Trunk release switch rubber cover

[2015genesisNewbie]

Floor wiring harness

We are at 61k miles on our 2015 sedan and unfortunately our rear camera stopped working. The dealer took a look and said the floor wiring harness 'wore out from opening/closing of the trunk' and it will cost $5k to repair. I'm curious if this is bad luck (just out of warranty) or bad design...

genesisowners.com

A few members here have had items in the rear of the car quit due to broken wires at the trunk hinge arms. Thread above deals with it.

Thank you!!!

 

[2015genesisNewbie]

Back up light is out

This may be on here someplace, but I can't find it. The left backup light is not working on my 2015 3.8 sedan. Is the bulb just replaceable, or do you need to replace the whole unit? Thanks, Ted

genesisowners.com

look at this thread about the wiring harness. If the trunk switch is connected by a wire in this harness there is a good chance its a frayed wire. If your car is under warranty I would take it to the dealer. Otherwise an independent auto electric can fix it.

Thanks!!!

 

[2015genesisNewbie]

about to rip my trunk apart! I’ll let y’all know how it goes

 

[Andyj]

take pics. This looks to be a common fix to these spectacular sedans.

 

[2015genesisNewbie]

I don’t think I HAD to take it to this extent but I didn’t want to leave any stone unturned. FYI you will break 50% of all the clips. Then I got called into work. Will finish investigating and upload more pics when I get back home.

 

[2015genesisNewbie]

Not sure what else hasn’t been working lol but there are 2 severed wires

 

[G-728599]

junk like this covering needs no charge replacement from hyundai, with normal use of this part it should last at least 9 years if not longer. it is in the details.

 

[carguy75]

Not sure what else hasn’t been working lol but there are 2 severed wires

You should relocate the wire harness so the issue will not happen again if you fixed the wires already. The wires harness is on a bracket that is too close to the hinge which puts too much stress on the wiring harness when the trunk opens and closes. The wires break over time and disable the inner taillight usually, however other wires are in the harness as well so something else can be affected also.

The solution is to remove the wire harness support tab from the metal bracket(remove metal bracket as well) and place the tab in the oval shaped hole in the chassis a bit lower than where the metal bracket was located. The location gives the wire harness more slack to prevent the wires from being overly stressed when the trunk moves.

I had the same issue recently. Here is my fix.

 

[2015genesisNewbie]

You should relocate the wire harness so the issue will not happen again if you fixed the wires already. The wires harness is on a bracket that is too close to the hinge which puts too much stress on the wiring harness when the trunk opens and closes. The wires break over time and disable the inner taillight usually, however other wires are in the harness as well so something else can be affected also.

The solution is to remove the wire harness support tab from the metal bracket(remove metal bracket as well) and place the tab in the oval shaped hole in the chassis a bit lower than where the metal bracket was located. The location gives the wire harness more slack to prevent the wires from being overly stressed when the trunk moves.

I had the same issue recently. Here is my fix.

Yeah I already fixed mine. But I wasn’t going to go through all of that again in the future so I went ahead and spliced and added wire to every single wire at the weak point. About 8 inches in length and a little thicker I think it was 18 gauge. It has pretty much the same set up on the driver side but I didn’t mess with that side. I’ll just keep my fingers crossed for that side.

 

[GreerBob]

Have 2016 Genesis with basically disintegrated rubber over exterior trunk access lever. Went to dealer and first told me $220, then called me back and said I have to replace entire assembly. For that they want: $720. Local dealer here in SC needs a new yacht or something.

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[G-354318]

Have 2016 Genesis with basically disintegrated rubber over exterior trunk access lever. Went to dealer and first told me $220, then called me back and said I have to replace entire assembly. For that they want: $720. Local dealer here in SC needs a new yacht or something.

I ordered new one from S Korea, $20.

 

[Andyj]

Just buy the SC dealer their new yacht and fix the wires yourself.

 

[Alfer]

My rubber cover finally disintegrated and the whole switch is exposed. So do I have to tear the whole trunk lid apart to replace this stupid piece of rubber or do I just let it be ?

 

[joegr]

My rubber cover finally disintegrated and the whole switch is exposed. So do I have to tear the whole trunk lid apart to replace this stupid piece of rubber or do I just let it be ?

I would expect the switch to fail eventually now that it is exposed to the elements.
Getting to it is not too difficult. There's a screw/bolt to remove from the triangle holder, and several plastic pins to remove to get the cover off the inside of the trunk lid, and then you should be able to replace the switch assembly.

 

[2015genesisNewbie]

You would think!!! But if it’s anything like replacing the license plate lights, that area is NOT accessible by removing the inner black fabric cover. You have to remove the exterior plastic back cover that sits on the sheet metal of the trunk lid. In other words, what your rear license plate attaches to. And if that’s the case, you’d probably rather just leave it as is. By far the DUMBEST DESIGN EVER CREATED. Good luck

 

[Andyj]

The trunk switch assembly can be replaced without removing that back cover, but removing the clips is tricky. The new part comes with new clips. Remove and reinstall the camera. Diys are posted here.

 

[surprisinguy]

Mine finally got some cracks - out came the black duck tape lol

 

[G-1038]

After reading these posts about the manual release for the trunk located in the trunk lid I checked our 2015 Genesis 3.8 and sure enough it was rotted away. The warranty was expired so I ordered one from Ebay for about $40 with free shipping. On arrival I found the unit is press fitted into the opening of the trunk lid. It has tension springs around the edges that hold it in place. There is a switch for the trunk release with one connector and the backup camera is mounted with 4 small screws. Its a simple changeout once you see the new unit and dislodge the old one. You do need to be careful due to the camera changeout. Its a easy way to save yourself some bucks if your Genesis is out of warranty. I should have taken some pictures of the new one and the install but did not.

Could you please send me the link so I can buy from Ebay, Thank you for the post

 

[MindBlowin03]

This is the one I bought. Worked great.

Outside Trunk Lid Lock Handle for 2015- 2020 Hyundai Genesis G80 81260B1010-4X | eBay

Fit for: 2015- 2020 Hyundai Genesis G80. 1x Outside Trunk Lid Lock Handle.

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