THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN COLD WEATHER, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING ASSIST AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT YET DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000.
2015 Hyundai Genesis complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2015 record →
This issue has started with my car stalling out in a parking lot sitting idle. The car just turned off. I restarted the car and it turned off again. After this happened i have noticed turning my car on its slow - like the battery is dieing. I went to Hyundai to get a diagostic test and nothing came up and they could not duplicate the car turning over slowly. Since then my car is still slow to start - "sometimes" . NOW, I can go out and if I have to make several stops - it is garanteed to start slow and get stuck with the Auto Brake on - Which you can not release. I have a picture of the dashboard and a video of what happens when I drive - no RPM. This is causing me not to drive this car - I use to be a very happy Hyundai Genesis owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V160000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) FROM AN ONLINE SEARCH HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. NAPLETON'S NORTH PALM HYUNDAI (3703 NORTHLAKE BLVD, LAKE PARK, FL 33403) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL BUT INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REMEDY WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE, BUT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE MIGHT CATCH ON FIRE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
THE AUTO LIGHT POSITION TURNS FROM AUTOMATIC TO FULLY OFF WHEN DRIVING RANDOMLY. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD AS YOU LOSE FUNCTION OF HEADLIGHTS TEMPORARILY.
VEHICLE REAR DRIVER-SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE WHEN HANDLES ARE PULLED. LEAVES LEFT REAR SEAT INACCESSIBLE AND UNABLE TO QUICKLY EGRESS THE VEHICLE IN CASE OF ACCIDENT, FIRE ETC.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V160000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. CHAPMAN CHEVROLET (1717 E. BASELINE RD TEMPE, AZ 85283, (480)838-1234) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE MID-MAY OF 2021. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVALIBLE.
MY 2015 GENESIS HAVING STARTING ISSUE. I WENT TO YOUTUBE & LOTS OF PEOPLES HAS POSTED THEIR VIDEOS WITH SAME ISSUE. GENESIS AS A COMPANY NOT DOING ANYTHING TO CORRECT OR RESOLVE THIS RECALLS ISSUE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SEIZED AS THE BATTERY, SERVICE KEY, TEMPTUER CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AN ABNORMAL ODOR APPEARED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON WHICH FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FIVE STAR HYUNDAI OF MACON 3010 RIVERSIDE DR, MACON, GA 31210 (478) 345-8927 HOWEVER IT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DROVE AFTER THE TECHNICIAN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE; STILL UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TWICE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SEEN AT THE DEALER OVER 10 TIMES. THE CONTACT FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V575000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS MENTIONED AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
THE CAR CUT OFF ON MY TWICE DIFFERENT DAYS WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON ONE OF THE FREEWAY ONCE WHILE TURNING INTO MY DRIVINGWAY 3RD I TRIED TO START MY CAR THIS MORNING STARTED LESS THAN A MILI SECOND AND WOULD NOT TURNED BACK ON
BLIND SPOT WARNING SYSTEM IS NOT OPERATING. AFTER HAVING IT CHECKED AND FIXED, THE WARNING IS BACK AFTER THREW DAYS. LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE THAT HYUNDAI DOES NOT WANT TO REPAIR OR MAKE BETTER. AFTER DRIVING FROM A ROAD TRIP ON THE INTERSTATE/HIGHWAY, ONCE I ARRIVED TO MY DESTINATION, THE BSD WARNING WAS DISPLAYED. NO DAMAGE, AND NO COLLISION.
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON FOR NO REASON. THE CAR LOCKED ME OUT WHILE RUNNING AND BOTH KEY FABS WOULDN'T UNLOCK IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE SMART TRUNK DOESN'T WORK. WHEN YOU LOCK THE DOORS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WON'T LOCK.
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT OR DURING DAY, MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH THAT CONTROLS HEADLAMPS WILL, WITHOUT INTERACTION, FLIP THE LIGHTS FROM AUTO TO OFF. THIS LEADS TO EITHER THE DRLS BLINKING LIKE I HAVE AN EMERGENCY, OR THE HEADLAMPS TURNING OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING DOWN AN UNLIT HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS A RECALL...NOT A WARRANTY EXTENSION. PARTICULARLY WHEN THE SERVICING DEALERS REFUSE TO REPLACE UNDER SAID WARRANTY BECAUSE "THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE".
HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHILE CYCLING THROUGH OPTIONS ON DASHBOARD CONTROLS, TYPICALLY ENDING ON THE OFF SELECTION. OCCURS AFTER USING THE TURN SIGNAL.
1. IN A STATIONARY POSITION BOTH INCIDENTS THE LEFT AND RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLES WHILE OPENING THE DOORS ON DIFFERENT TIMES ONCE IN 2019 THE OTHER 2020 COMPLETELY CAME OFF. THE FIRST ISSUE I WENT TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT NORM REEVES HYUNDAI IN CALIFORNIA OFF OF THE 605 FREEWAY WHERE THEY GLUE IT BACK TOGETHER AND NOT OPENING THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR TO REMOVE THE BROKEN PIECES THAT FELL INSIDE THE DOOR WHICH YOU CAN HEAR EACH TIME I CLOSE THE DOOR FOR THE RIGHT SIDE BACK PASSENGER DOOR. SECOND ISSUES THE LEFT SIDE BACK PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE CAME APART THE SAME WAY TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR IT JUST COMPLETELY CAME OFF. I CALL MY INSURANCE COMPANY USAA FILE A CLAIM TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CALIBER COLLISION HEAR IN KYLE, TEXAS AND THEY GLUED BACK ON NO PIECES BROKE OFF INSIDE THE DOOR. NOW I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT BULB THAT KEEPS GOING OUT WHILE IM DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO SOUTH POINT HYUNDAI JULY 6,, 2020 FOR THIS ISSUE. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE REPORT THEY IDENTIFIED THE BULB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPLACED IT. I TOLD THEM THE BULB IS NOT THE PROBLEM, THEY NEEDED TO FIND OUT WHATS CAUSING IT TO GO OUT. ON JULY 7, 2020 BULB WENT OUT AGAIN RETUNED BACK TO SOUTH POINT HYUNDAI ALL THEY DID WAS OPENED THE HOOD THE SERVICE GUY GIGGLED SOMETHING ON THE RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT AND IT CAME ON, I TOLD HIM THATS IS SO UNPROFESSIONAL AND SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED JUST TO GET MY HEADLIGHT TO WORK. ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2020 BULB WENT OUT AGAIN CALL SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 THE SERVICE MAN
REAR DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. MOISTURE WAS ACCUMULATED IN TAIL LIGHT HOUSING. HYUNDAI DEALERS ARE AWARE OF DEFECT BUT HAVE TAKEN NO CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.
VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT UP TO THE NEXT GEAR AND AND STARTED ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT BUT FAILING EVERY TIME AS IT PASSED 2000 RPMS. INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, AFTER AN EXTENDED TIME OF VEHICLE NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS THE BRAKES HAD TO BE APPLIED IN ORDER TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH AN INCOMING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE LATER FAILED COMPLETELY AND ALL POWER FROM THE ENGINE WAS LOST AND STARTED RAPIDLY DECELERATING THEN FINALLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. INSTRUMENT AND ELECTRIC POWER WAS STILL ON BUT THERE WAS NO POWER FROM THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, THEN IT FINALLY HAD LIMITED POWER TO 45MPH
WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT ON A CITY STREET WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC, BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CAR STARTED JERKING VIOLENTLY, AND THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. THE CAR THEN LOST POWER AND THEN POWER STEERING. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO MAN HANDLE THE CAR INTO A HARD RIGHT AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THIS WAS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO JIM ELLIS HYUNDAI, 5785 PEACHTREE IND. BLVD., CHAMBLEE GA FOR REPAIR. THE SHOP WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE ANY PROBLEM AND DID NOT FIX ANYTHING RELATED TO BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED BACK BY THE DEALER AND SENT TO AUCTION TO BE SOLD. SO MUCH FOR THE NEXT OWNER.....
REAR BRAKE LINES STABILIZER BAR IS RUBBING AGAINST THE BRAKE HOSES CREATING A HOLE IN LINES SERIOUS PROBLEMS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25-55 MPH, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED WITH THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT FLASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DENNIS HYUNDAI EAST (2900 MORSE RD, COLUMBUS, OH 43231, (614) 471-2900) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
STEERING WHEEL HOLDS IN POSITION DURING TURNS AND REQUIRE OPPOSITION FORCE TO RELEASE IT. RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND FOUND OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND MAY REQUIRE A NEW STEERING RACK.
