Hyundai Accent Complaints (2010)

87 consumer complaints on file.

#10669808January 3, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
AS I WAS DRIVING, THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR DISLODGED FROM ITS SWIVEL POINT OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW AND DISTRACTED ME FROM DRIVING. MONTHS LATER, THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS DONE THE SAME THING. BOTH NOW JUST HANG FROM THE WIRE CONNECTING IT TO THE LIGHTING COMPONENT. VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668587December 28, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING. RECALL IS LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE FROM 2007 - 2009; HOWEVER, HYUNDAI IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE SAFETY ISSUE IN THE 2010 MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663260December 9, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ALL OUT. ALL 3. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT SOME CARS UP UNTIL 2009 WERE RECALLED FOR A FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. I AM FEARFUL I COULD PUT MYSELF OR OTHERS IN HARMS WAY. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I AM NOT SURE IF THERE ARE CURRENTLY OTHER REPORTS BUT I AM DOING SO NOW. I AM TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ASAP TO HAVE IT EVALUATED. A TECHNICIAN HAS ALREADY TROUBLESHOOTED REPLACING THE BULBS AND STILL NOT WORKING. HE BELIEVES IT IS THE SWITCH. THIS WAS STATED PRIOR TO ME DOING RESEARCH ABOUT A POTENTIAL ISSUE WITH HYUNDAI'S BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661029November 26, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY HYUNDAI ACCENT MODEL YEAR 2010 HAD AN ISSUE WHERE THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY. MODEL YEARS 2007-2009 ARE UNDER AN ACTIVE RECALL FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND MY CAR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED HYUNDAI AND THEY ADVISED THE SWITCH IS DIFFERENT BUT THE DATA I CAN FIND SHOWS THE SAME FAULT EXISTS IN THE 2010 AS WELL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE HYUNDAI IS REFUSING TO FIX...THE NHTSA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE AND EXPAND THE RECALL TO OTHER MODEL YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660470November 24, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
CAR HAD A LIGHT TICKING SOUND FOR DAYS OFF AND ON ......WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND CAR STARTING REVVING UP DRIVING ON IT'S OWN. TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP TRIED TO SHUT CAR DOWN WOULDN'T LET ME. GOT CAR INTO NEUTRAL THEN APPLIED BRAKES GOT CAR TO STOP AND OFF ROAD. WAITED TILL I REGAINED COMPOSURE STARTED CAR AND IT SOUNDED FINE. STARTED DOWN RD AGAIN DROVE ABOUT 4 MILES AND WENT TO PULL INTO HESS STATION DID AGAIN AND ALMOST SHOT US THROUGH FRONT OF STORE. THIS TIME IT SOUNDED AS THOUGH PIECES WERE BEING SHATTERED INSIDE ENGINE....GOT OUT OF CAR AND CHECKED UNDER HOOD AND UNDER CAR NOTHING VISIBLE OF WHAT WAS WRONG. IT WAS LATE NIGHT SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE IT HOME.....TRIED ONCE MORE IT HAPPENED A THIRD TIME....WAS MILE FROM HOME SO I DROVE IT AGAIN TO MAKE IT....NEXT DAY WE DROVE IT TO DEALERSHIP. THEY TOOK IT FOR TEST DRIVE SAID IT WAS THROTTLE BODY. WE COMPLAINED THAT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY SO THEY TOOK IT OUT AGAIN TO SEE IF MIGHT BE SOMETHING ELSE...THIS TIME FOR THEM CAR WENT TO 4 RPMS AND WOULDN'T GO DOWN SO GAVE USE LOANER CAR......SAID THEY WOULD PUT US IN DIFFERENT CAR OR FIX IT. TOOK US TO USED CAR LOT TO GET ANOTHER CAR THEN BECAUSE OF CREDIT SAID NO....WE ARE A ELDERLY COUPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THE ONLY CAR THEY OFFERED US BACK IN JULY 2014 WAS THIS 2 DR THAT TRIED TO KILL US.....WE WANTED A 4 DR CAR NOT A LIL SPORTY WE COULDN'T GET IN AND OUT OF THE BACK SEAT! CAN ANYONE HELP US????? NOW THAT IT WAS REPAIRED THE NEXT DAY IT IS MAKING SO MUCH NOISE I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT........HELP PLEASE! I HAVEN'T GONE TO GET THAT CHECKED OUT YET BUT I WILL TODAY! PLEASE POST FOR OTHER DRIVERS TO BE AWARE OF THESE CARS...... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659962November 21, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY MY DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FELL DOWN RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY FIELD OF VISION. IT HAD TO BE REMOVED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT STAY UP ANYMORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10655080November 14, 2014
