2012 Hyundai Veloster complaints

WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ON I95 N IN VA WITH THE SUNROOF POPPED OPEN (NOT SLID ALL THE WAY BACK) THERE WAS A LOUD POP THAT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION OR GUNSHOT AND THE ROOF GLASS SHATTERED AND FELL INTO THE CAR. CONTROL OF THE CAR WAS MAINTAINED AND SINCE I DID NOT WANT TO PULL OVER ON A BUSY HIGHWAY I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE DIRECTLY TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN FAIRFAX, VA. WHILE DRIVING, SHATTERED GLASS CONTINUED TO SLIDE DOWN OUR BACKS (ME AND ONE PASSENGER). AFTER WE PARKED AND EXITED THE CAR WE HAD TO SHAKE THE SHARDS OF GLASS FROM OUR HAIR AND CLOTHES. MY PASSENGER AND I WERE ABLE TO REMAIN CALM THROUGH THIS ORDEAL BUT I WAS STILL TREMBLING WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP. ON FEB. 8, 2013 THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP (CHECKERED FLAG HYUNDAI) AND THE SUNROOF WAS INSPECTED FOR A RECALL BY HYUNDAI. AFTER THE RECALL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETE IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SUNROOF HAD PASSED AND WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALLED BATCH OF GLASS. CLEARLY THE PROCEDURE HYUNDAI CREATED TO TEST FOR THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT SUFFICIENT AND DID NOT CATCH ALL THE PROBLEM GLASS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

DRIVING AT 70MPH SOUTHBOUND ON I-5 NEAR ALBANY OR THE SUNROOF SUDDENLY IMPLODED, SHOWERING THE INSIDE OF THE CAR WITH GLASS. THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED AS WERE ALL OF THE WINDOWS AND THE SHADE WAS OPEN. DESPITE THE TRAFFIC I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND MY PASSENGER AND I COULD SHAKE OUT THE PIECES OF GLASS FROM OUR HAIR AND CLOTHES. APART FROM SOME SMALL CUTS THERE WERE NO SERIOUS INJURIES. THE ENTIRE INSIDE OF THE CAR IS COVERED IN BITS OF BROKEN GLASS- THANKFULLY WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYONE IN THE BACK SEATS. UPON HAVING THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALER INSPECT THE ROOF, I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND SEE IF I HAVE COVERAGE FOR THE GLASS. WHEN THE SUNROOF RECALL CAME OUT LAST YEAR I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN IMMEDIATELY AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS OKAY, SO THIS APPARENTLY ABSOLVES HYUNDAI FROM RESPONSIBILITY WHEN IT FAILS AS MINE DID. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHY THIS ROOF IS NOT MADE OF LAMINATED GLASS OR SOMEHOW COATED SO THAT IF IT WERE TO SHATTER GLASS WOULDN'T ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *TR

2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER WAS RECALLED LAST YEAR FOR A SUNROOF DEFECT IN WHICH THE SUNROOF MAY EXPLODE WITHOUT WARNING. CAR WAS TAKEN TO A HYUNDAI DEALER, WHERE THEY ENDED UP REPLACING THE SUNROOF BECAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE. NOVEMBER 25,2014, WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, WHEN SUNROOF BLEW UP, SENDING GLASS FLYING THROUGHOUT THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF CAR. WIFE HAD SMALL CUTS TO FACE AND ARMS, WITH GLASS PIECES THROUGHOUT HER HAIR AND CLOTHES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER ON A PAVED ROAD AT 45 MPH. THE SCREEN FOR THE SUNROOF WAS OPEN BUT THE GLASS WAS CLOSED. ALL OF A SUDDEN GLASS JUST RAINS DOWN ON ME CAUSING SMALL CUTS TO MY ARMS AND FACE, SMALL SHARDS OF GLASS ARE STILL EMBEDDED IN MY CELL PHONE SCREEN PROTECTOR. LUCKILY I WASN'T MORE SERIOUSLY INJURED AND THERE WASN'T ANY VEHICLES AROUND ME BECAUSE THE SUDDEN RUSH OF AIR AND GLASS TO MY FACE CAUSED ME TO SWERVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V051000 (VISIBILITY). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. DJR

