2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER Complaints

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

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

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.

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