2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS Complaints

AN ALARMING SMELL OF GAS FUMES COULD BE SMELLED EMANATING FROM THE DRIVER'S REAR WHEEL WELL. I TOOK IT TO THE JIM CLICK BODY SHOP THAT HAD RECENTLY REPAIRED THE CAR IN THAT AREA AND THEY FOUND NO LEAKS BUT VERIFIED THE FUMESA. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO JIM CLICK HYUNDAI AT THE AUTO MALL TO BE REPAIRED . THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS REPORTED SEVERAL OCCURRENCES OF THIS TYPE. THIS IS A VERY HOT TEMP TIME HERE AS AN ASIDE. *TR

WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS TURNED ON LIGHTS GO OFF FOR 2 TO 5 SECONDS SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE, CALLED DEALER WAS TOLD TO BRING IN CAR FOR INSPECTION, THIS IS PROBABLY HAPPENING TO OTHER GENESIS OWNERS, HAVE RESTRICTED MY NIGHT DRIVING DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR

MY 2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS 6 CYLINDER SEDAN HAS STALLED SINCE I BOUGHT IT (LEASED) NEW TWO YEARS AGO. EACH TIME I GO TO THE DEALER (OIL CHANGES, ETC.) AND ASK THEM ABOUT IT THEY SAY THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND SINCE THEY CANNOT RECREATE IT WHEN THEY DRIVE THE CAR THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. JUST A SHORT TIME AGO MY FAMILY AND I WERE ALMOST IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT - THERE ALMOST CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BEEN A FATALITY IF I HAD NOT LEFT ENOUGH ROOM WHEN TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON A STATE HIGHWAY. AS WITH ALL BUT ONE OF ABOUT 8 STALLS THE ENGINE CUTS OUT AS THE CAR SLOWS TO AT OR JUST BELOW 5 MPH. THIS TIME ONCOMING TRAFFIC CLEARED ME BY INCHES AS I MUSCLED THE TURN WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND THE CAR COASTED TO SAFETY. THIS HAS BECOME UNBEARABLE. I WILL BE GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS CAR STICKERED AT $45K - I HAVE HAD MORE EXPENSIVE AND COMPARABLY PRICED CARS, AUDI, BMW, CADILLAC, ETC., BUT HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS! IT DID STALL ONCE AT 45 MPH BUT ALL OTHER STALLS HAVE BEEN AT THE POINT OF ALMOST STOPPING OR, IN TONIGHT'S CASE, DECELERATING SOMEWHAT RAPIDLY AS IN A LEFT TURN FROM 55 MPH. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. I CANNOT FIND ANYTHING SPECIFIC ON-LINE ALTHOUGH APPARENTLY ELANTRA'S HAVE THE SAME ISSUE(?). HAVE FOUND A FEW POSTINGS FROM OTHER GENESIS OWNERS, BUT I CANNOT FOLLOW THEM - I AM NOT A MECHANIC - THEY TALK ABOUT TURNING "ESC" ON AND/OR OFF; WHICH I KNOW IS ELECTRONIC STABILIZATION CONTROL, BUT, I AM NOT COMFORTABLE TRYING TO STRONG ARM A SOLUTION - ESPECIALLY FOR SUCH AN EXPENSIVE CAR. AGAIN, PLEASE, PLEASE HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WILL GO TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN, BUT I KNOW WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO SAY...WHAT ELSE CAN/SHOULD I DO? *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE LIGHTS ON AUTOMATIC SETTING, TAKING A EXIT AND PUT MY LEFT BLINKER ON THE HEAD LIGHTS SHUT OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TWO SECONDS. AT TIMES THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK, THE FRONT AND REAR SENSORS COME ON WHEN IS NOTHING IN FRONT OR REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR AS BEEN AT THE DEALER VARIOUS TIMES AND AT TIMES THEY SAID I HAVE A BAD SENSOR AND BY THE TIME THEY LOOK AT THE VEHICLE THEY SAID THAT IS NOTHING WRONG. THE SYMPTOMS GO AWAY AFTER DRIVING FOR A COUPLE DAYS, BIT I FEEL THAT I WILL GET INTO A ACCIDENT IF THE LIGHTS DON'T COME BACK ON. *TR

