2013 Hyundai Genesis

WHEN ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS (SPECIALLY ON FREEWAYS) THE TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCES A DELAYED SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS 3-5. THE SHIFT DELAY TYPICALLY LASTS 2-3 SECONDS. THIS CAUSES THE RPMS TO INCREASE TO 3000-4500. DRIVER HAS TO HEAVILY ACCELERATE TO ENABLE THE TRANSMISSION TO UP SHIFT. IN ADDITION, THIS CAUSES THE REAR TIRES TO SPIN IF ESC IS TURNED OFF MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD SUDDENLY AS IF THE COMPUTER GOT THE REQUIRED INFORMATION TO ACCELERATE THIS CAUSES SUDDEN FORWARD MOMENT.CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER , THEY FOUND NO ISSUES. *TR

VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BACKFIRED PERIODICALLY, ESPECIALLY WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. WAS STARTING FROM FULL STOP, ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, TACHOMETER WAS BELOW 500 RPM. VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE, BUT ACCELERATION WAS DIFFICULT DUE TO SPUTTERING ENGINE. DROVE DIRECTLY TO DEALER - VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED SAME DAY (04/15/2013). SERVICE WRITER PROVIDED COPY OF FACTORY TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #12--FL-007 (JULY 2012), WHICH STATES AS FOLLOWS. "THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION RELATED TO THE GDI IDB (INJECTOR DRIVER BOX) ECU SOFTWARE UPDATE OF SOME 3.3L/3.8L VEHICLES THAT MAY EXPERIENCE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING DTC STORED: P0300: RANDOM/MULTIPLE CYLINDER MISFIRE DETECTED P0301: CYLINDER 1 - MISFIRE DETECTED P0302: CYLINDER 2 - MISFIRE DETECTED P0303: CYLINDER 3 - MISFIRE DETECTED P0304: CYLINDER 4 - MISFIRE DETECTED P0305: CYLINDER 5 - MISFIRE DETECTED P0306: CYLINDER 6 - MISFIRE DETECTED" SERVICE WRITER VERBALLY ADVISED THAT MISFIRE WAS DETECTED IN CYLINDER 5, BUT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT STATED ON REPAIR ORDER. HE ALSO INDICATED THAT PROBLEM MAY RECUR. DEALER SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED ALL EXISTING VEHICLE OWNERS AT TIME TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 700. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS WHO REPLACED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND ALSO THE TRANSMISSION TWICE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO JERK VIOLENTLY HOWEVER, THE DEALER STILL COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO CONTINUED TO SEND HER TO VARIOUS DEALERS WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE, WHEN THE ENGINE SPUTTERED THEN SHUT OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEED. NO WARNING FROM THE INSTRUMENTATION PANEL UNTIL AFTER THE ENGINE FAILED. AFTER STOPPING IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE, I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP BELIEVES THE INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE GAS TANK AND IS RECOMMENDING REPLACEMENT OF BOTH THE TANK AND FUEL PUMP. *TR

WHEN ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCES A DELAYED SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS 3-5. THE SHIFT DELAY TYPICALLY LASTS 3-4 SECONDS. THIS CAUSES THE RPMS TO INCREASE TO 3000-4000. DRIVER HAS TO HEAVILY ACCELERATE TO ENABLE THE TRANSMISSION TO UPSHIFT. IN ADDITION, THIS CAUSES THE REAR TIRES TO SPIN MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *TR