nice video man . I have 2017 Nav . I love the way the car looks . Yours is definitely goals tho. Keep up the great videos. Been watching for a while now I just hit two years on my nav

[@Chayness]

OH bro thanks so much for the support and i'm sure yours will get there soon enough!

[@tslraven5778]

Heeyy my name is gavin !!! I am loving your car!!!! I have the same exact car and you taught me on what to put in my car and some cool stuff too!! Keep up the awesome video😁

[@Chayness]

Thank you sir! Hope you're enjoying the car!

[@mammoth-puppy3246]

Just started driving mine again after a year or so, missed your content brotha

[@Chayness]

Thanks bro. Means a lot!

[@OctaneStreet]

Man, seeing your VT almost makes me miss mine! Haha, even though I never got it to look nearly as good as yours. Definitely don't miss the rear axle hopping and skating around when going over potholes, even though my Mustang has the same issue to a much lesser extent. I also remember hearing about manual VT's and how people would tune it to have Traction Control off upon startup since it was overly aggressive haha. Great job, I also enjoyed the bonus things you mentioned towards the end. Keep it up!

[@Chayness]

Thanks bro! No worries, i'm also keeping track on your project. I'm sure you'll do great things to that Stang. I can't wait to see the changes!

[@OctaneStreet]

@@Chayness Appreciate it brother ~

[@rodin7062]

-We have horrible roads in California Quebec: Hold my beer

[@ericcartman1168]

Personally the 2016 redesign of the speedometer I love, much better than my old accord lol

[@Chayness]

The redesign of the gauge cluster in the Veloster is much nicer IMO

[@shmeenix8672]

Yep paint was chipped in a couple areas when I bought it. Fixed with a couple wrapped areas. Way cheaper than the 1000 a body shop wanted to charge.

[@Chayness]

That's for sure!

[@hotdogy12345]

On the paint job bit... I have a black VT as well and I completely agree

[@Chayness]

Yea it's sad for sure.

[@hotdogy12345]

@@Chayness I plan on buying an N next year tho! You got any plans to get an N!?

[@Chayness]

@@hotdogy12345 lol i'm on the edge between an N and another similar "N" Vehicle. lol To answer your other comment... it'll be soon. Months. lol

[@MrDreams1984]

I just miss mine 😭

[@Chayness]

I know the feeling. I miss older projects too!

[@20Viper05]

Can confirm that the paint never got better, have a 2019 Turbo. Paint looks worse than my wife's 2002 Cavalier. Both cars get washed the same and were ceramic coated. I think it's just common with the more "budget" cars. I had a 2021 Kia Soul S that I got brand new and it had orange peel bad too.

[@Chayness]

Man that's unfortunate. They do seem to have stepped up their paint though. I can confirm my N Line has no issues.

[@sanderpena]

I have the 2020 r spec wheels with tires for sale for $700, took them off around 9k miles. perfect condition.

[@Chayness]

I saw a set of those 2nd Gen VT wheels on a 1st gen and they look amazing!

[@grantjones6952]

What kind of tires?

[@sanderpena]

@@grantjones6952 the Michelin sports

[@isaias9838]

One minor thing I came across was the trunk/cargo space light. For starters there’s only one light in the corner that barely illuminates. I tried installing an LED 6418 bulb and it would not fit into the clear case. I had to squeeze the copper terminal inside the case and force the LED bulb to fit. The second design flaw is the amount of work it takes to check/replace the windshield fluid motor. Having to remove the front passenger tire and the plastic covering just to see if the motor was disconnected is a headache

[@Chayness]

Crazy you mention that because that fluid motor went out on this as well. Ugh.

[@Strahan740i]

I bought a long LED strip and mounted it against the back wall. Works great, really lights up the trunk nicely.

[@zacharyle167]

I have a 2015 NAV and for Bluetooth, sometimes mine doesn't connect. So I have to turn the car off, lock the doors then unlock them, start the car and reconnect the Bluetooth.

[@grantjones6952]

I picked up a 2015 VT with 49k on the 1st and I’ve loved every second of driving it so far. I think a part of it is due to it feeling like a juiced civic which was my first car and everytime I give it some gas and feel the boost kick in I just get a huge grin. My first orange and boosted car ever and I’m very happy with it! Looking to put some mods on it very soon but keep fighting with myself on what to get of each thing

[@grantjones6952]

Take that back, driving home from work and some dick decides to stop on the road to get in the right lane. I give it some gas to get back up to speed and it didn’t downshift, and just jumped forward. Engine light popped on and just flashed at me. Restarted it, everything seemed fine, tried to give it a little gas to see if it did it again and it’s like it hits 3-4k rpms and just doesn’t go. Almost stutters, any clue what this is? The fact that it drives perfectly fine in low rpms makes me think my turbo is fucked

[@Chayness]

@@grantjones6952 It's possible sadly but for the mileage it seems too soon. I'd check under the car to make sure everything is still coupled up. I've had friends experience the hot pipe (where the turbo resonator is) pop off and this boost doesn't reach the engine. Even the hose connected to the intercooler. May be that it somehow got loose and you lost boost. Lastly, the stock BOV. Though I doubt it but if the rubber diaphragm got damaged or it has an aftermarket valve stuck open? Just things that could be the issue. Hope it's something simple.

[@grantjones6952]

@@Chayness thanks man, I hope it’s something simple too. Now that I think about it, it feels like a misfire kind of. But only once you get past 3-4 rpms it seems. I checked under the hood once I got to my house, and it all looked alright. Just with a flashlight though,I’ll check it out tomorrow again in daylight. Thanks for your help! I think I’ll also talk to the guy who sold me the car and see what he thinks.

[@grantjones6952]

@@Chayness it was also completely smooth on idles and relaxed acceleration off of a few red lights. Weird.

[@Chayness]

@@grantjones6952 If you believe it feels like a misfire, could be a bad coil.

[@FOrtknoxsoldier]

Lmk how to get ahold next time y’all do a Veloster meet! I’d love to figure out a way to show you some pics of mine, it’s come a long way as well and see what ya think

[@Chayness]

Well if you have Insta you can always reach out to me on there. Submit some pics to the N Life insta so we can share your ride!

[@FOrtknoxsoldier]

Just made a Instagram, fortknoxsoldier2010 I think is what it is, added a bunch of pics in 5 min, help me share, I’ve got so much more otw in the mail 🙄 lmk what ya think... side note I don’t do any social media so this is a new one to me haha 😅 hope I did it right

[@FLYVELOS]

I hate not having navigation on it

[@helo3851]

embrace the matt-ish look

[@abandonedanthracite5852]

I wish they would of put a rubber pad where your heel rubs through. Try finding a R-spec drivers floor mat. Or the fact you can't just buy the OEM shift boot, another common wear item. My Bluetooth just cuts out, still connected, still playing, just no sound.

[@Chayness]

Yea that BT is such an odd issue. It's probably harder to find things as I hear Hyundai is to discontinue the Veloster except for the N model for now anyways

[@yoltsbp]

wow that orange peal is bad. my 13 doesnt have that issue. wonder if its more dependant on the plant it was manufactured in than cost cuting measures.

[@Chayness]

It's very possible

[@ahmadaj4552]

Hello, The cooling fan controller is not working for the second time in just 36 days! First time I replaced the whole fan and now the issue came again in just 36 days! What do you this is the problem? Have ever exprinced this issue before? Thanks

[@Chayness]

Hey sorry to hear but I never had this issue. When you say cooling fan do you mean the engine cooling fan? If so, your problem sounds more like a faulty temp sensor.

[@ahmadaj4552]

@@Chayness Hi, thanks for replying. Yes, it is the engine cooling fan. The issue already sorted out and the issue is with the connector that connect the Cooling fan controller.

[@Chayness]

@@ahmadaj4552 Gotcha. Glad you got it figured out!

[@ericajackson1846]

My Bluetooth has been trash since I got the car. If I skip through my music too fast it completely disconnects. Dealer has played me like I’m crazy. Do you know any fix to that?

