2010 Hyundai Accent

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2009· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC

  AS SOON AS I GOT ON THE FREEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL, BRAKE, AND ACCELERATOR LOCKED UP. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT DOWN THE RAMP TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. I PUT ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BECAUSE, THE CAR KEPT ROLLING. I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE CAR OFF BUT, THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE CAR WAS STILL ON. I MANAGED TO GET THE KEY OUT AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES THEN I RESTARTED THE CAR. I DROVE TO THE NEAREST EXIT AND WHEN I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN THE LEFT TURN LANE SO, I COULD NOT GET OVER. I WAITED AND RESTARTED THE CAR LIKE BEFORE. I PARKED AND LET THE CAR RUN FOR A FEW MINUTES. SINCE THEN IT HAS NOT HAPPENED BUT, THIS IS A 2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT (HATCHBACK) AND I BOUGHT IT NOT EVEN 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. THEY TOLD ME BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY WERE CHASING A GHOST AND COULD NOT HELP ME. I ASKED WHAT IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND LEADS TO AN ACCIDENT. I WAS TOLD THEY CAN'T HELP ME WITH THAT QUESTION BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM IN THE CAR. THEY RETURNED THE CAR TO ME WITH NOTHING FIXED AND NO ANSWERS. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT LEAD UP TO THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT CRASHED OR DAMAGED THIS CAR IN ANY WAY. IF THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG AND HOW TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN, HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR? *TR

• 12/29/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, DRIVING STRAIGHT AFTER 2 RIGHT TURNS, AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING, A THIN WISP OF SMOKE ROSE UP FROM MY STEERING COLUMN, OR NEAR MY STEERING COLUMN, ON THE LEFT SIDE. FROM MY GENERAL GOOGLE RESEARCH, THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/28/2014· SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING. RECALL IS LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE FROM 2007 - 2009; HOWEVER, HYUNDAI IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE SAFETY ISSUE IN THE 2010 MODEL. *TR

• 12/19/2011· STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE 2010 ACCENT HAS A DEFECT THAT WILL WEAR OUT THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT TIRES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

• 12/16/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES

  THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH BECAME DEFECTIVE INTERMITTENTLY, APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES AGO. IT HAS NOW FAILED COMPLETELY. APPARENTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.AUTOBLOG.COM/2013/04/03/HYUNDAI-KIA-RECALLING-1-6M-MORE-MODELS-FOR-FAULTY-BRAKE-SWITCH/ THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, SO I WANTED YOU TO KNOW. *TR

• 12/09/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES

  MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ALL OUT. ALL 3. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT SOME CARS UP UNTIL 2009 WERE RECALLED FOR A FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. I AM FEARFUL I COULD PUT MYSELF OR OTHERS IN HARMS WAY. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I AM NOT SURE IF THERE ARE CURRENTLY OTHER REPORTS BUT I AM DOING SO NOW. I AM TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ASAP TO HAVE IT EVALUATED. A TECHNICIAN HAS ALREADY TROUBLESHOOTED REPLACING THE BULBS AND STILL NOT WORKING. HE BELIEVES IT IS THE SWITCH. THIS WAS STATED PRIOR TO ME DOING RESEARCH ABOUT A POTENTIAL ISSUE WITH HYUNDAI'S BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. *TR

• 12/06/2016· ENGINE

  THE IGNITION CABLES AND SPARK PLUGS ARE FAULTY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED JUST AFTER 60,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING AND SUDDENLY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING, MY CAR WAS SHAKING, AND NOT SHIFTING PAST FIRST GEAR. HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THEY SAID THE IGNITION CABLES AND SPARK PLUGS WERE FAULTY. THEY HAD SEEN THIS ON HYUNDAI'S BEFORE. *TR

