2012 Hyundai Veloster complaints

ON SEPTEMBER 16TH 2012, APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, I WAS DRIVING EAST ON I-90 AT ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN MY SUNROOF EXPLODED. THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN MY IMMEDIATE VICINITY AND NO FOREIGN OBJECT MADE CONTACT OR ENTERED MY VEHICLE. THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND I WAS NOT TRYING TO OPERATE IT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. IT SOUNDED LIKE A WATER BALLOON POPPED AND THEN GLASS CAME RAINING DOWN ON TOP OF MY HEAD AND INTO MY CAR. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN THE DRIVER AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *TR

MY CAR WAS PARK AT MY WORK PARKING LOT AND IT WAS AROUND 37 DEGREES F OUTSIDE. I WENT TO MY CAR TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF MY TRUNK. WHEN I CLOSED MY TRUNK I HEARD A SPLASH AFTER THE TRUNK CLOSED. I THOUGHT I SPLASHED SOME WATER, BUT I THEN SAW AND REALIZED THAT SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT ON MY ROOF. I TOOK A CLOSER LOOK AND SAW THAT MY SUNROOF HAD BLOWN UP. GLASS DEBRIS WAS EVERYWHERE ESPECIALLY ON MY WINDSHIELD. I DROVE IT HOME THAT NIGHT AND BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY WENT AHEAD AND GAVE ME A RENTAL CAR RIGHT AWAY. I ASKED THEM FOR THE BEST OFFER FOR A NEW CAR BUT THEY JUST WANTED TO SELL ME A NEW CAR. I DON'T TRUST THE HYUNDAI BRAND ANYMORE AND IM HOPING IN TRADING IT IN FOR A DIFFERENT CAR. *TR..UPDATED 12/31/12 *BF PICTURES RECEIVED. 01/03/13

THE SUNROOF ON MY 2012 VELOSTER EXPLODED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, SHOWERING GLASS ALL OVER THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE CAR. TEMPERATURES WERE MILD AND THERE WERE NO SIGN OF ANY OBJECTS STRIKING THE GLASS. *TR

I DROVE MY CAR HOME ON SATURDAY....AND DIDN'T MOVE IT ON SUNDAY....HOWEVER AT NIGHT I WENT TO MOVE IT IN FRONT OF MY OTHERS CARS, AND I WAS SHOCKED BY THE SCENE ....THE SUNROOF WAS TOTALLY EXPLODED.......I THINK THIS IS A MAYOR DEFECT AND COULD BE DANGEROUS IF LIKE EVERYDAY I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY AND IT COULD EXPLODE IN FRONT OF OTHERS CARS.....THE WEATHER WAS BEAUTIFUL, NOT HOT, NOT COLD, AND NOT TOO MUCH SUN.... *TR

THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH ADJUSTING THE VELOSTER SIDE MIRRORS SO THEY SWING FAR ENOUGH OUT FOR TALL DRIVERS. ONLINE FORUMS INDICATE A NUMBER OF DRIVERS WITH THIS COMPLAINT. MY DEALER BASICALLY SAYS "LIVE WITH IT" BUT WITH THE BLIND SPOTS ON THIS CAR, THAT IS NOT A SAFE ANSWER. DRIVERS (5'10" AND UP) NEED TO BE ABLE TO SAFELY SEE WHAT IS FORWARD OF THE REAR BUMPER OF THE VEHICLE AND CAN'T. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE SUN ROOF GLASS EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC OR THE DEALER, AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 6,000.

THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE OVER NIGHT. IN THE MORNING, WHEN LEAVING FOR WORK I FOUND THE CARS SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED. GLASS WAS ON THE GARAGE FLOOR, CAR ROOF, WINDSHIELD, HOOD, AND REAR GLASS. SHARDS OF THE SUNROOF WERE HANGING DOWN INSIDE THE CAR AND THERE WAS SHATTERED GLASS INSIDE THE CAR. THE EXPLOSION CAUSED THE GLASS TO BLOW OUT, AND LEFT A LARGE HOLE WHERE THE SUNFOOF WAS LOCATED.THIS WAS A DANGEROUS EVENT AND EVEN IF FIXED I DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE THIS CAR. IF THE SUNROOF IS REPLACED WHAT GUARANTEE DO WE HAVE THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN RESEARCHED, RESOLVED, AND THAT CORRECTED COMPONENETS ARE BEING INSTALLED IN OUR VEHICLE. *TR

THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND I WAS INSIDE THE HOUSE. I HEARD A NOISE AND WHEN I WENT OUTSIDE THE SUNROOF HAD SHATTERED/EXPLODED. I HAVE A CAMERA INSTALLED ON MY GARAGE THAT CAPTURED THE SUNROOF EXPLODING WITH NO ONE AROUND IT AND NOTHING FALLING ON IT. I CAN EMAIL THE VIDEO UPON REQUEST. *TR ..UPDATED 11/14/12 *BF UPDATED 12/4/2012 *JS

