Hyundai Accent Complaints (2008)

101 consumer complaints on file.

#10543154September 11, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS MAY NOT BE THE CORRECT PLACE TO REPORT THIS SO PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHERE I SHOULD REPORT THIS REIMBURSEMENT PROBLEM. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE PRE-NOTIFICATION. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE BEEN GETTING THE RUNAROUND BY HYUNDAI'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. WHEN COMING TO THIS SIT TO REVIEW THE RECALL I SEE THAT THEY ARE VIOLATING THE PRE-NOTIFICATION REIMBURSEMENT PORTION OF THE RECALL AGREEMENT. BASICALLY SAYING THEY WILL NOT PAY UNTIL THE REPAIR COMPLIES TO THERE STANDARD. I HAVE ALREADY GONE TO A HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER AND THERE COMMENT WAS THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE IF THE NEW SWITCH COMPLIES SINCE THE NEW SWITCH AND THE OLD SWITCH LOOK THE SAME. HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS WAS UNWILLING TO PROVIDE ME WITH ANY INFORMATION ON WHAT HYUNDAI SERVICE NEED TO SHOW THE REPAIR COMPLIES. THEY HAVE ALSO REQUIRED EXTENSIVE DOCUMENTATION THAT IS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL AGREEMENT. I HAVE EXTENSIVE EMAIL DOCUMENTATION SHOWING THERE UNWILLINGNESS TO PAY AND MY INCREASING LEVEL OF FRUSTRATION. AGAIN I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE CORRECT PLACE TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT SO PLEASE REPLY WITH INFORMATION ON WHERE TO FILE THE COMPLAINT. I ALSO THOUGHT YOUR AGENCY MAY WANT TO KNOW WHEN A AUTO MAKER DECIDES NOT TO FOLLOW A RECALL AGREEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10541804September 4, 2013
VISIBILITY
AS I WAS DRIVING MY 66K MILE 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT GLS I PUT MY DRIVER SUN VISOR DOWN AND IT LITERALLY SNAPPED OFF IN MY HAND LAST NIGHT AND I AM DRIVING AND TRYING TO HOLD IT UP SO I CAN SEE THE ROAD! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532357July 29, 2013
AIR BAGS
MY 30,000 MILE HYUNDAI HAS A FAULTY AIRBAG SENSOR. MY WARRANTY WAS ABOUT TO GO UP AND I HAD IT FIXED. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON BECAUSE OF A SEAT SENSOR THAT DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. BASICALLY A WEEK AFTER MY WARRANTY WENT UP AND TWO WEEKS AFTER THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THE PROBLEM, MY LIGHT WENT BACK ON. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT IS VERY CONCERNING HAVING YOUR AIRBAG LIGHT ON. I HAVE NO IDEA IF THEY'LL WORK SO I DON'T USE THE INTERSTATE. I THINK IT IS RIDICULOUS SOMETHING LIKE AN AIRBAG IS SOMETHING I AM WORRYING ABOUT ON A 5 YEAR OLD CAR. I HAVE HEARD HORROR STORIES OF THE AIRBAGS RANDOMLY GOING OFF OR NOT GOING OFF AT ALL IN SIMILAR HYUNDAI'S. IT IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. IT'S A JOKE THAT I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MY AIRBAG SYSTEM IN 2013. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524423July 15, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER WAITING FOR AN HOUR AT THE DEALER, TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED, THE DEALER INFORMED HIM, THE RECALL WORK HAD BEEN COMPLETED. HOWEVER DUE TO AN ISSUE SEPARATE FROM THE RECALL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS STILL DID NOT WORK. THE DEALER WANTED $99 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, AND IF IT WAS SIMPLY THE LIGHT BULBS WERE BURNED OUT THERE WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL 4140 FOR THE LIGHT BULBS. THE CONSUMER AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR WENT OUT TO THE VEHICLE, AND WHEN THE ADVISOR STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521479June 24, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THE SUN VISOR CAME OUT OF THE SOCKET AND WOULD NOT STAY. THIS WAS A SHOCK AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO UNEXPECTED INTERNAL FAILURE/DEFECT OF CAR PART THAT WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE DRIVER, ANYTHING LIVING, DEAD, REAL OR UNREAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THE DRIVERS SIDE AND WAS FIXED BY A HYUNDAI DEALER A FEW MONTHS BACK, NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR IS DOING THE SAME. I WOULD HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER BUT WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WAS REPLACED I WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS WAS UP. WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THESE SUN VISORS, ARE THEY PROGRAMMED TO GIVE OUT AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME? THIS IS NOT OK! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513551May 25, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT ARE NOT WORKING. I CHANGED THE BULBS AND CHECKED THE FUSE - ALL ARE OK. I SUSPECTED THE PEDAL SWITCH THAT ACTIVATES THE BRAKE LIGHTS MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM. WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF I COULD FIND ANY OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, AND DISCOVERED THAT A RECALL HAS BEEN COMMENCED BY HYUNDAI FOR THE VERY PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING. HOWEVER, THE 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT WAS NOT LISTED IN THE PRESS RELEASE THAT I REVIEWED AS ONE OF THE AFFECTED MODELS. THE PROBLEM MAY BE BIGGER THAN THEY THINK. I FELT THAT I SHOULD ADVISE NHTSA THAT THE ACCENT MODEL MAY ALSO BE ONE OF THOSE AFFECTED. I CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY DID NOT HAVE IT IN STOCK, BUT SAID THEY WOULD GET THE BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH FOR ME. IN THE MEANTIME, MY CAR IS REALLY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS (DAY OR NIGHT). PLEASE GET HYUNDAI WORKING ON THIS QUICKLY, BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED, AND CONSIDER WHETHER THE DESIGN PROBLEM MIGHT BE AFFECTING MORE MODELS THAN HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED TO DATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511026May 7, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHEN I FLIPPED MY VISOR DOWN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, IT FELL OUT OF ITS SOCKET CAUSING THE WIRES TO EXPOSES, AND TO LOOSE VISIBILITY. IT KEEPS FALLING OUT OF THE SOCKET IN FRONT OF MY FACE WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510635May 4, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I REPORTED THAT THE DASH OF MY CAR FELT HOT ALL OF THE TIME AND THAT I COULD NOT GET ONE OF THE WARNING LIGHTS TO GO OUT. I SENT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR UNDER MY BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT HONOR MY REQUEST. ALL OF THIS WAS BEFORE THIS MASSIVE RECALL. THE FIRST DAY THAT I DROVE THIS CAR I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE SAME WARNING LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT; THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS CAR AND I HAVE LOST A LOT OF MONEY BEHIND IT AND THE COMPANY NOT HONORING THEIR CONTRACT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507308April 5, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING THE 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT TO HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS. I WAS INFORMED OF THIS BY ANOTHER DRIVER WHO TOLD ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. WHILE TRYING TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER, I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED BY TWO OTHER VEHICLES DUE TO MY VEHICLE NOT HAVING FUNCTIONAL BRAKE LIGHTS. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. AS THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I WAS MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TOWING AND REPAIR COSTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10497972February 13, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR DETACHED FROM THE PLASTIC HOLDER. AS A RESULT, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WIRES THAT WERE ATTACHED TO THE SUN VISOR ALSO FAILED AND CAUSED THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO DARKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496121February 1, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I OWN TWO HYUNDAI ACCENTS, A 2009 AND THIS, A 2008. NOW BOTH HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH BECOMING INOPERATIVE. FORTUNATELY, THE LACK OF BRAKE LIGHTS WAS NOTICED BEFORE ANY ACCIDENTS OCCURRED, AND THE VEHICLES WERE TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WERE REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE. IT SEEMS THAT THE RECALL FOR 2006 AND 2007 SHOULD HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO THE 2008 AND 2009 ACCENT MODELS (PLUS ANY OTHERS USING THE SAME BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484754November 15, 2012
AIR BAGS, SEATS
THE PASSENGER OCCUPANT SENSOR IN THE LOWER SEAT CUSHION FAILED CAUSING THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO STAY ON. THE DEALERSHIP SCANNED THE COMPUTER AND RECEIVED CODE B1448. PASSENGER AIRBAGS WOULD NOT INFLATE IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. NEEDED TO REPLACE THE SENSOR TO PASS INSPECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479861October 12, 2012