• 12/02/2013· SERVICE BRAKES,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  THE VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE BROKE AND JUST HANGS THERE. THE BRAKES NOW ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS HAVE FAILED TO STOP THE CAR AT SLOW SPEEDS. WHEN THE BRAKE IS PRESSED IT FEELS AS THOUGH THEY ARE CRUMBLING. AND THE CAR JERKS AROUND. HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE TO BE TOLD THAT ITS JUST WHAT ANTI LOCK BRAKES DO. I HAVE NEVER HAD THAT HAPPEN ON ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE OWNED WITH ANTILOCK BRAKES. I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER HYUNDAI AGAIN, NOR WILL I EVER BUY ANYTHING FROM THAT DEALERSHIP. *TR

• 11/26/2014· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  MY HYUNDAI ACCENT MODEL YEAR 2010 HAD AN ISSUE WHERE THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY. MODEL YEARS 2007-2009 ARE UNDER AN ACTIVE RECALL FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND MY CAR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED HYUNDAI AND THEY ADVISED THE SWITCH IS DIFFERENT BUT THE DATA I CAN FIND SHOWS THE SAME FAULT EXISTS IN THE 2010 AS WELL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE HYUNDAI IS REFUSING TO FIX...THE NHTSA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE AND EXPAND THE RECALL TO OTHER MODEL YEARS. *TR

• 11/25/2018· ENGINE

  CAR STOPPED RUNNING. TIMING BELT BROKE RESULTING IN RUINED ENGINE REQUIRING FULL ENGINE REPLACEMENT. MILEAGE WAS 63K.

• 11/24/2014· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  CAR HAD A LIGHT TICKING SOUND FOR DAYS OFF AND ON ......WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND CAR STARTING REVVING UP DRIVING ON IT'S OWN. TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP TRIED TO SHUT CAR DOWN WOULDN'T LET ME. GOT CAR INTO NEUTRAL THEN APPLIED BRAKES GOT CAR TO STOP AND OFF ROAD. WAITED TILL I REGAINED COMPOSURE STARTED CAR AND IT SOUNDED FINE. STARTED DOWN RD AGAIN DROVE ABOUT 4 MILES AND WENT TO PULL INTO HESS STATION DID AGAIN AND ALMOST SHOT US THROUGH FRONT OF STORE. THIS TIME IT SOUNDED AS THOUGH PIECES WERE BEING SHATTERED INSIDE ENGINE....GOT OUT OF CAR AND CHECKED UNDER HOOD AND UNDER CAR NOTHING VISIBLE OF WHAT WAS WRONG. IT WAS LATE NIGHT SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE IT HOME.....TRIED ONCE MORE IT HAPPENED A THIRD TIME....WAS MILE FROM HOME SO I DROVE IT AGAIN TO MAKE IT....NEXT DAY WE DROVE IT TO DEALERSHIP. THEY TOOK IT FOR TEST DRIVE SAID IT WAS THROTTLE BODY. WE COMPLAINED THAT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY SO THEY TOOK IT OUT AGAIN TO SEE IF MIGHT BE SOMETHING ELSE...THIS TIME FOR THEM CAR WENT TO 4 RPMS AND WOULDN'T GO DOWN SO GAVE USE LOANER CAR......SAID THEY WOULD PUT US IN DIFFERENT CAR OR FIX IT. TOOK US TO USED CAR LOT TO GET ANOTHER CAR THEN BECAUSE OF CREDIT SAID NO....WE ARE A ELDERLY COUPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THE ONLY CAR THEY OFFERED US BACK IN JULY 2014 WAS THIS 2 DR THAT TRIED TO KILL US.....WE WANTED A 4 DR CAR NOT A LIL SPORTY WE COULDN'T GET IN AND OUT OF THE BACK SEAT! CAN ANYONE HELP US????? NOW THAT IT WAS REPAIRED THE NEXT DAY IT IS MAKING SO MUCH NOISE I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT........HELP PLEASE! I HAVEN'T GONE TO GET THAT CHECKED OUT YET BUT I WILL TODAY! PLEASE POST FOR OTHER DRIVERS TO BE AWARE OF THESE CARS...... *TR

