2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS Complaints

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

THE HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY TURN OFF FOR AROUND A SECOND WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS ENGAGED OR DISENGAGED. PROBLEM HAPPENS SPORADICALLY AND HAS ONLY BEEN OBSERVED WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE IN THE ON, NOT AUTO MODE. THIS SUDDEN AND BRIEF, UNEXPECTED LACK OF VISIBILITY AT NIGHT IS DANGEROUS. *TR

THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS ARE ON AND I ENGAGE A TURN SIGNAL, BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURN-OFF FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT 1 TO 2 SECONDS. THIS CAN BE DEADLY WHEN TRAVELING AT A SIGNIFICANT SPEED DURING HOURS OF DARKNESS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH ON A STREET (THAT'S NOT HIGHWAY). I WAS MAINTAINING A PROPER DISTANCE TOO FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. FOR SOME REASON THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SUDDENLY. I RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY, BUT THE BRAKING WAS SO SOFT AND I FELT LIKE NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AND I BUMPED INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. I REALLY THOUGHT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THAT, SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT, BUT DIDN'T THINK TOO MUCH INTO IT. A DAY AFTER I HEARD THESE RECALL NEWS AND I CAN NOW TOTALLY RELATE MY CASE WITH THE DESCRIPTIONS OF OTHER VICTIMS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE TO AVOID COLLISION. VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE FOR A FEW SECONDS WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED. LATER I TESTED A VEHICLE NOTICED SIMILAR CONSISTENT HESITATION AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HESITATION WAS RECREATED AND DOCUMENTED, HOWEVER DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND BASED ON THAT STATED THAT CONDITION IS NORMAL, REFUSING REPAIR. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED PROBLEM WHEN THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL RIM WAS SEVERELY BENT. ALSO, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE RIM WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE LIGHT METAL MATERIALS USED TO DESIGN THE RIMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

IN 2011 I LEASED A 2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS. ON JANUARY 25.2013 WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED. I CALLED AAA, THEY CAME OUT AND DID A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ON MY BATTERY AND TOLD ME IT WAS FINE, THAT SOMETHING IN THE COMPUTER, MOST LIKELY THE ALTERNATOR WAS DRAINING THE BATTERY. ON JUNE 9TH 2013 WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. I CAME TO A STOP AND IT STARTED UP AGAIN. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 3 MORE MILES AT 45 MPH, MY VEHICLE AGAIN COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, NO STEERING NO BRAKES. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP I PROCEEDED TO THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION AND AGAIN CONTACTED AAA. THEY CAME OUT, DID A CHECK ON MY BATTERY AND TOLD ME THE SAME THING, SOMETHING IN THE SYSTEM IS DRAINING THE BATTERY. ON JULY 8TH 2013 IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AAA CAME OUT JUMP STARTED MY CAR AND ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I DROVE MY CAR TO PLANET HYUNDAI ON .W. SAHARA AVE. IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA AND TOLD THEM OF MY PROBLEM, I LEFT THE VEHICLE WITH THEM. THE NEXT DAY THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY. I MADE THEM AWARE OF THE STALLING IN TRAFFIC ISSUE WEEKS BEFORE, I SPOKE WITH A CERTIFIED TECH WHO TOLD ME IT WAS ABSOLUTELY NOT A BATTERY ISSUE AND THAT PERSON CALLED HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND TOLD THEM THE SAME THING. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SPOKE WITH JACQUELINE WHO AFTER CONFERRING WITH PLANET HYUNDAI TOLD ME THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEY COULD DO NOTHING. TO WORK WITH THE DEALERSHIP. THE HEAD OF THE SERVICE DEPT. TOLD ME THAT THE GENESIS HAS A SOPHISTICATED COMPUTER AND THESE THINGS COULD HAPPEN, THEY TESTED THE CAR AND COULD FIND NOTHING AND WOULD PROVIDE NO FURTHER EXPLANATION.. I TOLD HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE,. HYUNDAI PROVIDED ME WITH A CASE FILE # 5871296, I REQUESTED THEY SEND IT TO ME. *TR

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

WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE HEARD LOUD NOISE UNDER CAR. FIVE MILES LATER I PARKED CAR IN DRIVEWAY, AND STARTED SMELLING GAS, LOOKED UNDER CAR AND FOUND QUARTER SIZE HOLE IN GAS TANK, THE TANK SHOULD HAVE SHIELD AROUND IT TO PREVENT THIS. THE EXHAUST PIPE RUNS NEXT TO GAS TANK WHICH COULD CAUSE CAR TO BURST INTO FLAMES. IF NOT FULL SHIELD AT LEAST DIVERTER PLATE IN FRONT OF GAS TANK. COST OF NEW FUEL TANK RUNS AROUND $500.00 AND ONLY DEALER HAVE IT. *TR