2015 Hyundai Genesis

AT NIGHT WHEN HEAD LIGHTS ARE ON AND BLINKER IS USED, WHEN THE BLINKER IS PUT ON OR WHEN THE TURN IS COMPLETED AND THE BLINKER GOES OFF, THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF FOR 3-5 SECONDS. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN BLINKER IS NOT USED WHILE DRIVING ALL HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF FOR 3-5 SECONDS. IT IS MORE PREVALENT WHEN BLINKER IS USED. IT HAPPENED TWICE ON MY COMMUTE TO WORK THIS MORNING. I PUT TODAYS DATE ON THIS COMPLAINT, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES.

HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED ON 6 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, 5 OF WHICH I WAS TRAVELING ON RURAL ROADS WITH NO STREETLIGHTS. DURING THE DAY, THE LIGHT DIAGRAM BOX WHICH SHOWS IF YOUR LIGHTS ARE IN AUTOMATIC, DRL OR MANUAL MODE CYCLES THROUGH. IN ADDITION, I AM CONSTANTLY REPLACING TURN SIGNAL BULBS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI OVER 60 TIMES AND THEY HAVE EXPRESSED NO INTEREST IN REPAIRING THE PROBLEM. THEY KNOW THAT IT IS THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH CAUSING THE ISSUE. THIS HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED VIA THE DEALERSHIP'S CONVERSATION WITH HYUNDAI. IT'S IMPORTANT TO REPORT THIS IF YOUR VEHICLE IS AFFECTED, TO HIGHLIGHT THE FREQUENCY OF THIS DEFECT.

THE FRONT TURN INDICATOR BULBS BLOW OUT FREQUENTLY, CREATING A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER COMBINED THE DRL AND TURN INDICATOR FUNCTIONS INTO THE SAME BULB, USING ONE FILAMENT OF A 2357 FOR BOTH FUNCTIONS. IT IS ALSO NOT POSSIBLE TO REPLACE THE BULBS WITH A LONGER-LIFE ALTERNATIVE, SUCH AS A LED REPLACEMENT, SINCE THE CAR REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THE LED BULBS. THEREFORE, MANY GENESIS OWNERS END UP REPLACING THESE BULBS AS OFTEN AS MONTHLY, OR EVEN BI-WEEKLY. THE FAILURES OF THESE INDICATOR BULBS ARE UNPREDICTABLE, AND THE PROBLEM SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED, SINCE THE IDENTICAL CAR IN CANADA USES THE EXISTING "EYEBROW" LIGHTS FOR DRL AND THEREFORE THE 2357 FRONT BULBS ARE NOT SUSCEPTIBLE TO FREQUENT UNPREDICTABLE FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI GENESIS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TO SHUT OFF AS WELL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON ANOTHER OCCASION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE REPLACED IN 2015. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MITSUBISHI POTAMKIN OF MANHATTAN, NEW YORK WHERE THE HEADLIGHT FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED; THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WITH THE AIR BAG, BUT NOT THE HEADLIGHTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,717.

WHILE HEADLAMP SWITCH IS IN AUTO POSITION THE HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY BLINK OUT OR CYCLE THROUGH THE LIGHTING OPTIONS AFTER USING THE TURN INDICATOR. MOST RECENTLY WHILE OUR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IT CYCLED FROM AUTO --> DRIVING LIGHTS-->ON-->OFF 3 TIMES WITHIN A BLOCK AFTER SIGNALING AND MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A CITY STREET. VERY DISORIENTING AND CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE, PARTICULARLY IN RURAL AREAS WHERE STREET LIGHTING IS MINIMAL. ISSUE IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DUPLICATE DUE TO ITS RANDOMNESS SO THE DEALER ASSUMES THERE IS NO PROBLEM. THEY HAVE STOPPED ISSUING PAPERWORK ON OUR VISITS FOR THE PROBLEM SO THERE IS NO RECENT PAPER TRAIL. I BELIEVE THERE IS A SHORT IN THE TURN SIGNAL LEVEL OR TURN SIGNAL MODULE AS THE ISSUE ALWAYS OCCURS AFTER THE TURN SIGNAL IS USED.