2006 HYUNDAI ACCENT Problems & Recalls

GOT THE CAR WHEN MY MOM DIED IN 2015. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE AIR BAGS BUT WHEN I TOOK IT DOWN TO GET IT FIXED THE GUY TOLD ME AND MY DAUGHTER IN LAW THAT I WAS A WEEK TOO LATE TO GET IT FIXED AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT NOW IF I WANTED IT FIXED. I DON'T HAVE THE CARD THAT WAS MAILED AN...

Mileage: 67,000

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. HYUNDAI ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM. THE DEALER WILL NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE WITHOUT A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL SO THE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND ASSIST.

Mileage: 101,000

SUN VISORS BREAK OFF AT THE CONNECTION POINT AND AND THEN FLOP DOWN BLOCKING YOUR VIEW OF THE ROAD. THIS IS FROM JUST NORMAL USE. THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR BROKE LAST YEAR. I HAD IT UNINSTALLED BECAUSE A NEW ONE, ( WITH SAME DEFECTIVE PLASTIC CONNECTION ), COSTS $150.. PLUS INSTALLATION. THE PASSENG...

Mileage: 43,000

I HAVE A 2006 ACCENT. I RECENTLY FOUND OUT IT NEEDS A PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR PANEL REPLACED IN ORDER TO FIX THE AIRBAGS. (THAT IS, MAKE ANY OF THE AIRBAGS WORK) I JUST NOW LEARNED I HAVEN'T HAVEN'T HAD AIRBAGS FOR 2 YEARS.!!!! (ACTUALLY OUR KIDS HAVEN'T --OUR SONS HAD THE CAR AT COLLEGE, DRIV...

Mileage: 94,000

I'M DRIVING MY CAR FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS NOW AND THE LIGHTS FOR THE AIR BAGS ARE STILL ON AND HAVE NEVER WENT OFF. SO I THOUGHT, SUPPOSEDLY MAY BE THE FUSE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT SO FAR TO THIS DATE I CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT'S THE ISSUE OTHER THAN A FAULTY AIR BAG SYSTEM. NO I HAVEN'T TAKEN THE CAR T...

Mileage: 72,400

I'M DRIVING MY CAR FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS NOW AND THE LIGHTS FOR THE AIR BAGS ARE STILL ON AND HAVE NEVER WENT OFF. SO I THOUGHT, SUPPOSEDLY MAY BE THE FUSE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT SO FAR TO THIS DATE I CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT'S THE ISSUE OTHER THAN A FAULTY AIR BAG SYSTEM. NO I HAVEN'T TAKEN THE CAR T...

Mileage: 72,400

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISORS ON THE 2006 ACCENT WILL NO LONGER STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THE VISORS NOW HANG LOOSELY AND LIMIT VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING, THE SWINGING BACK AND FORTH WHILE ACCELERATING AND BRAKING CAN BE DISTRACTING AND IS UNSAFE. I HAVE LOOKED TO PURCHASE THE ORIGINAL OEM P...

Mileage: 61,000

MY SON HAS A 2006 HYUNDAI ACCENT AND LAST WEEK THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT WENT ON AND HAS REMAINED ON EVER SINCE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY MY FATHER AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM.

Mileage: 20,000

MY SON HAS A 2006 HYUNDAI ACCENT AND LAST WEEK THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT WENT ON AND HAS REMAINED ON EVER SINCE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY MY FATHER AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM.

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,500.

Mileage: 24,500

DRIVING DURING NORMAL CONDITIONS AT 45 MPH, FOR NO REASON THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR DROPPED DOWN AND IMPAIRED MY VISION. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRY TO RETURN IT TO ITS NORMAL POSITION WITH NO SUCCESS. I HAVE TRIED VELCRO AND TAPE BUT IT WILL NOT STAY UP. IT IS SERIOUS DRIVING HAZ...