• 11/21/2014· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY MY DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FELL DOWN RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY FIELD OF VISION. IT HAD TO BE REMOVED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT STAY UP ANYMORE. *TR

• 11/16/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I HAVE A 2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT THAT I PURCHASED AUG 2010. JUST RECENTLY ABOUT A MONTH AGO I NOTICE WHEN I GET IN THE CAR IN THE MORNING AND I COME TO A STOP WHILE GOING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND PUTTING ON BRAKES THE BRAKES SOUND LIKE THEY ARE SQUEAKING OR RUBBING. ALSO WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES THEY SEEM TO HAVE A SUDDEN STOP WHERE YOU FEEL LIKE THE CAR IS JERKING. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I GET IN THE CAR AND TAKE OFF. ALSO IF I GO 65 TO 70 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WILL BEGAN TO SHAKE. WHEN GETTING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR ALSO SEEMS TO HAVE A SLOW TAKE OFF FOR AT LEAST 1 MILE. *TR

• 11/14/2014· TIRES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT EQUIPPED WITH GRAND PRIX TOUR PS TIRES, SIZE P175/70/R14 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE YEAR. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

• 11/09/2013· VISIBILITY

  THE SUN VISORS BREAK AT THE HINGE AND DROP DOWN IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S FACE OBSTRUCTING VIEW. I HAVE OWNED 1 ELANTRA AND 2 ACCENTS SINCE 2005. HYUNDAI REFUSES TO DEAL WITH THIS. *TR

• 11/09/2011· TIRES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT WITH KUMHO SOLUS TIRES, SIZE P205-45 R16 (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OUTSIDE WALL OF THE EACH TIRE EXHIBITED CRACKS WHICH WERE CAUSING THE TIRES TO LOSE AIR PRESSURE RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE SHOP WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE BUT COULD NOT WARRANTY THE TIRE BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE CRACKS WERE DUE TO ROAD HAZARDS AND NOT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE CONTACT REPLACED 2 TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,888. UPDATED 12/19/11*BF UPDATED 06/14/2012 *JS

• 11/06/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS, HAZARD LIGHTS, AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAULT CODE FROM THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V566000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,001.

• 11/03/2021· AIR BAGS

  Last week my airbag red light came on out of no where, no accident led to this.This car has been maintained and any repairs done in a TIMELY FASHION I CALLED HYUNDAI HEADQUARTERS AND SPOKE TO A SUPERVISOR. SHE WENT ON AND ON ABOUT EVERYTHING BUT WHAT I WAS CALLING ABOUT. SHE THEN DEVULGED SOME INTERESTING ISSUES REGARDING MY VEHICLE. FIRST SHE SAID THERE WAS A RECALL. ON MY VEHICLE.I BELIEVE SHE SAID 944, WHICH SHE SAID WAS A RUST ISSUE RECALL ON THE UNDERCARRIGE. SHE THEN WENT ON TO SAY THE PASSENGER SIDE SAFETY was an issue and complaints from other accent owners of airbag light SHE THEN SAID OH I BET THATS WHY YOU AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON . SHE DID ALSO SPkEAK OF MY CAR HAVING SOME SORT OF EXTENDED FACTORY WARRANTY., CALLING IT EITHER A TXX OR POSSIBLY PXX WHATEVER THAT MEANS. I HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS ONLY TO FIND OUT THERE ARE MANY HYUNDAI ACCENTS THAT HAVE HAD airbag IREPAIRED FOR FREE. I WAS NOT TOLD THAT MINE WOULD ALSO BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE. DUE TO MY PERSISTENCE THEY EXPEDIATED MY COMPLAINT TO A CASE MANAGER WHOM I SHOULD HEAR FROM IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. MY CASE NUMBER IS 18924458. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS? IT OBVIOUSLY IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND HAS OCCURRED IN MANY ACCENTS. What should I do until I hear from case manager? What happens if I disagree with the case workers decision? I do have receipts for close to $ 2,000 worth of routine maintence and repairs which I will upload to you depending on the findings of the case manager.

