2011 Hyundai Genesis brakes problems
30 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2011 Hyundai Genesis, which is 18% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 30 18% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 74,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 25 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 74,000 miles, and 32% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
On 8/16/11, while driving down a couple of hills on my brakes, approaching a car & stop sign at an intersection a little over 2 blocks away, I pressed down harder on the brake pedal to come to a complete stop. The car, a new, 2011 hyundai genesis, would not stop. I continued to press harder and harder on the brake, but the car would not stop. It just continued at to move at the speed I was driving down the hill, approximately 15-20 MPH. As a result, the car rolled directly into the car sitting at the stop sign.
The brake pedal would become soft while driving and would travel to the floor with little to no stopping power. Several times both on city streets and freeways the vehicle became difficult to slow or stop and almost resulted in several collisions. The vehicle had been recalled and previously serviced with new brake fluid per NHTSA campaign 13v489000. At 59,000 miles I had alerted the hyundai service department about the brake failure. They were unable to reproduce the problem.
Other problems reported for the 2011 Hyundai Genesis
- Electrical system 19 complaints
- Cruise control 16 complaints
- Engine 15 complaints