2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER Complaints

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

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

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.

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