2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS Service Brakes Problems

Passenger side, rear brake line rusted to the point where brakes failed one morning. Brake fluid leaking from rusted brake line. Lost braking pressure while driving. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? Yes, independent shop Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? No Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? No

My son was driving this car home from college mid-day on October 8. He had not driven the car for 10 days or so while at school and he did notice the brakes making an unusual sound that day he had never heard. While on the highway, there was a sudden stop ahead of him. When he pressed the brakes they completely stopped working and he rear-ended the car in from of him. The brakes were completely non-functional after the crash and he had to try to stop his car as best as he could without brakes. Luckily there were no injuries, however complete brake failure out of the blue is obviously enormously dangerous. The tow truck driver confirmed that brakes did not work at all and speculated that a "brake-line snapped". I have no idea if that is true or why he thought that. The car is totaled and no inspection of the car has taken place. We have the car at our house and it is available for inspection as we try to figure out what to do with it. There were no warning lights prior to the issue. Less than a week after the accident we received a Notification of Extended Warranty from the car manufacturer regarding a possible issue related to brakes. And we have read about other braking issues that have evidently arisen over the years with this model year car.

SPONGY BRAKE, PEDAL SINK TO THE FLOOR.

Mileage: 130,000

MY HYUNDAI DEALER CALLED ME TODAY MAY 15, 2019 AND SAID THAT THE ESTIMATE TO REPAIR MY GENESIS BRAKES WOULD COST $2770.00 AT A MINIMUM, MAYBE MORE IF THE WHOLE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN OTHER WORDS; (PLEASE WRITE A BLANK CHECK TO US.) THIS IS A HYUNDAI PROBLEM AS A MANUFACTURER. THEY PUT DOT 3 FLUID IN THE SYSTEM AT BIRTH OF THE CAR AND IT CAUSED CORROSION INTERACTING WITH THE ZINC PLATING INTERNALLY. PROPER TESTING WASN'T DONE PRIOR TO ASSEMBLY SIGNOFF. THE RECALL CHANGED THE FLUID TO DOT 4 AND IN MY CASE THE FLUID WAS NOT PROPERTY DRAINED AND CHANGED AND MY PICTURES OF THE FLUID PROVE THE SEPARATION AND CRUD IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. MANY GENESIS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND HYUNDAI SHOULD BE FORCED TO MAKE THIS REPAIR ON THE AFFECTED CARS. WHAT IS A BIGGER SAFETY CONCERN THEN HAVING YOUR BRAKES GO OUT WHEN APPLIED. MY CAR WON'T STOP AS THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR ALL THE WAY DOWN.THE ABS & ESC LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE BRAKE FLUID WAS CHANGED IN 2014 AND AGAIN IN 2019. A NEW MASTER CYLINDER, FRONT BRAKE LINES, BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND DIODE WAS INSTALLED IN MARCH 2019. TOOK IT TO DEALER IN APRIL 2019 AND THEY ALL WAS OK EXCEPT ESC LIGHT WAS ON. DROVE IT HOME AND LESS THEN 60 MILES THE BRAKES PETAL AGAIN WENT TO THE FLOOR. TAKING IT BACK TO DEALER IN LIMA, OH ON MAY 15, 2019. I PUT IN A COMPLAINT TO CONSUMER [email protected], BUT THE GIRL WHO RETURNED THE CALL, READ FROM A SCRIPT AND SAID SORRY, YOUR CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. PLEASE REFERENCE YOUR CASE NUMBER 15737333. THIS CAR IS UNFIT TO DRIVE AND FROM OTHER POSTINGS, IT WILL COST $2500 TO REPAIR. THE CARS VALUE IS BETWEEN $3600/5600 DOLLARS.THIS IS AN ON GOING SAFETY PROBLEM THAT HYUNDAI HAS PUT OFF MAKING A PROPER REPAIR, RELYING ON TIME AND MILES TO GET OUT OF A SAFETY RECALL. I'M UPLOADING PHOTOS OF BRAKE FLUID TAKEN FROM MY CAR IN MARCH AND APRIL 2019.

Mileage: 155,000

MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HAVE HAD THE FUSES CHECKED AND THEY ARE ALL WORKING. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AFTER RESEARCHING THE RECALL ON THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THEY WILL NOT PERFORM THE RECALL BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS ALREADY DONE TWICE. BUT THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLE IF ITS HAPPENING AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY EYEWITNESSES THAT THE BRAKE LAMPS ON THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V713000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND 13V113000 (SERVICE BRAKES), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE LOCATION WAS OVER AN HOUR AND A HALF AWAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 165,000.

Mileage: 165,000

BRAKES LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT. HYUNDAI IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALL. HYUNDAI ISSUED TSB 09-BE-023 TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 09-BE-023, STOP LAMP Z01 DIODE INSPECTION PROCEDURE, APPEARS TO DESCRIBE THE LOCATION AND PROCEDURE FOR TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE DIODE BUT DESCRIBES THE ISSUE AS " . . . VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE THE STOP LAMPS BLINKING ON AND OFF EVEN WHEN BRAKES ARE NOT APPLIED."

I OWN A 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS CLEARLY AFFECTED BY THE RECALL ON BRAKE FLUID THAT AFFECTS THE BRAKE MODULE. MY CAR HAS BEEN DEEMED TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, BUT WAS NEVER INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EFFORTS ACCORDING TO MY SERVICE ADVISOR. I BEING ASKED TO PAY AN EXORBITANT AMOUNT TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULE. MY ADVISOR HAS INFORMED ME THAT MY VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EFFORTS. SO, IT APPEARS THAT ALTHOUGH I OWN A 2009 WHICH IS A YEAR THAT IS AFFECTED WITH THIS PROBLEM....MY SAFETY DOES NOT MATTER FOR SOME REASON. MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AND WILL PROBABLY CREATE AN ACCIDENT IF IT IS DRIVEN. MY CAR SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY IT IS NOT. THE BRAKES CAN BE DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR BOARD AND THE CAR WILL STILL BEGIN TO ROLL FORWARD. IT WILL NOT STOP COMPLETELY! THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR A MONTHS NOW AND THE DEALER IS TELLING ME MY CAR IS NOT COVERED BY THIS RECALL! I AM PUTTING TODAY'S DATE, BUT IT HAS BEEN MONTHS NOW AND MY SAFETY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS WELL BEFORE SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS. WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE BRAKES HAD TO BE PUMPED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKES WERE FINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE FAILURE RECURRED THE VERY NEXT DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND THE ABS HYDRAULIC UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,305.

Mileage: 39,305

MY WIFE AND I HAVE BOTH EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. WHILE IN MOTION AND HAVE HAD TO COME TO A STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL BOTTOMS OUT AND HAVE HAD TO PUMP THE PEDAL TO BRING THE CAR TOA STOP. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP; NOTHING WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES.

Mileage: 32,451

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED, AND APPLYING BRAKES, MY BREAK PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. NO LIGHTS OR WARNINGS WERE DISPLAYED. THIS CONDITION CONTINUED UNTIL HOME. THE NEXT MORNING BRAKES WORKED NORMALLY AND HAVE FOR TWO WEEKS NOW.

Mileage: 69,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO STOP SLOWLY. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND CONTINUED TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL TO INCREASE THE TENSION AND THE BRAKE PRESSURE RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

Mileage: 89,000

2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS, IN MOTION STREET AND HIGHWAY. TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. NO WARNING, NO DASHBOARD LIGHT WARNING. COLUMBIA HYUNDAI ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE FAILURE IS DUE TO FAILURE OF THE ABS CONTROL BOX. IN OTHER WORDS TOTAL, UN-ANNOUNCED FAILURE OF ANTI SKID CONTROL BOX CAUSED A COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE IN THIS CAR.

Mileage: 65,000

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES WENT LOW TO THE FLOOR. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE ABS SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2009 GENESIS BUT SINCE THEY HAD CHECKED IT IN 2014 IT WOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE FOR US. THIS WAS NOT TRUE AND OTHERS MAY HAVE THE PROBLEM IF THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT REPLACED.

Mileage: 36,269

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT STIFF AND MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO 30 MPH AND WOULD NOT INCREASE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND CALLED ROADSIDE SERVICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE ELECTRONIC STABILTY CONTROL LIGHT ILUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS OVERHEATED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,060.

Mileage: 70,060

ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2015, WHEN APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. REPEATED PUMPING OF THE PEDAL FINALLY BROUGHT THE CAR TO A STOP. WITHIN AN HOUR A SECOND EVENT OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY WHEN APPROACHING ANOTHER CAR FROM THE REAR. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD NO RESISTANCE AND WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD. IT HAS NOT OCCURRED AGAIN. TWO DAYS LATER I TOOK THE CAR (CAREFULLY) INTO THE DEALER. THEY HAVE, AS YET, BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM (AS HYUNDAI REQUIRES FOR WARRANTY CONSIDERATION). HOWEVER, I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CAR OR LET MY WIFE USE IT UNTIL THIS IS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. THIS TYPE OF BRAKE FAILURE HAS BEEN NOTED REPEATEDLY IN THE 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS. I AM STUCK WITH AN UNUSABLE CAR AND A MANUFACTURER WHO WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE SEVERITY OF THIS ISSUE. THE DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO REPEATEDLY SUBJECT THEIR STAFF TO THE RISK OF AN ACCIDENT BUT HYUNDAI REQUIRES THE PROBLEM BE VALIDATED BY ANOTHER OCCURRENCE WHEN DRIVEN BY DEALER STAFF.

Mileage: 34,450

ON 9/16/15 THE BRAKES ON MY 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS FAILED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP AS THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR. I FINALLY GOT THE CAR TO STOP WITH EXCESSIVE PUMPING OF THE BRAKES. ON 9/16/15 I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO JIM ELLIS HYUNDAI TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE CAR AND COULDN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE I HAD EXPERIENCED EARLIER IN THE DAY. THE DEALERSHIP RAN DIAGNOSTICS ON THE CAR AND DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS AND NOW THE BRAKES SEEM TO BE WORKING FINE. MY CAR HAS 115,561 MILES. THIS IS THE SECOND VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM. ON 04/30/15, I BROUGHT IN THE CAR FOR TWO RECALLS, ONE THAT INCLUDED A BRAKE FLUID FLUSH. A MONTH LATER, I HAD A SIMILAR INCIDENT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THAT CAUSED ME TO LOSE BRAKE PRESSURE.AFTER A FEW DAYS THE PROBLEM SUBSIDED. I AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS AUTOMOBILE, ESPECIALLY AFTER READING SO MANY SIMILAR INCIDENTS ALREADY FILED WITH THE GOVERNMENT.