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET, IT SOUNDED LIKE A FIRECRACKER WENT OFF ON THE TOP OF MY CAR. I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND SUBSEQUENT POPS AND CRACKS. WHEN I PULLED OVER, I SAW MY SUNROOF HAD COMPLETELY SHATTERED. NOTHING HAD HIT MY CAR, THE SUNROOF JUST EXPLODED INTO TINY GLASS PIECES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AROUND 40 MPH AND I HEARD A NOISE LIKE GLASS CRACKING AND THEN A FEW SECONDS LATER, THE MOONROOF EXPLODED AND FELL ON MY HEAD AND DOWN MY BACK. IT WAS RAINING SO SINCE I WAS CLOSER TO HOME THAN THE DEALERSHIP, I TURNED AROUND AND WENT BACK HOME. THE GLASS BROKE UP IN SUCH SMALL PIECES, MY FINGER WAS CUT, BUT NO OTHER INJURIES THANK GOODNESS. UPDATED 11/01/12*LJ UPDATED IVOQ 11/01/12

I WAS DRIVING ON MAJOR HWY THRU MS ABOUT 4 IN THE AFTERNOON TEMPS ABOUT 90-95 SPEED LIMIT IS 70 MPH THAT WAS MY APPROX SPEED , THERE WAS 1 CAR ABOUT 1/2 MILE AHEAD OF ME 1 CAR BEHIND ME , THEN KABOOM, MY SUN ROOF EXPLODED, GLASS WAS EVERYWHERE, IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER CARS ON THAT ROAD THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT AS I WAS ALL OVER BOTH LANES. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT, THEY SAID "A ROCK HIT MY SUNROOF" SORRY, WILSON THERE IS A VERY SLIM CHANCE THAT A ROCK WAS IN THE AIR, AND EVEN A SLIMMER CHANCE IT WOULD HIT MY SUNROOF, THAT JUST DIDN'T HAPPEN, THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE CAR DESIGN AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED, HYUNDAI NEEDS TO STEP UP AND RECALL, AND DEALERSHIPS NEED TO APOLOGIZE FOR TREATING PEOPLE LIKE ...... *TR UPDATED 11/01/12*LJ UPDATED 11/01/12

I WAS DRIVING MY HYUNDAI VELOSTER ON A SMOOTH PAVED HWY, GOING ABOUT 60 MILES/HR, ON A SUNNY DAY, SUN SHADE OPEN/ MOONROOF CLOSED WHEN THE MOONROOF EXPLODED (IMPLODED). THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES NEAR ME AND NO DEBRIS IN THE ROADWAY. THE EXPLOSION WAS EXTREMELY LOUD, SENDING SHATTERED GLASS THROUGHOUT THE CAR, IN MY CLOTHES AND HAIR. THANKFULLY MY 2 YR OLD GRAND DAUGHTER WAS NOT IN HER CAR SEAT IN THE REAR, SHE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE LOST HER EYESIGHT OR WORSE. THE EXPLOSION WAS SO LOUD, IT SOUNDED LIKE A TRUCK RAN INTO THE CAR. I CLOSED MY EYES FOR A FEW SECONDS BECAUSE OF THE GLASS FALLING DOWN ON ME. I'M NOT SURE HOW I WAS ABLE TO KEEP FROM LOSING CONTROL OF THE STEERING. I WAS TERRIFIED AND STILL HAVE NOT WANTED TO DRIVE THE CAR SINCE. *TR

I PURCHASED THE VELOSTER IN EARLY DECEMBER 2011. IT WAS AT SCHOOL IN THE PARKING STRUCTURE IN FEBRUARY OF 2012 WHEN I GOT A CALL FROM THE CAMPUS POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYING MY CAR HAD DAMAGE. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE SCENE, I FOUND THE SUNROOF COMPLETELY EXPLODED. AT THE SCENE AND AFTER THE INCIDENT, THERE WERE NO WITNESSES OF SOMEONE PHYSICALLY BREAKING IN THE WINDOW. THERE IS A DECENT AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC THROUGH THE AREA SO THE IDEA OF SOMEONE BEING ABLE TO BREAK THE SUNROOF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY WITHOUT BEING SEEN IS UNLIKELY. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO ANY OTHER OF THE WINDOWS OR ANY OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR...THERE WAS JUST AN EXPLODED SUNROOF. THERE WAS NO ATTEMPT TO GET INTO THE CAR FROM THE SUNROOF AND NOTHING WAS STOLEN FROM INSIDE OF THE CAR. THE POLICE REPORT STATES THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN VANDALISM OR ATTEMPTED ROBBERY, BUT FROM THE SHRAPNEL PATTERNS FROM THE GLASS SEEMING TO BLOWN OUTWARD FROM THE INSIDE, FINDING NO OBJECTS TO BREAK INTO THE CAR, AND THE LACK OF STOLEN PROPERTY. I WHOLE HEARTEDLY BELIEVE THAT THE GLASS HAD SPONTANEOUS BLOWOUT WHICH COST $7000 IN REPAIR COSTS. *TR UPDATED 10/19/12 *CN UPDATED 10/23/2012 *JS

ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2012 (APPROXIMATELY 1 PM) MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT 55MPH ON I 93 NEAR EXIT 8 IN MANCHESTER NEW HAMPSHIRE. SHE DROVE OVER A NORMAL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND WITHOUT WARNING THE SUN ROOF OF MY 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER EXPLODED INTO AND OUT OF THE CAR. MY WIFE HAD GLASS EMBED INTO HER SCALP. SHE PROCEEDED TO EXIT 9 AND PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY WHERE SHE MET ME. INJURIES WERE MINOR AND NO PROFESSIONAL HELP WAS NEEDED, I REMOVED THE GLASS FROM HER SCALP. WE CALLED THE NH STATE POLICE AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE INCIDENT. WE DID NOT FILE AN OFFICIAL POLICE REPORT AT THAT TIME. THE SUN ROOF GLASS WAS DESTROYED AND COVERED THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR. THE PAINT ON THE EXTERIOR HAS MANY SCRATCHES AND DEEP GOUGES, THE INTERIOR HAS GLASS EMBEDDED INTO THE UPHOLSTERY. TODAY (OCT 9, 2012) I WENT TO PICK UP MY CAR AT THE DEALER, THE ROOF HAS BEEN FIXED BUT THE PAINT IS DESTROYED BY THE INCIDENT AND THE INTERIOR HAS GLASS EMBEDDED INTO IT. THE CAR IS A HAZARD TO TRY AND SIT IN. I BRUSHED THE REAR SEAT AND GLASS STUCK INTO MY HAND. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER, THIS ISSUE IS STILL IN PROCESS WITH THE DEALERSHIP. MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE ASKED FOR A WRITTEN DOCUMENT FROM HYUNDAI SUCH AS AN ENGINEERING REPORT STATING THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN RESEARCHED, RESOLVED AND THAT CORRECTED COMPONENTS ARE BEING INSTALLED IN OUR CAR & NOT JUST ANOTHER PIECE OF DEFECTIVE GLASS INSTALLED THAT WILL SHATTER ON US WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I WANT MY NEW CAR PUT BACK TO NEW CO

GLASS AND VISIBILITY PROBLEM: IN FEB. 2012 THE LARGE BACK GLASS (HORIZONTAL GLASS IN THE BACK DOOR) IN THE CAR BROKE WITHOUT ANY APPARENT REASON. TEMPERATURE WAS NORMAL AT THE TIME AND NO OUTSIDE OBJECT WAS FOUND IN THE CAR. IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND VERY EXPENSIVE FIX. HYUNDAI COMPANY DID NOT COVER THE REPAIR COST UNDER WARRANTY. ELECTRICAL PROBLEM: FROM JUNE 2012 TOO PRESENT, THERE IS ERROR MESSAGE POPPING OUT THAT BLUELINK IS ACTIVE BUT NOT REGISTERED. AFTER ALMOST 4 MONTHS OF CONTACTING THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DEALER SHIP THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIX THIS ERROR MESSAGE. EACH TIME THAT I TURN ON THE CAR, THIS MESSAGE PUPS UP WHICH IS DISTRACTING AND DANGEROUS. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON ERROR WITH NEW HYUNDAI CARS WITH BLUELINK. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN I-684 IN NEW YORK STATE WHEN MY SUNROOF EXPLODED ALL OVER ME. I WAS TRAVELING AT THE SPEED LIMIT, NO ONE WAS IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF ME AND NOTHING WAS IN THE ROAD OR AIRBORNE. IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT AND THEN THE ROOF WAS SHATTERING ALL OVER ME. *TR UPDATED 10/16/12*LJ UPDATED 10/23/12*LJ UPDATED 10/26/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION ON THE ROOF. THE CONTACT REALIZED THAT THE GLASS IN THE SUNROOF WAS BROKEN WHEN IT PENETRATED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT FOOT AND RIGHT ARM. THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT WAS ALSO INJURED ON THE ARMS AND FACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE WARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 10/12/12*LJ UPDATED 10/17/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE RPM GAUGE INCREASED EXCESSIVELY BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A CLICKING AND CLANKING NOISE IN THE DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION EACH TIME THE GEARS ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE NOISE AND SHIFTING WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT THE FAILURE AND WAS SCHEDULED TO BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2719. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3100. ## VIN PASSED ## 2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER ##

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR DOWN A COUNTRY ROAD. NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME AND NONE COMING TOWARDS ME. MY HUSBAND WAS FOLLOWING BEHIND ME BECAUSE WE HAD JUST PICKED UP CAR FROM HAVING ITS FIRST OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION. I WAS DOING BETWEEN 45 AND 50MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A LOUD BANG LIKE A GUNSHOT AND I HEARD SOMETHING RAINING DOWN ON MY CAR. I LOOKED IN THE MIRROR AND SAW GLASS FLYING EVERYWHERE. I PULLED OVER AND ASKED MY HUSBAND IF SOMETHING HIT THE CAR. HE SAID NO - IT LOOKED LIKE THE GLASS IN THE SUNROOF BLEW STRAIGHT UP LIKE A COKE EXPLODING. THE GLASS ACTUALLY HIT THE FRONT OF HIS CAR. THE GLASS WAS IN MY HAIR, DOWN THE BACK OF MY SHIRT AND PANTS. THE GLASS SCRATCHED ME IN SEVERAL PLACES. *TR

