2011 Hyundai Genesis Coupe problems
Owners have filed 30 complaints with NHTSA about the 2011 Hyundai Genesis Coupe. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 27% of complaints. After that come air bags (10%) and drivetrain & axles (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 30 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 53,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 17 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 53,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 4 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 94% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2011 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Hyundai Genesis Coupe with enough data (9 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 hyundai genesis coupe. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the contact crashed head on into a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained fractures to the sternum, a brain hemorrhage, and whiplash. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 45,000.
My wife was hit from the rear and pushed into a tree dead center. The air bag did not inflate. She received 4 broken ribs and a broken chest bone she was making a u turn and the other car was speeding and hit her in the rear and pushed her 100 feet across the street into a tree.....updated 10/19/15
I had 53,000 miles on the vehicle. Driving on highway my steering wheel got stiff and took an exit. My vehicle was in smoke and towed to near by hyundai service center. I was told that timing belt got broken and that in-turn caused damage to engine pistons. Hyundai declined to offer any assistance, and said I have to pay for all the repairs. I had to sell the car for a few hundred dollars, because they asked about 7k to fix a replacement engine.
I was driving down the road and my brakes had been working fine. On my way to work while approaching a stoplight my brake pedal was pushed all the way to the floor with little result. I am mediately pump my brakes afterwards and the corded stop. The rest of the way to work I had to continuously pump my brakes in order to stop. My brake fluid was checked and was full. I drove home with same issue and have not drove car since. When the problem first happened I came off a highway exit to a stop light.