2012 Hyundai Genesis: jerking or lurching

Filed May 15, 2021 · Brakes, Driver assistance · FL

While in route to the dealer for one issue, my smart cruise light came on. I reported this to the dealer upon arrival and they ignored. They repaired one item under warranty in which I though took care of both. By time I left, allowed the car to warm up; the smart cruise light came back on. I contacted the dealership & asked them what happened to this 2nd issue. They scheduled an appointment and I was informed by that time and visit; the warranty had expired and I will have to pay $4200 to repair the problem that they now see. I had also been complaining about my ABS/ESC/auto hold lights were constantly flashing, now they remain solid. It causes the vehicle to jerk when in reverse. I have read about several recalls regarding issue. The situation has gotten worse and I was told it is now leaking brake fluid. The dealership has now given me a price totaling $7000 to repair or purchase a new vehicle. This is money I cannot pay and I know my vehicle was still covered when the problems/ recalls started. These incidents occurred on several dates.

Filed Apr 9, 2020 · Transmission · 80,000 miles · OR

Transmission slips. I'm at 80k miles. I thought I could determine which gears it's slipping but at times it's been between 2 &3, 3&4. The car will rev high on rpms with out correlating speed and then catch. Jerks between gears at times. I feel so unsafe in this hyundai and I don't I can afford the cost. I know it's not from my driving.

Filed Oct 19, 2019 · Transmission · 38,400 miles · FL

Week of sept 20th transmission was skipping when changing gears during low speed and violently jerked. Took car to dealer to check out and they said they could not find anything wrong but reset transmission adaptive values. Transmission was fine for 3 weeks but then problem reoccurred but was worst. After transmission jerked, going under 25 miles, transmission struggle to change gears. Mostly coasted home and immediately called dealer. Next day return car to dealer and they determined transmission needed to be replaced. Eta 2 weeks

Filed Oct 20, 2018 · Brakes, Transmission · 89,000 miles · FL

Sometime the transmission shift very hard while driving,it has a wild unexpected jerk

Filed Mar 14, 2018 · Brakes, Suspension · 35,000 miles · GA

My windshield wipers do not clear the windshield properly in inclement weather, my brakes sometimes make scrubbing sounds, my tires seem slippery sometimes when turning a curve, and my car jerks sometimes when pulling off after sitting still.

Filed Feb 2, 2018 · Transmission · 70,000 miles · CA

Our 2012 genesis 4.6l v-8 with the 8 speed automatic transmission has an intermittent problem with the transmission. The transmission will at times and w/o warning shift harshly during up-shifts even at low motor speeds which can cause the car to lurch unpredictably, this behavior is very concerning particularly during turns on city streets or in slow stop and go traffic conditions. This behavior started at about 70,000 miles and now is at 79,000 mile. Initially this problem was very intermittent and would happen whether the car was hot or cold. Now this problem can occur for a few days at a time then suddenly start shifting normally for a few days then return to the harsh shifting problem. The transmission also intermittently has a down shifting issue where it doesn't seem to know when to downshift and will, as an example, delay the down shift as your slowing to stop at a red traffic light remaining in one of the higher gears then suddenly downshift into second or first gear when your nearly stopped. As you proceed following the traffic light change the transmission may shift normally or shift harshly through the next few gears or all of them. The transmission just recently has just started a new shifting problem in that it intermittently acts like it is slipping and then suddenly engages, just as if it were in neutral momentarily and then dropped into gear. The genesis has been to three hyundai dealers for the harsh shifting and delayed downshift issues without resolution. I would characterize the unpredictable " lurching behavior" ( a result of the harsh up-shifts) as a safety issue and to a lesser degree the delayed rough down-shifts unless of course the "bad" downshift occurs on a wet or icy pavement with the genesis being a rear-wheel drive vehicle of course

Filed Nov 23, 2015 · Visibility · 62,000 miles · CA

This problem began occurring at around 60,000 miles. When either stationary or in motion, the windshield wipers would either not come on at all or would jerkily (is that a word?) make their way about halfway up the windshield and then freeze. Then at some random time, they would either jerk their way back to the parked position or continue jerking their way through the whole sweep and then back to the parked position, usually stopping once or more times on the way. This is a common occurrence according to posts found on the genesisowners.com site. (http://www.genesisowners.com/hyundai-genesis-forum/showthread.php?t=8567 ). If you read the posts, one man almost had a head on collision with a gasoline truck when his wipers decided to quit in the middle of a rainstorm. My local dealer insists hyundai does not consider this a safety issue which to me is mindboggling. With a potentially record breaking el nino now on the way, perhaps it's going to take someone getting killed before hyundai finally says, "gee, we guess it's a safety issue after all." if this defect is news to dot, I can see no reason not to insist on a recall. If, however, dot is aware of the issue and has done nothing about it, shame on them. Since hyundai expected me to pay $1,000 to most likely reinstall the same faulty motor and linkage, I got rid of the car. The motor costs $462 by itself.

Filed Jan 4, 2013 · Acceleration, Electrical · 16,250 miles · WI

Auto hold technology feature failed at a stop light. When on, auto hold illuminates white, and green when it is actively holding the vehicle in place, without the need to depress brake pedal. On a stop light car jerked forward and the auto hold illumination turned orange in color from green. Auto hold feature would not reset even when restarting vehicle. Dealership was able to reset, citing a shortage in the auto-hold unit, with a replacement part ordered. Potentially dangerous if there was anyone in front of the vehicle at the time of failure, as it could of resulted in a potential injury.