2009 HYUNDAI ACCENT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT SENSOR WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SEAT SENSOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE FAILED A FEW MONTHS AFTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATED FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. ...UPDATED 02/02/16 *BF *TR

I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN OCT. 2014 AND IT HAD OVER 89,000 MILES ON IT. TWO MONTHS AFTER RECEIVING THIS VEHICLE, I TOOK IT TO MIDAS TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF CORROSION COMING FROM THE OIL CHAMBER. HE FLUSHED IT OUT AND CHANGED THE OIL. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR TWO MORE MONTHS, I NOTICED SOME HESITATION WHILE EXCELLERATING. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE CAR AND HE TOLD ME I NEEDED TO CHANGE MY SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES, WHICH I DID. APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS LATER, THE CAR STARTED HESITATING AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER THAN FIVE MPH. I HAD TO HAVE THIS CAR TOWED HOME. THIS VEHICLE WAS FINANCED FOR $10,023 AND I'M ON A FIXED INCOME. I HAD ALREADY MADE CAR PAYMENTS TOTALLING OVER $3000. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS CAR HAS INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE. DIAGNOSIS: 2 BAD CYLINDERS AND A MELTED CATALYTIC CONVERTER. PRICE TO REPAIR: $2058. FOR THE SECOND TIME, I HAD TO HAVE THIS CAR TOWED TO MY HOME, AND IT HAS BEEN SITTING THERE EVER SINCE. I'M CONTEMPLATING WHETHER I SHOULD INVEST ANY MORE MONEY IN THIS CAR BECAUSE I'M AFRAID THAT I'M GOING TO CONTINUE HAVING PROBLEMS. BESIDES I DON'T HAVE $2058 FOR ANOTHER ENGINE AND CONVERTER. I RECEIVED WRITTEN NOTIFICATION THIS NOVEMBER THAT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE PER MY VIN NUMBER IS ON THE RECALL LIST. I HAVE NO WAY TO TAKE IT IN BECAUSE IT DOESN'T RUN. THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE WORSE INVESTMENT I'VE EVER MADE IN MY LIFE. I'VE NOTIFIED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE AND THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF MY EXPERIENCE WITH THIS CAR. I BELIEVE THESE CARS SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF OF THE ROAD DUE TO THE MANY HAZARDS THEY POSE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER KOREAN VEHICLE. FOR NOW ON, I WILL ONLY PURCHASE AMERICAN MADE CARS IF ONLYFOR SAFETY REASONS. CAN I GET A REFUND ON THIS PIECE OF JUNK?

BREAK LIGHT RECALL - LOCATION MOUNT VERNON, OHIO - DATE 12-12-2015 I WAS DRIVING TO A CHRISTMAS EVENT AND WAS PULLED OVER BY A STATE HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER DUE TO MY BREAKLIGHTS BEING OUT. I PULLED OVER IN THE NEAREST PARKING LOT AND HAD MY BOYFRIEND LOOK AT IT. HE SAID THERE IS A LITTLE SWITCH BEHIND THE BREAK AREA THAT WAS STUCK. HE FLICKED IT A FEW TIMES AND IT CAME LOOSE AND STARTED WORKING. I AM GLAD THE OFFICER LET ME KNOW BEFORE I GOT INTO I-71 TRAFFIC. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, THE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE FAILURE LATER OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE DOOR HANDLES. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND LOSE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUG WIRE HARNESS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE EVENTUALLY OCCURRED ON ALL FOUR SPARK PLUG WIRE HARNESSES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IN CAR. IN ORDER TO PASS SAFETY INSPECTION THIS NEEDS TONE DEALT WITH AT DEALERSHIP. AFTER DIAGNOSTIC WAS RUN THEY TOLD ME THE PASSENGER SIDE DETECTION SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE REPAIR IS $1200 AND FOR A CAR LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD AND UNDER 100,000 MILES THERE IS NO REASON TO HAVE THIS ISSUE. I TRIED TO RECEIVE RELIEF REIMBURSEMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP LEVEL AND AT HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE. BOTH WERE DENIED.