• 10/27/2015· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I HAD TO HAVE STOP LAMP SWITCH REPLACED MAY 14,2013

• 10/27/2011· STEERING,SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  PURCHASED APPROX AUG 10 2011 FROM CARMAX. NOTICED VIBRATION OR SHUDDER FROM STEERING WHEEL IN PARK AND IDLING, MORE PRONOUNCED ON RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE, RIGHT SIDE OF CAR INTO BACK SEAT. SOME VIBRATION AND SHUDDER WHILE DECELERATING AT SPEED AND AROUND 20 MPH. TOOK THE CAR TO HYUNDAI AROUND SEPTEMBER 2011. THEY CLAIMED THE CAR HAD 4 MOTOR MOUNTS (ENGINE AND TRANS I ASSUME) AND THAT 2 OF THE MOUNTS WERE BAD. AT DIFFERENT TIMES THEY DESCRIBED THE MOUNTS AS "BROKEN", "CRACKED", AND "STRETCHED". THEY INSTALLED THE TWO MOUNTS (LOWER FRONT AND BACK LOCATION TO ME) CALLING THEM "REVISED". I ASKED TO SEE THE BAD MOUNTS BUT THEY DID NOT SHOW THEM TO ME. THE REPAIR REDUCED THE SIDE VIBRATION BY ABOUT 90% BUT THE VIBRATION WAS STILL THERE. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION IS UNCHANGED. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND ALSO TO . BOTH SERVICE MANAGERS AND TECHNICIANS SAID THE REMAINING VIBRATION IS "NORMAL" (THEIR WORDS) BUT THEY PUT DOWN ON THE REPAIR SHEET THAT THE VIBRATION WAS GONE WHICH WAS NOT TRUE. I TOLD THEM THE VIBRATION IS NOT NORMAL ESPECIALLY FOR A BRAND NEW CAR THAT COSTS OVER $12,000. THEY SAID ALL HYUNDAI 4 CYLINDERS HAVE THE SAME VIBRATION. THE VIBRATION REMAINS. I HAVE READ ONLINE TWO HYUNDAI TECHNICIANS WHO CLAIM THE VIBRATION COULD BE CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE UPPER ENGINE MOUNT, LOOSE TIMING CHAIN OR BELT, DEFECTIVE HARMONIC BALANCER. I HAVE SEEN THIS WEEK A VIDEO ON THE HYUNDAI SONATA AND ITS VIBRATION; MY CAR MAKES THE SAME VIBRATION AND NOISE, ALMOST LIKE ONE OF THE PLUGS IS MISSING. (I HAD AN ENGINE DIAGNOSIS AND IT SAID ALL ELECTRICAL IS OK; NO CHECK ENGINE CODES ARE SHOWING). I HAVE ALSO READ ABOUT THE SEPTEMBER 26 RECALL OF THE HYUNDAI SONATA FOR VIBRATION PROBLEMS. I THINK THE 2010 HYUNDAI SHOULD ALSO FACE RECALL SINCE THE DEALER HAS ADMITTED THE VIBRATION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

• 10/24/2012· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  MY WIFE LEFT FOR WORK TUESDAY MORNING AND DURING HER COMMUTE THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, BOTH HIGH AND LOW BEAMS QUIT. SHE PROBABLY PANICKED A LITTLE BUT DISCOVERED SHE COULD PULL THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER IN WHICH CAUSED THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS TO WORK. SHE GOT TO WORK THAT WAY AND LAST NIGHT I LOOKED AT IT. NO BLOWN FUSES OR BULBS. I TESTED THE HEADLIGHT BULBS AND THEY WORKED. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR FRIDAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. I SUGGESTED TO THE DEALER THAT HE SHOULD NOT ASK ME TO PAY FOR IT, WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR MY PROBLEM YOU WILL FIND MANY MORE PEOPLE WHO'VE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE DEALT WITH BY THE MANUFACTURER AND FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES FROM IT. IF AN ACCIDENT DOES HAPPEN THE PROOF OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE WILL BE DESTROYED BY FRONT END DAMAGE. THANK YOU *TR

