What 269 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Hyundai Genesis

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

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UPON STARTING MY CAR THE ENGINE WAS REVVING.I THOUGHT IT WAS DOING THAT BECAUSE IT WAS EXTREMELY COLD OUT. I LET IT WARM UP A LITTLE. I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE IT BEGIN TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF GOING UP TO 40 MILES WHILE IN A PARKING GARAGE. I MANAGED TO FINALLY STOP THE CAR BY FLOORING THE BRAKE PETAL & EMERGENCY BRAKE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND IT STARTED REVVING AGAIN! I CALLED THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TO REPORT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGING AND DISENGAGING PROPERLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,200. UPDATED 03/10/15*LJ UPDATED 9/12/2017*CN

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I WAS TRYING TO TURN LEFT ONTO A CROSS STREET AND AS SOON AS I GOT MOVING THE CAR LOST POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS THAT STARTED GOING AGAIN...THIS AS HAPPEN 4 OR 5 TIMES AND I ONLY OWNED THIS CAR FOR 3 WEEKS. HYUNDAI CAN'T DUPLICATE THIS HAPPENING....ITS ON THE HYUNDAI FORUMS AND THEY SENT ME HERE. *TR

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THE WIPERS WOULD START TO WIPE THEN STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD, AFTER TURNING IT ON AND OFF OVER AND OVER AGAIN (SOMETIMES UP TO 30 SECONDS OF NON-MOVEMENT), THEY FINALLY START TO MOVE AGAIN. THIS REPEATED ITSELF FOR THE ENTIRETY OF MY DRIVE TO WORK (APRX 25 MINUTES) IN THE RAIN. I NEARLY RAN INTO THE BACK OF SOMEONE BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING OUT OF MY WINDSHIELD. *TR

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RADIO DISPLAY FREEZING UP. WORD GENESIS STAYS ON. WHEN PUT IN REVERSE REAR CAMERA WILL NOT COME ON. WHEN PUT IN DRIVE DISPLAY STAYS FROZEN WITH WORD GENEIS. CAN HEAR RADIO PLAYING ON AM/FM/ AND XM RADIO WHEN CHANGING CHANNELS. IT FREEZED UP ON ME TOOK IT TO DEALER, SERVICE MANAGER HIT RESET BUTTON WOULD NOT RESET. TURNED CAR ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT FINALLY CLEARED. *TR

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I HAD THIS VERIFIED SCENARIO BY THE LOCAL HYUNDAI TECHNICIAN WHILE HE HAD THE COMPUTER HOOKED TO MY CAR AND I CONSISTENTLY DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM. WHILE QUICKLY DECELERATING FROM 25-20 MPH TO UNDER 5MPH THE TRANSMISSION DELAYS THE SHIFT FROM 3RD OR 4TH GEAR DIRECTLY TO 1ST GEAR BY 2-4 SECONDS WITHOUT ANY POWER. WHEN IMMEDIATE POWER IS NEEDED THE DELAY CAUSES ME TO GIVE IT MORE GAS IN HOPES OF MORE IMMEDIATE RESPONSE. EVENTUALLY THE CAR GIVES SUDDEN ACCELERATION OFTEN TIMES TRIGGERING THE TRACTION CONTROL TO ENGAGE. THIS HAS CAUSED A FEW NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS FOR ME. I BRING IT UP TO THE DEALERSHIP EVERYTIME I HAVE THE CAR SERVICED BUT IT DOESN'T APPEAR HYUNDAI HAS A FIX. I HAVE ALSO SENT IN THIS ISSUE DIRECTLY TO HYUNDAI USA. THE ISSUE IS THE SHIFT PATTERN FROM 3RD OR 4TH DIRECTLY TO 1ST GEAR. IF THE CAR WOULD DOWNSHIFT EVENLY 4,3,2 THEN THE PROPER GEAR WOULD BE ENGAGED WHEN POWER IS NEEDED. *TR

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ON 08/02/2014 AT APPROXIMATE 6 P.M., MY 2012 GENESIS R-SPEC 5.0 SEDAN COMPLETELY STALLED OUT AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR INDICATION OF ANY ISSUES UP TO THIS POINT. IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT STARTING THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT FINALLY STARTED AND CONTINUED UNDER ITS OWN POWER. THIS TYPE OF UNEXPLAINED POWER LOSS COULD LEAD TO A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT IS CURRENTLY NOT INDICATING ANY PROBLEMS SO I DOUBT IF THERE ARE ANY TROUBLE CODES STORED. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE NEW AND IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED AND NEVER IN A ACCIDENT. *TR

