2007 HYUNDAI ACCENT Complaints

THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TWICE, THEY HAVE CLEANED AROUND THE SENSOR TO MAKE THE LIGHT GO OFF TWICE. THEY SAID THAT IF IT COMES ON AGAIN, THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT. DM SCAN CODE: B1448. THEY TOLD ME THAT IF I DON'T GET IT FIXED, THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF THERE IS A COLLISION. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE WHILE DRIVING INTO THE SUN. WILL NOT STAY UP ON ITS OWN. VISIBILITY IS A EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SITUATION WITH THIS VISOR IN YOUR WAY. *TR

HYUNDAI COMMERCE SOLD ME VEHICLE THAT HAS NOT PASSED SMOG YET AND OR THE 90-DAY EXTENSION HAS EXPIRED. THEY NEVER BOTHER TO MENTION THAT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THEY PUT BRAND NEW TIRES ONMY CAR 2 WEEK AFTER I PURCHASED IT. I BLEW A TIRE ON THE FREEWAY ON NOVEMBER 5 2014. THE TIRE SHOUL D BE LESS THAN 3 MONTHS OLD. MY SIDE MIRRORS DO NOT WORK THEY DO NOT ROTATE CORRECTLY. THEREFORE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF AT TIMES. THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE MOTOR BUT THEY ARE STILL NOT WORKING. THEY SAID THEY FIXED THE ALIGNMENT HOWVER THE CAR IS STILL SLIDING TO THE RIGHT. THEY HAVE NOT HELPED TO CORRECT THEIR ERROR AND ARE PUSHING THE CAR ONTO ME AND MAKING IT MY PROBLEM. AS A FIRST TIME CAR BUYER THEY USED AGGRESSIVE AND INTIMATIION TACTICS TO TRY AND SCARE ME. PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT WERE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

PASSENGER SEAT SUN VISOR BROKE. BY 'BROKE' I MEAN THAT THE INTERNAL SPRING MECHANISM TO KEEP IT FOLDED UP FAILED SO IT NOW FLOPS DOWN INTO THE LINE OF SIGHT AND INTERFERES WITH VISIBILITY. IT CANNOT BE FOLDED BACK UP OUT OF VISIBILITY, IT JUST KEEPS FLOPPING STRAIGHT DOWN. JUDGING FROM COMMENTS ON FORUMS, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH HYUNDAI SEDANS, AND IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD, ESPECIALLY IF IT HAPPENS TO THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR, BECAUSE OF HOW IT CAN SUDDENLY FAIL AND INTERFERE WITH VISIBILITY. *TR

ENTERING THE CAR, AT 7PM, AFTER IT WAS PARKED AT A RESTAURANT, FOR 1-1/2 HOURS. THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WAS HANGING DOWN AND WOULD NOT STAY UP AND OUT OF SIGHT, SEVERELY IMPAIRING DRIVING VISION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED WHEN THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE WHILE A PASSENGER WAS PRESENT IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INFORMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG OCCUPANCY SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY VISOR SIMPLY FELL AND HIT ME IN THE FACE. IT WILL NO LONGER STAY UP OR IN THE "DOWN" POSITION, IT ONLY HANGS THERE BLOCKING A GOOD PORTION OF THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE TO USE THE REAR VIEW MIRROR TO PROP THE THING UP SO THAT I CAN SEE TO DRIVE. I FEEL FORTUNATE THAT WHEN IT FELL IT DID NOT STARTLE ME ENOUGH TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT IS A HAZARD TO NOT BE ABLE TO USE IT IN THE SUN, I LIVE IN ARIZONA AND IT IS BRUTAL HERE. THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR IS ALSO STARTING TO SHOW SIGNS OF NOT STAYING IN PLACE, NOT AS MUCH OF A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT STILL A PROBLEM. *TR

SUN VISORS DROP DOWN WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD BLINDING THE DRIVER. SUN VISORS DO NOT STAY IN PLACE RESULTING IN A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TWICE AND AN UNKNOWN REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.