Mileage: 115,530

ON 5/11/15 THE BRAKES ON MY 2010 HYUNDAI GENESIS FAILED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP AS THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR. ON 5/12/15 I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO GLOBAL AUTO MALL AND DROVE VERY SLOWLY TO THE DEALER, PUMPING THE BRAKES AT EVERY STOP ALONG THE WAY TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. GLOBAL AUTO MALL DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY UNDER WARRANTY. MY CAR HAD 45,381 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. ON 8/29/15 THE BRAKES ON MY 2010 HYUNDAI GENESIS FAILED AGAIN AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP AS THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR. ON 8/31/15 I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO GLOBAL AUTO MALL DRIVING VERY SLOWLY TO THE DEALER, PUMPING THE BRAKES AT EVERY STOP ALONG THE WAY TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. MY CAR HAD 49,179 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. GLOBAL AUTO MALL HAS STATED THAT AFTER RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS ON THE CAR THEY DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS AND NOW THE BRAKES ARE WORKING FINE. A RECALL ON THE BRAKING FLUID THAT CAUSED CORROSION ON THE ABS MODULE WAS PERFORMED ON MY CAR ALREADY, BUT THERE IS NO WAY FOR THE TECHNICIAN TO ACTUALLY CHECK FOR CORROSION INSIDE THE ABS ASSEMBLY. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THE BRAKES ARE GOING TO FAIL AGAIN, AS NOTHING WAS REPAIRED ON MY VEHICLE.

Mileage: 49,179

AT APPROXIMATELY 7:50AM ON MY WAY TO WORK, HEADING WESTBOUND ON RODEO RD AND WAS GOING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT CLOVERDALE MY CAR STALLED. DURING THE STALL THE ENGINE CUTOFF AND THE ELECTRICAL POWER IN THE CAR SEEMED TO RESET ITSELF. AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP, I COULD FEEL THE BRAKES NOT WORKING AND I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BY PUSHING ON THE START/STOP BUTTON. WHEN THAT DIDN'T WORK, ALL THE POWER IN THE CAR WENT OUT AND NOTHING WORKED, NO EMERGENCY LIGHTS, NO POWER ANYTHING. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAD THEM TOW TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST WAS ON SUNDAY NIGHT SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2015 AT AROUND 8PM IN SAN JOSE. I PUT THAT AS A COMPLAINT ON THIS SYSTEM AT THAT TIME.

Mileage: 90,784

BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY REQUIRES MORE TRAVEL TO ENGAGE BRAKES. IT REQUIRES A LOT OF FORCE TO GET THE PEDAL TO ENGAGE. HAD BRAKES CHECKED BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND ALL SIGNS POINT TO HECU. HYUNDAI WILL REPAIR NEWER MODELS OF THE GENESIS BUT FOR MY YEAR THEY ARE NOT. IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE GENESIS, AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST WENT TO FLOOR BEFORE IT STARTED TO COME TO A STOP. WE DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING BECAUSE WE WERE IN PARKING LOT BUT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM STARTED SUDDENLY AND HAS CONTINUED. THE CAR IS NOW IN A REPAIR SHOP. THERE WAS A RECALL TO REPLACE THE BRAKE FLUID AND THIS WAS DONE IN JANUARY 2014. THE WRONG BRAKE FLUID WAS IN THE CAR FOR FOUR YEARS BEFORE IT WAS REPLACED. IT SEEMS REASONABLE THAT THIS CURRENT BRAKE FAILURE IS DUE TO THE FOUR YEARS OF IMPROPER BRAKE FLUID ALTHOUGH HYUNDAI WILL TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS BRAKE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 38,800

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V489000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND INDICATED THAT THE DEALER ONLY REPLACED THE FACTORY BRAKE FLUID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER DID NOT INSPECT THE HECU MODULE FOR PROPER OPERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE RECALL REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HECU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 4/7/15*CN

Mileage: 88,000

WHEN I TRY STOPPING THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSHES TO THE BOTTOM BUT DOESN'T STOP THE CAR. THE BRAKES FAIL. I BROUGHT IT INTO HYUNDAI SERVICE AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENS AROUND 50% OF THE TIME WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,600.

Mileage: 48,600

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT NEARLY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE CAR BEGAN TO DECELERATE. IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE CAR COULD ONLY SLOW MODERATELY REGARDLESS OF HOW HARD I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THERE WAS NO BRAKE ENGAGEMENT AT THE TOP OF THE PEDAL TRAVEL. AT HOME, I TOOK PHOTOS OF THE PEDAL DISPLACEMENT RELATIVE TO THE FIREWALL AND CAN PROVIDE THEM. PHOTO 1 SHOWS THE STATE OF THE PEDAL WHEN I ARRIVED HOME. IMAGINE THE AMOUNT OF PEDAL FORCE YOU MIGHT USE WHILE PARALLEL PARKING OR SLOWING FOR AN OFF RAMP ON THE HIGHWAY. WITH THAT AMOUNT OF FORCE, THE PEDAL WAS WITHIN ~2" OF THE FIREWALL. PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL LED TO INCREASED "FEEL" AND RESTORING BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS. PHOTO 2 SHOWS A LARGER GAP TO THE FIREWALL AFTER 5 PEDAL REPETITIONS, AND WITH INCREASED FORCE APPLIED. PHOTO 3 SHOWS AN EVEN LARGER GAP AFTER ~20 PEDAL REPETITIONS AND EVEN HIGHER FORCE APPLIED. THE FINAL PHOTO SHOWS THAT AT MAXIMUM FORCE, I COULD ONLY GET THE PEDAL TO ~3" FROM THE FIREWALL. THIS WAS SIMILAR TO THE STATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN THIS MORNING, AND FELT "NORMAL" IN TERMS OF PEDAL EFFORT AND TRAVEL. TO REITERATE: DURING THE FAILURE, THE PEDAL WOULD PUSH TO WITHIN 2" OF THE FIREWALL WITH MINIMAL EFFORT, AND WITH LITTLE BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS. I COULD NOT HAVE PERFORMED A PANIC BRAKING MANEUVER IN THIS STATE, AND ONLY CONTINUED TO DRIVE DUE TO THE LACK OF TRAFFIC AND PROXIMITY TO MY HOME. AFTER SUBSEQUENT PEDAL CYCLING IN MY DRIVEWAY, I COULD ONLY GET THE PEDAL TO MORE THAN 3" FROM THE FIREWALL WITH MAXIMUM EFFORT, AND THE BASE BRAKING FUNCTION APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. TO DATE, THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND THUS UNABLE TO GAIN AUTHORIZATION FROM HMA TO PERFORM ANY REPAIR. I CONSIDER THE CAR UNDRIVEABLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS ALREADY SERVICED FOR THE HECU/BRAKE FLUID RECALL. HECU PASSED THE SCREENING AT THAT TIME. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

WHILE RETURNING HOME TODAY I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN TRAFFIC SLOWED SUDDENLY I BRAKED SOMEWHAT FIRMER THAN NORMAL AND PEDAL WENT SOFT AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. I PUMPED THE BRAKES QUICKLY BUT PEDAL STILLED TRAVELED CLOSE TO THE FLOORBOARD. I STOPPED JUST BARELY IN TIME, PROBABLY JUST A FEW INCHES FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. SO THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED SOMEWHERE IN THE HYDRAULICS I BELIEVE. I AM AWARE THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS CAR DOING THIS. *TR

Mileage: 76,675

THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHEN APPLIED, TRAVELED WELL BEYOND THE NORMAL POINT OF STOPPING, ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS AND RESULTS WERE GREATLY DIMINISHED AND THE PEDAL WAS EXTREMELY "SPONGY"/NOT FIRM AS NORMAL. IN AN EMERGENCY STOPPING SITUATION, THE CAR SIMPLY COULD NOT HAVE STOPPED IN TIME TO AVOID COLLISION. THIS WAS NOT AN INTERMITTENT OCCURRENCE. ONCE THE SYMPTOM MANIFESTED ITSELF, IT HAS DONE DO CONSISTENTLY. THE CAR HAS BEEN DELIVERED TO THE HUMBLE TX HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WHICH HAS IDENTIFIED THE HECU COMPONENT AS THE PROBLEM, AND NOT THE MASTER CYLINDER. UNFORTUNATELY THE SERVICE WRITER HAS NOT RECOGNIZED THE RECALL ACTION REQUIRED FOR THIS COMPONENT. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPLENISHED THE BRAKE FLUID AND WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, ALL INVOLVING A CRASH WITHOUT INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THERE WAS EXCESSIVE PEDAL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR AND SEVERELY REDUCED BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THE INITIAL OCCURRENCE. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

IN SEPTEMBER, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE INTERSTATE AND WAS EXITING. TRAFFIC WAS BACKED UP ON THE EXIT RAMP AND SO I WAS BRAKING AT THE TOP OF THE EXIT RAMP. THERE WAS A BUMP AT THE TRANSITION FROM ASPHALT TO CONCRETE AND I HIT THAT BUMP WHILE I WAS BRAKING. THE BRAKE PEDAL IMMEDIATELY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BUT I WAS ALREADY SLOWED DOWN SO I DID NOT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME ON THE RAMP. THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUED TO BE MUSHY BUT I WAS ABLE TO PUMP THE BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE BRAKES STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. ON NOVEMBER 4, 2014, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A SURFACE STREET AND HAD TO STOP FOR A PEDESTRIAN. WHILE I WAS BRAKING, MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE HIT A POTHOLE AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR SLOWED BUT DID NOT STOP COMPLETELY. I TURNED INTO MY PARKING GARAGE FOR WORK AND THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUED TO SINK ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR EVERY TIME I NEEDED TO STOP. I INCHED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND CONTINUED TO WORK. WHEN I WAS GOING HOME, I TURNED THE CAR ON AND PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL NUMEROUS TIMES BUT THE PEDAL CONTINUED TO BE MUSHY. I WAS ABLE TO STOP BECAUSE THE BRAKES WOULD SUDDENLY GRAB JUST BEFORE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I MADE IT HOME SLOWLY AND AM GETTING THE BRAKES LOOKED AT TODAY. *TR

