2012 Hyundai Veracruz problems
NHTSA has received 79 complaints about the 2012 Hyundai Veracruz, and 44% of them involve engine. After that come electrical system (27%) and brakes (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 79 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 44% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 97,000 miles 51 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 10 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 8 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 51 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 97,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 100,000 miles (25 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a fire.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2012 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Hyundai Veracruz with enough data (15 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai veracruz. While driving, smoke was seen under the hood. Upon inspection, it was discovered that oil was leaking from the engine onto the alternator. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (hanlees hyundai in fremont, california), but the cause of the failure was not yet determined. In april of 2015, the vehicle was repaired per NHTSA campaign number: 14v415000 (engine and engine cooling: engine). Approximately 2,000 miles later, the failure recurred.
The car would not start. Then the engine area began smoking and then a fire sparked. The fire department had to be called to put the fire out. The car was at a gas station and was not moving.
While driving at night with the headlights on, the headlights would go off completely for a moment (perhaps one to two seconds) when the turn signal is used. The headlights always came back on when the turn signal lever was returned to the normal center position. This has happened occasionally for a couple of months, but then it occurred frequently on a recent trip where I was driving at night for about six hours straight on an interstate highway.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai veracruz. While attempting to start the ignition, the vehicle would not start. The vehicle was jumpstarted and driven to the dealer. Mid island hyundai (1815 middle country rd, centereach, ny 11720) replaced the battery in the vehicle, but the failure recurred six months later. The dealer diagnosed that oil was leaking onto the alternator. The seal, alternator, and battery were replaced in the vehicle, but the failure recurred one year later.