What 195 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Hyundai Genesis

THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING WHILE DRIVING THE RPM GO VERY HIGH AND ENGAGE BACK TO GEAR AND THE CAR SHAKE AND MOVE RAPIDLY FORWARD MAKING DANGER TO DRIVE.LOOKS LIKE BETWEEN 3 AND 4 GEAR. LAST FOR 4 DAYS THEN STOP FOR 2 WEEKS AND START AGAIN WEEK AGO.

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I HAVE SOFT BREAKS...WHILE BRAKING THERE IS A MOMENT WHERE THE BRAKE WON'T WORK AND THEN IT WORKS AGAIN. THIS ISN'T ALWAYS AT HIGH SPEEDS...IT HAPPENS DURING MY COMMUTE WHICH INCLUDES A SCHOOL ZONE. I BOUGHT THIS 2013 GENESIS WITH ONLY 11K MILES IN JAN 2016...NOW I ONLY HAVE 26K MILES BROUGHT TO DEALER AND THEY SAY NO RECALL AND IT'S NOT PART OF CERT PRE OWNED REPAIR LIST...SO I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE BREAKS FLUSHED MYSELF BUT ONLY 26K MILES SEEMS LOW...SINCE I DON'T' WANT TO KILL ANYONE OR MYSELF I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO FLUSH SYSTEM...BUT THIS PROBLEM LOOKS SO SIMILAR TO RECALL OF GENESIS 2009-2012 I WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT'S OUT THERE. HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE SINCE MY OIL CHANGE AT 22672 MILES AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG.....THIS TIME THEY DID MORE TEST DRIVES...DIDN'T SEE THE ISSUE SINCE IT HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK AND THEN THEY COULD ONLY RECOMMEND I PAY FOR BRAKE FLUID FLUSH

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WHEN ACCELERATING CAR SHIFTS VIOLENTLY IN TO GEAR. IT FEELS LIKE IT DOES NOT FIND GEARS AND WHEN IT DOES IT FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED AS THEIR IS A BANG WHEN IT DOES FIND GEAR. SEAMS TO BE BETWEEN 3 AND 4 AND 4 AND 5 GEARS SHIFTS. MAINLY HAPPEN IN CITY DRIVING.

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THE CAR WILL STALL UNEXPECTEDLY.

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DRIVE SIDE SEAT BELT NO LONGER LATCHES. I WAS DRIVING AND NOTICE THAT IT WAS UNBUCKLE. WHEN I TRIED TO BUCKLE IT AGAIN IT WOULD NOT BUCKLE.

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI GENESIS COUPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE OCS CONNECTOR PREMATURELY FAILED AND FRACTURED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PART. MONTHS LATER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V722000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI GENESIS. WHILE DRIVING, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY SPECIFIC DETAILS ABOUT THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V722000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

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WHILE ROLLING SLOWLY, THEN ACCELERATING TO CROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC, MAINLY IN LOCAL TOWN DRIVING, THE CAR SEEMS TO STALL AND THEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED VERY QUICKLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS I.E.: CHANGING LANES QUICKLY AFTER ROLLING, WHILE WAITING FOR AN OPENING IN TRAFFIC. HAVE BROUGHT CAR BACK TO DEALER MANY TIMES WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. ONCE THEY SAID THEY UPDATED THE TRANSMISSION. IT DID NOT HELP. THE LAST TIME THEY SAID DON'T USE THE ECO MODE, IT CREATES A SLIGHT HESITATION. I'M AFRAID THIS CAR WILL KILL ME SOMEDAY WHEN I PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND HAVE BE POWER

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WE HAVE A NEW HYUNDAI GENESIS WHICH HAS A FACTORY DEFECT CAUSING A WATER LEAK AND RESULTING IN MOLD ISSUES. OUR FAMILY OF 6 HAS HAD MANY HEALTH RELATED ISSUES SINCE OWNING THIS CAR AND MOLD TESTING HAS SHOWN TOXIC MOLD. THIS HAS BEEN AN UNKNOWN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASED NEW IN FEBRUARY 2014 AND DISCOVERED IN APRIL 2016. IT AFFECTS THE TRUNK AND BACK SEAT. WE ARE LOOKING FOR RESOLUTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHO HAS BEEN ENTIRELY UNRESPONSIVE. A VIDEO AND PICTURES OF THE MOLD IS ONLINE ON YOUTUBE AT THE LINK PROVIDED BELOW. ANY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/CHANNEL/UCYEQJLOKKYTEGL_RDBQO7WG

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ROUGH IDLE ON COLD START. WE HAVE HAD THIS CONDITION CHECKED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASSIONS WITH NO SUCCESSFUL REPAIR. CONDITION WAS FIRST CHECKED AT 18K MILES AND LAST AT 34K. WE HAVE HAD TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO PRIVATE SHOP TO HAVE OUR ROUGH IDLE ON COLD START CONDITION CONFIRMED. NO RESOLUTION WITH MANUFACTURER AT THIS TIME.