Mileage: 77,334

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

Mileage: 74,000

IN JULY 2014, I VISITED MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TO TAKE CARE OF A RECALL NOTICE THAT I HAD RECEIVED AND THEY PROMPTLY TOOK CARE OF TWO RECALLS, ONE OF WHICH WAS CAMPAIGN 114 - REPLACING BRAKE FLUID AND INSPECTING THE HYDRAULIC ECU (HECU). THE RECALL HAS TO DO WITH THE OLD FLUID CORRODING PORTIONS OF THE HECU AND CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. WELL TO THAT POINT, I HAD NOT HAD ANY BRAKE FAILURES OR PROBLEMS, BUT IT WAS WITHIN A WEEK OF THE INSPECTION I APPLIED THE BRAKES VERY HARD TO STOP AND AVOID HITTING A CAR ON THE HIGHWAY, THE BRAKES WORKED FINE, BUT UPON HITTING THE BRAKES A SECOND TIME, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR BEFORE ANY BRAKING WAS APPLIED TO THE WHEELS. IT STAYED THAT WAY FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY TRIP (SOME 10-15 MORE MILES) I ATTEMPTED TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND EVEN STOPPED AT A LOCAL GAS STATION AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN TO SEE IF IT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM, IT DID NOT. WHEN I RETURNED HOME, I BEGAN TO LOOK INTO WHAT WOULD CAUSE THIS, AND THAT IS WHEN FOUND OUT THAT CAMPAIGN 114 WAS IN PLAY TO ACTUALLY ATTEMPT TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF DISASTER. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE A DIFFERENT VEHICLE TO WORK AND WHEN I RETURNED HOME (STILL THE MONTH OF JULY 2014) I TRIED THE BRAKES ON THE HYUNDAI AGAIN AND THEY SEEMED TO WORK FINE. I CAUTIOUSLY DROVE THE CAR AND DIDN'T HAVE ANOTHER FAILURE UNTIL TODAY, WHEN I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND APPLIED THE BRAKES HARDER THAN USUAL, THE VERY NEXT BRAKING EVENT MY PEDAL AGAIN WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I ASSUME THAT WHENEVER A HARD BRAKING EVENT OCCURS THESE SYMPTOMS RETURN. I MADE IT TO WORK AND SPENT 4-5 HOURS THERE AND LEFT EARLY TO THE DEALER TOLD THEM THE STORY AND SAID THEY ARE WORKING FINE RIGHT NOW SINCE THE CAR WAS OFF AND ON AGAIN, AND WHILE THEY ARE STILL INVESTIGATING THIS, THEY TOLD ME ALREADY THAT THE HECU IS CHECKING OUT OK. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INNER BALL JOINTS AND THE HYDRAULIC ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

I MISSED MY RIGHT HAND TURN THAT I USUALLY MAKE TO EXIT MY COMMUNITY, SO I STOPPED AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE USING THE BACKUP CAMERA AS A GUIDE. I NOTICED THAT I WAS GETTING TOO CLOSE TO THE SIDEWALK CURBING AND I NOTICED A LARGE TREE NOT TO FAR FROM THE CURBING, SO I TURNED MY BODY AROUND TO MY RIGHT SIDE TO GET A VISUAL LOOK. WHILE I WAS DOING THIS I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL,TURNED MY BODY BACK TO A NORMAL DRIVING POSITION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR NEVER STOPPING THE VEHICLE.THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY MOVED TO THE RIGHT AND THEN I HEARD A LARGE SOUND ( THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE CRASHING INTO THE TREE THAT I SAW.) ALL OF THIS THAT HAPPENED TOOK ABOUT SEVEN TO TEN SECONDS!! I RELEASED MY SEAT BELT AND GOT OF THE CAR TO SEE THE DAMAGE. THE REAR END OF THE BUMPER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED, THE QUARTER PANEL ON THE SAME SIDE WAS BLOWN OUT AND THE TOP OF THE TRUNK TOWARD THE RIGHT SIDE WAS ACTUALLY RIPPED AND DENTED. IRONICALLY I HAD AN APPOINTED WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK THE BRAKES THE SAME DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. I WAS DETERMINED TO FIND OUT WHY THE BRAKES FAILED. SO I DROVE THE VEHICLE KNOWING I HAD NO BRAKES AND MIRACULOUSLY MADE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE PERSONAL SAW HOW BADLY THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND I EXPLAINED TO THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED.ONE OF THE GIRLS IN SERVICE DEPARTMENT, I DON'T REMEMBER HER NAME, COMPLETED THE PAPER WORK AND I WAS TOLD I HAD TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE.SHE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THERE WOULD NO CHARGE FOR ANY REPAIRS BECAUSE THATS HOW HYUNDAI TREATS THEIR CUSTOMERS THATS' WHEN OLD LIGHT BULB WENT OFF AND I ASKED HER IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON VEHICLE AND SHE SAID NO. THE NEXT DAY I SAW THE REPAIR FORM AND THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS REPLACED TWICE AND FAILED TWICE.HE NOTICED THAT THE AUTO ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM MODULE FAILED. HE REPLACED THAT BRAKES O.K. I RECEIVED BACK INJURY,UNDER DOCTORS CARE. *TR

Mileage: 34,264

I WAS DRIVING OUT OF MY COMMUNITY TO AN APPOINTMENT I HAD WITH HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TO CHECK BRAKES WHEN I MISSED RIGHT TURN.I STOPPED THE CAR PUT IT IN REVERSE USING CAMERA AS MY VISUAL.I NOTICED I WAS GETTING CLOSER TO CURB AND SIDEWALK SO I TURNED MY BODY TO MY RIGHT AND SAW THERE WAS A BIG TREE CLOSE TO SIDEWALK.I WAS TURNING BACK TO NORMAL DRIVING POSITION AND APPLYING THE BRAKES AT SAME TIME WHEN THE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR,THE STEERING MOVED TO THE RIGHT, NEVER STOPPING THE CAR. I HEARD A LOUD CRASHING NOISE AND MY BODY BEING SEVERELY JERKED BACK AND FORTH. I NOTICED THE AUTO COLLAPSING HEAD REST POPPED UP.I REMOVED MY SEAT BELT PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND WENT TO SEE THE DAMAGE.SURE ENOUGH I HAD HIT THE TREE WHICH SHOWED NO SIGN OF DAMAGE BUT THE REAR BUMPER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED,QUARTER PANEL WAS BLOWN OUT AND TOP OF THE TRUNK MIDDLE RIGHT WAS ACTUALLY RIPPED AND TORN.I WAS DETERMINED TO SEE WHY THE BRAKES FAILED SO I DROVE THE CAR WITHOUT ANY BRAKES AND MIRACULOUSLY MADE IT TO DEALERSHIP.ONE OF SERVICE GIRLS SAW MY DAMAGED CAR AND ASKED WHAT HAPPENED.I TOLD HER BRAKES FAILED. SHE TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY BECAUSE THEY WILL FIX CAR WITHOUT ANY CHARGE BECAUSE THATS HOW HYUNDAI TREATS THEIR CUSTOMERS. I ASKED IF THERE WERE RECALLS ON THE CAR, SHE SAID NO.THEY TOLD ME MY CAR WILL BE READY NEXT DAY.I WENT NEXT MORNING AND ASKED FOR THE REPORT ON CAR WHICH SAID BRAKE FLUID WAS CHANGED TWICE AND BRAKES FAILED TWICE.THE SERVICE TECH NOTICED AUTO ANTI LOCKING BRAKE MODULE FAILED.HE PUT IN A NEW ONE, REPLACED BRAKING FLUID FOR THIRD TIME, TEST DROVE THE CAR AND SAID BRAKES OK.WHEN DRIVING CAR BRAKES FELT BETTER.AT HOME I STARTED TO FEEL LIGHT HEADED AND FEW DAYS LATTER BACK AND NECK PAINS STARTED TO GET WORSE. PAIN WAS SO BAD I WENT TO URGENT CARE CENTER, GAVE ME AN INJECTION AND PREDIZONE FOR INFLAMMATION AND PAIN.I'M UNDER PAIN DOCTORS CARE. *TR

Mileage: 34,264

BRAKE LIGHTS QUIT WORKING ENTIRELY. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKE SWITCH ON THIS VEHICLE WHICH WAS REPLACED ON 12/08/13. SEVEN MONTHS LATER THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE SERVICE MANAGER IS TELLING ME NOW IT IS A LED DIODE. THIS DIODE, Z01, SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM. I DID NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS BEFORE THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE AND,I'VE OWN THIS CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW, NOW 7 MONTHS LATER I HAVE A BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE. THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER AND SHOULD BE RECTIFIED. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

THE BRAKES LIGHT HAVE FAILED MORE THAN ONCE AND NOW DON'T WORK AT ALL... I LOOKED DEEPER INTO THE ISSUE AND IT LOOKS LIKE A DIODE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND HAS HAPPENED TO NUMEROUS OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 61,253

BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR, UPON TRYING TO STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT..... PUMPED BRAKES OVER AND OVER, STILL NO RESISTANCE IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. BEGAN TO PREPARE TO DOWNSHIFT THE A/T AND START EVASIVE MANEUVERS SO I DIDN'T JEOPARDIZE OTHER NEAR BY DRIVERS (AND MYSELF). AS I PREPARED MYSELF FOR AN ACCIDENT, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOME "SPONGY" AND AFTER PUMPING IT A COUPLE MORE TIMES.... IT FINALLY BEGAN TO WORK. I WAS BESIDE MYSELF! AS A RETIRED MD STATE TROOPER, I KNEW HOW TO STOP THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER I COULDN'T BELIEVE THE CAR I LOVED WAS FAILING ME! AT THE NEXT INTERSECTION, I PULLED OVER, ALLOWED THE CAR TO COOL DOWN AND CHECK FLUID LEVELS (EVERYTHING WAS WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS) AND THERE WERE NO VISIBLE LEAKS UNDER THE VEHICLE OR ON THE GROUND. ON 10-18-2013....MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HYUNDAI AND HYUNDAI REPLACED MY BRAKE FLUID, EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T NECESSARY I HAD THE FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED, AND THE 60K MILE SERVICE COMPLETED. AT THIS TIME, THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS HYUNDAI BRAKE ISSUE. IT IS NOW JUNE 2014 (MILEAGE IS NOW 74K) AND MY BRAKE PEDAL IS BECOMING SPONGY AGAIN AND MY STOPPING DISTANCE IS BECOMING LONGER........I'M AFRAID MY BRAKES ARE GOING TO FAIL ME AGAIN!!! I HOPE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN WITH THE CHILDREN ON BOARD! I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE METICULOUSLY AND SERVICED IT AT EVERY HYUNDAI REQUIRED INTERVAL. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS BRAKE ISSUE HAS SERIOUSLY DEPRECIATED THE VALUE OF MY 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS! *TR

