general problems of the 2009 Hyundai Genesis - part 1

Passenger side, rear brake line rusted to the point where brakes failed one morning. Brake fluid leaking from rusted brake line. Lost braking pressure while driving. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? yes, independent shop has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? no were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? no.

My son was driving this car home from college mid-day on October 8. He had not driven the car for 10 days or so while at school and he did notice the brakes making an unusual sound that day he had never heard. While on the highway, there was a sudden stop ahead of him. When he pressed the brakes they completely stopped working and he rear-ended the car in from of him. The brakes were completely non-functional after the crash and he had to try to stop his car as best as he could without brakes. Luckily there were no injuries, however complete brake failure out of the blue is obviously enormously dangerous. The tow truck driver confirmed that brakes did not work at all and speculated that a "brake-line snapped". I have no idea if that is true or why he thought that. The car is totaled and no inspection of the car has taken place. We have the car at our house and it is available for inspection as we try to figure out what to do with it. There were no warning lights prior to the issue. Less than a week after the accident we received a notification of extended warranty from the car manufacturer regarding a possible issue related to brakes. And we have read about other braking issues that have evidently arisen over the years with this model year car.

The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Genesis. The contact stated that while his girlfriend was driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed and went to the floorboard. The driver was forced to apply the parking brake to stop the vehicle. His girlfriend was able to drive the vehicle home while the parking brake light remained illuminated on the instrument panel, even after releasing the parking brake. The contact called the dealer and was informed that his vehicle was already serviced prior under NHTSA campaign number: 13v489000 (service brakes, hydraulic) for the same failure. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure and provided him with the same information as the dealer. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was 154,850.

Tl the contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Genesis. The contact stated that the esc, brake, and tpms warning indicators were flashing. The brake indicator randomly remained illuminated and the vehicle hesitated to accelerate. On other occasions, the rpms raced and the speedometer gauge would become stuck intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was not available.

Spongy brake, pedal sink to the floor.

(kh - dealer info inadequate) tl the contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Genesis. The contact stated that the brake pedal felt abnormal when depressed and the stopping distance was increased. The vehicle was taken to paramus Hyundai for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was not provided. The failure mileage was approximately 100,151.

Car driving on high and when try to stop through toll booth it was no brake and hit to the floor. It got some brake after hit to the floor, and after that I pumped the brake couple times and after about hit to the floor 4 times, it finally came back with normal. This happened twice in the past month. Does not happen all the time. I had the recall 114 done 4 years ago but was just replaced brake fluid, the hecu was not replaced.

The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Genesis. The contact was informed by eyewitnesses that the brake lamps on the vehicle failed to illuminate. The vehicle was serviced per NHTSA campaign numbers: 14v713000 (exterior lighting) and 13v113000 (service brakes), but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified. The dealer advised the contact to bring the vehicle in for diagnostic testing, but the location was over an hour and a half away. The failure mileage was approximately 165,000.

On two separate occasions, the brake pedal went all the way to the floor. The first time this happened, the car had been sitting all night and it immediately malfunctioned when I started it. After driving a short distance, turning the car off, and restarting it-the brakes worked. My husband took the car to an independent mechanic who could find nothing wrong. The second time this happened, someone pulled out in front of me and I had to hit the brakes. The abs engaged and I did get the car to stop, but the brake pedal went to the floor again. After pumping the brake, it worked again but the brakes still seem soft. I have scheduled a visit with the Hyundai dealership in 2 days. There are no warnings before this happens and it seems like a terrible safety issue. After reading all the other complaints, I don't understand why Hyundai has not done more with this issue.

While driving about 5 miles from my home my brake pedal became soft and went all the way to the floor. I've had the car for over a year this is the second time this had happened. This all happened while the car was in motion. The part in question is called the hydraulic electronic control unit (hecu). Hyundai's recall no. Is 114.

The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Genesis. The contact stated that the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard several times when it was depressed. The contact had to apply extreme force to ensure that the vehicle came to a complete stop. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the brake fluid was flushed and changed, but the failure continued. The dealer inspected the vehicle and diagnosed that the hecu failed and needed to be replaced. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 13v489000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.

