What 295 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Hyundai Veloster

In Dec of last year my cars dash lights started flashing no matter which gear I tried the gear would flash on the dash,when I called my extended warranty "car shield ",they recommended that I take it to a repair shop in nearby city and have a diagnostic test performed. I did so,in which after testing they said it was something on side of transmission and they weren't equipped to perform the repairs and needed to be taken to dealership instead. I picked up the vehicle and same issue was present of course, so I had it towed to a dealership and then was contacted by them that they could not do a diagnostic test until the battery was replaced because it was not starting, so I brought a battery and put it on in the place of my old one.I made sure that the vehicle was going to start before leaving and it did with no problem, so I turned it off and was contacted by the dealership saying that it was extensive damage, and car shield had to send out their own personal investigator and they refused to fix any issues and would not pay for diagnostic services or the $10,000 to cover the repairs due to unknown circumstances causing the fuse box next to battery to melt as well as damage to my wiring harness and the wiring harness for the alternator somehow. Now I have a vehicle that I paid for less than a year ago and a no good extended warranty paid for as well and a vehicle with less than 100000 miles that's useless.

NHTSA ODI 11588811

. WHEN I BOUGHT IT IT HAD 98,000 KM ON IT. STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND I HAD ALL THE RECALLS FROM A FEW YEARS AGO DONE TO BRING IT ALL UP TO DATE. I RELIGIOUSLY CHANGED THE OIL, ROTATED TIRES, FLUIDS UPDATED, NEW BATTERY, ETC. IN 6 YEARS I HAVE PUT 8000KM ON THE CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM MY DAUGHTERS A FEW WEEKS AGO IT KEPT POPPING OUT OF FOURTH GEAR? THIS HAPPENED THE ONE TIME AND NO LIGHTS CAME ON? THEN LAST THURSDAY I WENT TO MY DAUGHTERS HOUSE TO HELP OUT WITH THE UNPACKING AND ON THE DRIVE HOME MY CAR GOT STUCK IN 3RD GEAR! I COULDN'T GET IT OUT OF THIRD GEAR UNTIL I ONCE POPPED THE CLUTCH AND OUT IT CAME. SHIFTING WENT BACK TO NORMAL, FOR A WHILE THEN I COULD NOT GET IT TO GO INTO ANY GEAR! I AM ON MY WAY HOME IN RUSH OUR TRAFFIC AND THE CAR WILL NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR BUT SEEMS TO BE STUCK IN 5TH OR 6TH GEAR? BY REVING UP THE ENGINE TO ABOUT 4000 AND LETTING THE CLUTCH OUT SLOWLY WHILE REVING IT WOULD SLOWLY START GOING AND EVENTUALLY IT WOULD BE GOING OK STUCK IN WHATEVER GEAR BUT THERE WERE TRAFFIC LIGHTS!! I HAD TO PULL OVER ONCE AND HAD THE POLICE PULL IN BEHIND ME. WHEN I EXPLAINED TO HER WHAT WAS HAPPENING SHE SAID SHE UNDERSTOOD HER BROTHER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM? I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET IT HOME IN THE SCARIEST RIDE EVER (THROUGH 2 RED LIGHTS AND A STOP SIGN) AND IT WAS SMOKING AND STINKING! NOW I HAVE A CAR WITH INSURANCE ($1200 YR.) ON IT AND 1.5 YEARS LEFT ON THE LOAN ($288.00) A MONTH. 50% OF MY INCOME GOES TO RENT. I LIVE CHEQUE TO CHEQUE. MY MOST IMPORTANT LIFELINE IS MY CAR AND NOW I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX IT AND IT WON'T DRIVE. IS THERE NOT ENOUGH PROBLEMS WITH THIS SAME THING ON THE SAME CAR AND SAME YEAR IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. 6,000KM OVER THE WARRANTY AND THE TRANSMISSION GOES? I DROVE IT 8000KM IN 6 YEARS AND THE TRANSMISSION GOES? WHAT KIND OF GRACE DO YOU GIVE ON KM OVER 100KM WARRANTIES.

NHTSA ODI 11406247

COMPLETE CAR FIRE. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREE WAY GOING BETWEEN 70 AND 75MPH AND I WENT TO CHANGE LANES AND WHEN I LOOKED BACK IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR ALL I SEE IS SMOKE SO I PULL OFF THE FREEWAY ONTO THE SHOULDER AND I SEE A FLAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. SO I POP THE HOOD LATCH AND I OPEN IT AND THERE WAS A FIRE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SO I SHUT THE HOOD AND GO AND GRAB NECESSITIES OUT FROM THE VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO SHOW UP AND PUT OUT THE CAR. WELL WHEN THEY SHOWED UP, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO SALVAGE ANY USABLE PART OF THE VEHICLE. AGAIN I WAS ON THE FREEWAY/HIGHWAY TRAVELING BETWEEN 70MPH AND 75 MPH

NHTSA ODI 11195743

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE GEAR DID NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND, WHILE PROCEEDING TO EXIT, THE VEHICLE MOVED AND PINNED THE CONTACT UNDER THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED BACK OVER THE CONTACT AND STOPPED APPROXIMATELY TWENTY FEET WITHOUT IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MISSOULA HYUNDAI (406-549-5178, LOCATED AT 2715 BROOKS ST, MISSOULA, MT 59801) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR TEN DAYS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THREE WEEKS. THE CONTACT RECORDED THE FAILURE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SAME DEALER. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A GEAR ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO SIGN AN AUTHORIZATION FOR A CASE MANAGER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE EVALUATED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT CALLED BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,276.

NHTSA ODI 11132963

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

NHTSA ODI 10493481