ON SATURDAY, 9/8, I NOTICED THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER HAD LOST TENSION WHEN I FIRST STARTED THE CAR, AND AFTER RUNNING ERRANDS AND PARKING AFTERWARD, NOTICED A STRONG, "OZONE-Y" ODOR COMING FROM THE CAR, BUT WASN'T SURE FROM WHERE. I DROVE MORE A LITTLE MORE OVER THE WEEKEND AND NOTICED THE SMELL AGAIN, PLUS ACCORDING TO THE CAR'S MPG READOUT ON THE TRIP COMPUTER, THE FUEL MILEAGE WAS MUCH LOWER THAN USUAL BY 5-10 MPG. ON MONDAY, 9/10, TWO DAYS AFTER FIRST NOTICING THE SMELL AND PARKING BRAKE ISSUE BUT NOT REALIZING WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, I DROVE THE CAR TO AND FROM WORK IN COMMUTE TRAFFIC (APPROX. 13 MILES EACH WAY). WHEN I PARKED THE CAR AFTER THE COMMUTE HOME AFTER WORK, THE BURNING SMELL WAS MUCH STRONGER, AND CLEARLY COMING FROM LEFT REAR BRAKE. UPON INSPECTION, I NOTICED LIGHT SMOKE COMING FROM PAD/ROTOR, LOTS OF BRAKE DUST, AND EVIDENCE OF GROOVING ON ROTOR, SO OBVIOUSLY THE BRAKE WAS STICKING OR DRAGGING ON THE ROTOR. I CALLED MY SERVICE DEALERSHIP RIGHT AWAY (HYUNDAI OF SEATTLE), WHO TOOK THE PROBLEM SERIOUSLY AND SAID "CALL HYUNDAI ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON A FLATBED TRUCK; DON'T DRIVE THE CAR." IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY, AND DIAGNOSED WITH A LEFT REAR BRAKE CALIPER FAILURE CAUSING THE PADS TO STICK TO THE ROTORS. A NEW PART WAS ORDERED AND THE CAR REPAIRED BY SATURDAY, 9/15. THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED TO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE, BUT I HAVE SINCE READ ON A WEBSITE DEVOTED TO THIS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WHILE WAITING TO COMPLETE A TURN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OCCASIONAL ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A VAPOR LEAK. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE OR DUPLICATE THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF ISSUE HOWEVER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,300.

THE SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH 2 PASSENGERS. WE HEARD THE EXPLOSION BUT DID NOT REALIZE IT WAS MY CAR UNTIL GLASS LEAKED FROM THE CLOTH PANEL UNDER THE SUNROOF ONTO MY FRIEND IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. WE MOVED THE CAR OFF OF THE ROAD AND CALLED THE POLICE. THE POLICE WENT BACK TO THE SIGHT WHERE THE EXPLOSION HAPPENED AND DID NOT FIND ANY OBJECT THAT WOULD HAVE HIT THE CAR. THE CAR IS LESS THAN 3 MONTHS OLD AND HAS LESS THAN 2500 MILES ON IT. THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT WAS WARM BUT NOT HOT LIKE IT HAS BEEN. *TR UPDATED 10/23/12*LJ UPDATED 10/26/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE PANORAMIC SUN ROOF EXPLODED AND THE GLASS FRAGMENTS SCATTERED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE SUN ROOF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SEAT BELTS AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAGS FAILED. THE REAR SEAT BELTS COULD NOT BE RELEASE FROM THE SEAT OR RETRACTED. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE ANTI-THEFT UNIT ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER RE-CALIBRATED THE PASSENGER WEIGHT SENSOR HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE REAR SEAT BELTS WERE NOT REPLACED AND THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED HOWEVER, THE ANTI THEFT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS UPDATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE TAIL PIPE RELEASED A BLACK POWDER AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE BLACK POWDER WAS A NORMAL PHENOMENON THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THEY WERE WORKING ON ISSUING A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,100.

THE CAR WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY AT NIGHT WHEN THE SUNROOF IMPLODED AND SHATTERED ALL OVER THE SEATS. NOTHING FELL ON THE CAR - IT JUST IMPLODED. AT THIS TIME, A TOW TRUCK IS COMING TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAR IN ONLY THREE MONTHS OLD. *TR UPDATED 10/02/12*LJ

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 3AM AND MY SUNROOF EXPLODED OUT OF NOWHERE. I HAD IT TILTED AT THE TIME, AND GLASS SHATTERED ALL OVER MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER AND OUR PERSONAL ITEMS. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY EXIT THE HIGHWAY AND CALL EMERGENCY ROADSIDE WHERE AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE FOR ME TO TAKE IN MY CAR. WE WERE EN ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA AT THE TIME TO RELOCATE, SO WE WERE NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A DEALER UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MONDAY AFTER OUR SATURDAY EVENING ARRIVAL. WHEN WE SPOKE WITH SOMEONE AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, HE IMMEDIATELY DISREGARDED THE SITUATION, SAYING THE GLASS WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. I WOULD NOT ACCEPT THIS RESPONSE, AS MY CAR WAS BARELY 2 MONTHS OLD AND THE EXPERIENCE WAS VERY TRAUMATIC. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, HE WAS ABLE TO ARRANGE A RENTAL FOR ME WHICH WAS PAID FOR BY HYUNDAI. ALL REPAIRS ARE ALSO BEING COVERED BY HYUNDAI. CURRENTLY, MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR OVER 3 WEEKS. THE GLASS, HEADLINER, QUARTER PANELS, AND ESSENTIALLY THE ENTIRE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR HAD TO BE REPLACED/REPAIRED DUE TO PAINT CHIPS, SCRATCHES, AND OTHER SURFACE DAMAGE SUFFERED DURING THE INCIDENT. I AM CURRENTLY ATTEMPTING TO CONTACT THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR TO SEE IF THEY WILL BUY THE CAR BACK, AS I AM COMING UP ON A TIME FRAME WHERE THE LEMON LAW WILL BE APPLICABLE TO THE AMOUNT OF TIME I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY VEHICLE. AT THIS POINT, ALTHOUGH HYUNDAI IS COVERING MY REPAIRS AND MOST OF MY RENTAL (I WAS ASKED TO COVER THE TAXES), I AM DISSATISFIED WI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, SHE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT HER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE CRASH. THE CONTACT INJURED HER NECK, BACK AND SUFFERED BRUISING FROM THE CRASH. THE POLICE TOOK THE REPORT AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED INTO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY A CLAIMS ADJUSTER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 5300. UPDATED 9/26/12 *CN UPDATED 9/27/12 *JS

THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. WHEN AT A FULL STOP AND I PRESS ON THE GAS THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE HOWEVER, THE RPMS ARE HIGH BUT THE CAR TAKES 5-6 SECONDS TO GO AND IT DOESN'T GO VERY FAST AND THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES I WAS ALMOST HIT. MY CAR JERKS WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE FROM A SLOW SPEED, IT IS THE SAME MOVEMENT AS IF YOU WERE RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND ACTUALLY JERKS MY NECK. MY REAR DRIVER'S WINDOW SHATTERED FOR NO REASON. IT WAS IN THE DRIVE WAY AND WHEN I WENT OUT TO WORK IN THE MORNING, IT WAS SHATTERED. THERE IS NO IMPACT SIGHT AS EVIDENCE THAT SOMETHING HAD HIT IT. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE CAR AND WISH I NEVER BOUGHT IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING, MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN FROM A STOP LIGHT AND THEN HEARD A VERY LOUD BANG! THE SUNROOF ABOVE ME THEN SHATTERED AND FELL ALL OVER ME, THE CAR, AND OUTSIDE. I PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE CAUSE AND SEE THE DAMAGE. THERE WASN'T A SIGN OF WHY IT HAPPENED (ROCK OR ANYTHING OF THE SORT), BUT I HAD SHARDS OF GLASS IN THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BACK DOWN THE INSIDE OF MY SHIRT, AND THE GLASS STILL HANGING WAS FLYING OFF. THANKFULLY I HAD SUNGLASSES ON, OR ELSE SOMETHING WOULD HAVE FLOWN INTO MY EYES. ACTUALLY HAVE A SCRATCH FROM THE INCIDENT ON MY NEW PRESCRIPTION SUNGLASSES NOW. I RESEARCHED A POSSIBLE ISSUE OR RECALL AND CAME ACROSS A FEW POSTINGS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE! I HEARD GOOD AND BAD STORIES ON HOW IT WAS RESOLVED, BUT ITS SCARY NONETHELESS. THIS HAPPENED TODAY AND AM SECOND GUESSING A SUNROOF, ALTHOUGH I'VE ALWAYS WANTED ONE. IF THIS IS STARTING TO BECOME A KNOWN ISSUE WITH A NEW MODEL, I HOPE ITS TREATED WITH CAUTION AND SWIFTNESS. PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. *TR UPDATED 08/15/12*LJ

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, SUN ROOF "EXPLODED" LANDING ON ME AND THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR. SUNROOF WAS IN THE TILT POSITION, TO ALLOW AIR FLOW, BUT NO COMPLETELY OPEN. COOL 65 DEGREE MORNING, SUNNY WHEN OCCURRED. WAS NOT DRIVING UNDER ANY OBJECTS, NOR DID I SEE ANYTHING STRUCK THE CAR OR GLASS. MADE A LOAD NOISE WHEN IT BROKE. INTERIOR OF THE CAR WAS DAMAGED AS LARGE PIECES OF GLASS FELL INSIDE. *TR ...UPDATED 08-15-12 *BF UPDATED 08/16/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE SUN ROOF SUDDENLY SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SUN ROOF WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE SUN ROOF TO SHATTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,100.

I AM VERY TRAUMATIZED SINCE EARLIER TODAY APPROXIMATELY 11AM THE GLASS SUN ROOF ON MY 2012 VELOSTER EXPLODED WHEN I WAS RINSING THE CAR OFF. THE WEATHER WAS IN THE HIGH 70S OR 80S BUT WHATEVER THE CASE ITS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND UNACCEPTABLE SINCE I HAD CHILDREN THAT COULD HAVE HAD BODILY INJURY SINCE THEY WERE PLAYING CLOSE BY. THE EXPLOSION SPREAD SHATTERED GLASS AROUND 6 FEET AROUND THE CAR AND DRIVEWAY AND IT WAS SUCH AN UNFORTUNATE SITUATION! I WOULD NOT WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO ANY OTHER VELOSTER OWNERS OR FUTURE OWNERS SINCE IT MAKES ME SICK SINCE I LIVE FAR AWAY AND WAS SUPPOSE TO BE HOME BY NOW BUT DUE TO THIS EXPLOSION I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP! I SINCERELY HOPE THAT HYUNDAI WILL RESOLVE THIS ISSUE SINCE I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER VELOSTER OWNERS AND SINCE THE CAR HAS ONLY BEEN IN THE US MARKET FOR 8+ MONTHS ITS UTTERLY UNACCEPTABLE THAT ITS HAPPENED TO MULTIPLE OWNERS! WHEN ARRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS NO BIG DEAL AND THIS IS REALLY NOT TRUE! IT IS A BIG DEAL SINCE BODILY INJURY DID HAPPEN DURING THE EXPLOSION SINCE I TOOK OFF MY SHIRT AFTER A FRANTIC TRAUMATIC DAY TO TRY AND SLEEP AND I HAVE A SMALL CUT FROM THE SHATTERED GLASS! THIS IS REALLY MAKING ME SO UPSET SINCE ITS MY FIRST TIME AS A HYUNDAI OWNER AND I REGRET HAVING PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE AND ANXIOUS TO SEE WHAT HYUNDAI WILL DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM! ITS SO WRONG FOR A CAR COMPANY TO NOT CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CONSUMER S