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WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN AT 15MPH THE CAR LOCKED UP AND I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL, PRESS THE BRAKE, AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T EVEN ACCELERATE WHEN IT ROLLED TO A STOP. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIT UP AND STAYED LIT UP. THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE AND WASN'T MOVING. I TOOK A VIDEO OF MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS AND THE CAR IN DRIVE AND IT WASN'T MOVING. ALSO SHOWN IN THE VIDEO I TOOK I SHOW ALL THE LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASH. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR, WIFE AND TWO KIDS. I AM VERY CONCERNED SINCE THIS OUR DAILY DRIVER AND ALWAYS HAS OUR CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE AND POSSIBLY CAUSE US TO GET IN A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. I ALSO COULD NOT PUT THE CAR INTO PARK. I HAD TO PRESS THE ON OFF BUTTON AND SHUT THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF AND RESTART IT FOR IT TO DO ANYTHING. BUT BOTH TIMES IT HAPPENED LUCKILY NO VEHICLES WERE IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING TO STOP THE CAR IT HAD TO ROLL TO A STOP AND BOTH TIMES IT WAS AT 15-20MPH. IT WAS IN A STREET TURNING OUT OF A DEVELOPMENT. I HAVE FOUND IN FORUMS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THE ISSUE AND THAT SOMEONE HAD THEIR CRANK SHAFT CENSOR REPLACED AND HADN'T HAD ANY ISSIES FOR SEVERAL MONTHS SINCE, BUT THEIRS WAS OCCURING UP TO 10X A WEEK BEFORE THAT REPLACEMENT. THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER AFFECTED PARTS I WAS UNABLE TO SELECT... IT SEEMED YOU WERE ONLY ABLE TO SELECT 3 AFFECTED PARTS.

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MY CAR LITERALLY JUST SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I TRIED TO TURN ONCE AND JUST SHUTS OFF. SO I TOOK IT BACK TO HE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE EMC AND IT DID DRIVE GOOD FOR A COUPLE MONTHS. HOWEVER, WHEN I HAD TO ACCELERATE FAST TO GET BY A CAR AND THE RPM WERE UP HIGHER THAN I NORMALLY DRIVE IT , I WENT HOME AND IT SAT FOR 20 MINS TOP. I GET BACK IN AND IT JUST SHUTS OFF AGAIN! I CALLED HYUNDAI NEAR ME AND THEY GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND. TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR RENTAL CAR. I SAID I UBER WARRANTY AND THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING!! WORST EXPERIENCE EVER WITH THIS CAR AND THE DEALERSHIPS. THEY SEEM TO KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND KNOW THERE IS NO REAL CUTE. I DON'T EXPECT THIS CAR TO REALLY EVER BE FIXED AS I LOL BE GETTING SOMETHING DIFFERENT AS SOON AS I CAN .

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DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN A CITY STREET, IT SUDDENTLY BECAME NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. PULLED CAR OVER, AND IT FELT AS THOUGH THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. WE WERE WITHIN A MILE OF OUR HOUSE SO WE TOOK IT HOME AND PARKED IT. THE NEXT DAY WE CALLED A WRECKER TO TOW IT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT, THE PROBLEM WAS GONE, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULDN'T "REPLICATE" THE PROBLEM SO NOTHING WAS DONE TO STOP IT FROM OCCURING AGAIN. I'M NOT CERTAIN OF THE EXACT DATE BUT IT WAS THE END OF 2015 I BELIEVE. WE HAVE THE SERVICE RECORD.

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I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE SUNROOF OF MY VEHICLE SHATTERED. GLASS FLEW DOWN THE BACK OF THE CAR SCRATCHING THE BACK WINDSHIELD AND TRUNK. THE WEATHER WAS APPROXIMATELY 72 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT OUTSIDE WITH THE AC SET TO 70. THE SUNSHADE WAS CLOSED. BASED ON THE FRACTURING OF THE GLASS, IT SEEMED AS IF THE CAUSE OF THE SUNROOF BREAKING CAME FROM INSIDE THE CAR. THE GLASS WAS BOWED UPWARD AND OUTWARD FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON REVIEW OF DASH CAM FOOTAGE, THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY OUTWARD OR EXTERIOR SOURCE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE GLASS TO BREAK.

