Hyundai Veloster Complaints (2013)

427 consumer complaints on file.

#10681854February 6, 2015
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
I WAS DRIVING, DOING APPROX 50 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I HEARD A POP AND THEN IT STARTED TO RAIN GLASS FROM MY PANORAMIC SUNROOF THAT WAS SHATTERING ALL OVER ME. I HAD GLASS IN MY HAIR, CUTS ON MY FOREHEAD AND I HAVE A HUGE LUMP ON THE TOP OF MY HEAD FROM WHERE I WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A BIGGER PIECE OF GLASS. WENT TO THE HOSPITAL TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T HAVE A CONCUSSION, WHICH I DO NOT, HOWEVER, I AM VERY SORE FROM MY NECK UP TO THE TOP OF MY HEAD. BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER AND THE SERVICE ADVISER ACTED SURPRISED THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED AND SAID TO CONTACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO FILE A COMPLAINT SINCE HE STATED IT COULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED ON ITS OWN, THAT SOMETHING HAD TO HAVE HIT IT. HOW SAD IT IS TO COME HOME TO SEE THAT THE 2012 MODEL OF MY CAR EXPERIENCED THE SAME CHALLENGE AND WAS UNDER RECALL AND NOW I AM SEEING THAT SEVERAL OTHER 2013 OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR SUNROOF AS I AM. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10678189January 22, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HELLO, THIS REPORT IS NOT FOR A PARTICULAR INCIDENT, HOWEVER IT IS WIDESPREAD AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ THIS ARTICLE: HTTP://WWW.NETWORKWORLD.COM/ARTICLE/2871485/MICROSOFT-SUBNET/HACKERS-COULD-EXPLOIT-SECURITY-HOLES-IN-PROGRESSIVE-INSURANCE-SNAPSHOT-DEVICES.HTML THIS TELLS OF HOW THE PROGRESSIVE SNAPSHOT VULNERABLE TO HACKERS AND TRANSMITS THE DATA IT COLLECTS UNENCRYPTED. SINCE THE PROGRESSIVE SNAPSHOT IS PLUGGED DIRECTLY INTO THE OBD-II PORT, IT HAS ACCESS TO THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER, WHICH COULD ALLOW A HACKER TO CONTROL THE CAR. AFTER READING THIS, I HAVE OPTED-OUT OF THE SNAPSHOT PROGRAM AND THEREFORE, MY CHANCE TO GET A DISCOUNT. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BECAUSE IT PUTS MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AT RISK. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670943January 8, 2015
VISIBILITY
DRIVING TO WORK AT 45MPH AND THE REAR HATCH WINDOW SHATTERED. NOTHING HIT IT, NO PREVIOUS CRACKS, ETC. BACK GLASS JUST SHATTERED, THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE GLASS FROM FALLING INTO THE BACK SEAT WAS MY TINTING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668583December 28, 2014
ENGINE
THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 2 WEEKS EARLIER TOOK CAR IN AND THEY CLAIM THEY MADE AN ADJUSTMENT AND I WAS ALSO TOLD MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN AND THE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE VALVE 4 OR CYLINDER 4 NOT SURE WHICH THEN I WAS DRIVING HOME DOWN THE BLOCK FROM MY HOUSE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN MAJOR NOISE IN ENGINE AND ALL LIGHTS CAME ON ENGINE SHUT OFF HAD TO PUSH CAR HOME... HAD TOWED TO DEALER NEXT DAY THEY TOLD ME ROD WENT THRU THE RENGINE AND NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE DEALER HAS HAD MY CAR NOW FOR 6 WEEKS AND THEY CANNOT TELL ME WHEN IT WILL BE REPAIRED (PREFER TO BE REPLACED) I AM NOT A HAPPY CAMPER AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664850December 17, 2014
STEERING
AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS (60 MPH AND ABOVE),THE VEHICLE'S STEERING BECOMES UNEXPECTEDLY HEAVY, AND IT SEEMINGLY TAKES AN UNUSUAL (AND POSSIBLY, MOMENTARILY ALARMING) AMOUNT OF STEERING EFFORT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE "CENTERED" ON THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10658548November 17, 2014
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING MY SUNROOF EXPLODED, SENDING GLASS ONTO ME, THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. I SUSTAINED MINOR SCRATCHES TO MY SKIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10649629October 24, 2014
