2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS Power Train Problems

During normal driving conditions, the 8 speed automatic transmission will randomly hesitate to upshift from 2nd to 3rd and from 4th to 5th, causing an unpredictable loss of power. Symptoms will show up intermittently, and do not seem to be caused by certain events. This is unsafe because the unpredictability of the problem could cause power loss during moments where acceleration is needed to avoid an accident (moments which would otherwise be completely safe, i.e. merging onto a freeway, turning across incoming traffic, right turns into the direction of traffic, etc.) This problem already has a TSB issued by Hyundai. Problem has been reproduce by a technician. Component has been checked by a technician. There are no warning lights or other symptoms before failure.

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Genesis. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitated while depressing the accelerator pedal. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed with transmission failure. The contact stated that the check engine light was later illuminated, and the vehicle was taken to a second independent mechanic. The mechanic retrieved a code for a defective pressure sensor. Upon investigation, the contact discovered Manufacturer Communication Number: 16-8at-011) which he linked to the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not covered under the Manufacturer Communication Number. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 155,620.

Mileage: 155,620

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Genesis. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitated while depressing the accelerator pedal. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed with transmission failure. The contact stated that the check engine light was later illuminated, and the vehicle was taken to a second independent mechanic. The mechanic retrieved a code for a defective pressure sensor. Upon investigation, the contact discovered Manufacturer Communication Number: 16-8at-011) which he linked to the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not covered under the Manufacturer Communication Number. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 155,620.

Mileage: 155,620

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Genesis. The contact stated while driving 25-30 MPH, the vehicle stalled inadvertently. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact was able to veer to the side of the road. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and continue driving. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring while driving. The vehicle was taken to an unknown local dealer, and to an independent mechanic; however, the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Genesis. The contact stated that vehicle was taken to the dealer to be serviced under NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V489000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, days later the contact stated that while driving the brake pedal was depressed and felt spongy while the vehicle was coming to a stop. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the brake rotors were replaced on the vehicle. The contact stated that failure reoccurred approximately 25,000 miles later; however, the vehicle was not taken back to dealer for diagnosis to be repaired. The contact stated that at 35,666 miles, the vehicle was taken back to the dealer where he was informed that the front brakes needed to be replaced. Additionally, an abnormal noise was heard coming from the transmission. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The transmission and front brakes were replaced. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle after picking it up from the dealer, he heard a popping sound. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where he was informed to reinstall the old transmission. The transmission was replaced; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified and case was opened. The approximate failure mileage was 25,000.

Mileage: 25,000

When on the road the Transmission stall's, especially when the Transmission heat up. It's as if the Transmission is ready to explode.

THE HYUNDAI GENESIS HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHERE IT SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AND ROUGH SHIFTS 2-3RD GEAR AND 4-5TH GEAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE. THEY UPDATED SOFTWARE, NO CHANGE. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI MULTIPLE TIMES. I AM SECOND OWNER OF VEHICLE WITH 45K ON IT. THEY WOULD NOT HONOR FACTORY WARRANTY SINCE I AM SECOND OWNER. THE TSB NO. 15-AT-005 APPLIES TO THIS PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED INSTEAD OF TSB.

Mileage: 45,000

COMPLETE FAILURE OF ENGINE. SENSORS AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS MALFUNCTIONS. TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY NON RESPONSIVE AND KEYSTROKES OFF. GAS/FUEL WOULD SPEW BACK OUT WHEN FILLING. WINDSHIELD VISIBILITY POOR. LIGHTING DIM. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAIL. TIMING BELT FAIL. FLANG SOUND (TICKING IN ENGINE) LED TO ENGINE FAIL. ELECTRICAL LIGHTS FLICKERING WAS ME. VEHICLE STALLED OUT COMPLETELY SHUTTING OFF LOCKING UP AND SEIZING OUT. COMPONENTS MALFUNCTIONING. HARD BRAKE CHECKS, HIGH RPM RREVVING, AND IDLEING ALL ARE SHOWN WHEN CAR WAS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH AND NO CHANGE IN SPEED. FAILURE OF FLUIDS CAUSE CORROSION AND HECU. ENGINE LIGHT INDICATOR AND ENGINE OIL LAMP LIGHT FLICKERING WITH NO DISTINCT PATTERN. PROCEEDED TO BANG LOUD IN ENGINE. RPM REV 2-3K BEFORE SPEED CATCHES. CD PLAYER PROBLEMS. ALWAYS MAKING A SOUND AS IF IT IS TRYING TO EJECT AND THEN SPUTTERS OUT. IN 2 DAYS THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WENT FROM NO LIGHTS DISPLAYING NO KNOCKING SOUND. 94K MILES TOTAL