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, SHE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE CRASH. THE CONTACT INJURED HER NECK, BACK, AND SUFFERED BRUISING FROM THE CRASH. THE POLICE TOOK AND REPORT AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 5,300.

NEW VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE STREET. AT 8:00 AM I WAS INFORMED BY A FELLOW WORKER THAT IT APPEARED MY VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND THERE WAS GLASS ALL OVER IT. I FOUND THAT THE SKYLIGHT HAD BURST UPWARD AND OUTWARD. IT WAS ABOUT 80 DEGREES AT THE TIME. THE DAY BEFORE WAS ABOVE 90 DEGREES AND THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN SAME LOCATION, WITHOUT INCIDENT. I CALLED DEALER WHO REFERRED ME TO NATIONAL SERVICE. THEY CAME AND TOWED CAR TO ANOTHER DEALER CLOSER TO HOME. DAY 8 AND DEALER CLAIMS TO HAVE REPLACED GLASS, SIDE RAILS AND NOW NEEDS TO REPLACE DEFLECTOR THAT ALL WERE DAMAGED. SAYS SOONEST REPAIR TO COMPLETE JULY 2ND PM. *TR UPDATED 8/14/12 *CN UPDATED 08/15/12

THE SUNROOF SHATTERED VIOLENTLY IN AN UPWARDS DIRECTION, SENDING SOME GLASS DOWN INSIDE THE CAR AND THE REST ALL OVER THE EXTERIOR. AFTER GOOGLING I FOUND OUT THERE ARE MANY OTHER VELOSTER OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD IDENTICAL INSTANCES WHERE THEIR SUNROOFS SHATTERED SPONTANEOUSLY.THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT CAUSES IT, BUT THEY ARE WORKING ON IT WITH HYUNDAI. THEY HAVE ANOTHER SUNROOF ON ORDER, BUT AM WORRIED I MAY HAVE THIS HAPPEN AGAIN DUE TO THEIR MANUFACTURING DEFECT FOR THIS COMPONENT. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT BEGIN TO DECELERATE FROM 55 MPH AND CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN A SPEED OF 55 MPH. THE FAILURE RECURRED FREQUENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MOST FREQUENTLY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE FROM SIXTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130.

VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS TO FIFTH GEAR WHEN PASSING BUT DOES NOT RETURN TO SIXTH GEAR UPON RELEASING ACCELERATOR. VEHICLE CONTINUES AT SAME RATE OF SPEED WHEN RELEASING ACCELERATOR AS IF IT WERE ON CRUISE CONTROL. WHILE PASSING AN 18 WHEELER ON HWY 169 NORTH, I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER 18 WHEELER APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET IN FRONT OF THE ONE I WAS PASSING. WITH AN ONCOMING VEHICLE I COULD NOT PASS BOTH TRUCKS, SO I PASSED THE FIRST ONE AND PULLED IN BEHIND THE OTHER ONE. WHEN I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR CONTINUED AT THE SAME RATE OF SPEED FORCING ME TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID REAR-ENDING THE OTHER TRUCK. THIS VEHICLE (AND SUBSEQUENTLY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE DEALERSHIP LOT) EXHIBITS THIS CHARACTERISTIC EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE GOES INTO PASSING MODE. HOWEVER, IF YOU BACK OFF THE ACCELERATOR SLIGHTLY, AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS, THE CAR WILL SHIFT BACK INTO SIXTH GEAR [BUT ALL THE WHILE ACCELERATING]. I NOTICED THAT YOU CAN MANUALLY SHIFT THE VEHICLE BACK TO SIXTH BY MOVING THE SHIFTER TO MANUAL MODE FOR A SPLIT SECOND AND THEN SHIFTING BACK INTO "D". THE ENGINE RPMS WILL FALL BACK DOWN IMMEDIATELY INDICATING THE SHIFT. OTHERWISE, THE VEHICLE REMAINS IN FIFTH GEAR WITHOUT DECELERATING FOR APPROXIMATELY 8 SECONDS. IN MY CASE, THE CAR DID NOT DO WHAT I "TOLD" IT TO DO: DECELERATE BY RELEASING THE PEDAL. I'VE SPOKEN TO HYUNDAI AND TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU BECAUSE OF THIS DESIGN FLAW. "CONTROL" IS THE KEY ISSUE BEHIND THE WHEEL O

