2022 Genesis GV80

On June 30, 2026 at approximately 1:13 PM EDT, my wife was maneuvering with the transmission in Drive to park our vehicle in the lot of our home. While in Drive, the driver's seat unexpectedly moved backward on its own, consistent with the vehicle's "Easy Access" seat memory feature activating. This left her unable to reach the brake pedal, and the vehicle careened over the curb and struck a stationary pole, resulting in damage to the front passenger side of the vehicle. Thankfully, neither the occupants of the vehicle, my wife and infant son, nor pedestrians were harmed. Had this occurred on the roadway, in front of a precipice or waterway, or any number of other locations, this failure could have resulted in death or serious bodily injury.

After a panic stop, back seat (opposite the driver seat) automatically collapsed. While I had it inspected at a Genesis dealership, hearing that Toyotas are experiencing a similar problem due to seat springs makes me wonder if that happened to my vehicle. Our small dog rides in this seat and would be crushed if the seat were to collapse.

Driver's bottom seat is so uncomfortable and stiff that it is cutting off blood supply to my extremities after only few minutes of driving now. I have numb feeling in my feet and toes. I am worried that this will reduce my ability to brake (stop the car) correctly in case of emergency. It feels like sitting on two very uncomfortable metal bars that are penetrating into your [XXX] and cutting off your blood supply. Over time your entire body is exhausted requiring you move in your seat a lot, even when driving at highway speeds. Both of these are major safety concerns for me. Issue started on date of purchase and progressively got worse over time. Car was taken into dealer for assessment in Ogden, UT (my nearest service center) to be told verbally on the day of service that they found and made adjustment to massaging air bars since my seat has this option and that it should be better now. Due to not getting correct part for unrelated problem that was being fixed on the same day, dealer held onto my car for several days for repair. When car was delivered to me I was surprised by the comments they made on the paperwork that nothing wrong was found with the seat. Additionally the seat issue was not resolved with same problems as before. During my visit with the dealer and several communications with Genesis customer service team I tried to point out in different ways that other Genesis GV80 owners are complaining about this same issue on their Prestige models and that there are on-line forums and comments proving it. One of their customers was even told by Genesis customer service that they are aware of the problem but Genesis will do nothing to fix it. I was personally told that this is not a warrantable item, that it is basically a comfort issue and that they would not cover the replacement of the seat. I have proof of everything I have stated above: emails, links to other Genesis owner forums with the same problem, invoices from dealer etc. Please help me. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFOR