Hyundai Accent Complaints (2013)

142 consumer complaints on file.

#10992050May 29, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2013 HYUNDAI ACCENT GLS , ON 5/18/17 AFTER PARKING AND TURNING OFF THE CAR FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES I GOT BACK IN AND TRIED TO START IT UP, AND IT WOULD NOT EVEN MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO TURN ON, IT JUST SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN A WEEK LATER ON 5/26/17, I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION SHUT OFF THE CAR, AND AFTER FILLING UP I GOT IN MY CAR TRIED STARTING IT UP AND AGAIN IT WOULD NOT START UP, IT SEEMS TO SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, AND IT STARTED UP. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ON THE INTERSTATE FOR FEAR THAT IT MAY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING IT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT CAN CAUSE THE LOSS OF LIVES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10955578February 20, 2017
ENGINE
MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 30000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR IN FOR SERVICE 6 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ENGINE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. ALL ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON. NO POWER STEERING. THE HAPPENS WHEN I TAKE OFF FROM A LIGHT OR WILL TRYING TO ACCELERATE AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THE FIRST TWO TIMES DEALER STATED IT WAS FROM HAVING A REMOTE STARTER ON IT. I REMOVED IT AND THE PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS. I WAS ALMOST IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON FRIDAY 2.17.17 AS THE PROBLEM HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR. I TRIED TO WORK A SITUATION WITH THE DEALER BUT THEY DID NOT WANT TO HELP ME AT ALL. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND I AM NOT GETTING ANY ANSWERS WITH THE DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928276November 28, 2016
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC ON CITY STREET. AN SUV DRIVEN BY AN 86 YEAR OLD DRIVER CRASHED INTO THE REAR AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE INTO A TRUCK STOPPED IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS INFLATED EVERY ONE OF THE AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE THAT HIT MINE DID INFLATE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903319September 2, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN EVER I FLIP UP THE TURN SIGNAL TO MAKE A RIGHT HAD TURN THE HIGH BEAMS ON THE HEADLIGHTS GO ON. THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS NOW. WHEN THE TURN IS COMPLETED AND THE TURN SIGNAL GOES OFF THE LOW BEAMS GO BACK ON. AS MENTIONED THIS FIRST STARTING EVERY SO OFTEN AND HAS DETERIORATED TO THE PINT IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903354September 2, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825331February 10, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING ON A STREET WHEN I WENT TO MAKE A STOP. I WAS GOING ABOUT 15-20MPH AND HAD 3 CAR LENGTHS ROOM AHEAD OF ME. I TRIED TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES TO MAKE A STOP, AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. THE BRAKES ENDED UP SHAKING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL KICKED BACK AT ME. IT SEEMED AS IF ABS KICKED IN PREMATURELY, OR ESC KICKED ON PREMATURELY. MY WHEELS LOCKED UP CAUSING MY CAR TO SLIDE INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. I AM NOT A MECHANIC SO I AM NOT SURE WHICH. I HIT A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A THIRD PARTY DEALERSHIP WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC ON MY VEHICLE AND SAID WITHOUT A DOUBT THAT MY PRIMARY PRESSURE CENSOR MALFUNCTIONED, AS WELL AS A BRAKE SWITCH ERROR OCCURRED. THE