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2013 Hyundai Genesis

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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Owner complaints for the 2013 Hyundai Genesis do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 109.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

96 reports with mileage · 30 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine. Review the 41 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 21 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes. Review the 20 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

14 crash reports2 fire reports6 injury reports

Unknown Or Other complaints

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Mileage unknown · Mar 6, 2024
Unknown Or Other

The rear passenger window will no longer rise. This leaves my car an easy target for theft and water damage.

NHTSA ODI #11575918

Mileage unknown · Jan 3, 2024
StructureUnknown Or Other

SUNROOF GLASS SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 295 JACKSONVILLE,FL FOR REASONS UNKNOWN. Luckily interior sunroof shade was pulled close or the shattered glass fragments would have fallen on passengers heads, The sunroof OEM is a powered sunroof that was in closed position and is not used or opened often. Outside weather at…

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SUNROOF GLASS SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 295 JACKSONVILLE,FL FOR REASONS UNKNOWN. Luckily interior sunroof shade was pulled close or the shattered glass fragments would have fallen on passengers heads, The sunroof OEM is a powered sunroof that was in closed position and is not used or opened often. Outside weather at time was DAY LIGHT about 4:45pm no rain temp about 55 degrees. Called local Hyundai dealer to see if there were any open recalls & TSB's related to the sunroof shattering. They said none. I have pictures if needed. I tried to upload them but your website kicked me out when I hit the upload link below.

NHTSA ODI #11563387

Mileage unknown · Jul 23, 2021
Unknown Or Other

While I am driving at around 20 mph, all of sudden engine shuts off, steering wheel is frozen, brake doesn't work, all light remained on dash board. I put it in park and start it. It comes back without any issues. No code are registered so dealer can not see the problem. Also happened in parking a lot about 5 weeks back. T…

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While I am driving at around 20 mph, all of sudden engine shuts off, steering wheel is frozen, brake doesn't work, all light remained on dash board. I put it in park and start it. It comes back without any issues. No code are registered so dealer can not see the problem. Also happened in parking a lot about 5 weeks back. This is big safety issue where I might run into somebody without steering wheel and brake control.

NHTSA ODI #11426178

100,000 miles · Feb 6, 2021
Unknown Or Other

AFTER THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON WHEN USING THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD TO PUSH AND CAUSES THE CAR TO PULL AND FAILS TO SLOW DOWN AS NORMAL. YOU THEN HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR TWO OR THREE TIMES AND THE BRAKES FUNCTION AS NORMAL AGAIN UNTIL THE TRACTION CONTROL…

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AFTER THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON WHEN USING THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD TO PUSH AND CAUSES THE CAR TO PULL AND FAILS TO SLOW DOWN AS NORMAL. YOU THEN HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR TWO OR THREE TIMES AND THE BRAKES FUNCTION AS NORMAL AGAIN UNTIL THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE BASED ON SEVERAL FORUMS THAT I READ. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN, BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN TO YOUR CAR'S BRAKES UNLESS YOU SEE THE TRACTION CONTROLL LIGHT COME ON AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE ABS LIGHT WENT ON IT SURPRISES YOU AND YOU CAN EASILY NOT BE ABLE TO STOP IN THE NORMAL DISTANCE OR THE PULLING TO ONE SIDE ALMOST CAUSES THE CAR TO VEER INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC.

NHTSA ODI #11394937

95,000 miles · Jan 7, 2020
Power TrainUnknown Or Other

I'VE SEEN A LOT OF THESE CARS AND READ ABOUT A LOT OF THESE CARS WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS I WAS SITTING ON A REGULAR ROAD IN PARK MY CAR SLIPPED INTO REVERSE WITH NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER WHILE THE GEAR STICK WAS STILL IN DRIVE I THINK THESE COULD HAVE BEEN BUILT STRONGER OR SAFER TO AVOID THIS AND THAT WAS JUST ONE INCIDENT OU…

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I'VE SEEN A LOT OF THESE CARS AND READ ABOUT A LOT OF THESE CARS WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS I WAS SITTING ON A REGULAR ROAD IN PARK MY CAR SLIPPED INTO REVERSE WITH NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER WHILE THE GEAR STICK WAS STILL IN DRIVE I THINK THESE COULD HAVE BEEN BUILT STRONGER OR SAFER TO AVOID THIS AND THAT WAS JUST ONE INCIDENT OUT OF ABOUT 20 BUT THAT WAS BY FAR THE WORST

