2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT Problems & Recalls
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The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Accent. The contact stated that the doors could no longer be opened from inside the vehicle. The contact had to roll down the windows in order to let herself out of the vehicle. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact had not taken the vehicle...
Mileage: 14,453
The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Accent. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, a vehicle nearby informed the contact that the rear driver’s and passenger’s side brake lights were inoperable. The contact continued driving to the residence. The contact took the vehicle to an ind...
Mileage: 147,000
FOR SOME REASON MY BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE BRAKES IT DOES IT THEN IT STOPS AND ACTS NORMAL THEN IT DOES IT AGAIN MEANWHILE IM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STERRING WHEEL I HAD IT CHECKED A COUPLE TIMES AND EVERYTHING SEEMS FINE IT HAS FLUIDS BUT IT GETS STUCK WHILE IM DRIVING ...
Mileage: 150
FOR SOME REASON MY BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE BRAKES IT DOES IT THEN IT STOPS AND ACTS NORMAL THEN IT DOES IT AGAIN MEANWHILE IM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STERRING WHEEL I HAD IT CHECKED A COUPLE TIMES AND EVERYTHING SEEMS FINE IT HAS FLUIDS BUT IT GETS STUCK WHILE IM DRIVING ...
Mileage: 150
TAKATA RECALL.. FOR SOME REASON MY BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE BRAKES EVERYTIME THAT HAPPENS MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS ON ME IVE HAD TO CHANGE MY DISK AND CALIBER ON MY CAR IN ONLY A WEEK 3 TIMES BECAUSE FOR SOME REASON ITS BEEN SCRATCHING MY BRAKES AND ROTORS AND IT MESSED UP A BRAND...
Mileage: 150
TAKATA RECALL.. FOR SOME REASON MY BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE BRAKES EVERYTIME THAT HAPPENS MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS ON ME IVE HAD TO CHANGE MY DISK AND CALIBER ON MY CAR IN ONLY A WEEK 3 TIMES BECAUSE FOR SOME REASON ITS BEEN SCRATCHING MY BRAKES AND ROTORS AND IT MESSED UP A BRAND...
Mileage: 150
TAKATA RECALL.. FOR SOME REASON MY BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE BRAKES EVERYTIME THAT HAPPENS MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS ON ME IVE HAD TO CHANGE MY DISK AND CALIBER ON MY CAR IN ONLY A WEEK 3 TIMES BECAUSE FOR SOME REASON ITS BEEN SCRATCHING MY BRAKES AND ROTORS AND IT MESSED UP A BRAND...
Mileage: 150
RECEIVE AN RECALL ON MY VEHICLE CONCERNING BRAKES LIGHTS, BUT I BOUGHT THE CAR ON THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 2007 AND THE DEALER NO LONGER EXIST. WHAT CAN I DO IN SUCH A CASE TO CORRECT THE DEFAULT.
VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. BRAKE LIGHTS DIDN'T ILLUMINATE. VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL GARAGE, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. 30 MINUTES AND $80.00 LATER THE PROBLEM WAS REMEDIED. HYUNDAI HAS HAD MULTIPLE RECALLS OF THEIR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCHES, BUT EACH TIME...
Mileage: 170,000
VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. BRAKE LIGHTS DIDN'T ILLUMINATE. VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL GARAGE, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. 30 MINUTES AND $80.00 LATER THE PROBLEM WAS REMEDIED. HYUNDAI HAS HAD MULTIPLE RECALLS OF THEIR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCHES, BUT EACH TIME...
Mileage: 170,000
VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. BRAKE LIGHTS DIDN'T ILLUMINATE. VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL GARAGE, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. 30 MINUTES AND $80.00 LATER THE PROBLEM WAS REMEDIED. HYUNDAI HAS HAD MULTIPLE RECALLS OF THEIR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCHES, BUT EACH TIME...
Mileage: 170,000
RIM OF AT LEAST ONE TIRE HAS DISINTEGRATED TO THE POINT OF A HOLE THAT LETS THE AIR OUT OF THE TIRE. A THROUGH HOLE IN THE BODY OF THE RIM.
Mileage: 125,000
I WAS TRAVELING (AND LIKELY SLIGHTLY BRAKING) ON A HIGHWAY OFF-RAMP WHEN I SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. IT FELT LIKE THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SEIZED UP, AND THEN THE STEERING COLUMN AND DASH STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND THE CAR FISH-TAILED AROUND. I CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRICADE AND ENDING...
