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Our database holds 43 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2006 Hyundai Accent. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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GOT THE CAR WHEN MY MOM DIED IN 2015. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE AIR BAGS BUT WHEN I TOOK IT DOWN TO GET IT FIXED THE GUY TOLD ME AND MY DAUGHTER IN LAW THAT I WAS A WEEK TOO LATE TO GET IT FIXED AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT NOW IF I WANTED IT FIXED. I DON'T HAVE THE CARD THAT WAS MAILED ANYMORE BUT HOW IS THIS SAFE FOR ME, MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS?
AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. HYUNDAI ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM. THE DEALER WILL NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE WITHOUT A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL SO THE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND ASSIST.
SUN VISORS BREAK OFF AT THE CONNECTION POINT AND AND THEN FLOP DOWN BLOCKING YOUR VIEW OF THE ROAD. THIS IS FROM JUST NORMAL USE. THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR BROKE LAST YEAR. I HAD IT UNINSTALLED BECAUSE A NEW ONE, ( WITH SAME DEFECTIVE PLASTIC CONNECTION ), COSTS $150.. PLUS INSTALLATION. THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR JUST BROKE OFF THIS MONTH.
I HAVE A 2006 ACCENT. I RECENTLY FOUND OUT IT NEEDS A PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR PANEL REPLACED IN ORDER TO FIX THE AIRBAGS. (THAT IS, MAKE ANY OF THE AIRBAGS WORK) I JUST NOW LEARNED I HAVEN'T HAVEN'T HAD AIRBAGS FOR 2 YEARS.!!!! (ACTUALLY OUR KIDS HAVEN'T --OUR SONS HAD THE CAR AT COLLEGE, DRIVING HOME ON THE INTERSTATE FOR 2.5 HOURS - WITH NO AIRBAGS) THE LIGHT WAS ON. FIRST 2 YEARS AGO. I ASKED MY MECHANIC. THAT MECHANIC NEVER ALERTED ME THAT I HAD TO GO TO A DEALER. MY CURRENT MECHANIC DID - SO WE WENT TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER, PAYING THEIR $80 SERVICE FEE JUST FOR THEM TO TELL ME IT WILL COST ME AROUND $960 TO FIX IT!!! I KNOW FROM FORUMS THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND WE HAVE ALL BEEN TOLD ITS A $1000 TO FIX. JUST THE PART IS $700+!!!! I ALSO READ THAT HYUNDAI HAD AIRBAG PROBLEMS WITH 2006 SONATAS AND FIXED THEM. WHY NOT THE ACCENT???? WHY DON'T YOU HAVE TO STAND BEHIND A FAULTY PART ON MULTIPLE CARS? I HAVE READ OF MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE. THIS IS MY DILEMMA: IF I SELL THE CAR I HATE TO SELL A CAR WITH OUT AIRBAGS AND I WILL NOT LIE TO THE BUYER. IF I KEEP IT I HAVE TO FIX IT ---FOR OUR SAFETY. BUT PUT $1000 IN A CAR THAT IS ONLY WORTH $2500???
I'M DRIVING MY CAR FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS NOW AND THE LIGHTS FOR THE AIR BAGS ARE STILL ON AND HAVE NEVER WENT OFF. SO I THOUGHT, SUPPOSEDLY MAY BE THE FUSE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT SO FAR TO THIS DATE I CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT'S THE ISSUE OTHER THAN A FAULTY AIR BAG SYSTEM. NO I HAVEN'T TAKEN THE CAR TO A DEALER YET, BUT I NEED TO KNOW AM I THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS ISSUE.I LOVE THE VEHICLE BESIDES ITS UNINTENTIONAL POOR GAS USAGE I AM A SATISFIED CUSTOMER. BUT PERHAPS MAYBE ITS TIME TO START SEARCHING FOR A MORE EFFICIENT NEWER CAR. BE CAREFUL WHEN BUYING USED CARS EVERYBODY.
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISORS ON THE 2006 ACCENT WILL NO LONGER STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THE VISORS NOW HANG LOOSELY AND LIMIT VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING, THE SWINGING BACK AND FORTH WHILE ACCELERATING AND BRAKING CAN BE DISTRACTING AND IS UNSAFE. I HAVE LOOKED TO PURCHASE THE ORIGINAL OEM PARTS TO REPLACE, BUT HAVE DISCOVERED THAT HYUNDAI NO LONGER USES THE ORIGINAL PARTS AND THAT NEW VISORS WAS MANUFACTURED. I HAVE FOUND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR MULTIPLE HYUNDAI MODELS ON THIS SITE AND ON ARFC.ORG. IT APPEARS THAT HYUNDAI RECOGNIZED A FAULTY PART THAT LEADS TO LIMITED VISIBILITY AND DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING BUT DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED.
MY SON HAS A 2006 HYUNDAI ACCENT AND LAST WEEK THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT WENT ON AND HAS REMAINED ON EVER SINCE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY MY FATHER AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,500.
