Components: ENGINE
February 02, 2020
TBD
Condition
Unknown
Damage
Collision
Title
Non-Repairable
| Dynamic Head Restraints | Not Available |
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| Head Restraint | Driver, Front Passenger, Rear Seat |
| Advanced Belt Feature | Standard |
| Adjustable Upper Belt Anchorage | Not Available |
| Seat Belt Reminder System | Not Available |
| Frontal Air Bag | Driver, Front Passenger |
|---|---|
| Curtain | Driver, Front Passenger, Rear Seat |
| Pelvis/Torso | Driver, Front Passenger |
| Knee | Not Available |
| Additional Air Bags | Not Available |
| Meets Side Air Bag Out-of-Position Requirements | Yes |
| LATCH Locations | Rear Seat |
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| Safety Power Windows (Anti-Pinch) | Not Available |
| Safety Power Windows (Anti-Pinch) locations | Not Available |
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11309422 |
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| Consumer Location: | DOWNEY, CA |
| VIN: | KMHTC6AD9CU**** |
ON FRIDAY, 1/31/19, MY SON AS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND HIS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND OIL INDICATOR LIGHT WENT ON. HE TOOK THE CAR (MY12 HYUNDAI VELOSTER) TO PEP BOYS FOR SERVICE THE FOLLOWING MORNING, SAT. 2/1/20, AND DESCRIBED WHAT HAPPENED. THEY INSPECTED THE CAR AND ADVISED THE OIL SEEMED TO BE BURNING FASTER THAN NORMAL, BUT DID AN OIL CHANGE. THEY ADVISED IF THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN, TO TAKE IT TO HYUNDAI. THEY ALSO ADVISED WE WOULD NEED TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGES APPROX. EVERY 3K MILES, RATHER THAN 5-7K MILES. NO CONCERN WAS COMMUNICATED TO KEEP DRIVING THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY, SUNDAY, 2/2/20, HE WAS ENTERING THE 605 FWY (SOUTH) AT FIRESTONE BLVD IN NORWALK, CA AND HE HEARD A RATTLING IN THE ENGINE, THEN SAW BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. HE PULLED THE CAR OVER ON THE SHOULDER, THEN SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE. HE EXITED THE VEHICLE SAFELY AND CALLED 911. THE CAR BECAME ENGULFED IN BLAMES AND WAS TOTALED. THE FIRE DEPT PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE CHP OFFICER POINTED OUT THE TRAIL OF OIL ON THE SHOULDER WHERE MY SON HAD DRIVEN AND PULLED OVER. UPON DOING SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AFTER THE FIRE, WE SAW THAT MY13 HYUNDAI VELOSTERS HAD A RECALL FOR AN ISSUE THAT COULD LEAD TO ENGINE FIRES. WE HAVE HAD ALL REGULAR SERVICE DONE ON THE CAR AT PEP BOYS AND HAD NOT HAD ANY PRIOR ENGINE ISSUES.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11283026 |
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| Consumer Location: | HARKER HEIGHTS, TX |
| VIN: | KMHTC6AD9CU**** |
THE VELOSTER IS A 2012 WITH ONLY 19K MILES. RECENTLY IT HAS STARTED MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT AND THERE IS EXCESSIVE VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. HYUNDAI STATES THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, HOWEVER, THE MAJORITY OF SOURCES ONLINE SAY THAT THIS IS CAUSED BY A FAILED STEERING COUPLER (A K A.STEERING DAMPENER) AND THIS CAN CAUSE THE WHEEL TO LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. HYUNDAI HAS RECALLED THIS ISSUE ON THE SONATA AND THE ELANTRA BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING FOR VELOSTER OWNERS. THE PART CAN BE PURCHASED ONLINE FROM THE OEM FOR ROUGHLY $6 BUT THE DEALER FROM WHICH I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IS ASKING $400 TO FIX THIS ISSUE. FORUMS ON LINE WILL SHOW A GREAT NUMBER OF VELOSTER OWNERS DEALING WITH THIS SAME ISSUE AND COST TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I TRULY FEEL AS THOUGH HYUNDAI HAS ADMITTED FAULT AND A SAFETY CONCERN BY RECALLING OTHER VEHICLES FOR THE EXACT ISSUE BUT THEY STILL REFUSE TO FIX THE VELOSTER. I CALLED AND SPOKE WITH A HYUNDAI USA REPRESENTATIVE THIS AFTERNOON WHO SAYS THAT IT'S UP TO THE DEALER TO DECIDE IF IT'S COVERED UNDER THEIR STANDARD WARRANTY OR NOT AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY IF I WANTED THIS FIXED. AS HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT IT GOES TO SHOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY VELOSTER OWNER DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE FIXED AT THE EXPENSE OF HYUNDAI.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11282602 |
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| Consumer Location: | WARREN, MI |
| VIN: | KMHTC6AD9CU**** |
ON TUESDAY 11/26/2019 AROUND 1PM MY CAR WAS PARKED IN A LOT WHEN THE SUNROOF EXPLODED.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11241418 |
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| Consumer Location: | KINGSTON, NY |
| VIN: | KMHTC6AD9CU**** |
MY 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER STALL AND HAVE A FUNNY SMELL MY CAR STALL AT A RED LIGHT HAD TO CALL THE POLICE TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11209178 |
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| Consumer Location: | PHENIX CITY, AL |
| VIN: | KMHTC6AD9CU**** |
THE STEERING COLUMN POPS EVERY TIME I MAKE A TURN, WHETHER A SHARP TURN OR MILD. I CAN BE PARKED AND TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT POPS. THERE SEEMS TO BE LOOSENESS IN THE STEERING.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11154430 |
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| Consumer Location: | PASADENA, MD |
| VIN: | KMHTC6AD9CU**** |
THERE IS A CLICKING IN THE STEERING COLUMN. EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR AND TURN THE WHEEL IT CLICKS AND JERKS. EVEN WHEN YOUR STANDING STILL, IF YOU TURN THE WHEEL BACK AND FOURTH. WHEN ON HIGHWAY IT VIBRATES AND STEERING JERKS. TOOK TO A MECHANIC IT WILL COST $500.00 TO REPAIR. THEY SAID IT WAS A PLASTIC FULLER IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11142782 |
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| Consumer Location: | WAILUKU, HI |
| VIN: | KMHTC6AD9CU**** |
I HAVE 16,809 MILES ON THE CAR I NOTICED STEERING WAS BECOMING CLUNKY TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS A COUPLER WORN OUT. THE DEALER HAD IT IN STOCK AND THEY NEVER HAVE ANYTHING IN STOCK SAID IT IS USUALLY UNDER WARRANTY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. WELL, I HAVE LOW MILES AND FOR A $2.14 PART THE LABOR BROUGHT IT UP TO $488.68. IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM AND MOST CARS AT MY MILEAGE ARE STILL UNDER WARRANTY..