Mileage: 66,500

WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS I WAS MOTIONED BY DRIVER BEHIND ME OF NO BRAKE LIGHTS I QUICKLY PULLED OVER AND ENGINE RUNNING AND SURE ENOUGH MY COUSIN WHO WAS WITH ME SAID I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS,I THE WENT TO THE NEAREST AUTO PARTS PLACE TURNED ENGINE OFF, AND ASKED THE MANAGER WHAT TO DO.HIS SUGGESTION WAS CHECK THE FUSES,WHICH I DID, THEY WHERE FINE.AT THAT POINT I DECIDED TO DRIVE HOME,CAR WON'T START WON'T COME OUT OF PARK AND WARNED STEERING LOCKED .I THEN CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE BY HYUNDAI.THE DRIVER OF THE TOW TRUCK COULD NOT START THE CAR COULD NOT TURN WHEEL HE THEN WHEN UNDER THE DASH BROKE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM AND WAS ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL,CAR STILL WONT START.AFTER ALL THE REPAIRS WHERE DONE I WAS CHARGED $1461.01 FOR REPLACEMENT OF LOCK ASSEMBLY ,DIODE,BOLT SAFETY LOCK,WIRE JUMPER.I FEEL THIS ALL THING WAS DUE TO BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE AND THE REST OF THE DAMAGE BY THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER.WE ARE IN LITIGATION. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN AND PREPARED TO STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT NORMAL AT FIRST, BUT SUDDENLY THE PEDAL WENT NEARLY TO THE FLOOR. THE ABRUPT CHANGE IN THE PEDAL, POSITION RESULTED IN MY PROCEEDING HALF WAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION BEFORE STOPPING. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO CROSS TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. MY DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILURE OF THE ABS MODULE, A $2500 REPAIR. HYUNDAI ISSUED A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE TO REPLACE THE BRAKE FLUID WHICH WAS FELT TO BE CORROSIVE AND COULD RESULT IN FAILURE OF THE ABS MODULE. I HAD THIS PERFORMED IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR. HYUNDAI'S WARRANTY COVERS THIS PART FOR 60,000 MILES OR 5 YEARS. MY CAR IS NO LONGER COVERED BY THE WARRANTY SINCE IT IS OVER 5 YEARS OLD, AND IN SPITE OF THE LOW MILEAGE, HYUNDAI SO FAR HAS DENIED ANY COMPENSATION. OBVIOUSLY THE INTENDED FIX, CHANGING THE BRAKE FLUID, DID NOT WORK, AND CAUSED THE MODULE FAILURE. SINCE THE COMPANY WAS AWARE THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN, IT SEEMS THE PROPER THING TO DO WOULD BE TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART FOR OLDER VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 29,100

I HAVE ENCOUNTER THIS PROBLEM MULTIPLE TIME WITH THIS VEHICLE THROUGH OUT MY OWNERSHIP. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE ENCOUNTERED LOST OF BRAKE LIGHTS REPEATEDLY. I AM USUALLY INFORMED DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE THAT I HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACE THE Z01 DIODE, BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A PERMANENT FIX, BECAUSE I'VE HAD THIS PART REPLACED REPEATEDLY DUE TO LOST OF BRAKE LIGHTS. THE LOST OF BRAKE LIGHTS IS A VERY DANGER SITUATION FOR ALL DRIVERS THAT COULD RESULT IN CRASH, INJURY AND FATALITIES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH HYUNDAI GENESIS VEHICLES PER MY INVESTIGATION ONLINE. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN JUNCTION WITH THE BRAKE FLUID RECALL FOR HYUNDAI GENESIS. HAD TO STEP ON MY BREAK ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE. ALMOST CRASHED INTO CAR AHEAD OF ME. TOOK VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY TO DEALERSHIP. NOTIFIED BY DEALER THAT THE HYDRAULIC ELECTRIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDS REPLACEMENT. DID RESEARCH AND REALIZED MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE CORROSIVE BRAKE FLUID THAT IS A KNOWN RECALL. DEALERSHIP IS BEING DIFFICULT IN REPLACING HECU EVEN THOUGH IT IS CLEARLY RELATED TO THE CORROSIVE BRAKE FLUID RECALL. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AS IF I WAS DRIVING FASTER OR BRAKED LATER IT COULD HAVE BEEN A MULTI VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

FORTY FIVE MINUTES AFTER PICKING UP MY NEW ( TO ME ) CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP I HAD PURCHASED IT FROM I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IN AN INSTANT I HAD TO STEP ON THE BRAKES HARD BECAUSE THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED QUICKLY TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. UPON DOING SO THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN AND I CRASHED INTO THE TRUCK. AFTER THE CRASH I RESTARTED THE CAR TO MOVE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT STOPPED NORMALLY LIKE IT SHOULD. I WAS LEFT WITH THE FEELING THAT I HAD NO BRAKES FOR THAT INSTANT. TOTALLY UN AWARE OF A BRAKE RECALL ON THE NEW CAR, WHEN I FOUND OUT LATER THAT NIGHT ABOUT THE RECALL I WAS UPSET BECAUSE I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT A WELL ESTABLISHED 30 YEARS IN BUSINESS DEALERSHIP WOULD SELL ME A CAR AND NOT HAVE MENTIONED OR EVEN TAKEN CARE OF IT. ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT I CALLED HYUNDAI MOTOR OF AMERICA TO VERIFY THAT MY NEW TO ME GENESIS HAD NEVER BEEN RECALLED (REPAIRED YET ) . HYUNDAI SAID THEY WERE SORRY AND SENT ME OUT AN INVESTIGATION PACKET THAT I AM CURRENTLY FILLING OUT AND GATHERING INFORMATION FOR. THEY ALSO ASKED ME WHAT I WAS SEEKING FROM HYUNDAI. I REPLIED. I WANTED MY CAR FIXED PERFECT. THE TRUCK I HIT REPAIRED. MY RECALL TAKEN CARE OF AND WOULD LIKE SOME SORT OF STATEMENT OR DOCUMENT STATING THAT MY CAR WAS PRONE TO BRAKE FAILURE SO I CAN APPEAL THE SIR CHARGE I WILL RECEIVE FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS AT 500-600 PER YEAR FOR AN AT FAULT ACCIDENT. MY CAR WAS TOWED AWAY TO A BODY SHOP WITH CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE AND IS CURRENTLY UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. *TR

Mileage: 55,603

I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, PREPARING TO COME TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING THE CAR. I PUMPED THE BRAKES AND IT THEN ENGAGED AND STOPPED THE CAR. I CAREFULLY AND SLOWLY DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING MORNING. AFTER INSPECTING THE CAR, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE HECU AND ABS MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THE BRAKE FLUID FLUSHED AND REPLACED. THEY SAID THIS WOULD COST ABOUT $3,000 AND THEY CONTACTED MY EXTENDED WARRANTY INSURANCE CARRIER TO ATTEMPT TO GET THE COST COVERED BY INSURANCE. A DAY LATER THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD SENT AN INSPECTOR OUT TO TEST DRIVE THE CAR AND WOULD SEND ANOTHER INSPECTOR TOMORROW TO INSPECT THE HECU AND ABS MODULE AND THEY'RE STILL ATTEMPTING TO WORK WITH THEM TO GET THE COST COVERED. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE SAFETY RECALL ON 10/24/13 AND THE BRAKE FLUID WAS REPLACED, AND I ALSO HAD NEW BRAKES INSTALLED ON 3/8/14, YET I STILL HAD THE BRAKES FAIL A MONTH LATER. HYUNDAI SHOULD BE DOING THE REPAIRS WITHOUT QUESTION AND INSTEAD THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THE EXTENDED WARRANTY INSURANCE CARRIER TO COVER IT AND I'M HAVING TO WAIT IT OUT WHILE THEY BICKER ABOUT COSTS. *TR

Mileage: 50,750

THE BRAKES BECAME SPONGY, INCREASED TRAVEL, AND LOST STOPPING POWER. I HAD TO PRESS THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE FLUID REPLACED, BUT SUSPECT THAT THIS IS DUE TO CORROSION THAT ALREADY OCCURRED FROM THE FAULTY BRAKE FLUID AND ABS MODULE. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE IN CONVINCING HYUNDAI OF THIS. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP VEHICLE. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. TYPICALLY HAS OCCURRED ONCE OR TWICE PER MONTH. THIS CONTINUES EVEN AFTER HAVING THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED AND FILLING A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. HYUNDAI CHECKED THE HECU MODULE UNDER THEIR RECALL CAMPAIGN #114 AND STATES THE HECU IS WITHIN SPECS. HOWEVER, SINCE THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM UNTIL IT FAILS. CANNOT DRIVE VEHICLE AS WE CANNOT PREDICT NEXT TIME THIS FAILURE WILL OCCUR. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. THOUGHT I LOST MY BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 23,955

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR AND FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO REPEATEDLY PUMP THE BRAKES TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. PRESSING THE BRAKE WITHOUT PUMPING WOULD CAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

IN OCTOBER WHILE THE CAR WAS AT THE DEALER FOR SERVICE THEY ASKED ME WAIT A FEW MORE MINUTES AND EXPLAINED THEY WERE REPLACING THE BRAKE FLUID. WITHIN A MONTH OF THAT SERVICE I STARTED NOTICING A SOFT PEDDLE WHICH TURNED TO A TO THE FLOOR PEDAL ON OCCASIONS. FINALLY IN LATE DEC 13 IT GOT VERY BAD AND THE BRAKES WERE UNRESPONSIVE AND TOOK A GREAT DEAL OF PRESSURE TO ACTIVATE FROM TIME TO TIME. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER TODAY UNDER A NEW RECALL I JUST RECEIVED REGARDING BRAKE FLUID REPLACEMENT. THEY REPLACED THE FLUID AND BLED THE SYSTEM, THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RESULT AND CONTINUED TO LOOK FOR ANOTHER ISSUE. THEY FOUND THE MAST CYLINDER WAS LEAKING. THE TECH TOOK ME ON THE SIDE AND SAID THE FLUID THAT WAS IN THERE ATTRACTED METAL SHAVINGS THAT PROBABLY CAUSED THE MASTER CYLINDER SEAL TO FAIL. THEY WOULD NOT LET ME DRIVE THE CAR HOME AND GAVE ME A LOANER. *TR

Mileage: 83,478

I WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND OBSERVED THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL TURN RED. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL FREELY SUNK TO THE FLOOR WHILE I HAD NO BRAKING POWER. I LET UP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUMPED THE PEDAL AND AFTER SEVERAL PUMPS HAD WEAK BRAKING. I WAS ABLE TO STOP AFTER ROLLING PARTLY INTO THE INTERSECTION. WHILE AT A STOP, I THEN PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOTED I HAD BRAKING POWER BUT THE PEDAL WOULD FALL ALL THE WAY DOWN UNDER CONTINUOUS PRESSURE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME CAUTIOUSLY NOTING THE SAME SITUATION WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TR

Mileage: 31,500

ON 11/5/13, I RECEIVED EMAIL NOTICED FROM NHTSA'S ODI OF CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V489. UPON CLICKING THE LINK I WAS PROVIDED FURTHER INFORMATION INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: "HYUNDAI WILL INSPECT THE HECU MODULE FOR PROPER OPERATION, AND WILL REPLACE THE MODULES AS NECESSARY." AFTER RECEIVING A NOTICE FROM HYUNDAI FOR A DIFFERENT RECALL (13V113), I CONTACTED HYUNDAI, AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE RECALL SERVICE FOR BOTH CAMPAIGNS DONE AT CAROUSEL HYUNDAI, WEST CHESTER, PA ON 12/17/2013. CAROUSEL INSISTED THE BRAKE FLUID SERVICE WAS BASED DID NOT INCLUDE COMPONENT INSPECTION BASED ON SERVICE BULLETIN 13-01-006-02, AND FAILED TO PERFORM AN INSPECTION, BUT NOTED ON MY INVOICE "COMPLETED CAMPAIGN TL6 AS REQUIRED." ON 12/30/13, I CONTACTED HYUNDAI BY TELEPHONE, ASKED WHY THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THE PROPER INFORMATION TO PERFORM THE INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL AFTER MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE ON 12/17/13. I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT IF I WANTED THE BRAKE SYSTEM COMPONENTS INSPECTED FOR CORROSION DAMAGE, I WOULD NEED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN ADDITIONAL RECALL SERVICE. SINCE NHTSA PROVIDED ME WITH THE PROPER RECALL INFORMATION FOR THIS CAMPAIGN ON 11/5/13, IT IS NOT CLEAR WHY HYUNDAI FAILED TO PROVIDED THIS INFORMATION TO THEIR AUTHORIZED SERVICE NETWORK UNTIL AFTER 12/17/13, MORE THAN 30 DAYS LATER, RESULTING IN IMPROPER SERVICING TO COMPLETE THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN. MANY CONSUMERS ARE UNLIKELY TO CHALLENGE THE LACK OF INSPECTION AND MAY THEREFORE CONTINUE DRIVING VEHICLES THAT ARE IMPROPERLY SERVICED, AND PRESENT A POTENTIAL LIFE SAFETY AND COLLISION DAMAGE RISK. MEANWHILE, I WILL BE REQUIRED TO WAIT LONGER AND SPEND ADDITIONAL TIME TO HAVE THE PROPER SERVICING PERFORMED. CAROUSEL DID TAKE THE TIME TO INFORM ME ABOUT OTHER, UNRELATED, SERVICING THEY RECOMMENDED, AND OFFERED TO PERFORM FOR A FEE. *TR