I own a 2009 Hyundai Genesis clearly affected by the recall on brake fluid that affects the brake module. My car has been deemed too dangerous to drive, but was never included in the recall efforts according to my service advisor. I being asked to pay an exorbitant amount to replace the abs module. My advisor has informed me that my VIN # is not included in the recall efforts. So, it appears that although I own a 2009 which is a year that is affected with this problem. . . . My safety does not matter for some reason. My car is experiencing the same issues and will probably create an accident if it is driven. My car should also be included and I do not understand why it is not. The brakes can be depressed all the way to floor board and the car will still begin to roll forward. It will not stop completely! this has been an ongoing issue for a months now and the dealer is telling me my car is not covered by this recall! I am putting today's date, but it has been months now and my safety should be considered as well before something terrible happens.

While driving at low speed, and applying brakes, my break pedal went all the way to floor. No lights or warnings were displayed. This condition continued until home. The next morning brakes worked normally and have for two weeks now.

When attempting to stop the vehicle the brakes went low to the floor. Took to dealership said that the abs system needed to be replaced. This is a known issue with the 2009 Genesis but since they had checked it in 2014 it would not be an issue for us. This was not true and others may have the problem if the abs system is not replaced.

Tl - the contact stated that he purchased a 2009 Hyundai Genesis. The contact stated while driving at approximately 75 mph, the traffic began to slow when depressing the brake heard an abnormal noise and the brake pedal felt stiff. The vehicle slowed down to thirty mph, when pressing the accelerator pedal the vehicle would not accelerate. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact proceeded to pull over to the right shoulder and called roadside service. The vehicle was turned off and restarted the electronic stabilty control light iluminated the vehicle restarted the function was normal. The vehicle was taken into the dealer to be diagnosed and the failure code indicated brake rotors overheated. The mechanic was unable to duplicate the road failure the vehicle was not repaired . The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 70060.

On 9/16/15 the brakes on my 2009 Hyundai Genesis failed and the car would not stop as the brake pedal sank to the floor. I finally got the car to stop with excessive pumping of the brakes. On 9/16/15 I brought my car into jim ellis Hyundai to fix the problem. The dealer inspected the car and couldn't replicate the issue I had experienced earlier in the day. The dealership ran diagnostics on the car and did not find any problems and now the brakes seem to be working fine. My car has 115,561 miles. This is the second visit to the dealership for this problem. On 04/30/15, I brought in the car for two recalls, one that included a brake fluid flush. A month later, I had a similar incident while driving on the highway that caused me to lose brake pressure. After a few days the problem subsided. I am seriously concerned about the safety of this automobile, especially after reading so many similar incidents already filed with the government.

At approximately 7:50am on my way to work, heading westbound on rodeo rd and was going to make a left turn at cloverdale my car stalled. During the stall the engine cutoff and the electrical power in the car seemed to reset itself. As I was coming to a stop, I could feel the brakes not working and I put the car into park and tried to restart the engine by pushing on the start/stop button. When that didn't work, all the power in the car went out and nothing worked, no emergency lights, no power anything. I called roadside assistance and had them tow to the nearest dealership. This is the second time this has happened. The first was on Sunday night September 6th, 2015 at around 8pm in san jose. I put that as a complaint on this system at that time.

The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Genesis. While driving approximately 60 mph, the contact applied the brakes and the brake pedal traveled to the floor. There was no resistance. The vehicle was able to stop slowly. The contact placed the vehicle in park and continued to pump the brake pedal to increase the tension and the brake pressure returned to normal. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 89,000.

The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Genesis. The contact stated that when attempting to engage the brakes, the brake pedal went to the floor without any warning. The contact was included in NHTSA campaign id number: 13v489000 (service brakes, hydraulic) and indicated that the dealer only replaced the factory brake fluid. The contact stated that the dealer did not inspect the hecu module for proper operation. The contact stated that months later, the failure recurred. The recall repair did not remedy the failure and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer who diagnosed that the hecu needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000.

