Less than a day after its electrified sibling made headlines with a massive recall affecting 170,000 Hyundai group EVs in North America, the gasoline-powered Genesis GV70 is now caught up in its own recall saga.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), on February 8, 2024, a Genesis GV70 at a dealership in the United States rolled out of its parking spot, injuring one person. This unfortunate incident revealed a transmission flaw in the vehicle, prompting a recall of 15,645 units of the ICE-powered GV70
Following the dealership incident, Genesis launched an investigation into the roll away issue and on February 22, the company discovered that the problem could be replicated in other vehicles at the factory.
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While looking into the issue, the automaker’s investigators discovered moisture and corrosion in the transmission control harness connector. This condition resulted in an abnormal signal, triggering a malfunction light to illuminate on the dashboard.
Ultimately, Genesis determined that its supplier had been incorrectly installing the blanking pins in empty connector cavities. This installation error allowed water to leak into the connector, resulting in a transmission shifting error. This error could potentially cause the GV70 to slip into Neutral when it was intended to be in Park.
Naturally, that’s a problem, because a vehicle in Neutral could roll away on anything put perfectly flat ground. So far, only one injury has occurred as a result of this issue, and the incident at the dealership is the only instance of a vehicle rolling away in the field that Genesis is aware of.
The problem affects vehicles equipped with both the turbocharged 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine and the 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6. However, only American-made models are impacted by this issue, so readers in other countries don’t need to worry about their vehicles rolling away.
Genesis plans to start reaching out to 2024 GV70 owners in the U.S. on May 14. They will be asked to return their SUVs to a nearby dealer, where the control harness connector will be inspected. The connector, the control harness, and the transmission’s internal wiring will be replaced where necessary.
Until the recall is complete, Genesis strongly recommends that GV70 owners apply the parking brake before leaving their vehicles.
