general problems of the 2013 Hyundai Veloster - part 2

Riding down the interstate and heard a loud pop alomost like a gun shot, next thing I know glass was falling on me, on my seats and floors. I looked up and sunroof was shattered, nothing caused it to shatter nothing hit it. But obviously based on other complaints and Hyundai it's a defect and Hyundai isn't doing fix the problem or recall car.

I've been going through this with Hyundai for over a year I own a 2013 Hyundai Veloster with 52000 me this car in 2019 had an engine management component recall my engine blew as in the heads blew the oil and the water and cooling are mixing.

Sunroof shattered while driving. No contact made with vehicle, was driving about 50 mph when sunroof glass shattered, breaking of back part of frame as well. Glass on sunroof shattered upward, eventually caving in on top of cover.

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.

Incident happened on July 21st 2017 at 1:45pm at 9701 dessau road, austin texas. I was coming around the corner at dessau and rundberg heading north and I felt the car skip a little and had some loss of power. I pulled into the parking lot at 9701 dessau and the car was smoking and the brakes went out. I pulled the emergency brake and then opened the hood, there was fire and black smoke coming out and I ran inside to get a fire extinguisher. It looked like the alternator failed and caught on fire. The fire spread under the motor cover and burned some of the hood, but I got to it quickly and minimal damage was done. I could have crashed and died.

My Veloster turbo sunroof randomly exploded and shattered all on me and around me lightly damaging the interior of my car and gave me a few scratches and could have potentially blinded me had it gone into my eyes. I tried to call and see if Hyundai would help me out, but was told to get my call inspected at a dealership, only to be told that Hyundai will not cover the replacement for my sunroof; even though it is a known factory defect on my car make and model and has had multiple reports from owners of the same make and model. I am extremely upset with that fact and wanted to report this issue to the NHTSA, and maybe with this Hyundai will act on this issue sooner than later.

While parked in a parking garage my sunroof exploded. Glass was everywhere. Nothing was even near my car when it happened (thank goodness) after looking at security footage. I hope a recall is done soon because I could not imagine if I had been in the vehicle with children. Hyundai has been semi-helpful but something needs to be done before it happens instead of after.

I was driving down the interstate doing 70 mph when suddenly my sunroof exploded while closed. Considering this model vehicle has an all glass sunroof this is very dangerous. I called Hyundai and was told the 2012 models have a recall for exploding sunroofs but not mine in particular. This is a safety hazard as people with children in the backseat can get cut by falling glass if this happens. The sunroof explodes without warning.

I was driving 70mph in the high-speed lane on I-40 eastbound on 7/7/15 at 7:10pm when my sunroof exploded without warning. There were no cars in front of me. My sunroof was closed, and the windows were closed. The weather was sunny and ~90 degrees. The explosion came as a sudden thunderous boom causing shards of glass to fall into my vehicle onto my head and down my back, causing only a few minor cuts. I was so alarmed as the sunroof exploded that I swerved onto the berm of the highway. I noticed that the vehicles behind me also swerved causing near accidents, as I suspect shards of glass also flew backward at their vehicle after the explosion. I put on my flashers and pulled my vehicle to the right berm of the highway to calm myself. The other cars did not stop. Since the vehicle was still in driving condition, I drove the vehicle home slowly with my emergency flashers on and called my insurance company. There are currently no recalls on 2013 Hyundai Velosters. However there was a recall (#12v568000) for 2012 Velosters for the same issue. There are also blogs on the web that talk about this issue lingering with 2013 models, however, no action has been taken by Hyundai to proactively address this enormous safety concern. I hope this notification to NHTSA helps drive some action and forces Hyundai to recall these sunroofs considering how this could have easily caused severe injury and/or death at such high speeds.