VEHICLE HAD STRONG SMELL OF FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. NO VISIBLE LEAKS UNDER THE VEHICLE. CALLED THE HENDERSON HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEED TO LEAVE THE A/C CONTROLS ON RE-CIRCULATE TO MINIMIZE THE CONDITION. THE FUMES WERE OVERWHELMING, CLOSE TO HOME SO DROVE IT HOME WITH ALL WINDOWS OPEN TO VENT THE SMELL. CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. PICKED UP VEHICLE NEXT DAY AND THE DEALER DID NOTHING, SAID THIS WAS NORMAL, AND TO RUN THE RE-CIRCULATE AS TOLD BEFORE. SPOKE WITH SERVICE MANAGER AT HENDERSON HYUNDAI WHO GAVE ME A TWO PAGE DOCUMENT THAT STATED " SEVERAL FACTORS MUST BE PRESENT AT THE SAME TIME IN ORDER FOR THIS TO OCCUR. SOME EXAMPLES OF THESE CONDITIONS ARE, HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (100F +), HIGH ALTITUDE, POOR FUEL QUALITY, LOW FUEL LEVEL IN THE GAS TANK, EXTENDED IDLING, SLOW TRAFFIC OR STOP AND GO DRIVING. FUEL ODOR UNDER THESE EXTREME CONDITIONS IS NORMAL AND DOES NOT INDICATE A DEFECT WITH THE VEHICLE" I THEN STATED THAT THEY SHOULD INFORM THE BUYER PRIOR TO PURCHASE, AS ALL OF THESE CONDITIONS EXIST IN THE LAS VEGAS AREA FOR 4 MONTHS OF THE YEAR. I ALSO BROUGHT UP THE POSSIBILITY OF THE CAR HAVING THE A/C ON WHILE IN AN EXTENDED IDLE SITUATION, AND THE OPERATOR NOT KNOWING THIS, THEN GETTING IN THE CAR AND LIGHTING A CIGARETTE WITHOUT BEING AWARE OF THE ISSUE, AND POSSIBLY CAUSING A FIRE, THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT YES, THAT COULD HAPPEN. I HAVE THE COMPLETE TWO PAGE DOCUMENT FROM HYUNDAI IF YOU

ORIGINAL EMAIL SENT TO HYUNDAI MOTORS USA "DEAR HYUNDAI MOTORS USA, I HAVE VISITED THE DEALERSHIP WITH MY NEW VELOSTER FOR TWO ISSUES ON THE CAR. I WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT YOU TO OPEN A CASE AS THE DEALER WOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO FIX THE ISSUES AS THERE IS NO RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS. HERE ARE THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS I HAVE NOTIFIED THE D EALER OF AND THOSE THAT NEED TO BE FIXED. 1) SERIOUS ISSUE! WHEN BRAKING UNDER HEAVY CONDITIONS, BOTH ABS AND NON ABS CASES, THE CAR SWERVES AND/OR LOSES IT'S 'REAR' TO EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. I'VE BRAKED HARD SEVERAL TIMES AND IT FEELS LIKE THE REAR END IS GIVING OUT. DURING ABS CONDITIONS, THE CAR SWERVES LIKE IT'S A RWD DRIVEN VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT ONLY SCARY AS A CONSUMER BUT DANGEROUS TO OTHERS. IF THERE IS ANY CONDENSATION ON THE ROAD WHILE BRAKING AND THE LEANING TO ONE SIDE OCCURS AND/OR SWERVING, I COULD HYDROPLANE AND CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF A MECHANICAL DEFECT. I HAVE DONE MY OWN RESEARCH AND SPOKEN TO OTHER VELOSTER OWNERS AS WELL. THEY HAVE MENTIONED THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEIR DEALER HAS ORDERED AND REPLACED ONE OF THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I INFORMED MY SERVICE ADVISOR & THE MECHANIC OF THIS ISSUE ON 3 SEPARATE TEST DRIVES. 1 TEST DRIVE WITH SERVICE ADVISOR IN MY VELOSTER, 1 WITH THE MECHANIC IN MY VELOSTER & 1 IN ANOTHER NEW VELOSTER WITH THE MECHANIC. IN ALL CASES THE VEHICLE SWERVED OR FELT LIKE THE REAR END WAS COMING LOSE. PLEASE HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED AND PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE. I WAS V

EPS INDICATER LIGHT CAME ON AND LOST POWER STEERING. PULLED OVER, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTER AFTER A FEW SECONDS. STEERING BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAPPENS USUALLY THE FIRST START OF THE DAY. CAR GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. ONLY HAD THE CAR THREE WEEKS. *TT

BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY, NOTICED BRAKE DUST SMELL COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL. UPON INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE PARKING BRAKE LINKAGE WAS STICKING IN THE "ON" POSITION WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER WAS RELEASED. AT THE SAME TIME EXPERIENCED A SMALL PULL TO THE LEFT AND A NOTICEABLE LOSS IN M.P.G. A TRIP TO THE LOCAL HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED THAT THE RIGHT REAR CALIPER WAS STICKING. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS ONLY FOR THE "DEFECTIVE" DRIVERS SIDE AND IT WAS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. THE REPAIR HAPPENED IN MARCH AND SEEMED TO BE WORKING FINE AT THAT TIME. IN APRIL, A "BANG" SOUND STATED TO BE HEARD WHEN RELEASING THE PARKING AND DRIVING AWAY AFTER SITTING OVER NIGHT. THIS "BANG" SOUND STATED AS AN ONLY ONCE A WEEK PROBLEM TO NOW AN EVERY DAY PROBLEM. I HAVE LOOKED AND CONFIRMED THAT NOW "BOTH" REAR CALIPERS ARE STICKING UPON RELEASING THE BRAKE IN THE MORNING. THE PROBLEM IS STILL HAPPING AND NOW BRAKING WHILE DRIVING IS STARTING TO BECOME INCONSISTENT. SOMETIMES THE CAR BRAKES FINE, OTHER TIMES THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE A NOTICEABLE "WEAK" BRAKING FUNCTION (INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE). UPON LOOKING UP PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I DISCOVERED THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF 2012 VELOSTERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE FOR OWNERS IN NORTHERN PART OF THE NORTH AMERICA WHERE DIRTY/ SALTY ROADS ARE SEEN (I LIVE IN VERMONT). MY CONCERN IS THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS NOT DESIGN TO DEAL WITH THESE CONDITIONS AND CORROSION IS AFFECTING THE FUNCTION O

WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC CIRCLE, THE DRIVER SLOWED THE CAR FROM 30 MPH TO ABOUT 15 MPH FOR TRAFFIC SEQUENCING. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED, THE RPM INCREASED TO ABOUT 6000, BUT THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE FOR 3-5 SECONDS, WHICH CAUSED ONCOMING CARS TO SWERVE TO AVOID A COLLISION. A SIMILAR SITUATION DEVELOPED SEVERAL WEEKS LATER WHEN MERGING FROM ONE FREEWAY ONTO ANOTHER. SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE TERMED THIS SITUATION AS A "FALSE NEUTRAL," WHERE THE COMPUTER CONTROLS ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE INTO WHICH GEAR TO DOWNSHIFT, IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE ACCELERATION TORQUE. WHATEVER IT IS, ALTHOUGH HYUNDAI MECHANICS SAY IT'S "NORMAL," I THINK IT IS UNSAFE AND THE PROBLEM MUST BE ADDRESSED. TIMELY AND RELIABLE ACCELERATION SHOULD BE A GIVEN IN ANY NEW VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS A DUAL-CLUTCH TRANSMISSION, WHICH THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALER STATED WAS SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DELAYED ACCELERATION, BUT WAS NORMAL. UPDATED IVOQ 05/22/12 *TR

THERE IS ONE SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT WITH THIS CAR, THE SIDE MIRROR ADJUSTMENTS (IN PARTICULAR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE). THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROPERLY ADJUST THE MIRROR AND THEY STATED THAT THE LIMITED ADJUSTABLE WAS "JUST HOW IT WAS DESIGNED." THEREFORE, I WOULD LIKE THIS RESEARCHED FURTHER AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TAKEN. THIS CAR IS NOT AS SAFE AS IT SHOULD BE. SPECIFICALLY, WHEN A TALL, LARGER PERSON HAS THE SEAT SET IN THE FAR BACK POSITION, AND SITS UP FAIRLY HIGH, THE RIGHT SIDE MIRROR CANNOT BE PROPERLY ADJUSTED, AND IN COMBINATION WITH THE REAR VIEW MIRRORS AND THE LEFT SIDE MIRROR, IT CREATES "BLIND SPOTS," AND, IN PARTICULAR, A VERY LARGE "BLIND SPOT" TO THE RIGHT--VERY DANGEROUS WHEN CHANGING LANES OR PASSING! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 67 MPH WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE RIM EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY ROAD DEBRIS, WHICH IMPACTED THE TIRE AND DESTROYED THE RIM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,700.

REAR SEATBELTS MAY BECOME STUCK UNDER SEATBELT GUIDE. OCCURS MORE OFTEN IN REAR PASSENGER SEAT ON DRIVERS SIDE. IF REAR SEAT OCCUPANTS LEAN FORWARD, THEIR BELT MAY BECOME STUCK. WHEN SITTING BACK UPRIGHT, THERE IS SLACK IN THE SEATBELT. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT TELL YOU THE SPEED YOU ARE ACTUALLY GOING IT IS OFF 4 MILES AN HOUR AT 20 THEN 5 MILES AT 40 AND 6 MILES AT 60 AND 7 MILES AT75 MPH AND SO ON UP TO 15 OFF AT 140 MPH YOU HAVE TO DRIVE FASTER THAN YOU ARE SUPPOSE TO GO THE ACTUAL SPEED LIMIT THIS IS VERY DIFFICULTY TO KEEP TRACK OF AS I AM A DISABLED VETERAN WHO BOUGHT THIS CAR TO GET BACK AND FORTH 300 MILES TO MEDICAL APPTMENTS.I AM HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING HYUNDAI TO FIX THIS THEY REPLACED THE SPEEDOMETER UNIT WITH A NEW ONE AND NOW THE ODOMETER IS OFF BY 3641 MILES. THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THE SPEEDOMETER IS WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS IF IT IS 5%OFF BUT IT IS MORE LIKE 9 TO 12 % OFF AND THEY ARE NOT LISTENING TO ME AND ARE UNWILLING TO HELP RESOLVE THE ISSUE. HOW DO I GET THIS FIXED AS I KNOW THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THEY REFUSE TO HELP ME OR TO EXCHANGE THE NEW CAR? *TR