2005 Hyundai Accent

"AIRBAG" INDICATOR CAME ON WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED UP AND DIDN'T GO OUT. HAS BEEN ON FOR 3 MONTHS. THIS 2006 ACCENT THAT HAS THROWN THE B1448 CODE (OC SENSOR MAT DEFECT). A RECALL FOR THE HYUNDAI SONATA (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V161000) WHICH USES THE SAME COMPONENTS IN IT'S AIRBAG SENSORY SYSTEM HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SAME CODE. SIMILAR COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED FOR THE ACCENT ON THIS SITE AND ARFC.ORG. REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENT OF THE SENSOR RANGE FROM $800 - $1100. NOT ISSUING A RECALL FOR ALL VEHICLES USING THE SAME FAULTY COMPONENTS AS THE RECALLED SONATA IS COMPLETELY IMMORAL. RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN PERFECT WEATHER THE CAR SUDDENLY FISHTAILED AND THEN FLIPPED THREE TIMES. THE DRIVER WAS THANKFULLY UNINJURED BUT THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. IN INSPECTING THE CAR THE REAR WHEELS WOULD NOT MOVE SO IT WAS RULED THAT THE BRAKES SEIZED UP. THE BRAKES WERE NOT BEING USED WHEN THIS HAPPENED SUDDENLY AND OUT OF THE BLUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT PLACED AN ITEM UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT AND UNINTENTIONALLY DISCONNECTED THE AIR BAG WIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER RECONNECTED THE AIR BAG WIRES. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT SHE SHOULD NOT PLACE ANY ITEMS UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT AND WOULD NOT REIMBURSE HER FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,708.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER WHEN THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,500.

ON JANUARY 17TH MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON INTERSTATE 5. SHE WAS DRIVING HER 2005 HYUNDAI 4 DOOR ACCENT IN THE RAIN WHEN A FORD EXPLORER MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY SPUN OUT IN CIRCLES COLLIDING FIRST WITH ANOTHER CAR THEN HIT THE ACCENT APPROXIMATELY OVER THE FRONT LFT. HEADLIGHT. THE TOP OF LEFT FRONT WHEEL WAS PUSHED INWARD, THE GRILL AND HOOD WERE PUSHED INTO WINDSHIELD, WINDSHIELD BROKEN, FRONT LEFT ROOF SUPPORT, CENTER DASH PUSHED IN AND PARTS OF DASH BROKEN IN GLOVE BOX AREA,REAR SEATS SQUISHED TOGETHER IN THE SHAPE OF A "W". QUESTION IS WHY..... DIDN'T EITHER AIRBAG DEPLOY??????? HAVE OTHER CASES BEEN REPORTED WITH HYUNDAIS? INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR SAID THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE BECAUSE THE CARS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS KNOCKED OUT COMPLETELY? HAVE PHOTOS IF REQUIRED. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON A SOUTH OUTER ROAD WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 35 MILES PER HR. I DRIVE A HYUNDAI ACCENT 2005 AND THIS 1995 DODGE RAM PICKUP FAILED TO MAKE A TURN ON THE ROADWAY AND CAME IN DIRECT PATH OF MY CAR. BUT THE IMPACT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF MY CAR TOWARD THE PASSENGER SIDE IN WHICH THE IMPACT DENTED MY LICENSE PLATE IN HALF AND MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AT THE IMPACT . I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON AND I HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL , IN WHICH LATER ON I HAD A BAD HEADACHE AND WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND THEY SAID I HAD A MILD WHIP LASH. THE POLICE REPORT SAID HE WAS GOING TOO FAST FOR CONDITIONS. CAN NOT UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF THE FRONT SO SEVERE THAT MY AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE AUTO BODY HAS MY CAR AT THIS TIME AND THEY ARE WAITING ON THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO TOTAL IT OR NOT. *CN

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 70 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BOUNCED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO OFF THE ROADWAY AND HIT A GRAVEL. THE VEHICLE THEN HIT AN EMBANKMENT HEAD ON AND FLIPPED THREE TIMES , AND THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT AND SUSTAINED INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE, AND PICTURES WERE AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND WAS AWAITING INSPECTION. THE INSURANCE AGENCY DEEMED THE VEHICLE TOTALED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO CUT THE WIRES UNDER THE HOOD DUE TO THE FACT THEY COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO SHUT OFF. *AK