Fuel Injection Type: Stoichiometric gasoline direct injection (SGDI)
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: HYUNDAI
Manufacturer: HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC (HATCI)
Manufacturer Id: 1034
Model: Veloster
Model Year: 2015
Plant City: Ul-san
Plant Company Name: Hyundai Motor Company
Plant Country: South Korea
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: GLS(Middle)
Series2: FS
TPMS: Direct
Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2012
VISIBILITY/WIPER
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