2011 HYUNDAI GENESIS Complaints

THE REAR TIRES WEAR INCREDIBLY QUICK 60,000 MILE TIRES IN 11,000 50,000 MILE TIRES IN 19,000 CHEAP TIRES EVEN QUICKER.I TOOK THE CAR INTO HYUNDAI FOR THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND THE SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE WITH THE CAR.EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT THE ALIGNMENT WAS FINE. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC HE SAID THE ALIGNMENT WAS FINE BUT THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. HE SAID HE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE REAR END OFF THE CAR TO FIND OUT WHERE THE PROBLEM IS. I CALLED HYUNDAI AND THEY ASKED ME TO GO TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT WHICH I DID AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND CHARGED ME $134.70 WHEN HYUNDAI THEMSELVES ASKED ME TO TAKE IT TO THEM . THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG AND HYUNDAI KEEPS TRYING TO BLAME THE TIRES. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD .AFTER THE FIRST SET WORE DOWN I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TIRES. PUT ON MICHELIN PILOT A/3 A VERY GOOD TIRE WAS COMING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY IT STARTED RAINING AND I WENT SIDEWAYS. LUCKILY I CAUGHT IT IN TIME AND STRAIGHTENED THE CAR OUT. I HAD NO IDEA WHY THIS HAPPENED UNTIL I GOT HOME DRIVING EXTREMELY SLOW IN THE RIGHT LANE TO FIND I HAD NO TREAD AFTER 11,000 MILES ON THE MICHELIN'S. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES AND THIS WILL BE THE 4TH SET OF REAR TIRES

WHEN USING THE TURN INDICATOR, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL FLASH OFF. SOMETIMES IT IS JUST FOR A MOMENT AND OTHER TIMES FOR A SECOND OR TWO. THIS LEAVES ME IN COMPLETE DARKNESS AND OPPOSING DRIVERS GETTING UPSET THAT MY LIGHTS ARE FLASHING ON AND OFF. THIS OCCURS WHETHER I AM IN MOTION, STOPPED TO MAKE A TURN, OR AT ANY TIME WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS USED AND THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN JUST "TAPPING" THE 3-BLINK LANE CHANGE OPTION FOR THE TURN SIGNALS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI GENESIS EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES, SIZE: 225/45/R18 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND VIBRATION ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIBRATION WAS DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION, WHICH CAUSED A BUBBLE IN THE INNER TREAD OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRE AND VEHICLE WAS 21,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI GENESIS EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES, SIZE: 255/45R18 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND SLOW DOWN, HE CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS LOW. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEEL BELTS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TWO FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

MY WIFE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR AND PUSHED INTO A TREE DEAD CENTER. THE AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE. SHE RECEIVED 4 BROKEN RIBS AND A BROKEN CHEST BONE SHE WAS MAKING A U TURN AND THE OTHER CAR WAS SPEEDING AND HIT HER IN THE REAR AND PUSHED HER 100 FEET ACROSS THE STREET INTO A TREE.....UPDATED 10/19/15 *BF

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAYWHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELARATE ON ITS OWN. AS I APPROACHED TRAFFIC, I SWERVED OFF THE ROAD AND STOPPED THE CAR AND RE-STARTED. WHEN I GOT BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. LUCKLY, I WAS NOT TOO FAR FROM MY HOME AND QUICKLY WENT HOME. THE NEXT MORNING I DROVE TO THE DEALER AND THERE WAS NO ISSUES UNTIL I PULLED INTO THE SERVICE BAY AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV-UP WITHOUT HITTING THE ACCELORATOR THE DEALER KEPT MY VEHICLE FOR 10 DAYS BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY CAUSE.

THIS PARTICULAR MODEL HAS A TECH PACKAGE WITH A FEATURE THAT AUTOMATICALLY SETS THE HEIGHT, AND LENGTH OF THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN TO THE DRIVE'S PREFERENCES. THIS FEATURE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE STEERING COLUMN ONLY GOES UP SO FAR TO THE POINT WHERE IT BLOCKS MY VISION TO THE SPEEDOMETER READING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS I CANNOT WITHOUT GREAT EFFORT DETERMINE HOW FAST THE VEHICLE IS GOING. I SPOKE WITH MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER TO NO AVAIL. THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY REPORTED PROBLEMS YET WHEN I GO ON LINE TO A HYUNDAI GENESIS CHAT FORUM NUMEROUS DRIVERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF THE SAME PROBLEM.

WHEN ENGAGING THE TURN SIGNAL, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL FLASH OFF AND BACK ON QUICKLY. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SET TO "ON" (AS OPPOSED TO "AUTO"). IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME THE TURN SIGNAL IS ENGAGED, BUT IT HAPPENS 15-20% OF THE TIME. IT IS DISTRACTING TO THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS AROUND THE VEHICLE. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE: HTTP://GENESISOWNERS.COM/HYUNDAI-GENESIS-FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=15515FE08925ADEB2371411165FE2C76&T=12026&PAGE=2. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V113000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V713000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.