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59,000 miles · Aug 11, 2017

Vehicle Speed Control

THE ISSUE IS THAT THIS VEHICLE LOSSES ACCELERATION AND CANNOT BE OPERATOR CORRECTED WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE

NHTSA ODI #11014549

59,000 miles · Oct 5, 2015

Vehicle Speed Control

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I WAS DRIVING FROM RHODE ISLAND TO NORTH CAROLINA AND WHEN I WAS DRIVING WEST ACROSS THE TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE NEAR NEW YORK CITY AND HAD GOTTEN TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE, I LOST THROTTLE RESPONSE. THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND I HAD TO CROSS THREE LANES TO GET TO THE RIGHT HAND LANE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON STEADY AT THIS POINT. BY THE TIME I REACHED THE RIGHT HAND LANE, THE CAR WAS GOING ONLY ABOUT 35 MPH AND I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES ON THE BRIDGE, WHO WERE DODGING ME AT HIGH SPEED ON BOTH SIDES. . THIS WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION AND COULD EASILY HAVE RESULTED IN FATALITIES. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS AN EXIT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE AND I MANAGED TO GET OFF I287 AND FIND A PLACE TO STOP. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FOUND REPORTS THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAD EXPERIENCED SIMILAR EVENTS AND THAT THE CAR RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING IT. MY WIFE, WHO WAS WITH ME, RECALLED THAT SOMETHING SIMILAR HAPPENED TO HER 2004 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN IT WAS DRIVEN LOCALLY BY ONE OF MY SONS. SO AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND FOUND THAT THROTTLE CONTROL HAD RETURNED AND WE CONTINUED ON OUR WAY. AFTER STOPPING TO EAT LATER IN THE DAY, AND RETURNING TO THE CAR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD GONE OFF AND HAS BEEN OFF EVER SINCE. I MANAGED TO RETURN TO RHODE ISLAND YESTERDAY WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS, BUT AM NOW AFRAID THAT THIS MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN AND THAT I WILL NOT BE SO LUCKY THE NEXT TIME. I HAVE NOT HAD TIME YET TO HAVE THE DEALER CHECK OUT THE CAR, BUT PLAN TO DO SO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS IS CLEARLY A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM SURPRISED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THAT IT APPEARS TO BE SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO HYUNDAI CARS, (AND POSSIBLY OTHERS), FOR SOME TIME NOW.

NHTSA ODI #10779899

29,000 miles · Dec 20, 2014

Air BagsFuel System, GasolineVehicle Speed ControlCrash

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"I WAS SUBJECTED TO A SUDDEN ACCELERATION LAST NIGHT WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS 4.6. I LEFT A FULL STOP AND SIGHTED ANOTHER CAR SPEEDING TOWARD A STOP SIGN COMING FROM MY LEFT. TO AVOID BEING BROADSIDED I SWERVED TO AVOID AND MY ACCELERATOR JAMMED. I SPED ACROSS THE STREET AND INTO A LANDSCAPED AREA. I HIT A TREE AT THAT POINT WHICH BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND I WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. I SUSTAINED SOME IMPACT INJURIES THAT APPEAR TO BE OF A MINOR NATURE. A LAKE WAS LOCATED JUST BEYOND THE TREE AND I DELIBERATELY SELECTED THE MEDIUM SIZE TREE AS A TARGET. I WAS FORTUNATE. I SUSTAINED A BACK INJURY SOME YEARS AGO AND DRIVE WITH TWO FEET - ONE FOR THE ACCELERATOR AND ONE FOR THE BRAKE. THERE WAS THEREFORE NO CHANCE THAT MY FOOT SLIPPED FROM ONE PEDAL TO THE OTHER. REF: HYUNDAI GENESIS 4.6 2009. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10667447

80,000 miles · Nov 18, 2014

Service BrakesVehicle Speed ControlCrash

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPLENISHED THE BRAKE FLUID AND WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, ALL INVOLVING A CRASH WITHOUT INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

NHTSA ODI #10658931

72,000 miles · May 23, 2014

Air BagsVehicle Speed Control

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THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE, I HAVE FILED AT LEAST 4 COMPLAINTS CONCERNING A "SOFT PEDAL " ISSUE. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED MY VEHICLE RECENTLY AS WELL AS HYUNDAI AMERICA AND I AM STILL AWAITING A RESPONSE AS TO WHAT WAS FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED ON 1/22/2014. NOTE ON SERVICE INVOICE STATES " DPSM HAS BEEN OUT TO DRIVE AND INSPECT VEHICLE. NO PERSON FROM PARKWAY HYUNDAI CAN GIVE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. THIS IS A MATTER FOR HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA." IT HAS BEEN 5 MONTHS SINCE THE INSPECTION AND HMA HAS STILL NOT CONTACTED ME. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS WEBSITE BUT IT NOLONGER SHOWS THE GENESIS UNDER HYUNDAI IF SEARCHING FOR COMPLAINTS,RECALLS OR INVESTIGATION. AS WE APPROACH THIS HOLIDAY PERIOD I HOPE THAT THERE ARE NO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT OF THE "SOFT PEDAL" ISSUE AS WELL AS A READ COLLISION AT LOW SPEED THAT TRIGGERS THE HEAD SEAT RESTRAINT TO DEPLOY AND THROWS BOTH FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS FORWARD AND THE SEAT BELTS WON'T DEPLOY AT THIS LOW SPEED. JUST ANOTHER COMPLAINT THAT HASN'T BEEN ADDRESS. IS THE NHTSA OVERLOADED WITH ALL THE RECALLS FROM INDICATION OVER THE YEARS. GM AS AN EXAMPLE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10593639