Mileage: 94,543

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, RESTARTED, AND OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

TRANSMISSION SLIPS. I'M AT 80K MILES. I THOUGHT I COULD DETERMINE WHICH GEARS IT'S SLIPPING BUT AT TIMES IT'S BEEN BETWEEN 2 &3, 3&4. THE CAR WILL REV HIGH ON RPMS WITH OUT CORRELATING SPEED AND THEN CATCH. JERKS BETWEEN GEARS AT TIMES. I FEEL SO UNSAFE IN THIS HYUNDAI AND I DON'T I CAN AFFORD THE COST. I KNOW IT'S NOT FROM MY DRIVING.

Mileage: 80,000

WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL A NUMBER OF THINGS CAN HAPPEN, RADIO TURNS OFF,STEERING LOCKS UP. ALL DASH LIGHTS COME ON AND POWER BATT LIGHT LIGHTS UP. HAS STALLED IN INTERSECTION WHEN TURNING. TRANS SHIFTS HARD AND SLIPS INTO GEAR WHEN ON A LONG DRIVE

Mileage: 83,000

WEEK OF SEPT 20TH TRANSMISSION WAS SKIPPING WHEN CHANGING GEARS DURING LOW SPEED AND VIOLENTLY JERKED. TOOK CAR TO DEALER TO CHECK OUT AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT RESET TRANSMISSION ADAPTIVE VALUES. TRANSMISSION WAS FINE FOR 3 WEEKS BUT THEN PROBLEM REOCCURRED BUT WAS WORST. AFTER TRANSMISSION JERKED, GOING UNDER 25 MILES, TRANSMISSION STRUGGLE TO CHANGE GEARS. MOSTLY COASTED HOME AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED DEALER. NEXT DAY RETURN CAR TO DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ETA 2 WEEKS

Mileage: 38,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE HOME. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *BF

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE ACCELERATING, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO LOSE POWER WHILE THE GEAR SLIPPED, THEN THE GEAR WOULD CATCH AND THE CAR WOULD SURGE FORWARD. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND AN ISSUE AND GAVE THE CAR BACK TO ME. THE PROBLEM RETURNED, SO I HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND THE ISSUE RESOLVED. THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO EXHIBIT THE SAME BEHAVIOR APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES LATER.

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER DID NOT ENGAGE IN DRIVE AND SEIZED COMPLETELY. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO JOHN AMATO HYUNDAI (414-357-8500, LOCATED AT 8301 N 76TH ST, MILWAUKEE, WI 53223) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER GEAR WAS CORRODED. THE TECHNICIAN CLEANED THE GEAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,259. *DT *DT*JB

Mileage: 49,259

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS. WHILE DRIVING, THE GEAR SHIFTED OUT OF DRIVE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO REVERSE AND THEN INTO DRIVE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED DOWN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

Mileage: 86,000

HELLO, MY 2012 GENESIS SEDAN 5.0L R-SPEC ONLY HAS 33K MILES ON IT AND I BOUGHT IT AT 21K. I AM THE 2ND OWNER AND THEREFORE TECHNICALLY OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY, I KNOW THIS. HOWEVER, MY GENESIS' TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ROUGH AND OCCASIONAL SLIPPING SHIFTS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. THROUGH RESEARCH AMONGST OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS ISSUE IS QUITE COMMON IN THIS MODEL YEAR CAR AND THAT HYUNDAI HAS ALREADY REPLACED HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF THESE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. WHEN THIS OCCURS, IT INDICATES A FLAW IN THE MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN AND I BELIEVE HYUNDAI SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT FACT AND REPAIR OR REPLACE THE PARTS UNDER WARRANTY OR GOODWILL IF OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE CAR OR MYSELF WHEN DRIVING IF IT DECIDES TO SUDDENLY SLIP WHEN I AM MAKING A TURN WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON THE WAY. THIS MAKES ME FEEL VERY UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING MY CAR. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROBLEM OCCURS MOSTLY SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS 2&3, 4&5 AS WELL AS 5&6 AND USUALLY SLIPS RPMS A LITTLE FROM 6 TO 7 OR 7 TO 8. THE SHIFTS, WHEN NOT SLIPPING, WILL BE ROUGH AND ABRUPT. I WOULDN'T DESCRIBE IT AS SLAMMING INTO GEAR, BUT RATHER A JOLT THAT CAN BE FELT IN THE SEAT AND JUST ISN'T AS SMOOTH AS OTHER GEARS. I ALSO EXPERIENCE ISSUES WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, DRIVE TO PARK, PARK TO REVERSE, REVERSE TO PARK, OR ANY COMBINATION OF THE DESCRIBED SHIFTS WILL CREATE A ROUGH CLUNK WHEN THE GEAR ENGAGES. YOU CAN ALSO FEEL A THUD WHEN KICKING DOWN THE ACCELERATOR TO PASS A VEHICLE AS IT DOWNSHIFTS THROUGH GEARS. ALL OF THESE SYMPTOMS ON TOP OF A FLUID CHANGE PRODUCING NO POSITIVE RESULTS INDICATE A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AT 33K MILES.

Mileage: 31,000

ACCORDING TO HYUNDAI DEALER, NOTHING WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION, THEY ARE UNABLE TO "DUPLICATE THE ISSUE" I AM EXPERIENCING, DELAYED SHIFTING, HIGH RPMS, ENGINE REVS, AND VIOLENTLY KNOCKS INTO GEAR, RUNS NORMAL FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN BACK TO THE [XXX]! ALSO EXPERIENCING AN ISSUE WHEN PUTTING GAS IN THE CAR, GAS PUMP ABRUPTLY STOPS AS IF TANK IS FULL WHEN IT IS NOT. WE NEED A RECALL! PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Mileage: 99,000

ACCELERATING FROM 0 THOUGH 30 MILES PER HOUR CAR PULLS AND MAKES A BIG NOISE.PASSENGERS FEEL LIKE WE WHERE HIT FROM BEHIND. OTHER TIMES REFUSES TO ACCELERATE.TO ENGAGE.PROBLEM OCCURS ON CITY AND TRAFFIC.ONCE ON HIGHWAY, CAR RUNS WELL.CAR HAS BEEN IN THE HYUNDAI DEALER SINCE NOVEMBER 2,2018.HYUNDAI HAS BEEN RUNNING TEST AFTER TEST AFTER TEST AND ARE NOT HONORING THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AND WILL NOT GIVE ME A LOANER. I ESTABLISHED A CASE WITH HYUNDAI USA #12341664 TO NO AVAIL.STILL NOT FIXING THE CAR.KEEP RUNNING TEST AFTER TEST AFTER TEST.NEED HELP !.

Mileage: 75,000

SOMETIME THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT VERY HARD WHILE DRIVING,IT HAS A WILD UNEXPECTED JERK

Mileage: 89,000

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

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. MOMENTS LATER, THE ENGINE BACKFIRED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (HYUNDAI OF COCONUT CREEK IN COCONUT CREEK, FL) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE VALVE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME, THE CAR AC STARTED BLOWING HOT AND THE DASH PANEL LIT UP, THE ENGINE TURNED ITSELF OFF AND I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER STOPPING, I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND PUSHED THE START BUTTON AND THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP AND I DROVE HOME, NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THIS WAS ON A LAS VEGAS CITY STREET. THIS IS THE 6TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN LESS THAN A YEAR, TWICE IT WAS ON THE FREEWAY! WE JUST PICKED UP THE CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP ON FRIDAY, TODAY IS MONDAY, THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT DIDN'T KNOW THAT I HAD DOCUMENTED THE MILEAGE AND THEY DID NOT EVEN TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE!

Mileage: 63,562

WHEN DRIVING AT SLOWER SPEEDS (<30) ON A CITY STREET, WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT, AS I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. PRESSING THE BRAKE SLOWED IT BUT DID NOT STOP THE PROBLEM. I PULLED THE CAR OVER AND PUT IT IN PARK. WHEN PLACED IN PARK, THE ENGINE REVVED LOUDLY. I PRESSED THE BUTTON TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 SEPARATE TIMES. ONCE IN JULY AND 2 TIMES ON AUGUST 21.

Mileage: 60,000

CLUTCH BURNT OUT AT 26,000 MILES. AFTER RESEARCHING I NOTICED 2000+ POSTS ON FOLLOWING WEBSITE WHICH SHOWS THAT MANY GENESIS COUPES HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. I DID NOT DRIVE MY CAR ROUGH OR DO ANYTHING BESIDES SAFE DRIVING. THE CLUTCH IS ABNORMALLY EXPENSIVE AS WELL - $4000 REPAIR FOR A CAR WHICH IS BARELY VALUED AT $10K. I ONLY DROVE 26K MILES IN 5+ YEARS!

