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Chart based on 37 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2009 Hyundai Genesis
Engine not specified
30000 mi
Door handle levers have metallic lamination that peeled and cut our fingers when operating.
Leather in driver's seat deformed/creased much quicker than any other luxury vehicle I have driven. Hyundai said that this problem is uncommon, and they replaced and re-tightened the leather.
3000 mi
Sensor cover for wipers fell off and needed to be replaced. Part was not available and was ordered. Ordered part (wiper sensor cover) was replaced successfully.
29000 mi
US $300
Molding on drivers seat needed a part installed as well as a part on the passenger seat
5700 mi
US $150
As part of 6 month checkup I asked to fix the glove box lock, which had a tendency to come out with the key and even fell out once upon hitting a pothole. Lock was repaired and the whole visit took less than two hours. No problems.
15000 mi
driver's side door pull, chrome separated.
7000 mi
Leather seat bottom stretched. Dealer ordered and installed new leather. Still looked the same. Will order complete seat bottom assembly. They removed a complete drivers seat from a show room car and installed in mine. Because of prospective buyers sitting in car, leather stretched also.
46500 mi
Both headlights had stress cracks on lenses. Had to take to another dealer to correct mistakes from previous dealer. Headlights were not aligned,piston broken or missing when dealer install cabin filter,steering wheel now makes a clunking noise. replace missing screws never installed.
22000 mi
the driver's seat has badly wrinkled leather and is uncomfortable-no cushioning
39000 mi
Front passenger weather stripping was torn and replaced. Water puddled near spare tire in the trunk. Dealer could not find a source of the water.
94000 mi
US $68
Reading lamp head unit had to be replaced.
70500 mi
Interior door handle recall for cracking/peeling plastic paint. Drivers handle chrome paint peeling to a sharp edge.
96720 mi
Driver's Side Door squeaks when door shut. Can only be heard when shut from the outside. Dealership informed me that they lubed the door. Went to shut the door, it squeaks again.
6700 mi
Lower Grill Painted, factory defect Leather Seat Reconditioned due to bubbling driver's seat. Squeaky Seat, lubed.
22000 mi
Trunk latch cover replaced under warranty Headlight assembly replaced.
28200 mi
Waiting for Hyundai to reply if covered under bumper to bumper.
9000 mi
replaced RH front seat belt buckle
5000 mi
Replaced passenger seating surface due to flaw in leather.
35500 mi
Dealer service had broken the door handle lock/unlock button during a repair in the spring. They replaced the driver side door handle.
Two of the wheels seemed to have pealed or were discolored.
5500 mi
US $40000
1] paint overspray on windows
2]parking sensors not working
3]very bad-rough hard,bouncy suspension
27000 mi
driver door panel cup to be replaced and part ordered
29300 mi
US $470
Windshield cracked and had to be replaced. A crack showed up on a very cold day (below 0) when we had the defroster turned on high. No rock that we were aware of.
61000 mi
small bubble in paint at driver rear wheel
10000 mi
Leather steering wheel replaced under warranty - leather cracking.
45000 mi
US $120
Interior driver side leather trim, And passenger door handle were damaged/peeling.
8000 mi
Ordered new interior driver's side door handle. Installed door handle.
9000 mi
Paint bubbled and pealed (small spot, 2 inches by 1 inch)plus stone guard in front of left rear wheel replaced.
18000 mi
Accordion cover on the sunroof mechanism glue wore off. Rattles from the dash area – fixed one but created another upon return of the car. Rear shocks also squeaked, dealer could not replicate…
36000 mi
Paint started coming off of the wheels. Took it in. Repair scheduled. Dropped off car. Given loaner for free. Picked up car same day with wheels refinished at no cost to me. Excellent service!
32000 mi
Volume/on off knob broken during navigation update. Dealer repaired.
42000 mi
hood latch cable rusted, latch rusted, rust came through the hood in same area.
57500 mi
Previously, dealer's designated body shop had repaired rusted hood cable assembly and repaired rust bubbling under hood lip and trim. Rust returned and it was repaired again without charge.
There was clear plastic peeling from the wheel center caps. It wasn't clear if this was the original protective coating that somehow got stuck. Dealer replaced with caps from another car on his lot.
3000 mi
Poorly seated seal on driver's door, resulting in minor wind noise in passenger compartment.
22000 mi
One of the plastic hooks in the trunk that are used for the cargo net broke. Dealer ordered the part and replaced it at no charge.
19000 mi
car body weather stripping along driver side torn. Service center replaced weatherstripping.
27000 mi
Trunk lock flap fell off.
Reattached spring
29700 mi
Clearcoat paint on driver door handle peeling. Replaced driver door outter handle and lock cylinder cover.
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