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, SO HYUNDAI FIXED THE PROBLEM. NOW, JUST 4 MONTHS LATER ( NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY) THE LIGHT IS BACK ON. OTHER MAKES AND YEARS OF HYUNDAI HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE 2008 ACCENT SHOULD ALSO HAVE AIRBAG RECALL. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477263September 27, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE CRASHED IN TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10477283September 27, 2012
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DASH INDICATOR WAS LIT INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG WAS OFF WHEN MY WIFE (170 LBS) WAS SEATED & BUCKLED IN. I WAS ALSO ABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS CONDITION (238 LBS). THE DEALER PLANET HYUNDAI IN GOLDEN CO COULD NOT DETECT A PROBLEM. MY WIFE & I LATER DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM WHICH WAS WITNESSED BY A SERVICE ASSOCIATE [XXX]. THE SERVICE MANAGER [XXX] CALLED & SAID THAT HE HAD SPOKEN TO THE HYUNDAI ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THE SEAT SENSOR IS PLACED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEAT CUSHION & THAT PUTTING WEIGHT ON THE SEAT SIDE BOLSTERS WOULD NOT ACTIVATE THE SENSOR. [XXX] SUGGESTED THAT I PUT A CUSHION ON THE MIDDLE OF THE SEAT TO HAVE THE SENSOR BE MORE RESPONSIVE. HE REFUSED TO REPLACE ANY PARTS BECAUSE HE STATED THAT HYUNDAI BELIEVES THAT THE SENSOR IS PERFORMING "AS DESIGNED". THIS IS CLEARLY A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE & THE RESOLUTION IS INADEQUATE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462934June 25, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE DO NOT LIGHT UP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKES ARE FUNCTIONAL THOUGH. THIS IS A LIFE-SAFETY ISSUE AS THE TRAILING VEHICLE MAY NOT KNOW THAT I AM APPLYING THE BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452311March 19, 2012
VISIBILITY
DRIVER SIDE VISOR DROPS OUT OF CLIP ON SECURED SIDE BLOCKING VIEW WHILE DRIVING. CLIP WHICH IS SUPPOSE TO KEEP UNIT SECURED TO VEHICLE IS SMALL PLASTIC RING WHICH BREAKS EASILY. DEALERSHIP JUST REPLACED THIS LESS THAN TWO YEARS AGO WHILE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. ONE WOULD THINK THAT A LITTLE USED ITEM WOULD NOT BREAK AS EASILY AS THIS VISOR DOES. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433761November 1, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ISSUES IS RELATED TO THE TEXT BELOW. SAME INCIDENT OCCURS IN SOME 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT MODELS. RECALL SUMMARY HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 532,633 MY 2006-2007 ACCENT, ENTOURAGE, SONATA, MY 2007 AZERA, ELANTRA AND SANTA FE, MY 2005-2007 TUCSON AND MY 2007-2008 VERACRUZ VEHICLES. THE STOP LAMP SWITCH IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY MALFUNCTION. A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED OR MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. A STOP LAMP SWITCH MALFUNCTION MAY ALSO AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKE-TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK FEATURE SO THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SHIFTED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. IT MAY ALSO CAUSE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) MALFUNCTION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, AND IT MAY NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. CONSEQUENCE ANY OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS, ALONE OR IN COMBINATION, MAY LEAD TO A CRASH. REMEDY DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 29, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THE HYUNDAI CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-633-5151. NOTES HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 092. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428339October 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT GS WAS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING SO I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP WHERE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A FUEL PUMP. I HAD IT REPLACE. THE CAR WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT A WEEK UNTIL I WENT TO PUT GAS IN IT. I'VE GOTTEN STUCK AT THE GAS STATION 3 TIMES AFTER I HAVE PUT GAS IN MY TANK. IT SEEMS THAT EVERYTIME I PUT GAS IN IT DOES NOT WANT TO START. IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. I'VE SEEN ONLINE THAT HUNDREDS OF HYUNDAI VEHICLE OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. AND I FEEL THAT HYUNDAI NEEDS TO RECALL THIS CAR. IT'S HORRIBLE. I'VE HAD COUNTLESS ISSUES WITH IT SINCE I'VE BOUGHT IT. AND I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER. PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392361March 21, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT FUCTION WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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