MECHANIC SAID THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE REASON THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. I TRIED TO CALL HYUNDAI, WHO TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T GET THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP & TO KEEP DRIVING IT FOR ANOTHER 2 WEEKS UNTIL I COULD GET IT IN THEIR SHOP. I CALLED HYUNDAI OF AMERICA & THEY KEEP PASSING ME OFF. FINALLY I GOT A HOLD OF A CLAIM PERSON, WHO SAID I NEEDED TO GET CERTAIN PAPERWORK IN WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE INCIDENT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO INVESTIGATE. NOW THAT THE PAPERWORK IS IN, THEY SAY IT WILL TAKE ANOTHER 6-8 WEEKS TO MAKE A DECISION (THEY HAVE SAID NOTHING ABOUT INSPECTING THE VEHICLE). I AM NOW TERRIFIED TO DRIVE AND WILL NEVER EVER OWN ANOTHER HYUNDAI AGAIN! WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE EVER, AND I DO HAVE PROOF FROM A MECHANIC THAT THIS IS NOT MY FAULT. PER THE SERVICE GUYS IN HYUNDAI, THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE (THEY ONLY DRIVE IT FOR 2 MILES) SO THEY WILL NOT BE PUTTING MORE TIME OR MONEY INTO FIGURING IT OUT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10823378February 1, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, SUSPENSION
(MY CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN MODESTLY SINCE PURCHASE ON 1/15/16) THERE ARE ROUGHLY 40,760 MILES ON MY CAR.1/31/16 I TURNED OUT OF MY WORK PARKING LOT, MADE A LEFT.MY STEERING BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AT LESS THAN 15MPH.I HAVE A STEADY HAND.I REMAINED CALM.BUT WHEN I TRIED TO BREAK TO PREVENT A POSSIBLE COLLISION INTO ANYTHING AFTER THE STEERING SEEMED TO HAVE GONE OUT, I BRAKED HARDER THAN NORMAL, BUT NOT SLAMMED. THE CAR JERKED UNCONTROLLABLY AS I PRESSED ON THE BREAK, IT FELT LIKE THE BREAKS WERE JUMPING/HITTING THE GROUND.ON THE SAME3-5MILE DRIVE HOME THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES,DROVE HALF THE SPEED LIMIT AND STILL PERSISTED. THIS IS CAUSE FOR ANXIETY FOR ANY FUTURE DRIVING. IF PANIC HAD OF TAKEN OVER BECAUSE SUCH ISSUES THAT ALONE COULD HAVE BEEN MY LIFE. I HAD QUICK THINKING WHEN THIS HAPPENED, NOT EVERYONE DOES. MY CAR IS DEFINITELY NOT OKAY AND I HAD SEVERAL "ALMOST" COLLISIONS ON THIS ONE DRIVE HOME WHEN I WAS ALERT AND AWARE SOMETHING WAS WRONG. GRANTED IT PERIODICALLY WORKED AS IT SHOULD OF, IT NEVER SHOULDN'T HAVE. HAD THIS NOT HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN THE FIRST PROFOUND LOSE OF CONTROL OCCURRED DUE TO A MECHANICAL ISSUE,NOT DRIVER ERROR. AND HAD I NOT BEEN ON ALERT WITH MY HAND AWAITING TO USE THE E-BRAKE AFTER IT BECAME VERY APPARENT SOMETHING WAS NOT OKAY.. I UNDOUBTEDLY WOULD HAVE TOTALED MY CAR AND WOULD LIKE TO STRESS THE RISK OF INJURY THAT HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS. GRANTED, I HANDLED MYSELF WELL, AND MADE IT HOME IN ONE PIECE I FELL APART AFTER I WAS SAFE AT HOME , AFTER IT SUNK IN WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME. MY CAR IS NOT SAFE FOR DRIVING. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN(SERVICE BULLETIN NO.: TSB-13-AT-008 ) (NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10052147)(HYUNDAIACCENT2012-2013) THAT I BELIEVE THIS IS RELATED TO AND I VERY MUCH WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE REPAIRS NEEDED TO MAKE MY VEHICLE SAFE AGAIN WILL BE AT NO COST TO ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783096October 17, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, SUSPENSION
DRIVING, ALL ROAD CONDITIONS THE CAR DRIFTS LEFT OR RIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS LIKE IT HITS A STOP POINT AND CORRECTION HAS TO BE MADE CONSTANTLY. DEALER GAVE ME ANOTHER 2013 ELANTRA TO TEST DRIVE AND IT DROVE WELL WITHOUT THE PROBLEMS OF MY CAR. AND IT HAD MORE MILAGE THAN MINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779368October 2, 2015
