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2012 Hyundai Genesis exterior lighting problems

25 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2012 Hyundai Genesis cite exterior lighting, 9% of all 270 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
25
9% of all complaints
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the exterior lighting

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“WITH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON WHILE DRIVING, ACTIVATING THE TURN SIGNAL WILL TURN ON HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS OR CAUSE THE LOW BEAMS TO TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY (ABOUT HALF OF TURN SIGNAL OPERATIONS). LIGHTLY TOUCHING OR TAPPING THE LIGHT STALK WILL HAVE THE SAME EFFECT. ON OCCASION, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL CEASE FUNCTIONING ON LOW BEAM WITH NO DRIVER ACTIVITY. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE PAST 3 MONTHS. OTHER GENESIS OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE HYUNDAI GENESIS OWNERS WEBSITE. I HAVE STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR AT NIGHT.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 15, 2019Exterior lightingODI 11268776
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI GENESIS. -THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT..*BF 15 FEB 2014, 5 JUNE 2015, 30 AUG 2019. -LOST OF HEAD LIGHTS FOR 15-20 SECONDS OR LONGER -UNKNOWN CAUSE 1ST TIMER REPLACED COMPUTER CHIP IN A COMPUTER CHIP. SECOND TIME REPLACED MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH, N/C REPAIR REQUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN RIGHT (TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH ) THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, THEN 20 SECONDS AFTER THEY CAME BACK. ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN FEBRUARY 2014 BY THE DEALER DAVIS HYUNDAI, 1655 N OLDEN AVE, TRENTON, NJ 08638 FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. *JB”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 30, 2019Exterior lightingODI 11252415
“WHEN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS IN THE ON POSITION, AS OPPOSED TO AUTO, THE HEADLIGHTS MAY OCCASIONALLY FLICKER. THIS PROBLEM IS EXACERBATED BY USING THE TURN SIGNALS. SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF COMPLETELY WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED AND I HAVE TO MOVE THE TURN SIGNAL STALK UNTIL THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON. AGAIN, THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE IN AUTO. IT'S MOSTLY NOTICEABLE IN THE RAIN WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS DON'T COME ON AUTOMATICALLY AND I HAVE TO TURN THEM ON MANUALLY. I FIRST NOTICED THE ISSUE IN 2015 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT 3 YEARS OLD.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Nov 8, 2018Exterior lightingODI 11150190
“HEADLIGHTS FLICKER OFF FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AT A TIME, USUALLY AFTER TURN SIGNAL CANCELS ITSELF. HAPPENS WHILE MOVING. CAN USUALLY REPRODUCE BY MAKING SLIGHT MOVEMENTS IN TURN SIGNAL STALK.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 6, 2017Exterior lightingODI 11013288
“HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS ENGAGED, DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. HAPPENS WHILE IN MOTION OR SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. CAR HAS JUST OVER 48K MILES”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 24, 2017Exterior lightingODI 11010157
“I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JANUARY 2017 AFTER 2 MONTHS OF HAVING THE CAR THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO UP. I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT HOURS FOR IT TO START BACK WORKING. THE SUSPENSION WAS LOW FOR A FEW WEEKS THEN IT WOULD SLOWLY COME BACK UP. BASICALLY MY WHOLE CAR HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS BACK UP CAMERA GOES BLACK, THE ODOMETER HAS DEAD PIXELS, CAR EXTREMELY SLUGGISH, THE CAR SHAKES AND KILLS ALOT. ALSO WHEN I TURN THE HEATED SEATS ON IT TURNS OFF WITHIN 2 MINUTES. IT IS SO MUCH THE CAR IS DOING TO SAY THIS CAR HAS A CLEAN CARFAX.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jun 20, 2017Suspension, Electrical system, Exterior lightingODI 11000153

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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 9, 2026NHTSA vehicle page

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