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING WESTBOUND ON I-26 (NO OTHER PASSENGERS) TRAVELING AT AROUND 4:15 PM FROM WORK TO HOME, THERE WAS A LOUD CRACK OR POP SOUND AND MY PANORAMIC ROOF EXPLODED AND SHARDS AND CHUNKS OF GLASS FLEW INSIDE AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643782October 10, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
DURING MODERATE BRAKING ON ROUGH ROADS THE VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD BANG. AT THIS TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THIS VEHICLE SUFFERED FOUR FLAT TIRES DURING THE 2013/2014 WINTER IN MICHIGAN DUE TO POT HOLES. TWO OF THE WHEELS HAD TO BE REPLACE DURING ONE INCIDENT. TIRE PROFILE IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR ROADS IN THIS AREA. DEALER HAD VEHICLE FOR A WEEK BUT DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10625993August 18, 2014
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
SUNROOF SHATTERED SPONTANEOUSLY. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SUNROOFS ON THESE VELOSTERS. I FOLLOWED UP WITH HYUNDAI AND THEY SAID THAT MY PARTICULAR CAR WAS NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL, THOUGH IT IS THE SAME EXACT SUNROOF ON THE CARS THAT WERE EFFECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621884August 12, 2014
SUSPENSION
THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED AS I WAS DRIVING TO MICHIGAN FROM INDIANA, ON A COLD BUT CLEAR DAY. HALF WAY INTO MICHIGAN I RAN INTO A LIGHT DUSTING OF SNOW, AND BEFORE I KNEW IT MY REAR END STARTED SLIDING TO THE RIGHT. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I HIT A PATCH OF ICE, BUT I SOON REALIZED I'M THE ONLY ONE SLIDING ALL OVER THE ROAD. MY TOP SPEED 40 TO 45 MPH. EVERYONE WAS PASSING ME WITH NO PROBLEMS. WHEN I GOT TO MY PARENTS HOUSE, I WENT TO DISCOUNT TIRE AND BOUGHT NEW RIMS AND SNOW TIRES. THE RESULT NO DIFFERENT. LAST WEEK I WAS HEADING TO CHICAGO, AND RAN INTO RAIN AT 70 MPH. SAME SITUATION AS BEFORE. THE REAR STEPPED OUT AND I ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I'M TERRIFIED DRIVING THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617076July 29, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DURING THE WINTER LAST YEAR APPROX. JANUARY AND HAD HALF THE MILES LISTED ABOVE. MY INTERIOR HEAT CONTROL WAS ON FULL BLAST AND IT CUT OUT. I TRIED TO ADJUST AND IT WOULD TURN ON IF THE KNOB WAS PERFECTLY ALIGNED....SLIGHT ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL WAS PRESENT. TOOK INTO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE INTERIOR BLOWER SWITCH, THE CONNECTION HAD SCORTCH MARKS ON IT SO THEY REPLACED THE WIRES AND CONNECTORS ALONG WITH THE SWITCH/CONTROL KNOB. 6 MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM WAS RECURRING EXCEPT THIS TIME I WAS RUNNING AIR CONDITIONING AS THE TEMP OUTSIDE WAS 36 DEGREES CELSIUS OUTSIDE.... THIS TIME MUCH WORSE. IT SMELT LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. ,,,I TOOK THE COVER PLATE OFF THAT HELD THE HEATER CONTROLS IN PLACE AND THE CONNECTIONS ON IT LITERALLY MELTED OFF INTO MY HAND. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, MANY OTHER HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS CAR, AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME FOR ME. HERE ARE LINKS TO OTHER PEOPLE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES ---------------------- HTTP://WWW.VELOSTER.ORG/FORUM/37-HYUNDAI-VELOSTER-ISSUES-TSBS-RECALLS/8177-HVAC-FAN-SPEED-SWITCH-ISSUE.HTML ---------------------- HTTP://WWW.VELOSTER.ORG/FORUM/8-HYUNDAI-VELOSTER-GENERAL-DISCUSSION/7729-WEIRD-PROBLEM-AC-SHUTS-DOWN-WHEN-FAN-SETTING-MOVED-4-HIGHEST.HTML ---------------------- PICTURE OF SAID ISSUE/MELTING --------------------- HTTP://INSTAGRAM.COM/P/QH-QUCIF2K/ *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616716July 28, 2014
SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4 TIMES I HAVE HIT A POTHOLE OR A BUMP ON THE ROAD AND HAVE HAD A "LOUD BANG", THE CAR JERKS VIOLENTLY AND THEN THE WIPERS CAME ON - ONE TIME I HAD THE "LOUD BANG" THE CAR JERKED VIOLENTLY THE WIPERS CAME ON AND THE CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL. THE COMBINATION OF THE SUSPENSION, TIRES AND RIMS MAKE THIS CAR VERY DANGEROUS ON ROADS THAT HAVE ANY KIND OF POTHOLES OR BUMPS. PLEASE HELP. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10611283July 17, 2014
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
WE STARTED TO NOTICE OUR RADIO RECEPTION WAS GOING IN AND OUT. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER FIXED AND WE TOOK IT BACK AGAIN AND THE MECHANIC SAID THEY RAN A TEST AND IT PASSED "HYUNDAI" REQUIREMENTS AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. SO WE ARE STUCK WITH A RADIO THAT HAS POOR RECEPTION AND STATIONS CROSS EACH OTHER, ITS A NIGHTMARE! WHAT A CAR WITHOUT THE RADIO? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608083July 3, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR ACTUATOR AND TRANSMISSION WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE GEARS OR START THE VEHICLE SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER OVER 32 TIMES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607571July 1, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
AFTER ONLY HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR A SHORT TIME, I STARTED TO NOTICE ON THE CENTER OF THE REAR BUMPER & RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL WERE MISSING PAINT. OVER TIME IT HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS OF THE CAR THAT ARE PLASTIC UNDERNEATH THE PAINT TEND TO FLEX AND CAUSE THE PAINT TO CRACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598368June 15, 2014
STEERING
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND PREPARING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON SURFACE STREETS. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN PLACE AND SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR. SHE KEPT THE CAR RUNNING AND CONTINUED TO ATTEMPT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 60 SECONDS OF THIS ACTIVITY THE STEERING WHEEL RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596689June 6, 2014
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEELS CAUSED THE TIRES TO WEAR PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT NO DIAGNOSIS WAS DETERMINED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,427 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,005.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596756June 6, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE WITH THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN FIRST GEAR, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR ALSO WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE TO HIGHER GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595344May 31, 2014
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT AROUND 7:10 IN THE MORNING TRAVELING AT 60MPH WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. A SHOWER OF GLASS FELL ON ME AND ALL OVER MY CAR DAMAGING THE SEATS AND CUTTING MY RIGHT ARM AND FOREHEAD. I MANAGED TO GET TO WORK WITH A BLOODY ARM AND FRONT HEAD AND THANK GOD I HAD NO OTHER CARS CLOSE TO ME WHEN IT HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593967May 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TUESDAY THE 22ND, MY STEREO STOPPED COMING ON START-UP. SATURDAY THE 26TH CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER CAR WAS JUMP STARTED, STEREO CAME ON, BUT CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT. HAD TO MANUALLY OVERRIDE SHIFTER TO DRIVE CAR, AT WHICH POINT I DISCOVERED ALL ELECTRICAL PARTS HAD STOPPED FUNCTIONING, INCLUDING TAIL LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, POWER WINDOWS, ETC. DEALERSHIP REPLACED BATTERY AND ENTIRE JUNCTION BOX, BUT ISSUE REAPPEARED 1 MONTH LATER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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