IllustrationSTOP LIGHT MALFUNCTION, TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION, TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK MALFUNCTION, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL MALFUNCTION. *TR
2005 Hyundai Accent
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2005 Hyundai Accent do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 64.5.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
80–25K
1125–50K
1050–75K
675–100K
6100–150K
2150K+
43 reports with mileage · 6 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Exterior Lighting. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
9 crash reports3 fire reports5 injury reports
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
2 reportsI WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND ITS BEEN SURGING A LITTLE WHEN DRIVING CAN FEEL FORWARD VIBRATIONS AND THEN LETS GO AND DOSE IT AGAIN. THE INCIDENT OCCURED JUNE 30 2014 AND I WAS HEADED TO A STOP SIGN AND MY CAR STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN AND I HAD TO PUSH IN CLUTCH AND PRESS BRAKES PRETTY HARD TO STOP THE CAR FROM TAKIN OFF ON I…
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I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND ITS BEEN SURGING A LITTLE WHEN DRIVING CAN FEEL FORWARD VIBRATIONS AND THEN LETS GO AND DOSE IT AGAIN. THE INCIDENT OCCURED JUNE 30 2014 AND I WAS HEADED TO A STOP SIGN AND MY CAR STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN AND I HAD TO PUSH IN CLUTCH AND PRESS BRAKES PRETTY HARD TO STOP THE CAR FROM TAKIN OFF ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ME PUSHING THE GAS. I DONT KNOW IF ITS THE THROTTLE SENSOR OR WHATS THE PROBLEM IS BUT THE CAR ALSO BEEN DRIVIN DIFFFERENTLY AROUND CORNERS LIKE THE REAR END SOMETHIN WRONG AND SEEN STATEMENTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE STATIN THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR CAR AS WELL. I HOPE YOU GUYS CAN HELP ME IF NOT I NEED A MECHANIC TO FIX THE CAR. *TR
Official recalls
109V280000 · Exterior Lighting
Jul 21, 2009
HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 3,011 MODEL YEAR 2005-2007 ELANTRA, TUCSON, SONATA, AZERA AND ACCENT VEHICLES. A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED OR MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. A DEFECTIVE STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY ALSO AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKE-TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK FEATURE SO THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SHIFT OUT OF THE "PARK" POSITION. IT MAY ALSO CAUSE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) MALFUNCTION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, AND IT MAY NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: ANY OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI OF PUERTO RICO CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-787-999-4310.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.