general problems of the 2012 Hyundai Veloster

15 problems related to service brakes have been reported for the 2012 Hyundai Veloster. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Hyundai Veloster based on all problems reported for the 2012 Veloster.

1 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 07/16/2024

The car was in Hyundai dealership for 35 days to have a recalls fixed - still showing as no remedy for abs systems and they said they fixed it ? they had me pick up the car? and but the recall still shows no remedy ? I’m not sure it’s fixed ? and 2 weeks later the transmission goes out while I’m driving again and lose control over the vehicle and stuck on side of road had and Hyundai dealership proceeded to only be concerned on who’s paying for the diagnosis who has been the one fixing the vehicle and I have an extended warranty with car max. Car max sold me a car that had rusted brakes and brake lines and several recalls and now the transmission went out . I have expressed to Hyundai and carmax - the car is not safe .

2 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 04/29/2024

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Veloster. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v651000 (service brakes, hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

3 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 02/11/2024

Brakes catastrophic failure due to brake line corrosion. Complete lose of fluid and pressure. The undercoating was not done right or possibly at all so road salts ate through the lines. All lines replaced at a cost of roughly $2000. 00. This is already a recall in canada so like do something about it.

4 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 12/13/2023

Our teen daughter drives a 2012 Veloster that has an open recall that Hyundai has no solution or fix for. Today, her car started to have a burning smell inside the vehicle that is linked to this issue. Hyundai needs to fix this now or buy this car back from us immediately. This is recall 23v651000. I need a car that works and is not a safety hazard!.

5 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 11/01/2023

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Veloster. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v651000 (service brakes, hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

6 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 10/24/2023

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Veloster. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v651000 (service brakes, hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure related to the recall. VIN tool confirms parts not available. The failure mileage was approximately 82,000.

7 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 09/28/2023

The contact’s daughter owns a 2012 Hyundai Veloster. The contact stated that on numerous occasions while his daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, or with the vehicle idling while stopped, the vehicle stalled. The contact’s daughter was able to restart the vehicle however, the failure recurred. The abs warning light and traction control warning light illuminated and then several unknown warning lights illuminated and then turned off after the vehicle was restarted. The contact stated that upon research, he confirmed that the VIN was included the NHTSA campaign number: 23v651000 (service brake, hydraulic). An undisclosed dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed to bring the vehicle to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact then stated that the undisclosed dealer confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 135,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

8 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 05/23/2022

The contact's daughter owns a 2012 Hyundai Veloster. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that while accelerating from a complete stop, the vehicle jerked, lurched forward, and there was smoke coming out of the exhaust pipe. The contact stated that the failure also occurred while driving at various speeds. The contact stated that on several occasions, the vehicle failed to respond upon depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that her daughter would pull to the side of the roadway for a moment, then would continue driving; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where the motor mounts, the spark plugs, camshaft sensor, and the fuel injectors were replaced; however, the failure recurred. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing abnormal oil consumption. The contact stated that she noticed a puddle of oil underneath the vehicle while the vehicle was parked, on several occasions. The vehicle was inspected by several independent mechanics; however, the source of the oil leak could not be determined. An independent mechanic replaced the catalytic converter; however, the failure recurred. The mil warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the engine was misfiring and was experiencing an internal failure. The dealer informed the contact that the engine needed to be taken apart for further diagnostic testing and was charged a fee. The vehicle was not repaired. Additionally, the contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v652000 (service brakes, hydraulic); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

9 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 07/24/2018

This issue happened two day in a row. . I start my car up to go to work, put it in gear and cant move because the rear brakes are stuck, my car is stuck in my driveway causing me to be late for work, I called my local Hyundai dealer and my car does not qualify for the recall that was issued for 4,490 Veloster that year. . If my car doesnt qualify because of some silly VIN number but has the recall issues. . Shouldnt it be included in the recall?.

10 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 05/01/2016

The driver's side wheel bearing began making a roaring sound about 10,000 miles ago. The car currently has just over 80,000 miles it. I went to go replace my wheel bearing and found the axle nut had backed off on it's own at least a quarter of a turn. The nut, you can see where it was supposed to have been locked into place, and that area is moved at least a quarter of a turn from where it is supposed to be "locked in" so it does not spin loose. I just noticed this to determine the cause of wheel bearing failure on 5/1/16. Vehicle noise while in motion on all types of roads. Noise worse in a right hand turn. No accident, no injuries, yet.

11 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 06/04/2015

Rolled backwards while parked in my driveway twice and vehicle was found out in the road by my neighbors. I was driving it a week ago and my rpm's were tacking really high but could not accelerate speed and I was in 6th gear and it was telling me to shift to 6th then 5th back and forth. Had it checked out at dealership and they said my clutch had abnormal wear and tear but wasn't covered under warranty. They did not check the parking break to see if it was what caused the malfunction of the clutch. The clutch never gave me any problems it was just the car lagged when trying to accelerate speed.

12 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 04/12/2014

About 10 feet from my parking space, I prepared and aligned my eyes to pull forward into the space. Suddenly, my car accelerated and I jumped the curb, and crashed into my apartment building, without me being able to regain control of the car. Now I've been parking for many years, and I was not impaired in any way, shape or form. How fast must that car have accelerated to what mph? I'm terrified to drive the vehicle. I have noticed the whole time I had the car about a "lurching forward", be it a red light or in line at fast food line drive up. Once it starts lurching forward I'm worried im going crash into the car in front of me in line or at the red light. . Also, sometimes when the light turns green, I hit the gas and the car doesn't go anywhere. Then violently throws the car forward accelerates.

13 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 02/17/2014

As I was driving out of my parking spot I noticed a hard pull from the rear of the car. I opened the driver door to see what the problem was a noticed the back driver wheel was not rotating. It was completely stuck. It made a tire mark on that concrete. I put the car in park and that is when I heard a loud pop coming from the rear. I also noticed that the emergency hand break was completely loose. It has no pull to it. As if it were completely seized. I had noticed this problem in the hand break a few weeks ago but I did not think it was serious. Also a few weeks ago I was driving around 40mph and noticed a burning/ fire smell coming from the rear. I pulled over and I bent down to smell the rear passenger wheel and that is where the smell was coming from. I will take my car to the dealer to get this serious problem fixed. I know there is a recall for this problem on manual transmission models but not yet on dct models which is what I have. Please make this a recall on all 2012 Hyundai Velosters.

14 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 11/01/2012

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Veloster. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds and depressing the brakes, the vehicle took longer than normal to stop. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. After inspection, they advised her that they were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 10,000. The current mileage was approximately 13,000.

15 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 02/11/2012

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 speed forcing me to slam on the brakes to avoid rear-ending the other truck. This vehicle (and subsequently another vehicle on the dealership lot) exhibits this characteristic every time the vehicle goes into passing mode. However, if you back off the accelerator slightly, after about 5 seconds, the car will shift back into sixth gear [but all the while accelerating]. I noticed that you can manually shift the vehicle back to sixth by moving the shifter to manual mode for a split second and then shifting back into "d". The engine rpms will fall back down immediately indicating the shift. Otherwise, the vehicle remains in fifth gear without decelerating for approximately 8 seconds. In my case, the car did not do what I "told" it to decelerate by releasing the pedal. I've spoken to Hyundai and to the dealership and have filed a complaint with the better business bureau because of this design flaw. "control" is the key issue behind the wheel of a vehicle. If someone is not expecting the vehicle to continue at the rate of speed when they let off the accelerator, they could crash into someone as I almost did. Thank you.


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