제네시스의 첫 번째 스포츠 유틸리티 차량(SUV)인 GV80이 고압펌프 제조 결함으로 인해 차량이 꺼질 수 있는 문제가 발견돼 국내에서 또 다시 리콜에 들어간다.
국토교통부는 22일 제네시스 GV80 일부 차량에서 고압펌프 가공 과정에서 발생한 결함으로 인해 구동부 마모 및 연료 압력 형성 불량 가능성이 확인돼 리콜을 실시한다고 밝혔다.
대상은 2019년 12월 31일부터 2020년 9월 8일 사이에 제조된 총 8,783대다. 연료가 공급되지 않아 엔진이 꺼질 수 있는 것으로 확인됐다. 리콜 수리는 연료 탱크를 점검하고 필요 시 고압펌프 관련 부품을 교체하는 방식으로 진행될 예정이다.
한편, 이번이 제네시스 GV80의 첫 리콜은 아니다. 제네시스 GV80은 지난 1월 국내 출시 이후 꾸준히 공식 리콜이 진행돼 왔다. 첫 번째는 2월 ISG(정차 시 엔진 정지) 소프트웨어 오류로 인한 변속 이상 가능성으로 823대가 대상이었다. 이후 4월에는 디지털 클러스터 계기판 소프트웨어 오류로 3,247대가 리콜됐다.
또한 4월에는 478대가 원격 스마트 주차 보조 오류로 리콜됐지만, 더 큰 규모는 7월로, 경사로 정차 시 연료 끌어올림 문제로 15,599대가 리콜됐다. 가장 최근에는 신형 3.0 V6 디젤 엔진의 간헐적 엔진 떨림 및 진동 문제로 8,035대가 리콜됐다. 제네시스 GV80은 8월에 1,810대가 판매됐으며, 국내 누적 판매량은 21,826대를 기록 중이다.
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댓글 8개lol, Toyota recalled over 2 million cars a couple months ago for the exact same faulty fuel pump issue that led to several stalled engine highway accidents, including almost the entire 2018-2019 Lexus lineup. Let's not pretend that Genesis is fairing poorly against the competition.
Well about that you said about Toyota/Lexus, maybe we are in front of a similar part or even the same, if Denso (former Toyota company) have made this fuel pump also for Genesis, that could be the explanation of this case.
Right, but fairly or not, Lexus has a reputation for reliability, whereas, as a new brand, Genesis doesn't, or at worst (and again, fairly or not), its association with Hyundai does it no favors in the public eye. I don't have major concerns about Hyundai quality--I bought (not leased) a '20 Sonata hybrid, myself--but then I know cars well enough to know that Hyundai today is not Hyundai of 1992. The general public's perception is always going to both lag reality and be overly susceptible to negative of-the-moment stories.
Yikes, love this car but the amount of recalls is certainly off putting. Get your shite together, Genesis.
I understand that cars are enormously more complicated today than in the early '90's, but...imagine if Toyota had launched Lexus like this. I also have to wonder if a lot of this is due to Hyundai not allowing their companies within the chaebol that supply auto parts to supply to others as well, thereby making them be less competitive and well-developed.
Well, behind this could be a lot. Despite Genesis is one of the more reliable brands according to J.D Power, the export is different than the local market, which already have received several complaints about that the quality controls are less exhaustive, but at the same time, I need to say that Genesis and HMG hurried up too much to launch GV80 and G80, so here could be the result of that rush.
Maybe. We'll also probably be seeing a lot of ABS and brake-related recalls in the upcoming months from a bunch of other manufacturers, because the ones that were recently recalled by Hyundai/Kia were all sourced from Mando Corp. Hopefully won't end up being another Takata airbag scenario.
Quality =/= reliability. The German brands have absolutely nothing comparable to Genesis in reliability, and it's even more laughable with American brands like Cadillac or Lincoln. To be competitive as a premium brand, a vehicle needs to take risks and stand out with cutting-edge tech and performance. Lexus sell on "reliability" because their most popular vehicles like the ES and RX literally sit on the same platform and share the same engines with a Camry. Their new LS and LC are a total flop in sales, because they can't compete with the Germans in tech or performance. Consumers looking for the best aren't stupid enough to excuse Lexus's faults.