• 10/23/2012· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY

  I CONTINUALLY NOTICED THAT THE AIR VENTS EXPRESS A VERY SMELLY ODOR. WHETHER IT IS THE AIR CONDITIONER OR THE HEATER- MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE AIR CONDITIONER RESIDUE AND TO RUN MY FAN ON VENT TO GET RID OF THE MOISTURE BUILDUP. I HAVE DONE THIS FOR A COUPLE WEEKS NOW AND THEY STILL SMELL LIKE MOLD AND MILDEW- I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 60 DAYS AND CAN'T GET RID OF THE SMELL. I HAVE ALLERGIES AND THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM FOR ME. I HAVE HAD MANY CARS OVER THE YEARS AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS EVERY HAPPENING WITH THE AIR CONDITION IN A VEHICLE. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM?IS THERE WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THIS OR DO I NEED TO GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND LODGE A COMPLAINT TO GET RID OF THE CAR? *TR

• 10/19/2018· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP NO ERROR CODES POPULATED, BUT THE LATE CAME BACK ON TWO WEEKS LATER. DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND ANY ISSUES. I'VE SEEN PAST COMPLAINTS OF THIS IN SIMILAR MODEL CARS, HOWEVER HYUNDAI WILL NOT COVER DUE TO WARRANTY BEING EXPIRED.

• 10/13/2021· AIR BAGS

  The air bags randomly stopped working. I was not in a collision or near anything that would have made my air bags deploy or stop working. I have two air bag lights that are staying on to let me know that the airbags are not working. I had a mechanic do a free consultation and he could not find anything wrong with the airbags besides the airbag being faulty.

• 10/11/2018· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND VIBRATE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE LOCAL DEALER (STERLING HYUNDAI OF LAFAYETTE, 5001 JOHNSON ST, LAFAYETTE, LA) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

• 09/28/2015· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY 49, STARTED TO TAKE AN EXIT INTO TOWN. THE CAR WOULDN'T SLOW DOWN, TAPPED THE BRAKE, BUT THE RPM KEPT REVVING UP. I PLACED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T SLOW. I CAME OFF THE OFF RAMP AT 60 MILES PER HOUR IN A 35 MILE PER HOUR STREET. CONTINUED PRESSING ON THE BRAKE, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO LIFT MY FOOT THE CAR WOULD GO FASTER. KNEW I COULDN'T MAKE IT THROUGH THE STOP LIGHT WAS ABLE TO TURN ONTO A SIDE STREET SHIFTED THE CAR INTO PARK AND TURNED THE CAR OFF.

• 09/26/2014· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CAR JUST LOST POWER WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC GOING 10 MILES AN HOUR. HAD TO PUT IN PARK AND RESTART IT, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

• 09/26/2011· SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE IGNITION, BATTERY AND PROBLEMS WITH STALLING. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURES AT THE BATTERY CABLE, THE IGNITION WIRING SYSTEM AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS CORRODED. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE OIL CONTAINER AND STARTER MOTOR CONNECTOR WAS ALSO CORRODED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY CABLE AND SEVERAL OTHER UNKNOWN PARTS BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,000. KMJ

• 09/18/2012· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY WHETHER A PERSON WAS OCCUPYING THE SEAT OR NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE FAILURE WHERE THEY REPLACED THE AIR BAG SENSOR HOWEVER, THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,460.

