2008 Hyundai Accent owner complaints

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Hyundai accent. The contact stated that the front passenger side air bag warning light flickered when the seat was being occupied. In addition, the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the air bag sensor in the passenger seat failed and the front passenger seat needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 86,000.

Air bag light stays on. No reason has been identified. Concerned for all accent drivers, as this problem has been reported by many people in many places online and in the real world. *tr

Air bag light stays on, plus passenger airbag light says off sometimes even when someone is in the passenger seat. Took in to dealer who says the passenger side sensor (ocs ) needs to be replaced charging approx $1000 for the part. There are many complaints on hyundais faulty ocs , yet only the sonata has been recalled. *tr

SRS, airbag light stays on, passenger airbag light lights up off. *tr

The passenger occupant sensor in the lower seat cushion failed causing the airbag light to stay on. The dealership scanned the computer and received code b1448. Passenger airbags would not inflate if there was an accident. Needed to replace the sensor to pass inspection. *tr

At approximately 67,000. Mi the airbag light came on, had an auto parts store scan the code and said it was passenger seat sensor, at the time I used the car for commuting to work and never had passengers. Now retired and cannot have a passenger for fear that being involved in an accident could be deadly for the occupant of that seat, went to the dealer and was told its not covered under warranty, ( I'm second owner ) and the seat alone would cost at least $900. Plus installation would be about $1200. Or more on a fixed income and cannot afford that, cannot sell the car it lowers the resale, and who would want it. Guess I'm stuck

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Hyundai accent. The contact stated that the passenger air bag would not engage when the passenger seat was occupied while driving 5 MPH and up. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the passenger seat cushing was replaced but to no avail. In addition, the failure was also occurring with the driver side air bag. The dealer replaced the driver side seat belt buckle but was unable to locate a failure within the passenger air bag. The dealer test drove the vehicle with the passenger seat occupied. The passenger air bag on light was illuminated therefore, the dealer advised the contact that they were unable to make repairs to the passenger air bag. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 22,000 and the current mileage was 22,730.

I was driving down a busier street in town at about 35-40 miles an hour, with family in the car, when a lady in an SUV pulled out in front of me. The front of my vehicle crushed into her driver's tire area. My car was totaled and none of the airbags deployed. Thank goodness everyone had their seatbelts on, and everyone walked away from the accident.

The airbag light came on and would not turn off. The car was still under warranty, so Hyundai fixed the problem. Now, just 4 months later ( no longer under warranty) the light is back on. Other makes and years of Hyundai have the same problem. The 2008 accent should also have airbag recall. This is the 3rd time for the same problem. *tr

I have had my 2008 Hyundai for several years now, and I love it, but the plastic pieces/sun visors in the model have broken off. I have looked for some online, and they have ridiculous prices. It seems to be a large problem with Hyundai, and eventually someone's life/lives will be endanger, because the visibility isn't great. I have tried to fix them but, they both driver/passenger need to be replaced. I checked out reviews online, and many people have complained of the visors just breaking off quickly. Please know that because my warranty is up, I cannot replace them but, this is an ongoing issue with not only myself but, several others around. This product needs to looked at. I would not recommend anyone to this vehicle if I knew how much plastic visors/ handle would break off so easily.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Hyundai accent. The contact stated that the sun visor was attached by a thin wire that caused it to slightly detach from the roof of the vehicle. The sun visor obstructed the view of the driver. The failure occurred to both front sun visors. The contact took the vehicle to Hyundai of auburn (823 opelika rd, auburn, al 36830; 334-321-0777) who diagnosed that the mechanism that held the sun visors in place and the sun visors themselves needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 38,000. *tt the consumer stated the visors were due to be repaired. *js the consumer stated the visors were repaired. *js

Left sun visor snapped off as I was leaving my driveway on a sunny day. I disconnected the wiring and visor so as to improve visibility. I am waiting for a recall in order to have the repair/replacement completed. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Hyundai accent. The contact stated that the sun visors failed to stay up. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage and VIN was not available.

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 Hyundai accent. The contact stated that the motor in his vehicle would rev automatically when coming to a stop. The vehicle would jerk forward and caused him to run a traffic light at 10 MPH. The failure occurred at least once every month and a half since the vehicle was purchased in march of 2008. He took the vehicle to the dealer and they performed a diagnostic test, but could not locate a failure. The failure mileage was 7,500. Updated 01/29/09. *lj updated 01/30/09. *jb

Passenger sun visor come out. Put it back in through the hole but did not stay. Few months later, driver side sun visor came out as well. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 Hyundai accent gl. While driving 65 MPH the entire front end was shaking excessively. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the rack and pinion steering shaft, two front rims, tires and a power steering pump. After the vehicle was repaired the front end continued to shake. The manufacturer was contacted and informed him to take the vehicle back to the dealer to be repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 43,000.

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.

I had the car checked by the factory rep, and service mgr. At crestmont Hyundai via a road test. I described the vibration problems with the tires and they both agreed to "load " balance the tires, which took away most of the tire problems. The second problem is with the shifting of the transmission ( automatic) when cold or hot. When cold going from reverse to drive the car has a " dead" zone before it will engage into drive. These few seconds that I wait for it to engage has caused problems in traffic, which I feel will result in a accident. When it does engage it shifts very abruptly or basically "lunging " into drive. The factory rep. Even said the nature of the car shifting the way it does is normal. Upon exiting the h/way if the car does not have sufficient time to send the signal fr

Issues is related to the text below. Same incident occurs in some 2008 Hyundai accent models. Recall summary Hyundai is recalling 532,633 my 2006-2007 accent, entourage, sonata, my 2007 azera, elantra and santa fe, my 2005-2007 tucson and my 2007-2008 veracruz vehicles. The stop lamp switch in the affected vehicles may malfunction. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause the brake lights to remain illuminated when the brake pedal is released. A stop lamp switch malfunction may also affect the operation of the brake-transmission shift interlock feature so the transmission shifter would not be able to be shifted out of the park position. It may also cause the electronic stability control (ESC) malfuncti

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 Hyundai accent. The vehicle has kumho tires, size 205/45/r16 (na). While inspecting the tire, the contact noticed an abnormal blister in the sidewall of the driver's side front tire. She took the vehicle to a local tire repair shop and was informed that the tire was unsafe. The tire had to be replaced at the cost of more than $100. The technician also added that the tire still had significant tread wear. She called the manufacturer, but has not received a response. The failure and current mileages were 4,509.