OhNine
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- 1G Genesis Sedan (2009-2014)
Hi all,
I searched and saw some similar threads but nothing with a clear solution.
My 2009 3.8 has long had an issue with a flickering rear dome light that I never bothered to address because it was a minor annoyance. It also would randomly "forget" the steering wheel position and neglect to lower the steering wheel when starting the car.
Recently the weather got a bit colder and I've started having more problems. Last week while driving, I got the driver seat belt reminder icon in the instrument panel. I fiddled with the buckle but it didn't seem to have an impact. The reminder would come and go randomly. Similarly, I would randomly get the key icon (but not the key not detected warning) on the instrument panel. Key battery is fine.
A couple of days later, I opened the door to get into the car and nothing happened. Interior was nearly completely dead. If I recall correctly, the start/stop button was backlit (which was odd), but no other interior lights came on. Brake lights worked. The car wouldn't start - nothing happened when I hit the start button. No fuel pump whirr, nothing. I opened and closed the door a few times, and the interior lights came on, then the car started without issue.
This type of thing has now happened a few times in the past week. Generally it happens when it is colder, but I don't have hard data on that just yet. It also seems to resolve once I open/close enough doors to get the interior lights to come on. I've banged around on all 4 fuse box locations, have poked at the power distribution block in the truck, nothing seems to have an effect (e.g. when the interior lights are on, I can't even get them to flicker).
Any thoughts on where to go from here before my dealer spends a decade trying to do diagnostics? I'm reasonably handy and have access to the Hyundai service manuals so I could try and do some electrical troubleshooting - really seems like whatever is controlling interior power is causing my problem.
I searched and saw some similar threads but nothing with a clear solution.
My 2009 3.8 has long had an issue with a flickering rear dome light that I never bothered to address because it was a minor annoyance. It also would randomly "forget" the steering wheel position and neglect to lower the steering wheel when starting the car.
Recently the weather got a bit colder and I've started having more problems. Last week while driving, I got the driver seat belt reminder icon in the instrument panel. I fiddled with the buckle but it didn't seem to have an impact. The reminder would come and go randomly. Similarly, I would randomly get the key icon (but not the key not detected warning) on the instrument panel. Key battery is fine.
A couple of days later, I opened the door to get into the car and nothing happened. Interior was nearly completely dead. If I recall correctly, the start/stop button was backlit (which was odd), but no other interior lights came on. Brake lights worked. The car wouldn't start - nothing happened when I hit the start button. No fuel pump whirr, nothing. I opened and closed the door a few times, and the interior lights came on, then the car started without issue.
This type of thing has now happened a few times in the past week. Generally it happens when it is colder, but I don't have hard data on that just yet. It also seems to resolve once I open/close enough doors to get the interior lights to come on. I've banged around on all 4 fuse box locations, have poked at the power distribution block in the truck, nothing seems to have an effect (e.g. when the interior lights are on, I can't even get them to flicker).
Any thoughts on where to go from here before my dealer spends a decade trying to do diagnostics? I'm reasonably handy and have access to the Hyundai service manuals so I could try and do some electrical troubleshooting - really seems like whatever is controlling interior power is causing my problem.