85,100 miles · Jun 10, 2013

Electronic Stability Control (esc)Power TrainVehicle Speed Control

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WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH IN 4 LANE I-95 RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ESC LIGHT BOTH CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT. I TURNED ON FLASHERS AND DRIFTED MY WAY THROUGH 3 LANES AND PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BUT NOT THE ESC LIGHT. THE CAR RAN A BIT ROUGH WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED THE NEXT DAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. BASED ON OWNER REPORTS AT THE GENESIS OWNERS WEB SITE, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OWNERS OF 2009 V6 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND THE CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED TO FIX THIS POTENTIAL DEADLY SITUATION. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE OF A HIGHWAY, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH POTENTIAL DEATHS COULD HAVE HAPPENED. I HAD TO PAY 325 DOLLARS TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED SINCE IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. PLEASE WORK WITH HYUNDAI TO ENSURE THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IS RECALLED URGENTLY. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10516011

62,000 miles · Jun 27, 2012

Vehicle Speed Control

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE THROTTLE CONTROL HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

NHTSA ODI #10463243

70,000 miles · Jun 26, 2012

Electrical SystemVehicle Speed Control

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DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE THROTTLE JUST CUTS OFF, NO THROTTLE POWER. CAR IS STILL RUNNING. QUICKLY HAD TO PULL OVER ON TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO SHUT CAR OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT. IT WORKED BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. IT HAPPENED SEVEN TIMES IN ONE DAY, WITH MY CHILD IN THE CAR. AT ONE POINT THERE WASN'T A SHOULDER TO PULL OVER TO I HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. HYUNDAI HAS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. I FIND THAT STRANGE SINCE THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS ISSUE. THE ESC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON.

NHTSA ODI #10463232

15,000 miles · Jun 19, 2012

Vehicle Speed Control

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TL* THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND A CLAIM WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 7/23/12 *CN

NHTSA ODI #10462269

16,037 miles · May 24, 2011

Electronic Stability Control (esc)Power TrainVehicle Speed Control

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WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ESC LIGHT BOTH CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT. I PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BUT NOT THE ESC LIGHT. THE CAR RAN A BIT ROUGH WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED THE NEXT DAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. BASED ON OWNER REPORTS AT THE GENESIS OWNERS WEB SITE, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OWNERS OF 2009 V6 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND THE CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED TO FIX THIS POTENTIAL DEADLY SITUATION. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE OF A HIGHWAY, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH POTENTIAL DEATHS COULD HAVE HAPPENED.

NHTSA ODI #10403434

Official recalls

14V713000 · Exterior Lighting:brake Lights:switch

Nov 7, 2014

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2009-2011 Hyundai Genesis vehicles manufactured April 30, 2008, to November 21, 2010, and 2011 Hyundai Equus vehicles manufactured July 31, 2010, to November 21, 2010. Due to a circuit failure, the stop lamps in the affected vehicles may not illuminate.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A following vehicle may not recognize that the vehicle is slowing or coming to a stop if the stop lamps on the vehicle do not illuminate as expected. There is an increased risk of a rear-end crash as a result.

Remedy: Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will repair the stop lamp switch circuit, free of charge. Hyundai issued an interim notification to owners on January 6, 2015. The recall began on March 23, 2015. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-671-3059. Hyundai's number for this recall is 125.

13V489000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:fluid

Oct 29, 2013

Hyundai is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 Genesis vehicles manufactured April 30, 2008, through March 28, 2012. The vehicles may contain brake fluid which does not protect against corrosion of the Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU).

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the module corrodes, reduced brake effectiveness may result, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Hyundai will notify owners and instruct them to bring their vehicle to a dealer for service. Hyundai will inspect the HECU module for proper operation, and will replace the modules as necessary. Hyundai will replace the factory brake fluid in those vehicles that have not previously had the factory brake fluid replaced. These repairs will be done free of charge. The recall began on December 24, 2013. Owners may contact Hyundai at 1-800-633-5151 or by email at consumeraffairs@hmausa.com. Hyundai's recall number is 114.