Mileage: 54,783
I WAS TRAVELING (AND LIKELY SLIGHTLY BRAKING) ON A HIGHWAY OFF-RAMP WHEN I SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. IT FELT LIKE THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SEIZED UP, AND THEN THE STEERING COLUMN AND DASH STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND THE CAR FISH-TAILED AROUND. I CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRICADE AND ENDING...
Mileage: 54,783
"AIRBAG" INDICATOR CAME ON WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED UP AND DIDN'T GO OUT. HAS BEEN ON FOR 3 MONTHS. THIS 2006 ACCENT THAT HAS THROWN THE B1448 CODE (OC SENSOR MAT DEFECT). A RECALL FOR THE HYUNDAI SONATA (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V161000) WHICH USES THE SAME COMPONENTS IN IT'S AIRBAG SENSORY SYST...
Mileage: 66,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDE...
Mileage: 41,000
I WAS TAKING OFF THE SEAT BELT AND THE STRAP BENT SLIGHTLY WHILE RETRACTING. ONCE RETRACTED, I TRIED TO PULL IT OUT AGAIN BUT HAD TO USE MORE THAN NORMAL AS IT DID NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. NOW THE BELT DOES NOT RETRACT AT ALL.
Mileage: 84,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENGINE RPMS SURGED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK, AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THE CORRECT GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VE...
Mileage: 82,000
THE POWER LOCKS STOP WORKING WHEN THE CAR IS IN THE OFF POSITION, WHEN I TURN THE CAR ON, IT START WORKING THE FUEL GAUGE GO UP AND DOWN FAST AND THE GO UP AGAIN AND STAY, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WORK SOME TIMES, AT THE SAME TIME IN THE PANEL, THE BRAKE, TRUNK AND DOORS LIGHTS START FLASHING, THE CLOCK ...
Mileage: 96,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND DRAINED THE BATTERY. IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE BATTERY FROM DRAINING, THE FUSE THAT CONNECTS TO THE BRAKE LIGHT HAD TO BE REMOVED. WHEN...
Mileage: 157,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND DRAINED THE BATTERY. IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE BATTERY FROM DRAINING, THE FUSE THAT CONNECTS TO THE BRAKE LIGHT HAD TO BE REMOVED. WHEN...
Mileage: 157,500
I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN AND MY CAR STOPS RUNNING WASN'T ABLE TO SHIFT IN TO SECOND GEAR IT STALLED FOR ABOUT A MINUTE BEFORE I COULD START IT AGAIN IT DID THE SAME EXACT THING THE NEXT DAY ON 12-09-2014 WHEN I WAS SLOWING DOWN AND TRIED DOWN SHIFTING AND TODAY 12-10- 2014 ON MY WAY HOME F...
Mileage: 77,474
STOP LIGHT MALFUNCTION, TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION, TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK MALFUNCTION, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL MALFUNCTION. *TR
STOP LIGHT MALFUNCTION, TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION, TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK MALFUNCTION, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL MALFUNCTION. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT LINKAGE ASSEMBLY WAS WORN OUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT LINKAGE ASSEMBLY STABILIZERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NO...
Mileage: 36,000
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND ITS BEEN SURGING A LITTLE WHEN DRIVING CAN FEEL FORWARD VIBRATIONS AND THEN LETS GO AND DOSE IT AGAIN. THE INCIDENT OCCURED JUNE 30 2014 AND I WAS HEADED TO A STOP SIGN AND MY CAR STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN AND I HAD TO PUSH IN CLUTCH AND PRESS BRAKES PRETTY HARD TO ST...
Mileage: 68,299
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND ITS BEEN SURGING A LITTLE WHEN DRIVING CAN FEEL FORWARD VIBRATIONS AND THEN LETS GO AND DOSE IT AGAIN. THE INCIDENT OCCURED JUNE 30 2014 AND I WAS HEADED TO A STOP SIGN AND MY CAR STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN AND I HAD TO PUSH IN CLUTCH AND PRESS BRAKES PRETTY HARD TO ST...
Mileage: 68,299
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND ITS BEEN SURGING A LITTLE WHEN DRIVING CAN FEEL FORWARD VIBRATIONS AND THEN LETS GO AND DOSE IT AGAIN. THE INCIDENT OCCURED JUNE 30 2014 AND I WAS HEADED TO A STOP SIGN AND MY CAR STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN AND I HAD TO PUSH IN CLUTCH AND PRESS BRAKES PRETTY HARD TO ST...