THE AIRBAG IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL NOT DEPLOY. NO IDEA AS TO THE CAUSE AS THIS WAS A RECENTLY PURCHASED CAR. NO OUTSTANDING AIRBAG RECALLS AND YET NO REPORTED ACCIDENTS AND NO HISTORY OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE DEALER WHO SOLD US THE CAR ASSUMES A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR
THIS IS A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT!!! I HAVE A 2015 HYUNDAI GENESIS WITH ONLY 63K MILES ON IT. THE REAR BRAKE LINES BUSTED WITHOUT WARNING AND HYUNDAI REFUSES TO COVER REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY OR NOTIFY CONSUMERS THAT THE BRAKE LINES CAN FAIL WITHOUT WARNING!! THIS TO ME IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE! THANK GOD I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY! THEY'RE TELLING ME ITS DUE TO CORROSION AND THE WARRANTY IS 5 YEARS 60K MILES! ARE YOU KIDDING ME...IM AT 63K MILES! ALSO, WILL COST ME 4K BECAUSE THE WHOLE REAR END NEEDS TO BE DISASSEMBLED TO REPLACE BOTH BRAKE LINES!!! THIS IS DISGUSTING! BE WARNED! I WILL TAKE THIS TO THE PUBLIC NEWS! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH LIGHTS IN AUTOMATIC MODE, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THE DASH WILL INDICATE THE LIGHTS MODE HAS CHANGED, BEFORE THE LIGHTS WILL TURN BACK ON. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES TYPICALLY AT NIGHT ALONG RURAL HIGHWAYS BUT HAS OCCURRED ALONG LIT STREETS AS WELL. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE SIMPLY DRIVING ALONG A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD AS WELL AS WHEN TURNING OR SWITCHING FROM BRIGHTS TO DIMS. THIS SAFETY HAZARD HAS FORTUNATELY NOT YET RESULTED IN LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO LACK OF AWARENESS REGARDING POSITION ON THE ROAD AND COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. DATE LISTED IS THE MOST RECENT TIME THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ADVANTAGE HYUNDAI LOCATED AT (440 PLAINVIEW RD, HICKSVILLE, NY 11801) WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED AND THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE MAY BE DUE TO FUEL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO ADVANTAGE HYUNDAI 440 PLAINVIEW RD, HICKSVILLE, NY 11801, WHERE THE FAILURE WAS STILL UNDETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
FROM A STOP POSITION AND BEGIN TO TURN RIGHT THE CAR HESITATES.
COMBINATION DAY LIGHT RUNNING/TURN SIGNAL - BURN OUT AND FAIL FREQUENTLY. HAVE REPLACED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS. BULB SOCKET SHOWS SIGNS OF OVERHEATING - BROWNING. PASSENGER SIDE REPLACEMENT DIFFICULT AND HAD TO TAKE IN FOR SERVICE. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE AS REPORTED IN THE FOLLOWING COMPLAINTS. NHTSA ID NUMBERS: 11269951, 11252633, 11204166, 11139934, 11033859, & 11020469 NEED THE MANUFACTURER TO PUT OUT A BULLETIN TO FIX THE PROBLEM.
LANE KEEP ASSIST FREEZES UP STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT HARD TO STEER.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI GENESIS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDOWS FOGGED UP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED, BUT FAILED TO CLEAR THE WINDOWS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY CONTACTED HYUNDAI GREENFIELD (6133 S 27TH ST, GREENFIELD, WI 53221, (414) 238-2000) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS ARE IN THE "AUTO" POSITION AND I ENGAGE MY TURN SIGNALS MY HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER AND THE LCD SCREEN ON MY DASH SWITCHES BETWEEN "AUTO" AND "DRL OFF" WHICH CAUSES MY LIGHTS TO TURN OFF FOR A COUPLE SECONDS. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN I'M IN MOTION AND WHEN THE TURNING STALK IS ENGAGED, EITHER FULLY OR SEMI, OR EVEN SOMETIMES WHEN I JUST PUSH UP AGAINST THE STALK WITHOUT ACTUALLY ENGAGING THE TURN SIGNAL. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVER TIME, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS.
