2009 Hyundai Genesis: Electronics and Liquids Don't Mix

Simple, just shake up that Diet Coke and let it rip!

Wow... talk about a bad experience. I wish I had some advise on how to get the buttons cleaned up.

That's what you get for drinking random teas with probiotics.

I've seen that stuff at Whole Foods. You do know it has alcohol (albeit trace amounts) in it, right?

Call a Hyundai dealer that's not your local one and ask them what they'd recommend. Don't give them any identifying information. That way, you may still get it warranty repaired later on if you have dougtheeng's problem.

Wow, you guys DO abuse your cars!! So, you carelessly spilled 'tea' all over your car & you claim that the car designers are at fault here?? Putting the electronics somewhere else wouldn't have helped as some other idiot would have spilled his drink there too.

There's a reason why Germans don't put cupholders. A car is for driving & not for fine dining.

Drives my wife nuts, but I have a 'No Food-No Drinks' policy in my car. And I keep my cars clean & I enjoy driving.

I would try some elctrical cleaner, local autozone or pepboys should have it.

@felonious,

I think if in future something happens to circuit boards, Edmunds should own up the mistake. Trying to make Hyundai pay for any repairs is cheating.

Wow, somebody has some issues that need to be vented elsewhere.

I always had good luck with those armorall cleaning wipes. and none of my electronics ever burned out as a result.

@tcd223

Well, I am hankering after some good old fashioned internet skirmish, like the Saturn Aura posts! (Where are my friends 1487 & cx7lover?)

I luv flamewars!!!

This isn't a problem if you're civilized and enjoy your beverages at a nice table with good company. Cavemen drank tea in their cars. I think we've progressed past that.

They would know immediately that it was a liquid spill.

flamewars? wat.

Slowevo wrote:
"I would try some elctrical cleaner, local autozone or pepboys should have it"

+1
They also sell it at Radio Shack. It's electric contact cleaner and has a very high flash point/evaporates extremely quickly. But keep in mind it still is a solvent, so try to test it in some inocuous area to make sure it does not strip/tarnish the finish.

I'd like to think that if my neolithic ancestors drank in their cars, they'd have chosen a more manly beverage than tea. Cougar blood, perhaps, or maybe the tears of other cavemen.

As much thought that Hyundai engineers put into the Genesis, to the tune of a half-billion dollars, I'm quite sure consumer ergonomic electrical hazard prevention was quite a bit down the line. I'm wondering if it was even on the list.

This is why I don't drink anything but bottled water in my car, and even then it's not something I do often. But I suppose this can be useful for advice for many people who do drink sugary sticky things in their car and spill on occasion.

"Cavemen drank tea in their cars."

Quote of the day.

Not only Genesis but other sedans would have the same problem if the driver doesnt know how to handle his drink.(lucky you even have a cupholder their compare to stupid 3-series)

Its not the car, its U !!

Funny how he kinda implies this happened because the cars electronics are close to cupholders. In any car drink spilling is one of the most damaging !

Isopropyl alcohol is my favorite method of getting sticky stuff out. I have lots of experience working on laptop keyboards doing this. The gaps between those buttons looks pretty thin though, and they probably don't pop off...

Could you soak a thin cloth (paper towel?) in it, wrap it around something like a feeler gauge and slide it between the buttons? You might need to take the console apart and pull out that module.

You can make an account at www.hmaservice.com for free and browse their shop manuals, they might have the removal/install instructions listed there.

the easiest way to clean up a sticky mess is to not have a sticky mess in the first place ;p... that is odd why they would stick two cup holders right next to the module... sorry but that is asking for trouble... careless or not.

Funny, i did the same thing to my Genesis last weekend. Spilled a few drops of lemonade on the buttons. But the weird thing is that just like Edmunds, only the XM & Disc/Aux buttons have become sticky. And still sticky after a week...

If you are going to drink and drive, here is the prefect vehicle: http://www.ahajokes.com/crt651.html

Food and cars don't mix. Verboten.

My wife spilled coffee all over the shifter in my (now her) 2002 Mercedes Benz E320 last Christmas holiday and I had to replace the shifter. It cost around $800+ and spent about a hour crawling under the car and another couple of hours of taking things apart and put it back together. Just spray clectric cleaners, try to take off the buttons and clean it thoroughly like many suggested and hope everything still works without any sticky buttons.

It's called the Pepsi Syndrome. Saturday Night Live did a little thought experiment in their early years, postulating what might happen if someone spilled a Pepsi all over the control panel at Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. 40ft-tall Garret Morrises and Jane Curtains, that's what.