Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Hyundai Genesis has 37 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
37
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | During normal driving conditions, the 8 speed automatic transmission will randomly hesitate to upshi... |
| Nov 14, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Genesis. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the veh... |
| Jan 21, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Genesis. The contact stated while driving 25-30 MPH, the vehicle sta... |
| Feb 1, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | THE HYUNDAI GENESIS HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHERE IT SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AND ROUGH SHIFTS 2-3RD GEA... |
| Jan 23, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | COMPLETE FAILURE OF ENGINE. SENSORS AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS MALFUNCTIONS. TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY NON... |
| Apr 9, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION SLIPS. I'M AT 80K MILES. I THOUGHT I COULD DETERMINE WHICH GEARS IT'S SLIPPING BUT AT T... |
| Oct 14, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | WEEK OF SEPT 20TH TRANSMISSION WAS SKIPPING WHEN CHANGING GEARS DURING LOW SPEED AND VIOLENTLY JERKE... |
| Aug 16, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | When on the road the Transmission stall's, especially when the Transmission heat up. It's as if the ... |
| Aug 1, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF ... |
| Jul 24, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT APPROACHED A TRAFFIC ... |
| Apr 18, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER DID NOT ENGAGE... |
| Jan 3, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | HELLO, MY 2012 GENESIS SEDAN 5.0L R-SPEC ONLY HAS 33K MILES ON IT AND I BOUGHT IT AT 21K. I AM T... |
| Dec 20, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | ACCORDING TO HYUNDAI DEALER, NOTHING WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION, THEY ARE UNABLE TO "DUPLICATE THE ISSU... |
| Nov 2, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | ACCELERATING FROM 0 THOUGH 30 MILES PER HOUR CAR PULLS AND MAKES A BIG NOISE.PASSENGERS FEEL LIKE WE... |
| Jun 27, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | SOMETIME THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT VERY HARD WHILE DRIVING,IT HAS A WILD UNEXPECTED JERK |
| Apr 4, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS. WHILE DRIVING, THE GEAR SHIFTED OUT OF DRIVE INDEPENDEN... |
| Feb 2, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | OUR 2012 GENESIS 4.6L V-8 WITH THE 8 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH T... |
| Sep 15, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED... |
| Jul 17, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING HOME, THE CAR AC STARTED BLOWING HOT AND THE DASH PANEL LIT UP, THE ENGINE TURNED ITSE... |
| Sep 1, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE ACCELERATING, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO LOSE POWER WHILE THE G... |