2022 Genesis GV70 Reliability Report

Condensation builds up inside both headlight assemblies, especially in rain, and weakens light output at night. Dealers replace the headlights, but the fogging often comes back. One owner reports at least 4 replacements. Fogging can appear about one year into ownership and return a year and a half after a replacement. In one report, the low and high beam on one side failed during snow and sleet. Some dealers call the condensation normal, and owners say the warranty runs out before the problem is fixed.

The main complaint is persistent warning lights. Forward collision, brake, lane departure, and blind spot alerts stay on or flash for months, and dealers can read the codes but not fix the cause. Water coming in through clogged sunroof drains soaks the dashboard, cup holders, and headliner, and owners link it to false emergency braking and stalling. Other reports describe a battery warning followed by multiple alerts, doors that do not unlock with the key fob, and a tailgate that will not open. One report is crash-related.

Sudden stalling without warning is the core problem. The car jolts or lunges, loses power, and shuts off in traffic, on curves, and at lights while the diagnostic screen still reads normal. A restart often works briefly before it happens again. Dealers struggle to diagnose it, and owners lose the car for weeks. When a cause is named, it is the fuel pump. One owner reports the stalling stopped after the low-pressure fuel pump assembly was replaced. Several of these stalls nearly led to rear-end crashes.

Sudden heavy steering or self-steering swerves come up repeatedly. Reports describe an alarm and an "Emergency" message with stiff steering at city speeds, and side-to-side swerving on the highway even with lane assist turned off. Lane keeping assist can veer toward unmarked exit lanes or shimmy where gaps between dashed lines appear. Another report describes the steering wheel buttons and driver assist features going dead with warning lights on. The events come and go without warning, and dealers have trouble reproducing them.

After a pothole or curb strike, the front strut pushes up through its upper mount and can hit the underside of the hood. Reports describe a loud boom, then the strut insulator breaking through the mount, with no warning light. One crash report describes a sudden sharp pull to the right that sent the car into a concrete block, with broken bushings found afterward. Owners dispute denied warranty claims and say the impacts were too minor to cause this much damage.

Restraint failures during crashes dominate this small group of reports. One crash report says a fastened driver's belt did not restrain the driver, and it cites a police report that blamed a death on seat belt failure. Another describes a belt that retracts with excessive force and no slack during a rear-end collision. A third filing concerns the seat belt pretensioner. Two of the three reports involve crashes, so these few complaints carry serious injury risk.

Deployment goes wrong in both directions. One report describes no air bags firing when another car hit the driver's side front corner at 30 mph or more, a collision that totaled the vehicle and caused 2 injuries. Another describes four air bags deploying after a slow slide into a curb on ice that left only scratches on the wheel. Both reports involve crashes. The number of complaints is small.