2006 Hyundai Accent owner complaints

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 air

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.

Dt*: the contact stated while traveling 30 MPH, the vehicle rear ended another vehicle that had suddenly stopped. Both frontal air bags failed to deploy. The service dealer was sent to tow the vehicle to the dealership. No injuries were sustained as seatbelts were worn and a police report was taken. Photos were taken of the vehicle and the manufacturer was notified.

I have a 2006 Hyundai accent that I bought about 3 years ago brand new. I have noticed that my air bag light will not turn off and when someone is sitting in the passenger seat the air bag light that lets you know when the passenger air bag light is on or off will continue to say passenger air bag off. *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

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 hyu

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.

My 21 yr.old son was driving home at aprox 2:53a.m. Lost control of his 2006 hyundi brio and crashes the front left side and later followed though to another wall impacting it sideways . The fontal airbags did not deploy and he later died at hospital of severe abdomial trauma , ribs puncturig both lungs. As a father how can I know if the first impact was strong enough to make the airbags deploy and if there have been recalls for problems concerning airbag deployment failure. The model of the car was Hyundai brio.

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?

Dt*: the contact stated while the passenger was seated in the upright position, the airbag activation light illuminated intermittently. The passenger weighed 114 pounds. The dealership could not duplicate the problem, and the manufacturer was contacted.

Driver side visor will not stay up on 2006 Hyundai accent visor is falling while driving and blocking visibility. *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

Driver's side sun visor will not stay up on 2006 Hyundai accent. Sun visor will fall while driving and will block 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 dur

2006 Hyundai accent right rear caliper on 6/6/2009 brake locked up new brakes and pad put on at midas winterhaven, fl with the manager advising that brake pads disintegrated and manufacturing defect suggested I contact Hyundai which I did. On 10/192009 right rear brake makes grinding noise I took the vehicle home on 10/20/2009 I take to midas tampa, fl they advise brakes into the rotors and the caliper is facing upward needs replaced and is manufacturing failure and to contact Hyundai and when I did call I was placed on hold for 20 minutes so I ended call. I contacted dealership butler Hyundai and service manager states it happens. My concern is this car 66,000 some odd miles the first time the brake locked up. This is a safety concern because the car is only 2006 and has sat idle wh

I have a 2006 manual transmission Hyundai accent (gls 4 dr 5 speed) with 36,000 miles. On a trip to vermont, I was driving up rt 7 mountains and accelerating uphill when my manual transmission jumped out of gear, revved up - I was in either third or fourth gear and put it back into gear - this happen around 6-8 time while going up hill and accelerating. After climbing the mountain, things were ok but on a low grade hill it happened a few more times and then once on a flat surface. This was about 10 days ago. Since then, I am back home in syracuse, ny and it has not repeated itself but I have not had the opportunity to duplicate the steep accent with acceleration. I took this in to my Hyundai dealer and of course they could not duplicate it - they indicated that they never heard o

Recall on my brake light (don't have any)stop working 2 days a go been waiting for call back. *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

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 Hyundai accent. While driving at an unknown speed, the check engine light illuminated intermittently and occasionally turns on and off. The vehicle has been to the dealer approximately nine times with no resolution. The current mileage was 34,900 and failure mileage was 1,999. Updated 11/10/08 *bf updated 11/13/08. *jb