new 4.6, tech, owner

[larrym]

Well, 670 miles on my new genesis, Washington state, mild weather, started the car in the garage, let the high idle come down, backed out and let finish warming up. The check engine light stayed on, drove about a mile and put it back in the garage. It's Sunday and I'll take it to the dealer tomorrow. Anyone else had this problem on a brand new genesis 4.6? It may be nothing, but the car is awful new. Thanks

 

[danieltoye101@msn.com]

It may be as simple as a untighten gas cap... that trips the engine light

 

[wallymn]

No problems, I would also check the cap. It must lock in place , twist till it clicks.

 

[larrym]

Thanks, I'm familiar with that with my other cars. This is something different, guess I'll find out tomorrow.

 

[jchung]

Do you have an OBDII reader? I just picked one up a couple weeks ago. If you do, I'd hook that up first and see what it says.

 

[ctrcbob]

Do you have an OBDII reader? I just picked one up a couple weeks ago. If you do, I'd hook that up first and see what it says.

He only has 650 miles on it. Assuming he does not have an OBD-II reader, and I'm sure that 99% of us don't have one, he should just take it back to the dealer. This car has the best warranty in the business. Let the dealer take care of it.

 

[ImInPA]

It is probably nothing serious at all...a bad sensor, a leaky seal around your gas cap...regardless, I am with ctrcbob on this one...head straight to your dealer.

 

[JamesD]

ctrcbob is right, of course, just take it back to the dealer. But this gets me onto a subject I've been thinking a LOT about.

I've been holding off buying one of these cars (any car, as a matter of fact) because I am afraid of getting into a daily driver that has to repeatedly go back to the dealer.

I have been building up toward replacing my 2000 Acura 3.2TL. It has traveled 178K with me, and in the (coming up on) 10 years since I took delivery, it has been back to the dealer 5 times, 4 of which were scheduled maintenance. It didn't even need to go back when new for those "minor adjustments". When the auto trans burned up around 120K, Honda paid for 75% of it because it was known that they were weak. It has never left me stranded anywhere, not even for a flat tire. It has been the most reliable car I ever owned, and a truly superb ownership experience.

That Acura is not exactly simple (it has factory nav, automatic climate control, etc), but that's nothing compared to the complexity of newer, more upscale models. I will admit that I'm kind of afraid of getting something that, while enjoyable, is a pain in the a** in terms of getting to know the local Hyundai mechanics on a first name basis. I'm not singling-out Hyundai here; I know the Germans have recently gone through some pretty bad times in regard to quality, particularly the 3-pointed star. But I'm working my way around to buying a 4.6 tech, which is about as complicated (read: opportunity for stuff to break) as it gets.

I'd be interested in hearing from you owners how often you have to take your Genesis back to the dealer to correct some kind of fault. How many times per year or per so-much mileage. How does your Gennie compare with other cars you've owned in the "annoying problems" category?

 

[danieltoye101@msn.com]

Just once, in 10 months, other than normal maintenace. The trunk was slightly off line.

 

[BacktoHyundaibychoice]

JamesD:

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[mikec]

So far, I've seen a few reports on this forum about electrical connectors not being fully connected (not snapped together properly/tightly). My 4.6 Sedan fell into that category; I got the "check engine" light early on. I have an OBD-II reader so I checked it myself (dealer was already closed for the day) and it came back "camshaft position sensor." I looked at hmaservice.com and found where that was...and gave the connector a little push. "Click." It was loose. Drove the car a couple miles, shut it off, restarted it and drove another mile, shut it off again, and started it again - i.e. 2 "driving cycles." Sure enough, the code cleared. Been fine ever since (~5700 miles).

Pop the hood, lift off the plastic engine cover (it just snaps in at 4 places, pull each corner one by one) and look at the wiring. PULL on each connector to see if you can find a loose one, then give it a good PUSH to make sure it's seated. Open & close the gas cap too. Put the engine cover back on - line it up using the oil fill cap opening to get started. Then go for 2 or 3 short drives and see if the check engine light goes out.

As long as the check engine light is not blinking/flashing, it's safe to drive the vehicle - at least that's what my local dealer service manager told me.

By the way, the camshaft sensor connector that was loose on my car was located on the rear of the cylinder head, passenger side.

mike c.

 

[scottdk]

So far, I've seen a few reports on this forum about electrical connectors not being fully connected (not snapped together properly/tightly). My 4.6 Sedan fell into that category; I got the "check engine" light early on. I have an OBD-II reader so I checked it myself (dealer was already closed for the day) and it came back "camshaft position sensor." I looked at hmaservice.com and found where that was...and gave the connector a little push. "Click." It was loose. Drove the car a couple miles, shut it off, restarted it and drove another mile, shut it off again, and started it again - i.e. 2 "driving cycles." Sure enough, the code cleared. Been fine ever since (~5700 miles).

Pop the hood, lift off the plastic engine cover (it just snaps in at 4 places, pull each corner one by one) and look at the wiring. PULL on each connector to see if you can find a loose one, then give it a good PUSH to make sure it's seated. Open & close the gas cap too. Put the engine cover back on - line it up using the oil fill cap opening to get started. Then go for 2 or 3 short drives and see if the check engine light goes out.

As long as the check engine light is not blinking/flashing, it's safe to drive the vehicle - at least that's what my local dealer service manager told me.

By the way, the camshaft sensor connector that was loose on my car was located on the rear of the cylinder head, passenger side.

mike c.

Wow, excellent post Mike Great to know this info.