Hyundai Veloster Complaints (2012)

296 consumer complaints on file.

#11282602November 27, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
ON TUESDAY 11/26/2019 AROUND 1PM MY CAR WAS PARKED IN A LOT WHEN THE SUNROOF EXPLODED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279701November 12, 2019
STEERING
I HAVE A LUNK NOISE AND PLAY IN MY STEERING WHEEL THOUGH IT NEEDED A ALINGMENT BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS A STEERING COUPLING. SONTA AND ELANTRA HAS A RECALL ON THE SAME ISSUE ITS THE SAME $1.88 PART THAT IS FAILING IN THE OTHER HYUNDAI CARS AND THEY HAVE A RECALL BUT NOT THE VELOSTER WELL IF ITS THE SAME PART THEN IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART RECALL IT.THIS IS SAFETY CONCERN GUESS THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET HURT BEFORE ITS RECALLED OH BY THE WAY ITS $388. ROUGHLY THE DEALERSHIP SAID TO FIX IT FOR A $1.88 RUBBER PIECE GO FIGURE.I PURCHASED THIS 2012 VELOSTER OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR I AM THE ONLY OWNER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277214October 30, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON AND THE CAR SEEMS TO HESITATE AFTER PUTTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. FEELS LIKE THE BRAKE IS STILL ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267790October 10, 2019
STEERING
MY 2012 VELOSTER RECENTLY STARED MAKING A CLICKING SOUND WHENEVER I TURN. IT SHAKES WHEN I'M ON THE HIGHWAYS GOING 70 MPH. WHEN I RUN OVER ANY SMALL BUMPS IT MAKES A CLACKING NOISE AND HARD TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. IF I SWITCH LANES AND RUN OVER ONE ON THE MARKERS ON THE ROAD THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT SLIDES TO THE SIDE THAT I SWITCH AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. I CHECKED UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE DASHBOARD AND THERE'S OIL LIQUID LEAKING FROM STEERING WHEEL AREA. IF I'M AT A STOP SIGN AND TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IT MAKES THE CLACKING SOUND AND IT FEELS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL IS COMING LOOSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256384September 18, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AC CONVERTER KNOB MELTING, WIRING HARNESS BLACK DUE TO TOO HIGH OF VOLTAGE GOING THROUGH IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256196September 17, 2019
STEERING
THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. FIRST HAPPEN WHILE STATIONARY. IT IS NOW OCCURRING IN MOTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11254391September 10, 2019
AIR BAGS
MY AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK BECAUSE OF A PART IN THE STEERING WHEEL CALLED THE CLOCK SPRING.HYUNDAI WILL FIX IT,IF I PAY $327 AND I THINK IT SHOUD BE FIXED FOR FREE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244951August 19, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING IN TUCSON AZ, ABOUT 42 MPH AND WITH A/C RUNNING, I SMELLED A BURNT SCENT IN THE CABIN, THE A/C SHUT OFF. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART IT, I SWITCHED THE FAN SWITCH TO ANOTHER POSITION AND IT STARTED AGAIN, BUT IT ONLY WORKED IN THE 2 AND 4 POSITION. THE NEXT DAY THE SWITCH ONLY WORKED IN THE 1 AND 3 POSITION, AND NOW ONLY IN THE 3 POSITION. I REMOVED THE TRIM PANEL TO SEE WHAT MIGHT BE WRONG AND SAW A CONNECTOR AND WIRE CONNECTED TO THE FAN SWITCH DISCOLORED FROM HEATING UP. I LOOKED AT THE FAN SWITCH ITSELF AND IT HAD MELTED ON THE INSIDE. I DECIDED TO TAKE PICTURES BECAUSE SOMETHING IS SHORTING OUT IN THE HEAD UNIT AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE. I TALKED TO HYUNDAI (CASE#: 15918166) AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE THEMSELVES AND NOT GO OFF THE PICTURES, SO DON'T ALTER ANY EVIDENCE. WHEN I GOT DOWN TO HYUNDAI, THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $140.00 TO INSPECT, THEN THAT MONEY WOULD GO TOWARDS THE REPAIR COST, ESTIMATION $500-$600. WITH THE EXT WARRANTY EXPIRED BY 3K, THE ENTIRE COST WOULD FALL IN MY LAP. I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THIS MY SELF, SO I COULD LET THEM INSPECT IT UNTIL I COULD AFFORD TO REPAIR THE REPAIR COST. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE IT IS A FIRE SAFETY HAZARD AND ITS EVIDENT HAPPENS ON ALL THE YEAR MODELS (ACCORDING TO THE FORUM).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241868August 5, 2019
STEERING
REDUCED STEERING RESPONSIVENESS AND CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. LOOSE STEERING MADE STEERING LESS RESPONSIVE AND DANGEROUS. THE RUBBER STEERING COUPLING BETWEEN THE STEERING TRANSMISSION BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE STEERING SHAFT HAS BECOME BRITTLE AND BROKE APART. THE CAR HAS 81,000 MILES ON IT AND IS ONLY SEVEN YEARS OLD. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE EXACT SAME PARTS ARE USED ON THE HYUNDAI ELANTRA AND SONATA, BOTH OF WHICH HYUNDAI EXTENDED THE WARRANTIES ON THIS PART TO ADDRESS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS WAS FIRST OBSERVED. THE VEHICLE DOESN'T RESPOND SMOOTHLY TO STEERING INPUT. THIS MAY RESULT IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241418August 3, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER STALL AND HAVE A FUNNY SMELL MY CAR STALL AT A RED LIGHT HAD TO CALL THE POLICE TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233613July 20, 2019
STEERING
