We have classified the 6 complaints from 2012 Hyundai Veloster about VISIBILITY into the following categories.
I purchased the veloster in early december 2011. it was at school in the parking structure in february of 2012 when i got a call from the campus police department saying my car had damage. when i arrived at the scene, i found the sunroof completely exploded. at the scene and after the incident, there were no witnesses of someone physically breaking in the window. there is a decent amount of traffic through the area so the idea of someone being able to break the sunroof in the middle of the day without being seen is unlikely. there was no damage to any other of the windows or any other parts of the car...there was just an exploded sunroof. there was no attempt to get into the car from the sunroof and nothing was stolen from inside of the car. the police report states that it must have been vandalism or attempted robbery, but from the shrapnel patterns from the glass seeming to blown outward from the inside, finding no objects to break into the car, and the lack of stolen property. i whole heartedly believe that the glass had spontaneous blowout which cost $7000 in repair costs. *tr updated 10/19/12 *cn updated 10/23/2012 *js
There is one serious safety defect with this car, the side mirror adjustments (in particular the passenger's side). the dealership has not been able to properly adjust the mirror and they stated that the limited adjustable was "just how it was designed." therefore, i would like this researched further and corrective actions taken. this car is not as safe as it should be. specifically, when a tall, larger person has the seat set in the far back position, and sits up fairly high, the right side mirror cannot be properly adjusted, and in combination with the rear view mirrors and the left side mirror, it creates "blind spots," and, in particular, a very large "blind spot" to the right--very dangerous when changing lanes or passing! *tr