• 09/16/2021· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  The driver-side sun visor was falling off during driving when the visor hung at the left (the hanging rod broke from inside) and it's dangous because I could not see. It's definately a safty issue that are talked broadly and a recall is neccessary.

• 09/03/2014· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  A FEW MONTHS AGO THE VISOR IN MY 2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT ON THE DRIVER SIDE STOPPED STAYING UP. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THIS INDICATING MANY ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

• 08/27/2015· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL OPERATING SPEED, I WAS ALERTED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WEREN'T WORKING. I REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM. WHILE RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, I NOTICED A RECALL OF HYUNDAI ACCENTS FOR THE YEARS PRIOR TO 2010, BUT THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE 2010S. I VERIFIED WITH THE DEALER THAT I HAD NO OPEN RECALLS, SO I REPLACED THE PART AT MY OWN EXPENSE. IT SEEMS THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCHES ARE STILL NOT RELIABLE IN THESE CARS.

• 08/26/2016· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  MY DAUGHTER'S CAR ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHEN SHE IS DRIVING IN THE STREET. THE CAR WAS TAKEN ON AUGUST 17, 2016, TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP AND SENSOR. IT WAS REPLACED AND THEY CHARGED US $800. THE NEXT DAY THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. NOW, THE DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING THE CAMSHAFT SENSORS WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS IS THE PROBLEM. THIS PRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE CAR SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING IN THE STREETS OR HIGHWAY. IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

• 08/20/2013· VISIBILITY

  I SIMPLY PULLED THE SUN VISOR DOWN, IT MADE A STRANGE NOISE AND WILL NO LONGER STAY UP, GREATLY IMPAIRING/OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OUT THE WINDSHIELD. THE LIGHT ALSO STOPPED WORKING. CAR IS ONLY AT 30,000 - ALWAYS HAVE HAD ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. *TR

• 08/19/2014· STEERING,SUSPENSION,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20MPH WHEN I HEARD A BREAKING NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH MY 2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT WHEN I LOST STEERING POWER, THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK AND THE ACCELERATOR AS WELL. THIS CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR RESULTING IN ME CRASHING INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. THANK GOD IT WASN'T ON A HWY GOING 65-70 MPH. I SEE THERE AREN'T ANY RECALLS ON ANY OF THE MENTIONED PROBLEMS. ALSO TO NOTE I HAD TO REPLACE A COIL PACK THAT I READ ANOTHER OWNER HAD PROBLEMS AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND I'M THINKING THERE'S ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THAT TOO. THANKS HYUNDAI FOR NOT KEEPING YOUR CONSUMERS SAFE. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE IN ACCIDENTS CAUSE OF MANUFACTURE DEFECTS BEFORE THEY INVESTIGATE AND ISSUE A RECALL. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER HYUNDAI. BUYER BE WARNED! *TR

• 08/19/2014· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  PREPARING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN I NOTICE WHEN I PRESS ON MY BRAKES MY SIGNAL WOULD STOP BLINKING. BRAKES AND SIGNAL DO NOT WORK TOGETHER ANYMORE. SO NOW I CAN NOT SIGNAL MY INTENTION AND BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME. I READ THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON BRAKE LAMP SWITCH BUT NOT FOR 2010. SO THE ISSUE STILL A PROBLEM FOR 2010 ACCENT.... *TR

• 08/18/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WAS ACTIVATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE SIGNAL LIGHT WENT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER WAS PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHO PERFORMED A RECALL REPAIR ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SIMPLY TOOK NOTES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

• 08/16/2016· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  DRIVING 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE DRIVER'S VISOR FELL INTO MY LINE OF SIGHT, I WASN'T USING THE VISOR AS IT WAS DARK MAKING IT VERY HARD TO SEE. IT'S ELECTRIC SO IT DIDN'T FALL ALL THE WAY JUST INTO MY LINE OF VISION. I HAD TO HOLD IT IN PLACE AND MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SAFELY ATTEMPT TO FIX IT.