NHTSA ODI #11297541

52,000 miles · Aug 5, 2019
Fuel/propulsion SystemUnknown Or Other

WELL IT ONLY HAPPENS ON HOT DAY OR IN SUMMER. IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. WHILE I'M DRIVING THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN GAS FUMES FILL UP THE INSIDE OF MY CAR SO BAD THAT I GOTTTA PULL OVER FOR A WHILE. THE OTHER DAY IT HAPPEN TO ME AGAIN AND I ALMOST PASSED OUT WHILE DRIVING. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE…

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WELL IT ONLY HAPPENS ON HOT DAY OR IN SUMMER. IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. WHILE I'M DRIVING THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN GAS FUMES FILL UP THE INSIDE OF MY CAR SO BAD THAT I GOTTTA PULL OVER FOR A WHILE. THE OTHER DAY IT HAPPEN TO ME AGAIN AND I ALMOST PASSED OUT WHILE DRIVING. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE AND THEY TELL ME THAT THEIRS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT OR THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. I'VE OWND THE CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW AND IT'S BEEN DOING THIS SINCE THEN. NOW THAT IT ALMOST MADE ME BLACK OUT WHILE DRIVING WAS THE LAST SRRAW FOR ME. IT'S MADE ME HAVE HEADACHES BEFORE BUT NOT PASS OUT LIKE THE OTHER DAY. THIS IS WHY I'M REPORTING THIS TO YOU GUYS HOPING YOU COULD HELP ME. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN I'M I. STOP AND GO TRAFFIC IN THE CITY WHEN IT'S REALLY HOT OUT.

NHTSA ODI #11241660

100,035 miles · Jun 22, 2019
EnginePower TrainUnknown Or Other

STALLED TWICE ON THE SAME DAY - STALLED WHILE TURNING RIGHT AT THE ENTRANCE OF ROUNDABOUT AT LOCAL SCHOOL. CAR LOST CONTROL DUE TO STALL AND WENT CROSS THE OPPOSITE LANE. ALL DASH LIGHTS WERE ON SIMILAR TO TURNING CAR ON WITHOUT TURNING ENGINE. FORTUNATELY NO CARS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. QUICKLY SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO ST…

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STALLED TWICE ON THE SAME DAY - STALLED WHILE TURNING RIGHT AT THE ENTRANCE OF ROUNDABOUT AT LOCAL SCHOOL. CAR LOST CONTROL DUE TO STALL AND WENT CROSS THE OPPOSITE LANE. ALL DASH LIGHTS WERE ON SIMILAR TO TURNING CAR ON WITHOUT TURNING ENGINE. FORTUNATELY NO CARS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. QUICKLY SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO START THE ENGINE. IT TOOK 2-3 SECS FOR THE ENGINE TO START. - STALLED AGAIN 2 HOURS LATER ON THE SAME OUTING WHEN TURNING RIGHT TO LOCAL RESTAURANT. CAR LOST CONTROL GOING INTO PARKING LOT. ALL DASH LIGHTS WERE ON. - THIS IS AT LEAST THE TENTH TIME IT HAPPENED IN OUR 6 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP WITH 100K MILES ON THE CAR. PREVIOUS FILED ODI NUMBER 10606872, 10746269, 11221909, 11221913 AND 11221917. - WEATHER CONDITION: ABOVE 80 DEGREES. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE ISSUE HAS TO DO WITH HOT WEATHER. PURELY SPECULATION HERE. I ALSO REPORTED MAY 23RD, 2015 INCIDENT TO HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE BACK IN JUNE 29TH, 2015. THERE WERE NO REPLY FROM HYUNDAI. I WILL FILE ANOTHER COMPLIANT TO HYUNDAI AGAIN. VERY FRUSTRATED. FOR REFERENCE, I CAME ACROSS THESE SIMILAR CASES WHILE DOING MY RESEARCH THAT OTHERS COMPLAINED. HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/HYUNDAI/GENESIS/CAR-STALL-PROBLEMS.PHP HTTPS://WWW.GENCOUPE.COM/GENERAL-DISCUSSION/582297-HYUNDAI-GENESIS-STALLING-PROBLEM-DANGEROUS-PLEASE-HELP.HTML HTTPS://GENESISOWNERS.COM/GENESIS-FORUM/THREADS/POWER-STALL-WHEN-TURNING-LEFT-TO-CHANGE-LANES-IN-STOP-AND-GO-TRAFFIC.11153/ HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HYUNDAI/GENESIS/2012/ENGINE/ENGINE_STALLS_SHUTS_OFF_WHILE_DRIVING.SHTML HTTP://WWW.HYUNDAI-FORUMS.COM/201-GENESIS/147545-HYUNDAI-GENESIS-STALLING-PROBLEM-DANGEROUS-PLEASE-HELP.HTML POWER STALL WHEN TURNING LEFT TO CHANGE LANES IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC HTTPS://GENESISOWNERS.COM/GENESIS-FORUM/THREADS/POWER-STALL-WHEN-TURNING-LEFT-TO-CHANGE-LANES-IN-STOP-AND-GO-TRAFFIC.11153/

