2008 Hyundai Accent

THIS MAY NOT BE THE CORRECT PLACE TO REPORT THIS SO PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHERE I SHOULD REPORT THIS REIMBURSEMENT PROBLEM. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE PRE-NOTIFICATION. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE BEEN GETTING THE RUNAROUND BY HYUNDAI'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. WHEN COMING TO THIS SIT TO REVIEW THE RECALL I SEE THAT THEY ARE VIOLATING THE PRE-NOTIFICATION REIMBURSEMENT PORTION OF THE RECALL AGREEMENT. BASICALLY SAYING THEY WILL NOT PAY UNTIL THE REPAIR COMPLIES TO THERE STANDARD. I HAVE ALREADY GONE TO A HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER AND THERE COMMENT WAS THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE IF THE NEW SWITCH COMPLIES SINCE THE NEW SWITCH AND THE OLD SWITCH LOOK THE SAME. HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS WAS UNWILLING TO PROVIDE ME WITH ANY INFORMATION ON WHAT HYUNDAI SERVICE NEED TO SHOW THE REPAIR COMPLIES. THEY HAVE ALSO REQUIRED EXTENSIVE DOCUMENTATION THAT IS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL AGREEMENT. I HAVE EXTENSIVE EMAIL DOCUMENTATION SHOWING THERE UNWILLINGNESS TO PAY AND MY INCREASING LEVEL OF FRUSTRATION. AGAIN I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE CORRECT PLACE TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT SO PLEASE REPLY WITH INFORMATION ON WHERE TO FILE THE COMPLAINT. I ALSO THOUGHT YOUR AGENCY MAY WANT TO KNOW WHEN A AUTO MAKER DECIDES NOT TO FOLLOW A RECALL AGREEMENT. *TR

MY 30,000 MILE HYUNDAI HAS A FAULTY AIRBAG SENSOR. MY WARRANTY WAS ABOUT TO GO UP AND I HAD IT FIXED. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON BECAUSE OF A SEAT SENSOR THAT DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. BASICALLY A WEEK AFTER MY WARRANTY WENT UP AND TWO WEEKS AFTER THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THE PROBLEM, MY LIGHT WENT BACK ON. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT IS VERY CONCERNING HAVING YOUR AIRBAG LIGHT ON. I HAVE NO IDEA IF THEY'LL WORK SO I DON'T USE THE INTERSTATE. I THINK IT IS RIDICULOUS SOMETHING LIKE AN AIRBAG IS SOMETHING I AM WORRYING ABOUT ON A 5 YEAR OLD CAR. I HAVE HEARD HORROR STORIES OF THE AIRBAGS RANDOMLY GOING OFF OR NOT GOING OFF AT ALL IN SIMILAR HYUNDAI'S. IT IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. IT'S A JOKE THAT I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MY AIRBAG SYSTEM IN 2013. *TR

2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER WAITING FOR AN HOUR AT THE DEALER, TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED, THE DEALER INFORMED HIM, THE RECALL WORK HAD BEEN COMPLETED. HOWEVER DUE TO AN ISSUE SEPARATE FROM THE RECALL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS STILL DID NOT WORK. THE DEALER WANTED $99 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, AND IF IT WAS SIMPLY THE LIGHT BULBS WERE BURNED OUT THERE WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL 4140 FOR THE LIGHT BULBS. THE CONSUMER AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR WENT OUT TO THE VEHICLE, AND WHEN THE ADVISOR STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED.

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THE SUN VISOR CAME OUT OF THE SOCKET AND WOULD NOT STAY. THIS WAS A SHOCK AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO UNEXPECTED INTERNAL FAILURE/DEFECT OF CAR PART THAT WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE DRIVER, ANYTHING LIVING, DEAD, REAL OR UNREAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THE DRIVERS SIDE AND WAS FIXED BY A HYUNDAI DEALER A FEW MONTHS BACK, NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR IS DOING THE SAME. I WOULD HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER BUT WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WAS REPLACED I WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS WAS UP. WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THESE SUN VISORS, ARE THEY PROGRAMMED TO GIVE OUT AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME? THIS IS NOT OK! *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT ARE NOT WORKING. I CHANGED THE BULBS AND CHECKED THE FUSE - ALL ARE OK. I SUSPECTED THE PEDAL SWITCH THAT ACTIVATES THE BRAKE LIGHTS MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM. WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF I COULD FIND ANY OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, AND DISCOVERED THAT A RECALL HAS BEEN COMMENCED BY HYUNDAI FOR THE VERY PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING. HOWEVER, THE 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT WAS NOT LISTED IN THE PRESS RELEASE THAT I REVIEWED AS ONE OF THE AFFECTED MODELS. THE PROBLEM MAY BE BIGGER THAN THEY THINK. I FELT THAT I SHOULD ADVISE NHTSA THAT THE ACCENT MODEL MAY ALSO BE ONE OF THOSE AFFECTED. I CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY DID NOT HAVE IT IN STOCK, BUT SAID THEY WOULD GET THE BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH FOR ME. IN THE MEANTIME, MY CAR IS REALLY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS (DAY OR NIGHT). PLEASE GET HYUNDAI WORKING ON THIS QUICKLY, BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED, AND CONSIDER WHETHER THE DESIGN PROBLEM MIGHT BE AFFECTING MORE MODELS THAN HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED TO DATE. *TR

I REPORTED THAT THE DASH OF MY CAR FELT HOT ALL OF THE TIME AND THAT I COULD NOT GET ONE OF THE WARNING LIGHTS TO GO OUT. I SENT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR UNDER MY BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT HONOR MY REQUEST. ALL OF THIS WAS BEFORE THIS MASSIVE RECALL. THE FIRST DAY THAT I DROVE THIS CAR I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE SAME WARNING LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT; THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS CAR AND I HAVE LOST A LOT OF MONEY BEHIND IT AND THE COMPANY NOT HONORING THEIR CONTRACT. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING THE 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT TO HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS. I WAS INFORMED OF THIS BY ANOTHER DRIVER WHO TOLD ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. WHILE TRYING TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER, I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED BY TWO OTHER VEHICLES DUE TO MY VEHICLE NOT HAVING FUNCTIONAL BRAKE LIGHTS. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. AS THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I WAS MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TOWING AND REPAIR COSTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR DETACHED FROM THE PLASTIC HOLDER. AS A RESULT, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WIRES THAT WERE ATTACHED TO THE SUN VISOR ALSO FAILED AND CAUSED THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO DARKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.