Mileage: 68,299
I WAS UNAWARE THAT HYUNDAI HAD ISSUED A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES BACK ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2009. MY CAR STARTED NOT WANTING TO LET ME SHIFT OUT OF PARK, AFTER I HAD APPLIED THE BRAKE TO DO SO. JUST LAST NIGHT OCTOBER 2, 2013. I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON AND NOT MY HEADLIGHTS, AND THE CAR WAS I...
Mileage: 110,825
I WAS UNAWARE THAT HYUNDAI HAD ISSUED A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES BACK ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2009. MY CAR STARTED NOT WANTING TO LET ME SHIFT OUT OF PARK, AFTER I HAD APPLIED THE BRAKE TO DO SO. JUST LAST NIGHT OCTOBER 2, 2013. I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON AND NOT MY HEADLIGHTS, AND THE CAR WAS I...
Mileage: 110,825
I WAS UNAWARE THAT HYUNDAI HAD ISSUED A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES BACK ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2009. MY CAR STARTED NOT WANTING TO LET ME SHIFT OUT OF PARK, AFTER I HAD APPLIED THE BRAKE TO DO SO. JUST LAST NIGHT OCTOBER 2, 2013. I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON AND NOT MY HEADLIGHTS, AND THE CAR WAS I...
Mileage: 110,825
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE GEAR FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK, AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V280000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE...
Mileage: 47,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES SEIZED AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE WHEELS. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENT...
Mileage: 20,680
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES SEIZED AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE WHEELS. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENT...
Mileage: 20,680
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN PERFECT WEATHER THE CAR SUDDENLY FISHTAILED AND THEN FLIPPED THREE TIMES. THE DRIVER WAS THANKFULLY UNINJURED BUT THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. IN INSPECTING THE CAR THE REAR WHEELS WOULD NOT MOVE SO IT WAS RULED THAT THE BRAKES SEIZED UP. THE BRAKES WERE NOT BEIN...
Mileage: 78,000
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN PERFECT WEATHER THE CAR SUDDENLY FISHTAILED AND THEN FLIPPED THREE TIMES. THE DRIVER WAS THANKFULLY UNINJURED BUT THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. IN INSPECTING THE CAR THE REAR WHEELS WOULD NOT MOVE SO IT WAS RULED THAT THE BRAKES SEIZED UP. THE BRAKES WERE NOT BEIN...
Mileage: 78,000
ON MAY 23D WHILE DRIVING FROM MY HOUSE IN DUTCHES COUNTY, NY ON I 87 & I 287 POT HOLES IN THE ROAD CAUSED A NOTICEABLE THUNK IN THE RIGHT REAR OF VEHICLE. IN ADDITION THE HANDLING OF THE CAR WAS COMPROMISED CAUSING A SWAYING MOTION. I WAS TOLD BY THE HAUNDIE DEALERSHIP TO ABSOLUTELY NOT DRIVE THE ...
MY BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THEM TO STAY DEPRESSED AND LIT UP UNTIL I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. NOW THEY WON'T EVEN COME BACK ON. I WAS ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH THE SHIFTER AND IT WAS STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. I FOUND OUT THROUGH NHTSA THAT HYUNDAI RECALLED THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES FOR THESE...
Mileage: 107,000
MY BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THEM TO STAY DEPRESSED AND LIT UP UNTIL I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. NOW THEY WON'T EVEN COME BACK ON. I WAS ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH THE SHIFTER AND IT WAS STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. I FOUND OUT THROUGH NHTSA THAT HYUNDAI RECALLED THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES FOR THESE...
Mileage: 107,000
MY BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THEM TO STAY DEPRESSED AND LIT UP UNTIL I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. NOW THEY WON'T EVEN COME BACK ON. I WAS ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH THE SHIFTER AND IT WAS STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. I FOUND OUT THROUGH NHTSA THAT HYUNDAI RECALLED THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES FOR THESE...
Mileage: 107,000
MY BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND MY AUTOMATIC SHIFT IS STUCK IN PARK UNLESS I PRESS THE BUTTON IN THE SMALL HOLE LOCATED TO THE UPPER LEFT TO UNLOCK IT. I WAS INFORMED BY HYUNDAI THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE I HAD A BROKEN SWITCH LOCATED BY THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THAT IT ...
Mileage: 33,568
MY BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND MY AUTOMATIC SHIFT IS STUCK IN PARK UNLESS I PRESS THE BUTTON IN THE SMALL HOLE LOCATED TO THE UPPER LEFT TO UNLOCK IT. I WAS INFORMED BY HYUNDAI THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE I HAD A BROKEN SWITCH LOCATED BY THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THAT IT ...
