lcinelli
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- Feb 19, 2023
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- Genesis Model Year
- 2021
- Genesis Model Type
- Genesis G70
Hi all,
Posting this after finding a pretty disturbing discovery on my 2021 (Gen 1) G70. I was having issues with the heated seats in my car and discovered that the harness rubbed out. This was caused by the seat moving forward and backwards and physically crushing the harness between the seat and the floorboard. I have repaired the harness myself using PTFE-insulated wire and lots of harness wrap for protection.
The main reason this concerns me is this harness also has the power wires for the heated/powered seat in it, which have constant 12V power. To me, this is a fire waiting to happen. Such a terrible design on Genesis' part.
I design harnesses for use in aerospace defense systems. Seeing something like this on a high-trim vehicle screams ignorance to me. For a harness that is constantly moving, the wires should have a high-strength insulation like PTFE (Teflon) and had a hardshell harness, not just wrap.
If you have a G70, please take a peek under your passenger seat and look for a harness towards the front of the seat. Let me know if you see any exposed wires on the bend, this is how my harness began to fail.
Video that shows the harness in question with same failure:
Posting this after finding a pretty disturbing discovery on my 2021 (Gen 1) G70. I was having issues with the heated seats in my car and discovered that the harness rubbed out. This was caused by the seat moving forward and backwards and physically crushing the harness between the seat and the floorboard. I have repaired the harness myself using PTFE-insulated wire and lots of harness wrap for protection.
The main reason this concerns me is this harness also has the power wires for the heated/powered seat in it, which have constant 12V power. To me, this is a fire waiting to happen. Such a terrible design on Genesis' part.
I design harnesses for use in aerospace defense systems. Seeing something like this on a high-trim vehicle screams ignorance to me. For a harness that is constantly moving, the wires should have a high-strength insulation like PTFE (Teflon) and had a hardshell harness, not just wrap.
If you have a G70, please take a peek under your passenger seat and look for a harness towards the front of the seat. Let me know if you see any exposed wires on the bend, this is how my harness began to fail.
Video that shows the harness in question with same failure:
