2018 Hyundai Genesis

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the wheels. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Wheels1
000
Unknown or Other1
000
Tires1
010

What owners reported

Newest filings
Wheels
Filed Aug 15, 20185,600 milesIN

I HAVE EXPERIENCED 4 FRONT TIRE FAILURES WITH THE CONTINENTAL PROCONTACT TX TIRES THAT ARE OEM ON THE 2018 GENESIS G80 SPORT. ALL FAILURES HAVE BEEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH 2 COMPLETE SIDEWALL FAILURES AND 2 BLOWOUTS. IN EACH INSTANCE I HAD NO WARNING AND HAD TO CAREFULLY MOVE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING OVER 40 YEARS AND HAVE ONLY EXPERIENCED ONE OTHER BLOWOUT. WITH THIS VEHICLE/TIRE COMBINATION I HAVE HAD 4 BLOWOUTS IN 90 DAYS. THE CAR HAS 5,600 MILES ON IT. THESE TIRES ARE UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.

TiresFire
Filed Jul 26, 20182,000 milesOR

BRAND NEW TRAILER. VALVE STEMS IN TIRES RATED AT MAX 80PSI. TIRES AND DOT LABEL BOTH REQUIRE TIRES TO BE INFLATED TO 110PSI COLD. VALVE STEM FAILED CAUSING TIRE TO RAPIDLY DEFLATE CAUSING TIRE TO SHRED AND CATCH ON FIRE ON THE FREEWAY. TRAILER BEGAN TO SWAY UNCONTROLLABLY ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TT *TR Vehicle is a Genesis Supreme recreational trailer. Unable to change product field.

Unknown or Other
Filed Nov 5, 2017FL

2018 GENESIS G80, PURCHASED WITH LESS THAN 20 MILES. WITHIN A WEEK OF DRIVING, WAS TOLD I THE REASON FOR MY CAR DRIVING OFF...I NEEDED NEW ROTORS. THE FOLLOWING WEEK DRIVING AND GLASS FROM MY SUNROOF WAS FALLING ON ME. I CONTACTED NAPLETON'S HYUNDAI IN WPB. THEY INFORMED ME TO CONTACT ROADSIDE SERVICE.I EXPLAINED THAT I NEEDED A CAR FOR WORK. I DROVE MY CAR FROM STUART, FL TO WPB, FL ON 95 IN THE SLOW LANE WITH GLASS FLYING ON ME, IN MY CAR, AND ON 95. WHEN I ARRIVED I HAD NO EVIDENCE OF A SUNROOF. ALL THE GLASS HAD BEEN BLOWN AWAY WHILE DRIVING. MY CAR HAS BEEN AT THIS DEALERSHIP FOR OVER 15 DAYS AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS NOT CONTACTED ME. I CONTACT HYUNDAI HEADQUARTERS, WAS TOLD I DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE LEMON LAW THEREFORE, I MUST DEAL WITH THE DEALERSHIP. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AND WANT A NEW CAR.

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2015
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
2018 — this page3010Routine
201696340Routine
2015290630Above average
201422000Routine
2013126020Routine
2012259210Above average
2011122330Routine
201088300Routine
2009234320Above average
20081000Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.