MY CAR HAS BEEN HAVING A "CHUGGING" FEELING AROUND 20-40MPH FOR A WHILE ALMOST LIKE ENGINE IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL. I WAS STOPPED AT INTERSECTION AND WENT TO ACCELERATE AND CAR DIED AS IF I RAN OUT OF GAS OR WENT INTO "LIMP MODE". IT WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON AND AFTER A FEW MIN. IT DID START ONLY FOR THE SAME THING TO HAPPEN ABOUT A MILE LATER. TOOK IT TO BE LOOKED AT THE FOLLOWING DAY THEY FOUND SOME CHEWED WIRES FIXED THAT. THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED THEN ABOUT A MONTH LATER I WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 70-75MPH ON HIGHWAY SUDDENLY SPEED RAPIDLY DECREASED TO 20MPH WAS REVVING ENGINE AT OVER 4K RPM AND CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 20MPH! AFTER A FEW MILES DRIVING AT 20MPH SPEED KICKED BACK IN AND GOT HOME SAFELY. WENT TO DRIVE IT THE FOLLOWING DAY AND CAR WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" WHILE AT STOP LIGHT ABOUT TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY STARTED BACK UP AFTER A FEW MIN. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP THEY FOUND NO ERROR CODES THEY DROVE IT AND COULD NOT FIGURE OUT ANYTHING THAT WAS WRONG. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE DAILY DURING RUSH HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY! HAVE FOUND PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR ISSUES AND SAME RESULTS WHICH IS NOTHING. HAVE LOOKED UP SOME POSSIBLE CAUSES MAYBE RELATING TO THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, AND/OR THE FUEL RAIL PRESSURE SENSOR BASED ON VELOSTER FORUM BUT SO FAR NO SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM AND DEALERSHIP WANTS ME TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE I-10 WEST OF TUCSON, THE SUN ROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODED. THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES IN FRONT OF US. GLASS WAS FALLING INTO THE VEHICLE WHILE I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN, TURN ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND GET OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT. MY HUSBAND AND FRIEND WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME AND THEY WERE ABLE TO TRY AND HOLD UP THE FABRIC THAT COVERS THE SUNROOF SO I COULD TRY TO GET US OFF THE ROAD. GLASS WAS ALL OVER US AND THE VEHICLE. DAMAGE ALSO HAPPENED ALONG THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE(IT'S ALL GLASS). I CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND HYUNDAI. I WAS TOLD BY HYUNDAI THAT WHILE THERE WERE SEVERAL VEHICLES LIKE MINE, SAME YEAR AND MODEL WERE RECALLED, BUT MINE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. AFTER GOING THE NEXT DAY TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT, THEY ARE GOING TO FIX THE DAMAGE AS WELL AS GIVE ME A RENTAL CAR. HYUNDAI IS PAYING FOR ALL OF IT. WHILE I'M VERY HAPPY THEY ARE PAYING FOR ALL DAMAGES, I REALLY THINK THEY NEED TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE RECALL. MINE WAS MANUFACTURED MAY 14, 2012, I WAS TOLD THE LAST DATE OF THE VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THE RECALL WAS APRIL 2012. THEY HAVE ALSO RECALLED 2013 MODELS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS COINCIDENCE. WE WERE TRULY FORTUNATE THAT WE WERE NOT IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT. I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT THEY ARE REPLACING THE GLASS AND NOT THE ACTUAL STRUCTURE OF THE SUNROOF. WILL THIS HAPPEN AGAIN? SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE IS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS OR

FOR THE 4TH TIME, MY 2012 VELOSTER LITERALLY SHUT OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN. IT DOES NOT STALL. IT SHUTS OFF ENTIRELY. NO ELECTRIC. NO POWER. NO NOTHING. LUCKILY, THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN DOING UNDER 15MPH OR STOPPED AT A LIGHT. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ON A HIGHWAY OR AT HIGH SPEEDS, IT IS QUITE CERTAIN THAT I WOULD BE IN AN ACCIDENT AS THERE WOULD BE NO WAY TO ALERT OTHER MOTORISTS THAT MY VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN - THERE ARE NO BRAKE LIGHTS OR ANYTHING WHEN IT SHUTS OFF. WHEN IT SHUTS OFF, IT IS IN DRIVE. IT CANNOT BE PUT BACK INTO PARK. I HAVE TO PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL TO RESTART IT. IT DOES RESTART WITHOUT HESITATION. I DID TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER ONCE AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO LOCATE ANY PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS AND SEE THAT HYUNDAI HAS THE SAME KIND OF PROBLEMS MOST OFTEN WITH THEIR SANTA FE MODELS. I HAVE CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE FROM HYUNDAI, BUT SO FAR THEY HAVE NOT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED. THE SUN ROOF WAS PREVIOUSLY INSPECTED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V051000 (VISIBILITY), BUT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