IN/ABOUT 11/13/2014 THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED AND STAYED IT. DEALERS OPTION WAS TO CHARGE FOR OBTAINING THE CODE AND POSSIBLY BILL AS MUCH AS $1,400 TO REPLACE THE SEAT. ANOTHER MECHANIC REPORTED THE CODE AS "B 1448 OCS" [OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM - MAT FAILURE]. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT RESETTING THE SYSTEM AND CLEANING THE CONTACTS, REPLACED THE SEAT WITH A USED SEAT FOR $200 ON 10/22/2015 .....UPDATED 12/03/15 *BF UPDATED 05/21/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

A TRIP TURNED INTO TWICE BEING STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THIS CAR. NEVER BEEN OUT OF THE BAY AREA WITH IT. IT STARTS SKIPPING A FEW BEATS, LOSES ACCELERATION. RECOVERS ITSELF UNTIL THE NEXT TIME. BECOMES QUITE INTERMITTENT AFTER THAT POINT. I GOT TO JACKSONVILLE AFTER LEAVING HERE. LOST POWER, TOSSED WHITE SMOKE OUT THE TAIL PIPE. JUST LUGS ALONG AND THEN RECOVERS. SO I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY. INTO A SHOPPING MALL. TURNED IT OFF. STARTED IT AGAIN? NOTHING BUT WHITE SMOKE OUT THE BACK END. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK. HAD IT TOWED INTO THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. WHERE AFTER AN HOUR? THEY HAD DONE SOME TYPE OF EMISSIONS CLEAN OUT? AND A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. OUT OF POCKET? $289. I LEAVE. I DECIDE TO COME BACK HOME INSTEAD. I JUST DIDN'T TRUST THIS CAR THE REST OF THE WAY TO VA.. I GET TO OCALA. MERGING ON TO THE 75 INTERCHANGE? TWO CARS AND A SEMI BEHIND ME. A SEMI TO THE LEFT SIDE HAD TO MOVE OVER BECAUSE I PUNCHED THE GAS TO MERGE ON? STALLED, SOMETHING WENT BOOM UNDER ME? AND SO MUCH WHITE SMOKE BEHIND ME? IT ENGULFED THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME. IT LITERALLY LOST POWER AND I HAD TO COAST OVER TO THE SHOULDER? THEN RECOVERED ITSELF. I GOT IT TO THE REST AREA A MILE UP THE ROAD. CALLED A TOW TRUCK AGAIN. HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. THESE PEOPLE REPLACED THE CAT CONVERTER AND A SENSOR. THE REST OF THE TRIP HOME. AT THE 60 MILE MARK AGAIN? IT STARTS UP AGAIN. SPITTING AND SPUTTERING.LOSING ACCELERATION.. TRUCKS BEHIND ME. I'M PRAYING BY THIS POINT. I EVENTUALLY PULLED OFF AT THE WESLEY CHAPEL EXIT *54* AND SLOWLY MADE IT HOME BACK TO CLEARWATER. HYUNDAI AMERICA IS WHO I CALLED AT THIS POINT. TOOK IT IN YET AGAIN TO A LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WHO AS USUAL AFTER 2 DAYS? FIND ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG. I GET IT BACK? AND IT SOUNDS WORSE AND RUNS WORSE THAN IT EVER DID NOW. SOUNDS LIKE A PUTTERING VOLKSWAGON. I AM SERIOUSLY AFRAID OF THIS CAR. SERIOUSLY!

THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCHES. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR INSPECTION AND IT WAS FOUND THAT I HAD A FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. HYUNDAI CLAIMS THAT MY VIN WAS NOT AFFECTED ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF MY CAR FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V113000

THE BRAKES LINES (BOTH FRONT AND REAR) FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A 4 LANE ROAD (SPEED LIMIT 35MPH) WHEN I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHEN I WAS STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY OR NEEDED TO MAKE A QUICK STOP BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR). I NOTICED DRIPPING FLUID (BRAKE FLUID) COMING FROM THE MIDDLE OF MY CAR. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO AN AUTO MECHANIC'S SHOP WHERE THEY INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND BRAKE LINES. BOTH MY FRONT AND REAR BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND ROTTEN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT THE BRAKE LINES ROTTED AWAY WHERE THERE WAS NO COATING. MY CAR IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD AND UNDER 100,000 MILES AND A PART LIKE THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED ME. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO NOT COAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE.