2015 Hyundai Genesis

WHILE GRADUALLY ACCELERATING FROM 20 THROUGH 40 MILES AN HOUR, THE ENGINE WILL REV TO APPROXIMATELY 6000 RPM. DURING THAT HI REV, THE CAR WILL NOT INCREASE IN SPEED (LIKE IT'S IN NEUTRAL) THEN AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS, THERE IS A LOUD BANG NOISE IN THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD AND RAPIDLY ACCELERATES. IT FEELS AS IF I WERE HIT IN THE BACK BY ANOTHER CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE 1 1/2 YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. SINCE IT IS A VERY INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE PROBLEM. EVEN THOUGH I'VE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALER TWICE, THEY'VE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND ANY DEFECT. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY DEFECT. I THINK, LIKELY SECONDARY TO SOME TRANSMISSION ISSUE. THE DEALER AND FACTORY SAY THERE'S NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO. UNLESS THEY HAVE PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT EVEN IF THEY TOOK THE CAR ON A SIX-MONTH TEST DRIVE, IT MIGHT NOT HAPPEN AT ALL. WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN, HOWEVER, IT IS TERRIFYING AND DANGEROUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI GENESIS EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2 TIRES, SIZE: 245/45R18. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V864000 (TIRES); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED AUTONATION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM BRUNSWICK (5400 ALTAMA AVE, BRUNSWICK, GA 31525 (912) 231-4453) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT BACK; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE IN TEN WEEKS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

ELECTRONIC GREMLINS PERIODICALLY HIT. -AT RANDOM TIMES THE FRONT OR REAR SENSORS DON'T "SEE" OBJECTS. I HAVE KISSED BUMPERS WITH ANOTHER CAR WHEN NEITHER OF US SAW THE OTHER, AND MY GENESIS FAILED TO SEE. IT'S ALLOWED ME ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS TO PULL TOO CLOSE TO OBJECTS IN FRONT. -WORSE, THERE ARE RANDOM EPISODES WHERE THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO SEE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF IT. NUMEROUS TIMES WE HAVE NARROWLY MISSED COLLISIONS WHEN WE HAD TO QUICKLY AND FORCEFULLY APPLY BRAKES. I'VE EXPERIENCED THIS AS HAS MY WIFE AND MORE IMPORTANTLY CLIENTS! -THE SELF-RETRACTING MIRRORS FREQUENTLY TO NOT WORK PROPERLY AND WE HAVE TO MANUALLY OVERRIDE.

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.

THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON OUR 2015 HYUNDIA GENISIS 5.0 WITH CONTIPROCONTACT TIRES DUE TO A RECALL ON THE ORIGINAL HANKOOK TIRES IN JUNE 2016. SINCE THEN WE HAVE REPLACED , ON SIX DIFFERENT ACCATIIONS,ONE OF THE TIRES .THE FIRST TWO, ONE FRONT AND ONE REAR ,WERE BECAUSE OF BUBBLES ON THE SIDEWALL. THE NEXT ONE WAS FROM TREAD SEPERATION ON A REAR TIRE, AND THE LAST TWO ,WERE FRONT TIRES, BOTH FROM BLOW OUTS, AFTER HITTING SMALL POTHOLES AT LOW SPEEDS ON TWO DIFFERENT ACCATIIONS. I HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS LIKE THIS BEFORE,AND I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 50 YEARS. I THINK THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS.SOME ONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE PEOPLE START GETTING HURT OR EVEN KILLED FROM THEM.

THIS IS AN ONGOING SAFETY ISSUE THAT I'VE TRIED TO GET THE DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS. FROM A STOP OR SLOW IDLE, THE ENGINE EXHIBITS ACCELERATION HESITATION. THIS HESITATION LASTS UP TO 2 SECONDS AND WHEN TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC HAS NEARLY RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS NUMEROUS TIMES. I BELIEVE A HYUNDAI WHISTLE-BLOWER CAME FORWARD RECENTLY TO EXPOSE THIS ONGOING ISSUE BUT HYUNDAI HAS YET TO ADDRESS IT.

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.