Mileage: 16,300

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE CAR STARTS TO SLOW DOWN BUT DOES NOT STOP UNTIL THE BRAKES GO ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. I AM JUST WAITING FOR THE TIME WHEN IT DOES NOT STOP AT ALL. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I AM SEEING ABOUT THESE BRAKE PROBLEMS IT APPEARS A RECALL SHOULD BE FORTHCOMING FROM HYUNDAI. *TR

Mileage: 121,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:13V489000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL IN APRIL OF 2013 BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

DRIVING IN A 45 MPH ROAD, THERE WAS A TRAFFIC LIGHT THAT TURNED RED. MY SPEED BEFORE STARTING TO BRAKE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WAS NOT STOPPING. IMMEDIATELY I PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES AND FORTUNATELY THE BRAKES SLOWED DOWN THE CAR UNTIL IT CAME TO A STOP ALMOST AT THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. IT WAS A BLESSING THAT THERE WAS NO OTHER CAR IN FRONT OF ME OR CROSSING THE INTERSECTION AT THE TIME. DROVE HOME VERY SLOWLY AND TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE CENTER. ABS MODULE WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $2400.00. A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THE CAR HAD THE BRAKE FLUID REPLACED DUE TO A VEHICLE RECALL FROM HYUNDAI. SERVICE PERFORMED BY THE SAME SERVICE CENTER THAT REPLACED THE FAULTY ABS MODULE. *TR

Mileage: 70,552

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V489000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) WHICH STATED THAT THE HECU MODULE WOULD BE REPLACED AS NECESSARY HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO REPLACE THE HECU MODULE UNDER THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY REPLACE THE BRAKE FLUID. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE DEALER WAS NOT AUTHORIZED TO REPLACE THE HECU MODULE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

Mileage: 73,000

AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST INCIDENT I HAD COME TO A STOP AND NOTICED THE CAR STARTING TO MOVE FORWARD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SLOWLY MOVING TOWARD THE FLOOR. I THOUGHT IT WAS PROBABLY LOW BRAKE FLUID, BUT CHECKED IT AND IT WAS FINE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND SEEMED TO SLOWLY GET WORSE. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN IT IN FOR SERVICE AND REPAIR OF THE BRAKE RELATED RECALL ITEMS. THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD I NEEDED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $2400. AFTER REALIZING THAT THE NHTSA IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THIS FAULTY PART, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT MY ISSUES WITH THIS PART WERE ADDED TO THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS. *TR

Mileage: 79,000

PROBLEM: UPON STEPPING ON BRAKES, REDUCED BRAKE PRESSURE, LONGER PEDAL TRAVEL- FEELING LIKE POSSIBLE MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE, BUT BRAKES CONTINUED TO WORK. NOV. 15, 2013 RECEIVED HYUNDAI SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 13V-113: REPLACE STOP LAMP SWITCH AND FLUSH/REFILL BREAK FLUID. DEALER COMPLETED SERVICE NOV 30. DEALER SAID MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SERVICE PERFORMED DEC. 5. DEALER THEN SAID HYDRAULIC ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I FEEL THE BRAKE PROBLEMS ARE DUE TO THE FAULTY BREAK FLUID THAT WAS INSTALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND REPAIRS NEED TO BE DONE AT THE MANUFACTURES EXPENSE. *TR

Mileage: 85,748

PROBLEM: UPON APPLYING BRAKES, REDUCED BRAKE PRESSURE & LONGER PEDAL TRAVEL, FEELING LIKE MASTER CYLINDER PROBLEM- ALTHOUGH BRAKES CONTINUED TO WORK WITH GREATER EFFORT. NOV. 2013 RECEIVED HYUNDAI SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 13V-113: REPLACE STOP LAMP SWITCH AND FLUSH/REFILL BRAKE FLUID. DEALER COMPLETED SERVICE NOC 30, 2013. DEALER SAID THAT MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. SERVICE PERFORMED DEC. 5, 2013. DEALER THEN SAID HYDRAULIC ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. (PARTS ORDERED.) I FEEL THAT MY BRAKE PROBLEMS WERE CAUSED BY THE MANUFACTURER INSTALLING INADEQUATE/FAULTY BRAKE FLUID. THE REPAIRS NEED TO BE DONE AT THE MANUFACTURER'S EXPENSE. *TR

Mileage: 85,748

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT 5.20 PM ON MONDAY DECEMBER 2, 2013, MY BRAKES FAILED. THE BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST WENT TO THE FLOOR, WERE VERY SOFT, AND ONLY BARELY WORKED. I MANAGED TO STOP THE CAR WITHOUT HITTING ANY OTHER VEHICLE. SINCE I WAS CLOSE TO HOME, I CAREFULLY MANEUVERED THE CAR TO MY GARAGE WHERE IT WAS SAFELY PARKED. ON TUESDAY MORNING (THE NEXT DAY) I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO SHAWNEE MISSION HYUNDAI. THAT AFTERNOON THEY CALLED ME BACK TO SAY THAT THE PROBLEM WAS COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE (HECU). UPON INVESTIGATION, AND WITHOUT ANY ADVICE OR ASSISTANCE FROM THE PEOPLE AT HYUNDAI, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR HYUNDAI, AND THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL. I AM WRITING TO INFORM THE AUTHORITY THAT THE PARTS FAILED ON MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I HAD TO TAKE MY CAR INTO SERVICE DUE TO TWO RECALLS THAT HAD BEEN POSTED. ONE FOR THE BRAKE SWITCH AND THE SECOND FOR THE BRAKE FLUID. IN ADDITION TO THAT, MY WIFE HAD ALSO MENTIONED TO ME THAT THE BRAKES FELT "SPONGE-Y". ONCE I GOT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND NOTIFIED THE SERVICE ADVISOR WHAT ISSUES I HAD, HE TOLD ME THAT MY CAR NEEDS A NEW ABS MODULE. I DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FILED FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MYSELF TO THAT LIST OF CONSUMERS WHO HAVE THIS VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THIS ISSUE BEING RESOLVED. *TR

ON 8/13/13 AT APPROX 930AM, TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN IT TURNED YELLOW. DRIVER OF VEHICLE INFRONT OF ME SUDDENLY STOPPED AND AS I APPLIED THE BRAKE TO STOP AS WELL, MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR BUT HAD NO BRAKING POWER. I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP SO UNFORTUNATELY I STRUCK THE VEHICLE INFRONT OF ME. ALL REPAIRS WERE FINISHED ON 8/29/13. AS I BACKED INTO MY DRIVEWAY I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. I CONTACTED THE AUTO BODY SHOP AND THEY LOOKED AT IT THE NEXT DAY. THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT IN DIRECT RELATION TO THEIR SERVICES RENDERED BUT THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THEY ALSO ADVISED ME THAT MY BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED SOFT AND SHOULD ALSO BE LOOKED AT. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKE FLUID AND STOP LIGHT SWITCH. THE BRAKE LIGHTS STARTED WORKING AGAIN PRIOR TO MY APPOINTMENT SO I ENDED UP CANCELING IT. IN EARLY NOV I NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHTS AGAIN WERE NOT WORKING. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN AND THEY FIXED THE BRAKE FLUID AND STOP LIGHT SWITCH SAYING THEY WERE RECALLED. THEY ALSO ADVISED ME THAT MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND SHOULD HAVE IT LOOKED AT BUT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSIS AND/OR REPAIRS. WHEN I GOT HOME AGAIN, I BACKED INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING EVEN THOUGH I JUST LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY FIXED IT. RECALLS ARE STATING THAT THE PREVIOUS BRAKE FLUID MAY CORRODE THE BRAKE MODULE REDUCING BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS POSSIBLY ENDING IN A CRASH AND THAT THE STOP LIGHTS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED ON OTHER CARS. I WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF MY ISSUE BEFORE I CONTACTED HYUNDAI DIRECTLY AND POSSIBLY A LAWYER. THANK YOU *TR

BROUGHT MY CAR IN TO ADDRESS A RECALL ON THE BRAKES. 10 DAYS AFTER THEY FLUSHED MY BRAKE FLUID I NOTICED I HAD TO PUSH DOWN HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR THE CAR TO STOP. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN AND THEY SAID THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST. I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AND I'M EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS EASTBOUND ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH. A VEHICLE PUT ON THEIR BRAKES AHEAD OF THE CAR AND MY WIFE WENT TO APPLY HER BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT NEARLY TO THE FLOOR CAUSING HER TO NEARLY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE BRAKING ACTION FINALLY ACTIVATED. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND WAS PRESENTED WITH A $2375 REPAIR BILL FOR A FAILED ABS CONTROL MODULE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A RECURRING FAILURE WITH THE GENESIS MODEL AND A RECALL IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THESE VEHICLES ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY! *TR

Mileage: 96,000

SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE. BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY MUSHY, AND HAD TO BE PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO BRAKE THE CAR. AFTER BRAKE WAS PUMPED A COUPLE OF TIMES, ISSUE WENT AWAY. APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY ABS HYDRAULIC MODULE. AFTER THE INCIDENT, DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE GENESIS OWNERS FORUMS, AND SEEMS LIKE THE SAME ISSUE HAS AFFECTED A NUMBER OF OTHER VEHICLES AS WELL. HTTP://WWW.GENESISOWNERS.COM/HYUNDAI-GENESIS-FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=9926&PAGE=7. *TR

Mileage: 49,990

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGED THE BRAKES BUT THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT TIRE BRAKE PADS AND MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER WERE REPLACED BUT FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

