Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 Hyundai Accent submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 42 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 42, in the owner's own words
AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON SO I TOOK IT TO LOCAL DEALER. THEY TOLD ME THE ISSUE WAS WITH MY DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO RUN MORE TESTS TO PIN POINT THE PROBLEM. OF COURSE THESE TEST WE'RE NOT FREE OF CHARGE SO I DECLINED THEM. THEY INFORMED ME THAT NEITHER AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. HOW THIS ISSUE IS NOT COVERED BLOWS ME AWAY.
REGARDING NHTSA REFERENCE # 1088179: MY AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED STAYING ON AROUND FEBRUARY 2017. I MADE APPOINTMENT ON PHONE WITH ONLY HYUNDAI CERTIFIED SERVICE DEALER NEAR MY HOME 3-2017AND DROVE TO CHICO (70 MILES AWAY). THEY SAID IT MUST BE BATTERY AND CHARGED ME FOR A NEW BATTERY. I CALLED THEM AROUND APRIL 1, 2017 TELLING THEM LIGHT WAS STILL COMING ON AND THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO BUY A WHOLE NEW SEAT AND SYSTEM, NO SAFETY ISSUE RECOGNIZED BY HYUNDAI, THEREFORE I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO ENTIRE COST REGARDLESS OF SAFETY ISSUES. I CALLED HYUNDAI USA WHICH GAVE ME A CASE # 1012618 BUT SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON FILE WITH HYUNDAI AND I COULD FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. I AM SENDING THEM A COPY OF WHAT I AM FILING WITH YOU. I LOOKED UP OTHER HYUNDAI ACCENT 2007 COMPLAINTS AND HYUNDAI SAID THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TO MAKE A RECALL. A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR AGREED TO REPLACE ITEMS FOR MY PAID INVOICE AMOUNT ENCLOSED. I'M FILING THIS NOW BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BE A STATISTIC FOR SEAT BELT FAILURE OR FAULTY AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND MAYBE HELP SOMEONE ELSE.
THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS IN AND WON'T GO OFF. I AM WORRIED THE SYSTEM WON'T WORK IN AN ACCIDENT & ALSO CONCERNED THAT THEIR HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS THAT HAVE INJURED OTHERS WHEN DEPLOYED
SAME PROBLEM AS OTHERS. "AIR BAG" WARNING STAYS LIGHTED NO MATTER WHAT. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT PEOPLE ARE DISCOVERING THAT IT'S THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR AND THAT THE REPAIR IS $1000. THEY HAVE RECALLED THIS SAME PART ON SONATAS (SAME YEAR) BUT NOT HE ACCENTS. WE'RE TOLD THAT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS WORK IF THIS LIGHT IS ON. PLEASE HELP!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE DRIVER WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE AIR BAGS EMITTED SHRAPNEL, BUT THERE WAS NO TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEMICAL BURN INJURIES AND MINOR CUTS/ABRASIONS FROM THE METAL FRAGMENTS FROM THE AIR BAG. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS CAME ON IN MY CAR. DONT KNOW WHICH AIRBAGS IT IS.
RECEIVED ERROR CODE B1448. WHICH IS DEFECTIVE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR. OTHER HYUNDAI CARS IN THIS YEAR WITH THIS SAME CODE HAVE BEEN RECALLED. WHY NOT THE ACCENT. BECAUSE OF THIS THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT WORK. REPAIR FOR THIS SENSOR IS ALMOST $1000.
AIR BAG LIGTH WARNING CAME ON..
AIRBAG ERROR LIGHT CAME UP SUDDENLY AT ABOUT 125K MILES AND STAYS. THE CODE READ IS B1448 - THE MALFUNCTION OF PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR. THE REMEDY SUGGESTED WAS TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SEAT, WHICH WILL CAUSE EXPENSIVE $1000+. THIS MAKE/YEAR/MODEL SHOULD BE ON RECALL LIST AND HYUNDAI SHOULD FIX THE ISSUE FOR THE CUSTOMERS SINCE THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE POPPED UP WITHOUT ANY FAULT ON CUSTOMERS PART.
AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON WITH CODE B1517, AND B1448. SHOP IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY OR NOT. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT IT? I'VE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OVER THE SAME ISSUE. IF AN AIR BAG DOESN'T DEPLOY THAT COULD MOST DEFINITELY BE FATAL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE REPAIR WAS NOT MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
IN 2012 AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. FIRST FIX WAS REPLACING A PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLER IN 2012. AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN IN JUNE 2016 AT 133,000 MILES AND MECHANIC READ THE CODE: B1448 PASSENGER OSC DEFECT. SAID THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OCCUPATION SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED PARTIALLY AND ANTI FREEZE EMITTED FROM THE AIR BAGS INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES, BUT NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,782.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND FOUND OUT IT'S THE DRIVERS SEAT SENSOR IS BROKEN NOW CAUSES ALL AIRBAGS NOT TO WORK AND TO FIX IT IS A RIDICULOUS PRICE THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE RECALL I CAN NOT AFFORD TO GET THIS FIXED SO HOPE THERE IS SOME KIND OF RECALL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT FAILED AND THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLICKERED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,154.
THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON EVER SINCE. *TR
THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TWICE, THEY HAVE CLEANED AROUND THE SENSOR TO MAKE THE LIGHT GO OFF TWICE. THEY SAID THAT IF IT COMES ON AGAIN, THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT. DM SCAN CODE: B1448. THEY TOLD ME THAT IF I DON'T GET IT FIXED, THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF THERE IS A COLLISION. *TR
THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT WERE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED WHEN THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE WHILE A PASSENGER WAS PRESENT IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INFORMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG OCCUPANCY SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TWICE AND AN UNKNOWN REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS RESET; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
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