While traveling on the highway, the brake pedal went nearly to the floor before the car began to decelerate. It was clear that the car could only slow moderately regardless of how hard I pressed the brake pedal, and there was no brake engagement at the top of the pedal travel. At home, I took photos of the pedal displacement relative to the firewall and can provide them. Photo 1 shows the state of the pedal when I arrived home. Imagine the amount of pedal force you might use while parallel parking or slowing for an off ramp on the highway. With that amount of force, the pedal was within ~2" of the firewall. Pumping the brake pedal led to increased "feel" and restoring brake effectiveness. Photo 2 shows a larger gap to the firewall after 5 pedal repetitions, and with increased force applied. Photo 3 shows an even larger gap after ~20 pedal repetitions and even higher force applied. The final photo shows that at maximum force, I could only get the pedal to ~3" from the firewall. This was similar to the state that the vehicle was in this morning, and felt "normal" in terms of pedal effort and travel. To reiterate: during the failure, the pedal would push to within 2" of the firewall with minimal effort, and with little braking effectiveness. I could not have performed a panic braking maneuver in this state, and only continued to drive due to the lack of traffic and proximity to my home. After subsequent pedal cycling in my driveway, I could only get the pedal to more than 3" from the firewall with maximum effort, and the base braking function appeared to be normal. To date, the dealer has been unable to reproduce the problem and thus unable to gain authorization from hma to perform any repair. I consider the car undriveable. This vehicle was already serviced for the hecu/brake fluid recall. Hecu passed the screening at that time.

Tl-the contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Genesis. The contact stated that when the brake pedal was depressed, the pedal went to the floor and failed to respond. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 48,600. Sa.

Brake pedal suddenly requires more travel to engage brakes. It requires a lot of force to get the pedal to engage. Had brakes checked by independent mechanic and all signs point to hecu. Hyundai will repair newer models of the Genesis but for my year they are not. It appears to be a common issue with other owners of the Genesis, as well.

The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Genesis. While driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle failed to respond when the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 74,000.

In September, I was driving to work on the interstate and was exiting. Traffic was backed up on the exit ramp and so I was braking at the top of the exit ramp. There was a bump at the transition from asphalt to concrete and I hit that bump while I was braking. The brake pedal immediately went all the way to the floor but I was already slowed down so I did not hit the car in front of me on the ramp. The brake pedal continued to be mushy but I was able to pump the brakes numerous times and the brakes started to work again. On November 4, 2014, I was driving to work on a surface street and had to stop for a pedestrian. While I was braking, my right front tire hit a pothole and then the brake pedal went all the way to the floor. The car slowed but did not stop completely. I turned into my parking garage for work and the brake pedal continued to sink all the way to the floor every time I needed to stop. I inched into a parking space and continued to work. When I was going home, I turned the car on and pumped the brake pedal numerous times but the pedal continued to be mushy. I was able to stop because the brakes would suddenly grab just before the brake pedal was all the way to the floor. I made it home slowly and am getting the brakes looked at today.

Brakes were applied and there was excessive pedal travel to the floor and severely reduced brake effectiveness. This has happened multiple times since the initial occurrence.

I approached a stop sign and prepared to stop. The brake pedal felt normal at first, but suddenly the pedal went nearly to the floor. The abrupt change in the pedal, position resulted in my proceeding half way through the intersection before stopping. Fortunately there was no cross traffic at the time. My dealer diagnosed the problem as a failure of the abs module, a $2500 repair. Hyundai issued a recall on my vehicle to replace the brake fluid which was felt to be corrosive and could result in failure of the abs module. I had this performed in December of last year. Hyundai's warranty covers this part for 60,000 miles or 5 years. My car is no longer covered by the warranty since it is over 5 years old, and in spite of the low mileage, Hyundai so far has denied any compensation. Obviously the intended fix, changing the brake fluid, did not work, and caused the module failure. Since the company was aware that this could happen, it seems the proper thing to do would be to extend the warranty on this part for older vehicles.

This complaint is in junction with the brake fluid recall for Hyundai Genesis. Had to step on my break all the way to the floor in order to stop vehicle. Almost crashed into car ahead of me. Took vehicle immediately to dealership. Notified by dealer that the hydraulic electric control unit needs replacement. Did research and realized most likely due to the corrosive brake fluid that is a known recall. Dealership is being difficult in replacing hecu even though it is clearly related to the corrosive brake fluid recall. This is a serious safety hazard as if I was driving faster or braked later it could have been a multi vehicle accident.