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REAR PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE SEIZURE OR STICKING. HAPPENED WHEN I WENT TO A COLDER LOCATION. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY LUBED THE GUIDES, 2 MONTHS LATER, BACK IN A COLD AREA, THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CAR DOESN'T ROLL IN NEUTRAL AND THE BRAKES HEAT UP, EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE PADS ON THAT BRAKE.

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AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN GOING AT A HIGH SPEED THE STEERING WHEEL POPPED OUT OF MY HANDS AND MADE THE CAR GO BACK TO THE RIGHT ENDING UP ON A GUARDRAIL . THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND MY CAR IS NOW TOTALED . DON'T KNOW IF MY AXLE BROKE OR THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP BUT I DO KNOW ONE OR THE OTHER HAPPENED .

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ROARING AT HIGH SPEED. TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER. CUPPING FOUND ON ALL FOUR TIRES. SALESMAN CALLED DUNLOP. TOLD DUNLOP THAT THE TIRES DIDN'T HAVE BUT 14,100 MILES ON THEM. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW. DUNLOP PRORATED ALL FOUR TIRES AND REPLACED THEM. OWNER PAID $271.20 FOR PRORATED TIRES. OWNER FEELS THAT THESE TIRES SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL SINCE ALL FOUR TIRES WENT BAD AT THE SAME TIME WITH 14,100 MILES ON A NEW CAR. THE TIRES ARE DUNLOP SPORT 5000, P225/55R17, 95H, M+S STANDARD LOAD. THE ONLY DOCUMENTATION IS FROM THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. DUNLOP CUSTOMER SERVICE CASE #8432322. APPROVAL CODE A496208.

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I WAS DRIVING VERY SLOW, ABOUT 1-2 MILES PER HOUR, AS I TURNED RIGHT I HEAD A VERY LOUD "EXPLOSION POP" AND THE HEADRESTS POPPED OUT OF THEIR HOUSING.

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UPON LEAVING MY DAUGHTERS CHEERLEADING PRACTICE. I NOTICE MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, I COULD NOT EXCELLERATE IN TRAFFIC WHICH WAS CAUSING TRAFFIC TO BACK UP BEHIND ME. EVERY TIME I WOULD TRY TO ACCELERATE MY TACHOMETER WOULD GO TO ABOUT 5,000 RPMS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A SUDDEN JERK AS IF I WAS BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. MY FAMILY BECAME VERY SCARED THINKING SOMEONE WAS GOING TO REAR END US IN TRAFFIC. THANKFULLY I WAS A ABLE TO NAVIGATE HOME USING SIDE STREETS. THUS PROMPTING MYSELF TO TAKE THIS VEHICLE TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP NOW I AM WAITING FOR AN EXPLANATION TO WHAT IS REALLY CAUSING THIS VEHICLE TO REACT THIS WAY.

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I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM! EXCEPT THIS WILL BE MY 3RD TIME GETTING IT REPLACED. HYUNDAI WILL REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY, BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IT RUNS OUT AND I'M STILL CONSTANTLY REPLACING IT. I HAVE REPLACED IT AT 16,000 MILES, THEN AT 34,000 MILES AND NOW AT 54,000. IF YOU NOTICE, THERE IS A TREND. CORPORATE REALLY DOESN'T HELP, THEY JUST TELL ME IT'S COVERED AND EVERYTHING IS FINE, IN REALITY THAT'S NOT TRUE. I HAVE NO WHERE ELSE TO TURN TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED FOR LONG TERM DRIVING, AND I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. **RE: WHEN SHIFTING INTO 5TH OR 6TH GEAR ON THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION FOR THE 3.8L HYUNDAI GENESIS COUPE 2013, IT GRINDS HORRIBLY. CLUTCH IS FULLY DEPRESSED AND STILL GRINDS. MULTIPLE THREADS ON GENCOUPE.COM HAVE BEEN STARTED WITH OTHER USERS MENTIONING THE SAME THING. I HOPE THAT A RECALL OF THE TRANSMISSION WILL TAKE PLACE AS HYUNDAI DEALERS ARE HIT OR MISS WHEN ASKING FOR IT TO BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT DOES NOT GO ON DEAF EARS AS THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE. THEY REVISED THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN 2014 RECOGNIZING THIS DEFECT BUT LEFT PRIOR OWNERS OUT IN THE COLD. THANK YOU FOR READING THIS.** *TR

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AS LEAVING THE STORE, THE VEHICLE(A STANDARD) WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR BESIDES REVERSE. THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. THE CAR WAS INITIALLY IN 1ST GEAR AND ROLLED BACKWARD WITH FOOT ON GAS AND CLUTCH. THE SEATBELT LIGHT KEPT DINGING AND FLASHING EVEN THOUGH THE SEATBELT WAS HOOKED IN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED. THIS TIME IT OCCURRED AS WE WERE PULLING ONTO A HIGHWAY FROM A STORE. THE CAR HAD TO BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IF THERE WAS A CAR COMING, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT.