• 08/13/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I TOOK THE CAR TO HAVE THE BRAKES DONE. THE SHOP DID AN INSPECTION AND FOUND ALL BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING TRACING IT TO THE BRAKE LIGHT PEDAL SWITCH. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND THEY STATED THE 2010 ACCENT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL CAMPAIGN BUT 2009 ARE, EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME PART? I TOOK IT TO MY HYUNDAI DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE SWITCH WITH THE NEW REVISED SWITCH, SINCE THE OLD SWITCHES ARE SHOWN TO FAIL PREMATURELY. I WOULD ADVISE ANY OWNER OF A HYUNDAI OR KIA TO EITHER HAVE THE SWITCH REPLACED OR CHECK IT WEEKLY UNTIL THE PART IS PUT ON THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS HAZARD TO YOU, YOUR PASSENGERS AND OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD BEHIND YOU. *TR

• 08/11/2013· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING. APPEARS TO BE PROBLEM WITH BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WHICH HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR OTHER YEAR MODELS. *TR

• 08/09/2014· VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY FELL DOWN AND BLOCKED ALL VISIBILITY. THE SUN VISOR WILL NO LONGER STAY UP AND DANGLED ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL UNTIL I REMOVED IT. A CHEAP PLASTIC PART BROKE INSIDE CAUSING IT TO FALL, STARTLING ME AND NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

• 08/03/2016· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING ON AN INCLINE, THE ENGINE MISFIRED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,426.

• 08/02/2017· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR FELL OPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING STEADILY ON AN INTERSTATE. I CAN NO LONGER GET THE VISOR TO STAY UP IN THE CLOSED POSITION.

• 08/01/2012· STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  I WAS APPROACHING A LINE OF CARS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND IT WAS RAINING. WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES THE REAR WHEELS OF MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AND THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP. I SLID OUT OF CONTROL INTO THE REAR OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

• 07/31/2014· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  THE SUN VISOR BROKE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND DANGLED BY A CONNECTING WIRE OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW. THE LIP ON THE ON POST THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE BROKE OFF AND CAN NOT BE FIXED. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAD TO REMOVE THE VISOR FROM THE CAR. *TR

• 07/27/2022· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  Whenever I get gas even when I pump really slow when I go to remove the nozzle gas spurts out. I have had the charcoal cannister replaced as well as replacing the gas cap but it still happens. This is very dangerous since gas is leaking onto the car and area surrounding it.

• 07/26/2019· AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  TAKATA RECALL: I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY IN THE RAIN WHEN SOME CARS IN FRONT OF ME STARTED TO STOP. I SLOWED DOWN BUT AS I HIT THE BREAKS THE CAR DIDN'T RESPOND. I PRESSED THE PEDAL MORE AND NOTHING HAPPENED, THEN IT WENT DOWN ALL THE WAY. I MOVED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO PREVENT A CRASH BUT IT STILL HAPPENED. MY CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF EITHER AND I HAD NO BREAK LIGHT INDICATING THAT MY BREAKS WOULD FAIL OR THAT THEY WERE FAULTY.

• 07/11/2014· VISIBILITY

  SUN VISOR BROKE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE POST FELL OUT AND IS DANGLING BY THE CABLE. THE LIP ON THE POST THAT HOLDS IN PLACE CRUMBLED. *TR

• 07/07/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE VISOR BROKE AND FELL WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS IS A VISIBILITY HAZARD AND I AM NOT MECHANICALLY INCLINED. IN MY RESEARCH I'VE FOUND THIS IS COMMON IN CERTAIN HYUNDAI VEHICLES.WHY IS THIS NOT ON YOUR RECALL LIST?

• 07/01/2015· STEERING

  THERE HAVE BEEN 2 REPAIRS FOR STEERING ALIGNMENT BUT THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIPS CANT CORRECT THE ISSUE. MY STEERING WHHEL IS MISALIGNED