2007 HYUNDAI ACCENT Complaints

DRIVING IN IDAHO, THE CAR STARTED TO SLIDE ON SNOW AND SLUSH HITTING A GUARD RAIL HEAD ON, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CAREEN FROM THE RIGHT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD. LEAVING THE ROAD CAUSED THE CAR TO FLIP ON THE ROOF, WHERE THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. ONLY THE DRIVER CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINING UNNECESSARY INJURY THAT RESULTED FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT DASHBOARD WHICH LED TO BEING HOSPITALIZED. A CONCUSSION SUSTAINED BY THE DRIVER AS WELL AS KNEE AND BACK INJURIES. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS KNEES, HANDS, NECK AND BACK. THE ENGINE HAD CAUGHT FIRE AND HAD A OPEN AND VISIBLE FLAME SECONDS AFTER THE CAR CAME TO REST. DRIVER IMMEDIATELY CRAWLED OUT THE BROKEN WINDOW AND USED SNOW TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WHERE WEARING A SEATBELT. THERE ARE PICTURES AND A POLICE REPORT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ACCENT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN JANUARY OF 2009, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATING TO THE ISSUE; THEREFORE, THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,545 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,245. UPDATED 03-04-09 *BF UPDATED 03/05/09.*JB

CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG(S) DID NOT DEPLOY. THE WAS MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN SOME BODILY INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. I HAD SPOKEN TO THE POLICE OFFICER ON THE SCENE, MY DOCTOR IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND THE MECHANIC AT THE AUTO BODY SHOP AND THEY ALL SAID THERE WAS NO REASON THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. *TR

2007 HYUNDAI ACCENT THAT I PURCHASED NEW AT DAHL AUTOMOTIVE IN ONALASKA WI. HAS BEEN IN THE GARAGE 2 TIMES IN 2007, AND 2 TIMES IN 2008, FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. MY CAR HAS A WOBBLE AND THEY CAN-NOT FIX ITS, EVEN HAD AN ENGINNER TEST DRIVE THE CAR. THEY ALL SAID THAT IT IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. WHICH THEY TEST ROAD A NEW 2008 MODEL SAID IT IS THE SAME AS MINE...WE DO NOT LIKE THE WOBBLE AND NEED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM SOLVED... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ICON INDICATES THAT NO ONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, EVEN WHEN IT IS OCCUPIED. AS A RESULT, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS DISABLED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD TURN OFF AND ON WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 34,500.

AT MY 15,000 M SERVICE FOR MY '07 HYUNDAI ACCENT 3DR HATCHBACK I WAS INFORMED IT NEEDED A COMPLETE ALIGNMENT AND FOUR NEW TIRES. I WAS TOLD LATER THAT THIS CAR CANNOT BE ALIGNED IN THE REAR AS THERE ARE "NO ADJUSTMENTS" TO DO IT. I WAS SHOCKED AS I HAD NO ACCIDENT AND AM A CAREFUL DRIVER. I ASKED WHAT COULD BE DONE AND THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED A "CAM KIT". MANY WEEKS LATER HYUNDAI'S DISTRICT PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER SENT A MESSAGE THAT I SHOULD TAKE MY CAR TO A BODYSHOP I AM STILL TRYING TO GET HYUNDAI TO HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM AND AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DRIVER SIDE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE ERROR CODES AND JUST TURNED OFF THE AIR BAG LIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. IN DECEMBER OF 2007, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLEANED THE CONNECTION AND CLEARED THE CODES. ON JANUARY 14, 2008, THE FAILURE RECURRED A THIRD TIME. THE DEALER CLEARED THE ERROR CODES AND ORDERED PARTS FOR THE SEAT BELTS, WHICH REGULATED THE AIR BAG SENSOR. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER AND THE DEALER INSTALLED THE PART FOR THE SENSOR. NEXT, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE CONTACT WHO IS 5'7 AND 118 LBS WOULD SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE WEIGHT REGULATIONS (THE WEIGHT SOMEONE SHOULD BE FOR THE LIGHT NOT TO ILLUMINATE). THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THEY COULD PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER AFFAIRS STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR SHOULD ENGAGE AT 130-140 LBS, WHILE ANOTHER REPRESENTATIVE STATED THE AIR BAG SENSOR SHOULD ENGAGE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 90 AND 120 LBS. ANOTHER DEPARTMENT AGREED WITH CONSUMER AFFAIRS REGARDING THE WEIGHT. AS OF JANUARY OF 2008, THERE WAS MOISTURE IN THE TAIL LIGHTS, WHICH COULD CAUSE POOR ILLUMINATION. THE DEALER REPLACED THEM, BUT INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE MAY RECUR. IN ADDITION, THE BATTERY FAILED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING POSSIBLY DRAINING THE BATTERY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS OFF. THE BATTERY WAS TESTED AND APPEARED TO BE FINE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,070 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,452. UPDATED 05/12/08 *BF THE THERMOSTAT AND GASKET WERE REPLACED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS CONDENSATION IN BOTH TAIL LIGHTS, A NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THERE WAS A RATTLE/CLUNK WHEN TURNING CORNERS. UPDATED