THE BRAKES ON THE 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER WILL WORK FINE ONE MINUTE AND THEN GO TO THE FLOOR SUDDENLY WITH NO BRAKING ACTION. YOU WILL HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO GET THEM TO WORK. AT ONE POINT, THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND PUMPING THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK AND I WENT OVER A CURB IN A PARKING LOT. I TOOK THE CAR INTO REGIONAL HYUNDAI IN THE FIRST PART OF 2014 DUE TO THIS SITUATION BECOMING CONCERNING. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS BUT SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW THE REASON FOR THE BRAKE PROBLEM. THEY STATED THEY WOULD CALL THE HYUNDAI ENGINEERS TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE BUT NEVER CALLED ME BACK. IT IS NOW JULY 2014. I STILL HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM HYUNDAI AND THE SITUATION WITH THE BRAKES IS WORSE. I AM TAKING THE CAR BACK INTO REGIONAL HYUNDAI ON THURSDAY, JULY 10, TO TRY, ONCE AGAIN, TO FIND AN ANSWER TO THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH THE BRAKE SITUATION AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND GLASS STARTED SHATTERING. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUN ROOF HAD SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE 10 FREEWAY GOING WEST IN TONOPAUGH, ARIZONA. I HEARD A HUGE EXPLOSION AND DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED...IF I WAS BEING SHOT AT; THE CAR EXPLODED, A BOMB WENT OFF OR WHAT. THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED AND IN MY HYSTERICAL POSITION, I SEE GLASS FLYING ALL OVER THE ENTIRE CAR...I HAD TO GET OVER SEVERAL LANES TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY...I'M NOT SURE HOW I GOT THE COMPOSURE TO DO THIS...HOWEVER, I DID GET TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. THE FACT THAT I WAS NOT KILLED; OR KILLED SOMEONE WITH THIS EXPLOSION OF NOT ONLY GLASS, BUT THE PARTS TO THE SUNROOF IS A MIRACLE. I AM NOW IN THERAPY WITH PDST. THIS CAR WAS A RECALL CAR THAT I PURCHASED TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. IT WAS RECALLED FOR SHATTERING SUNROOF GLASS...HOWEVER, HYUNDAI SAID THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE DAMAGES CAME TO OVER $10,000. *TR

KUMHO KH25 215/40R18, TIRE BULGE. KUMHO DEALER IN GAITHERSBURG MD INSPECTED AND SAID IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. TIRE BOUGHT IN FEBRUARY 2014 FROM TIRERACK.COM. TIRERACK.COM IS REPLACING THE TIRE PENDING FURTHER INSPECTION. *TR

AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE RECALLED, INSPECTED, AND REPAIRED FOR A KNOWN SUNROOF ISSUE, MY HYUNDAI VELOSTER HAD NO WINDOW ISSUES FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON APRIL 26TH, MY SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED TO PIECES WITHOUT CAUSE OR IMPACT. THE RECALL FOR THE CAR WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE FIXED THIS POTENTIAL ISSUE. OBVIOUSLY, IN MY CASE, THE RECALL DID NOT WORK. THE SUNROOF SHATTERING WAS EXTREMELY LOUD AND STARTLING, NEARLY CAUSING ME TO CRASH MY VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE HAD 3 TIRE BLOWOUTS ON MY 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. ALL FOR THE ORIGINAL HYUNDAI TIRES. 3 OF THE 4 TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE CAR ONLY HAS 25,000 TO DATE. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY OTHER VEHICLE WITH SUCH CONSISTENT ISSUES.. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WITH A PASSENGER ON A FREEWAY AND THE SUNROOF EXPLODED DOWNWARD, THROWING GLASS ALL OVER US WHILE DRIVING 65 MILES AN HOUR. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD AND CLEAN OFF THE SEATS AND TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR A REPLACEMENT, BUT I HAVE NO IDEA IF THE REPLACEMENT IS SAFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF SHATTERED AND GLASS FELL INTO THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED CUTS FROM THE GLASS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V051000 (VISIBILITY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

ABOUT 10 FEET FROM MY PARKING SPACE, I PREPARED AND ALIGNED MY EYES TO PULL FORWARD INTO THE SPACE. SUDDENLY, MY CAR ACCELERATED AND I JUMPED THE CURB, AND CRASHED INTO MY APARTMENT BUILDING, WITHOUT ME BEING ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. NOW I'VE BEEN PARKING FOR MANY YEARS, AND I WAS NOT IMPAIRED IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM. HOW FAST MUST THAT CAR HAVE ACCELERATED TO WHAT MPH? I'M TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NOTICED THE WHOLE TIME I HAD THE CAR ABOUT A "LURCHING FORWARD", BE IT A RED LIGHT OR IN LINE AT FAST FOOD LINE DRIVE UP. ONCE IT STARTS LURCHING FORWARD I'M WORRIED IM GOING CRASH INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME IN LINE OR AT THE RED LIGHT.. ALSO, SOMETIMES WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN, I HIT THE GAS AND THE CAR DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE. THEN VIOLENTLY THROWS THE CAR FORWARD ACCELERATES. *JS

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THE SUNROOF EXPLODED AND SHATTERED ALL OVER, THE DEALER AND HYUNDAI TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS MADE IN MAY OF 2012 AND THE RECALL WAS ONLY UP TO APRIL 2012. THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NEWER MODELS AS WELL. *TR

