Ownership Cost for 2016 Hyundai Veloster (w/Black Interior)
Estimated: $33629 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2618
$1257
$1100
$995
$890
$6860
Insurance
$2004
$2074
$2146
$2221
$2299
$10744
Fuel
$1258
$1296
$1341
$1395
$1458
$6748
Maintenance
$946
$1013
$822
$895
$1455
$5131
Repairs
$285
$502
$560
$691
$834
$2872
Taxes & Fees
$861
$861
$861
$861
$861
$1275
Total Ownership Costs
$7971
$6239
$6094
$6277
$7048
$33629
Air Bag Loc Curtain: 1st & 2nd Rows
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Coupe
Displacement CC: 1600.0
Displacement CI: 97.63799055157
Displacement L: 1.6
Engine Configuration: In-Line
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine Model: DOHC GDI GAMMA
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: 2016
Plant City: Ul-san
Plant Company Name: Hyundai Motor Company
Plant Country: South Korea
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Standard / Turbo / R-Spec / Rally Edition
TPMS: Direct
Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2012
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING UNDER ANY ROAD CONDITIONS AND AT SPEEDS FROM 15 TO 65, THE CAR SEEMS TO TRACK TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT OF CENTER BUT DOES NOT WANT TO TRACK STRAIGHT AHEAD. WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE WHEEL TO CORRECT THIS, THERE IS A LOT OF RESISTANCE, WHICH FORCES THE DRIVER TO OVER-CORRECT AND AT TIMES NEARLY LOSE CONTROL. AT TIMES THE WHEEL ALSO TRIES TO TURN ON ITS OWN (QUICK SLIGHT JERKS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT) AND CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN COMPLETE CONTROL. THIS IS ESPECIALLY BAD UNDER ICY CONDITIONS AND COULD EASILY SEND THE CAR INTO A SPIN. I HAVE HAD THE WHEEL ALIGNED AND TIRES CHECKED AND NO MECHANICAL ISSUES HAVE BEEN FOUND. I ALSO TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER FOR THIS ISSUE AND EVEN THOUGH I MADE IT CLEAR THIS HAPPENS ON DRY ROADS, THE CLAIM THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE ISSUE AND SUGGESTED REPLACING MY TIRES WITH SNOW TIRES. THIS OBVIOUSLY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ISSUE WHEN THE ROADS ARE DRY. I HAVE ALSO SEEN SEVERAL OTHER REPORTS OF THIS ON SEVERAL WEB SITES AND THEY ARE DESCRIBING EXACTLY THE SAME THINGS THAT I AM SEEING. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THIS ISSUE CAN BE ESCALATED AND RESOLVED BEFORE THIS CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. *TR