Mileage: 80,000

I EXPERIENCED BRAKES ISSUES WITH MY 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS ON 31 OCT 13. DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, I HAD TO PUSH MY BRAKES ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND AND PUMP THEM SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. I CALLED THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TO GET AN APPOINTMENT FOR MY CAR, THEY WERE ABLE TO SEE MY CAR ON 4 NOV 13 (TODAY). I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE HYUNDAI REPRESENTATIVE (WALDORF, MD - STORE #MD041) THIS MORNING NOTIFYING ME THAT MY CAR'S BRAKE SYSTEM - HYDRAULIC ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT IS FAILING. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPENING MORE OFTEN TO THESE PARTICULAR CARS. I WAS TOLD THE BRAKE FLUID WAS REPLACED IN MY CAR IN MARCH 2013. THE CHANGE OF THE BRAKE FLUID WAS TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPEN. THE BRAKE FLUID DID NOT PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING TO MY VEHICLE. I BELIEVE HYUNDAI SHOULD RECALL/FIX THE FAULTY HYDRAULIC ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FOR THE HYUNDAI GENESIS VERSUS THE CUSTOMERS PAYING A $3,000.00 BILL WHICH IS UNNECESSARY. *TR

Mileage: 82,599

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN A WEEK WHERE THE BRAKES HAVE JUST FAILED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. AFTER PUMPING THE PEDAL PRESSURE IS RESTORED. CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY GOING FORWARD. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE AND TRAFFIC CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO FLOOR AND WAS SLOW TO ACTIVATE. THE CAR DID STOP BUT BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR NEARLY BEFORE STOPPING. HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE. THE FIRST TIME I STOPPED AND CHECKED BRAKE FLUID AND THEY SEEMED TO CORRECT, NOT THIS TIME. I HAVE TAKEN CAR TO TWO DEALERS FOR REPAIR AND THEY BOTH SAID BRAKE FLUID CHANGE RECALL, NOTHING FURTHER. THEY BOTH LET ME LEAVE WITH BRAKES STILL GOING TO FLOOR. I AM A 33 YEAR STATE POLICE INVESTIGATOR AND SAW THE NEWS OF RECALL ONLINE. I HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID CRASH BOTH TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 71,129

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE UPON ENGAGING THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL ALSO ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AS THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE RESUME IN OPERATION HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TWICE WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE FRONT BRAKES AND BRAKE FLUID WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER PERTAINING TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKING FLUID. THE OWNER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXPENSE OF THE BRAKES AS THE BRAKE FLUID WAS REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

Mileage: 44,000

WHEN TRYING TO USE THE BRAKES IN MY VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT I HAD TO PUSH THEM ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR FOR THEM TO ENGAGE. IT SEEMS THAT EVERY SO OFTEN, THIS IS AN ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS WAS SEVERELY REDUCED (COMPARED TO NORMAL). THIS WAS THE FIRST STOP AFTER A "PANIC STOP". THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED AT WILL. APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS LATER, THE SAME FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED (AGAIN AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST STOP AFTER A PANIC STOP, BUT THIS TIME TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30 M.P.H.). AGAIN, THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE REPRODUCED AT WILL AS IT IS INTERMITTENT. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

MY LOCAL DEALER, KUHIO MOTORS, HAS FAILED TO CORRECT A BRAKE PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN ON-GOING FOR OVER TWO MONTHS. THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (ABS) AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) HAVE BEEN BURNING CONTINUOUSLY FOR OVER TWO MONTHS. KUHIO MOTORS, MY HYUNDAI DEALER, HAS FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AFTER THREE VISITS FOR SERVICE. I UNDERSTAND THAT SEVERAL GENESIS DRIVERS HAVE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE BRAKING CONTROL MODULE. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE PARKING BRAKE WAS USED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED OFF THE ROADWAY AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MASTER CYLINDER AND CALIPERS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE ISSUE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83000.

Mileage: 83,000

MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELING TO WORK ON I10 WEST BETWEEN QUINCY & TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN AND GET OFF THE EXIT WHEN SHE PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT. I YELLED TO HER TO PUMP THE BRAKE AND THE CAR SUDDENLY BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY EVENTUALLY TOLD US AFTER TWO DAY THAT IT WAS THE ABS MODULATOR AND THE PART & SERVICE IS $2400.00. REFUSE TO PAY. TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A BRAKE FLUID RECALL AND REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE SWITCH JUST A MONTH AGO. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

ON 9/6/2012 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, WHEN A PICKUP TRUCK PULLED IN FRONT OF HER, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR, BUT SHE MANAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. SHE IMMEDIATELY DROVE IT HOME, AND I TESTED THE VEHICLE WITH THE SAME RESULTS, THE BRAKES WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. CALLED HYUNDAI AND THEY HAD THE CAR TOWED. PICKED THE CAR UP ON 9/12/2012. HYUNDAI DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED ABS UNIT. THANKFULLY THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, SINCE THE COST TO REPAIR WAS $2071. SINCE I JUST HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL, I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO REPORT THAT THE PROBLEM HAPPENED OVER 1 YEAR AGO. *TR

Mileage: 33,471

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WENT NEARLY TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,713 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

Mileage: 102,713

TRAVELING ON FREEWAY WHEN A VEHICLE SUDDENLY CHANGED LANES IN FRONT OF ME CAUSING ME TO BRAKE SUDDENLY AND HARD. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN, THE VEHICLE SLOWED, AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL STARTED TO GO DOWN FURTHER BUT THE CAR DIDN'T STOP. I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. AFTERWARDS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY "SOFT" AND IT DIDN'T INITIATE ANY SLOWING OF THE CAR UNLESS I PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 106,115

I WAS DRIVING AROUND 45 MPH WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BRAKED SUDDENLY TO AVOID AN ANIMAL IN THE STREET. MY BRAKES DID NOT INITIALLY WORK AT ALL AND I HAD THEM TO THE FLOOR. AFTER ABOUT 3 SECONDS THEY BEGAN TO BRAKE. NOW MY PEDAL CAN BE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT BRAKING AND I HAVE TO PUMP THEM TO GET THEM TO WORK. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED THAT PROBLEM, BUT SINCE THE INCIDENT THEY WILL NOT BRAKE BUT VERY SLOWLY. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS WITH 4.6 LITER V8 ENGINE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00 AM WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT AND WENT TO FLOOR WITH GREATLY REDUCED BRAKING AFFECT. NO WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATING A BRAKE FAILURE OR ANY OTHER PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WHO INDICATED THAT A SERVICE NOTIFICATION HAD BEEN ISSUED CONCERNING THE BRAKE FLUID (CAMPAIGN #TL6 20C022RO) AND THE FLUID WOULD BE REPLACED. AFTER THE FLUID WAS REPLACED THE BRAKES WERE STILL INOPERATIVE. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT NEXT SAID THE BRAKE ABS MODULE HAD FAILED (HECU). THE COSTLY ABS MODULE WAS REPLACED AND THE BRAKE OPERATION RETURNED TO NORMAL. *TR

Mileage: 73,762

WHILE APPROACHING STOPPED TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE-70 I APPLIED BRAKES HARD ENOUGH TO ENGAGE THE ABS SYSTEM. SUBSEQUENT BRAKING RESULTED IN THE BRAKE PEDAL HAVING EXCESSIVE TRAVEL TO WITHIN 1/2 INCH OF THE FLOOR BOARD, MAKING FUTURE STOPPING VERY UNPREDICTABLE AND RESULTING IN MULTIPLE NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS. THE BRAKE PEDAL CORRECTED ITSELF WITHIN ABOUT 3 DAYS OF NORMAL DRIVING. THIS EXACT SAME THING HAS OCCURRED EVERY TIME THE ABS HAS BEEN ENGAGED, WHICH IS AT LEAST 3 ADDITIONAL TIMES SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. EACH TIME THE PROBLEM HAS CLEARED UP IN ABOUT 3 DAYS, BUT THE BRAKES ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS DURING THAT TIME. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

BRAKE MALFUNCTION; REPAIRS DONE AT DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 48,328

RECURRENT/ONGOING BRAKES LIGHTS FAILURE SINCE JUNE 2012 (BRAKE LAMP DIODE BLOWS OUT FREQUENTLY CAUSING BRAKE LAMPS TO BE INOPERATIVE). SPONGY BRAKES. HAVE TO PUMP AND PUSH HARDER THAN NORMAL ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP. CAR SERVICED AT TAMERON HYUNDAI DEALER IN B'HAM, AL (STATES ESC HYDRAULIC MODULE INTERNAL VALVE MALFUNCTION, NEEDS REPLACEMENT). *TR....UPDATED 05/20/14 *BF THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS VOLUNTARILY RELEASED TO THE CREDITOR AND WAS SOLD APRIL 2014. THE CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 05/28/2014 *JS

Mileage: 74,968

WHILE DRIVING ON H STREET NE IN WASHINGTON DC DURING THE DAY, I APPLIED THE BRAKES FROM A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. AS I PASSED OVER SOME GRAVELLY SURFACE, THE ANTI-LOCK MECHANISMS ACTIVATED. AFTER THE INITIAL RAPID PULSATION ASSOCIATED WITH ANTILOCK BRAKING, HOWEVER, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT AND TRAVELED NEARLY THE FULL DISTANCE TO THE FLOOR BEFORE RE-ENGAGING. THE BRAKES REMAINED IN THIS CONDITION FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, BUT THEY RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND SEVERAL APPLICATIONS. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN ON A GRAVEL ROAD IN LATE JULY 2012. THIS TIME THE BRAKES NEVER RETURNED TO NORMAL. INSTEAD, TO APPLY THE BRAKES, I WOULD HAVE TO PUSH THE PEDAL NEARLY ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE, AND AFTER A FEW WEEKS AND DIFFERENT ATTEMPTED SOLUTIONS, FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED SINCE JULY 2012. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

MY WIFE NORMALLY DRIVES THE CAR ,BUT OVER THIS PAST WEEKEND I DROVER HER VEHICLE. I NOTICED THAT EVERYTIME I CAME TO A STOP AND KEPT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL ,IT WOULD SLOWLY GO TO THE FLOOR. AFTER EXPERIENCING AGAIN. ON SUNDAY 10/20/2013, I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID IN THE MASTER CYLINDER, IT WAS FULL. HAVING WORKED IN MANUFACTURING , MORE SPECIFICALLY IN THE MANUFACTURING OF ABS AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEMS, THERE ARE SOFTWARE ISSUES THAT SURFACE PERIODICALLY. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY ARE NOT HANDLED AS QUICKLY, BY THE CAR MANUFACTURER ( THEY DESIGN THE SOFTWARE), AS ONE WOULD HOPE. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

I OWN A 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS 4 DOOR SEDAN, 6 CYLINDER. ON 3 OCCASIONS THIS PAST SUMMER, IN RAPID SUCCESSION, MY BRAKES FAILED, AND IN 1 INSTANCE I NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE BRAKE PEDAL INEXPLICABLY GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE CAR FINALLY COMES TO A SLOW STOP. VERY DANGEROUS. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, WHO KEPT IT FOR 2 DAYS. THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE FLUID(THEY SAID IT WAS A RECALL ITEM AND THEY NEVER CONTACTED ME ABOUT IT, THEY ADMITTED) AND THEY CHARGED ME FOR REPLACING MY FRONT BRAKES. HAVE HAD THE CAR A MONTH NOW, AND ITS HAPPENED TWICE MORE-THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN FOR ME OR ANYONE ELSE WITH A HYUNDAI GENESIS. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