13V113000 · Exterior Lighting:brake Lights:switch

Apr 1, 2013

Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 Accent, model year 2007-2011 Azera, Sonata and Sante Fe,2006-2011 Tucson, 2009-2011 Elantra Touring, 2007-2010 Elantra, 2008-2011 Veracruz, 2009-2011 Genesis, 2010-2011 Genesis Coupe, 2007-2008 Entourage, and 2006-2008 Tiburon vehicles. Originally, in April 2013, Hyundai recalled 1,059,824 model year 2007-2009 Accent and Tucson, model year 2007-2010 Elantra, model year 2007-2011 Santa Fe, model year 2008-2009 Veracruz, model year 2010-2011 Genesis Coupe, and model year 2011 Sonata vehicles. In September 2013, Hyundai informed the agency that it was adding more vehicles to this campaign, representing an additional 652,512 units. The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 1,712,336. In the affected vehicles, the stop lamp switch may malfunction. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause an inability to deactivate the cruise control by depressing the brake pedal. Additionally, a malfunctioning stop lamp switch may also result in intermittent operation of the push-button start feature, affect the operation of the brake transmission shift interlock feature, preventing the shifter from being moved out of the PARK position and cause the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) malfunction light to illuminate.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Failure to illuminate the stop lamps during braking or inability to disengage the cruise control could increase the risk of a crash. Additionally, when the ignition is in the 'ON' position, the transmission shifter may be able to be moved out of Park without first applying the brake. This may lead to unintentional movement of the car which may increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the stop lamp switch, free of charge. The safety recall began on April 22, 2013. Owners may contact Hyundai at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's recall campaign number is 110.

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NHTSA investigations

PE13033 · Brake Hydraulic Control Module Failure

Opened Oct 17, 2013 · Closed Apr 4, 2014

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip:control Unit/module

On October 28, 2013, Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) submitted a Defect Information Report (DIR) to NHTSA describing a safety defect in the braking system of approximately 43,500 model year (MY) 2009 through 2012 Hyundai Genesis sedans (NHTSA Recall No. 13V-489).The Hyundai report indicates that the recalled vehicles may contain brake fluid that does not sufficiently inhibit corrosion on the zinc plating of control valve armatures in the Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) module. The DIR indicated that, over time, the build-up of corrosion products may affect operation of HECU control valves, resulting in a low/soft brake pedal with reduced brake effectiveness, which may increase the risk of a crash.In October 2011, the HECU supplier notified Hyundai that the brake fluid used in production plants was causing corrosion of valve armatures in the control module.The supplier changed the coating of the valve armatures in late March 2012 to correct the problem in production vehicles.Hyundai's recall includes Genesis vehicles produced prior to the implementation of the HECU change.In March 2013, Hyundai initiated a Service Campaign (TL6) to replace brake fluid in the subject vehicles with brake fluid with better corrosion resistance properties.According to Hyundai's DIR letter, after PE13-033 was opened, the company noted that some of the vehicles serviced in the TL6 campaign subsequently required HECU replacement.This was an indication that internal corrosion had progressed enough to affect valve operation and brake performance, prompting Hyundai to conduct a safety recall.Hyundai's repair procedures for 13V-489 require brake system flushing and replacement in all recalled vehicles with a new fluid containing the necessary corrosion inhibitor.In addition, for vehicles produced prior to June 1, 2010, dealers will perform an inspection procedure to verify that the HECU is functioning properly and replace units that do not meet the test requirements.Hyundai indicated that, based on analysis of claim data, only vehicles produced prior to June 1, 2010 have been in service long enough to require the additional inspection/replacement of the HECU. Analysis of failure data reported to NHTSA and provided by Hyundai in response to ODI's information request letter for PE13-033 identified 756 complaints and 1,683 warranty claims for 30,114 subject vehicles produced prior to June 1, 2010, resulting in a complaint rate of 25.1 incidents per thousand vehicles (IPTV) and a claim rate of 5.6 percent.The MY 2009 vehicles, with the longest exposure times, experienced the highest complaint (33.5 IPTV) and warranty (7.0 percent) rates.For the 45,639 subject vehicles produced after June 1, 2010, ODI identified 13 complaints and 34 warranty claims, resulting in a complaint rate of 0.3 IPTV and a warranty claim rate of 0.1 percent, indicating that the brake fluid corrosion concern had not progressed far enough to result in significant rates of brake system performance symptoms in those vehicles.This investigation is closed.ODI will continue to monitor complaints to evaluate the effectiveness of Hyundai's recall.The VOQs noted in the Failure Report are: 10569231, 10560898, 10560495, 10559360, 10558279, 10558264, 10556964, 10556631, 10556577, 10556322, 10554988, 10554802, 10554122, 10552958, 10551817, 10551157, 10551110, 10551092, 10550791, 10550773, 10550431, 10549750, 10549634, 10549629, 10549567, 10549402, 10549376, 10549270, 10549228, 10549186, 10549021, 10548903, 10548823, 10548791, 10548737, 10548722, 10548716, 10548705, 10546565, 10544803, 10543663, 10542962, 10541959, 10541741, 10538208, 10537934, 10536652, 105354

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip:control Unit/module

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip

Service Brakes, Hydraulic