# 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1059953` · 2014-04-25 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** GENESIS
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 55,603
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
FORTY FIVE MINUTES AFTER PICKING UP MY NEW ( TO ME ) CAR  AT THE DEALERSHIP I HAD PURCHASED IT FROM I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IN AN INSTANT I HAD TO STEP ON THE BRAKES HARD BECAUSE THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED QUICKLY TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. UPON DOING SO THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN AND I CRASHED INTO THE TRUCK. AFTER THE CRASH I RESTARTED THE CAR TO MOVE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT STOPPED NORMALLY LIKE IT SHOULD.  I WAS LEFT WITH THE FEELING THAT I HAD NO BRAKES FOR THAT INSTANT. TOTALLY UN AWARE OF A BRAKE RECALL ON THE NEW CAR, WHEN I FOUND OUT LATER THAT NIGHT ABOUT THE RECALL I WAS UPSET BECAUSE I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT A WELL ESTABLISHED 30 YEARS IN BUSINESS DEALERSHIP WOULD SELL ME A CAR AND NOT HAVE MENTIONED OR EVEN TAKEN CARE OF IT.  ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT I CALLED HYUNDAI MOTOR OF AMERICA TO VERIFY THAT MY NEW TO ME GENESIS HAD NEVER BEEN RECALLED (REPAIRED YET ) .  HYUNDAI SAID THEY WERE SORRY AND SENT ME OUT AN INVESTIGATION PACKET THAT I AM CURRENTLY FILLING OUT AND GATHERING INFORMATION FOR.  THEY ALSO ASKED ME WHAT I WAS SEEKING FROM HYUNDAI.  I REPLIED. I WANTED MY CAR FIXED PERFECT. THE TRUCK I HIT REPAIRED.  MY RECALL TAKEN CARE OF AND WOULD LIKE SOME SORT OF STATEMENT OR DOCUMENT STATING THAT MY CAR WAS PRONE TO BRAKE FAILURE SO I CAN APPEAL THE SIR CHARGE I WILL  RECEIVE FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS AT 500-600 PER YEAR FOR AN AT FAULT ACCIDENT.  MY CAR WAS TOWED AWAY TO A BODY SHOP WITH 
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