2013 Hyundai Veloster

THIS HAS ACTUALLY HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, EACH TIME WHEN TURNING.THE FIRST TIME WAS TURNING LEFT OUT OF A PARKING LOT, MY CAR REFUSED TO ACCELERATE, I HAD TO PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE, IT FINALLY STARTED DRIVING. THE SECOND TIME, WAS DRIVING AND TURNED LEFT INTO AN INTERSECTION AND IT JUST STOPPED. I HAD TO TURN IT OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN BEFORE IT WOULD MOVE. I AM LUCKY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME. THE 3RD TIME I WAS NOT ALONE IN THE CAR AND AGAIN I TURNED LEFT INTO AN INTERSECTION AND IT JUST STOPPED. EMERGENCY BLINKERS ON AND AGAIN, I HAD TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT ON AGAIN FOR IT IT MOVE. THE MOST RECENT WAS THIS MORNING WHEN I TURNED RIGHT AND LIKE BEFORE, IT JUST WOULDN'T MOVE. I HAD TO TURN EMERGENCY BLINKERS ON, AND TURN OFF AND TURN ON CAR AGAIN. LIVING IN A BUSY CITY WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION ALL THE TIME, THIS IS REALLY STARTING TO BE WORRISOME.

AFTER APPROXIMATELY 78000 MILES THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN MAKING A CLICKING SOUND WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. THE PROBLEM STEMS FROM A PLASTIC PIECE THAT NEEDS REPLACING BUT THE COST IS OVER $300.00 DUE TO THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REMOVED. HYUNDAI HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE ELANTRA'S FOR THE VERY SAME THING BUT NOT THE VELOSTER. 1ST MAJOR CONCERN WITH VEHICLE BUT NOT PLEASED THAT HYUNDIA WONT OWN UP TO THIS BRAND PROBLEM. MY COUSIN HAS A 2-DOOR GENESIS AND THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO HIM AT 30K MILES.

ON THIS MODEL WE ARE EXPERIENCING A VIOLENT SHAKE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SHAKE STARTS WHEN THE CAR REACHES AROUND 40 MPH. THERE IS A LOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD MY MECHANIC INSPECT THE ISSUE AND AS SOON AS HE SAT DOWN A MOVED THE STEERING LEFT AND RIGHT HE KNEW WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. HE SAID THE PROBLEM IS A PLASTIC BUSHING LOCATED IN THE STEERING COLUMN. HE SAID THAT THIS IS HAPPENING A LOT IN HYUNDAI CARS INCLUDING THE SONATA. HE HAS ALREADY REPLACED 4 IN LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS AND IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. I AM 10K MILES OVER MY 60K WARRANTY AND HYUNDAI SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. IT IS NOW GOING TO COST ME AROUND $400 TO REPLACE A $3 PART. I LOOKED ONLINE AND THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE A REGULAR COMPLAINT WITH NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE STATING THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY MY MECHANIC THAT IF THAT PLASTIC BUSHING WEARS OUT ANYMORE AND THE PLASTIC "TEETH" ON THE BUSHING WEAR OUT ANYMORE THAT WE COULD LOSE THE ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE. WE CANNOT EVEN DRIVE THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE STEERING SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY. WE NOTICED THE ISSUE HAPPENING ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND IT HAS JUST GOTTEN WORSE SINCE. I'M CURRENTLY HAVING THE ISSUE REPAIRED BY MY MECHANIC BECAUSE HYUNDAI WILL NOT WARRANTY THE ISSUE AS THEY STATE THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE WHICH I FIND HARD TO BELIEVE BECAUSE I TYPED IT IN GOOGLE AND FOUND MORE CASES ON THIS ISSUE THAN I CAN COUNT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. WHILE STATIONARY AND DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. DORAL HYUNDAI IN DORAL, FLORIDA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL COUPLING WAS FAULTY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS KNOWN TO BE AN ISSUE, BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 123,000.

AUTO WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN LIGHT TURN GREEN I PRESSED GAS PEDAL AUTO DID NOT MOVE. ALL LIGHTS ON DASH BOARD TURNED ON, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ,THE AUTO TRANSMISSION LEVER LOCKED, IGNITION LOCKED AND BRAKES LOCKED. SCREEN DID NOT SHOW WHAT POSITION IF AUTO WAS ON NEUTRAL, PARKED ETC., SOME GUYS HELPED ME PUSH CAR TO SIDE OF A STREET. AFTER 4-5 MINUTES OR SO I WAS ABLE TO PUT MY CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THEN AFTER 5 OR 6 MINUTES IGNITION UNLOCKED AND I WAS ABLE TO TURN AUTO OFF.