2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER Complaints

THE BLOWER MOTOR ON THE AC/HEATER KEEPS FAILING SO THAT YOU CAN'T GET EITHER HOT OR COOL AIR INTO THE CAR. ONCE IT HAPPENS YOU JUST HAVE NO HEAT OR COOL CONTROL. THIS IS MISERABLE IN THE SUMMER BUT VERY DANGEROUS IN THE WINTER BECAUSE YOU CANNOT DEFROST YOUR WINDOWS SO THAT IT WILL BE SAFE TO DRIVE. EVEN IF IT'S NOT FREEZING THE WINDOW JUST BREATHING INSIDE THE CAR WILL FOG THINGS SO YOU CANNOT SEE IF IT'S RAINING OR COLD OUTSIDE WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE BLOWER MOTOR FOR THE AC/HEATING NEEDS TO WORK. THAT PART HAS FAILED 3 TIMES ON MY VERY SAME VEHICLE. I KNOW THIS CANNOT BE HAPPENING TO JUST ME ALONE. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE THIS FIXED AGAIN YESTERDAY THE MECHANIC SAID THAT ON THE HYUNDAI THE BLOWER SYSTEM FOR THE AC/HEATING IS A REGULAR PROBLEM IN THE HYUNDAI. I DON'T THINK HE WAS SUPPOSED TO SAY THAT BUT HE DID. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PUSH TO START BUTTON FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF BY USING THE PUSH TO START BUTTON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED THE RADIO AND THE BACK UP CAMERA TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,871. UPDATED 06/29/16*LJ *CN

THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL BEARING BEGAN MAKING A ROARING SOUND ABOUT 10,000 MILES AGO. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS JUST OVER 80,000 MILES IT. I WENT TO GO REPLACE MY WHEEL BEARING AND FOUND THE AXLE NUT HAD BACKED OFF ON IT'S OWN AT LEAST A QUARTER OF A TURN. THE NUT, YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN LOCKED INTO PLACE, AND THAT AREA IS MOVED AT LEAST A QUARTER OF A TURN FROM WHERE IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE "LOCKED IN" SO IT DOES NOT SPIN LOOSE. I JUST NOTICED THIS TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF WHEEL BEARING FAILURE ON 5/1/16. VEHICLE NOISE WHILE IN MOTION ON ALL TYPES OF ROADS. NOISE WORSE IN A RIGHT HAND TURN. NO ACCIDENT, NO INJURIES, YET.

SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING OPERATED ALONG THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOUD NOISE LIKE A SHOT FROM A FIREARM. THEN THE GLASS FROM THE SUNROOF STARTED TO FALL INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO FABRIC LINER THAT CONCEALS THE SUNROOF, AND THE REAR SPOILER. THERE MIGHT BE OTHER DAMAGE YET TO BE DISCOVERED.

CAR OFTEN FAILS TO START WHEN TURNING THE IGNITION KEY. THE LIGHTS, AND RADIO TURN ON WHEN THE IGNITION KEY IS IN, BUT WHEN I TURN THE KEY TO START I HEAR A CLICK AND THE CAR IS DEAD. IF I REPEAT THIS SEVERAL TIMES THE CAR MAY START NORMALLY. THE PROBLEM STATED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO. I HAVE GONE TO THE DEALER TWICE. THE FIRST TIME THEY CLAIMED IT WAS THE BATTERY. THEY CHANGED THE BATTERY (IT COST ME $100). THIS SOLVED THE PROBLEM FOR 2-3 DAYS (OR PERHAPS IT WAS THE WARMER WEATHER, SEE BELOW). A WEEK LATER THE PROBLEM CAME BACK AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEY REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR. THIS FIXED THE ENGINE LIGHT ISSUE. THE CAR WAS OK FOR A DAY. THE PROBLEM WITH FAILING START IS BACK AND IT IS GETTING WORST. YESTERDAY IT TOOK ME 5 MINUTES IN THE MORNING AND 25 MINUTES AT NIGHT TO START THE CAR. I GOT THE FEELING THAT THE PROBLEM WORSENS IN COLD WEATHER (I TOLD THAT TO THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME I BROUGHT IT IN, BUT THEY JUST IGNORED ME). EACH TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE WHETHER HAPPENED TO BE WARMER (ABOVE 0 CELSIUS). LAST COUPLE OF DAYS THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW -3 CELSIUS. YESTERDAY I PARKED THE CAR INSIDE MY GARAGE. THIS MORNING, WITH A TEMPERATURE +4 CELSIUS IN MY GARAGE, THE CAR STARTED AT THE FIRST TRY. I WAITED 10 MINUTES AND TRIED AGAIN AND THE CAR AGAIN STARTED AT THE FIRST TRY. I WILL GO TO THE DEALER AGAIN THIS WEEKEND. I TRIED DIFFERENT WAYS OF STARTING THE CAR WITH NO SUCCESS (1-CLUTCH ENGAGED AND FIRST, 2-CLUTCH ENGAGED AND NEUTRAL, 3-NEUTRAL AND NO CLUTCH, 3-DIFFERENT VARIATIONS OF RADION ON/OFF, AS WELL AS HEATER FAN ON, OR OFF. THE FOLLOWING MAY HAVE BEEN THERE ALWAYS BUT NOW I NOTICE SINCE I AM MORE AWARE OF CAR SOUNDS. THERE IS A BEEPING SOUND WHEN I ENTER THE KEY AND TURN THE DASHBOARD ON. THAT BEEPING SOUND LAST FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS AND ENDS WITH A CLICK. THE SAME HAPPENS AFTER THE CAR ENGINE IS TURN OFF.

DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS STARTING. WHEN TURNING KEY IN IGNITION, USUALLY IN COLDER WEATHER IN THE MORNINGS, VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THERE IS JUST A 1-CLICK SOUND PER IGNITION CYCLE, BUT NO IGNITION OCCURS. ALL LIGHTS COME ON DASH, RADIO TURNS ON, ETC. REPLACED BATTERY DUE TO FAILED BATTERY TEST, BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE STARTER PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THE STARTER ASSEMBLY IS STARTING TO FAIL BUT THE DEALER HAS BEEN VERY UNHELPFUL. I DRIVE A LOT FOR WORK, ESPECIALLY TO REMOTE AREAS, AND I'M GOING TO GET STRANDED EVENTUALLY WITHOUT ANY CELL SERVICE.

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. SMART JUNCTION BOX WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY DUE TO A SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS. IN ADDITION TO THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDING TO BE REPAIRED, THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY OR EXTENDED WARRANTY.

ROLLED BACKWARDS WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY TWICE AND VEHICLE WAS FOUND OUT IN THE ROAD BY MY NEIGHBORS. I WAS DRIVING IT A WEEK AGO AND MY RPM'S WERE TACKING REALLY HIGH BUT COULD NOT ACCELERATE SPEED AND I WAS IN 6TH GEAR AND IT WAS TELLING ME TO SHIFT TO 6TH THEN 5TH BACK AND FORTH. HAD IT CHECKED OUT AT DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID MY CLUTCH HAD ABNORMAL WEAR AND TEAR BUT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THEY DID NOT CHECK THE PARKING BREAK TO SEE IF IT WAS WHAT CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION OF THE CLUTCH. THE CLUTCH NEVER GAVE ME ANY PROBLEMS IT WAS JUST THE CAR LAGGED WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE SPEED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE SUN ROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODED AND SHATTERED GLASS DROPPED ALL OVER INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

FROM 9/8/2015 TO 11/14/15 I HAVE HAD THREE TIRES NEEDING REPLACEMENT DUE TO THEIR SENSITIVITY OF MINIMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND GETTING DAMAGED. EACH TIME I HIT A SMALL POT HOLE, SMALL ENOUGH TO WHERE I THOUGHT IT WAS A DIP IN THE ROAD AS I CAME UPON IT. BUT ONCE THERE I COULDN'T SAFELY MANEUVER AROUND IT TO AVOID IT. THE STYLE OF THESE TIRES ARE 18" WHEELS WHICH LEAVES NO ROOM FOR CUSHION. I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY SPORTS CARS, SO I DIDN'T THINK TO ASK ABOUT TIRE ISSUES WHEN I PURCHASED THIS ONE. I CANNOT CONTINUE TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE APPROXIMATELY EVERY 3 WEEKS, SO ON 11/18/15 I HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY TO PURCHASE A FULL SET OF TIRES THAT WILL HOPEFULLY NOT BLOW OUT AT ANY BUMP OR TWIG IN THE ROAD. THE ROADS I TRAVEL ARE CITY ROADS AND AREN'T EVEN HAZARDOUS ROADS WITH ULTIMATELY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN JULY 2015, AND TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL THIS IN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS IS RIDICULOUS. MY PAPERWORK IS ALL THROUGH DISCOUNT TIRE IN AUBURN HILLS, MICHIGAN.