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AN ALARMING SMELL OF GAS FUMES COULD BE SMELLED EMANATING FROM THE DRIVER'S REAR WHEEL WELL. I TOOK IT TO THE JIM CLICK BODY SHOP THAT HAD RECENTLY REPAIRED THE CAR IN THAT AREA AND THEY FOUND NO LEAKS BUT VERIFIED THE FUMESA. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO JIM CLICK HYUNDAI AT THE AUTO MALL TO BE REPAIRED . THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS REPORTED SEVERAL OCCURRENCES OF THIS TYPE. THIS IS A VERY HOT TEMP TIME HERE AS AN ASIDE. *TR

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WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS TURNED ON LIGHTS GO OFF FOR 2 TO 5 SECONDS SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE, CALLED DEALER WAS TOLD TO BRING IN CAR FOR INSPECTION, THIS IS PROBABLY HAPPENING TO OTHER GENESIS OWNERS, HAVE RESTRICTED MY NIGHT DRIVING DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR

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MY 2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS 6 CYLINDER SEDAN HAS STALLED SINCE I BOUGHT IT (LEASED) NEW TWO YEARS AGO. EACH TIME I GO TO THE DEALER (OIL CHANGES, ETC.) AND ASK THEM ABOUT IT THEY SAY THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND SINCE THEY CANNOT RECREATE IT WHEN THEY DRIVE THE CAR THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. JUST A SHORT TIME AGO MY FAMILY AND I WERE ALMOST IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT - THERE ALMOST CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BEEN A FATALITY IF I HAD NOT LEFT ENOUGH ROOM WHEN TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON A STATE HIGHWAY. AS WITH ALL BUT ONE OF ABOUT 8 STALLS THE ENGINE CUTS OUT AS THE CAR SLOWS TO AT OR JUST BELOW 5 MPH. THIS TIME ONCOMING TRAFFIC CLEARED ME BY INCHES AS I MUSCLED THE TURN WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND THE CAR COASTED TO SAFETY. THIS HAS BECOME UNBEARABLE. I WILL BE GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS CAR STICKERED AT $45K - I HAVE HAD MORE EXPENSIVE AND COMPARABLY PRICED CARS, AUDI, BMW, CADILLAC, ETC., BUT HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS! IT DID STALL ONCE AT 45 MPH BUT ALL OTHER STALLS HAVE BEEN AT THE POINT OF ALMOST STOPPING OR, IN TONIGHT'S CASE, DECELERATING SOMEWHAT RAPIDLY AS IN A LEFT TURN FROM 55 MPH. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. I CANNOT FIND ANYTHING SPECIFIC ON-LINE ALTHOUGH APPARENTLY ELANTRA'S HAVE THE SAME ISSUE(?). HAVE FOUND A FEW POSTINGS FROM OTHER GENESIS OWNERS, BUT I CANNOT FOLLOW THEM - I AM NOT A MECHANIC - THEY TALK ABOUT TURNING "ESC" ON AND/OR OFF; WHICH I KNOW IS ELECTRONIC STABILIZATION CONTROL, BUT, I AM NOT COMFORTABLE TRYING TO STRONG ARM A SOLUTION - ESPECIALLY FOR SUCH AN EXPENSIVE CAR. AGAIN, PLEASE, PLEASE HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WILL GO TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN, BUT I KNOW WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO SAY...WHAT ELSE CAN/SHOULD I DO? *TR

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WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE LIGHTS ON AUTOMATIC SETTING, TAKING A EXIT AND PUT MY LEFT BLINKER ON THE HEAD LIGHTS SHUT OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TWO SECONDS. AT TIMES THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK, THE FRONT AND REAR SENSORS COME ON WHEN IS NOTHING IN FRONT OR REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR AS BEEN AT THE DEALER VARIOUS TIMES AND AT TIMES THEY SAID I HAVE A BAD SENSOR AND BY THE TIME THEY LOOK AT THE VEHICLE THEY SAID THAT IS NOTHING WRONG. THE SYMPTOMS GO AWAY AFTER DRIVING FOR A COUPLE DAYS, BIT I FEEL THAT I WILL GET INTO A ACCIDENT IF THE LIGHTS DON'T COME BACK ON. *TR

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AT NIGHT WITH HEADLIGHTS ON WHEN YOU USE TURN SIGNALS THE HEADLIGHT GO OUT FOR A MOMENT. *TR

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WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 10MPH IN A PARKING LOT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN I TRIED TO STOP. THERE WAS MINIMAL BRAKING. THE BRAKES STARTED TO WORK NORMALLY AND THEN FAILED AGAIN WITHIN MINUTES. THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY CAR AND SO DID HYUNDAI. I RESEARCHED THE NHTSA DATA BASE AND FOUND THE RECALL RELATED TO BRAKE FAILURES IN THE GENESIS WHICH WOULD HAVE AFFECTED MY CAR. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE EVEN THOUGH MY CAR WAS PRODUCED 3/24/12 AND ACCORDING TO NHTSA ALL CARS PRODUCED UP TO AND INCLUDING 3/28/12 WERE TO HAVE BEEN RECALLED . *TR

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THE VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER AND THEN IN THE FRONT, COMPLETELY DEMOLISHING THE FRONT BODY WORK. ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED, LIKELY DUE TO THE INITIAL RIGHT REAR SIDE IMPACT. THE SOLE OCCUPANT (DRIVER) WAS NOT PROTECTED AND WAS INJURED (CRACKED PELVIS, CRACKED ORBITAL BONE, NOSE INJURY) BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS PROVIDED WITH PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE SHOWING THE ABOVE, BUT HAS DECLINED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE BECAUSE "WE ATTEMPTED TO INSPECT YOUR VEHICLE AND BELIEVED THAT AN INSPECTION WOULD HAVE CONFIRMED THE PROPER OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAG SYSTEM." THE CAR WAS SCRAPPED ALREADY AND NOT AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. PHOTOS PROVIDED TO THE MANUFACTURER (AND AVAILABLE TO YOU) DEMONSTRATE CLEARLY THAT THE FRONT BUMPER ASSEMBLY BODYWORK WAS COMPLETELY RIPPED OFF THE CAR, YET THE DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THAT WOULD SEEM TO INDICATE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THAT INTENDED SAFETY FEATURE. THE MANUFACTURER'S ASSERTION ABOUT CONFIRMATION OF PROPER AIRBAG SYSTEM OPERATION IS NOT CREDIBLE IN VIEW OF THE FACTS. PLEASE RESEARCH THE INFORMATION AND MAKE SURE THAT OTHER DRIVERS ARE NOT VICTIMIZED BY INADEQUATE SAFETY ENGINEERING. *TR

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WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH HEADLIGHTS SET TO ON USED LEFT TURN SIGNAL AND HEADLIGHTS BRIEFLY WENT OUT. SINCE THEN HAVE HAD APPROXIMATELY 3 OR 4 FURTHER INCIDENTS LIKE THIS. I BELIEVE AT LEAST ONE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED BUT TURN SIGNAL NOT USED (WAS GOING AROUND CURVE). OUTAGE LASTS FOR JUST ABOUT A SECOND. *TR

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HYUNDAI GENESIS SEDAN W/TECH PACKAGE. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A POORLY LIT ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, I ACTIVATED MY RIGHT TURN BLINKER TO TURN RIGHT AT AN UPCOMING INTERSECTION. AS SOON AS I SELECTED THE TURN SIGNAL, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT FOR A PERIOD OF 1 - 2 SECONDS, THEN CAME BACK ON. SINCE THE ROAD WAS DARK, I WAS LITERALLY DRIVING BLIND AND COULD HAVE ENDED IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THERE HAS APPARENTLY BEEN A FEW GENESIS SEDANS REPORTING THIS SAME ISSUE, BUT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. WHEN I GOT HOME, I NOTICED THAT MY HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS IN THE ON POSITION. THERE IS ALSO THE AUTO POSITION. WHEN IN ON, I COULD DUPLICATE THE ISSUE RANDOMLY BY SELECTING THE TURN SIGNALS, THOUGHT IT WASN'T CONSISTENT. WHEN IN AUTO, I COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