ISSUE IN WHICH THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY INTO 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. TYPICALLY, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT SOMEWHAT SMOOTHLY FOR A FEW DAYS, BUT THEN SHIFTING GETS PROGRESSIVELY ROUGH UNTIL THE CAR SHUDDERS TO THE POINT THAT IT'S PHYSICALLY PAINFUL, EMBARRASSING, STRESSFUL, AS WELL AS DANGEROUS! IT SEEMS TO RETURN TO SLIGHTLY NORMAL SHIFTING FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, THUS RESTARTING IT'S VICIOUS CYCLE. I CALLED HYUNDAI'S CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE ARE "NO ACTIVE CAMPAIGNS" FOR MY VIN IN REGARDS TO THE TRANSMISSION. YET, THE MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR IS ASSOCIATED WITH TSB NO. 15-AT-005 "DRIVABILITY PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSIONS". MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES, A RECALL IS IN ORDER. HTTPS://WWW.CARS.COM/ARTICLES/2007-2013-HYUNDAI-VEHICLES-TRANSMISSION-ISSUES-1420681346983/

Mileage: 70,000

HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 57XXX DUE TO FAULTY SYNCRONIZERS INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. NOW 14000 MILES LATER IT NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN BUT IS NOT COVERED THIS TIME. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSONNTO HAVE THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS RATHER COMMON.

THE CAR WILL NOT START WHEN THE TEMP OUTSIDE IS ~40 DEGREES F OR LOWER OUTSIDE. IT WILL CRANK NON STOP (PUSH BUTTON START) BUT WON'T EVER START. CAR BATTERY IS ONLY TWO MONTHS OLD. CRANKS FINE WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMP RAISES BACK UP TO AROUND 45 DEGREES F AND UP. WHILE DRIVING TODAY ON THE INTERSTATE, ON THE BRIDGE, THE CAR RANDOMLY LOST ALL ENGINE POWER. TRYING TO STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL WOULD RESULT IN THE CAR STUDDERING. I TURNED ON THE EMERGENCY SIGNAL AND JUST CRUISED INTO THE SIDE LANE OUT OF TRAFFIC. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON AND NOTICED THE RPM IDLED AT 1500 RPM WHICH IS INSANELY HIGH. I PUT IT IN 1ST GEAR AND GAVE IT GAS, AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE RPM METER WOULDN'T GO UP. AFTER A FEW MORE TIMES OF CUTTING THE ENGINE ON AND OFF AND THE ENGINE WOULDN'T START A FEW TIMES ALSO, IT FINALLY STARTED AND SEEMED TO WORK NORMALLY. NOW THE CAR HAS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON.

Mileage: 26,500

WHILE DRIVING HOME TODAY MY CAR KILLED DEAD WHICH CAUSED THE POWER STEERING TO GO OUT WHILE I WAS TURNING OFF FM1960 ONTO KENSWICK IN HUMBLE TX WHICH IS A VERY BUSY STREET. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED I WROTE A LETTER BACK ON 5-22-15 TO HYUNDAI WARRANTY DEPARTMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED BY THEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED AND GOD KNOWS WHAT ELSE. PLEASE HAVE THIS MATTER CHECKED INTO WITH HYUNDAI. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR

Mileage: 89,914

WHEN DRIVING OUR CAR, IT JUST DIES WITH NO FOR WARNING WHAT SO EVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED 7 OR 8 TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, SO IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME BUT WHEN IT DOES IT CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THIS HAS HAPPENED DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE ALL THE WAY TO SLOWING DOWN FOR STOPPED TRAFFIC. WE STARTED WORKING WITH FORT MILL HYUNDAI OVER TWO YEARS AGO AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THINGS LIKE OUR OIL CHANGE WAS PAST DUE TO MY WIFE DOESN'T DRIVE THE CAR HARD ENOUGH, BOTH LAUGHABLE RESPONSES TO A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE. WE WERE GETTING NOWHERE WITH THE DEALER SO I CONTACTED HYUNDAI CORPORATE AND AGAIN GOT A LAUGHABLE RESPONSE FROM THEIR INTERNET TEAM. WHEN I PUSHED THE ISSUE AND BROUGHT UP SOMEONE WAS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED AND THEY WOULD HEAR FROM AN ATTORNEY THEY HAD THEIR REGIONAL MANAGER OUT OF ATLANTA CALL ME (I BELIEVE HIS NAME IS [XXX], HE TALKED ME INTO TAKING THE CAR TO KEITH HAWTHORNE HYUNDAI AS THE FORT MILL LOCATION DID NOT FOLLOW THEIR INTERNAL PROCEDURES. IN WORKING WITH THE KEITH HAWTHORNE TEAM THEY FELT THEY COULD HELP ME OUT. AFTER HAVING MY CAR FOR 10 DAYS THEY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME TO PICK UP THE CAR AS HYUNDAI WILL NOT AUTHORIZE THEM TO DO ANYTHING ON THE CAR. I COMPLETELY REALIZE THE TECHNOLOGY AND COMPLEXITY OF TODAYS AUTOMOBILES AND WAS TRYING TO REMAIN PATIENT AND WORK WITH THEM EVEN THOUGH I FELT IT PUT MY FAMILY AT RISK. UNFORTUNATELY HYUNDAI HAS MADE THE DECISION TO NOT WORK WITH ME LEAVING ME NO OPTION BUT TO REACH OUT TO YOU. A SIDE NOTE, IF YOU DO A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH YOU WILL SEE WE ARE NOT THE ONLY GENESIS OWNER HAVING THESE PROBLEMS, SO HYUNDAI HAS A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN JUST MY CAR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 47,000

THE CAR JUST COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. FORTUNATELY, I HAD JUST TURNED FOR HOME ON A 25 MPH STREET SO I WAS GOING SLOW ENOUGH THAT I COULD MANAGE TO AT LEAST GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. DO NOT KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED 15 MINUTES EARLIER IF IT HAD SHUT DOWN ON THE BUSY INTERSTATE I WAS ON. IT DID START BACK UP AGAIN, BUT NOW AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ANYWHERE. HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI, BUT IF THERE FOLLOW-UP IS ANYTHING LIKE IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST, IT WILL BE A WASTE OF MY TIME. THEY WILL JUST SAY THAT THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND SEND US A COFFEE MUG HOPING THAT WILL RESOLVE THE ISSUE. WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PREVIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES: SUCH AS CAR STARTING BACK UP BY ITSELF AFTER BEING SHUT OFF, THE RADIO LITERALLY POPPING ON AND OFF, THE RADIO LOCKING ON A STATION (YOU COULD CHANGE CHANNELS, BUT THE SAME STATION KEPT PLAYING), THE NAV TURNING ON AND OFF BY ITSELF. THE CAR HAD BEEN DOING OKAY THIS YEAR UNTIL THIS MOST RECENT INCIDENT WHERE IT JUST FLAT SHUT OFF. DO NOT TRUST HYUNDAI TO SOLVE THE ISSUE AND IT IS TO SCARY TO DRIVE. AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A LEMON LAW IN THIS STATE. NO MATTER WHAT, I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THIS WILL BE MY LAST HYUNDAI.

Mileage: 29,600

I WAS TRYING TO TURN LEFT ONTO A CROSS STREET AND AS SOON AS I GOT MOVING THE CAR LOST POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS THAT STARTED GOING AGAIN...THIS AS HAPPEN 4 OR 5 TIMES AND I ONLY OWNED THIS CAR FOR 3 WEEKS. HYUNDAI CAN'T DUPLICATE THIS HAPPENING....ITS ON THE HYUNDAI FORUMS AND THEY SENT ME HERE. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

I HAD THIS VERIFIED SCENARIO BY THE LOCAL HYUNDAI TECHNICIAN WHILE HE HAD THE COMPUTER HOOKED TO MY CAR AND I CONSISTENTLY DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM. WHILE QUICKLY DECELERATING FROM 25-20 MPH TO UNDER 5MPH THE TRANSMISSION DELAYS THE SHIFT FROM 3RD OR 4TH GEAR DIRECTLY TO 1ST GEAR BY 2-4 SECONDS WITHOUT ANY POWER. WHEN IMMEDIATE POWER IS NEEDED THE DELAY CAUSES ME TO GIVE IT MORE GAS IN HOPES OF MORE IMMEDIATE RESPONSE. EVENTUALLY THE CAR GIVES SUDDEN ACCELERATION OFTEN TIMES TRIGGERING THE TRACTION CONTROL TO ENGAGE. THIS HAS CAUSED A FEW NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS FOR ME. I BRING IT UP TO THE DEALERSHIP EVERYTIME I HAVE THE CAR SERVICED BUT IT DOESN'T APPEAR HYUNDAI HAS A FIX. I HAVE ALSO SENT IN THIS ISSUE DIRECTLY TO HYUNDAI USA. THE ISSUE IS THE SHIFT PATTERN FROM 3RD OR 4TH DIRECTLY TO 1ST GEAR. IF THE CAR WOULD DOWNSHIFT EVENLY 4,3,2 THEN THE PROPER GEAR WOULD BE ENGAGED WHEN POWER IS NEEDED. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