MY WIFE WAS COMING TO A STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL IMMEDIATELY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND LUCKILY FOR ME SHE INSTINCTIVELY PUMPED THE PEDAL AND IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED BUT IT SCARED THE LIVING CRAP OUT OF HER! SHE THEN PROCEEDED ON THE FREEWAY AND AT SOME POINT TRAFFIC BECAME STOP AND GO AND SHE WAS NERVOUS DRIVING IN IT WHICH I DON'T BLAME HER. NOW SHE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE HER OWN CAR WHICH IS HER DAILY COMMUTER??? ]NOW THE CAR JUST CAME OUT OF WARRANTY AND I ALREADY KNOW THAT I GOING TO CATCH[XXX]TRYING TO GET THIS [XXX] ABS THING REPLACED!! IT'S APPARENT WHAT IS CAUSING THE ISSUE BASED OFF THE SAME COMPLAINT. WHEN IN ACTUALITY IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY HYUNDAI!!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 76,102

4.6L TRAVELING AT 50MPH AND APPLIED BRAKE TO COME TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. BRAKE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. MY CAR WAS PACKED WITH CHILDREN AND I WENT INTO PANIC MODE AS I HAD TO PUMP MY BRAKES TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP. I HAD BRAKES ONE MOMENT AND NO BRAKES THE NEXT MOMENT. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS, THE ISSUE HAS NOT GONE AWAY AND I'M SCARED TO EVEN DRIVE TO DEALER. AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE, IT IS A SHAME TO SEE THE ONGOING ISSUES WITH THIS PROBLEM ALONE WITH ACCIDENTS INVOLVED. THERE SHOULD BE REPERCUSSIONS TO HYUNDAI. THIS IS ONE OF MANY COSTLY ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. IT'S A MONEY PIT FOR LESS THAN THREE YEARS!! THIS ISSUE IS BY FAR THE SCARIEST OF THEM ALL.

Mileage: 133,000

DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH, WHEN I HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY FOR THE RED LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION, FOR SOME REASON BRAKES WAS REAL SOFT. IT WAS VERY CLEAR THAT I WASN'T ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AS EXPECTED, CHECKED ALL THE FLUIDS AND BRAKES FOR ANY LEAKS. EVERYTHING LOOKED NORMAL BUT BRAKE PEDAL STILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

WHILE DRIVING WITH FAMILY ON DAY BEFORE FATHER-IN-LAWS FUNERAL MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. AFTER RESTARTING SEVERAL TIMES SAME THING EXPERIENCED. NO FAULT CODES SEEN READ MANY ONLINE FORUM POSTS WITH SAME PROBLEMS. BRAKING POWER REDUCED BY APPROX 70%. SCARY TO DRIVE CAR NOW. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. ALL POSTS POINT TO ABS UNIT FAILURE. DEALER CALLED FOR AND DID TSB CHANGE TO HIGH TEMP BRAKE FLUID AT LAST SERVICE. RELATED TO ATTEMPT AND PREVENT THIS?? COULD VERY WELL BE. PLEASE HELP. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. NO INDICATION TO DRIVER. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. SAME DIODE PACKAGE REPLACED AS THE FIRST FAILURE REPORTED LESS THAN A YEAR AGO AND 5 K MILES. UPDATED 10/22/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATEDALL BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL INCLUDING THE RIGHT, LEFT AND CENTER. *JS

Mileage: 26,972

ALL BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED NO INDICATION TO OPERATOR

Mileage: 22,142

HAD TO APPLY BRAKES SUDDENLY, CAR STOPPED AS NORMAL/EXPECTED. AFTER THIS INSTANCE, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS BEEN EXCEPTIONALLY SOFT, OFTEN TRAVELING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR PRIOR TO ANY STOPPING POWER. THE FLUID LEVEL IS NORMAL, BRAKE PADS ARE GOOD. *JB

Mileage: 71,000

I WAS HEADING TO WORK AND WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL IT HIT THE FLOOR AND THE CAR DIDN'T STOPPED SO I AM INTERMEDIATELY PRESSED THE PARK PEDAL AND MY CAR STARTED SPIN ON THE STREET. *JS

Mileage: 65,000

MY WIFE WAS COMING BACK HOME FROM DROPPING OFF THE KIDS AT SCHOOL, WHEN TRAFFIC WAS COMING TO A STOP IN FRONT OF HER. WHEN SHE TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH ALMOST NO RESISTANCE. FORTUNATELY, SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP BEFORE SHE HIT THE OTHER STOPPED CARS. THE DEALER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE ABS MODULE HAS FAILED ON THE CAR. FROM LOOKING AT THIS SITE, I AM NOT THE FIRST DRIVER WITH THIS PROBLEM. SEEMS TO ME THAT HYUNDAI GOT A BAD BATCH OF ABS MODULES. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF NTHSB COULD CORRELATE THE VIN NUMBERS OF THOSE REPORTING THIS PROBLEM TO SEE IF THERE IS A PATTERN OF CLOSE VINS. HYUNDAI SHOULD MAKE THIS RIGHT AS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR INDICATION OF ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES UNTIL THEY JUST SUDDENLY FAILED TO OPERATE. THE DEALER HAS CONFIRMED TO ME THAT THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE OR SERVICE THAT I COULD HAVE OR SHOULD HAVE DONE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. LOOKING THROUGH THE ENTRIES OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS AT NHTSA AND READING THROUGH THE ENTRIES AT HTTP://WWW.GENESISOWNERS.COM, I AM SURPRISED THAT NO ONE HAS DIED FROM THIS ISSUE YET.

Mileage: 62,480

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN I HAD TO SLOW DOWN DUE TO VEHICLE SLOWING IN FROM OF ME. I PLACED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, SO I BEGAN PUMPING TO SEE IF THE BRAKES WOULD RESPOND. THE BRAKE PEDAL RESPONDED WITH AN INCREASE RESISTANCE AND I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN. SHORTLY AFTER THE BRAKES RESPONDED NORMALLY. A FEW DAYS LATER MY WIFE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. *TR

Mileage: 84,010

HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO AVOID DEBRIS ON HWY EXIT. FOLLOWING THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY FADE NOTICEABLY. WITHIN 2 WEEKS IT BECAME A CHRONIC ISSUE. HAD THE BRAKE FLUID FLUSHED AND REPLACE. NO BETTER, HAD BRAKES REPLACED, NO BETTER, HAD THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER REPLACED, AND AGAIN NO BETTER. I HAVE SPENT SEVERAL HUNDRED TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. RECENTLY READ AN ON-LINE FORUM WHERE MANY GENESIS OWNERS ARE REPORTING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS NARROWING IT DOWN. THE CONSENSUS APPEARS TO BE THAT THE ABS CONTROLLER IS FAULTY AND AT A COST OF ALMOST $3000 TO REPAIR. THIS IS TOTALLY UNSATISFACTORY! IT ISN'T JUST THE OUTRAGEOUS COST, BUT A SAFETY ITEM SHOULD NOT FAIL AS FREQUENTLY AS THEY APPEAR TO BE AND NOT ON A CAR THAT IS STILL RELATIVELY "NEW". *TR

Mileage: 76,000

I SERIOUSLY HOPE PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS CAR IS RECALLED FOR BRAKE FAILURE PROBLEMS. I AM HAVING AN ISSUE WITH MY 2009 GENESIS WHERE ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY SOFT AND GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I INITIALLY THOUGHT THIS WAS A ONE-TIME FLUKE. WELL NOW THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS OCCASIONALLY GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO BRAKE SYSTEM. THE BEST WAY I CAN DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM IS THE BRAKES ARE GOOD AND THEN THEY ARE BAD ON THE NEXT APPLICATION. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO GRADUAL DETERIORATION, JUST INSTANT NO BRAKES. PUMPING SEEMS TO IMPROVE THE BRAKES SLIGHTLY BUT THEY RAPIDLY FADED WHEN HELD. NO BRAKE FLUID LEAK IS OBSERVED AND BRAKE FLUID LEVEL IS FULL. FROM WHAT I AM READING THIS IS NOT A SPORADIC PROBLEM IF YOU LOOK AT HOW MANY OF US THIS IS HAPPENING TO!!! I PRAY THIS HYUNDAI PROBLEM DOES NOT END UP IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND SOMEONE BEING KILLED. THIS CAR IS COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE AND UNRELIABLE. THE BRAKES WORK FINE UNTIL THEY DECIDE NOT TO WORK. THIS IS SOME SCARY STUFF. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 GENESIS WITHOUT ANY PRIOR INCIDENTS OR NOTIFICATION, THE BRAKES WENT OUT. THE CAR DID NOT STOP AND IT ONLY STOPPED WHEN I BUMPED THE BRAKES AND PUSHED THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY, NO CAR WAS COMING THE OTHER DIRECTION AS THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED HALF WAY IN THE INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED ME THE VEHICLES ABS MODULE SYSTEM FAILED, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE COST TO REPLACE THIS PART IS VERY EXPENSIVE. IM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. APPARENTLY, HYUNDAI HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE SINCE JULY 2012. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 85,167

APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, PRESSED THE BRAKES, PEDDLE WENT SOFT (NO PRESSURE). THE CAR DID NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY, ONLY SLOWED DOWN. LUCKILY, I ALLOWED MUCH SPACE IN FRONT OF ME TO SLOW THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP, THEY STATE THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE. THIS VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS HYDRAULIC MODULE FROM WHAT I HAVE READ FROM OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. I AM ONE OF THE UNLUCKY MANY WHOSE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS REPAIR IS NECESSARY. I PRAY THAT THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT CAUSE A LOSS OF LIFE, HOWEVER AM CONCERNED IT MIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION. VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. LOSS OF BRAKING. *TR

Mileage: 78,127

WITHOUT ANY PRIOR INCIDENTS OR PROBABLE CAUSES, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY WENT "SOFT", AS IN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES WERE PRACTICALLY INEFFECTIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE, AND FROM RESEARCH DONE ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS BRAKE MODULE, YET HYUNDAI DEALERS THAT I HAVE APPROACHED ABOUT THE PROBLEM ARE UNAWARE THAT THIS IS FAIRLY COMMON, AND ARE RELUCTANT TO REPLACE THIS RATHER EXPENSIVE COMPONENT WITHOUT TOYING AROUND WITH OTHER PERCEIVED "FIXES", SUCH AS REPLACING THE BRAKE FLUID AND/OR THE MASTER CYLINDER. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