THE POWER ASSIST STEERING COUPLER IS DEFECTIVE AND MAY POTENTIALLY FAIL AND CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL.I BELIEVE HYUNDAI IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT ADDRESSING IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230047July 8, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN STOPPED AT LIGHTS THE ENGINE DIES MULTIPLE TIMES. ALSO WHILE DRIVING THE CAR JERKS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229556July 5, 2019
ENGINE
ON SATURDAY 2-28-2015, I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STOPPED RESPONDING. I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THANKFULLY, I WAS IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE SO THE SURROUNDING CARS WERE ALREADY ALERT AND SLOWING DOWN. HOWEVER, I WAS RAPIDLY LOSING SPEED AND COULD NOT KEEP UP OR ACCELERATE. I DRIFTED THE CAR INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, WHERE THEN THE CAR DIED. I CALLED ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THROUGH. A POLICE OFFICER ARRIVED. HE COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO START EITHER. WE HAD MY CAR TOWED SINCE I WAS INTERFERING WITH A MAJOR HIGHWAY'S TRAFFIC FLOW. THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP I WAS TOWED TO WAS JUST BEGINNING TO CLOSE. THEY SAID THEY COULD START THE PAPERWORK AND STORE MY CAR THERE, BUT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO WORK ON IT UNTIL MONDAY. COME MONDAY MORNING, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ERROR AND THEREFORE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. HOWEVER, SINCE I WAS STILL WITHIN MY WARRANTY, THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE HOTEL AND TOW. IN SUMMER 2018, I TOOK THE SAME CAR INTO THE SHOP TO GET SERVICED FOR A SEPARATE ISSUE (THE CAR'S CLOCK WAS CONSTANTLY EITHER TOO FAST/SLOW DESPITE TAKING IT TO A DOZEN DEALERSHIPS TO GET 'FIXED'). AT THAT TIME I ALSO SAID THE CAR JUMPS AND DOESN'T RESPOND SMOOTHLY. I WAS WORRIED I WAS GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER ISSUE LIKE THE HIGHWAY STALL. AFTER MANY CONVERSATIONS, THE DEALERSHIP & HYUNDAI CORPORATE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. HOWEVER, RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THERE IS CLEARLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE VELOSTER DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION. A QUICK GOOGLE/YOUTUBE SEARCH SHOWS HUNDREDS OF OTHER OWNERS HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE CAR RANDOMLY REVVING OR ACTING UP. ATTACHED IS THE PHONE CALL RECORDING OF MY INITIAL CONVERSATION WITH HYUNDAI AS WELL AS THE RECEIPTS THEY REIMBURSED ME FOR. (WHICH TOOK 2 AND A HALF YEARS)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229096July 2, 2019
ENGINE
BURNS OIL AND MAKES NOISY WHEN HIT THE GAS PEDAL ALSO IT PUSHES IT SELF WHEN STOPING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219948June 14, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
THE CAR STARTED TO RATTLE AND STARTED TO NOT BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE. I PULLED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF A SEMI BUSY ROAD AND LET IT SIT FOR A MOMENT WHILE TURNED OFF AND THEN AFTER 30 SECONDS TURNED THE CAR BACK ON. I STARTED TO DRIVE THE CAR AND TURNED DOWN A RESIDENTIAL ROAD (ROTHROCK CIRCLE COPLEY, OH) AND THAT IS WHEN THINGS GOT REALLY BAD.THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND STARTED TO ACT EVEN STRANGER. IT HAD ISSUES ACCELERATING AGAIN AND THEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE LUNGED FORWARD AND THEN WHITE SMOKE AND FLAMES CAME FROM UNDER THE CARS FRONT END. I JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR AFTER TURNING IT OFF, GRABBED MY PERSONAL ITEMS AND RAN OFF INCASE OF AN EXPLOSION. I CALLED 911INSTANTLY AND WHILE ON THE PHONE WITH COPLEY POLICE MY CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FIREFIGHTERS CAME OUT AND STARTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES BUT IT WAS TOO LATE AND THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS MELTED, BURNED, AND DESTROYED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209776May 24, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE PANORAMIC SUN/MOON ROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11209178May 22, 2019
STEERING
THE STEERING COLUMN POPS EVERY TIME I MAKE A TURN, WHETHER A SHARP TURN OR MILD. I CAN BE PARKED AND TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT POPS. THERE SEEMS TO BE LOOSENESS IN THE STEERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208887May 21, 2019
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING HOME THEN STARTED HEARING A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THAT'S WHEN I FELT MY CAR TO LOSE POWER AND START TO DECELERATE. ONCE IT STOPPED IT SHUT OFF , AND ALL OF MY LIGHT ON MY DASH BOARD WAS ON. THE BATTERY LIGHT, OIL LIGHT, EPS LIGHT. I WENT TO OPEN THE HOOD AND IT SMELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OF WAITING THE ENGINE STILL WASN'T TURNING OVER. I LEFT MY CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207955May 16, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR GOES IN SAFTEY MODE AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207183May 13, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS ALSO A LOT OF MOVEMENT IN THE STEERING. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KEY HYUNDAI DEALER, LOCATED AT 4660 SOUTHSIDE BLVD #100, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32216, (904) 642-6060 , WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MDPS COUPLER REPLACEMENT FOR NOISE ON STEERING COLUMN NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIRED FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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