2005 Hyundai Accent Problems

TAKATA RECALL.. FOR SOME REASON MY BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE BRAKES EVERYTIME THAT HAPPENS MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS ON ME IVE HAD TO CHANGE MY DISK AND CALIBER ON MY CAR IN ONLY A WEEK 3 TIMES BECAUSE FOR SOME REASON ITS BEEN SCRATCHING MY BRAKES AND ROTORS AND IT MESSED UP A BRAND NEW ROTORS AND CALIBER MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A WEEK NOW BECAUSE IM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE NOT EVEN THE MECANIC KNOWS WHATS WRONG WITH IT (THIS IS THE LINK TO IMAGES (HTTPS://PHOTOS.APP.GOO.GL/3XCWPXP4T7QRVPLQ8)

FOR SOME REASON MY BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE BRAKES IT DOES IT THEN IT STOPS AND ACTS NORMAL THEN IT DOES IT AGAIN MEANWHILE IM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STERRING WHEEL I HAD IT CHECKED A COUPLE TIMES AND EVERYTHING SEEMS FINE IT HAS FLUIDS BUT IT GETS STUCK WHILE IM DRIVING AND NOT ABLE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL IT GETS LOCKED WHILE IM DRIVING IT HAPPENS ALOT WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS STARTS ACTING UP I COULD BE IN A HIGHWAY OR I CAN BE IN THE STREETS ITS STARTING TO ANNOY ME

The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Accent. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, a vehicle nearby informed the contact that the rear driver’s and passenger’s side brake lights were inoperable. The contact continued driving to the residence. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who inspected the vehicle and replaced the rear light bulbs however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 147,000.

I WAS TRAVELING (AND LIKELY SLIGHTLY BRAKING) ON A HIGHWAY OFF-RAMP WHEN I SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. IT FELT LIKE THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SEIZED UP, AND THEN THE STEERING COLUMN AND DASH STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND THE CAR FISH-TAILED AROUND. I CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BARRICADE AND ENDING UP FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC -- WHICH COULD HAVE KILLED ME AND THE DRIVER OF THE ONCOMING VEHICLE, WHO ALSO ENDED UP CRASHING. WEATHER / VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AND DRY, AND THERE WERE NO APPARENT O STRUCTIONS IN THE ROADWAY. AFTER THE CRASH, THE WHEELS MOVED NORMALLY AGAIN AND LOOKED UNAFFECTED.

VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. BRAKE LIGHTS DIDN'T ILLUMINATE. VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL GARAGE, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. 30 MINUTES AND $80.00 LATER THE PROBLEM WAS REMEDIED. HYUNDAI HAS HAD MULTIPLE RECALLS OF THEIR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCHES, BUT EACH TIME THE APPLY THE RECALL TO A VERY NARROW SELECTION OF MODELS, OF WHICH THIS AFOREMENTIONED VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. STRANDING A 19 Y/O GIRL IN A DARK PARKING LOT AT 9:30 AT NIGHT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A LESS FAVORABLE OUTCOME. HOW MANY OTHER UNFORTUNATES SUFFER BECAUSE OF A FAILURE ON THE PART OF HYUNDAI TO STEP UP AND FIX AN INEXPENSIVE PART.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V280000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

"AIRBAG" INDICATOR CAME ON WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED UP AND DIDN'T GO OUT. HAS BEEN ON FOR 3 MONTHS. THIS 2006 ACCENT THAT HAS THROWN THE B1448 CODE (OC SENSOR MAT DEFECT). A RECALL FOR THE HYUNDAI SONATA (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V161000) WHICH USES THE SAME COMPONENTS IN IT'S AIRBAG SENSORY SYSTEM HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SAME CODE. SIMILAR COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED FOR THE ACCENT ON THIS SITE AND ARFC.ORG. REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENT OF THE SENSOR RANGE FROM $800 - $1100. NOT ISSUING A RECALL FOR ALL VEHICLES USING THE SAME FAULTY COMPONENTS AS THE RECALLED SONATA IS COMPLETELY IMMORAL. RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN PERFECT WEATHER THE CAR SUDDENLY FISHTAILED AND THEN FLIPPED THREE TIMES. THE DRIVER WAS THANKFULLY UNINJURED BUT THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. IN INSPECTING THE CAR THE REAR WHEELS WOULD NOT MOVE SO IT WAS RULED THAT THE BRAKES SEIZED UP. THE BRAKES WERE NOT BEING USED WHEN THIS HAPPENED SUDDENLY AND OUT OF THE BLUE. *TR

RECEIVE AN RECALL ON MY VEHICLE CONCERNING BRAKES LIGHTS, BUT I BOUGHT THE CAR ON THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 2007 AND THE DEALER NO LONGER EXIST. WHAT CAN I DO IN SUCH A CASE TO CORRECT THE DEFAULT.

VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. BRAKE LIGHTS DIDN'T ILLUMINATE. VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL GARAGE, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. 30 MINUTES AND $80.00 LATER THE PROBLEM WAS REMEDIED. HYUNDAI HAS HAD MULTIPLE RECALLS OF THEIR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCHES, BUT EACH TIME THE APPLY THE RECALL TO A VERY NARROW SELECTION OF MODELS, OF WHICH THIS AFOREMENTIONED VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. STRANDING A 19 Y/O GIRL IN A DARK PARKING LOT AT 9:30 AT NIGHT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A LESS FAVORABLE OUTCOME. HOW MANY OTHER UNFORTUNATES SUFFER BECAUSE OF A FAILURE ON THE PART OF HYUNDAI TO STEP UP AND FIX AN INEXPENSIVE PART.

The contact owns a 2005 Hyundai Accent. The contact stated that the doors could no longer be opened from inside the vehicle. The contact had to roll down the windows in order to let herself out of the vehicle. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 14,453.

IN SEPTEMBER 2009 (EXACT DAY UNKNOWN), THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ON MY 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY FAILING. AS A RESULT, I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK APPROXIMATELY ONCE OUT OF EVERY THREE TIMES I STARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS ABLE TO REMEDY THE ISSUE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH AN EXAGGERATED DEGREE OF FORCE WITHIN 1-5 ATTEMPTS. ON NOVEMBER 25, THE SWITCH ULTIMATELY FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK WITHOUT EMPLOYING THE SHIFT LOCK OVERRIDE. SINCE NOVEMBER 25, I EMPLOY THE SHIFT LOCK OVERRIDE BUT HAVE NOT YET REPLACED THE SWITCH. *TR

TAKATA RECALL.. FOR SOME REASON MY BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE BRAKES EVERYTIME THAT HAPPENS MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS ON ME IVE HAD TO CHANGE MY DISK AND CALIBER ON MY CAR IN ONLY A WEEK 3 TIMES BECAUSE FOR SOME REASON ITS BEEN SCRATCHING MY BRAKES AND ROTORS AND IT MESSED UP A BRAND NEW ROTORS AND CALIBER MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A WEEK NOW BECAUSE IM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE NOT EVEN THE MECANIC KNOWS WHATS WRONG WITH IT (THIS IS THE LINK TO IMAGES (HTTPS://PHOTOS.APP.GOO.GL/3XCWPXP4T7QRVPLQ8)

RIM OF AT LEAST ONE TIRE HAS DISINTEGRATED TO THE POINT OF A HOLE THAT LETS THE AIR OUT OF THE TIRE. A THROUGH HOLE IN THE BODY OF THE RIM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK DUE TO CORROSION OF THE OIL PAN. ALSO, THE STRUT TOWER AND THE AIR CONDITIONING HOSE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, SMOKE ERUPTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALERTED, AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE POLICE WERE NOT ALERTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE. AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

STOP LIGHT MALFUNCTION, TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION, TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK MALFUNCTION, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL MALFUNCTION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND ITS BEEN SURGING A LITTLE WHEN DRIVING CAN FEEL FORWARD VIBRATIONS AND THEN LETS GO AND DOSE IT AGAIN. THE INCIDENT OCCURED JUNE 30 2014 AND I WAS HEADED TO A STOP SIGN AND MY CAR STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN AND I HAD TO PUSH IN CLUTCH AND PRESS BRAKES PRETTY HARD TO STOP THE CAR FROM TAKIN OFF ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ME PUSHING THE GAS. I DONT KNOW IF ITS THE THROTTLE SENSOR OR WHATS THE PROBLEM IS BUT THE CAR ALSO BEEN DRIVIN DIFFFERENTLY AROUND CORNERS LIKE THE REAR END SOMETHIN WRONG AND SEEN STATEMENTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE STATIN THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR CAR AS WELL. I HOPE YOU GUYS CAN HELP ME IF NOT I NEED A MECHANIC TO FIX THE CAR. *TR

TAKATA RECALL.. FOR SOME REASON MY BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE BRAKES EVERYTIME THAT HAPPENS MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS ON ME IVE HAD TO CHANGE MY DISK AND CALIBER ON MY CAR IN ONLY A WEEK 3 TIMES BECAUSE FOR SOME REASON ITS BEEN SCRATCHING MY BRAKES AND ROTORS AND IT MESSED UP A BRAND NEW ROTORS AND CALIBER MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A WEEK NOW BECAUSE IM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE NOT EVEN THE MECANIC KNOWS WHATS WRONG WITH IT (THIS IS THE LINK TO IMAGES (HTTPS://PHOTOS.APP.GOO.GL/3XCWPXP4T7QRVPLQ8)