Mileage: 97,850

I NOTICED THAT MY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ILLUMINATED. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PASSENGER LOWER CUSHION SENSOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (FOR APPROX. $1,000). WAS TOLD THAT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WOULD WORK IN A COLLISION UNTIL IT WAS REPLACED. SINCE I C...

Mileage: 89,000

THE BRAKE/STOP LAMP SWITCH HAS FAILED AGAIN. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN 2009 UNDER THE FIRST RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. ANOTHER RECALL OCCURRED IN APRIL OF 2013, FOR SELECT 2006 HYUNDAI ACCENTS. MINE WAS NOT COVERED IN THIS SECOND RECALL. THE SWITCH HAS FAILED AGAIN AND I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD...

Mileage: 86,000

THE BRAKE/STOP LAMP SWITCH HAS FAILED AGAIN. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN 2009 UNDER THE FIRST RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. ANOTHER RECALL OCCURRED IN APRIL OF 2013, FOR SELECT 2006 HYUNDAI ACCENTS. MINE WAS NOT COVERED IN THIS SECOND RECALL. THE SWITCH HAS FAILED AGAIN AND I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD...

Mileage: 86,000

THE BRAKE/STOP LAMP SWITCH HAS FAILED AGAIN. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN 2009 UNDER THE FIRST RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. ANOTHER RECALL OCCURRED IN APRIL OF 2013, FOR SELECT 2006 HYUNDAI ACCENTS. MINE WAS NOT COVERED IN THIS SECOND RECALL. THE SWITCH HAS FAILED AGAIN AND I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD...

Mileage: 86,000

MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON IN MY 2006 HYUNDAI ACCENT FOR NO REASON & STAYS ILLUMINATED NO MATTER WHAT I DO. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE....

Mileage: 60,000

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WENT ON. MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT SENSOR TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AS THIS AIR BAG SENSOR IS BEING INVESTIGATED IN THE HYUNDAI SONATA MODELS, I THINK THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH OTHER MODELS THIS COMPANY OFFERS, ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE USING THE SAM...

Mileage: 72,000

SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME. ABOUT 2 YEARS EARLIER THIS HAPPENED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME WAS ABOUT A YEAR EARLIER AND HYUNDAI COVERED THAT. CODE B1706 APPEARS WHEN READ FOR $150 AND HYUNDAI WILL NOT FIX IT EVEN UNDER THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY DID NOT WAN...

Mileage: 53,000

SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME. ABOUT 2 YEARS EARLIER THIS HAPPENED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME WAS ABOUT A YEAR EARLIER AND HYUNDAI COVERED THAT. CODE B1706 APPEARS WHEN READ FOR $150 AND HYUNDAI WILL NOT FIX IT EVEN UNDER THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY DID NOT WAN...

Mileage: 53,000

SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME. ABOUT 2 YEARS EARLIER THIS HAPPENED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME WAS ABOUT A YEAR EARLIER AND HYUNDAI COVERED THAT. CODE B1706 APPEARS WHEN READ FOR $150 AND HYUNDAI WILL NOT FIX IT EVEN UNDER THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY DID NOT WAN...

Mileage: 53,000

MY DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR ROTATION SUPPORT SNAPPED UPON ROTATING IT'S CLOSED POSITION TO IT'S FORWARD POSITION TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD. IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN MADE OF PLASTIC. IT NOW HANGS FREELY DOWNWARD BLOCKING MY VIEW COMPLETELY. TURNING IT'S POSITION TO THE LEFT TOWARDS THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HE...

Mileage: 72,832

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE WITHOUT AN OCCUPANT SEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER STATED THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE...

Mileage: 153,000

AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASHBOARD IS ON ALL THE TIME. *JS

Mileage: 103,000

THE ISSUE IS THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON; I BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, AND EACH TIME THEY RAN SOME KIND OF DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON IT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD BE OFF A FEW MONTHS, AND THEN MYSTERIOUSLY WOULD BE BACK ON AGAIN; I KEPT FOLLOWING THI...

