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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

15 crash reports2 fire reports3 injury reports

What owners actually said

234 reports

121,000 miles · Dec 22, 2013

Service Brakes

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE CAR STARTS TO SLOW DOWN BUT DOES NOT STOP UNTIL THE BRAKES GO ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. I AM JUST WAITING FOR THE TIME WHEN IT DOES NOT STOP AT ALL. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I AM SEEING ABOUT THESE BRAKE PROBLEMS IT APPEARS A RECALL SHOULD BE FORTHCOMING FROM HYUNDAI. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10556964

100,000 miles · Dec 19, 2013

Service Brakes

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:13V489000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL IN APRIL OF 2013 BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ODI #10556631

70,552 miles · Dec 18, 2013

Service Brakes

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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. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10556577

73,000 miles · Dec 17, 2013

Service Brakes

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TL* 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.

NHTSA ODI #10556322

79,000 miles · Dec 10, 2013

Service Brakes

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AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST INCIDENT I HAD COME TO A STOP AND NOTICED THE CAR STARTING TO MOVE FORWARD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SLOWLY MOVING TOWARD THE FLOOR. I THOUGHT IT WAS PROBABLY LOW BRAKE FLUID, BUT CHECKED IT AND IT WAS FINE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND SEEMED TO SLOWLY GET WORSE. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN IT IN FOR SERVICE AND REPAIR OF THE BRAKE RELATED RECALL ITEMS. THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD I NEEDED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $2400. AFTER REALIZING THAT THE NHTSA IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THIS FAULTY PART, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT MY ISSUES WITH THIS PART WERE ADDED TO THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10555474

85,748 miles · Dec 5, 2013

Service BrakesService Brakes, Hydraulic

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PROBLEM: UPON APPLYING BRAKES, REDUCED BRAKE PRESSURE & LONGER PEDAL TRAVEL, FEELING LIKE MASTER CYLINDER PROBLEM- ALTHOUGH BRAKES CONTINUED TO WORK WITH GREATER EFFORT. NOV. 2013 RECEIVED HYUNDAI SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 13V-113: REPLACE STOP LAMP SWITCH AND FLUSH/REFILL BRAKE FLUID. DEALER COMPLETED SERVICE NOC 30, 2013. DEALER SAID THAT MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. SERVICE PERFORMED DEC. 5, 2013. DEALER THEN SAID HYDRAULIC ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. (PARTS ORDERED.) I FEEL THAT MY BRAKE PROBLEMS WERE CAUSED BY THE MANUFACTURER INSTALLING INADEQUATE/FAULTY BRAKE FLUID. THE REPAIRS NEED TO BE DONE AT THE MANUFACTURER'S EXPENSE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10554988

85,748 miles · Dec 5, 2013

Service Brakes

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PROBLEM: UPON STEPPING ON BRAKES, REDUCED BRAKE PRESSURE, LONGER PEDAL TRAVEL- FEELING LIKE POSSIBLE MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE, BUT BRAKES CONTINUED TO WORK. NOV. 15, 2013 RECEIVED HYUNDAI SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 13V-113: REPLACE STOP LAMP SWITCH AND FLUSH/REFILL BREAK FLUID. DEALER COMPLETED SERVICE NOV 30. DEALER SAID MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SERVICE PERFORMED DEC. 5. DEALER THEN SAID HYDRAULIC ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I FEEL THE BRAKE PROBLEMS ARE DUE TO THE FAULTY BREAK FLUID THAT WAS INSTALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND REPAIRS NEED TO BE DONE AT THE MANUFACTURES EXPENSE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10554984

65,000 miles · Dec 4, 2013

Service Brakes

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WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT 5.20 PM ON MONDAY DECEMBER 2, 2013, MY BRAKES FAILED. THE BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST WENT TO THE FLOOR, WERE VERY SOFT, AND ONLY BARELY WORKED. I MANAGED TO STOP THE CAR WITHOUT HITTING ANY OTHER VEHICLE. SINCE I WAS CLOSE TO HOME, I CAREFULLY MANEUVERED THE CAR TO MY GARAGE WHERE IT WAS SAFELY PARKED. ON TUESDAY MORNING (THE NEXT DAY) I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO SHAWNEE MISSION HYUNDAI. THAT AFTERNOON THEY CALLED ME BACK TO SAY THAT THE PROBLEM WAS COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE (HECU). UPON INVESTIGATION, AND WITHOUT ANY ADVICE OR ASSISTANCE FROM THE PEOPLE AT HYUNDAI, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR HYUNDAI, AND THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL. I AM WRITING TO INFORM THE AUTHORITY THAT THE PARTS FAILED ON MY CAR. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10554802

