2016 Hyundai Genesis problems
Owners have filed 137 complaints about the 2016 Hyundai Genesis with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 21.9% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of engine at 19.7%.
Complaints137
Crashes5
Fires7
Injuries5
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 21.9% · 30
Engine 19.7% · 27
Unknown or other 9.5% · 13
Exterior lighting 8.0% · 11
Power train 7.3% · 10
Steering 5.8% · 8
Fuel/propulsion system 3.6% · 5
Structure 3.6% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 5 describe a crash, 7 describe a fire and 5 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 7 model years of the Hyundai Genesis in this data, 2016 draws comparatively few complaints; 2015 is the outlier year.
Filings are rising — 50 in the last three years against 31 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 42,200 miles.
In owners' own words
While driving the other night, my headlights turned off on their own. The headlight setting was set to auto and they flickered twice before shutting all the way off. At this time I was on a dark road without streetlights. The only way to remedy immediately was to turn the headlight setting to on rather than auto. This also happened this morning as it was raining but I figured that was due to gloomy weather. Electrical system · reported at 42,200 miles
Battery discharge error comes on and stays on for five seconds then goes off. Wait about 40 seconds and this repeats over and over. Driving 8 miles to work this came on 35 or more times. I was able to capture several videos and showed the service manager. They could not get this to repeat while in their possession and it still randomly happens and has not been repaired. Electrical system · reported at 3,200 miles
While driving 70 mph on a highway at night all the interior lighting, dash, and headlights went completely out for three seconds then came back on. We slowed down but this happened three times before we reached our destination. Took it to the dealer who was able to recreate the problem and repair the car. Electrical system · reported at 3,500 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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