NHTSA Complaint #11715963 — 2016 HYUNDAI GENESIS ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11715963
Vehicle	2016 HYUNDAI GENESIS
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	October 11, 2025
Date Filed	February 5, 2026
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NM

Consumer Description

The oil pressure light illuminates at low RPMs and turns off under a load or higher RPMs. In checking Hyundai Genesis forums, this is a common failure/fouling of the oil pressure switch. Oil level is fine; it is the switch that fails, giving the owner a false sense of low oil and potential catastrophic engine damage. Unfortunately, the engine design requires a very expensive disassembly of the engine manifold and other parts to access and replace this small switch.

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