June 16/2015, at 12:40 est, the top rear window of my '13 Veloster shattered when I closed the driver side door. This happened after having lunch in the car for 1/2 hour with the windows open. The temperature was in the mid 70s. It happened with the windows closed when the door was shut as I exited the vehicle. The rear hatch and both front passenger doors were used twice earlier in the morning with no damage observed. The vehicle sat outside in the sun for 4 1/2 hours before lunch. Recently, there had been some severe rain and high wind, but no hail. Temperatures had gone into the upper 80s in the last week. The glass completely shattered into small pieces and left a large hole in the center. The shape of the glass where the hole was appeared to be pushed out. That section and much more of the glass fell into the back of the vehicle while driving home. I was told by a service manager at the Hyundai dealership that it was not covered under warranty.

I have a 2013 vitamin c Veloster and I recently looked under my license plate in the rear and noticed a big hole in my bumper from melting, it seems to keep getting worse since last week when I noticed it. I took it into the dealership yesterday and showed the service guys and at that point my bumper and plate mount had fused together from the heat. I fear the bumper starting on fire right next to the gas tank. They took 3. 5 hours to look at it and figure out what was going on. They claimed that they have never heard of or seen this issue and when they finished, wouldn't tell me any info. They gave me no paperwork, they just told me "take the car, we had to order a lot of parts and it will be a while before we get them in; we will call you when the parts come in and they closed the shop.

I was driving, doing approx 50 miles per hour when I heard a pop and then it started to rain glass from my panoramic sunroof that was shattering all over me. I had glass in my hair, cuts on my forehead and I have a huge lump on the top of my head from where I was hit in the head with a bigger piece of glass. Went to the hospital to make sure I didn't have a concussion, which I do not, however, I am very sore from my neck up to the top of my head. Brought the car to the Hyundai dealer and the service adviser acted surprised that this had happened and said to contact my insurance company to file a complaint since he stated it couldn't have happened on its own, that something had to have hit it. How sad it is to come home to see that the 2012 model of my car experienced the same challenge and was under recall and now I am seeing that several other 2013 owners are experiencing the same issue with their sunroof as I am.

While driving to work this morning my sunroof exploded, sending glass onto me, the interior and exterior of the vehicle. I sustained minor scratches to my skin.

Sunroof shattered spontaneously. There was a recall for the sunroofs on these Velosters. I followed up with Hyundai and they said that my particular car was not subject to the recall, though it is the same exact sunroof on the cars that were effected.

I was driving to work at around 7:10 in the morning traveling at 60mph when all of the sudden the panoramic sunroof exploded for no apparent reason. A shower of glass fell on me and all over my car damaging the seats and cutting my right arm and forehead. I managed to get to work with a bloody arm and front head and thank god I had no other cars close to me when it happened.

While driving on highway 83 in pharr, TX, I heard a loud explosion suddenly and wind howling; I immediately set my hazards to alert the vehicles near me as I thought I was in a wreck. I looked up to discover that my panoramic sunroof had exploded and shards of glass were flying both behind my vehicle and inside my vehicle. I ended up with minor cuts and scrapes as a result. I called Hyundai, but they stated that this vehicle was not likely part of an earlier recall in 2013 for shattering panoramic sunroofs. For the extent of damage done, there is no possible way I couldn't have heard a rock of that size hit my vehicle directly on my sunroof strong enough to smash through the layers of my sunroof and pop the frame out of place. Luckily, this didn't result in a collision, but this recall needs a second look at expansion- what happened is unacceptable. The dealership is in process of replacing the sunroof but I'm concerned the underlying problem is being missed.

I own a 2013 Hyundai Veloster that I purchased in may. While driving over the tappan zee bridge, this morning, my sunroof spontaneously exploded without warning. I was in shock, covered in glass and unable to pull over until I reached the toll plaza, the there is no stopping on the bridge. I called my dealer and they advised me that it was a "known issue" but that my car had not been recalled and they were not sure why. The tow-service that is used for the thruway authority could not take me to my dealer and only to the nearest one, which is white plains Hyundai. They also advised me that it is a "known issue" and has to do with the glass. Again, they confirmed that my VIN was excluded from the recall. It is (obviously) covered under warranty. However, I am now terrified of my sunroof as no one can tell me that the issue is resolved and assure me that it won't happen again. I've only owned the car for 3 months! at the dealer's suggestion, I called Hyundai customer service for answers and received very little information. I have photos available and am happy to do an interview.

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 aceelerating) 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.