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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

15 crash reports2 fire reports3 injury reports

What owners actually said

234 reports

25,000 miles · Feb 28, 2015

Steering

I WAS COMING TO A STOP IN TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE RPM WAS DROPPING, AND WANTED TO CHANGE LANES. UPON ACCELERATING I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND I LOST POWER STEERING, ALMOST COLLIDED WITH OTHER VEHICLES AND WAS CLOSE TO BEING HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES WITH THIS VEHICLE. I AM SPEAKING OUT NO…

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NHTSA ODI #10691229

88,000 miles · Feb 24, 2015

Service BrakesService Brakes, Hydraulic

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V489000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND INDICATED THAT THE DEALER ONLY REPLACED THE FACTORY BRAKE FLUID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER DID NOT INSPECT THE HECU MODULE FOR PROPER OPERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE RECALL REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HECU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 4/7/15*CN

NHTSA ODI #10690258

75,000 miles · Feb 15, 2015

Service Brakes

WHEN I TRY STOPPING THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSHES TO THE BOTTOM BUT DOESN'T STOP THE CAR. THE BRAKES FAIL. I BROUGHT IT INTO HYUNDAI SERVICE AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENS AROUND 50% OF THE TIME WHILE DRIVING. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10683567

55,309 miles · Feb 11, 2015

Latches/locks/linkages

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE AUTOMATIC DOOR FEATURE UNLOCKED THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,309.

NHTSA ODI #10682700

48,600 miles · Jan 23, 2015

Service Brakes

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,600.

NHTSA ODI #10678500

41,000 miles · Jan 16, 2015

Electronic Stability Control (esc)Service Brakes

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WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT NEARLY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE CAR BEGAN TO DECELERATE. IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE CAR COULD ONLY SLOW MODERATELY REGARDLESS OF HOW HARD I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THERE WAS NO BRAKE ENGAGEMENT AT THE TOP OF THE PEDAL TRAVEL. AT HOME, I TOOK PHOTOS OF THE PEDAL DISPLACEMENT RELATIVE TO THE FIREWALL AND CAN PROVIDE THEM. PHOTO 1 SHOWS THE STATE OF THE PEDAL WHEN I ARRIVED HOME. IMAGINE THE AMOUNT OF PEDAL FORCE YOU MIGHT USE WHILE PARALLEL PARKING OR SLOWING FOR AN OFF RAMP ON THE HIGHWAY. WITH THAT AMOUNT OF FORCE, THE PEDAL WAS WITHIN ~2" OF THE FIREWALL. PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL LED TO INCREASED "FEEL" AND RESTORING BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS. PHOTO 2 SHOWS A LARGER GAP TO THE FIREWALL AFTER 5 PEDAL REPETITIONS, AND WITH INCREASED FORCE APPLIED. PHOTO 3 SHOWS AN EVEN LARGER GAP AFTER ~20 PEDAL REPETITIONS AND EVEN HIGHER FORCE APPLIED. THE FINAL PHOTO SHOWS THAT AT MAXIMUM FORCE, I COULD ONLY GET THE PEDAL TO ~3" FROM THE FIREWALL. THIS WAS SIMILAR TO THE STATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN THIS MORNING, AND FELT "NORMAL" IN TERMS OF PEDAL EFFORT AND TRAVEL. TO REITERATE: DURING THE FAILURE, THE PEDAL WOULD PUSH TO WITHIN 2" OF THE FIREWALL WITH MINIMAL EFFORT, AND WITH LITTLE BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS. I COULD NOT HAVE PERFORMED A PANIC BRAKING MANEUVER IN THIS STATE, AND ONLY CONTINUED TO DRIVE DUE TO THE LACK OF TRAFFIC AND PROXIMITY TO MY HOME. AFTER SUBSEQUENT PEDAL CYCLING IN MY DRIVEWAY, I COULD ONLY GET THE PEDAL TO MORE THAN 3" FROM THE FIREWALL WITH MAXIMUM EFFORT, AND THE BASE BRAKING FUNCTION APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. TO DATE, THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND THUS UNABLE TO GAIN AUTHORIZATION FROM HMA TO PERFORM ANY REPAIR. I CONSIDER THE CAR UNDRIVEABLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS ALREADY SERVICED FOR THE HECU/BRAKE FLUID RECALL. HECU PASSED THE SCREENING AT THAT TIME. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10676155