The brakes became spongy, increased travel, and lost stopping power. I had to press the pedal all the way to the floor to avoid an accident. I have had the brake fluid replaced, but suspect that this is due to corrosion that already occurred from the faulty brake fluid and abs module. I would appreciate any assistance in convincing Hyundai of this.

Brake pedal went almost to the floor. Thought I lost my brakes.

I was driving at 45 mph approaching an intersection and observed the traffic signal turn red. I applied the brakes and the pedal freely sunk to the floor while I had no braking power. I let up on the brake pedal and pumped the pedal and after several pumps had weak braking. I was able to stop after rolling partly into the intersection. While at a stop, I then pumped the brake pedal and noted I had braking power but the pedal would fall all the way down under continuous pressure. I was able to drive home cautiously noting the same situation with the brake pedal.

On 11/5/13, I received email noticed from NHTSA's odi of campaign id number 13v489. Upon clicking the link I was provided further information including the following: "Hyundai will inspect the hecu module for proper operation, and will replace the modules as necessary. " after receiving a notice from Hyundai for a different recall (13v113), I contacted Hyundai, and made an appointment to have recall service for both campaigns done at carousel Hyundai, west chester, PA on 12/17/2013. Carousel insisted the brake fluid service was based did not include component inspection based on service bulletin 13-01-006-02, and failed to perform an inspection, but noted on my invoice "completed campaign tl6 as required. " on 12/30/13, I contacted Hyundai by telephone, asked why the dealership did not have the proper information to perform the inspection and was told that the recall information was not available to the dealership until after my vehicle was taken in for service on 12/17/13. I was then informed that if I wanted the brake system components inspected for corrosion damage, I would need to take the vehicle in for an additional recall service. Since NHTSA provided me with the proper recall information for this campaign on 11/5/13, it is not clear why Hyundai failed to provided this information to their authorized service network until after 12/17/13, more than 30 days later, resulting in improper servicing to complete the NHTSA campaign. Many consumers are unlikely to challenge the lack of inspection and may therefore continue driving vehicles that are improperly serviced, and present a potential life safety and collision damage risk. Meanwhile, I will be required to wait longer and spend additional time to have the proper servicing performed. Carousel did take the time to inform me about other, unrelated, servicing they recommended, and offered to perform for a fee.

Driving in a 45 mph road, there was a traffic light that turned red. My speed before starting to brake was approximately 40 mph. When I pressed the brake pedal, it went almost to the floor and the car was not stopping. Immediately I pumped the brake pedal several times and fortunately the brakes slowed down the car until it came to a stop almost at the middle of the intersection. It was a blessing that there was no other car in front of me or crossing the intersection at the time. Drove home very slowly and towed the vehicle to the service center. Abs module was replaced at a cost of over $2400. 00. A few months before the car had the brake fluid replaced due to a vehicle recall from Hyundai. Service performed by the same service center that replaced the faulty abs module.

The contact owns a 2009 Hyundai Genesis. The contact stated the vehicle was included and repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 13v489000 (service brakes, hydraulic). After the vehicle was repaired the contact depressed the brake pedal while driving approximately 25 mph when it fell to the floor board and the brakes would not respond. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where the technician stated air was entering the brake system causing the failure. The brake fluid was replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 36,000. The consumer stated the brake went to the floor after the last repair.

The contact owns 2009 Hyundai Genesis. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph and applying the brakes, the brake pedal abnormally traveled to the floorboard. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnosis. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 13v489000 (service brakes, hydraulic) which stated that the hecu module would be replaced as necessary however, the technician refused to replace the hecu module under the recall and stated that they would only replace the brake fluid. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that the dealer was not authorized to replace the hecu module. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 73,000.

I had to take my car into service due to two recalls that had been posted. One for the brake switch and the second for the brake fluid. In addition to that, my wife had also mentioned to me that the brakes felt "sponge-y". Once I got to the local dealership and notified the service advisor what issues I had, he told me that my car needs a new abs module. I did some online research and discovered that there have already been similar complaints filed for this problem. I would like to add myself to that list of consumers who have this vehicle with this problem. I look forward to having this issue being resolved.