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11140114 |
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| Consumer Location: | IRVINGTON, AL |
| VIN: | KMHTC6AD9CU**** |
STEERING WHEEL CLICKS AND VIBRATES DURING TURNS & LANE CHANGES. THIS ISSUE IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS & HAS PROBABLY CAUSED WRECKS. I BELIEVE THAT THE ISSUE IS IN THE PLASTIC PARTS USED. THE SUSPENSION & STRUTS ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT CAR IS 5 YEARS OLD, BOUGHT NEW OFF SHOW ROOM FLOOR 2/14.2013. CAR HAS 80000 MILES AND IS ON THE SECOND SET OF LOW PROFILE TIRES. I FOLLOW THE MAINTENANCE GUIDE IN THE MANUAL.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11065532 |
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| Consumer Location: | MECHANICSVILLE, VA |
| VIN: | KMHTC6AD9CU**** |
WHILE DRIVING 45MPH THE SUNROOF EXPLODED THROWING GLASS AND A PORTION OF THE SUNROOF ON MY HEAD.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11031659 |
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| Consumer Location: | NORTH CHESTERFIELD, VA |
| VIN: | KMHTC6AD9CU**** |
I WAS TRAVELLING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT AROUND 70 MPH ON A CLEAR MILD DAY. THERE WERE NO VEHICLES NEAR ME. I SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD *POP* *POP*. I LOOKED IN THE MIRRORS IN CONFUSION THINKING I HAD BEEN OR HIT OR SHOT AT. THEN GLASS STARTED FALLING ON ME AND INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR THROUGH THE SIDES OF THE SUNROOF CANVAS. I PULLED OVER TO FIND MY FRONT SUNROOF PANEL HAD SHATTERED INTO A MILLION PIECES. THERE WAS NO WAY A PROJECTILE IT. NO VEHICLES CLOSE ENOUGH IN FRONT AND NO TREES OVER THAT LANE. NOTHING SEEN BY ME EITHER. JUST A RANDOM EXPLOSION OF GLASS. NO EXTREME TEMPS EITHER.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10811906 |
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| Consumer Location: | HAUPPAUGE, NY |
| VIN: | KMHTC6AD9CU**** |
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. SMART JUNCTION BOX WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY DUE TO A SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS. IN ADDITION TO THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDING TO BE REPAIRED, THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY OR EXTENDED WARRANTY.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10704139 |
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| Consumer Location: | YEADON, PA |
| VIN: | KMHTC6AD9CU**** |
UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, AS I WAS SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR, THE SEATBELT MOUNTING ASSEMBLY DISLODGED FROM THE WALL OF THE VEHICLE. ONCE DISLOGED, THE WEIGHT OF THE FALLING ASSEMBLY CAUSED THE BELT TO TWIST AND BECOME STUCK IN THE SLOT WHERE THE BELT RETRACTS INTO THE WALL OF THE CAR, LEAVING THE BELT SOMEWHAT LOOSE AND NON FUNCTIONAL. THIS IS NOW THE SECOND SAFETY COMPLAINT I HAVE FILED ON THE SAME CAR. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10606038 |
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| Consumer Location: | PALM SPRINGS, CA |
| VIN: | KMHTC6AD9CU**** |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND GLASS STARTED SHATTERING. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUN ROOF HAD SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10587884 |
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| Consumer Location: | YEADON, PA |
| VIN: | KMHTC6AD9CU**** |
AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE RECALLED, INSPECTED, AND REPAIRED FOR A KNOWN SUNROOF ISSUE, MY HYUNDAI VELOSTER HAD NO WINDOW ISSUES FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON APRIL 26TH, MY SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED TO PIECES WITHOUT CAUSE OR IMPACT. THE RECALL FOR THE CAR WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE FIXED THIS POTENTIAL ISSUE. OBVIOUSLY, IN MY CASE, THE RECALL DID NOT WORK. THE SUNROOF SHATTERING WAS EXTREMELY LOUD AND STARTLING, NEARLY CAUSING ME TO CRASH MY VEHICLE. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10586331 |
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| Consumer Location: | LOS ANGELES, CA |
| VIN: | KMHTC6AD9CU**** |
I WAS DRIVING WITH A PASSENGER ON A FREEWAY AND THE SUNROOF EXPLODED DOWNWARD, THROWING GLASS ALL OVER US WHILE DRIVING 65 MILES AN HOUR. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD AND CLEAN OFF THE SEATS AND TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR A REPLACEMENT, BUT I HAVE NO IDEA IF THE REPLACEMENT IS SAFE. *TR