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2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER WANTED TO VOICE HIS CONCERN ABOUT THE RECALL THAT WAS ANNOUNCED, AND HOW THE DOT 3 BRAKE FLUID WAS SUSPECTED OF CAUSING CONTAMINATION OF THE HECA. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS BRAKE FLUID WAS REPLACED WITH DOT 4 WHEN HYUNDAI PERFORMED THE TSB. HOWEVER, THE SAME HECA UNIT REMAINED IN HIS VEHICLE. THE NEW RECALL STATED FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURER AFTER JUNE 1, 2010 DEALERS WOULD FLUSH THE HECU ASSEMBLY/VALVES AND BRAKE SYSTEM USING HYUNDAI'S DEALER DIAGNOSTIC TOOL AND CHANGE THE BRAKE FLUID WITH FLUID CONTAINING ADDITIONAL CORROSION INHIBITOR ADDITIVE. THE RECALL MADE NO MENTION ON INSPECTING THE HECU INTERNALS FOR CORROSION. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, HOW CAN HYUNDAI ASSURE HIM THAT HIS HECU HAS NO CORROSION, EVEN IN THE SLIGHTEST MEASUREMENT.

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THE HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY TURN OFF FOR AROUND A SECOND WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS ENGAGED OR DISENGAGED. PROBLEM HAPPENS SPORADICALLY AND HAS ONLY BEEN OBSERVED WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE IN THE ON, NOT AUTO MODE. THIS SUDDEN AND BRIEF, UNEXPECTED LACK OF VISIBILITY AT NIGHT IS DANGEROUS. *TR

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THE COMMON DENOMINATOR FOR WHAT I EXPERIENCED HAS BEEN THAT THE CAR IS MOVING SLOWLY, 5-20 MPH (7TH OR 8TH GEAR), AND YOU FLOOR THE ACCELERATOR WHILE CHANGING THE LANE (TO MERGE QUICKLY). ALL THAT HAPPENS FOR 1-2 SECONDS IS THAT THE CAR COASTS AT THE SPEED YOU WERE GOING (ABSOLUTELY NO POWER IS APPLIED TO THE WHEELS), AND YOU SEE THE REVS GOING UP AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING TO A LOWER AND LOWER GEAR (BUT NOT SENDING ANY OF THAT POWER TO THE WHEELS), UNTIL IT GETS TO THE 2ND OR 3RD GEAR AND THEN YOUR HEAD SNAPS BACK AS IT ACCELERATES VERY QUICKLY (BUT 2 SECONDS TOO LATE). SO INSTEAD OF THE EXPECTED TAKEOFF YOU GET 2 SECONDS OF COASTING WHILE THE CAR IN THE LANE THAT YOU GOT INTO IS GETTING UNCOMFORTABLY CLOSE AND HAS TO BRAKE TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND UNEXPECTED. *TR

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THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS ARE ON AND I ENGAGE A TURN SIGNAL, BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURN-OFF FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT 1 TO 2 SECONDS. THIS CAN BE DEADLY WHEN TRAVELING AT A SIGNIFICANT SPEED DURING HOURS OF DARKNESS. *TR

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I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH ON A STREET (THAT'S NOT HIGHWAY). I WAS MAINTAINING A PROPER DISTANCE TOO FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. FOR SOME REASON THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SUDDENLY. I RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY, BUT THE BRAKING WAS SO SOFT AND I FELT LIKE NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AND I BUMPED INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. I REALLY THOUGHT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THAT, SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT, BUT DIDN'T THINK TOO MUCH INTO IT. A DAY AFTER I HEARD THESE RECALL NEWS AND I CAN NOW TOTALLY RELATE MY CASE WITH THE DESCRIPTIONS OF OTHER VICTIMS. *TR

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WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE TO AVOID COLLISION. VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE FOR A FEW SECONDS WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED. LATER I TESTED A VEHICLE NOTICED SIMILAR CONSISTENT HESITATION AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HESITATION WAS RECREATED AND DOCUMENTED, HOWEVER DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND BASED ON THAT STATED THAT CONDITION IS NORMAL, REFUSING REPAIR. *TR

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THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE GAS PEDAL HAVING A FORCE APPLIED THERETO AND WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. ONCE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN PARK, THE ENGINE OPERATED AT OVER 3,000 RPM WITHOUT THE GAS PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. ONCE THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED PROBLEM WHEN THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL RIM WAS SEVERELY BENT. ALSO, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE RIM WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE LIGHT METAL MATERIALS USED TO DESIGN THE RIMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

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