Hyundai VELOSTER problems and owner complaints

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 T…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,719 miles reported. Look up ODI 10478150 at NHTSA ↗

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

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10499237 at NHTSA ↗

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

Owner-reported narrative. 1,230 miles reported. Look up ODI 10459323 at NHTSA ↗

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 EYE…

Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10482027 at NHTSA ↗

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…

Owner-reported narrative. 6,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10457558 at NHTSA ↗

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 …

Owner-reported narrative. 35 miles reported. Look up ODI 10460324 at NHTSA ↗

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…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10456626 at NHTSA ↗

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 …

Owner-reported narrative. 120 miles reported. Look up ODI 10462532 at NHTSA ↗

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 DUP…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10472943 at NHTSA ↗

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 THE…

Owner-reported narrative. 800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10479252 at NHTSA ↗

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 SERVI…

Owner-reported narrative. 6,667 miles reported. Look up ODI 10460543 at NHTSA ↗

MY DAUGHTERS CAR WHICH WE BOUGHT 2 YEARS AGO, WITH ABOUT 41.000 MILES ON IT . THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE LAST 9 MONTHS . IT STARTS AND RUNS . BUT WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR WILL RUN WHILE TAKING OFF. THEN ALL OF SUDDEN CHUGG OR DIES OR NO POWER,STARTS RIGHT BACK UP AND DOES IT AGAIN . IT WILL DO THIS EVENING SLOWING DOWN OR AT A LIGHT TO STOP .IT DOES THIS SEVERAL TIMES AND WILL RUN ROUGH .THEN COMES OUT OF IT AND RUNS OK OR TAKES 10 MINS TO START .THEN WHEN YOU START IT YOU HAVE TO HOLD ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR. NO CODES GOES INT…

Owner-reported narrative. 84,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11132308 at NHTSA ↗