DRIVING DURING NORMAL CONDITIONS AT 45 MPH, FOR NO REASON THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR DROPPED DOWN AND IMPAIRED MY VISION. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRY TO RETURN IT TO ITS NORMAL POSITION WITH NO SUCCESS. I HAVE TRIED VELCRO AND TAPE BUT IT WILL NOT STAY UP. IT IS SERIOUS DRIVING HAZARD, AND JUDGING BY FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, MANY, MANY PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED BY IT. HYUNDAI SHOULD DO A RECALL AND HAVE THE ISSUE FIXED. *TR
I NOTICED THAT MY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ILLUMINATED. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PASSENGER LOWER CUSHION SENSOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (FOR APPROX. $1,000). WAS TOLD THAT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WOULD WORK IN A COLLISION UNTIL IT WAS REPLACED. SINCE I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE IT NOW, I HAVE NO AIRBAGS. (I ALSO OWN A 2002 HONDA CIVIC AND HONDA JUST RECENTLY REPLACED BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS IN A RECALL.) MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU CHOOSE TO BUY A USED HYUNDAI YOU'RE IN A POSITION TO SPEND AN EXTRA $1000 IF YOU WANT YOUR AIRBAGS TO WORK. YOU MIGHT WANT TO HAVE THE DEALER DO A CODE CHECK TO BE SURE THAT THE AIR BAGS ARE WORKING. THEN AGAIN, IT COULD BE FINE TODAY AND A B1448 CODE TOMORROW. IT'S SAD THAT THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES AUTO MAKERS TO INSTALL AIRBAGS, BUT THEY DON'T REQUIRE THAT THEY WORK. FACING A $1000 AIR BAG REPAIR, I DO NOT RECOMMEND BUYING A NEW OR USED HYUNDAI. *TR
THE BRAKE/STOP LAMP SWITCH HAS FAILED AGAIN. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN 2009 UNDER THE FIRST RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. ANOTHER RECALL OCCURRED IN APRIL OF 2013, FOR SELECT 2006 HYUNDAI ACCENTS. MINE WAS NOT COVERED IN THIS SECOND RECALL. THE SWITCH HAS FAILED AGAIN AND I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE SECOND RECALL. *TR
MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON IN MY 2006 HYUNDAI ACCENT FOR NO REASON & STAYS ILLUMINATED NO MATTER WHAT I DO. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 11/24/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ABOUT 15 MONTHS AFTER THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED ON NOVEMBER 4, 2014. UPDATED 5/6/2015 *JS
THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WENT ON. MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT SENSOR TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AS THIS AIR BAG SENSOR IS BEING INVESTIGATED IN THE HYUNDAI SONATA MODELS, I THINK THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH OTHER MODELS THIS COMPANY OFFERS, ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE USING THE SAME SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY IN ALL MODELS. VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR A PROBLEM I HAVE NEVER SEEN IN MANY YEARS OF DRIVING. *TR
SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME. ABOUT 2 YEARS EARLIER THIS HAPPENED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME WAS ABOUT A YEAR EARLIER AND HYUNDAI COVERED THAT. CODE B1706 APPEARS WHEN READ FOR $150 AND HYUNDAI WILL NOT FIX IT EVEN UNDER THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY DID NOT WANT TO FIX THE FIRST TWO TIMES EITHER. I DO NOT KNOW IF MY AIRBAGS WORK. HYUNDAI HAS SENSOR PROBLEMS AND KNOWS IT. THIS IS THE DRIVER SEATBELT SENSOR. THEY WANT $702.00 TO FIX THIS DEFECT. I WILL NOT PAY FOR THEIR BAD ENGINEERING. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS A RECALL. THEIR OXYGEN SENSORS ALSO SEEM TO FAIL ON THE ENGINE. THEY WILL NOT COVER THAT EITHER. ALL OF THESE FAILURES ARE FEDERAL MANDATED ITEMS. *JS
MY DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR ROTATION SUPPORT SNAPPED UPON ROTATING IT'S CLOSED POSITION TO IT'S FORWARD POSITION TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD. IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN MADE OF PLASTIC. IT NOW HANGS FREELY DOWNWARD BLOCKING MY VIEW COMPLETELY. TURNING IT'S POSITION TO THE LEFT TOWARDS THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HELPS MY FORWARD VIEW, BUT BLOCKS MY LEFT SIDE VIEW COMPLETELY UNLESS I HUNCH DOWN. THERE IS NO NEUTRAL POSITION TO MOVE THIS VISOR TO UNTIL I CAN GET IT FIXED, WHICH IS CAUSING A SERIOUS DRIVING HAZARD. EVEN A SIMPLE METAL CLIP TO LOCK THE VISOR IN PLACE TEMPORARILY WOULD HAVE BEEN TREMENDOUSLY HELPFUL. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE WITHOUT AN OCCUPANT SEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER STATED THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASHBOARD IS ON ALL THE TIME. *JS
THE ISSUE IS THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON; I BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, AND EACH TIME THEY RAN SOME KIND OF DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON IT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD BE OFF A FEW MONTHS, AND THEN MYSTERIOUSLY WOULD BE BACK ON AGAIN; I KEPT FOLLOWING THIS PROCESS UNTIL THEY TOLD ME THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED AND TO REALLY FIX THE ISSUE I HAD TO COUGH UP ALMOST $1,000 .... AND, WHY AM I BEING ASKED TO PAY THIS KIND OF MONEY FOR A MANUFACTURER DEFECT? PLEASE FINALLY INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND BRING 2006 HYUNDAI ACCENT OWNERS THE KIND OF CLOSURE THAT THE 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA OWNERS HAD FOR THE SAME ISSUE. CLEARLY WE HAVE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT IS IMMINENT AFTER VIEWING THE MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM; AND IT'S TOO MUCH OF A COINCIDENCE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2006 HYUNDAI SONATA'S FOR THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT. IS AN ANALYST AT YOUR OFFICE FINALLY GOING TO "FLAG" THIS AS A REAL ISSUE AND ADDRESS THIS AND PURSUE IT. DO THE RESEARCH AND YOU WILL FIND OUT WHAT I DID. PLEASE CONTACT THE 2006 HYUNDAI ACCENT OWNERS THAT ALSO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS MORE THAN ABOUT MONEY, IT'S CLEAR AS THE NOSE ON ANYONE'S FACE THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT NOONE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR.