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I ORIGINALLY BOUGHT MY 2013 HYUNDAI GENESIS AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE FROM A DEALER IN GEORGIA. FROM AUGUST 2014 TO PRESENT (AUGUST 2015), THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED/CUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY ON 8 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, 7 TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 5 MPH AND 45 MPH, AND ONCE WHILE SITTING IDLE IN PARK. WHEN STALLING, THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENS AND/OR LOCKS WHICH MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER, THE BRAKES HARDEN WHICH MAKE IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP, AND THE DASH LIGHTS UP WITH VARIOUS SYMBOLS AND INDICATORS MUCH LIKE IT WOULD IF IT ONLY HAD POWER BUT WITHOUT THE ENGINE STARTED. TO GET THE CAR GOING AGAIN, I HAVE TO COME TO A STOP, PUT THE CAR INTO PARK, PUSH THE START/STOP BUTTON, AND THE VEHICLE STARTS AGAIN. ON THE 7TH TIME OF THE CAR STALLING, MY WIFE WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE CUT OFF. SHE NEARLY PLOWED INTO A VEHICLE THAT WAS STOPPED AT THE LIGHT MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO THE STREET SHE WAS COMING FROM, AND THEN NEARLY CAUSED A 3 CAR PILE-UP BEHIND HER BECAUSE OF HER UNEXPECTED BRAKING AND SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CAR. AS OF RIGHT NOW WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR ANY LONGER. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES NOW. ON THE FIRST VISIT BACK IN OCTOBER 2014, THEY CLEANED THE FUEL INJECTION AND THROTTLE BODY, SAYING THAT MAYBE WE HAD A BAD BATCH OF GAS THAT LEFT CARBON DEPOSITS. THEY KEPT OUR CAR FOR A WEEK. THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FAST FORWARD SEVERAL MONTHS AND HERE WE ARE AGAIN AT THE DEALER FOR TIME NUMBER TWO. THIS TIME THEY KEPT IT FOR ABOUT 12 DAYS AND DID ANOTHER CLEANING OF THE FUEL INJECTION AND THROTTLE BODY. THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. LAST FRIDAY, AUGUST 14TH 2014, 3 DAYS AFTER GETTING IT BACK FROM THE DEALER, IT STALLED AGAIN. WE REFUSED TO DRIVE IT THAT WEEKEND, AND I DROVE IT ONLY TO BRING IT BACK TO THE DEALER THIS PAST MONDAY AUGUST 17TH. WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE

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AS VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP AND GAS IS PRESSED TO GO AGAIN- CAR ENGINE TURNS OFF. RADIO, AIR, WINDOWS ALL WORK. CAR IS THEN PUT IN PARK AND STARTS RIGHT UP AGAIN. CAR HAS DONE IT 6X SINCE JUNE 14TH. DEALER CAN'T FIGURE WHATS WRONG WITH IT. DIFFERENT PARTS REPLACED- THROTTLE BODY AND PURGE VALVE. CAR STILL DIES AT A STOP. CONCERNING IT WILL HAPPEN IN TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE WHILE DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR.

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WHEN SHIFTING INTO 5TH OR 6TH GEAR ON THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION FOR THE 3.8L HYUNDAI GENESIS COUPE 2013, IT GRINDS HORRIBLY. CLUTCH IS FULLY DEPRESSED AND STILL GRINDS. MULTIPLE THREADS ON GENCOUPE.COM HAVE BEEN STARTED WITH OTHER USERS MENTIONING THE SAME THING. I HOPE THAT A RECALL OF THE TRANSMISSION WILL TAKE PLACE AS HYUNDAI DEALERS ARE HIT OR MISS WHEN ASKING FOR IT TO BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT DOES NOT GO ON DEAF EARS AS THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE. THEY REVISED THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN 2014 RECOGNIZING THIS DEFECT BUT LEFT PRIOR OWNERS OUT IN THE COLD. THANK YOU FOR READING THIS.

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MY GENESIS ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN, THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SO THEY COULD SEE IT, THEY TURNED THE CAR OFF & COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THE 4TH TIME IT HAPPENED THE CAR LUNGED OUT AT A STOP LIGHT & ACCELERATED TO 50 MPH BEFORE I COULD GET IT STOPPED

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