CAR PURCHASED NEW IN 2011. ME - 50+ FEMALE, HAVE DRIVEN 18K MILES IN 30 MONTHS. CURRENT MILEAGE APPROX 18,800. BLOWN KUMHO FRONT PASSENGER TIRE AT 35 MPH - RIM AND TIRE REPLACED BY DEALER AT MY COST IN AUG 2013 AT 14K MILEAGE. JAN-FEB 2014, REPEATED VISITS TO DEALER DUE TO TIRES LOSING AIR. FEB 21, 2014, BACK PASSENGER TIRE REPLACED BY DEALER AT MY COST DUE TO BUBBLING AND ROTATED TO FRONT. (AUG REPLACEMENT RIM AND TIRE NOW ON BACK PASSENGER SIDE). DEALER STATES TIRE RATED FOR 60K MILES. DEALER STATES ALL TIRES THOROUGHLY EXAMINED AND GOOD TO GO. COST FROM AUG TO FEB $1000 FOR TWO TIRES AND RIMS. EIGHT DAYS LATER, HAVE DRIVEN 50-60 MILES ONLY SINCE VISIT TO DEALER. ON MAR 1, 2014 (SAT), BACK PASSENGER TIRE FLAT, CAR TOWED TO DEALER ON MAR 3 (MON). DEALER SAYS BACK RIM (REPLACED IN AUGUST) NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN BUT TIRE IS FINE (????), ALSO NEED FRONT LEFT TIRE DUE TO BUBBLING. WILL COST ANOTHER $800. TOTAL OF NEARLY $2000 IN RIMS AND TIRES IN 6 MONTHS ON A CAR WITH 18000 MILES. CALLS TO HYUNDAI. THEY ARE "WORKING ON IT" BUT DEALER IS NOT RESPONDING TO SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. MECHANIC AT DEALER BLAMES THE ROAD. HOW CAN A RIM BE BENT IN A WEEK BUT THE TIRE IS OKAY???? CALL TO KUMHO REGARDING TIRES. TIRES ARE NOT RATED FOR ANY MILEAGE. LIE #1 FROM DEALER - SAID TIRES RATED AT 60K. CURRENTLY IN RENTAL CAR AT MY COST WHILE HYUNDAI AND DEALER PLAY GAMES. SERIOUSLY CONTEMPLATING GETTING AN ATTORNEY INVOLVED. I AM PROVIDING PERSONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THIS WEBSITE AND EXPRESSLY

AS I WAS DRIVING OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT I NOTICED A HARD PULL FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. I OPENED THE DRIVER DOOR TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS A NOTICED THE BACK DRIVER WHEEL WAS NOT ROTATING. IT WAS COMPLETELY STUCK. IT MADE A TIRE MARK ON THAT CONCRETE. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THAT IS WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP COMING FROM THE REAR. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE EMERGENCY HAND BRAKE WAS COMPLETELY LOOSE. IT HAS NO PULL TO IT. AS IF IT WERE COMPLETELY SEIZED. I HAD NOTICED THIS PROBLEM IN THE HAND BRAKE A FEW WEEKS AGO BUT I DID NOT THINK IT WAS SERIOUS. ALSO A FEW WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING AROUND 40MPH AND NOTICED A BURNING/ FIRE SMELL COMING FROM THE REAR. I PULLED OVER AND I BENT DOWN TO SMELL THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL AND THAT IS WHERE THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM. I WILL TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALER TO GET THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM FIXED. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON MANUAL TRANSMISSION MODELS BUT NOT YET ON DCT MODELS WHICH IS WHAT I HAVE. PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL ON ALL 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTERS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, TODAY THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF SHATTERED AND CRASHED DOWN WITH A LOUD SOUND, ,HYUNDAI HAD ALREADY DONE A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE MODEL FOR THE SAME ISSUE LAST YEAR AND I HAD CHECKED IT WITH A HYUNDAI DEALER WHO TESTED AND FOUND NO ISSUES WITH ROOF WHEN THEY INSPECTED IT ON JUNE 2013 LAST YEAR ,SUDDENLY IT CRASHED AND ALMOST INJURED ME VERY BADLY TODAY,IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY FATAL . IRONICALLY HYUNDAI HAD ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE SAME LAST YEAR BUT IT DID NOT SEEM TO MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE AS THE DEALER S R NOT REPLACING THE ROOFS ,ITS A GRAVE CONCERN AND I URGE THE CONCERNED AUTHORITIES TO KINDLY LOOK INTO THE MATTER AS IT COULD BE A FATAL ISSUE ON ROADS SOMETIME SOON IF THIS CONTINUES. *TR

