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2025 Genesis GV70 problems

Owners filed 41 complaints about the 2025 Genesis GV70 with NHTSA between Sep 2024 and Oct 2026. The most-cited component is forward collision avoidance (13).

Complaints
41
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
7
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
3
People reported injured
Deaths
0
Reported to NHTSA
01 —By component

Complaints by component

One complaint can cite several components
  1. Forward collision avoidance13
  2. Electrical system13
  3. Engine9
  4. Service brakes6
  5. Power train5
  6. Lane departure5
  7. Steering5
  8. Vehicle speed control3
  9. Fuel/propulsion system2
  10. Air bags2
  11. Back over prevention1
  12. Fuel system, gasoline1
  13. Visibility/wiper1
  14. Visibility1

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.

Data from NHTSA Complaints API · synced Nov 10, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Trend

When complaints were filed

Does it get worse with age? Complaints per calendar year filed
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Model yearComplaints filed per calendar year
20243
202511
202627

Mileage at failure isn’t a structured field in NHTSA complaint data, so we don’t chart it. Some owners mention it in their reports below.

03 —Owner reports

Top problems in owners’ words

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first

Forward collision avoidance

13 reports6 crashes
“On XXX, at approximately 10:14 AM, my husband, [XXX], was backing our 2025 Genesis GV70 3.5T Sport out of our garage at [XXX]. He states that the gas pedal felt stuck and that he could not get his foot off the accelerator. The vehicle accelerated in reverse across our driveway, struck our mailbox, crossed the street, struck a Comcast cable box, crossed the grass between two homes, struck landscaping shrubs, and finally struck a tree in a wooded area, where it came to rest (Ocean Township Police Report #XXX my husband's statement that the pedal felt stuck is recorded in that report). Fortunately, no one was injured. There was property damage to the mailbox, the cable box, and a neighbor's landscaping. I requested an investigation from Genesis Motor America (Case #XXX). Genesis inspected the vehicle and downloaded its event data. Its final determination (XXX) states that the data shows the accelerator was fully depressed before the collision and the brake was applied 0.5 seconds before impact at 26 mph, and concludes the accident was not caused by a defect. I am filing this complaint because the determination does not address two safety questions: 1. **The…”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 27, 2026Vehicle speed control, Service brakes, Forward collision avoidanceCrash reportedODI 11773968

Electrical system

13 reports1 related recall
“I believe my transmission is slipping. I had four events within the last 3-4 weeks. 1) after my car was running for 30 minutes, I started to slowing go up a hill from a stopped position. The car accelerated on its own and I had to slam on the breaks. I was very scarred. I did not see a warning light in dash. 2) I was pulling away from a stopped position after my car was running for 15 minutes. The car would not move and the RPMs went up to four. After five seconds, the car finally moved. 3) the car would barely accelerate after first starting it. After driving a mile, I pulled over and restarted the car. This was the only time I saw the “a” warning light go to “yellow”. 4) after driving a while, the infotainment system went black and the radio volume increased to max. I could not turn the volume down even with the manual controls. After 10 minutes the screen came back but I still didn’t have control of the volume. I pulled over and restarted the car and it fixed the problem. Today, XXX, I went to the dealer (Genesis of [XXX]) and told them all of the above and how scared I was with the acceleration. They set up an appointment for two weeks from now and said it…”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 27, 2026Power train, Electrical systemODI 11774092

Engine

9 reports
“While driving and making a turn or stop and go the vehicle will not accelerate when peddle is pressed it will go about 20mph go into limp mode until you can get to a safe place to shut off engine and restart vehicle; The vehicle is at the Dealer now waiting on diagnostics report, No warning lights or code messages showing, Auto is Dangerous to my family and other drivers this happen approximately 4 times since I own this vehicle just purchased 8/4/2026 19000 miles Under manufacturer warranty”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 6, 2026Electrical system, Engine, Fuel/propulsion systemODI 11769260

Service brakes

6 reports1 crash
“When slowly backing up my GV70 from a parking spot, on two occasions the brakes have slammed on. In both instances there were no cars in close proximity behind my vehicle and no hazard or obstacle was present.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 26, 2026Service brakes, Forward collision avoidanceODI 11740213

Power train

5 reports
“Vehicle has physically and forcibly moved both forward and backward, on its own, after being placed in Park and the engine turned off — including after occupants have exited the vehicle. This movement has struck the driver and two minor children on multiple separate occasions, as well as nearby curbs and objects, without physical injury. No warning lamps or dashboard messages appeared before or during these incidents. Because the movement occurs after occupants have exited the vehicle, it is unknown how many additional times this may have occurred unobserved. Dealer states it was unable to duplicate this condition during a test drive. During this same visit, the right front CV axle was found to be leaking grease and had lost lubricant, and required full replacement. Both front horns were also found inoperable/defective due to internal short and were replaced. Neither of these conditions had been previously reported as faulty prior to this visit. Separately, this vehicle has experienced a steering column defect. At approximately 9,000 miles, a steering wheel squeak was reported and a dust cover was replaced. During that same earlier visit, an intermittent loss…”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 3, 2026Steering, Power train, Electrical systemODI 11761932

Lane departure

5 reports1 crash
“The instrument cluster display intermittently showed a number components in alarm state such as lane departure, collision warning, blind spot warning, ABS while driving and while parked then seemed to clear and go back to normal . There was no indication of a problem wi09th steering or braking.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 7, 2026Lane departure, Forward collision avoidanceODI 11762550
Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 10, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.