[@Chayness]

Sadly, aside from replacing the whole head unit, I don't. I suppose you could buy and aftermarket BT receiver and connect it to the AUX port?

[@declancosford7701]

I ordered that turboxs bov that you had, I’m just curious, if it gets down to -20°c with snow and ice, will the bov freeze up? will it wreck my turbo?

[@Chayness]

I sadly wouldn't know cuz I don't deal with snow.

[@declancosford7701]

@@Chayness ouch haha okay thanks anyways!

[@Chayness]

@@declancosford7701 Sorry bro

[@TheCigarCrook]

Boston Red paint here and unfortunately the orange peel is a legit issue across all colours. More of an excuse to wrap it! Lol

[@abandonedanthracite5852]

Yep, my buddy was convinced it was a repaint after trade-in. Before I acquired it. I said almost all velosters' paint looks like this lol.

[@1982Casper]

month ago grabbed up 2013 auto turbo 128,700

[@Chayness]

Hope you're liking it.

[@jacobelizardo9434]

Man I have 13VT and have lumbar support(Electronic) that must be an rspec thing😔

[@Chayness]

No way! I was robbed! lol

[@shmeenix8672]

Same here. I'm 250 lbs and the seats feel great.

[@ericcartman1168]

How was your reliability?

[@Chayness]

I personally had no issues with reliability.

[@NicoAlien602]

I just picked mine up 2 months ago with 51k miles on it and the ecu went out

[@Too-Gq-For-You]

ecu went out? how so?

[@Chayness]

Yikes thats not good at all. Was that the for sure diagnosed issue? Perhaps an important sensor died out? Just guessing.

[@NicoAlien602]

So I guess the previous person that had incorrect installed a performance chip and I took it the shop and they said it fried the ECU. It was connected to the battery to the fuse box in the engine bay to the fuse box in the interior.

[@Chayness]

@@NicoAlien602 Oh yea makes sense. "Performance" chips are a huge no go. They're not an actual tune but more of a cheap "cheat" to get the ECU to think one thing in order to produce more power but typically in an unsafe manner. Yea that's horrible.

[@stephenlinden8647]

My 2013 veloster turbo has 92k miles and my turbo went. Because I was second owner wasnt warranty anymore rofl

[@Chayness]

Sadly one big issue of turbo cars is that turbos can go out. Just another moving part that goes through wear. That mileage range is sadly normal especially if the previous owner drove the car a bit more "spiritedly".

[@stephenlinden8647]

@@Chayness makes sense it’s coo tho gives me a chance at some upgrades

[@Chayness]

@@stephenlinden8647 the good news is you don't have to go bigger turbo. You can get a "built and upgrade" version of your own turbo called a "stuffed" turbo. Basically it's the stock turbo but with better internals to allow better efficiency and performance overall without going larger and dealing with the extra complications of going with a larger turbo.

[@GoatedJoyBoy]

I dont like the 3 doors its annoying would rather have a 2 door

[@Chayness]

I agree in that the extra door feels a bit useless to me.

[@patrickdickson4160]

My 16 VT with tech package was a 30+k$ car brand new. I hate all the same things you hate Especially the horrible bucking a sluggish action when taking off in first gear. I absolutely hate that. Makes me wish I got an automatic

[@drewilliams9291]

My VT 16 at the dealership I had to get a new engine it only had 15,000miles on it been 3month now no car😭😭😭😭

[@Chayness]

Well there's a bit more you can do in terms of power with manual over DCT or Auto but I get you

[@Chayness]

@@drewilliams9291 Oh no! Wishing you luck!

[@Too-Gq-For-You]

my tune fixed that ;)

[@Chayness]

@@Too-Gq-For-You Yea tunes for sure help this car immensely. Your VT is a DCT also right? So you kinda get a win win in that respect.

[@maximumeffort3225]

Paint on the 2nd Gens is not any better.

[@Chayness]

No way! I would have thought they would have figured it out by now.

[@maximumeffort3225]

@@Chayness You should see the orange peel in my 2020 Turbo.

[@Chayness]

@@maximumeffort3225 That's so horrible bro. Super sorry to hear about it.