FOR SOME REASON MY BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE BRAKES IT DOES IT THEN IT STOPS AND ACTS NORMAL THEN IT DOES IT AGAIN MEANWHILE IM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STERRING WHEEL I HAD IT CHECKED A COUPLE TIMES AND EVERYTHING SEEMS FINE IT HAS FLUIDS BUT IT GETS STUCK WHILE IM DRIVING AND NOT ABLE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL IT GETS LOCKED WHILE IM DRIVING IT HAPPENS ALOT WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS STARTS ACTING UP I COULD BE IN A HIGHWAY OR I CAN BE IN THE STREETS ITS STARTING TO ANNOY ME

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT LINKAGE ASSEMBLY WAS WORN OUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT LINKAGE ASSEMBLY STABILIZERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

ON MAY 23D WHILE DRIVING FROM MY HOUSE IN DUTCHES COUNTY, NY ON I 87 & I 287 POT HOLES IN THE ROAD CAUSED A NOTICEABLE THUNK IN THE RIGHT REAR OF VEHICLE. IN ADDITION THE HANDLING OF THE CAR WAS COMPROMISED CAUSING A SWAYING MOTION. I WAS TOLD BY THE HAUNDIE DEALERSHIP TO ABSOLUTELY NOT DRIVE THE CAR AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. UPON DEALER INSPECTION IT WAS STATED " PASS SIDE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM IS BROKEN IN HALF AND ALL OTHER CONTROL ARMS ARE EXTREMELY RUSTED"

FAILURE OF AIR BAGS AND SEAT BACK IN REAR END COLLISION CAUSING INJURY. NO START DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN OF BATTERY CABLE CLAMPS. SHIFT TO LOW GEAR AT HIGH SPEEDS DUE TO FAULTY SHIFTING SWITCH. USING DEFECTIVE REPLACEMENT PARTS ON WARRANTY REPAIRS.. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND ITS BEEN SURGING A LITTLE WHEN DRIVING CAN FEEL FORWARD VIBRATIONS AND THEN LETS GO AND DOSE IT AGAIN. THE INCIDENT OCCURED JUNE 30 2014 AND I WAS HEADED TO A STOP SIGN AND MY CAR STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN AND I HAD TO PUSH IN CLUTCH AND PRESS BRAKES PRETTY HARD TO STOP THE CAR FROM TAKIN OFF ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ME PUSHING THE GAS. I DONT KNOW IF ITS THE THROTTLE SENSOR OR WHATS THE PROBLEM IS BUT THE CAR ALSO BEEN DRIVIN DIFFFERENTLY AROUND CORNERS LIKE THE REAR END SOMETHIN WRONG AND SEEN STATEMENTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE STATIN THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR CAR AS WELL. I HOPE YOU GUYS CAN HELP ME IF NOT I NEED A MECHANIC TO FIX THE CAR. *TR

THE CAR IS A 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT 4-DOOR. WHILE DRIVING AFTER HAVING WARMED THE CAR UP FOR APPROX 5 MINUTES (THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROX. 5 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT), THE REAR WINDOW COMPLETELY SHATTERED, FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, SIDE TO SIDE. NO FOREIGN OBJECT STRUCK THE WINDOW PRIOR TO IT SHATTERING. THE SHATTERED GLASS, THEN, AS BUMPS WERE HIT, BEGAN TO FALL INTO THE CAR AND WOULD HAVE STRUCK ANY REAR SEAT PASSENGERS, HAD THERE BEEN ANY. THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE WINDOW, ALTHOUGH HYUNDAI SERVICE REFUSED TO REPLACE THE WINDOW. MY OWN RESEARCH ON THIS TOPIC REVEALED THAT THIS IS NOT BY ANY MEANS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *JB

I WAS TAKING OFF THE SEAT BELT AND THE STRAP BENT SLIGHTLY WHILE RETRACTING. ONCE RETRACTED, I TRIED TO PULL IT OUT AGAIN BUT HAD TO USE MORE THAN NORMAL AS IT DID NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. NOW THE BELT DOES NOT RETRACT AT ALL.

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE USED WITH 36,000 MILES APRIL 2007. IN AUGUST 2007 MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL DRASTICALLY TO THE RIGHT ALL THE TIME. I HAD TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL WITH A TUG TO THE LEFT TO KEEP ON THE ROAD. IF THE WHEEL WAS LET GO I WOULD CRASH INSTANTLY. MANUFACTURE SHOP SAID THE FRONT TIRES WORN AT AN ANGLE WHICH PROMOTED THE PULL TO THE RIGHT. I REPLACED THE TIRES AND NOW HAVE A SLIGHT PULL TO THE LEFT BUT NOT AS BAD. THE MANUFACTURER SHOP STATE NO FRONT END SUSPENSION PROBLEMS NOTED. ALL TIRES ARE PROPERLY INFLATED TO 40 - 44 PSI. TWO TIRES ON THE REAR AND A BRAKE JOB WERE DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM. *TR