2005 Hyundai Accent

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

I HAVE A 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE TWO FRONT DOOR LATCHES HAVE AN ISSUE WHEN THE WEATHER GETS COLD. AT AROUND 20 DEGREES OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE THE MECHANISMS JAM/STICK OPEN WHEN THE DOORS ARE OPEN. IT REQUIRES EITHER UTILIZING A HAIR DRYER OR WARMING THE CAR UP WHILE HOLDING THE DOOR CLOSED TO GET THEM FREED UP, THIS TAKES FROM 15 TO 20 MINUTES. AS THIS DOES NOT NORMALLY OCCUR AT TEMPERATURES GREATER THAN ABOUT 20 DEGREES I DISAGREE WITH THE MANUFACTURES AND DEALERSHIPS EXPLANATION THAT IT IS DUE TO WATER INTRUSION. I BELIEVE IT IS RELATED TO THE EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION OF METALS AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURE AND THE TOLERANCES OF THE PARTS. I LIVE IN UPSTATE NEW YORK WHERE MY WIFE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND WE HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUE OVER THE LAST TWO WINTERS, AND AM FORCED TO LOOK FORWARD TO YET ANOTHER COLD WEATHER SEASON AND THE MOST LIKELY RECURRENCE OF THE ISSUE. I BELIEVE THESE LATCHES ARE A SAFETY FEATURE OF THE VEHICLE AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THEY FAIL IN A VEHICLE DURING AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER ACCENT OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPRESSED SIMILAR ISSUES WITH EITHER THE FRONT OR REAR LATCHES. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF MY COMPLAINT AS IS THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM. NEITHER IS WILLING TO REPLACE THE PARTS. *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

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE USED WITH 36,000 MILES APRIL 2007. IN AUGUST 2007 MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL DRASTICALLY TO THE RIGHT ALL THE TIME. I HAD TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL WITH A TUG TO THE LEFT TO KEEP ON THE ROAD. IF THE WHEEL WAS LET GO I WOULD CRASH INSTANTLY. MANUFACTURE SHOP SAID THE FRONT TIRES WORN AT AN ANGLE WHICH PROMOTED THE PULL TO THE RIGHT. I REPLACED THE TIRES AND NOW HAVE A SLIGHT PULL TO THE LEFT BUT NOT AS BAD. THE MANUFACTURER SHOP STATE NO FRONT END SUSPENSION PROBLEMS NOTED. ALL TIRES ARE PROPERLY INFLATED TO 40 - 44 PSI. TWO TIRES ON THE REAR AND A BRAKE JOB WERE DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM. *TR

THE CAR IS A 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT 4-DOOR. WHILE DRIVING AFTER HAVING WARMED THE CAR UP FOR APPROX 5 MINUTES (THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROX. 5 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT), THE REAR WINDOW COMPLETELY SHATTERED, FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, SIDE TO SIDE. NO FOREIGN OBJECT STRUCK THE WINDOW PRIOR TO IT SHATTERING. THE SHATTERED GLASS, THEN, AS BUMPS WERE HIT, BEGAN TO FALL INTO THE CAR AND WOULD HAVE STRUCK ANY REAR SEAT PASSENGERS, HAD THERE BEEN ANY. THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE WINDOW, ALTHOUGH HYUNDAI SERVICE REFUSED TO REPLACE THE WINDOW. MY OWN RESEARCH ON THIS TOPIC REVEALED THAT THIS IS NOT BY ANY MEANS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, SMOKE ERUPTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALERTED, AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE POLICE WERE NOT ALERTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE. AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

WE WERE TRAVELING FROM PHOENIX TO COLORADO. STOPPED, FILLED UP WITH GAS IN LAS VEGAS. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, OTHER MOTORISTS WERE HONKING AND POINTING. WE PULLED OVER AND GAS WAS SPILLING OUT THROUGH THE CAP. WHEN THE CAP WAS REMOVED GAS GUSHED OUT AT US. WE TIGHTENED THE CAP. DROVE TO MESQUITE USING MORE THAN HALF OUR TANK. WE HAD GAS SPLASHING AT US EVERYTIME THE CAP WAS REMOVED. WE PURCHASED A NEW CAP. WE TRIED TO FILL UP THE TANK. WE COULD NOT PUT ANY GAS IN THE TANK SINCE IT WAS CLEAR TO THE TOP AND OVERFLOWING EVEN THOUGH OUR GAUGE REGISTERED 1/2 TANK. WE HEADED TO ST. GEORGE. WE TRIED AGAIN TO PUT GAS IN, NOW WITH ONLY 1/4 TANK BUT WE COULDN'T DO IT. GAS WAS STILL CLEAR TO THE TOP OF THE SPOUT, SPLASHING OUT AT US. WE GOT A HOTEL ROOM RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN ST. GEORGE (IT WAS SUNDAY). MONDAY MORNING WE TOOK IT IN. THEY CHECKED IT ALL OUT. SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. NO PARTS WERE REPLACED.

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

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