2013 Hyundai Veloster

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, TRAVELING DOWN AN INTERCHANGE TO ANOTHER FREEWAY, I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. ONCE I COMPLETELY LET OFF THE GAS, I STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. JUST AS I STARTED TO STEER INTO THE TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING AND BRAKING ON ITS OWN, WITHOUT MY APPLICATION OF ANY PEDALS. THE WHEELS LOCKED UP WITHOUT ME APPLYING THE BRAKES. I WAS PUT INTO A FOUR WHEEL SLIDE WHERE I WAS ALMOST RAN INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE WHEELS THEN UNLOCKED PRIOR TO THE POSSIBLE IMPACT AND THE VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING AND BRAKING AGAIN ON ITS OWN. DURING THIS ENTIRE TIME, MY STEERING WHEEL WAS STILL LOCKED UP. I WAS ABLE TO PUT MY CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE CAR HEADED TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STILL LOCKED UP WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE CONVULSIONS (RANDOM BRAKING AND ACCELERATING) STOPPED ONCE I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. WITH THE CAR STILL UNABLE TO BE CONTROLLED AND TRAVELING ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY, I SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE RANDOM BRAKING AND ACCELERATING CEASED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NO LONGER LOCKED UP. THIS COULD HAVE ENDED VERY BADLY, NOT ONLY FOR MYSELF, BUT FOR OTHERS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN ON THE ROAD AT THE TIME. *TR

IT STARTED AS SOME SMALL SHOCKS FROM DOOR AND STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE NOW SHOCKS YOU FROM JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE YOU STAND. I DID BRING IT TO THE DEALER AND AFTER HAVING FOR OVER 3 DAYS ONLY A OIL CHANGE HAD BEEN DONE. I ASKED TO PICK UP FOR A APPT. I HAD ON SUNDAY AND ALL THREE PAGES OF WHAT WAS TO BE LOOKED AT STATED WORK NOT DONE.I TOLD SERVICE ADVISOR I NEEDED TO GET CAR FIXED BEFORE I DROVE ACROSS COUNTRY, I ASKED TO BRING IT BACK AND HE SAID I THOUGHT YOU WERE LEAVING WHICH I AM BUT VERY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING ANY LENGTH BECAUSE IT GETS PAINFUL IF I HAVE TO TURN ON LIGHTS. *TR

ON FRIDAY MAY 10 I TOOK MY VELOSTER TO THE DEALER AS I WAS CONSIDERING A POSSIBLE TRADE IN. THE SALES MANAGER DID A FULL CHECK OF MY CAR AND TEST DROVE IT AS WELL IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE AN ACCEPTABLE OFFER FOR TRADE. MY CAR WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO DAMAGE WHATSOEVER. AFTER DISCUSSING ALL THE DETAILS, I DECIDED NOT TO TRADE IN MY CAR. I LEFT AND AND DROVE TO A LOCAL THEATER. WHILE DRIVING I HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE AS IF SOMETHING HAD FALLEN/BLOWN OFF MY CAR. IT WAS DARK AND SINCE I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING I FIGURED IT WAS SOMETHING ON THE ROAD. WELL WHEN I GOT TO THE THEATER (ABOUT 5 MILES AWAY) AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR, MY PASSENGER ADVISED ME THAT THE STRIP ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ROOF THAT IS NORMALLY PRESENT AS A CLIP-IN MECHANISM WAS MISSING. I CAN ONLY CONCLUDE THAT IT BLEW OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I FEEL FOR THE PERSON BEHIND ME WHO EITHER GOT HIT BY IT OR HAD TO DO SOME EVASIVE MANEUVERING TO AVOID IMPACT. THIS COULD BE A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE WAS INJURED OR NOT, BUT HYUNDAI NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF ITS POTENTIAL SERIOUS HAZARD. -THE DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT/REPAIR OF A DEFECTIVE PART EVEN THOUGH I AM STILL UNDER MY BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT I WILL NOT BE PAYING TO HAVE IT REPLACED AS IT IS HYUNDAI'S RESPONSIBILITY. WITH LESS THAN 10000 MILES THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS TYPE OF ISSUE TO OCCUR. *TR

MY 2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER ALMOST STALLED AT LEAST 3 TIMES DURING THE PAST 2 MONTHS. WHETHER I'M GOING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE (IN CALIFORNIA) OR IF ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP. I'VE RECENTLY NOTICED THAT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER AND RADIO IS ON IT SOMETIMES WILL SPUTTER AND DROP RPMS AND NEARLY STALLS. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED IT TO THEM. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMED THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. [XXX] IT'S HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL DUE TO ALL OF THE ONLINE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT VELOSTER STALLS!!!! NHTSA PLEASE LOOK INTO ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE STEERING DOES NOT STAY STRAIGHT. WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP THE STEERING IS KNOCKED OFF BY A FEW DEGREES IT DOES NOT STRAIGHTEN OUT AGAIN (FOR EG IF IT IS KNOCKED TO 5 DEG IT WON'T GO BACK TO 0, INSTEAD IT WILL SETTLE ON 1 OR 2 DEGREES). THIS MEANS A MINOR LAPSE IN CONCENTRATION COULD RESULT IN THE CAR DRIFTING INTO ANOTHER LANE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER TURBO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ONLY ILLUMINATED APPROXIMATELY 65-70 FEET AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE A CLEAR VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A SOLID BLACK HORIZON THAT CAME FROM THE HEADLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,000. UPDATED 2/13/13 THE CONSUMER STATED THE COST TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WAS $900 UPDATED 02/14/13

HEADLIGHTS ON LOW BEAM THE LIGHTS ONLY REACH OUT 65-75 FEET AND THEN THERE IS A SOLID DARK HORIZON LINE WITH NO LIGHT WHAT SO EVER ABOVE THIS LINE. AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH THIS LIGHTING DOSE NOT GIVE THE DRIVER ENOUGH TIME TO AVOID A PROBLEM. CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO ADMIT TO THE PROBLEM OR DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. AFTER RESEARCH THE SOLUTION IS TO ADD H I D LIGHTING TO THE CAR HYUNDAI SAY THAT IF IT IS INSTALLED THEY WILL NOT HORNER ANY FIX ANY REPAIR CLAIMS ON THE CAR. I DRIVE 100 MILES A DAY IN THE DARK AND THIS IS OUT AND OUT DANGEROUS. SOME THING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS A S A P. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE CRANK PULLEY FELL OFF THE MOTOR. THIS PREVENTS THE ALTERNATOR, WATER PUMP AND AC COMPRESSOR FROM FUNCTIONING AS THEY ARE BELT DRIVEN. WITH THE ALTERNATOR NOT FUNCTIONING THE BATTER WILL BE DRAINED TO THE POINT OF DEAD (DEPENDING ON WHAT ACCESSORIES ARE ON) AND WITH THE WATER PUMP NOT FUNCTIONING THE CAR WILL ALMOST IMMEDIATELY OVERHEAT LEAVING THE VEHICLE STRANDED. *TR