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2012 Hyundai Genesis Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
12about this part
Share
5%of 260 total for the year
Median mileage
38,864miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 12 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2012 Hyundai Genesis, 5% of the 260 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 38,864 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I was turning to park in my parking space and all of a sudden the car began to accelerate with such speed that I thought it would jump the curb and crash into my home. I was unable to stop the car and the brakes were unresponsive. It hit the curb and finally came to a stop with a terrible shudder/noise.”

NHTSA complaint #10821318, filed 2016-01, 12,180 miles

“While driving 25 MPH I tried to accelerate the vehicle to avoid collision. Vehicle hesitated to accelerate for a few seconds when accelerator pedal was pressed. Later I tested a vehicle noticed similar consistent hesitation at various speeds. Took vehicle to the dealer. Hesitation was recreated and documented, however dealer was unable to find anything wrong with the vehicle and based on that stated that condition is normal, refusing repair.”

NHTSA complaint #10544603, filed 2013-09, 8,500 miles

“While making a right turn onto ramp engine falls cuts off and I have no control over steering, breaks or anything. Finally got it on to the side of road and put it in park and it cracked right up. This is very scary. What if I had been going fast down the road and could not stop the car. Someone could be killed like this. I decided to look it up on google and found out that lots of other have had the same identical problems and no mechanic or anyone can find anything. Hyundai needs to be held accountable for this and fix there miss up but of course it will take people being killed first.”

NHTSA complaint #11102716, filed 2018-06, 126,300 miles

“The vehicle accelerated without the gas pedal having a force applied thereto and with the brake pedal being depressed. Once the automatic transmission was placed in park, the engine operated at over 3,000 RPM without the gas pedal being depressed. Once the engine is turned off and restarted the vehicle operates normally for a short period of time.”

NHTSA complaint #10543439, filed 2013-09, 35,728 miles

“Auto hold technology feature failed at a stop light. When on, auto hold illuminates white, and green when it is actively holding the vehicle in place, without the need to depress brake pedal. On a stop light car jerked forward and the auto hold illumination turned orange in color from green. Auto hold feature would not reset even when restarting vehicle. Dealership was able to reset, citing a shortage in the auto-hold unit, with a replacement part ordered. Potentially dangerous if there was anyone in front of the vehicle at the time of failure, as it could of resulted in a potential injury.”

NHTSA complaint #10490979, filed 2013-01, 16,250 miles

Related service bulletins

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201633%
2015114%
2014523%
201397%
2012125%
20111613%
201067%
2009167%

Other parts of the 2012 Hyundai Genesis

Engine
68 complaints
Brakes
61 complaints
Electrical system
49 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
39 complaints
Other or unknown
31 complaints
Exterior lighting
24 complaints
Steering
15 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
11 complaints
Fuel system
10 complaints
Air bags
8 complaints
Suspension
8 complaints
Wheels
6 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2012 Hyundai Genesis

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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