2023 Genesis GV70

Catastrophic failure of a brand new 2023 Genesis GV 70 on 6/6/23. The GV70 was purchased on 4/29/23 with 22 miles. It was not driven between 5/12/23 and 5/26/23 while I was out of the country. On the evening on 6/6/23 as I was merging onto the northbound lanes of the Baltimore Washington Parkway from I-295 DC, the vehicle violently shook, burning smell, and then shut off completely, including the steering column. I was able to partially drift to a right shoulder with the driver side of the vehicle still in a lane of traffic. I called the U.S. Park Police for assistance crawled over to the passenger side and put my seatbelt on in case the vehicle was hit. The USPS arrived and immediately blocked a lane of traffic and called Maryland DOT for further assistance because of the hazardous situation. Could not be towed because it would not stay in neutral. It then with no one in it started on its own, smoke coming out of exhaust and burning smell. I contacted manufacturer 6/6/23. To date, Genesis has not been able to tell me the cause of the catastrophic failure or has been able to fix the problem. I was put in a terrifying and dangerous situation.

Purchased the car 1/28/2023 and drove it off the lot with 20 miles on the odometer. Within the first 15 miles and merging onto a freeway, the motor cut out and we were almost rear ended. The sudden loss of power nearly caused a significant accident. We replicated the issue several times. We took the car to the dealership in our home state. We were told it was a fuel pump and water pump issue and they were seeing it in about 20% of the new cars. As of 2/17/23 we are still without our new car as it has been at the dealership since waiting for new parts. The dealership and the manufacturer knew of this issue and continued to sell and let people drive off their lots in potentially unsafe cars.

INCIDENT: Saturday, October 8, 2022 @ 5PM Sawyer Rd. and Red Arrow Highway, Sawyer, MI Driver: Peter LovelandMileage: 1,540 •Loss of power, unable to accelerate while turning north (right) on Red Arrow Highway from a full-stop on Sawyer Rd. •Electric motor noise; whirling or clicking sound •Right Turn Blinker, Lane Keep Assist (LKA) and Lane Follow Assist (LFA) active •Traveling less than 10mph, able to pull to side of road. Placed car in Park and then back to drive again. Unable to accelerate above an estimated 10mph. •Pressed Genesis Connected Services button and agent recommended restarting engine. •Engine restarted; placed in Reverse first for a short distance and then placed into Drive. •Able to accelerate to road speed of 55mph and returned home.