Mileage: 50,000

DRIVER SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP ON 2006 HYUNDAI ACCENT VISOR IS FALLING WHILE DRIVING AND BLOCKING VISIBILITY. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH HAS GONE OUT ON MY VEHICLE. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. IT WENT OUT THE FIRST TIME IN THE 2007 OR 2008 TIME FRAME. I HAD IT REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. ABOUT A WEEK AGO THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WENT OUT AGAIN. WHEN I WENT ONTO PEPB...

Mileage: 130,000

DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR WOULD NOT GO UP FOR A YEAR AND HUNG DOWN, AFFECTING MY VISIBILITY AND WAS A HUGE RISK WHEN DRIVING. DUE TO THE VISOR HANGING DOWN, IT EVENTUALLY BECAME WEAK ON THE LEFT CORNER AND WAS HANGING BY THE ELECTRICAL CORDS (FOR THE LIGHT) AND FELL OFF COMPLETELY. NOW I DO NOT HAVE A VIS...

Mileage: 48,000

DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR BREAKS OFF ATTACHMENT- HANGS FROM CEILING UNLESS LOCKED INTO PLACE-USELESS AND POTENTIAL HAZARD. LAMP CONNECTED TO OPENING THE MIRROR COVER DOES NOT WORK. HAD IT REPLACED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR FOLLOWING BREAKING. LAST MONTH- RIGHT SIDE VISOR BREAKS IN THE SAME FASHION AND ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT STAY UP, IMPAIRING THE CONTACT'S VISION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE SUN VISOR AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST. THE CONTACT DID NOT...

Mileage: 80,000

2006 HYUNDAI ACCENT GLS 4 DOOR... SRS MODULE FAILURE CAUSING AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH... MODULE IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT UNDERNEATH CUP HOLDERS AND IS EXPOSED TO MOISTURE... MODULE IS NOT PROTECTED FROM MOISTURE RESULTING IN SRS SYSTEM BEING DISABLED... AIR BAGS WILL...

Mileage: 99,900

ON 3/15/11 MY RIGHT SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG AND PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITH NO COLLISION OR IMPACT OR ANY KIND, STRIKING MY PASSENGER. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, OUT OF TOWN IN JACKSONVILLE FL. AND ALMOST GETTING TO OUR DESTINATION, AND THOUGHT WE WERE SHOT. I PULLED INTO THE CLOSEST GAS STATI...

Mileage: 76,000

I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY HYUNDAI 2006 ACCENT. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. I HAVE SINCE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS UPWARDS OF A 1,000+ TO FIX. AND THE WARRANTY IS NOT LIABLE, NOR IS IT A RECALL OR THE DEALERSHIP RESPONSIBLE. THEY HAVE SAI...

Mileage: 70,761

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP ON 2006 HYUNDAI ACCENT. SUN VISOR WILL FALL WHILE DRIVING AND WILL BLOCK VISIBILITY. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

DRIVERS SIDE VISOR DOES NOT STAY UP. IT SEEMS TO HAVE BROKEN, AND ALSO THE VISOR LIGHT DOES NOT WORK. $175 TO REPLACE - NOT REPAIRED, TOO EXPENSIVE. I NOW EXTEND THE PLASTIC FLAP AND PLACE THAT ON TOP OF THE MIRROR TO HOLD IT UP. VERY ANNOYING AND NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BY HYUNDAI. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI ACCENT AND THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IS NOT STAYING UP. IT FALLS WHILE I AM DRIVING AND THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE AN EFFECTIVE SOLUTION. I RESEARCHED THIS TOPIC AND DISCOVERED THAT OTHER HYUNDAI VEHICLES FROM 2006 AND 2007 ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. I CONTACTED HYUNDA...