Mileage unknown · Nov 29, 2013

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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. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10554122

Mileage unknown · Nov 19, 2013

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ON 8/13/13 AT APPROX 930AM, TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN IT TURNED YELLOW. DRIVER OF VEHICLE INFRONT OF ME SUDDENLY STOPPED AND AS I APPLIED THE BRAKE TO STOP AS WELL, MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR BUT HAD NO BRAKING POWER. I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP SO UNFORTUNATELY I STRUCK THE VEHICLE INFRONT OF ME. ALL REPAIRS WERE FINISHED ON 8/29/13. AS I BACKED INTO MY DRIVEWAY I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. I CONTACTED THE AUTO BODY SHOP AND THEY LOOKED AT IT THE NEXT DAY. THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT IN DIRECT RELATION TO THEIR SERVICES RENDERED BUT THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THEY ALSO ADVISED ME THAT MY BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED SOFT AND SHOULD ALSO BE LOOKED AT. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKE FLUID AND STOP LIGHT SWITCH. THE BRAKE LIGHTS STARTED WORKING AGAIN PRIOR TO MY APPOINTMENT SO I ENDED UP CANCELING IT. IN EARLY NOV I NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHTS AGAIN WERE NOT WORKING. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN AND THEY FIXED THE BRAKE FLUID AND STOP LIGHT SWITCH SAYING THEY WERE RECALLED. THEY ALSO ADVISED ME THAT MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND SHOULD HAVE IT LOOKED AT BUT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSIS AND/OR REPAIRS. WHEN I GOT HOME AGAIN, I BACKED INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING EVEN THOUGH I JUST LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY FIXED IT. RECALLS ARE STATING THAT THE PREVIOUS BRAKE FLUID MAY CORRODE THE BRAKE MODULE REDUCING BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS POSSIBLY ENDING IN A CRASH AND THAT THE STOP LIGHTS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED ON OTHER CARS. I WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF MY ISSUE BEFORE I CONTACTED HYUNDAI DIRECTLY AND POSSIBLY A LAWYER. THANK YOU *TR

NHTSA ODI #10552958

Official recalls

14V713000 · Exterior Lighting:brake Lights:switch

Nov 7, 2014

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2009-2011 Hyundai Genesis vehicles manufactured April 30, 2008, to November 21, 2010, and 2011 Hyundai Equus vehicles manufactured July 31, 2010, to November 21, 2010. Due to a circuit failure, the stop lamps in the affected vehicles may not illuminate.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A following vehicle may not recognize that the vehicle is slowing or coming to a stop if the stop lamps on the vehicle do not illuminate as expected. There is an increased risk of a rear-end crash as a result.

Remedy: Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will repair the stop lamp switch circuit, free of charge. Hyundai issued an interim notification to owners on January 6, 2015. The recall began on March 23, 2015. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-671-3059. Hyundai's number for this recall is 125.

13V489000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:fluid

Oct 29, 2013

Hyundai is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 Genesis vehicles manufactured April 30, 2008, through March 28, 2012. The vehicles may contain brake fluid which does not protect against corrosion of the Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU).

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the module corrodes, reduced brake effectiveness may result, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Hyundai will notify owners and instruct them to bring their vehicle to a dealer for service. Hyundai will inspect the HECU module for proper operation, and will replace the modules as necessary. Hyundai will replace the factory brake fluid in those vehicles that have not previously had the factory brake fluid replaced. These repairs will be done free of charge. The recall began on December 24, 2013. Owners may contact Hyundai at 1-800-633-5151 or by email at consumeraffairs@hmausa.com. Hyundai's recall number is 114.

