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2015 Hyundai GENESIS problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

289 owner complaints analyzed

6 distinct recall campaigns

30,500 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2015 model year. Data snapshot: . 146 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Electrical System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 107 of 289 complaints (37.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Electrical and battery issues6622.8%
Braking behavior4214.5%
Steering behavior3311.4%
Transmission and shifting124.2%
Engine operation93.1%
Fuel system concerns20.7%

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.

Electrical System
107
Engine
41
Exterior Lighting
41
Unknown Or Other
41
Steering
28
Power Train
21
Structure:Body
19
Service Brakes
13
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Electrical System107
Engine41
Exterior Lighting41
Unknown Or Other41
Steering28
Power Train21
Structure:Body19
Service Brakes13

Electrical System: 107; Engine: 41; Exterior Lighting: 41; Unknown Or Other: 41; Steering: 28; Power Train: 21; Structure:Body: 19; Service Brakes: 13

Reported problems by failure mileage

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

Under 25,000
62
25,000 to 49,999
35
50,000 to 74,999
24
75,000 to 99,999
12
100,000 to 149,999
10
150,000 and above
3
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00062
25,000 to 49,99935
50,000 to 74,99924
75,000 to 99,99912
100,000 to 149,99910
150,000 and above3

Under 25,000: 62; 25,000 to 49,999: 35; 50,000 to 74,999: 24; 75,000 to 99,999: 12; 100,000 to 149,999: 10; 150,000 and above: 3

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (62). 143 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.

2015
21
2016
21
2017
27
2018
20
2019
25
2020
19
2021
28
2022
14
2023
31
2024
53
2025
19
2026
11
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
201521
201621
201727
201820
201925
202019
202128
202214
202331
202453
202519
202611

2015: 21; 2016: 21; 2017: 27; 2018: 20; 2019: 25; 2020: 19; 2021: 28; 2022: 14; 2023: 31; 2024: 53; 2025: 19; 2026: 11

Pattern summary

Electrical System leads the component reports. Electrical and battery issues appears in 66 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 42 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 33 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 10733224 · 2015-07-10 (July 10, 2015)

VEHICLE STALLED AS I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH. ALL SYSTEMS FAILED. IT COULD NOT BE STARTED AGAIN AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS INDICATION OF ANY MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.

Owner-reported narrative. 4,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10733224 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10750137 · 2015-08-20 (August 20, 2015)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE THE KEY FOB TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE, THE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRADITIONAL KEY WAS USED TO TRY TO OPEN THE LOCK BUT FAILED TO ALLOW THE CONTACT ACCESS INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE'S SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE RESET AND THE BATTERY IN THE KEY FOB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS …

Owner-reported narrative. 4,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10750137 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10713244 · 2015-04-27 (April 27, 2015)

I HAVE HANKOOK 245/45R18 96W TIRES. AS OF THIS DATE 04/24/2015 I HAVE 1508 REGISTERED MILES ON THIS CAR. I PURCHASE THIS CAR IN DECEMBER 2015. I RETURN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES COMPLAINING ABOUT THE NOISY, VIBRATING AND ROUGH RIDE WITH THESE TIRES. I ASK COULD REPLACE THE LOW PROFILE TIRES WITH REGULAR TIRES OF THE SAME SIZE AND WAS TOLD THE RIMS,BRAKING SYSTEM AND POSSIBLE THE SUSPENSION AT A GREAT COST TO ME. I UNDERSTAND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE HYUNDAI AUTO MAKERS ABOUT THE LOW PROFILE TIRES HANKOOK 245/45R18 96W VE…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,350 miles reported. Look up ODI 10713244 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10731404 · 2015-07-01 (July 1, 2015)

AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE, THERE WAS A LOUD CRACKING NOISE HEARD FROM BEHIND THE DASH BOARD AND THE CAR SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING WITH A LOUD "BOOM" IN THE BACK AS THOUGH SOMEONE HAD HIT ME FROM BEHIND, BUT NO ONE HAD HIT ME. I HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FROM OF ME. WHEN THE CAR VIOLENTLY ACCELERATED THE BACK OF THE CAR DIPPED DOWN (AND THE FRONT UP). I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER AND REPORTED THIS AND THE CAR IS NOW IN THE REPAIR SHOP. THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES IN T…

Owner-reported narrative. 10,786 miles reported. Look up ODI 10731404 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10676649 · 2015-01-20 (January 20, 2015)

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, TURN SIGNALS, POWER STEERING ASSIST AND OTHER ACCESSORIES STOPPED FUNCTIONING. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10676649 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10747214 · 2015-08-08 (August 8, 2015)

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FROZE UP ON ME.(FORTUNATELY), I WAS NOT DRIVING FAST, OR ON A BRIDGE, FREEWAY, ETC. AND WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO A SAFE LOCATION. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK. TOWED TO LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER. AFTER 20 DAYS IN SHOP, THEY REPLACED STEERING COMPUTER, RACK AND PINION STEERING TOO. I AM APPALLED THAT A NEW (EXPENSIVE) 2015 GENESIS WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE, HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. I AM NOW VERY HESITANT ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE HYUNDAI BRAND. I HOPE NO ONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM, BECAUSE IT IS A REAL HEADACHE!…

Owner-reported narrative. 7,069 miles reported. Look up ODI 10747214 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10809624 · 2015-12-11 (December 11, 2015)

2015 GENESIS 11 MONTHS OLD WITH 6,100 MILES. THE SUNROOF WEATHER SEAL IS DEFECTIVE AND SEPARATING FROM THE GLASS. DEALER AND FACTORY ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECT ($3,500 COST TO REPAIR) BUT REFUSED TO BUY BACK THE CAR. THIS IS MY 4TH GENESIS: THE 2ND AND 3RD CARS WERE DEFECTIVE, THE 1ST WAS SOLD TO ME WITHOUT FEATURES I WANTED AND WAS TOLD WERE IN THE CAR I FIRST BOUGHT. MY ISSUE WITH THIS DEFECT IS THE REPAIR PROCESS IS SOMETHING FIELD TECHNICIANS COULD NOT ACCOMPLISH ON THE 3RD GENESIS WHICH INVOLVED REMOVAL OF MOST INTERIOR TRIM ABOVE THE DASH LEV…

Owner-reported narrative. 6,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10809624 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11010807 · 2017-07-26 (July 26, 2017)

WHILE GRADUALLY ACCELERATING FROM 20 THROUGH 40 MILES AN HOUR, THE ENGINE WILL REV TO APPROXIMATELY 6000 RPM. DURING THAT HI REV, THE CAR WILL NOT INCREASE IN SPEED (LIKE IT'S IN NEUTRAL) THEN AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS, THERE IS A LOUD BANG NOISE IN THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD AND RAPIDLY ACCELERATES. IT FEELS AS IF I WERE HIT IN THE BACK BY ANOTHER CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE 1 1/2 YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. SINCE IT IS A VERY INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE PROBLEM. EVEN THOUGH I'VE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALER TWICE, THEY'VE …

Owner-reported narrative. 15,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11010807 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11016531 · 2017-08-21 (August 21, 2017)

ON JUNE 2, 2017, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK MY VEHICLE IN A PARKING STALL AT A MINIMUM SPEED OF 5-8 MPH. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE REVVED UP, INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHED AND RADIO CHANGED STATIONS. WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE THE CAR, THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE AND I SUBSEQUENTLY HIT A WALL. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WHEN THE EALER CAME TO GET THE CAR, THE INDIVIDUAL PICKING UP THE CAR INDICATED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BREAKING MECHANISM. HOWEVER, THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SAYS NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR BUT WON'T PROVIDE THE DETAILS OF THE REPO…

Owner-reported narrative. 22,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 11016531 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11510580 · 2023-03-07 (March 7, 2023)

The contact owns a 2015 Hyundai Genesis. The contact stated that the fuel gauge was providing an inaccurate fuel reading. The contact stated that the fuel gauge displayed that the fuel tank was full, with 200-300 miles to empty. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 118,806.

Owner-reported narrative. 118,806 miles reported. Look up ODI 11510580 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11734938 · 2026-04-30 (April 30, 2026)

I have a 2015 Hyundai Genesis. I had an over heating issue with the car in January of 2025. Took the car to an authorized dealership, and had the repair made.a month later a code appeared on my Dash it read “PSB “. I went to have my vehicles emission’s test and the car failed. I took the car to an authorized Hyundai dealer and they said its most likely the fuel pump module, but wouldn’t know til they examined it thoroughly. After they replaced the fuel pump p module they called me and said that the seat belt positioned went bad and it was explo…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11734938 at NHTSA ↗