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2010 HYUNDAI GENESIS — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1282219 · 2016-05-12

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
GENESIS
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
100,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR STREET TRAVELING AROUND 35 MPH, THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BEGAN TO STOP. AS I BEGAN TO APPLY THE BRAKES, MY CAR'S PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I PUMPED THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES AND BEGAN TO GET SOME PRESSURE, BUT I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP IN TIME BEFORE REAR ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I NEVER KNEW WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AND I COULDN'T GET THE PROBLEM TO DUPLICATE, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT SINCE THAT DAY. I HAVE CHANGED THE PADS, AND ROTORS, SO THOSE ARE NOT THE ISSUE. THIS WEEK, MY FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AND I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC FOR THAT ISSUE. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR NEEDED AN ABS PUMP. THE DEALERS ARE WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN WE CHECKED THE PRICE OF THE PART ($2600), THE PARTS AGENT IMMEDIATELY KNEW THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. THIS IS TRULY A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THESE CARS. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM!!!!!!!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10864563
Machine
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