NHTSA Complaint #11071751 — 2016 HYUNDAI GENESIS ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11071751
Vehicle	2016 HYUNDAI GENESIS
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	October 18, 2017
Date Filed	February 8, 2018
Mileage	18,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	FL

Consumer Description

WHEN YOU TURN ON THE A/C THE CAR MAKES A NOISE LIKE THERE IS A MOTORCYCLE IN THE BACK SEAT - THE NOISE IS VERY NOTICEABLE WHEN YOU ARE IN IDLE OR SITTING AT A LIGHT -IT ALSO GETS TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE - CERTAINLY NOT WHAT THEY ADVERTISE THE CAR WAS AT COCONUT CREEK HYUNDAI FOR OVER 40 DAYS AND THEY CHANGED THE FUEL INJECTORS / MOTOR MOUNTS / FLY WHEEL / AND SOME FAN FOR THE AC AT ONE POINT YOU COULD NOT SIT IN THE CAR WITH THE AC ON WELL HYUNDAI WANTED ME TO PAY THEM $3600 TO GET OUT OF THE LEASE ON A LEMON LAW DEAL - THAT IN MY OPINION IS TOTAL BS THEY SELL ME A LEMON OF A CAR AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME TO GET OUT OF IT WELL THE NOISE DID GET LESS ANNOYING BUT THE OTHER DAY IT IS BACK AGAIN AND I JUST HUNG UP ON THE DEALERSHIP ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER THEY SEE OTHER VEHICLES LIKE THE GENESIS SEDAN AND THE NEW G80 HAVING THE SAME ISSUE HYUNDAI WILL NOT HELP ME AND CANNOT FIX THIS VEHICLE IS THERE ANYTHING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN DO HOW ABOUT A NATIONWIDE RECALL ??? MAYBE THEN THEY WILL FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG

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