2015 Hyundai Genesis

SAME ISSUE AS MANY OTHERS. DRIVING AT A MEDIUM SPEED & ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RPM'S RACE UP & WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS IN IT BANGS VIOLENTLY LIKE EITHER SOMEONE HIT YOU OR YOU HIT A REALLY DEEP POTHOLE. WHENEVER I TAKE IT IN FOR MAINTENANCE I ASK THEM IF THEY'VE HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE & IT'S ALWAYS NO. AND SINCE WE CAN'T REPRODUCE THE ISSUE ON THE FLY THERE'S NOTHING TO LOOK AT. IF HYUNDAI DOESN'T COME UP WITH AN ANSWER SOON I'M GOING TO DUMP IT, IT'S POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN IT LEAPS FORWARD.

I TOOK MY CAR TO DEALER DUE TO EXCESSIVE NOISE IN FRONT OF CAR WHEN DRIVING. I THOUGHT IT WAS A WHEEL BEARING NOISE. DEAL,ER SAYS NOISE IS DUE TO TIRE WEAR. CAR ONLY HAS 40,700 MILES AND THERE WAS A RECALL AT AROUND 12,000 MILES WHEN HYUNDAI REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH MICHELIN TIRES "DUE TO COMPLAINTS OF EXCESSIVE ROAD NOISE". MY CAR HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED AT HYUNDAI DEALERS. I TOLD THE DEALER THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR MICHELIN TIRES TO WEAR OUT IN LESS THAN 28,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THE CAR HAS A SUSPENSION DESIGN PROBLEM. THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I CALLED THE HYUNDAI FACTORY LINE (DEALER GAVE ME PHONE NUMBER). FACTORY REP TOLD ME I WOULD BE CONTACTED WITHIN A WEEK BY FACTORY REGIONAL MANAGER. I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. I BELIEVE THE CAR HAS A SUSPENSION GEOMETRY OR DESIGN PROBLEM IN THE FRONT END OF CAR. NO NEW CAR WITH LESS THAN 28,000 MILES SHOULD WEAR OUT A SET OF TIRES UNLESS SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE DESIGN OR GEOMETRY. THE FACT THAT HYUNDAI RECALLED THE CAR WHEN NEW (ONLY 12,000 MILES) TO REPLACE THE TIRES TELLS ME THEY KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI GENESIS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (DENNIS HYUNDAI OF DOUBLIN, 2441 BILLINGSLEY ROAD, COLUMBUS, OH 43235), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,000. *LN CONSUMER HAS DETAILING 4 EPISODES WHICH ARE LITERALLY LIFE-THREATENING IN NATURE. CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CODE MALFUNCTION AND PLAN TO REPLACE IT UNDER WARRENTY. MOST OF THE SIMILAR EPISODES WERE REPORTED TO BE DUE TO A FAULTY THROTTLE POSITION SWITCH (TPS) AND THE RECOMMENDATION WAS TO REPLACE IT WITH AN UPDATED POSITION SWITCH. UPDATED 9/12/18*JB

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 APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKE FUNCTIONALITY. VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF EFFORT. THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY AFTER IT WAS RESTARTED. STEVENS CREEK HYUNDAI (4425 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, SANTA CLARA, CA) DIAGNOSED THAT A RODENT HAD EATEN THE WIRING IN THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE SAME FAILURE. UPON RESEARCH,THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE USED SOY COATED WIRING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,837.

ON JUNE 2, 2017, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK MY VEHICLE IN A PARKING STALL AT A MINIMUM SPEED OF 5-8 MPH. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE REVVED UP, INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHED AND RADIO CHANGED STATIONS. WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE THE CAR, THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE AND I SUBSEQUENTLY HIT A WALL. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WHEN THE EALER CAME TO GET THE CAR, THE INDIVIDUAL PICKING UP THE CAR INDICATED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BREAKING MECHANISM. HOWEVER, THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SAYS NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR BUT WON'T PROVIDE THE DETAILS OF THE REPORT.

I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON 50 MPH ON LA PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY AND SLOWED DOWN TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. AFTER I PRESSED MY BREAK AND MY CAR FULLY STOPPED, THE VEHICLE STARTED MOVING FORWARD WHILE MY BREAK WAS PRESSED FULLY DOWN AND AS A RESULT I HIT THE TRUCK FRONT OF ME FROM THE BACK TO LOOK VERY MUCH AS MY FAULT, WHILE IT WAS THE VEHICLE'S ISSUE WITH THE BREAK

I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN INTO TRAFFIC WHEN SEVERAL DASHBOARD INDICATORS WENT OFF AND THE POWER STEERING SHUT DOWN. MY FAMILY AND I WERE ALMOST HIT BY ON COMING TRAFFIC! IN SECONDS I WAS FACED WITH HAVING TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO GET IT TO WORK CORRECTLY AND GET OUT OF THE ROAD. GOT HOME AND PARKED IT OVER NIGHT AND THE NEXT DAY THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN WITH STEERING AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I ABSOLUTELY DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE! 2015 GENESIS 5.0