Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARKING BRAKE - CONVENTIONAL - MECHANICAL - LINKAGE AND CABLE | ||||||||||||||||
| 12V567000 | Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center Inc | from 07/02/2011 to 02/27/2012 | V (Vehicle) | 4490 | MFR | Hyundai Motor Company | 12/07/2012 | 12/10/2012 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Hyundai is recalling certain model year 2012 veloster vehicles manufactured from july 2, 2011, through february 27, 2012 and equipped with manual transmissions. moisture and road grime may cause the parking brake components to bind. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the parking brake components bind, the parking brake may not operate properly, and the parking brake may drag while driving or may not fully engage when the vehicle is parked. if the parking brake is not fully engaged when parked, a manual transmission may move unintentionally, increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear brake caliper assemblies free of charge. the safety recall will begin during january 2013. owners may contact hyundai at 1-800-633-5151. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Hyundai's recall campaign number is 107.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARKING BRAKE | |||
| 09/08/2012 | 8100 | 1 | |
| On saturday, 9/8, i noticed the parking brake lever had lost tension when i first started the car, and after running errands and parking afterward, noticed a strong, ozone-y odor coming from the car, but wasn't sure from where. i drove more a little more over the weekend and noticed the smell again, plus according to the car's mpg readout on the trip computer, the fuel mileage was much lower than usual by 5-10 mpg. on monday, 9/10, two days after first noticing the smell and parking brake issue but not realizing what the problem was, i drove the car to and from work in commute traffic (approx. 13 miles each way). when i parked the car after the commute home after work, the burning smell was much stronger, and clearly coming from left rear brake. upon inspection, i noticed light smoke coming from pad/rotor, lots of brake dust, and evidence of grooving on rotor, so obviously the brake was sticking or dragging on the rotor. i called my service dealership right away (hyundai of seattle), who took the problem seriously and said call hyundai roadside assistance to have the car towed to the dealership on a flatbed truck; don't drive the car. it was towed to the dealership the next day, and diagnosed with a left rear brake caliper failure causing the pads to stick to the rotors. a new part was ordered and the car repaired by saturday, 9/15. the service advisor at the dealership claimed to have never heard of this problem before, but i have since read on a website devoted to this specific model, veloster.org, that a number of other 2012 veloster owners have had the same problem. this seems a common defect and clearly a safety issue that hyundai needs to address and dealerships made aware of. *tr | |||