2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS

309 complaints filed with NHTSA.

309
Complaints
24
Crashes
5
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
SERVICE BRAKES110
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM25
UNKNOWN OR OTHER22
STEERING21
EXTERIOR LIGHTING19
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL16
ENGINE13
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC11
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)8
POWER TRAIN7
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE6
AIR BAGS5
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS4
VISIBILITY/WIPER4
SUSPENSION3

Recalls (3)

13V48900029/10/2013

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID

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).

14V71300007/11/2014

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

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 ill

13V11300001/04/2013

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

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 Tiburo

Recent Complaints

20221102CrashSERVICE BRAKES

My son was driving this car home from college mid-day on October 8. He had not driven the car for 10 days or so while at school and he did notice the brakes making an unusual sound that day he had never heard. While on the highway, there was a sudden stop ahead of him. When he pressed the brakes they completely stopped working and he rear-ended the car in from of him. The brakes were completely non-functional after the crash and he had to try to stop his car as best as he could without brake

20181205CrashAIR BAGS

TAKATA RECALL" 4. THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. ATLANTA POLICE STATED I NOT DRIVE THE CAR AND TO REPORT IT. MY FAMILY LIVES COULD BE IN DANGER. NO MECHANIC WANTED TO TOUCH IT. I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO THIS THESE ITEMS REPAIRED, ESPECIALLY THE AIRBAG SIGNAL/LIGHT. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL GO OFF OR NOT BUT I NEED THIS DONE BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE. I WILL UPLOAD THE PICTURE VIA EMAIL. SYSTEM ISSUES. I PURCHASED A USED 2009 GENESIS SEDAN IN SEPTEMBER OF 2015. WE HAVE NOTICED THAT SEVERAL

Mileage: 100,000

20181205CrashVISIBILITY/WIPER

TAKATA RECALL" 4. THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. ATLANTA POLICE STATED I NOT DRIVE THE CAR AND TO REPORT IT. MY FAMILY LIVES COULD BE IN DANGER. NO MECHANIC WANTED TO TOUCH IT. I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO THIS THESE ITEMS REPAIRED, ESPECIALLY THE AIRBAG SIGNAL/LIGHT. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL GO OFF OR NOT BUT I NEED THIS DONE BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE. I WILL UPLOAD THE PICTURE VIA EMAIL. SYSTEM ISSUES. I PURCHASED A USED 2009 GENESIS SEDAN IN SEPTEMBER OF 2015. WE HAVE NOTICED THAT SEVERAL

Mileage: 100,000

20181205CrashUNKNOWN OR OTHER

TAKATA RECALL" 4. THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. ATLANTA POLICE STATED I NOT DRIVE THE CAR AND TO REPORT IT. MY FAMILY LIVES COULD BE IN DANGER. NO MECHANIC WANTED TO TOUCH IT. I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO THIS THESE ITEMS REPAIRED, ESPECIALLY THE AIRBAG SIGNAL/LIGHT. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL GO OFF OR NOT BUT I NEED THIS DONE BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE. I WILL UPLOAD THE PICTURE VIA EMAIL. SYSTEM ISSUES. I PURCHASED A USED 2009 GENESIS SEDAN IN SEPTEMBER OF 2015. WE HAVE NOTICED THAT SEVERAL

Mileage: 100,000

20180710FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREET WHEN ANOTHER MOTORIST SIGNALED THAT FLAMES WERE COMING OUT OF FRONT DRIVERS SIDE BUMPER. FORTUNATELY, MY WIFE WAS NEARING HOME AND PULLED OVER IN FRONT OUR HOUSE WHERE I SPRAYED AND SOAKED AREA OF FIRE UNTIL IT RECEDED. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO VIEW DAMAGE, THE DRIVERS SIDE FOG LIGHT BULB AND HOUSING HAD DROPPED THRU THE LARGE HOLE WHICH HAD BURNED THRU THE PLASTIC BUMPER. THE BULB AND HOUSING EVIDENTLY DISLODGED FROM THE FOG LIGHT SOCKET AND DROPPED INTO THE SURRO

Mileage: 39,000

20180710FireEXTERIOR LIGHTING

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREET WHEN ANOTHER MOTORIST SIGNALED THAT FLAMES WERE COMING OUT OF FRONT DRIVERS SIDE BUMPER. FORTUNATELY, MY WIFE WAS NEARING HOME AND PULLED OVER IN FRONT OUR HOUSE WHERE I SPRAYED AND SOAKED AREA OF FIRE UNTIL IT RECEDED. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO VIEW DAMAGE, THE DRIVERS SIDE FOG LIGHT BULB AND HOUSING HAD DROPPED THRU THE LARGE HOLE WHICH HAD BURNED THRU THE PLASTIC BUMPER. THE BULB AND HOUSING EVIDENTLY DISLODGED FROM THE FOG LIGHT SOCKET AND DROPPED INTO THE SURRO

Mileage: 39,000

20170306CrashUNKNOWN OR OTHER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 7 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V489000(SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