AT NIGHT WITH HEADLIGHTS ON WHEN YOU USE TURN SIGNALS THE HEADLIGHT GO OUT FOR A MOMENT. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 10MPH IN A PARKING LOT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN I TRIED TO STOP. THERE WAS MINIMAL BRAKING. THE BRAKES STARTED TO WORK NORMALLY AND THEN FAILED AGAIN WITHIN MINUTES. THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY CAR AND SO DID HYUNDAI. I RESEARCHED THE NHTSA DATA BASE AND FOUND THE RECALL RELATED TO BRAKE FAILURES IN THE GENESIS WHICH WOULD HAVE AFFECTED MY CAR. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE EVEN THOUGH MY CAR WAS PRODUCED 3/24/12 AND ACCORDING TO NHTSA ALL CARS PRODUCED UP TO AND INCLUDING 3/28/12 WERE TO HAVE BEEN RECALLED . *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER AND THEN IN THE FRONT, COMPLETELY DEMOLISHING THE FRONT BODY WORK. ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED, LIKELY DUE TO THE INITIAL RIGHT REAR SIDE IMPACT. THE SOLE OCCUPANT (DRIVER) WAS NOT PROTECTED AND WAS INJURED (CRACKED PELVIS, CRACKED ORBITAL BONE, NOSE INJURY) BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS PROVIDED WITH PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE SHOWING THE ABOVE, BUT HAS DECLINED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE BECAUSE "WE ATTEMPTED TO INSPECT YOUR VEHICLE AND BELIEVED THAT AN INSPECTION WOULD HAVE CONFIRMED THE PROPER OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAG SYSTEM." THE CAR WAS SCRAPPED ALREADY AND NOT AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. PHOTOS PROVIDED TO THE MANUFACTURER (AND AVAILABLE TO YOU) DEMONSTRATE CLEARLY THAT THE FRONT BUMPER ASSEMBLY BODYWORK WAS COMPLETELY RIPPED OFF THE CAR, YET THE DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THAT WOULD SEEM TO INDICATE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THAT INTENDED SAFETY FEATURE. THE MANUFACTURER'S ASSERTION ABOUT CONFIRMATION OF PROPER AIRBAG SYSTEM OPERATION IS NOT CREDIBLE IN VIEW OF THE FACTS. PLEASE RESEARCH THE INFORMATION AND MAKE SURE THAT OTHER DRIVERS ARE NOT VICTIMIZED BY INADEQUATE SAFETY ENGINEERING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH HEADLIGHTS SET TO ON USED LEFT TURN SIGNAL AND HEADLIGHTS BRIEFLY WENT OUT. SINCE THEN HAVE HAD APPROXIMATELY 3 OR 4 FURTHER INCIDENTS LIKE THIS. I BELIEVE AT LEAST ONE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED BUT TURN SIGNAL NOT USED (WAS GOING AROUND CURVE). OUTAGE LASTS FOR JUST ABOUT A SECOND. *TR

HYUNDAI GENESIS SEDAN W/TECH PACKAGE. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A POORLY LIT ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, I ACTIVATED MY RIGHT TURN BLINKER TO TURN RIGHT AT AN UPCOMING INTERSECTION. AS SOON AS I SELECTED THE TURN SIGNAL, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT FOR A PERIOD OF 1 - 2 SECONDS, THEN CAME BACK ON. SINCE THE ROAD WAS DARK, I WAS LITERALLY DRIVING BLIND AND COULD HAVE ENDED IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THERE HAS APPARENTLY BEEN A FEW GENESIS SEDANS REPORTING THIS SAME ISSUE, BUT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. WHEN I GOT HOME, I NOTICED THAT MY HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS IN THE ON POSITION. THERE IS ALSO THE AUTO POSITION. WHEN IN ON, I COULD DUPLICATE THE ISSUE RANDOMLY BY SELECTING THE TURN SIGNALS, THOUGHT IT WASN'T CONSISTENT. WHEN IN AUTO, I COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER WANTED TO VOICE HIS CONCERN ABOUT THE RECALL THAT WAS ANNOUNCED, AND HOW THE DOT 3 BRAKE FLUID WAS SUSPECTED OF CAUSING CONTAMINATION OF THE HECA. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS BRAKE FLUID WAS REPLACED WITH DOT 4 WHEN HYUNDAI PERFORMED THE TSB. HOWEVER, THE SAME HECA UNIT REMAINED IN HIS VEHICLE. THE NEW RECALL STATED FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURER AFTER JUNE 1, 2010 DEALERS WOULD FLUSH THE HECU ASSEMBLY/VALVES AND BRAKE SYSTEM USING HYUNDAI'S DEALER DIAGNOSTIC TOOL AND CHANGE THE BRAKE FLUID WITH FLUID CONTAINING ADDITIONAL CORROSION INHIBITOR ADDITIVE. THE RECALL MADE NO MENTION ON INSPECTING THE HECU INTERNALS FOR CORROSION. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, HOW CAN HYUNDAI ASSURE HIM THAT HIS HECU HAS NO CORROSION, EVEN IN THE SLIGHTEST MEASUREMENT.