Mileage: 33,568
MY BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND MY AUTOMATIC SHIFT IS STUCK IN PARK UNLESS I PRESS THE BUTTON IN THE SMALL HOLE LOCATED TO THE UPPER LEFT TO UNLOCK IT. I WAS INFORMED BY HYUNDAI THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE I HAD A BROKEN SWITCH LOCATED BY THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THAT IT ...
Mileage: 33,568
MY BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND MY AUTOMATIC SHIFT IS STUCK IN PARK UNLESS I PRESS THE BUTTON IN THE SMALL HOLE LOCATED TO THE UPPER LEFT TO UNLOCK IT. I WAS INFORMED BY HYUNDAI THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE I HAD A BROKEN SWITCH LOCATED BY THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THAT IT ...
Mileage: 33,568
CANNOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK WITHOUT USING MANUAL SHIFT OVERRIDE. NO BRAKE LIGHTS. WAS TOLD THIS IS DUE TO A FAULTY BRAKE SWITCH. *TR
Mileage: 68,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK DUE TO CORROSION OF THE OIL PAN. ALSO, THE STRUT TOWER AND THE AIR CONDITIONING HOSE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE A...
Mileage: 106,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT HER VEHICLE OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V280000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURE...
Mileage: 66,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT HER VEHICLE OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V280000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURE...
Mileage: 66,000
THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED, AND THE SHIFTER IS STUCK IN THE PARKED POSITION. *TR
THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED, AND THE SHIFTER IS STUCK IN THE PARKED POSITION. *TR
THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED, AND THE SHIFTER IS STUCK IN THE PARKED POSITION. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, AND THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK INTO DRIVE WITHOUT FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,0...
Mileage: 66,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, AND THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK INTO DRIVE WITHOUT FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,0...
Mileage: 66,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT GT. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED ...
Mileage: 45,000
2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT, UNIT 1 WAS WESTBOUND ON OHIO TURNPIKE. THE DRIVER OF UNIT 1 EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, SMELLED SMOKE, PULLED TO THE BERM AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. BF (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0142-91)*JB UPDATED 04/22/11 *BF
I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE TAKING MY CAR OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WHEN I PUSHED THE BRAKE AND ONE DAY I COULDN'T GET IT TO COME OUT AT ALL. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AND TOOK IT IN TO BE CHECK. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A SENSOR THAT WAS BAD AND THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE IT AND ...
I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE TAKING MY CAR OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WHEN I PUSHED THE BRAKE AND ONE DAY I COULDN'T GET IT TO COME OUT AT ALL. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AND TOOK IT IN TO BE CHECK. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A SENSOR THAT WAS BAD AND THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE IT AND ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT PLACED AN ITEM UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT AND UNINTENTIONALLY DISCONNECTED THE AIR BAG WIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER RECONNECTED THE AIR BAG WIRES. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT SHE SHOULD NOT PLACE ANY ITEMS...
Mileage: 60,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER WHEN THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT A...
Mileage: 100,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT LOCATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:09V280000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED I...
Mileage: 26,300
BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO WORK WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED ON MY 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
ON JANUARY 17TH MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON INTERSTATE 5. SHE WAS DRIVING HER 2005 HYUNDAI 4 DOOR ACCENT IN THE RAIN WHEN A FORD EXPLORER MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY SPUN OUT IN CIRCLES COLLIDING FIRST WITH ANOTHER CAR THEN HIT THE ACCENT APPROXIMATELY OVER THE FRONT LFT. HEADLIGHT. TH...
Mileage: 58,000
IN SEPTEMBER 2009 (EXACT DAY UNKNOWN), THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ON MY 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY FAILING. AS A RESULT, I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK APPROXIMATELY ONCE OUT OF EVERY THREE TIMES I STARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS ABLE TO REMEDY THE ISSUE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAK...
Mileage: 73,130
IN SEPTEMBER 2009 (EXACT DAY UNKNOWN), THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ON MY 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY FAILING. AS A RESULT, I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK APPROXIMATELY ONCE OUT OF EVERY THREE TIMES I STARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS ABLE TO REMEDY THE ISSUE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAK...