VEHICLE FAILS TO ENGAGE STARTER DURING START SEQUENCE. TRIED BATTERY BOOSTER JUMP BUT NO CHANGE IN CONDITION. CAR HAS FULL POWER TO ALL LIGHTING AND GAUGES BUT WILL NOT ENGAGE STARTER, ALL YOU HEAR IS A "CLICK" SOUND FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT SINCE CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERS ON 11/25/13 FOR NO START CONDITION. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM BUT PERFORMED TECHNICAL SERVICE UPDATES TO ECM & INFO CTR. HEAD UNIT. FREQUENCY OF PROBLEM HAS ACCELERATED OVER PAST 4 DAYS AND NOW HAVE TO "POP START" THE CAR BY ROLLING IT AND LETTING OUT CLUTCH IN GEAR TO START ENGINE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE CAR CAN LEAVE YOU STRANDED WITH NO WARNING. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN OUR SUNROOF EXPLODED. ALL OF THE GLASS SHATTERED AND FLEW EVERYWHERE SOME OF IT HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE PANORAMIC SUNROOF IS MISSING.THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WE WERE ON THE INSIDE LANE OF TRAFFIC AND HAD TO CAREFULLY MAKE OUR WAY ACROSS TRAFFIC AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE AS GLASS WAS STILL FLYING OFF OF OUR ROOF. WE CALLED HYUNDAI IMMEDIATELY TO REPORT WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND WERE TOLD WE NEEDED TO SPEAK TO SERVICE, WHEN TRANSFERRED, NOBODY ANSWERED. WE WERE TOLD TO EITHER DROP OFF OUR CAR TONIGHT OR FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. *TR

WHILE DRIVE ON HIGHWAY AT POSTED SPEED OF 70 MPH THE SUNROOF IMPLODED ON ME. THE ROOF WAS IN CLOSED POSITION. THE GLASS SHATTERED EVERYWHERE. I HAD VERY MINOR SCRAPES ON MY FACE AND NECK. I JUST HAPPENED TO BE CLOSE TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF IMPLOSION I PULLED INTO IT. I HAD TO LIFT MYSELF OUT OF MY SEAT AS THE GLASS WAS ON MY CLOTHING, ALL OVER THE SEATS, IN MY PURSE AND SOME PIECES WERE STILL ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE ROOF. DEALERSHIP IN ROUND ROCK, TEXAS WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY WELL BEING. THEY OFFERED TO CALL FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. I HAD MINOR SCRAPES AND DID NOT FEEL IT NECESSARY. THE IMPLOSION MADE ME THINK SOMEONE HAD SHOT ME BECAUSE OF THE SOUND WHEN IT IMPLODED. I WAS EXTREMELY SHAKEN, ALMOST TO THE POINT OF LIGHTHEADEDNESS! I HAD THIS CAR CHECKED IN NOVEMBER OF 2012 FOR THE SUNROOF. I HAD NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. I HAD BEEN TOLD ABOUT IT BY MY CUSTOMERS WHERE I WORKED. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT IN MARLTON, NJ CHECKED IT AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THE DEALERSHIP THERE SAID THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALL FOR A SUNROOF PROBLEM! I HAVE NO PAPERWORK FROM THAT DEALERSHIP STATING THAT THEY HAD CHECKED IT FOR ME. *TR

WHEN DRIVING UNDER ANY ROAD CONDITIONS AND AT SPEEDS FROM 15 TO 65, THE CAR SEEMS TO TRACK TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT OF CENTER BUT DOES NOT WANT TO TRACK STRAIGHT AHEAD. WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE WHEEL TO CORRECT THIS, THERE IS A LOT OF RESISTANCE, WHICH FORCES THE DRIVER TO OVER-CORRECT AND AT TIMES NEARLY LOSE CONTROL. AT TIMES THE WHEEL ALSO TRIES TO TURN ON ITS OWN (QUICK SLIGHT JERKS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT) AND CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN COMPLETE CONTROL. THIS IS ESPECIALLY BAD UNDER ICY CONDITIONS AND COULD EASILY SEND THE CAR INTO A SPIN. I HAVE HAD THE WHEEL ALIGNED AND TIRES CHECKED AND NO MECHANICAL ISSUES HAVE BEEN FOUND. I ALSO TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER FOR THIS ISSUE AND EVEN THOUGH I MADE IT CLEAR THIS HAPPENS ON DRY ROADS, THE CLAIM THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE ISSUE AND SUGGESTED REPLACING MY TIRES WITH SNOW TIRES. THIS OBVIOUSLY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ISSUE WHEN THE ROADS ARE DRY. I HAVE ALSO SEEN SEVERAL OTHER REPORTS OF THIS ON SEVERAL WEB SITES AND THEY ARE DESCRIBING EXACTLY THE SAME THINGS THAT I AM SEEING. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THIS ISSUE CAN BE ESCALATED AND RESOLVED BEFORE THIS CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. *TR

