Owners have filed 60 complaints on the Genesis G90, covering 2017–2025. The system named most often is Electrical System (14 reports). Worst years by volume: 2017, 2018, 2023; cleanest: 2025, 2020, 2024. 7 reports describe a crash. On average the car was 3.4 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on Genesis G90
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 60 G90 complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Electrical System 14 Read
On Thursday 10/24/2024 I went to use my car which was parked in my garage and although the car was unlocked none of the doors would open. The car was completely dead and I had used it just several days before. Nothing would open doors, trunk no response from the key fob. A tow truck had to be called and the truck…
On 01/16/22 at approximately 2305 hours, I was driving north on PA 743. I was traveling approximately 40 MPH in a posted 55 MPH zone due to snowy weather conditions. One adult was in the front passenger seat, 2 children were in car seats in the rear driver and passenger side. The road was level and straight. Suddenly,…
Since purchased as a new vehicle from dealer, the TPMS ( Tire Pressure Monitoring System ) menu has been absent from my dash as an option to choose so that I can monitor the tire pressures. The menu widget that contains the TPMS also contains other options that are suppose to be available, but also do not show and are…
Engine 8 Read
Fuel pump failure and fuel injection failure
The contact owns a 2018 genesis g90. The contact stated when stopped at a traffic light and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle hesitated for a few seconds before accelerating. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer towne hyundai (3170 nj-10, denville, nj 07834) however, the mechanic was unable to…
My car has been recalled pursuant to NHTSA recall number 19V-538. Despite making four separate attempts, I have been unable to get genesis to perform the recall. The dealership from which I purchased the car has gone out of business. I have contacted the manufacturer twice, but despite promises, they have been unable…
Power Train 6 Read
Similar to the GV80 issue, when the vehicle decelerates from 80 to 70 there is a loud whining noise coming from the vehicle
There gear shifter will frequently not select r or d. It often takes 3 or more attempts before it will stay in gear. This is very dangerous when making a 3 point turn maneouver and very inconvenient at other times. This fault occurs every day. The dealer attempted to adjust the shifter without success
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Steering 4 Read
After enabling the steering assist, last year, we noticed it pulling more aggressively than it did when we first purchased the vehicle. We disabled the feature for several months then enabled it again this week. Today, while my wife and friend were driving the steering/lane assist pulled the wheel aggressively toward…
Driving on interstate at 70mph while it was raining. Signaled and changed lanes. Steering wheel started jerking left and right and the power steering light flickered on and off. The steering wheel stopped jerking and the power steering light remained on. I no longer had power steering and car was difficult to control.…
The contact owns a 2019 genesis g90. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, there was an abnormal clicking noise detected from the steering wheel. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to south bay hyundai (20433 hawthorne blvd, torrance, ca 90503, (310) 974-8180) however, the…
Tires 3 Read
This is not about a tire failure but rather dangerous mis sizing of tires from factory.I bought the car new. It was never in an accident or had a flat tire and did not have service call until this week at 13000 or so miles.the service included tire rotation and balance, but the service man called and said he wasn’t…
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I have genesis g90 model 2017 and I have only 10000 miles on it . All tires are continental. Last month when I was driving back to home , all of a sudden I seen pressure on my dashboard for left front tire went 0 and lost control of my car and was about to be involved in accident I went out checking the tire and was…
Engine And Engine Cooling 3 Read
The contact owns a 2019 Genesis G90. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the contact became aware of an abnormal burning odor. Additionally, the contact stated while driving at various speeds, there was blue smoke coming from underneath the hood. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact…
The contact owns a 2017 Genesis G90. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and running, the vehicle was idling rough and shaking. The vehicle restarted; however, the shaking failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 24V107000 (Electrical…
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Exterior Lighting 2 Read
One night shortly after I picked up my 2020 genesis g90, I was driving home on a city street when I noticed something wrong with my headlights. As I was driving I was trying to figure out what was wrong with them. I kept thinking that there was an obstruction on the headlights that was causing some darkened areas…
Since taking delivery of the vehicle, the auto-leveling headlights do not stay in adjustment, leading to the low 'beam' of light being either way too low, and therefore not illuminating the roadway safely, or being too high (most recently the low beams were higher than the high beams). The dealer has consulted with…
Forward Collision Avoidance 2 Read
I purchased a new 2024 Genesis g90 vehicle from Key Genesis in Jacksonville Florida. I live in Navarre Florida near Pensacola so I took the vehicle into the Pensacola dealership for service. For almost a years time I have been notifying the dealership of a serious safety issue wirh the vehicle. There is a condition…
Hello. We came within one foot of running over a jogger and had pedestrian avoidance activated. I read the owners manual and found disclaimer that PA does not work in dark and for other scenarios. The PDA is essentially a daytime pedestrian avoidance and does not work half the day. Indeed many other safety features…
G90 years to avoid — and the clean ones
Complaints per model year. More reports usually means more cars on the road as well as more trouble, so read the crash and fire columns alongside the count.
| Model year | Complaints | Top system | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Electrical System,wheels | — | — | |
| 2024 | Electrical System,service Brakes,engine | — | — | |
| 2023 | Electrical System | 1 | — | |
| 2022 | Electrical System,engine,back Over Prevention | — | — | |
| 2021 | Electrical System | 1 | — | |
| 2020 | Exterior Lighting | 1 | — | |
| 2019 | Electrical System | — | — | |
| 2018 | Air Bags | 1 | — | |
| 2017 | Electrical System | 3 | — |
The same model year, different builds
Every complaint carries the first 11 characters of the VIN — plant, year, body and engine. That is a production series, and complaints are spread across them very unevenly.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Distinct production series | 47 |
| Average complaints per series | 1.3 |
| Worst single series | 4 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 3.4 years |
A model average of 1.3 hides a worst series at 4. Enter a VIN above to see the numbers for that exact build instead of the model as a whole.
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How we count
Every figure here comes from complaints owners filed with NHTSA — 1,100,006 of them, covering 1,982 models built between 1981 and 2026.
A complaint is an unverified report: someone wrote down what happened to their car. It is not a confirmed defect and not a recall. What makes the volume useful is the pattern — when thousands of owners of the same build describe the same failure, that is a signal no marketing brochure will give you.
Two things we do that the source does not. First, we compute the age of the car at the moment of failure from the incident date and the model year. Second, we group complaints by the first 11 characters of the VIN — the production series — so a bad plant run does not disappear into a model-wide average.
Frequently asked questions
What are the worst years for the G90?
By complaint volume, 2017, 2018, 2023 drew the most owner reports. Bear in mind that popular years put more cars on the road, so check the crash and fire columns too.
Which G90 years are the cleanest?
2025, 2020, 2024 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.
How many complaints does the Genesis G90 have?
60 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 2017–2025. Of those, 7 describe a crash and 0 a fire.
Are these complaints verified?
No. They are unverified reports from owners. NHTSA publishes them as filed and investigates only a fraction. The value is in the pattern, not in any single report.
Can I check complaints for one specific car?
Yes — enter its VIN above. We match the first 11 characters, which identify the plant, year, body and engine, so you get complaints on that exact production series rather than the whole model.