2007 Hyundai Accent Owner Complaints

PISTON SLAP

NHTSA ID

11665056

Incident

Jun 3, 2025

The car loses power randomly. It typically happens at a stop light or a stop sign, usually within the first 10-15 mins of starting the car. It hasn’t happened after or while the car is driven for a long period of time. However, it has happened while getting on to the highway and while making turns into intersections. When the car loses power, there is no warning. Sometimes, it is hard to put the car into park and restart the car when it loses power. Oddly, however, when it loses power/ stalls/ shuts off, if the radio or other devices are on, they stay on. Symbols that appear on the dash when the car shuts down include the engine, oil, and battery lights. These lights also come on when you first cycle to start the car. We’ve taken the car to a Hyundai dealership and they said that they can’t find any codes, when they connect the car to a code reader.

NHTSA ID

11499749

Incident

Dec 22, 2022

I've had to replace the visor 3 times because the hinge will spontaneously break and the visors will flips down blocking vision.

NHTSA ID

11424848

Incident

Jul 14, 2021

UNDERSIDE, WHEEL WELLS, AND NOW BODY OF CAR ARE RUSTING OUT. THE FRONT CONTROL ARMS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE RUSTING. A MECHANIC ASKED WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO THE CAR AND IF IT HAD BEEN SITTING FOR A LONG TIME. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN SITTING AND IS DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS FOR MOSTLY TO AND FROM WORK. THE MECHANIC STATED HE'D NOT SEEN SUCH BAD RUSTING LIKE THAT.

NHTSA ID

11366864

Incident

Oct 28, 2020

Mileage

143,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT FELT DIZZY, NAUSEOUS, AND TIRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THESE FEELINGS WERE ONLY EXPERIENCED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A POWDER RESIDUE ON THE RIM OF THE SPARE TIRE. WHEN THE TRUNK WAS OPENED, THE RUBBER SEAL AROUND THE TRUNK SEEMED TO BE BREAKING DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CENTRAL VALLEY VOLKSWAGEN HYUNDAI (209-323-2700) LOCATED AT 4620 MCHENRY AVE, MODESTO, CA 95356) WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE COMPRESSOR AND THE VALVE STEM TO AVOID A LEAK. THE MECHANIC ALSO TOPPED OFF THE OIL AND FREON, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE SAME DEALER AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION. THE MANAGER GAVE THE CONTACT THE OPTION TO EITHER RECEIVE A REFUND FROM THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST OR TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE CONTACT CHOSE TO GET A REFUND. THE FAILURE WAS NOT RESOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,240.

NHTSA ID

11259093

Incident

Sep 10, 2009

Mileage

4,240 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11100563

Incident

Nov 1, 2017

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.

NHTSA ID

11057154

Incident

Mar 3, 2017

Mileage

101,651 mi

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

NHTSA ID

11035306

Incident

Oct 1, 2017

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!

NHTSA ID

11032810

Incident

Jul 15, 2017

Mileage

65,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10993800

Incident

Jun 3, 2017

MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS CAME ON IN MY CAR. DONT KNOW WHICH AIRBAGS IT IS.

NHTSA ID

10991843

Incident

May 24, 2017

Mileage

160,000 mi

PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF UPON TRYING TO OPEN, CONTACTED MANUFACTURER WAS TOLD THERE IS A RECALL BUT NOT FOR THE MONTH MY CAR WAS MADE. (6 MONTHS AGO) I PAID TO HAVE THAT DOOR HANDLE FIXED. YESTERDAY I WENT TO ENTER THE DRIVER SIDE, SAME THING HAPPENED, SOMETHING SNAPS AND FALLS INSIDE THE DOOR AND THE HANDLE IS NOT LONGER ABLE TO BE USED . THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND NOT RUNNING DURING BOTH SITUATIONS.