Mileage: 73,130
FAILURE OF AIR BAGS AND SEAT BACK IN REAR END COLLISION CAUSING INJURY. NO START DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN OF BATTERY CABLE CLAMPS. SHIFT TO LOW GEAR AT HIGH SPEEDS DUE TO FAULTY SHIFTING SWITCH. USING DEFECTIVE REPLACEMENT PARTS ON WARRANTY REPAIRS.. *TR
Mileage: 5,000
FAILURE OF AIR BAGS AND SEAT BACK IN REAR END COLLISION CAUSING INJURY. NO START DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN OF BATTERY CABLE CLAMPS. SHIFT TO LOW GEAR AT HIGH SPEEDS DUE TO FAULTY SHIFTING SWITCH. USING DEFECTIVE REPLACEMENT PARTS ON WARRANTY REPAIRS.. *TR
Mileage: 5,000
FAILURE OF AIR BAGS AND SEAT BACK IN REAR END COLLISION CAUSING INJURY. NO START DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN OF BATTERY CABLE CLAMPS. SHIFT TO LOW GEAR AT HIGH SPEEDS DUE TO FAULTY SHIFTING SWITCH. USING DEFECTIVE REPLACEMENT PARTS ON WARRANTY REPAIRS.. *TR
Mileage: 5,000
I INJURED MY LEFT THUMB TRYING TO HONK THE HORN ON MY 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THIS INJURY REQUIRED SURGERY. I FEEL THE HORN BUTTON HAS A DESIGN DEFECT: IT TAKES UP A VERY SMALL PORTION AT THE MIDDLE OF THE STEERING WHEEL. IF YOU DON'T PRESS ON THAT SPECIFIC AREA YOUR FINGERS IMPACT A HARD, UNYIELDING S...
Mileage: 41,000
I HAVE A 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE TWO FRONT DOOR LATCHES HAVE AN ISSUE WHEN THE WEATHER GETS COLD. AT AROUND 20 DEGREES OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE THE MECHANISMS JAM/STICK OPEN WHEN THE DOORS ARE OPEN. IT REQUIRES EITHER UTILIZING A HAIR DRYER OR WARMING THE CAR UP WHILE HOLDING THE DOOR CLOSED TO GET T...
Mileage: 27,000
I WAS TRAVELING ON A SOUTH OUTER ROAD WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 35 MILES PER HR. I DRIVE A HYUNDAI ACCENT 2005 AND THIS 1995 DODGE RAM PICKUP FAILED TO MAKE A TURN ON THE ROADWAY AND CAME IN DIRECT PATH OF MY CAR. BUT THE IMPACT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF MY CAR TOWARD THE PASSENGER SIDE IN WHICH THE ...
Mileage: 87,290
I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE USED WITH 36,000 MILES APRIL 2007. IN AUGUST 2007 MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL DRASTICALLY TO THE RIGHT ALL THE TIME. I HAD TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL WITH A TUG TO THE LEFT TO KEEP ON THE ROAD. IF THE WHEEL WAS LET GO I WOULD CRASH INSTANTLY. MANUFACTURE SHOP SAID THE FRONT T...
Mileage: 44,100
THE CAR IS A 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT 4-DOOR. WHILE DRIVING AFTER HAVING WARMED THE CAR UP FOR APPROX 5 MINUTES (THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROX. 5 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT), THE REAR WINDOW COMPLETELY SHATTERED, FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, SIDE TO SIDE. NO FOREIGN OBJECT STRUCK THE WINDOW PRIOR TO IT SHATTERING. T...
Mileage: 49,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, SMOKE ERUPTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALERTED, AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE POLICE WERE NOT ALERTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS...
Mileage: 7,300
WE WERE TRAVELING FROM PHOENIX TO COLORADO. STOPPED, FILLED UP WITH GAS IN LAS VEGAS. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, OTHER MOTORISTS WERE HONKING AND POINTING. WE PULLED OVER AND GAS WAS SPILLING OUT THROUGH THE CAP. WHEN THE CAP WAS REMOVED GAS GUSHED OUT AT US. WE TIGHTENED THE CAP. DROVE TO MESQUIT...
Mileage: 33,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 70 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BOUNCED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO OFF THE ROADWAY AND HIT A GRAVEL. THE VEHICLE THEN HIT AN EMBANKMENT HEAD ON AND FLIPPED THREE TIMES , AND THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A S...
Mileage: 15,000
DT: CONTACT STATED 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT WAS IN THE NREPAIR SHOP FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. SHE WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THERE WERE NO BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN INTO A WALL TO GET IT TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVI...
Mileage: 6,200