13V113000 · Exterior Lighting:brake Lights:switch

Apr 1, 2013

Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 Accent, model year 2007-2011 Azera, Sonata and Sante Fe,2006-2011 Tucson, 2009-2011 Elantra Touring, 2007-2010 Elantra, 2008-2011 Veracruz, 2009-2011 Genesis, 2010-2011 Genesis Coupe, 2007-2008 Entourage, and 2006-2008 Tiburon vehicles. Originally, in April 2013, Hyundai recalled 1,059,824 model year 2007-2009 Accent and Tucson, model year 2007-2010 Elantra, model year 2007-2011 Santa Fe, model year 2008-2009 Veracruz, model year 2010-2011 Genesis Coupe, and model year 2011 Sonata vehicles. In September 2013, Hyundai informed the agency that it was adding more vehicles to this campaign, representing an additional 652,512 units. The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 1,712,336. In the affected vehicles, the stop lamp switch may malfunction. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause an inability to deactivate the cruise control by depressing the brake pedal. Additionally, a malfunctioning stop lamp switch may also result in intermittent operation of the push-button start feature, affect the operation of the brake transmission shift interlock feature, preventing the shifter from being moved out of the PARK position and cause the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) malfunction light to illuminate.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Failure to illuminate the stop lamps during braking or inability to disengage the cruise control could increase the risk of a crash. Additionally, when the ignition is in the 'ON' position, the transmission shifter may be able to be moved out of Park without first applying the brake. This may lead to unintentional movement of the car which may increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the stop lamp switch, free of charge. The safety recall began on April 22, 2013. Owners may contact Hyundai at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's recall campaign number is 110.

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NHTSA investigations

PE13033 · Brake Hydraulic Control Module Failure

Opened Oct 17, 2013 · Closed Apr 4, 2014

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip:control Unit/module

On October 28, 2013, Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) submitted a Defect Information Report (DIR) to NHTSA describing a safety defect in the braking system of approximately 43,500 model year (MY) 2009 through 2012 Hyundai Genesis sedans (NHTSA Recall No. 13V-489).The Hyundai report indicates that the recalled vehicles may contain brake fluid that does not sufficiently inhibit corrosion on the zinc plating of control valve armatures in the Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) module. The DIR indicated that, over time, the build-up of corrosion products may affect operation of HECU control valves, resulting in a low/soft brake pedal with reduced brake effectiveness, which may increase the risk of a crash.In October 2011, the HECU supplier notified Hyundai that the brake fluid used in production plants was causing corrosion of valve armatures in the control module.The supplier changed the coating of the valve armatures in late March 2012 to correct the problem in production vehicles.Hyundai's recall includes Genesis vehicles produced prior to the implementation of the HECU change.In March 2013, Hyundai initiated a Service Campaign (TL6) to replace brake fluid in the subject vehicles with brake fluid with better corrosion resistance properties.According to Hyundai's DIR letter, after PE13-033 was opened, the company noted that some of the vehicles serviced in the TL6 campaign subsequently required HECU replacement.This was an indication that internal corrosion had progressed enough to affect valve operation and brake performance, prompting Hyundai to conduct a safety recall.Hyundai's repair procedures for 13V-489 require brake system flushing and replacement in all recalled vehicles with a new fluid containing the necessary corrosion inhibitor.In addition, for vehicles produced prior to June 1, 2010, dealers will perform an inspection procedure to verify that the HECU is functioning properly and replace units that do not meet the test requirements.Hyundai indicated that, based on analysis of claim data, only vehicles produced prior to June 1, 2010 have been in service long enough to require the additional inspection/replacement of the HECU. Analysis of failure data reported to NHTSA and provided by Hyundai in response to ODI's information request letter for PE13-033 identified 756 complaints and 1,683 warranty claims for 30,114 subject vehicles produced prior to June 1, 2010, resulting in a complaint rate of 25.1 incidents per thousand vehicles (IPTV) and a claim rate of 5.6 percent.The MY 2009 vehicles, with the longest exposure times, experienced the highest complaint (33.5 IPTV) and warranty (7.0 percent) rates.For the 45,639 subject vehicles produced after June 1, 2010, ODI identified 13 complaints and 34 warranty claims, resulting in a complaint rate of 0.3 IPTV and a warranty claim rate of 0.1 percent, indicating that the brake fluid corrosion concern had not progressed far enough to result in significant rates of brake system performance symptoms in those vehicles.This investigation is closed.ODI will continue to monitor complaints to evaluate the effectiveness of Hyundai's recall.The VOQs noted in the Failure Report are: 10569231, 10560898, 10560495, 10559360, 10558279, 10558264, 10556964, 10556631, 10556577, 10556322, 10554988, 10554802, 10554122, 10552958, 10551817, 10551157, 10551110, 10551092, 10550791, 10550773, 10550431, 10549750, 10549634, 10549629, 10549567, 10549402, 10549376, 10549270, 10549228, 10549186, 10549021, 10548903, 10548823, 10548791, 10548737, 10548722, 10548716, 10548705, 10546565, 10544803, 10543663, 10542962, 10541959, 10541741, 10538208, 10537934, 10536652, 105354

Additional source detail variants (3)

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip:control Unit/module

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip

Service Brakes, Hydraulic