SUNROOF SHATTERED/EXPLODED WHEN PARKED. GLASS FLEW UP TO TWO FEET AWAY. OUTDOOR TEMP WAS NEAR 70 F. *TR

2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER THE SUNROOF EXPLODED SENDING GLASS 20' OUT AND INTO THE VEHICLE SINCE THE SUNROOF WAS OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE TIME NO STRESS TO THE GLASS. THIS VEHICLE ALSO HAD BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE WARRANTY ON THE SUNROOF AND WAS GIVEN A PASS ON THE GLASS NOT BEING THE KIND THAT WOULD EXPLODE. THAT WARRANTY TEST WAS OBVIOUSLY INACCURATE. *TR

THE SUNROOF OF MY 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER EXPLODED TODAY WITHOUT WARNING. THE SUNROOF WAS UNDER A RECALL CAMPAIGN AND WAS CHECKED BY THE DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP SIGNED OFF THAT THE SUNROOF WAS FINE AND DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, TODAY (ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER HAVING CHECKED ON THE SUNROOF) IT EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE SHATTERED SUNROOF FELL INTO THE CAR ALL OVER ME AND THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. *TR

AFTER ONLY 18 MONTHS AND 28,000 MILES OF LEASING MY CAR FROM HYUNDAI I COULD HEAR THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL WAS MAKING SOME KIND OF CLICKING SOUND. AFTER INSPECTING THE TIRE, WHICH IS A KUMHO BRAND, I NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE HAD A LONG NARROW THREAD OF RUBBER HANGING FROM IT. I CALLED FOR THE CAR TO BE TOWED TO MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP (VALENCIA HYUNDAI). WHEN THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT ([XXX]) TOLD ME THAT BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE VERY WORN AND NEED REPLACING I EXPECTED AFTER SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THAT THEY WOULD BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. APPARENTLY, THEY ARE ONLY COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. I CALLED KUMHO TIRES WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE WARRANTY ONLY COVERS DEFECTS AND ACCORDING TO HYUNDAI THERE WAS NO DEFECT JUST WEAR AND TARE. THE POINT I'M TRYING TO MAKE IS THAT MAYBE HYUNDAI SHOULD NOT BE USING KUMHO TIRES IN THE FIRST PLACE AS THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY NOT VERY GOOD TIRES. I MADE A COMPLAINT TO HYUNDAI AND SUGGESTED THAT THEY OUGHT TO AT LEAST GO SPLITS WITH ME ON THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT TIRES, ALTHOUGH I THINK THAT WAS TOO GENEROUS OF ME, I THINK THEY SHOULD REPLACE THEM FOR FREE. SO NOW I'M WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE COMPLAINTS DEPARTMENT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE TODAY, AFTER HAVING AN ECM UPDATE AT THE DEALERSHIP 2 DAYS PRIOR, THE CAR WENT BACKWARDS DOWN AN INCLINE AND WOULD NOT PROCEED FORWARD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH, THE SUNROOF SHATTERED AND GLASS FELL DOWN ON ME WHILE DRIVING. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT INJURED AND WAS ABLE TO SAFELY EXIT THE FREEWAY. THE CAR HAD BEEN CHECKED FOR A RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE SUNROOFS AND HAD PASSED INSPECTION BY THE DEALER. *TR

VEHICLE HAS ENTERED INTO LIMP HOME MODE MULTIPLE TIMES, LAST TIME RESULTING IN NEAR COLLISION FROM BEHIND AS THROTTLE AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTING BECOME INOPERABLE. VEHICLE DOES NOT PRODUCE ANY CODES OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. OTHER SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO THIS CONDITION WERE AN ENGINE MISS WHILE DRIVING AND COMPLETE STALL IN PARK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE CONTACT THE PLASTIC CYLINDER BECAME FRACTURED IN SEVERAL PIECES, SEPARATING FROM THE DOOR PANEL. THE CYLINDER ALSO FRACTURED AND SHARDS OF PLASTIC FLEW AND STRUCK THE REAR DRIVER'S PASSENGER, WHO SUSTAINED SEVERAL LACERATIONS TO THE LEG FROM THE PLASTIC SHARDS OF THE CYLINDER. THE CONTACT ALSO SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,300.

THE LOW RIDER REAR TIRES WERE MAKING LOUD NOISES - REAR LEFT WENT FLAT - CHEAP TIRES BECAUSE THE BELTS WERE SHOWING THROUGH THE TIRE - GOT TOWED TO BANGOR, MAINE TO NEAREST DEALERSHIP - THEY REPLACED THE FAULTY TIRE AND TOLD ME THE LEFT ONE WAS ALSO SHOWING THROUGH THE BELTS. SO EVERY 27685 MILES I'LL NEED TO PAY $390.00 ?? THAT'S RIGHT, THEY CHARGED ME THAT MUCH FOR TWO TIRES AND NO THIS IS NOT AN ESCALADE, (FREE TOWING FROM PERRY ME) 120 MILES TO BANGOR WOWEEE !!! TOLD THEM THE AIR BAG NOTIFICATION LIGHT CAME ON THEY TURNED IT OFF, IT WAS OFF FOR A SHORT TIME - ITS BACK ON. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ,STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO BE STICKING ,TAKES EFFORT TO KEEP STRAIGHT ON ROAD.IT SEEMS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A STICKY SPOT IN CENTER IT'S BEEN GETTING WORSE ,TOOK TO DEALER THEY SAY THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT AS SOON AS I LEFT IT CAME RIGHT BACK,THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT THEY SAY ITS BECAUSE I HAVE TO GET USED TO ELECTRIC ASSIST STEERING ,I'VE DRIVEN OTHER CARS WITH SAME ASSIST BUT NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM IT NOW DOES THIS AT ANY SPEED OVER 20 MPH. *TR

