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2010 Hyundai GENESIS problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

88 owner complaints analyzed

3 distinct recall campaigns

50,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2010 model year. Data snapshot: . 77 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Service Brakes is the most frequently named component, appearing in 25 of 88 complaints (28.4%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior3944.3%
Electrical and battery issues78.0%
Engine operation66.8%
Steering behavior66.8%
Transmission and shifting44.5%
Fuel system concerns22.3%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Service Brakes
25
Electrical System
13
Exterior Lighting
11
Unknown Or Other
9
Air Bags
6
Engine
6
Vehicle Speed Control
6
Power Train
5
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Service Brakes25
Electrical System13
Exterior Lighting11
Unknown Or Other9
Air Bags6
Engine6
Vehicle Speed Control6
Power Train5

Service Brakes: 25; Electrical System: 13; Exterior Lighting: 11; Unknown Or Other: 9; Air Bags: 6; Engine: 6; Vehicle Speed Control: 6; Power Train: 5

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
14
25,000 to 49,999
23
50,000 to 74,999
18
75,000 to 99,999
11
100,000 to 149,999
8
150,000 and above
3
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00014
25,000 to 49,99923
50,000 to 74,99918
75,000 to 99,99911
100,000 to 149,9998
150,000 and above3

Under 25,000: 14; 25,000 to 49,999: 23; 50,000 to 74,999: 18; 75,000 to 99,999: 11; 100,000 to 149,999: 8; 150,000 and above: 3

25,000 to 49,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (23). 11 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2010
4
2011
4
2012
4
2013
7
2014
13
2015
12
2016
17
2017
7
2018
6
2019
5
2020
2
2021
2
2022
2
2023
2
2025
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20104
20114
20124
20137
201413
201512
201617
20177
20186
20195
20202
20212
20222
20232
20251

2010: 4; 2011: 4; 2012: 4; 2013: 7; 2014: 13; 2015: 12; 2016: 17; 2017: 7; 2018: 6; 2019: 5; 2020: 2; 2021: 2; 2022: 2; 2023: 2; 2025: 1

Pattern summary

Service Brakes leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 39 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 7 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 6 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10461606 · 2012-06-19 (June 19, 2012)

2010 HYUNDAI GENESIS. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE/ ACCELERATOR ISSUES WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SIX TO EIGHT MONTHS AGO, HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A TROUBLING PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE /ACCELERATOR, WHICH MANIFESTED ITSELF BY FREQUENTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JUMP AHEAD OR JERK FORWARD WHEN SHIFTING HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO THE BRAKE PEDAL USUALLY WHEN INTENDING TO COME TO A STOP. AT TIMES, THE TENDENCY FOR THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD REQUIRED AN IMMEDIATE STRONG BRAKING EFFORT TO OVERCOME THAT TENDENCY AND TO ACTUALLY STO…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10461606 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10511505 · 2013-05-11 (May 11, 2013)

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE ON 5/10/2013 AND 5/11/2013. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 78,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10511505 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10609302 · 2014-07-09 (July 9, 2014)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY, THE KEY FOB, THE SMART KEY MODULE AND THE IGNITION LOCK MODULE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE REMEDY FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,700.

Owner-reported narrative. 83,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10609302 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10651926 · 2014-11-02 (November 2, 2014)

THE NAVIGATIONAL/RADIO/ANTENNA SYSTEM COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT ANY POWER RANGING FROM 2HRS TO A FULL DAY. I ALSO HAVE RESEARCHED THAT OTHER 2010S OF THIS MAKE & MODEL HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME ELECTRICAL ISSUE JUST AS WELL. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 28,235 miles reported. Look up ODI 10651926 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10680412 · 2015-02-01 (February 1, 2015)