AIR BAGS
AS I AM DRIVING MY AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS POPPING ON- I AM SCARED THE AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY AS I AM DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778185September 28, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT LOSES ELECTRICAL POWER AND THE VEHICLE STALLS, WHICH CAUSES IT TO LOSE LIGHTS, GAUGES, STEERING, ETC. THE CAR WILL NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY AFTER STALLING OUT, SOMETIMES UP TO AN HOUR. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND HAS HAPPENED OVER 8 TIMES NOW. THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALER SAID IT MIGHT BE THE IP JUNCTION BOX OR IT MIGHT BE A LOSE GROUNDING WIRE AND THEY WILL NOT GIVE US A DEFINITE ANSWER FOR A FIX. THE CAR CONTINUES TO LOSE ELECTRICAL AND STALL AND IS NOW UNABLE TO BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO THE FACT OF THE MILEAGE IS AT 60,100. I SEE THIS AS A MANUFACTURING FAULT WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND HYUNDAI SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748280August 12, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SHIFTER WAS NOT READING CORRECTLY AND THE SHIFTER NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731375June 30, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TRY TO START CAR AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I HAD IT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A FAULTY NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS LEFT ME STRANDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703272April 2, 2015
ENGINE
THE ENGINE MAKE A NOISE WHEN IS STARTED IN THE MORNING. THE NOISE SOUND LIKE RUBBING METAL PART LIKE TIMING BELT. THE DEALER RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM ON THOSE VEHICLE ALSO ON OTHER WITH THE SAME MILEAGES BUT UP TODAY DOES NOT HAVE ANY SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER ALSO INFORM THAT THEY TRIED REPLACING OIL PUMP, TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER BUT THEY STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. THE NOISE NOW COULD BE HEAR DURING DAY USE AND THE ENGINE OIL LOOKS DARK ONLY WITH 1,000 MILES OF USE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676188January 17, 2015
WHEELS
THE CAR WAS SOLD TO US WITH NO SPARE TIME. IT HAS AN AIR CAN SYSTEM TO INFLATE A TIRE. THIS WILL NOT WORK ON A BLOW OUT. THE SYSTEM IS FAULTY AND A SAFETY HAZARD ESPECIALLY WITH A BLOW OUT ON THE INTERSTATE. THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE HARD TO FIGURE OUT AND HAVING A FLAT TIRE IS STRESSFUL AND DANGEROUS ENOUGH WITHOUT HAVING TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT A FAULTY SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671929January 12, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, STRUCTURE, TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
I OWNED MY HYUNDAI ACCENT SINCE OCTOBER OF 2012, THE VEHICLE DID COME WITH A SPARE TIRE, AFTER A FEW OIL CHANGES I NOTICED MY SPARE TIRE WAS MISSING FROM THE VEHICLE. AROUND 45,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE I NOTICED MY BRAKES WERE MAKING A NOISE ALONG WITH THE ROTORS, THE VEHICLE IS NEW AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE VEHICLE ISSUES. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS VEHICLE AND WOULD LIKE THE ROTOR SITUATION FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, I WILL BE CHECKING MY WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. I AM DISAPPOINTED WITH THE VEHICLE ISSUE AND WOULD LIKE THIS FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669773January 2, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I EXPERIENCED THEFT IN MY VEHICLE WHICH WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOME DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING REMOTE ANTI-THEFT ALARM SYSTEM. I HAVE A HYUNDAI ACCENT 2013 THAT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING SECURITY FEATURES: POWER DOORS AND LOCKS, WHEEL LOCKS, AIRBAGS, HYUNDAI ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, REMOTE ANTI-THEFT ALARM SYSTEM, THEFT PROTECTION DECALS ON WINDOWS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669490January 1, 2015
