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2012 Hyundai Genesis steering problems

15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2012 Hyundai Genesis6% of all complaints for this model year.

15
Steering complaints
6%
share of all complaints
65,760 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Was driving the car and steering wheel locked on a highway on my way to work. Was able to pull it over cut the car off. Started it back up and was find. Then on the way back home happened again when tried to exit off the highway and ended up in a ditch.

    filed May 4, 2020

  • When turning steering wheel a number of things can happen, radio turns off,steering locks up. All dash lights come on and power batt light lights up. Has stalled in intersection when turning. Trans shifts hard and slips into gear when on a long drive

    filed Feb 3, 2020

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Steering problems in other Genesis years

YearReportsShare
2016 Genesis88%
2015 Genesis2910%
2013 Genesis108%
2011 Genesis108%
2010 Genesis33%
2009 Genesis219%
Genesis steering problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.