2005 Hyundai Accent

VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. BRAKE LIGHTS DIDN'T ILLUMINATE. VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL GARAGE, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. 30 MINUTES AND $80.00 LATER THE PROBLEM WAS REMEDIED. HYUNDAI HAS HAD MULTIPLE RECALLS OF THEIR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCHES, BUT EACH TIME THE APPLY THE RECALL TO A VERY NARROW SELECTION OF MODELS, OF WHICH THIS AFOREMENTIONED VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. STRANDING A 19 Y/O GIRL IN A DARK PARKING LOT AT 9:30 AT NIGHT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A LESS FAVORABLE OUTCOME. HOW MANY OTHER UNFORTUNATES SUFFER BECAUSE OF A FAILURE ON THE PART OF HYUNDAI TO STEP UP AND FIX AN INEXPENSIVE PART.

THE POWER LOCKS STOP WORKING WHEN THE CAR IS IN THE OFF POSITION, WHEN I TURN THE CAR ON, IT START WORKING THE FUEL GAUGE GO UP AND DOWN FAST AND THE GO UP AGAIN AND STAY, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WORK SOME TIMES, AT THE SAME TIME IN THE PANEL, THE BRAKE, TRUNK AND DOORS LIGHTS START FLASHING, THE CLOCK ON THE DASH VANISHES WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING AND THEN COMEBACK, I DO THAT FOR THE WHOLE TRIP, JUST WORRY THAT THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE...UPDATED 05-27-15 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND DRAINED THE BATTERY. IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE BATTERY FROM DRAINING, THE FUSE THAT CONNECTS TO THE BRAKE LIGHT HAD TO BE REMOVED. WHEN THE FUSE FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS REMOVED, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V280000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,500.

MY BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND MY AUTOMATIC SHIFT IS STUCK IN PARK UNLESS I PRESS THE BUTTON IN THE SMALL HOLE LOCATED TO THE UPPER LEFT TO UNLOCK IT. I WAS INFORMED BY HYUNDAI THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE I HAD A BROKEN SWITCH LOCATED BY THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THAT IT WAS CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT REGISTER WHEN I PRESSED IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR TOMORROW BUT IF THERE WAS A RECALL DONE ON OTHER VIN NUMBERS AND MINE ISN'T LISTED I'M GOING TO BE UPSET. *TR

I INJURED MY LEFT THUMB TRYING TO HONK THE HORN ON MY 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THIS INJURY REQUIRED SURGERY. I FEEL THE HORN BUTTON HAS A DESIGN DEFECT: IT TAKES UP A VERY SMALL PORTION AT THE MIDDLE OF THE STEERING WHEEL. IF YOU DON'T PRESS ON THAT SPECIFIC AREA YOUR FINGERS IMPACT A HARD, UNYIELDING SURFACE. I FEEL THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT CAN CAUSE FINGER AND HAND INJURIES. I FEEL YOUR ADMINISTRATION NEEDED TO BE NOTIFIED TO PREVENT FURTHER INJURIES. *TR

DT: CONTACT STATED 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT WAS IN THE NREPAIR SHOP FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. SHE WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THERE WERE NO BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN INTO A WALL TO GET IT TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE DEALER. THEY FELT THE PROBLEM IWASIN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE SEPTEMBER 27, 2005. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE, THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. *AK