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Vehicle speed controlPart report

2012 Hyundai Veloster Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
15about this part
Share
5%of 296 total for the year
Median mileage
11,400miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 15 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2012 Hyundai Veloster, 5% of the 296 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 11,400 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

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

“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. …”

NHTSA complaint #10810172, filed 2015-12, 25,000 miles

“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. …”

NHTSA complaint #10579479, filed 2014-04, 19,800 miles

“The car does not accelerate properly. When at a full stop and I press on the gas the car does not move however, the rpms are high but the car takes 5-6 seconds to go and it doesn't go very fast and there have been times I was almost hit. My car jerks when I try to accelerate from a slow speed, it is the same movement as if you were running out of gas and actually jerks my neck. My rear driver's window shattered for no reason. It was in the drive way and when I went out to work in the morning, it was shattered. There is no impact sight as evidence that something had hit it. …”

NHTSA complaint #10470622, filed 2012-08, 3,200 miles

“Bought the car brand new in jan of 2012, started having issues with the duel clutch within a few months of driving. After getting use to the new car and how it drove, putting a few thousand miles on the car, something was still not right with how it drove. Not getting the speed it needed and tacking out the rpms to change into the right gear and at times, was the wrong gear. …”

NHTSA complaint #10491776, filed 2013-01, 7,881 miles

“Vehicle has entered into limp home mode multiple times, last time resulting in near collision from behind as throttle and transmission shifting become inoperable. Vehicle does not produce any codes or check engine light. Other symptoms prior to this condition were an engine miss while driving and complete stall in park.”

NHTSA complaint #10521095, filed 2013-06, 33,400 miles

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202014%
201937%
201724%
201694%
201564%
201422%
2013143%
2012155%

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
Transmission and drivetrain
31 complaints
Brakes
28 complaints
Body and structure
25 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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