WHEELS
I ALSO PURCHASED A 2013 HYUNDAI ACCENT BRAND NEW LESS THAN ONE YEAR LATER HAD 15000 MILES ON IT AND HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 KUHMO TIRES BECAUSE THEY ALL HAD BUBBLES IN THEM CONTACTED HYUNDAI THEY DID NOT CARE AND DID NOTHING FOR ME!!!! *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663080December 9, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I OWN A 2013 HYUNDAI ACCENT, THE ROTORS ON THE VEHICLE AND BRAKES ARE GIVING ME DIFFICULTIES, THE VEHICLE MAKES A LOAD NOISE WHILE DRIVING WHICH IS VERY ANNOYING, MY SPARE TIRE WAS TAKEN FROM THE VEHICLE. I THOUGHT I HAD A WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS WARRANTY COVERS THE VEHICLE. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT I PURCHASED A NEW VEHICLE WITH ISSUES LIKE THIS I AM UNHAPPY WITH THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME, I HAD OTHER VEHICLES AND NEVER HAD A ISSUE LIKE THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS MATTER RESOLVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650343October 27, 2014
WHEELS, TIRES
MY CAR IS A 2013 HYUNDAI WHICH CAME WITH KUHMO SOLUS TIRES... THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER A YEAR AND A HALF, BECAUSE ALL FOUR TIRES HAD MULTIPLE BUBBLES ON EACH ONE.. COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER MORE THAN (4) TIMES, TO NO AVAIL... ALL THEY WOULD SAY IS I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TIRES,AND THEY WEREN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I FEEL THAT SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THESE TIRES...EVERY HYUNDAI I'VE SEEN WITH THESE TIRES HAVE BUBBLES IN THEM...AS MANY CARS AS I HAVE OWNED...I'VE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE TIRES ON ANY ONE OF THEM IN UNDER A TWO YEAR PERIOD..I FEEL THIS WARRANTS AN INVESTIGATION.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649921October 25, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON THURSDAY OCT. 9. 2014 I WENT TO MY CAR PARKED IN DRIVEWAY TO GO TO WORK. I WENT TO TURN KEY HEARD RADIO COME ON THEN AN EXPLOSION. I WENT BACK INTO SEAT LEFT HAND FORWARD. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. I REALIZED AIRBAG WAS OUT IN STEERING WHEEL, DID NOT KNOW IF CAR WAS ON FIRE, GOT OUT CALLED 911. BY DIVINE INTERVENTION MY INJURY'S WERE MINOR BURN ON MY ARM WHICH WAS CLEANED UP AT SITE, MY HOME IN DRIVEWAY, FIRE REPORT STATED NOTICED MINOR BURNS ON FACE, I WAS NOT AWARE, UPSET AND IN SHOCK. I WENT UP WITH TOW TRUCK DRIVER TO DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED CAR BRAND NEW ONLY YEAR OLD, UNDER 11000 MILES ON IT. I DEMANDED A CAR TO USE, I WAS CRYING AT DEALERSHIP. MANUFACTURE TRIED TO SAY IT WAS AN INSURANCE PROBLEM WHICH IT IS NOT, CAR BLEW UP IN MY FACE WHEN I STARTED IT. DEALERSHIP CAME THRU AND HAS LET ME USE A CAR FOR TIME BEING. I AM TRYING TO DEAL WITH MANUFACTURE AND IT IS NOT EASY. I DO NOT WANT CAR BACK AND I WANT THEM TO PAY IT OFF. THEY AGREED TO OUTSIDE INSPECTOR AND NOW I FIND OUT I WILL NOT BE ALOUD REPORT. SO NOW I DEMANDED THAT I HIRE SOMEONE AND WE ALL GO INVESTIGATE CAR AT SAME TIME, THEY AGREED, STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME, I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TYPE AIRBAGS THEY USE BUT I HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WENT WRONG AND FOR OTHER PEOPLE. I AM LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO TELL THIS STORY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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