Transmission and drivetrainPart report

2012 Hyundai Veloster Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints: 31about this part
Share: 10%of 296 total for the year
Median mileage: 49,550miles
Trend: StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 31 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2012 Hyundai Veloster, 10% of the 296 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 49,550 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved and 2 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“It started with my stability control light coming on and staying on. Then I noticed when at a stop it felt like I was pressing the brakes at the same time I was stepping on the accelerator. Then when it was dark my neighbor noticed my brake lights were on. I researched these three problems that appeared within the same day, and found that the brake light switch is causing all three issues. Also, goings recalls for other models of Hyundai for this part but apparently not mine.”

NHTSA complaint #11353258, filed 2020-09, 133,000 miles

“My car has been having a chugging feeling around 20-40mph for a while almost like engine is not getting enough fuel. I was stopped at intersection and went to accelerate and car died as if I ran out of gas or went into limp mode . It would not turn back on and after a few min. It did start only for the same thing to happen about a mile later. Took it to be looked at the following day they found some chewed wires fixed that. …”

NHTSA complaint #10640683, filed 2014-10, 24,181 miles

“. 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! …”

NHTSA complaint #11406247, filed 2021-04, 67,108 miles

“Hyundai/NHTSA has a recall for 2015-2016 Veloster 1.6 engines for connecting rod bearing failures, an issue that has been ongoing and known for years. The recall needs to be extended to 2011-2018 1.6l gdi motors used in Hyundai and kia vehicles, which all have issues with rod bearing failures. The rod bearing is going out on my Veloster that I recently purchased and Hyundai will not honor recall for the motor in the vehicle for the same issue going on on all model years. I do have a video of the running engine with the rod bearing noise but it exceeds the file limit size. …”

NHTSA complaint #11398587, filed 2021-03, 154,000 miles

“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. …”

NHTSA complaint #11195743, filed 2019-04, 100,000 miles

Related service bulletins

10241874Aug 17, 2023Hyundai has launched an anti-theft software upgrade and window decal campaign (Campaign 993), combined with an anti-theft steering wheel lock campaign (Campaign P32), in response…
10190049Mar 30, 2021The Powertrain warranty coverage for certain engine repairs and/or replacement where the engine damage, defect, or failure is related to connecting rod bearing wear, has been…
10174807Apr 17, 2020The automatic transmission warranty repair policy authorizes in-dealership repairs of the following components for both OEM (new) and remanufactured automatic transmissions:
10160098Apr 15, 2019This bulletin provides the procedure to write the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) during the replacement of the Engine Control Module (ECM) or Powertrain Control Module…
10082725Sep 2, 2016This bulletin provides information on components, attributes, and precautions of the 7-speed dry-type dual clutch transmission (dct).
10081533Aug 2, 2016The shift lever on some 6-speed vehicles may intermittently not shift out of park. This bulletin provides the diagnostic procedures to correct this condition.
10081115Apr 18, 2016The following vehicles are equipped with a 6-speed automatic transmission. The atf level must be checked by the following procedure.
10056505Jul 1, 2014Hyundai: on some vehicles with dual clutch transmission, procedure information is provided for updating tcm software to reduce crunching noise of gears, when decelerating to a…

Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

Year	Complaints	Share of year
2020	3	12%
2019	2	5%
2017	7	14%
2016	43	19%
2015	18	13%
2014	3	4%
2013	35	8%
2012	31	10%

Other parts of the 2012 Hyundai Veloster

Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
67 complaints Engine
61 complaints Steering
42 complaints Other or unknown
39 complaints Electrical system
38 complaints Brakes
28 complaints Body and structure
25 complaints Vehicle speed control
15 complaints Air bags
12 complaints Wheels
12 complaints Seat belts
7 complaints Fuel system
5 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2012 Hyundai Veloster

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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