2026 Genesis GV80 owner complaints

Rock went through front grill. No protective screen behind. Punctured radiator. Coolant sprayed out at high velocity. Rendered vehicle un drivable. Towed away. Barely 1,000 miles on it.

When the adaptive cruise control system is engaged while wearing prescription eyeglasses, either my regular clear lenses or prescription polarized sunglasses , a persistent audible and visual warning sounds approximately every two (2) minutes creating a distraction. The warning states "Keep your eyes on the road and drive safely. Driver assistance system is limited."

Genesis gv80 - DAW - need coffee Driver Attention Warning / Forward Attention Warning System This issue warrants immediate consideration for a recall. Despite wearing glasses, sunglasses, or no glasses, the problem This occurs regardless of the time of day, weather conditions, or whether I am sitting upright or reclining. The warning alerts even when eyes are persistently and continuously on the road. The warning randomly activates every 2-5 minutes and extremely disruptive and distracting to driving.

Traveling along a 2 lane highway, I came to a complete stop while waiting for a safe opportunity to turn left onto a side street. When an opportunity to turn became available, I pressed the accelerator pedal and began making the left turn. Almost immediately, the vehicle lost its ability to accelerate and stopped moving forward as expected. Despite pressing the accelerator pedal firmly and repeatedly, the vehicle would not respond normally and would not continue moving forward. I was actively pressing the accelerator, but the vehicle behaved as though I was not pressing the pedal at all. At that moment, oncoming traffic was approaching, creating an extremely dangerous situation. Because the vehicle would not accelerate as expected, I was unable to proceed through the turn normally, placin

This car has stalled 3 times. Randomly, but each time while car was fully stopped. Once when I was sitting in a parking lot about to pull into traffic, and when waiting for a light to go from red to green. After these two times I took car to dealer. They ran diagnostics and said there were NO error codes. They tried to reproduce but could not. I asked them to reset all computers in car, which they did. But it happened again yesterday. This third time, weather is nice, about 68 degrees. I had been driving about 3 miles, waiting for a light to change. I believe the car went into “Auto stop”, like usual, but when light changed and I took foot off brake, car stalled. It then BEEPS rapidly at me, and I believe the warning message says something like “Can not start car in Drive, please put in

The Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS), specifically the Intelligent Speed Limit Assist (ISLA), suffered an unprompted phantom activation and electronic control module lockup. The vehicle is currently located at the Genesis dealership service center and is available for inspection. On [XXX], at [XXX] AM, I was driving 60 mph in the far-left lane of [XXX] approaching the [XXX] (near the River Road ramp). Without any driver input, the vehicle executed an unwanted command, forcibly dropping my speed from 60 to 30 mph in less than 3 seconds. My safety was put at extreme risk as an 18-wheel semi-truck directly behind me almost rear-ended my vehicle. With no left shoulder available, I had to turn on my hazard lights and cross 5 lanes of high-speed traffic at only 30 mph to reach the right

The Engine Control Module (ECM) malfunctioned. The dealer replaced it with a new one. When it malfunctioned, the car would not accelerate to a speed greater than 20mph. This was dangerous because I was driving on a state highway where the speed limit is 55mph, and I could have been rear-ended. Since having the ECM replaced, the car's performance has been fine. The Check Engine light did activate more than one day before the incident, which also sent a message to the Genesis app on my phone.

My new car has been into the service dept 4 separate times for the steering wheel jerking, lights flashing and beeping with no reason, no threat of crash, just driving normally on a straight road except for this last one I was driving on route [XXX] that is a very winding road but had no threats, no other vehicles at all. Each time the service department has assured me that they have disabled all drive assist features and that it should not happen again. It happened again and again with no oncoming vehicles or threat of collision happening. The last two times he said it was because of the update defaulting back to enable drive assist but they were not on when I checked. This last time he called within 15 minutes of having my car saying its ready and was due to another update that reset my

On June 18 at approximately 9:50 p.m., I was driving my 2026 Genesis GV80 (6,493 miles) on a highway where traffic was reduced to one lane due to road paving. Traffic was heavily congested. I came to a complete stop behind a tractor-trailer on a flat/level roadway and remained stationary for approximately 30–40 seconds with my foot on the brake. The vehicle's automatic start/stop feature had been manually disabled. While completely stopped, the vehicle unexpectedly began moving forward toward the tractor-trailer despite my foot being on the brake pedal. I released and reapplied/pumped the brakes multiple times, but the vehicle continued moving forward. The brake pedal felt normal. I attempted to place the transmission into Park, but there was no response and no warning or message. The veh

My leased 2026 Genesis GV80 2.5T has three unresolved defects: (1) a persistent vibration felt while driving, most noticeable at highway speed; (2) a separate vibration present at idle; and (3) excessive heat in the second-row floor area, discovered during a highway drive — the floor became dangerously hot to the touch, creating a burn risk to rear-seat occupants. Safety risk: The heat issue poses a direct burn hazard to anyone seated in the second row, including a child or pet. The driving vibration affects vehicle stability and confidence at speed. Together they compromise safe operation. Reproduced/confirmed: The vehicle has been brought to two dealers — Genesis of Lake Norman and Genesis of Columbia. Neither has resolved the issues. The vehicle is available for inspection upon reque