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT EQUIPPED WITH GRAND PRIX TOUR PS TIRES, SIZE P175/70/R14 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE YEAR. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639480September 26, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR JUST LOST POWER WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC GOING 10 MILES AN HOUR. HAD TO PUT IN PARK AND RESTART IT, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630330September 3, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
A FEW MONTHS AGO THE VISOR IN MY 2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT ON THE DRIVER SIDE STOPPED STAYING UP. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THIS INDICATING MANY ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626227August 19, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, SUSPENSION, AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20MPH WHEN I HEARD A BREAKING NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH MY 2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT WHEN I LOST STEERING POWER, THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK AND THE ACCELERATOR AS WELL. THIS CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR RESULTING IN ME CRASHING INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. THANK GOD IT WASN'T ON A HWY GOING 65-70 MPH. I SEE THERE AREN'T ANY RECALLS ON ANY OF THE MENTIONED PROBLEMS. ALSO TO NOTE I HAD TO REPLACE A COIL PACK THAT I READ ANOTHER OWNER HAD PROBLEMS AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND I'M THINKING THERE'S ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THAT TOO. THANKS HYUNDAI FOR NOT KEEPING YOUR CONSUMERS SAFE. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE IN ACCIDENTS CAUSE OF MANUFACTURE DEFECTS BEFORE THEY INVESTIGATE AND ISSUE A RECALL. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER HYUNDAI. BUYER BE WARNED! *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10626473August 19, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PREPARING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN I NOTICE WHEN I PRESS ON MY BRAKES MY SIGNAL WOULD STOP BLINKING. BRAKES AND SIGNAL DO NOT WORK TOGETHER ANYMORE. SO NOW I CAN NOT SIGNAL MY INTENTION AND BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME. I READ THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON BRAKE LAMP SWITCH BUT NOT FOR 2010. SO THE ISSUE STILL A PROBLEM FOR 2010 ACCENT.... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621109August 9, 2014
VISIBILITY
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY FELL DOWN AND BLOCKED ALL VISIBILITY. THE SUN VISOR WILL NO LONGER STAY UP AND DANGLED ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL UNTIL I REMOVED IT. A CHEAP PLASTIC PART BROKE INSIDE CAUSING IT TO FALL, STARTLING ME AND NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617888July 31, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE SUN VISOR BROKE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND DANGLED BY A CONNECTING WIRE OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW. THE LIP ON THE ON POST THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE BROKE OFF AND CAN NOT BE FIXED. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAD TO REMOVE THE VISOR FROM THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609994July 11, 2014
VISIBILITY
SUN VISOR BROKE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE POST FELL OUT AND IS DANGLING BY THE CABLE. THE LIP ON THE POST THAT HOLDS IN PLACE CRUMBLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592516May 19, 2014
VISIBILITY
