2008 Hyundai Accent Brakes Problems

THIS VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE RUST UNDERBODY, AND THE FUEL TANK STRAPS ARE RUSTED ALONG WITH JUST ABOUT THE WHOLE FRAME. THE BRAKES ARE NOW SQUEALING AND RUBBING AFTER AN ALLEGED UNDERBODY RUST TREATMENT, WHICH SPRAYED OVER THE OLD RUST! HYUNDAI HAS OFFERED A "WAX TREATMENT" WHICH IS BASICALLY WAXING MY RUST. THE FUEL STRAPS SEEM TO ME TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE OF GREAT IMPORTANCE, AS WELL AS THE BRAKES. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT DOES NOT ALWAYS FASTEN AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. HYUNDAI REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY ISSUES, STATING THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, YET THEY ADMIT THE ORIGINAL FRAME COATING WAS TOO THIN.

NHTSA ID

11043280

Incident

Oct 2, 2017

Mileage

125,000 mi

IN NOVEMBER 2016 THE EXHAUST PIPE FROM THE FRONT AXLE TO THE MUFFLER FELL OFF DUE TO BRACKETS RUSTING. A COUPLE WEEKS LATER A RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED FROM HYUNDAI ABOUT RUSTING TO THE CHASSIS AND SUSPENSION. REPAIR WORK WAS DONE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. HYUNDAI SPRAYED THE UNDERSIDE FOR RUST-PROOFING, THEN DENIED A REIMBURSEMENT CLAIM ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. IN APRIL 2017 THE ROCKER ARMS AND ROTORS HAD RUSTED, AND REQUIRED FULL BRAKING SYSTEM AND ROCKER ARM REPLACEMENT. IN JUNE 2017 THE ENTIRE SUSPENSION SYSTEM REQUIRED REPLACEMENT, DUE TO RUSTING OF THE SHOCKS AND STRUTS. AN ATTEMPT TO FILE A SECOND CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT CANNOT BE PROCESSED THROUGH HYUNDAI'S WEBSITE, CITING THE VIN NUMBER AND LAST NAME MATCHING THE ORIGINAL REQUEST THAT WAS DENIED WITHOUT EXPLANATION.

NHTSA ID

11021436

Incident

Nov 22, 2016

Mileage

64,000 mi

HEADING WEST BOUND ON I 10 IN ALABAMA. CAR WAS GOING BETWEEN 60-70MPH. AVOIDED THE ACCIDENT BY SLIDING INTO ANOTHER LANE, BREAKS DID NOT CATCH. UPON FISH TAILING BACK INTO TRAFFIC HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT UNTIL CAR WAS NO LONGER IN MOTION. THE FRONT DRIVER AIRBAG AND THE PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. WAS STANDING ON THE BREAKS TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO STOP AND THE CAR NEVER STOPPED. IT TOOK THE MEDIAN CABLES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CAR HAD COME TO A STOP IS WHEN THE SIDE CURTAIN AND SEAT AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED. DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED HEAVILY TO DRIVER SIDE FRONT AS WELL AND STILL NO SIDE AIRBAGS, SEAT, OR FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. E-BREAK DID NOT EVEN CATCH.

NHTSA ID

10825434

Incident

Feb 5, 2016

Mileage

187,600 mi

NOTICED MY AIRBAG LIGHT ON NOT SURE WHY I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ACCIDENT NOR RUN INTO ANYTHING. ONLY ONE OF MY BREAKLIGHTS (PASSENGER SIDE) OUT. RECENTLY HAD STOP LIGHT REPLACED.

NHTSA ID

10730110

Incident

May 5, 2015

Mileage

68,000 mi

HAD A RECALL ON BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, (CAMPAIGN 110) TOOK IT TO HYUNDAI DEALER NASSIEF IN JEFFERSON, SWITCH SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED. NOTIFIED THEM THAT PROBLEM WAS RECURRING WHICH WAS TURN SIGNAL LIGHT WOULD LIGHT ON DASH WHEN PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, AND IT PROGRESSED TO EXTERNAL RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL WOULDLIGHT WHEN BRAKING, OR DASH LITES WOULD LITE, THEN BLOWER MOTOR WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND FINALLY THE RIGHT EXTERNAL TURN LIGHT WOULD LIGHT WHEN BRAKING.. SOMETIMES IT WAS ONE CONDITION, AND OTHERS A VARIABLE OF MANY OR ALL CONDITIONS.. WHICH DID NOT EXIST UNTIL THE BRAKE LITE SWITCH WAS REPLACED BY NASSIEF HYUNDAI. *TR

NHTSA ID

10561489

Incident

Dec 8, 2011

Mileage

83,000 mi

THIS MAY NOT BE THE CORRECT PLACE TO REPORT THIS SO PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHERE I SHOULD REPORT THIS REIMBURSEMENT PROBLEM. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE PRE-NOTIFICATION. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE BEEN GETTING THE RUNAROUND BY HYUNDAI'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. WHEN COMING TO THIS SIT TO REVIEW THE RECALL I SEE THAT THEY ARE VIOLATING THE PRE-NOTIFICATION REIMBURSEMENT PORTION OF THE RECALL AGREEMENT. BASICALLY SAYING THEY WILL NOT PAY UNTIL THE REPAIR COMPLIES TO THERE STANDARD. I HAVE ALREADY GONE TO A HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER AND THERE COMMENT WAS THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE IF THE NEW SWITCH COMPLIES SINCE THE NEW SWITCH AND THE OLD SWITCH LOOK THE SAME. HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS WAS UNWILLING TO PROVIDE ME WITH ANY INFORMATION ON WHAT HYUNDAI SERVICE NEED TO SHOW THE REPAIR COMPLIES. THEY HAVE ALSO REQUIRED EXTENSIVE DOCUMENTATION THAT IS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL AGREEMENT. I HAVE EXTENSIVE EMAIL DOCUMENTATION SHOWING THERE UNWILLINGNESS TO PAY AND MY INCREASING LEVEL OF FRUSTRATION. AGAIN I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE CORRECT PLACE TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT SO PLEASE REPLY WITH INFORMATION ON WHERE TO FILE THE COMPLAINT. I ALSO THOUGHT YOUR AGENCY MAY WANT TO KNOW WHEN A AUTO MAKER DECIDES NOT TO FOLLOW A RECALL AGREEMENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10543154

Incident

Sep 3, 2013

Mileage

55,000 mi

2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER WAITING FOR AN HOUR AT THE DEALER, TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED, THE DEALER INFORMED HIM, THE RECALL WORK HAD BEEN COMPLETED. HOWEVER DUE TO AN ISSUE SEPARATE FROM THE RECALL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS STILL DID NOT WORK. THE DEALER WANTED $99 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, AND IF IT WAS SIMPLY THE LIGHT BULBS WERE BURNED OUT THERE WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL 4140 FOR THE LIGHT BULBS. THE CONSUMER AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR WENT OUT TO THE VEHICLE, AND WHEN THE ADVISOR STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED.

NHTSA ID

10524423

Incident

Jun 17, 2013

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT ARE NOT WORKING. I CHANGED THE BULBS AND CHECKED THE FUSE - ALL ARE OK. I SUSPECTED THE PEDAL SWITCH THAT ACTIVATES THE BRAKE LIGHTS MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM. WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF I COULD FIND ANY OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, AND DISCOVERED THAT A RECALL HAS BEEN COMMENCED BY HYUNDAI FOR THE VERY PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING. HOWEVER, THE 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT WAS NOT LISTED IN THE PRESS RELEASE THAT I REVIEWED AS ONE OF THE AFFECTED MODELS. THE PROBLEM MAY BE BIGGER THAN THEY THINK. I FELT THAT I SHOULD ADVISE NHTSA THAT THE ACCENT MODEL MAY ALSO BE ONE OF THOSE AFFECTED. I CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY DID NOT HAVE IT IN STOCK, BUT SAID THEY WOULD GET THE BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH FOR ME. IN THE MEANTIME, MY CAR IS REALLY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS (DAY OR NIGHT). PLEASE GET HYUNDAI WORKING ON THIS QUICKLY, BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED, AND CONSIDER WHETHER THE DESIGN PROBLEM MIGHT BE AFFECTING MORE MODELS THAN HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED TO DATE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10513551

Incident

May 23, 2013

Mileage

85,000 mi

THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING THE 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT TO HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS. I WAS INFORMED OF THIS BY ANOTHER DRIVER WHO TOLD ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. WHILE TRYING TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER, I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED BY TWO OTHER VEHICLES DUE TO MY VEHICLE NOT HAVING FUNCTIONAL BRAKE LIGHTS. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. AS THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I WAS MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TOWING AND REPAIR COSTS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10507308

Incident

Apr 5, 2013

Mileage

54,400 mi

I OWN TWO HYUNDAI ACCENTS, A 2009 AND THIS, A 2008. NOW BOTH HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH BECOMING INOPERATIVE. FORTUNATELY, THE LACK OF BRAKE LIGHTS WAS NOTICED BEFORE ANY ACCIDENTS OCCURRED, AND THE VEHICLES WERE TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WERE REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE. IT SEEMS THAT THE RECALL FOR 2006 AND 2007 SHOULD HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO THE 2008 AND 2009 ACCENT MODELS (PLUS ANY OTHERS USING THE SAME BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH). *TR

NHTSA ID

10496121

Incident

Oct 12, 2011

Mileage

42,000 mi

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE DO NOT LIGHT UP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKES ARE FUNCTIONAL THOUGH. THIS IS A LIFE-SAFETY ISSUE AS THE TRAILING VEHICLE MAY NOT KNOW THAT I AM APPLYING THE BRAKES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10462934

Incident

Jun 20, 2012

Mileage

87,752 mi

2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT FUCTION WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10392361

Incident

Mar 1, 2011

Mileage

67,000 mi