I HAVE A 2006 MANUAL TRANSMISSION HYUNDAI ACCENT (GLS 4 DR 5 SPEED) WITH 36,000 MILES. ON A TRIP TO VERMONT, I WAS DRIVING UP RT 7 MOUNTAINS AND ACCELERATING UPHILL WHEN MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, REVVED UP - I WAS IN EITHER THIRD OR FOURTH GEAR AND PUT IT BACK INTO GEAR - THIS HA...

Mileage: 36

RECALL ON MY BRAKE LIGHT (DON'T HAVE ANY)STOP WORKING 2 DAYS A GO BEEN WAITING FOR CALL BACK. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI ACCENT THAT I BOUGHT ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO BRAND NEW. I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY AIR BAG LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF AND WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT THAT LETS YOU KNOW WHEN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON OR OFF WILL CONTINUE TO SAY PASSENGER AIR BAG ...

Mileage: 45,000

2006 HYUNDAI ACCENT RIGHT REAR CALIPER ON 6/6/2009 BRAKE LOCKED UP NEW BRAKES AND PAD PUT ON AT MIDAS WINTERHAVEN, FL WITH THE MANAGER ADVISING THAT BRAKE PADS DISINTEGRATED AND MANUFACTURING DEFECT SUGGESTED I CONTACT HYUNDAI WHICH I DID. ON 10/192009 RIGHT REAR BRAKE MAKES GRINDING NOISE I TOOK ...

Mileage: 66

06/17/2009 THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED ON 06/24/2009. THE RESULT IS THE COMPUTER MODULE TO THE AIR BAGS SHORTED OUT DUE TO A SPILL. THE SERVICE MAN TOLD ME THAT THE PART IS LOCATED UNDER THE CUP HOLDERS WHERE THE LIKELIH...

Mileage: 51,145

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. SHE IS CURRENTLY UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT DUE TO THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, A CRASH COULD OCCUR OR THE CONTACT CO...

Mileage: 42,000

MY SISTER AND I WERE ON OUR WAY TO THE STORE, FULL STOP, MY SISTER JUST GOT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, MY SISTER NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DETECTION LIGHT ON THE DASH REMAINED IN THE "PASSENGER AIR BAG DISENGAGE" POSITION EVEN IF MY SISTER WAS SITTING ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. MY CAR IS NOT ...

Mileage: 37,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND OCCASIONALLY TURNS ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY NINE TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS...

Mileage: 1,999

MY 21 YR.OLD SON WAS DRIVING HOME AT APROX 2:53A.M. LOST CONTROL OF HIS 2006 HYUNDI BRIO AND CRASHES THE FRONT LEFT SIDE AND LATER FOLLOWED THOUGH TO ANOTHER WALL IMPACTING IT SIDEWAYS . THE FONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND HE LATER DIED AT HOSPITAL OF SEVERE ABDOMIAL TRAUMA , RIBS PUNCTURIG BOTH...

CD PLAYER MALFUNCTIONED, CDS WOULD ENTER THE PLAYER BEGAN AND THEN STOPPED BETWEEN 20-60 SECONDS AND NEVER RESTARTED. WENT TO THE DEALER, SEEMED LIKE IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM, AND THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE RADIO WITH A REFURBISHED ONE AT NO COST AS THE RADIO WAS UNDER WARRANTY FOR 3 YEARS. *AK

Mileage: 15,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT HAD SUDDENLY STOPPED. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS SENT TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AS SEATBELTS WERE WORN AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAK...

Mileage: 1,464

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION, THE AIRBAG ACTIVATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE PASSENGER WEIGHED 114 POUNDS. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.

Mileage: 1,480

WE PURCHASED A 2006 HYUNDAI ELANTRA 12/30/2005. TWO DAYS LATER THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WENT OUT, THE NEXT DAY THE OTHER WENT. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE. THE SERVICE GUY TOLD US TO TIGHTEN THE WIPER DOWN WITH A WRENCH. THIS WORKED FOR AWHILE BUT WIPERS WENT OUT INTERMIT...

Mileage: 500