1) ALMOST HIT FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT A STOP LIGHT, WHEN I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. THE SIGNAL TURNED YELLOW SO I TRIED TO TURN LEFT BEFORE I REALIZED THE ONCOMING CAR WAS GOING TO RUN THE LIGHT. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND HIT THE GAS TO MAKE A QUICK TURN TO AVOID THE ONCOMING CAR. THE CAR STALLED FOR A SECOND AS I PRESSED THE GAS INTO THE TURN, THEN KICKED INTO FULL POWER, SCREECHING THE TIRES. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A FLUKE BUT HIS SAME PROBLEM OF "STALLING" FOR A FEW SECONDS WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE AND HITTING THE GAS A…

Owner-reported narrative. 59,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10680412 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10364649 · 2010-11-02 (November 2, 2010)

IN MY OPINION AND VERIFIED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASE -THE GENESIS HAS PULL TO THE LEFT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING AND WHEN ACCELERATING; THIS BECOMES VERY SEVERE IF NOT IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED THIS OCCURS AT 25 MPH TO 45 MPH. IN MY OPINION THIS PROBLEM BECOMES EXTREMELY SEVERE TO THE POINT OF DANGEROUS ON ROADS WHEN WET AT SPEEDS OF 65 TO 73 MPH. IN MY OPINION THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY SEVERE TO THE POINT OF DANGEROUS AT ALL TIMES WHEN AT SPEEDS OF 75 TO 85 MPH. HYUNDAI HAD A REGIONAL TECHNICIAN LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM AT THE DEALER…

Owner-reported narrative. 4,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10364649 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10386526 · 2011-03-05 (March 5, 2011)

TITL - TELESCOPIC STEERING WHEEL BECOMES LOCKED IN LOWEST HEIGHT SETTING TOTALLY BLOCKING ALL INSTRUMENTS ON THE DASHBOARD AND GREATLY RESTRICTING EXIT FROM THE CAR UNDER ALL TYPES OF CONDITIONS. ESPECIALLY A PROBLEM FOR THOSE WITH LIMITED MOBILITY CAUSED BY AGE, INJURIES, OPERATIONS, ETC. HYUNDAI HAS NO FIX ALTHOUGH THE CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THEM 5 TIMES. APPLIES TO 2009, 2010, 2011 GENESIS SEDAN MODELS. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 3,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10386526 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10525812 · 2013-07-19 (July 19, 2013)

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. HOWEVER, UPON STOPPING THE CAR AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE CAR APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. I CALLED THE DEALER AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE WRITER THAT IF IT WAS NOT "DOING IT FURTHER" AND THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS THERE WAS NO POINT IN BRINGING THE CAR IN. TODAY, I EXPERIENCED A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE; THIS TIME I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY LETTING IT REDUCE TO C…

Owner-reported narrative. 30,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10525812 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10864563 · 2016-05-12 (May 12, 2016)

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR STREET TRAVELING AROUND 35 MPH, THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BEGAN TO STOP. AS I BEGAN TO APPLY THE BRAKES, MY CAR'S PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I PUMPED THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES AND BEGAN TO GET SOME PRESSURE, BUT I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP IN TIME BEFORE REAR ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I NEVER KNEW WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AND I COULDN'T GET THE PROBLEM TO DUPLICATE, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT SINCE THAT DAY. I HAVE CHANGED THE PADS, AND ROTORS, SO THOSE ARE NOT THE ISSUE. THIS WEEK, MY FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AND I TOOK THE CAR…

Owner-reported narrative. 100,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10864563 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10864565 · 2016-05-12 (May 12, 2016)

HYUNDAI IS HAVING A REAL ISSUE WITH THEIR FUEL PUMPS. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR ITS 3RD FUEL PUMP AT 120K MILES. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS HOW THE PUMP GOES OUT WITH NO INDICATION OF AN ISSUE FROM THE CAR AT ALL. THIS TIME I WAS PARKED AT A GAS STATION, HOWEVER THE 2ND INCIDENT IS MORE CONCERNING. THEN, I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 70-75 MPH. WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE STOPPED AND OF COURSE SO ALL OF THE OTHER CONTROLS FROM THE ENGINE. BECAUSE I HAD A FULL LOSS OF POWER, I WAS LUCKY THAT THERE WERE NO CARS IN THE INSIDE L…

Owner-reported narrative. 61,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10864565 at NHTSA ↗