ON 8/3/19 DRIVING ON ACADEMY ST. IN NEWARK NJ @7:50 AM, AT THE RED LIGHT ON ACADEMY & WASHINGTON ST. MY BRAKES FAILED WITH NO WARNING, AND I ROLLED THRU A RED LIGHT WHERE THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I WAS ABLE BACK UP AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT AS A BUS WAITED. ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE FLASHING AFTER MY BRAKES FAILED. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT A FEW YARDS AWAY, AND CALLED GENESIS, WHICH SAID THEY RECEIVED AN ALERT ON THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, AND I ASKED WHY THEY WERE NO ALERTS ON THE IMPENDING BRAKE ISSUES, AS I HAD RECEIVED A PRIOR ALERT ON ANOTHER ISSUE DEALING WITH THE FUEL VAPOR HARNESS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO DROP OF THE CAR ON 8/5/19. THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS CORRODE REAR BRAKE LINES, AND BRAKE HYDRAULICS, AND WAS BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY( I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM THE HYUNDAI GENESIS DEALER AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE IN 8/2019), AND IT APPEARS THIS IS THE WARRANTY COVERING THE REPAIRS, NOT THE BALANCE OF HYUNDAI'S VAUNTED WARRANTY., MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 20,038 MILES ON IT, SO HEAVY USAGE IS NOT THE ISSUE HERE. IT APPEARS THE WERE BAD PARTS ON THE CAR, AND I WAS JUST LUCKY TO HAVE ESCAPED A BAD ACCIDENT THAT MORNING. SO FAR, THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE 8/5/19, WITH NO INFORMATION AS TO WHERE THE REPAIRS STAND, OR IF THE VEHICLE IS REPAIRABLE. WE HAVE TWO OF THESE VEHICLES IN THE FAMILY AND ARE CONCERNED, AND ARE KEEPING A CLOSE WATCH ON THE OTHER.I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THERE MAY OTHER OWNERS DRIVING THESE CAR
DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS(DRL) AND FRONT TURN SIGNAL BULBS BURN OUT VERY FREQUENTLY DUE TO THE FACT THEY ARE THE SAME FILAMENT IN THE BULB EVEN THOUGH THEY REQUIRE A DUAL FILAMENT BULB. THE WIRING HARNESSES ALSO SHOW SIGNIFICANT SIGNS OF OVERHEATING. THIS IS A VERY WIDELY-KNOWN ISSUE IN THE ONLINE FORUMS FOR THIS CAR AND IS A COMPLETELY UNSAFE ISSUE. THE DRIVERS SIDE BULB IS EASY TO REPLACE, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE IS NOT. I HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE 3 TIMES AND THE PASSENGER SIDE 2 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. BETWEEN BULBS AND MECHANIC FEES FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE, I HAVE SPENT $200-$300 IN THE LAST YEAR MAINTAIN THIS UNSAFE PROBLEM.
THE HEADLIGHT MODE WILL SOMETIMES CHANGE FROM AUTO TO OFF AND BACK TO AUTO WHILE DRIVING (ON CITY STREETS OR ON THE HIGHWAY), WITHOUT INPUT FROM THE DRIVER. THIS CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS, TAILLIGHTS, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS TO MOMENTARILY SWITCH OFF. I FEEL LIKE THIS MAY BE DUE TO A LOOSE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IN THE HEADLIGHT MODE ON THE LEFT MULTIFUNCTION STALK, AS THE AUTO AND OFF MODES ARE ADJACENT TO EACH OTHER.
THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT TURN SIGNALS LAMPS BURNT OUT AT THE SAME TIME, I THEN REPLACED BOTH BULBS AND THEY BLEW OUT AGAIN. ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT ONLY THE LEFT FRONT LAMP WORKED PROPERLY WHERE AS THE SIDE WAS STILL INOPERABLE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPACED THE PLUG THAT THE BUT BULB WAS ATTACHED TO NOW I'M JUST WAITED TO SEE IF ANY OTHER ISSUES OCCUR.
SITTING FROM IDLE,GIVING IT GAS THE CAR BOGS DOWN,HESTIATES BEFORE TAKING OFF.WHEN IT DOES MOVE IT'S SUDDEN AND SURPRISES YOU MY THE MOVEMENT
MY HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF (COMPLETELY) ON OCCASION WHEN I TOUCH THE BLINKER SIGNAL STALK. THEY THEN FLICKER AND CYCLE. HERE IS VIDEO OF THE EXACT ISSUE - HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=WYAMRUDMTQG. IT HAPPENED ON THE PA TURNPIKE WHILE I WAS GOING 70 MPH. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH MANY SIMILAR REPORTS FOR THE HYUNDAI GENESIS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES OVER 3 YEARS TO ME.
BACK UP CAMERA. I HAVE REPLACED THE BACK UP CAMERA 3X AND IT IS STILL MESSING UP. NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, WHEN IT WAS LIKE I SAID IT WAS REPLACED 3X. THE BACK UP CAMERA ACTS UP WHEN PUT IN REVERSE, IT SHOWS A BLUE SCREEN AT TIMES OTHER TIMES IT GLITCHES AND SHOWS BLACK AND WHITE, ETC.
PLEASE DISREGARD AND DELETE THIS VOQ. I AM TESTING THE SYSTEM FOR A CLIENT TO SEE WHAT IF ANY CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.
DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS(DRL) AND FRONT TURN SIGNAL BULBS BURN OUT VERY FREQUENTLY DUE TO THE FACE THEY ARE THE SAME FILAMENT IN THE BULB EVEN THOUGH THEY REQUIRE A DUAL FILAMENT BULB. THE WIRING HARNESSES ALSO SHOW SIGNIFICANT SIGNS OF OVERHEATING. THIS IS A VERY WIDELY-KNOWN ISSUE IN THE ONLINE FORUMS FOR THIS CAR AND IS AN ANNOYING AND UNSAFE ISSUE.
PANORAMIC ROOF REAR PANEL SHATTERED. VEHICLE WAS SLOWLY TRANSITIONING FROM DRIVEWAY TO ROAD SURFACE OVER SLIGHT DEPRESSION. REAR SUNROOF PANEL BEGAN TO MAKE POPPING NOISES THAT DID NOT STOP WHEN I STOPPED MOVING. I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN I CLOSED THE DOOR THE REAR PANEL SHATTERED UPWARDS, SPRAYING GLASS BITS ONTO ME AND THE GROUND. REAR PANEL SHATTERING WAS MOSTLY CONTAINED BY SHATTERPROOF FILM INSTALLED ON THE INSIDE AFTER RECEIVING NOTICE THAT THESE GLASS PANELS ARE PRONE TO SPONTANEOUS IMPLOSIONS. VEHICLE IS PRESENTLY AT DEALER BEING VALIDATED FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE.
HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF AN ON WHEN IN AUTO MODE, WHILE DRIVING
THE POWER TRUNK HATCH MALFUNCTIONS, OPENING THE TRUNK EITHER PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY. UNFORTUNATELY IT DOES NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY UNLESS USING THE TRUNK BUTTON INSIDE THE VEHICLE. ONE INCIDENT, THE TRUNK ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE WITHOUT WARNING OR NOTICE. NO BUTTON WAS ACTIVATED TO CLOSE AT THE TIME. THE TRUNK WOULD OPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IN MOTION ON THE ROADWAY, AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF. ALL WERE ISOLATED INSTANCES. IT IS UNKNOWN WHAT MAY BE CAUSING THE MALFUNCTION, HOWEVER HAS PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORST FROM THE ONSET. I WAS ABLE TO UTILIZE THE "VALET TRUNK LOCKOUT FEATURE" FOR NOW, DEACTIVATING THE TRUNK FUNCTIONS. I'M SCHEDULED TO MEET WITH THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP FOR AN INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE SOON. I'VE ALSO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
MY HEADLIGHTS FLICKER OFF AND ON RANDOMLY WHILE SITTING STILL AND DRIVING, IT SHOWS ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL SWITCHING FROM AUTO MODE AND OFF RANDOMLY I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM ON A COUPLE FORUMS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL BEFORE SOME HITS A CHILD OR A CAR IN THE STREET CAUSE THE DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT TRYING TO WORK ON IT SOME PEOPLE SAID BY REPLACING THE TURN SIGNAL HANDLE IT FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT IT NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FIX NOT A OWNER FIX IF THIS MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING A PROBLEM ( I FOUND AS VIDEO ON YOUTUBE WHICH IS THE EXACT PROBLEM EVERY ONE IS HAVING HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/WYAMRUDMTQG)
RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT THE GLASS IN FRONT OF SUNROOF COULD CRACK AND SHATTER. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAS HAPPEN, IT START WITH CRACKS AT THE CORNERS, THEN ALONG THE BOTTOM AND TOP AND NOW THE RUBBER THAT HOLDS IT, BROKE OFF.