DRIVER SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP ON 2006 HYUNDAI ACCENT VISOR IS FALLING WHILE DRIVING AND BLOCKING VISIBILITY. *TR
I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH HAS GONE OUT ON MY VEHICLE. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. IT WENT OUT THE FIRST TIME IN THE 2007 OR 2008 TIME FRAME. I HAD IT REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. ABOUT A WEEK AGO THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WENT OUT AGAIN. WHEN I WENT ONTO PEPBOYS WEBSITE AND PUT MY CAR INFORMATION IN THE ALERT OF A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH RECALL CAME UP. I CONTACT HYUNDAI TO SEE IF MY CAR WOULD QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL SINCE MY SWITCH HAS FAILED AND IS A 2006 MODEL. THEY CLAIM MY CAR DOES NOT MEET THE RECALL LIST. I TOLD THEM THAT MY SWITCH HAS ALREADY FAIL AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT. I FEEL THAT THEY PUT A BAD SWITCH ON MY CAR AND THAT THE RECALL SHOULD HAVE COVERED MY CAR. I HAVE HAD 2 SWITCH FAIL ON THAT CAR AND THE SECOND WAS PUT IN DURING THE TIME OF THE RECALL COVERED BUT THEY STILL REFUSE TO COVER. MY CAR IS UNSAFE RIGHT NOW UNTIL I HAVE IT FIXED AND HYUNDAI CLAIMS THAT THE PROBLEM PART IS NOT THERE PROBLEM. *TR
DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR WOULD NOT GO UP FOR A YEAR AND HUNG DOWN, AFFECTING MY VISIBILITY AND WAS A HUGE RISK WHEN DRIVING. DUE TO THE VISOR HANGING DOWN, IT EVENTUALLY BECAME WEAK ON THE LEFT CORNER AND WAS HANGING BY THE ELECTRICAL CORDS (FOR THE LIGHT) AND FELL OFF COMPLETELY. NOW I DO NOT HAVE A VISOR AT ALL AND IT AFFECTS MY DRIVING IMMENSELY AS I HAVE NOTHING TO KEEP THE SUN OUT OF MY EYES. I HAVE CONTACTED HYUNDAI SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY CLAIM TO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT, BUT I KNOW FOUR OTHER HYUNDAI OWNERS WHO THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED TO. *TR
DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR BREAKS OFF ATTACHMENT- HANGS FROM CEILING UNLESS LOCKED INTO PLACE-USELESS AND POTENTIAL HAZARD. LAMP CONNECTED TO OPENING THE MIRROR COVER DOES NOT WORK. HAD IT REPLACED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR FOLLOWING BREAKING. LAST MONTH- RIGHT SIDE VISOR BREAKS IN THE SAME FASHION AND ONCE AGAIN, DOES NOT STAY UNLESS LOCKED INTO PLACE, A POTENTIAL HAZARD, USELESS AND THE LAMP THAT IS SUPPOSED TO TURN ON WHEN THE MIRROR COVER IS OPENED DOES NOT WORK AGAIN. MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, THIS IS APPARENTLY A DEFECT OF THE PARTS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT STAY UP, IMPAIRING THE CONTACT'S VISION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE SUN VISOR AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
2006 HYUNDAI ACCENT GLS 4 DOOR... SRS MODULE FAILURE CAUSING AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH... MODULE IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT UNDERNEATH CUP HOLDERS AND IS EXPOSED TO MOISTURE... MODULE IS NOT PROTECTED FROM MOISTURE RESULTING IN SRS SYSTEM BEING DISABLED... AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT... HYUNDAI DENIES A PROBLEM EXISTS...
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