NHTSA ID

10983881

Incident

May 6, 2017

Mileage

65,000 mi

I PURCHASE A 2007 ACCENT HYUNDAI AND WHILE DRIVING IT STALLS VERY DANGEROUS. I PURCHASED THIS CAR FOR MY SON AS HIS FIRST CAR. WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION IT JUST STOPS RUNNING WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. WONT START UP FOR 20 MIN OR AN HOUR JUST TO DO IT AGAIN. YOU CAN BE ON THE HIGHWAY OR JUST UP THE ROAD VERY DANGEROUS. CAR JUST STOPS FOR NO REASON WHY WASN'T THIS CAR RECALLED.

NHTSA ID

10970068

Incident

Apr 1, 2017

Mileage

155,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10968824

Incident

Jan 10, 2016

Mileage

80,000 mi

AIR BAG LIGTH WARNING CAME ON..

NHTSA ID

10968187

Incident

Feb 20, 2017

Mileage

18 mi

EACH TIME I PUT GAS IN THE CAR I HAVE DIFFICULTY GETTING THE CAR TO START UP. ABOUT AFTER THE THIRD TRY TO START IT GOES THEN CUTS OFF AFTER GOING A FEW FEET SO IT START AND THEN CUTS OFF A FEW TIMES BEFORE IT GETS GOING. PUTTING GAS IN THE CAR THE PUMPS LEAVER STOPS BEFORE FINISHING GASSING UP

NHTSA ID

10955556

Incident

Feb 17, 2017

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.

NHTSA ID

10945651

Incident

Sep 15, 2016

Mileage

125,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10933774

Incident

Dec 5, 2016

Mileage

117,234 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10891474

Incident

Jul 28, 2016

Mileage

50,000 mi

CORNER OF VISOR SNAPPED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING VISOR TO HIT DRIVER IN THE FACE WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. PASSENGER VISOR HAS CONTINUED TO BREAK TO THE POINT THE LIGHT STAYS ON, ILLUMINATING THE CAR.

NHTSA ID

10883674

Incident

Feb 12, 2016

Mileage

95,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10883436

Incident

Jun 1, 2016

Mileage

133,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10881758

Incident

Apr 19, 2016

Mileage

72,000 mi

DRIVERS SIDE VANITY MIRROR WOULDNT STAY UP (LIKE SO MANY OTHERS) LESS THEN 2 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING FROM USED CAR DEALERSHIP (2007 ACCENT, BOUGHT IN 2016). SINCE THE THING WOULDNT STAY UP WHILE DRIVING AND I HAD SOMEONE FOLLOWING ME TO GET SOMEPLACE THEY NEEDED TO BE ASAP, I JUST RIPPED THE DARN THING OFF BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY CRACKED ON THE SUPPORT BAR. IT CAME RIGHT OFF WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT REQUIRED. I DONT USE IT SO I HAVE NO INTENTION OF HAVING IT FIXED USING VELCRO TO HOLD IT UP AFTER ITS PUT BACK IN PLACE. I REMOVED THE WIRING AND BAR ATTACHMENT. IM JUST GRATEFUL THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AT THE TIME, SO THERE WAS LITTLE CHANCE OF AN ACCIDENT (OTHER THAN ACCIDENTAL DRIFT TO THE SIDE).

NHTSA ID

10853502

Incident

Dec 26, 1988

Mileage

92,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10839672

Incident

Mar 2, 2016

Mileage

93,782 mi

VEHICLE IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY WHEN DRIVER SIDE SEAT BACK ROTATED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING FORCING DRIVER'S UPPER BODY AND HEAD TOWARD STEERING WHEEL RESULTING IN AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. VEHICLE TAKEN TO HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER WHICH RECOMMENDED REPLACING SW ASSY-PWR SEAT MOTOR PART # 88193-3L100-K7 (INFORMATION FROM SERVICE ORDER). VEHICLE OWNER REPORTED PROBLEM TO HYUNDAI NATIONAL SERVICE CENTER 1-800-633-5151 WHICH INFORMED THE OWNER THIS VEHICLE DEFECT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL.

NHTSA ID

10785260

Incident

Oct 18, 2015

Mileage

140,000 mi