My observations are that automatic transmission maintenance is often neglected or ignored completely. In my opinion, auto transmissions are the weakest element in modern drivetrains.

The 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe has 2 NHTSA complaints for the power train:manual transmission at 6,174 miles average.

This is not to say they are not reliable for say 100,000 miles. But a neglected transmission will not have nearly the life of the motor. I change transmission fluid at 50K mile intervals. Drivers Epson Dfx 8500 Settings on this page. It isn't cheap.

The 4.6 liter Genesis has a variant of the German ZF 6HP26 transmission. This transmission was first used in 2001 by BMW in their 7 series, and by Audi in 2003 in their A8. I found a place in California which sells a fluid change kit:. The kit is $221.95. My observations are that automatic transmission maintenance is often neglected or ignored completely. In my opinion, auto transmissions are the weakest element in modern drivetrains.

This is not to say they are not reliable for say 100,000 miles. But a neglected transmission will not have nearly the life of the motor. I change transmission fluid at 50K mile intervals. It isn't cheap. The 4.6 liter Genesis has a variant of the German ZF 6HP26 transmission. This transmission was first used in 2001 by BMW in their 7 series, and by Audi in 2003 in their A8.