NHTSA ODI #11221919

99,500 miles · Jun 22, 2019
EnginePower TrainUnknown Or Other

STALLED TWICE ON THE SAME DAY - STALLED WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEED ON A CITY STREET PRIOR TO A COMPLETE STOP. SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO START CAR. CAR WAS TRYING TO START BUT HESITATED. GAVE IT A HARD ACCELERATION, IT THEN RAN NORMAL. SECOND INCIDENT ON THE SAME TRIP. - STALLED ON CITY STREET WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEED.…

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STALLED TWICE ON THE SAME DAY - STALLED WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEED ON A CITY STREET PRIOR TO A COMPLETE STOP. SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO START CAR. CAR WAS TRYING TO START BUT HESITATED. GAVE IT A HARD ACCELERATION, IT THEN RAN NORMAL. SECOND INCIDENT ON THE SAME TRIP. - STALLED ON CITY STREET WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEED. SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND STARTED CAR. GAVE IT A HARD ACCELERATION, IT THEN RAN NORMAL. SIDE NOTE: - COULD NOT START AFTER STOPPED AT GAS STATION FOR REFUEL (WHEN PUSHING THE START BUTTON, IT ONLY HAD THE TICK, TICK, TICK NOISE.) HAD TO GIVE HARD ACCELERATION TO GET THE ENGINE RUNNING. IDLE WAS VERY ROUGH AND UNSTABLE. GAVE HARD ACCELERATION TO BLOW OUT CARBON AND IDLE WENT BACK TO NORMAL. - BELIEVE WIFE TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER A FEW DAYS OR A WEEK LATER FOR DIAGNOSTIC BUT NO ERROR CODES OR CAUSE WAS FOUND. NEEDED TO LOCATE RECEIPT TO CONFIRM. - THIS IS AT LEAST THE EIGHTH TIME IT HAPPENED. PREVIOUS FILED ODI NUMBER 10606872, 10746269, 11221909 AND 11221913. - WEATHER CONDITION: ABOVE 75 DEGREES

NHTSA ODI #11221917

99,000 miles · Jun 22, 2019
EnginePower TrainUnknown Or Other

STALLED WHILE MAKING RIGHT TURN INTO OUR DRIVEWAY. ALL DASH LIGHTS WERE ON. THIS IS AT LEAST THE SIXTH TIME IT HAPPENED. PREVIOUS FILED ODI NUMBER 10606872, 10746269, AND 11221909. WEATHER CONDITION: ABOVE 75 DEGREES

NHTSA ODI #11221913

85,000 miles · Jun 22, 2019
EnginePower TrainUnknown Or Other

WHEN STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS ON A CITY STREET, THE ENGINE STALLED FOR NO REASON. ALL LIGHTS CAME ON. I HAD TO PUT THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL AND START THE CAR AGAIN. THIS IS AT LEAST THE FIFTH TIME IT HAPPENED. PREVIOUS FILED ODI NUMBER 10606872 AND 10746269. WEATHER CONDITION: ABOVE 75 DEGREES

NHTSA ODI #11221909

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NHTSA investigations

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