AS I AM DRIVING SOUTH ON US 19 CLEARWATER FLORIDA DOING 45-50MPH FOR NO APPARENT REASON MY SUN VISOR FLIPPED DOWN WITHOUT WARNING SURPRISING AND STARTLING ME BLOCKING MY VISION!! I TRIED TO REPOSITION THE VISOR BUT IT REMAINED LIMP JUST TANGLING IN MY LINE OF VISION. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583899April 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND THE ENGINE STOPPED AND WOULD NOT RESTART.. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS STILL WORKING AND THE FLASHERS OPERATED, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. I REMOVED THE KEY AND REINSTALLED IT AND TRIED TO START THE AUTO WITH NO RESULTS. I'M SETTING IN A MAJOR INTERSECTION WITH A STALLED AUTO. I'M IN A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION AND COULD GET KILLED BY PASSING AUTO'S. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME WITH THIS AUTO. THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN RESTART THE AUTO IS TO USE JUMPER CABLES, THAN EVERYTHING IS BACK TO NORMAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578856April 10, 2014
VISIBILITY
THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR FELL ON MY HEAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE PIECE THAT HOLDS THE VISOR UP IS BROKEN AND THE VISOR CONTINUES TO FALL WHILE I AM DRIVING, ENTERING MY VIEW OF THE ROAD OR HITTING ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577510April 4, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE REAR WINDSHIELD BRAKE LIGHT DO NOT LIGHT UP WHEN I PRESS ON THE PEDAL. I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE A COUPLE OF COMPLAINTS ON FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I REPLACED THE FUSES, THE BULBS, AND THEY STILL DO NOT WORK. I RESEARCHED THIS AND HYUNDAI HAS 4 CONSECUTIVE YEARS 2006-2009 WHERE THERE IS A MALFUNCTIONING BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ISSUE. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AND I PLAN ON LETTING THE DEALER KNOW THIS WHEN I GO THERE TOMORROW. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY SHOULD REPLACE THIS FREE OF CHARGE GIVEN THE HISTORY OF THIS. I ALSO TRIED CONTACTING HYUNDAI DIRECTLY AND SAID UNLESS THERE IS A RECALL THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT THIS. STATED DEALERS ARE INDEPENDENT AND I WOULD HAVE TO TALK TO DEALER ABOUT RESOLVING THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567028March 4, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
MY WIFE AND I BOTH OWN 2010 HYUNDAI ACCENTS, AND THE VISORS ON BOTH HAVE BROKEN AND MAKE VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING VERY LIMITED. I'VE TRIED VARIOUS METHODS OF KEEPING IT UP, BUT IT CONTINUES TO FALL DOWN WHILE I'M DRIVING. THE PLASTIC PARTS THAT MAKE IT SWIVEL UP AND DOWN, AND ROTATE FROM THE FRONT TO THE SIDE WINDOW BREAK VERY EASILY. I DECIDED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT AFTER READING SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR EXPERIENCES ONLINE. THESE PARTS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH SOMETHING THAT AT LEAST FUNCTIONS THE WAY IT SHOULD. IT'S NOT SAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566661March 2, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON MARCH AFTER LEAVING MY DAUGHTER'S HOUSE MY SON NOTICED THAT MY DAUGHTER'S 2010 HYUNDAI ACCENTS BRAKES LIGHTS AND 3RD LIGHT WEREN'T WORKING . THE NEXT DAY MY SON AND I DECIDED TO CHECK THE FUSE BOX. WE CHANGED THE 15 AMP FUSE EVEN THOUGH THE ORIGINAL ONE DIDN'T SEEM BROKEN. AFTER THAT WE AGAIN TRIED THE BRAKE LIGHT AND 3RD AND AGAIN IT DIDN'T WORK. I'M AT MY WITS END WITH THIS 2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT BECAUSE ALL I SEEM TO HAVE IS PROBLEMS. BEFORE 3 COIL WIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FIRST 2 HYUNDAI REPLACED THE WIRES BUT BEFORE REPLACING THE 3RD COIL WIRE THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT HE COULDN'T REPLACE THE 3RD COIL WIRE BECAUSE HYUNDAI SAID THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE SPARK PLUGS FIRST. WHICH I FEEL IS CRAZY. BUT I HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP(HYUNDAI) AND REPLACED THE PLUGS. I FEEL HYUNDAI KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AS THE CURRENT BRAKE PROBLEM AND THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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