2015 HYUNDAI GENESIS Complaints

AFTER HAVING ALL THREE WORK DONE ON MY CAR: FOUR WHEEL REPLACED AS STATED ON THEIR CAMPAIGN , COWL AND ELECTRICAL WIRING REPLACEMENT UNDER , THE VIBRATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES EVIDENT/STRONGER AT LOWER SPEED(BELOW 25 MPH) AND AT IDLE. WHEN DRIVING I FEEL MY HANDS FEEL TIRED BECAUSE OF THIS VIBRATION AFFECTING THEM. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AT HYUNDAI LONG ISLAND, QUEENS FOR THE PROBLEM BUT AFTER WAITING FOR HOURS, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM . AND UNTIL NOW, THE VIBRATION IS BECOMING AN ANNOYANCE.

EARLIER THIS YEAR HYUNDAI ISSUED A LETTER TO GENESIS OWNERS STATING THEY WERE REPLACING THE HANKOOK TIRES THAT CAME ON THE CAR FROM THE FACTORY WITH MICHELIN TIRES BECAUSE CUSTOMERS HAD COMPLAINED OF RAOD NOISE. I CONTACTED THE DELAERSHIP, WEST BROAD HYUNDAI, RICHMOND, VA, TO ORDER MY REPLACEMENT TIRES... I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON AUG 29 FOR THE STATE INSPECTION AND AN OIL CHANGE, THEY STATED THEY DID NOT HAVE STAFF ON HAND ON SATURDAYS TO CHANGE THE TIRES. DURING THE STATE INSPECTION THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THE TREAD ON MY LEFT REAR TIRE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE LOOKED AS IF IT WAS ABOUT TO SEPARATE. SINCE MY TIRES WERE IN THEY DEDICATED A MECHANIC TO REPLACING MY TIRES..MY CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW, THE TIRES HAVE 25515 MILES ON THEM AND THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED IN ANY MANNER. I FEAR THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL TIRE AND HANKOOK SHOULD BE MADE AWARE IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE TIRES. THE TIRE LOOKS PERFECT FROM THE OUTSIDE WALL BUT THE WALL THAT FACES UNDER THE CAR THE DEFECT IS VERY NOTICEABLE....UPDATED 09/28/15 *BF *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE THE KEY FOB TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE, THE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRADITIONAL KEY WAS USED TO TRY TO OPEN THE LOCK BUT FAILED TO ALLOW THE CONTACT ACCESS INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE'S SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE RESET AND THE BATTERY IN THE KEY FOB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,700. UPDATED 9/28/15 *BF *CN

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FROZE UP ON ME.(FORTUNATELY), I WAS NOT DRIVING FAST, OR ON A BRIDGE, FREEWAY, ETC. AND WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO A SAFE LOCATION. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK. TOWED TO LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER. AFTER 20 DAYS IN SHOP, THEY REPLACED STEERING COMPUTER, RACK AND PINION STEERING TOO. I AM APPALLED THAT A NEW (EXPENSIVE) 2015 GENESIS WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE, HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. I AM NOW VERY HESITANT ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE HYUNDAI BRAND. I HOPE NO ONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM, BECAUSE IT IS A REAL HEADACHE!!!

VEHICLE STALLED AS I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH. ALL SYSTEMS FAILED. IT COULD NOT BE STARTED AGAIN AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS INDICATION OF ANY MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.

AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE, THERE WAS A LOUD CRACKING NOISE HEARD FROM BEHIND THE DASH BOARD AND THE CAR SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING WITH A LOUD "BOOM" IN THE BACK AS THOUGH SOMEONE HAD HIT ME FROM BEHIND, BUT NO ONE HAD HIT ME. I HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FROM OF ME. WHEN THE CAR VIOLENTLY ACCELERATED THE BACK OF THE CAR DIPPED DOWN (AND THE FRONT UP). I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER AND REPORTED THIS AND THE CAR IS NOW IN THE REPAIR SHOP. THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES IN THE GDS SYSTEM FOR THIS INCIDENT AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE. THIS WAS A VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE AND MY TRUST LEVEL IS NOW 0/100.

MY GENESIS WAS INVOLVED IN A TIRE RECALL (CAMPAIGN 218). A COUPLE DAYS LATER, AS SOON AS I GOT THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY TO GO OUT OF TOWN ON A BUSINESS TRIP, MY CAR STARTED SHAKING SEVERELY. I CALLED BLUE LINK (HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE) AND THEY SAID TO TAKE IT TO PATTERSON HYUNDAI AT MY DESTINATION. I DRIVE TO WICHITA FALLS AS SLOWLY AND SAFEL AS I CAN AND I TOOK THE CAR IN TODAY BUT THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT. THEY SAID BECAUSE ITS RELATED TO THE RECALL THEY CANNOT FIX IT. I HAVE TO WAIT MINIMUM 3-5 DAYS FOR THEM TO ESCALATE IT TO THE NATIONAL LEVEL AND I CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR. I HAVE TO BE DRIVING HOME ON SUNDAY (2 DAYS FROM NOW). I TALKED TO CURTIS (FLOOR LEADER FOR GENESIS TEAM) AND SAID "I CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR FOR 3-5 DAYS?" AND HE SAID "YES." AND I ASKED IF I COULD GET A RENTAL THEN AND HE SAID THEY WON'T GIVE ME A RENTAL. THIS IS AT BEST UNETHICAL. I HAVE TO BE HOME BY MONDAY, SO THEY ARE FORCING ME TO DRIVE A POTENTIALLY UNSAFE CAR HOME 3.5 HOURS BECAUSE THEY WON'T CORRECT A PROBLEM WITH THEIR WARRANTY WORK.

FRONT RIGHT DOOR (DRIVERS DOOR) DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. WHEN YOU PULL IT CLOSED FROM THE INSIDE, OR PUSH IT FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT HAS CLOSED BUT UPON INSPECTION YOU FIND IT IS ONLY CLOSED TO THE FIRST LATCH. MANY TIMES I HAVE BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HAD AN ALARM COME ON TELLING ME THE DOOR WAS NOT CLOSED.

ENTERING INTO A RIGHT TURN LANE THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE GRAZED A CURB. IMMEDIATE EXPLOSION & BOTH RIGHT SIDE AIR BAGS BLEW CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO PASSENGERS. THE CAR IS NEW, APPROX. 985 MILES AND THE TIRES HAD BEEN REPLACED THAT MORNING WITH MICHELINS UNDER A TIRE EXCHANGE PROGRAM. THERE IS NO EXTERNAL BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE REAR AXLE APPEARS TO BE BENT. WHY WOULD AIR BAGS DEPLOY BY BUMPING A CURB AT LOW SPEED?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PLASTIC COVER OVER THE KEY ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR THAT FAILED TO COME OFF, WHICH PREVENTED THE KEY FROM BEING USED. THE VEHICLE COULD ONLY BE OPENED USING THE KEY FOB AND THE DRIVER DOOR WAS THE ONLY DOOR THAT HAD A KEY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.