2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER Complaints

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

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

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.

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