20161123FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

WAS DRIVING CAR TO MEET MY HUSBAND AND WHEN I TURNED THE CORNER, HE WAS FRANTICALLY WAVING ME TO GET OUT OF THE CAR BECAUSE IT WAS ON FIRE, IN THE FRONT UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE BUMPER. I GOT OUT AND SAW FLAMES SHOOTING FROM UNDER THE BUMPER. WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ON THE WAY, WE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO PUT THE FIRE OUT W/WATER TO NO AVAIL. A NEARBY STORE OWNER CAME OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. ONCE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, HE INDICATED THAT IT APPEARED TO BE

Mileage: 120,000

20161123FireENGINE

WAS DRIVING CAR TO MEET MY HUSBAND AND WHEN I TURNED THE CORNER, HE WAS FRANTICALLY WAVING ME TO GET OUT OF THE CAR BECAUSE IT WAS ON FIRE, IN THE FRONT UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE BUMPER. I GOT OUT AND SAW FLAMES SHOOTING FROM UNDER THE BUMPER. WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ON THE WAY, WE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO PUT THE FIRE OUT W/WATER TO NO AVAIL. A NEARBY STORE OWNER CAME OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. ONCE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, HE INDICATED THAT IT APPEARED TO BE

Mileage: 120,000

20161123FireUNKNOWN OR OTHER

WAS DRIVING CAR TO MEET MY HUSBAND AND WHEN I TURNED THE CORNER, HE WAS FRANTICALLY WAVING ME TO GET OUT OF THE CAR BECAUSE IT WAS ON FIRE, IN THE FRONT UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE BUMPER. I GOT OUT AND SAW FLAMES SHOOTING FROM UNDER THE BUMPER. WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ON THE WAY, WE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO PUT THE FIRE OUT W/WATER TO NO AVAIL. A NEARBY STORE OWNER CAME OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. ONCE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, HE INDICATED THAT IT APPEARED TO BE

Mileage: 120,000

20161020CrashVISIBILITY/WIPER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POSITION AND ASSEMBLY OF THE DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR MIRROR CAUSED HIM TO HAVE SEVERAL CRASHES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR POLICE REPORTS; HOWEVER, THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE ABOVE OR BELOW THE MIRROR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT PROVIDED....UPDATED 12/28/16 *BF THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. UPD

Mileage: 32,000

20161020CrashVISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POSITION AND ASSEMBLY OF THE DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR MIRROR CAUSED HIM TO HAVE SEVERAL CRASHES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR POLICE REPORTS; HOWEVER, THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE ABOVE OR BELOW THE MIRROR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT PROVIDED....UPDATED 12/28/16 *BF THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. UPD

Mileage: 32,000

20141220CrashFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

"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 M

Mileage: 29,000

20141220CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

"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 M

Mileage: 29,000

20141220CrashAIR BAGS

"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 M

Mileage: 29,000

20141125CrashSEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT

I AM FILING ANOTHER COMPLAINT TO RECORD THIS CRITICAL DESIGN ISSUE BASED ON ALL THE RECENT COVER-UPS BY THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY. ON NOV 10TH,2013 MY VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE REAR WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A SPEED SLIGHTLY FASTER THEN MY VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT US, THE HEADRESTS DEPLOYED MOVING OUR HEADS FORWARD BUT THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD TRAUMA AS A RESULT. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI MOTORS ABO

Mileage: 50,000

20141125CrashSEAT BELTS

I AM FILING ANOTHER COMPLAINT TO RECORD THIS CRITICAL DESIGN ISSUE BASED ON ALL THE RECENT COVER-UPS BY THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY. ON NOV 10TH,2013 MY VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE REAR WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A SPEED SLIGHTLY FASTER THEN MY VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT US, THE HEADRESTS DEPLOYED MOVING OUR HEADS FORWARD BUT THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD TRAUMA AS A RESULT. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI MOTORS ABO

Mileage: 50,000

20141118CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPLENISHED THE BRAKE FLUID AND WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, ALL INVOLVING A CRASH W

Mileage: 80,000

20141118CrashSERVICE BRAKES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPLENISHED THE BRAKE FLUID AND WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, ALL INVOLVING A CRASH W

Mileage: 80,000

20140814CrashSERVICE BRAKES

I MISSED MY RIGHT HAND TURN THAT I USUALLY MAKE TO EXIT MY COMMUNITY, SO I STOPPED AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE USING THE BACKUP CAMERA AS A GUIDE. I NOTICED THAT I WAS GETTING TOO CLOSE TO THE SIDEWALK CURBING AND I NOTICED A LARGE TREE NOT TO FAR FROM THE CURBING, SO I TURNED MY BODY AROUND TO MY RIGHT SIDE TO GET A VISUAL LOOK. WHILE I WAS DOING THIS I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL,TURNED MY BODY BACK TO A NORMAL DRIVING POSITION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR NEVER STOPPING T

Mileage: 34,264