Genesis G80 Body Problems
85 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 8 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2018. Best year: 2024.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
While entering a parking space at approximately 5 mph the gas pedal stuck and accelerated causing the car to jump curb and hit a wall causing severe damage to car and driver.The engine was still rerving and had to be shut down after th...
I HEARD A LOUD POP AND TIRES WAS BLOWING WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET LOSS CONTROL OF THE CAR AND INTO A DITCH
Dear NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, I am submitting this letter to request an urgent review of a recurring and widespread air‑conditioning failure in the 2018 Genesis G80. The AC system consistently shuts off after extended dr...
Description of Incident: The car was sold with a passenger-front Dunlop tire that suffered a critical structural failure where the tread rubber completely wore away, leaving the internal metal cords and plies exposed (visual evidence att...
My starter failed. I took it to a triple AAA authorized mechanic. He did a full diagnosis of the entire starting system and determined that the starter needed to be replaced. He noted that water caused it to fail.
Oil tank sensor
On Oct 14, 2025 I was traveling on route 287 north in cruise control set at 67 mph. Suddenly the dashboard screen went black and the car floored itself. The gas pedal went to the floor. It took a few seconds to realize what was going on...
Driver attention warning "consider taking a break" too sensitive, too frequent and too random, happens every 7-15 minutes with loud beeps. Very annoying and distracting, and the feature cannot be turned off.
My concern for this vehicle is the panoramic sun roofs / moon roofs. I am hearing a lot of crunching, grinding, cricking, binding coming from panoramic sun roof. Sounds like it’s the assembly and glass making noise while driving, Turn...
Power trunk latch failed. Unable to open trunk. Inside trunk manual safety release latch failed to open trunk. If a child got trapped inside trunk they would be unable to escape. Dealer advised the power trunk release latch failed. Advis...
The contact owns a 2024 Genesis G80. The contact stated while driving at undisclosed speeds, the passenger’s side rear corner blind spot sensor intermittently became inoperable. The contact was unaware of any warning lights being illum...
The contact owns a 2019 Genesis G80. The contact stated that on one occasion while the vehicle was turned off, the driver’s door was slammed hard, and the driver’s side mirror popped out. The contact stated that on another occasion w...