I RENTED A HYUNDAI ACCENT, BRAND NEW ON 1/13/08 IN SINT MAARTEN,NA FOR 4 WEEKS FROM ACE[PANORAMIC] RENT A CAR CONTRACT NUMBER 589ZBB971. ON 2/7/08 I ARRIVED AT MY TIMESHARE, THE ATRIUM ON BILLY FOLEY ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 9:45 PM AND STOPPED THE CAR TO GET OUT AND USE A KEY TO OPEN THE GARAGE CROSSBAR BEFORE ENTERING. I GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND PUT THE CAR IN THE DRIVE GEAR AND WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR TOOK OFF SPEEDING UP EVEN AS I CONTINUED TO PRESS THE BRAKE DOWN TO THE FLOOR. I MADE A QUICK TURN AND HIT A CEMENT ABUTMENT INJURING MYSELF AND MY WIFE. IT IS THE MOST HORRIFYING EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE. FORTUNATELY WE ARE NOT CRITICALLY HURT BUT MY WIFE'S CHEST INJURY IN VERY PAINFUL. WE WENT TO A ST MARTIN CLINIC AND THE DOCTOR SAID WE ARE OK TO GO HOME TO NY AND WE DID ON 2/9/08. THE ATRIUM HAS A CAMERA IN THE GARAGE AND SAW THE ENTIRE EPISODE. I HAVE ASKED THEM TO PROVIDE A COPY TO THE CAR RENTAL AGENCY AND ALSO TO ME. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO INFORM HYUNDAI OF WHAT HAPPENED AND IN CHECKING THE INTERNET, I NOTICE OTHERS COMPLAINING OF THE CAR SPEEDING UP ON ITS OWN. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW HYUNDAI ACCENT ON 07/17/07 AND DISCOVERED ON 07/18/07 THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR FOR THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER WILL NOT ACTIVATE FOR A PASSENGER THAT IS 5'7" TALL AND 115 LBS. THE AIRBAGS (FRONT & SIDE) WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH BECAUSE THE SENSORS INSTALLED IN THE SEAT DO NOT RECOGNIZE A PERSON OF THIS STATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND IN AN INDEPENDENT STUDY DONE BY DEALERSHIP MANAGEMENT, 3 OUT OF 10 TIMES THE SENSOR DID NOT DETECT A PERSON OF THIS STATURE. THIS WAS TESTED ON A FLOOR MODEL IN THE SHOWROOM WITH THE SAME RESULTS. HYUNDAI ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HAS REFUSED TO PROCEED WITH A CLAIM FOR DEFECT AND STATED TO ME THAT A PERSON OF THIS SIZE NEEDED TO RIDE AS A BACKSEAT PASSENGER. THEY ADVISED NO FURTHER ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN AND DETERMINED THE SENSOR WAS WORKING WITHIN MANUFACTURER'S GUIDELINES. THERE IS NO WRITTEN GUIDELINE FOR WEIGH STANDARDS AND THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT I REFUSE TO ACCEPT. UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ UPDATED *JB

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2007 HYUNDAI ACCENT THE FIRST TIME WAS ON JUNE 4, 2007 I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER THEY KEPT IT OVER NIGHT THEY SAID WHEN THEY FIRST HOOKED IT TO THE MACHINES THE CAR WOULD NOT START SO HYUNDAI SAID LET THE CAR SIT OVER NIGHT AND AFTER DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT MORNING THEY JUST NEEDED TO REPLACE THE SPARK PLUGS, I RECEIVED MY CAR ON TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 2007. I TOOK MY CAR BACK ON MONDAY, JULY 23, 2007 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEY SAID THEY HOOKED IT UP TO DIAGNOSTIC MACHINES AND IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN THEY WERE TOLD BY HYUNDAI TO LET IT SIT OVER NIGHT. ON TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2007 THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT START THEY SAID THEY WERE COMMUNICATING WITH HYUNDAI ON THE PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE NOT CALLED THEM BACK WITH THE CORRECT CODES. I RETURNED ON FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2007 THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS SAFE AND IF I WANTED I COULD TAKE MY CAR WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON. I TOLD THEM I DIDN'T WANT THE CAR WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON THAT THEY NEEDED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I RETURNED ON MONDAY, JULY 30, 207 THE HYUNDAI MANGERS "ASSURED" ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS SAFE AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE CAR AND TO GIVE THEIR TECHS THE OPPORTUNITY TO FIX THE FACTORY "GREMLINS" IN THE 2007 ACCENT THAT HYUNDAI IS AWARE OF AND THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO BASICALLY "REBUILDING" THE ENGINE TO MY 2007 ACCENT AND ITS TO" BETTER" THAN WHEN I BOUGHT IT BACK ON FEB 10, 2007. I ASKED IF AGAIN I ASKED IF I COULD REPLACE THE CAR THEY SAID NO THAT THEIR TECH'S COULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM & ALSO A POSSIBILITY THAT MY PAYMENTS WOULD BE HIGHER IF I TRIED TO GET ANOTHER CAR FROM THEM. AS OF FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 2007 THEY STILL HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE HYUNDAI FACTORY "GREMLINS" NOR HAVE I RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ON MY CAR. *JB