ON SATURDAY, 3/30/2013, I ENTERED MY GARAGE AT 04:00 A.M. AND FOUND THAT THE SUNROOF OF MY 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER HAD EXPLODED (DETONATED) SOMETIME DURING THE NIGHT. GLASS FRAGMENTS COVERED THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY CAR TO INCLUDE THE FLOOR IN FRONT OF THE CAR. ON FRIDAY, 3/29/2013, I HAD THE SUNROOF OPEN FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE 50 MILE DRIVE HOME FROM WORK WITH NO ISSUES. WHEN I PARKED THE CAR INSIDE THE GARAGE THE SUNROOF CLOSED FINE AND WAS NOT SHATTERED. THE CAR REMAINED PARKED IN THE GARAGE UNTIL I DISCOVERED THE EVENT THE NEXT MORNING. I ENTERED THE CAR TO RETRIEVE SOME PERSONAL ITEMS AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00 P.M. ON THE 29TH AND THE SUN ROOF WAS FINE. SO. SOMETIME BETWEEN 9:00 P.M. AND 04:00 THE EVENT OCCURRED. I HAVE A FINISHED GARAGE, WITH A SHEETROCK CEILING. NOTHING FELL ON MY ROOF! I CAN'T IMAGINE THE RESULTING EFFECTS IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WHEN THE SUNROOF EXPLODED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL HAD RESISTANCE AND WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED COMPLAINTS BUT NO SOLUTION WAS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *TR

PURCHASED CAR ON 5/5/2012 WITH 6 MILES ON IT. WITHIN LESS THAN A WEEK AND 200 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN CLICKING. TOOK IT INTO HYUNDAI AND THEY STATED IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. AFTER 2 1/2 WEEKS THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AS HYUNDAI REFUSED TO GIVE ME A DIFFERENT CAR. SINCE THEN THE CAR CANNOT ACCELERATE, SOUNDS "CLUNKY" AND WHEN GOING AT LOW SPEEDS SOUNDS LIKE THE GEAR ISN'T ENGAGING AND SOUNDS/FEELS LIKE IT WOULD IF YOU RELEASED A CLUTCH TOO EARLY. CAR LOSES POWER AND SOUNDS LIKE IT'S ABOUT TO DIE. A HISSING AND RATTLING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD HAPPENS AS WELL. AFTER TAKING IT IN TO DEALER, DEALER STATES THEY COULD NOT FIND THE SOUNDS OR NOISES OR LOSS OF POWER I WAS HAVING. RPMS REV REALLY HIGH BEFORE ENGAGING IN FIRST GEAR. DEALER STILL WON'T DO ANYTHING SINCE THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSE IT. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS FOR FAILURE OF POWER AND CAR NOT ACCELERATING. TAKES ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS BEFORE IT GOES. BRAKES GRAB TOO EASILY AS WELL. LOSS OF GAS MILEAGE (AROUND 6-7 MPG) WAS REPORTED TO DEALER BUT DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS DUE TO "WINTER GAS." I CAN UNDERSTAND 2-3 MPG DIFFERENCE BUT 6-7 IS TOO MUCH. CAR HAS ALSO BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR A WEEK FOR THE CAR ALARM GOING OFF CONSTANTLY FOR NO REASON. A PIECE OF THE WINDSHIELD PLASTIC ALSO FELL OFF FOR NO REASON WHEN CAR WAS 3 WEEKS OLD. DEALER DUCT TAPED THAT PART DOWN UNTIL A NEW PART COULD BE ORDERED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE TOOK LONGER THAN NORMAL TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. AFTER INSPECTION, THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13,000. *TR UPDATED 06/10/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH OVER A POT HOLE, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT (TPMS) ILLUMINATED. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE LOST AIR. THE CONTACT ADDED AIR TO THE TIRE BUT IT CONTINUED TO LOSE AIR AT LEAST THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WAS BENT. AS A RESULT, BOTH THE TIRE AND THE WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

CAR HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. OTHER TIMES IT ONLY GOES INTO FIRST GEAR. HAD TO MOVE IT TO NEUTRAL THEN BACK TO DRIVE TO GET IT TO WORK. OTHER TIMES, HAD TO TURN IT OFF COMPLETELY AND BACK ON TO GET IT TO WORK. THIS PROBLEM NEARLY GOT ME IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT HAPPENED WHILE ENTERING A HIGHWAY. ALSO, SOMETIMES IN FIRST GEAR THE CAR WILL "CHUGG". IT WILL STRUGGLE TO ACCELERATE AND HAVE A JERKING/CHUGGING FEEL. AFTER A COUPLE VISITS TO HYUNDAI, THEY HAVE FAILED TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS COLD AT FIRST START UP AND FOR AN HOUR OR SO, YOU PUT IT INTO REVERSE, THE "R" FLASHES AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT MOVE. THIS HAS LEFT ME STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT. ALSO INTERMITTENTLY AT COLD START, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO REVERSE WITH A DELAY, THEN HARSH ENGAGEMENT. ALSO INTERMITTENTLY AFTER DRIVING 1 TO 2 MINUTES THEN COMING TO A STOP, YOU ACCELERATE AND MAKE A SLOW SPEED LEFT TURN, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, HE DROVE OVER A SPEED BUMP AND NOTICED A SCRAPING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE TIRES HAD LOST AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE RIMS WERE SCRAPED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE SPACE BETWEEN THE FRONT RIMS AND THE TIRES WAS MINIMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.

THE SEAT BELTS IN THE BACKSEAT OF MY BRAND NEW 2012 VELOSTER FREQUENTLY GET STUCK UNDER THE HOLDER FOR THE SEATBELT. THIS CAUSES THE SEATBELT TO NOT BE ABLE TO RETRACT AND BECOMES EXTREMELY LOOSE. I FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM WHEN I HAD TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM. ANYTIME I HAVE A CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT OF MY CAR, OR A SHORTER ADULT, THE SEAT BELT BECOMES LOOSE. *TR

CPSC#I1310578A. 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT HAS AN ADJUSTABLE GUIDE. SHE WAS ABLE TO ADJUST IT TO FIT ACROSS HER SHOULDER. HOWEVER, WHEN SHE MOVED, IT WOULD CHOSE A NEW POSITION, AND NOT GO BACK, WHICH FORCED THE SEAT BELT ACROSS HER NECK. WHEN SHE HIT THE BRAKE, THE POSITIONER MOVED THE BELT ACROSS HER NECK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER BOTH SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY PLANNED TO CONDUCT AN INTENSIVE INVESTIGATION RELATED TO THE FAULTY AIR BAGS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,200.

THE CAR (HYUNDAI VELOSTER 2013, MANUAL TRANSMISSION, PRODUCTION DATE MAY 3, 2012) WAS PARKED ON A SMALL HILL, WITH THE HAND BRAKE PULLED ALL THE WAY. APPARENTLY THE HAND BRAKE FAILED, THE CAR ROLLED DOWNHILL HITTING A FENCE. *TR

BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN JAN OF 2012, STARTED HAVING "ISSUES" WITH THE DUEL CLUTCH WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF DRIVING. AFTER GETTING USE TO THE NEW CAR AND HOW IT DROVE, PUTTING A FEW THOUSAND MILES ON THE CAR, SOMETHING WAS STILL NOT RIGHT WITH HOW IT DROVE. NOT GETTING THE SPEED IT NEEDED AND TACKING OUT THE RPMS TO CHANGE INTO THE RIGHT GEAR AND AT TIMES, WAS THE WRONG GEAR. WE HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN WHICH WE GOT THE CAR, TOLD THEM OF THE ISSUE AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND THAT IT WAS "NORMAL" WITH THE DUEL CLUTCH AND THAT WE HAD TO DRIVE IT MORE IN MANUAL MODE, WHICH MADE NO SENSE TO ME. AFTER A FEW MONTHS, THE CAR GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE....COULD NOT EVEN MERGE OUT INTO TRAFFIC THAT WAS GOING 30-35 MPH. HAD TO ALWAYS DRIVE THE CAR IN MANUAL MODE AS OPPOSED TO AUTOMATIC, ADHERING TO THE DEALERSHIP. WELL, ONE THING LEAD TO ANOTHER AND NOW THE CAR IS BARELY DRIVING AND BECOMING A MASSIVE SAFETY ISSUE, AS WE HAVE TO USE THIS CAR TO GO TO AND FROM WORK AND THAT ONLY. WE HAD BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALERSHIP, ONCE AGAIN IN DEC AND NOW... THEY ARE HAVING "ISSUES" WITH THE DUEL CLUTCH AND THAT THIS CAR WAS...A "GUINEA PIG" AND BEING MADE A COMPLETE MOCKERY OF THIS PARTICULAR DEALERSHIP. WE HAVE ESCALATED THE ISSUE TO CORPORATE OFFICE AND I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THIS MAKER EVER AGAIN... NOTHING BUT A HORRID EXPERIENCE. *TR