WELL I HAD ANOTHER INCIDENT WITH MY 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS? BRAKING SYSTEM, AGAIN.I HAD TO PICK UP ONE OF OUR DAUGHTERS FROM WORK SATURDAY NIGHT. AS I WAS DRIVING, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN TO ENTER THE PARKING LOT, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. SINCE IT WAS MIDNIGHT, THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC, WHICH ALLOWED ME THE TIME TO STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL REPEATEDLY UNTIL THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP SUNDAY MORNING AND THEY HAD IT TOWED IN, AGAIN. NOW I HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT THEY FIND. LAST TIME THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO US THE SAME WAY IT WENT IN. IN ADDITION, THEY SAID HYUNDAI USA'S POLICY IS TO NOT REPLACE ANYTHING UNLESS THEY CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WE ALSO HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THAT WAS OF NO USE. HYUNDAI USA CONTACTED ME BECAUSE OF A COMMENT I LEFT ON THEIR FACEBOOK ACCOUNT. HYUNDAI USA SAID THEY DID AN INQUIRY WITH MY DEALERSHIP AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT AND INSURED ME THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. HYUNDAI USA SAID THEY WOULD BE PUTTING IN FOR THEIR OWN ?INVESTIGATION? AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE 6-8 WEEKS. IN THE MEANTIME, I HAVE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE WHICH IS CLEARLY NOT SAFE. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY IT IS HYUNDAI USA HAS TO DO THEIR OWN INVESTIGATION. IS THE DEALERSHIP NOT COMPETENT? DO THEY KNOW SOMETHING THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT? HOW CAN IT POSSIBLY TAKE 6-8 TO WEEKS? ARE THERE THAT MANY MECHANICAL ISSUES AND COMPLAINTS BEING INVESTIGATED ALL AT ONCE? SHOULDN'T A BRAKING, OR STOPPING, ISSUE BE ADDRESSED AT THE TOP OF THE COMPLAINT LIST? I DON'T FEEL LIKE SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE INJURED OR KILLED IN ORDER TO GET SOMEONE TO REPAIR THE CAR. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. AFTER READING MULTIPLE COMMENTS ON-LINE ABOUT THE 2009 GENESIS? BRAKING PROBLEMS, I WOULD HAVE PURCHASED ANOTHER MODEL OR YEAR. VERY DISSATISFIED WITH HYUNDAI, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 61,500

LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING MY CAR THANK GOD JUST AROUND TOWN AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY LIKE I AM USUALLY OR WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR, ON A VERY SUNNY DAY WITH NO WET ROADS IN SOUTH FLORIDA AS I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT WITH CARS STOPPED AT THE LIGHT IN BOTH LANES, I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKES AND TO MY SURPRISE THE BRAKE PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR. I WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MPH I WAS IN PANIC MODE AS I STARTED PUMPING THE BRAKES AND NOTHING. I STARTED SLOWING DOWN ONLY BECAUSE I WAS SO FAR BEHIND THE OTHER CARS WHEN I HAD TAKEN MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. WELL I STOPPED UNFORTUNATELY ONLY BECAUSE THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED ME. THERE WAS NOT MUCH DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE. I HAD IT TOWED BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY COULD CHECK IT OUT AND FIX THE PROBLEM. THAT WAS 4:30 PM ON FRIDAY THE SERVICE AGENT SAID THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CHECK IT TILL THE AM. ON SATURDAY AT 8:55 AM THE DEALERSHIPS GOT BACK TO ME AND GUESS WHAT THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO THE SERVICE AGENT TOLD ME HE HAD DRAINED THE BRAKES AND BLED THE LINES AND CHANGED THE BRAKE FLUID TO DOT 4 AND THE CAR WAS READY TO PICK UP. I TOLD HIM HE WAS GOING TO HAVE TO SPEAK TO MY HUSBAND BECAUSE I FELT HE WAS BEING VERY CONDESCENDING AND SHORT WITH ME. MY HUSBAND SPOKE WITH HIM AND HE AGREED HE WOULDN'T WANT HIS WIFE DRIVING THE CAR EITHER, SO HIS RECOMMENDATION WAS TO LEAVE THE CAR AND HAVE THE MANAGER DRIVE THE CAR FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND TO SEE IF HE COULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WELL ON MONDAY AFTERNOON WE GOT A CALL AND WERE TOLD TO COME PICK THE CAR UP AS THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND COULDN'T REPLACE ANY PART WITHOUT DUPLICATING THE MALFUNCTION. WE NOW HAVE THE CAR BACK IN OUR POSSESSION. WE TRULY ARE DISSATISFIED WITH HOW COCONUT CREEK HYUNDAI HAS HANDLED OUR SITUATION AND WORSE YET HAVE A CAR WE FEEL IS UNSAFE TO BE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN STOPPING THE CAR. ONCE STOPPED YOU HAVE TP PUMP THE BRAKES TO KEEP THE CAR FROM MOVING FORWARD. THE HYUNDAI DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS AN ABS FAILURE AND HE HAS REPLACED MANY UNITS ALREADY.. MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I WENT ON TO THE HYUNDAI OWNERS FORUM FOR THE GENESIS AND THIS HAS HAPPENED ALOT TO THESE CARS. HYUNDAI HAS REPLACED THESE ABS UNITS WHEN THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A FAILURE TO WARN OWNERS OF A CONTINUING PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE 2/16/13 I HAVE BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS OF BRAKE PEDAL GRADUALLY GOING DOWN TO THE FLOOR AT A STOP LIGHT OR WHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT THE BRAKES WOULD GRADUALLY LOSE PRESSURE AND THE CAR WOULD START CREEPING FORWARD. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING WHETHER I AM DRIVING 30 MPH ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS OR 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY (WHICH I STOPPED DOING!). MY HUSBAND ALSO DRIVES THE CAR AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES, I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP. DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER HAS BEEN ALMOST HAZARDOUS. CAR TAKEN BACK TO DEALER (MARCH 7, 2013), HAD PART REPLACED, PICKED UP CAR ON MARCH 8, 2013 AND HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK THE VERY NEXT MORNING, MARCH 9, 2013, AND THE PROBLEM WAS WORSE THAN WHEN IT WAS TAKEN IN THE FIRST TIME. WHEN THIS STARTED HAPPENING, I WAS VERY AFRAID OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN I NEVER COULD TELL IF MY BRAKES WOULD HOLD WITH JUST A SIMPLE STOP LIGHT. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER GENESIS 2009 OWNERS AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS PROBLEMS AS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE JULY 2012 AND HYUNDAI HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND CERTAIN DEALERS ARE NOT HANDLING THE REPAIRS IN A CUSTOMER FRIENDLY WAY, ESPECIALLY SINCE IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 40,055

AFTER SUDDEN DECELERATION, BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT. BRAKES CONTINUED TO OPERATE BUT LESS PREDICTABLY. INITIAL REPAIR OF BRAKE BOOSTER WORKED FOR A WEEK OR SO, THEN FAILED. REPLACEMENT OF ABS MODULE SEEMS TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. ALL WORK DONE UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE ON RAMP OF INTERSTATE I20 @ 45 MPH, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED EXCEPT THAT THE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR, 7 MILES LATER ON THE EXIT RAMP AT ABOUT 70 MPH EXACTLY THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THAT EVENING AFTER WORK. THEY TOLD ME THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER HAD FAILED AND BECAUSE MY MILEAGE WAS 2,930 OVER THE 60K LIMIT IT WOULD NOT BE A WARRANTY REPAIR. I SAID "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?, YOU MUST CALL HNA THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM". THEY MUST HAVE BECAUSE THEY REPAIRED IT "ONE TIME GOOD WILL FOR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION". MY CONFIDENCE IN THIS BRAND HAS GONE AWAY, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 62,930

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE BRAKE LIGHT DIODE HAS GONE OUT IN 29000 MILES. THERE IS NO WARNING LIGHT OR INDICATOR THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OUT. BOTH TIMES IT WAS CAUGHT DURING AN OIL CHANGE. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

ON A TOTAL OF FOUR OCCASIONS NOW I HAVE HAD TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE--BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR WHEN MOVING. THE VEHICLE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT. MULTIPLE PARTS WERE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED A SECOND TIME THEREAFTER. I CAPTURED IT ON VIDEO, AS THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DUPLICATING AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS FAULTY AND REPLACED IT. ALMOST EIGHT MONTHS TO THE DAY LATER (TODAY), THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. IT IS INTERMITTENT AND RANDOM. THE BRAKE PEDAL LITERALLY PUSHES TO THE FLOOR, ALMOST AS IF NO FLUID IS IN THE LINES. THERE ARE NO RECALLS, TSBS, ETC. I HAVE POSTED THIS IN ONLINE FORUMS AND SOUGHT ANSWERS. SO FAR NO LUCK. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE A CRASH AND POSSIBLY INJURY OCCUR. I AM VERY CLOSE TO PARTING WAYS WITH THE CAR. BRAKES ARE LIKE JET ENGINES; THEY REALLY NEED TO WORK ALL THE TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TR

Mileage: 23,436

ON DECEMBER 28TH I WAS DRIVING IN MY '09 V6 GENESIS ON THE INTERSTATE FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND I TOOK A DOWNHILL EXIT WITH A STOP SIGN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. THANK THE UNIVERSE THAT THE ROAD WAS EMPTY BECAUSE AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR BARELY SLOWED DOWN AT ALL. AS I GOT CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE STOP SIGN I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES ABOUT 4 MORE TIMES WITH THEM GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR EACH TIME. THE CAR FINALLY SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR. AS NOBODY WAS AT THE SIGN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL I WAS ABLE TO COAST SLOWLY THROUGH THE STOP SIGN AND TURN LEFT TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I THEN TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO TRY THE BRAKES AGAIN. THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR ABOUT 4 MORE TIMES AND THEN THE PRESSURE FINALLY RETURNED. THIS IS SOME SCARY STUFF SINCE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT I WOULD HAVE CRASHED INTO SOMEONE HAD I BEEN DRIVING DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND THERE BEEN A LINE TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE. I GOT THE CAR HOME SAFELY THAT AFTERNOON AND PARKED IT TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY FOR VACATION. I RETURNED ON THE NIGHT OF NEW YEARS DAY AND DROPPED THE CAR OFF ON THE MORNING ON JANUARY 2ND. THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM. I GOT A CALL FROM THEM YESTERDAY SAYING THEY CANNOT REPEAT THE PROBLEM (OF COURSE) BUT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER ON A GENESIS JUST LAST WEEK FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IRONICALLY ENOUGH I WAS SPEAKING WITH MY COWORKER ABOUT THIS (HE HAS A GENESIS) AND HE SAID HIS DAD HAS A GENESIS AND JUST HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM 2 WEEKS AGO, TO WHICH THE DEALER REPLACED SOME ABS PARTS ON HIS CAR. PLEASE LOOK AT THIS FORUM TO SEE OTHERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR BRAKES (HTTP://WWW.GENESISOWNERS.COM/HYUNDAI-GENESIS-FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=9926). *TR

Mileage: 51,900