AT TIMES THE VECHICLE SURGES FORWARD WHEN CLOSE TO ANOTHER VECHICLE WHEN IN CRUISE CONTROL. HEADS LIGHTS HAVE TURN OFF, ON, AUTOMATIC, LOW WITH OUT ANY HUMAN INTERACTION. NAVAGATION SCREEN WENT COMPLETELY BLANK
I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE TURN SIGNAL BULBS SEVERAL TIMES (3 TIMES SO FAR). THE 2015 MODEL USES ONE LIGHT TO FUNCTION AS BOTH THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT AND ALSO AS THE TURN SIGNAL. IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE THEY OVERHEAT AND IT WAS PROBABLY A BAD DESIGN IN MY OPINION. I FEEL LIKE HYUNDAI NEEDS TO STRONGLY CONSIDER A RECALL TO RECTIFY THIS ONGOING PROBLEM. I DON'T EVER REMEMBER HAVING TO REPLACE A TURN SIGNAL ON ANY OF THE VEHICLES I'VE EVER OWNED AND IT SEEMS THIS WILL BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM. IT CREATES A BIT OF A SAFETY ISSUE TOO - BEING WITHOUT A FRONT TURN SIGNAL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I PUT MARCH 16 BELOW AS THAT WAS THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE.
VEHICLE WILL SHIFT HARSHLY/JERK AT LOW SPEEDS (MOST COMMON AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AS WELL AS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC). VEHICLE TAKES LONGER TO CHANGE GEARS (RPMS HANG THEN DROP). DOWN-SHIFTING SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE AS WELL; DELAYED DOWN-SHIFT AS THE VEHICLE IS COMING TO A STOP . BEHAVIOR STARTED AROUND 75,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION ALSO ACTS AS IF IT IS SLIPPING AND THEN SUDDENLY ENGAGES, JUST AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL MOMENTARILY AND THEN DROPPED INTO GEAR. I WOULD CHARACTERIZE THIS UNPREDICTABLE LURCHING BEHAVIOR (A RESULT OF THE HARSH UP- AND DOWN-SHIFTS) AS A SAFETY ISSUE.
THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TURN SIGNAL INTERMITTENTLY INOPERABLE. WHEN UNDER WARRANTEE, HAD DEALERSHIP REPAIR 5-6 TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS. THEY CHANGED BULBS AND BOTH ELECTRICAL HARNESSES. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. TOOK THE CAR INTO A DIFFERENT DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT SOCKETS BURNED INTERNAL TO HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THIS HAS OCCURRED FROM EARLY ON AND CONTINUES TODAY. ON TWO OCCASIONS AT NIGHT THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AND I CAN ONLY ASSUME IT IS RELATED TO THE BURNED INTERNAL SOCKETS AS WELL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI GENESIS. WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY REVERSED AND THE VEHICLE MOVED BACKWARDS INSTEAD OF FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NAPLETON HYUNDAI GLENVIEW (LOCATED AT 1620 WAUKEGAN RD, GLENVIEW, IL 60025, (847) 729-8900) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT A FAILURE CODE COULD NOT BE LOCATED. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 15620163. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
ON 31 JAN 2019-ICE AND SNOW COLLECT IN A POCKET UNDER THE ENGINE. FREEZING THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FOR THE ELECTRONIC STEERING. THE "ELECTRONIC STEERING LIGHT " CAME ON, RESULTING IN NO STEERING FUNCTION AT ALL. AUTO HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. LUCKY FOR ME I WAS IN A PARKING LOT. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING IT WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. AS I WAS PICKING UP MY AUTO, ANOTHER ONE CAME IN ON A FLATBED WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE.
SINCE LAST OCTOBER, THE CAR'S STEERING HAS PERIODICALLY FAILED TO RETURN TO CENTER, AFTER TAKING A RIGHT HANDED CURVE. THE CAR JUST KEEPS TURNING. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE LEASED IT; HOWEVER, THEY HAVE REPEATEDLY FAILED TO FIX IT. I HAVE LOOKED THE PROBLEM UP ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT MUST BE FIXED. WHY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE PEPLE GET HURT?
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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