2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS Complaints

BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN IS REQUIRING MORE AND MORE TRAVEL TO ACHIEVE BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF A BRAKE FLUID LEAK. THERE IS NO REDUCTION OF BRAKE FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR. THE ABILITY TO MODULATE BRAKING IS IMPAIRED AT TIMES AND ONE MUST PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BUILD PRESSURE TO STOP.

REF: NHTSA CAMPAIGN NO 13V489000 HYUNDAI GENESIS 2012, 4.6L, V8, 4 DOOR SEDAN, WITH APPROX 77000 MILES. IN THE LAST 6 WEEKS WE HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR 3 TIMES WITH LITTLE OR NO BRAKING OCCURRING. TWO WEEKS AGO THIS CAR WAS TAKEN INTO LIBERTY (FELDMAN) HYUNDAI IN NEW HUDSON, MICH FOR REPAIR OF THIS BRAKE PROBLEM. AFTER $95 FOR AN 'INSPECTION,' WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE ANY OIL CHANGE, THE REPORT WAS THAT NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. THIS CAR WAS SERVICED IN MARCH, 2014, PER HYUNDAI RECALL NO. 114 BH HECU, WHICH CALLED FOR INSPECTION AND REPLACING THE BRAKE FLUID. THIS WAS DONE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE THAT TIME UNTIL ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO. THIS CAR WAS SERVICED IN MARCH, 2014, PER HYUNDAI RECALL NO. 114 BH HECU, WHICH CALLED FOR INSPECTION AND REPLACING THE BRAKE FLUID. THIS WAS DONE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE THAT TIME UNTIL ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO. THIS CAR WAS SERVICED IN MARCH, 2014, PER HYUNDAI RECALL NO. 114 BH HECU, WHICH CALLED FOR INSPECTION AND REPLACING THE BRAKE FLUID. THIS WAS DONE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE THAT TIME UNTIL ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT EVEN THOUGH HYUNDAI RECALL NO. 114 WAS ACCOMPLISHED, THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER FULLY CORRECTED. SOME PEOPLE, WHO HAVE ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM, SAID THAT THE BRAKE FLUID USED WAS CAUSING FAILURE IN THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER VALVES. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER'S ERROR, AND HYUNDAI SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE.

THE BRAKE OIL THAT WAS PUT INTO THE CAR WHEN MADE HAS CAUSE THE HECU TO CORRODE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON HYUNDAI GENESIS SEDANS THIS YEAR, IF THE COUPES WERE EFFECTED TOO WHY WOULDN'T THERE BE A RECALL? THE BRAKES ARE SPONGEY. THEY ARE UNRELIABLE AND VERY UNSAFE. BRAKES WORK WHEN THEY WANT AND ARE CHOPPY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. BENTLEY HYUNDAI (LOCATED AT 3805 UNIVERSITY DR, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35816, (256) 713-0505) WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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

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.

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER HAD PROBLEM FOR A FEW YEARS, FOR WHICH IT STOPPED WORKING ONCE IN A WHILE AND THE MOVEMENTS WERE NOT SMOOTH (LIKE A JOLT) SOMETIMES. IT STOPPED WORKING EVENTUALLY A FEW DAYS AGO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING OIL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DENNIS HYUNDAI EAST (2900 MORSE RD, COLUMBUS, OH 43231, (614) 471-2900), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE ENGINE COULD SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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.

ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN IN A CENTER TURN LANE AND THE ENGINE STALLED OUT. COASTED BACK TO THE CENTER TURN LANE, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND IT STARTED BACK UP. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR OTHER WARNING LIGHTS.