2013 Genesis (new member)

[Jserrano1186]

Been stalking this site for awhile now. Brought the Genesis a week ago with 49k miles on it and the transmission went out. Now Hyundai is replacing it with a brand new transmission. Should I keep the car or get a different car?

 

[Ernie3647]

Did you do your diligent look into the past history of the car before purchase? If not then this a good time to do it. Get the car fax and any other information on the history of the car even if you have to pay for it then make a more informed decision. I think the 2013 is a very reliable model year it was the second year for the 8 speed in house transmission and fairly well debugged.

 

[Mark_888]

Been stalking this site for awhile now. Brought the Genesis a week ago with 49k miles on it and the transmission went out. Now Hyundai is replacing it with a brand new transmission. Should I keep the car or get a different car?

I would check the engine oil frequently to see if it is using any oil. If not, and your engine feels and sounds good, then I don't see why you need to sell the car since you will have a brand new transmission and a well-functioning engine. Plus you will probably take a loss if you sell it (unless you are saying that you have the ability to return it and get your money back).

I would use a high quality 5W-30 synthetic motor oil (forget the recommendation to use 5W-20, as even Hyundai has changed to recommending 5W-30 on the same 2015 V6 GDI engine). If you cannot afford a full synthetic (and have to pay someone to do the oil change), then a synthetic blend is better than conventional oil.

 

[Jserrano1186]

Did you do your diligent look into the past history of the car before purchase? If not then this a good time to do it. Get the car fax and any other information on the history of the car even if you have to pay for it then make a more informed decision. I think the 2013 is a very reliable model year it was the second year for the 8 speed in house transmission and fairly well debugged.

Yeah it had all the services and oil change done on time. It's a great car for the one day that I had it for.

 

[Jserrano1186]

The manager at the dealership said when I get the car back and still don't like it he will let me do a swap for another car. The genesis was Hyundai certified to.