ON 08/02/2014 AT APPROXIMATE 6 P.M., MY 2012 GENESIS R-SPEC 5.0 SEDAN COMPLETELY STALLED OUT AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR INDICATION OF ANY ISSUES UP TO THIS POINT. IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT STARTING THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT FINALLY STARTED AND CONTINUED UNDER ITS OWN POWER. THIS TYPE OF UNEXPLAINED POWER LOSS COULD LEAD TO A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT IS CURRENTLY NOT INDICATING ANY PROBLEMS SO I DOUBT IF THERE ARE ANY TROUBLE CODES STORED. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE NEW AND IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED AND NEVER IN A ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 14,974

THE COMMON DENOMINATOR FOR WHAT I EXPERIENCED HAS BEEN THAT THE CAR IS MOVING SLOWLY, 5-20 MPH (7TH OR 8TH GEAR), AND YOU FLOOR THE ACCELERATOR WHILE CHANGING THE LANE (TO MERGE QUICKLY). ALL THAT HAPPENS FOR 1-2 SECONDS IS THAT THE CAR COASTS AT THE SPEED YOU WERE GOING (ABSOLUTELY NO POWER IS APPLIED TO THE WHEELS), AND YOU SEE THE REVS GOING UP AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING TO A LOWER AND LOWER GEAR (BUT NOT SENDING ANY OF THAT POWER TO THE WHEELS), UNTIL IT GETS TO THE 2ND OR 3RD GEAR AND THEN YOUR HEAD SNAPS BACK AS IT ACCELERATES VERY QUICKLY (BUT 2 SECONDS TOO LATE). SO INSTEAD OF THE EXPECTED TAKEOFF YOU GET 2 SECONDS OF COASTING WHILE THE CAR IN THE LANE THAT YOU GOT INTO IS GETTING UNCOMFORTABLY CLOSE AND HAS TO BRAKE TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND UNEXPECTED. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE GAS PEDAL HAVING A FORCE APPLIED THERETO AND WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. ONCE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN PARK, THE ENGINE OPERATED AT OVER 3,000 RPM WITHOUT THE GAS PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. ONCE THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. *TR

Mileage: 35,728

I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY IN THE CENTER LANE AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER SUDDENLY. ALL OF THE INDICATORS CAME ON. I HAD TO MUSCLE THE CAR OFF THE ROAD USING MOMENTUM WITH NO POWER STEERING CROSSING LANES OF TRAFFIC. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD EASILY HAVE CREATED AN ACCIDENT. PREVIOUSLY THE CAR LOST POWER AT A LIGHT AND THE NAVIGATION AND BACK UP SCREEN HAS FLICKERED AND TURNED OFF AND THE MUSIC CONTROLS FREEZE. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER IT DIED THE FIRST TIME AND THEY REPORTED NO ERROR CODES AND DID NOT REPAIR THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR IN AFTER IT DIED ON THE HIGHWAY AND THEY ARE AGAIN REPORTING NO ERROR CODES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO HAVE MY CAR SUDDENLY LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DRIVE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100.

Mileage: 90

AUTO HOLD TECHNOLOGY FEATURE FAILED AT A STOP LIGHT. WHEN ON, AUTO HOLD ILLUMINATES WHITE, AND GREEN WHEN IT IS ACTIVELY HOLDING THE VEHICLE IN PLACE, WITHOUT THE NEED TO DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL. ON A STOP LIGHT CAR JERKED FORWARD AND THE AUTO HOLD ILLUMINATION TURNED ORANGE IN COLOR FROM GREEN. AUTO HOLD FEATURE WOULD NOT RESET EVEN WHEN RESTARTING VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO RESET, CITING A SHORTAGE IN THE AUTO-HOLD UNIT, WITH A REPLACEMENT PART ORDERED. POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IF THERE WAS ANYONE IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF FAILURE, AS IT COULD OF RESULTED IN A POTENTIAL INJURY. *TR

Mileage: 16,250

VERY BAD KNOCKING WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THIS OCCURRED WHILE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS DISENGAGED AND TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL. *JS

Mileage: 1,500