76,675 miles · Jan 13, 2015

Service Brakes

WHILE RETURNING HOME TODAY I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN TRAFFIC SLOWED SUDDENLY I BRAKED SOMEWHAT FIRMER THAN NORMAL AND PEDAL WENT SOFT AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. I PUMPED THE BRAKES QUICKLY BUT PEDAL STILLED TRAVELED CLOSE TO THE FLOORBOARD. I STOPPED JUST BARELY IN TIME, PROBABLY JUST A FEW INCHES FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. S…

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NHTSA ODI #10672309

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

63,000 miles · Dec 15, 2014

Service Brakes

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THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHEN APPLIED, TRAVELED WELL BEYOND THE NORMAL POINT OF STOPPING, ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS AND RESULTS WERE GREATLY DIMINISHED AND THE PEDAL WAS EXTREMELY "SPONGY"/NOT FIRM AS NORMAL. IN AN EMERGENCY STOPPING SITUATION, THE CAR SIMPLY COULD NOT HAVE STOPPED IN TIME TO AVOID COLLISION. THIS WAS NOT AN INTERMITTENT OCCURRENCE. ONCE THE SYMPTOM MANIFESTED ITSELF, IT HAS DONE DO CONSISTENTLY. THE CAR HAS BEEN DELIVERED TO THE HUMBLE TX HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WHICH HAS IDENTIFIED THE HECU COMPONENT AS THE PROBLEM, AND NOT THE MASTER CYLINDER. UNFORTUNATELY THE SERVICE WRITER HAS NOT RECOGNIZED THE RECALL ACTION REQUIRED FOR THIS COMPONENT. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10664202

79,000 miles · Dec 9, 2014

Exterior Lighting

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IN JULY ,2014 , I WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT THE STOP LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING; I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AFTER MY HYUNDAI DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. IT WAS CORRECTED THE NEXT DAY AFTER MY CAR WAS LEFT UNTIL FIXED. I WAS JUST NOTIFIED BY NHTSA THAT A RECALL ( CAMPAIGN # 14V713) WAS JUST ISSUED FOR FAULTY STOPLIGHT PROBLEM. I CALLED MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER TO SEE ABOUT RE-IMBURSEMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WASN'T A RECALL ISSUED YET FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WAS GIVEN THE # FOR CUSTOMER CARE. I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS BEING WORKED ON ( CAMPAIGN 125) AND THAT I WOULD BE RECEIVING A LETTER IN THE FUTURE. I ASKED IF THAT WOULD BE IN DAYS,WEEKS , MONTHS OR YEARS ,HE SAID HE DID NOT KNOW. REMEMBER THE BRAKE FLUID RECALL ! NOW HERE WE GO AGAIN...........A SAFETY ISSUE BUT NOT A SERIOUS ISSUE FOR HYUNDAI. YOU WOULD THINK THAT AN IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION WOULD GO OUT TO EACH DEALER SO EVERY VEHICLE THAT THEY SERVICE COULD BE BROUGHT TO THE DEALER FOR IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION. THIS COULD PREVENT A FUTURE REAR COLLISION AND POSSIBLE INJURY/ DEATH. IS THIS YET ANOTHER INDUSTRY STONE WALLING OF A" SAFETY ISSUE " IE KEY SWITCH AND AIR BAG. HOPEFULLY A FELLOW GENESIS OWNER WILL NOT HAVE A SERIOUS REAR END COLLISION IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10663184

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

Additional source detail variants (3)

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

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic