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2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1083250 · 2014-07-06

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
VELOSTER
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
15,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE BRAKES ON THE 2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER WILL WORK FINE ONE MINUTE AND THEN GO TO THE FLOOR SUDDENLY WITH NO BRAKING ACTION. YOU WILL HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO GET THEM TO WORK. AT ONE POINT, THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND PUMPING THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK AND I WENT OVER A CURB IN A PARKING LOT. I TOOK THE CAR INTO REGIONAL HYUNDAI IN THE FIRST PART OF 2014 DUE TO THIS SITUATION BECOMING CONCERNING. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS BUT SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW THE REASON FOR THE BRAKE PROBLEM. THEY STATED THEY WOULD CALL THE HYUNDAI ENGINEERS TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE BUT NEVER CALLED ME BACK. IT IS NOW JULY 2014. I STILL HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM HYUNDAI AND THE SITUATION WITH THE BRAKES IS WORSE. I AM TAKING THE CAR BACK INTO REGIONAL HYUNDAI ON THURSDAY, JULY 10, TO TRY, ONCE AGAIN, TO FIND AN ANSWER TO THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH THE BRAKE SITUATION AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10608441
Machine
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