2010 Hyundai Accent

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY WHETHER A PERSON WAS OCCUPYING THE SEAT OR NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE FAILURE WHERE THEY REPLACED THE AIR BAG SENSOR HOWEVER, THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,460.

FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE (MAY 21,12) EACH AND EVERY MORNING WHEN I FIRST APPLY THE BRAKES THEY LOCK UP. IT SO FAR HAS NEVER HAPPENED ANY OTHER TIME. IT HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER AND NO PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN FOUND. I AM NOW IN THE PROCESS OF VIDEO TAPING THIS AND BRINGING IT IN TO SHOW THEM. IT HAD 30,600 MILES WHEN I PURCHASED IT. THERE WAS ONE TIME WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND IT DIDN'T STOP,I ATTRIBUTED THIS TO MY BEING TIRED,NOW I AM NOT SO SURE. THE ONE THING I DO KNOW IS NOT HAVING FAITH IN YOUR BRAKES IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR

UNSAFE HYUNDAI MANUFACTURER DEFECT. BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AUTO LINE ARBITRATOR ARTHUR C. DEVINE HAS DETERMINED THAT HYUNDAI HAS MANUFACTURER DEFECT OF MOTOR MOUNTS. DOCUMENTS TO THE ARBITRATOR INDICATE THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION IN THAT THE SUSPENSION COULD SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. HYUNDAI IS? NOT SAFE. THE BBB CLAIM IS HYU1216311. FROM A MAY 12 HEARING THE PROBLEM RESULTS IN AN UNREPAIRED CONSTANT VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WITH THE CAR IDLING IN PARK. ALL HYUNDAI MODELS SHOULD FACE RECALL FOR THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION. HYUNDAI OFFICIALS HAVE REFUSED TO FIX THE CONDITION, MOTOR MOUNTS, AND SUSPENSION, CLAIMING THE UNSAFE VEHICLE IS "NORMAL" AND "OPERATING AS DESIGNED." OTHER ONLINE REPORTS SUPPORT THAT CLAIM THAT THE SUSPENSION IS NOT SECURELY BOLTED TO THE BODY. SEE HTTP://WWW.HYUNDAI-BLOG.COM/2012-HYUNDAI-ACCENT-DEBUTS-AS-VERNA-COMPACT-SEDAN. SEE HTTP://WWW.SLIDESHARE.NET/KEFFERHYNDAI/2010-HYUNDAI-ACCENT-KEFFER-HYUNDAI-IN-MATTHEWS-NC. HYUNDAI OFFICIALS HAVE ALSO REFUSED TO ISSUE THEIR ENGINEER VIBROMETER AND ACCELEROMETER TESTS ON THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. ARBITRATION DECISION ISSUED MAY 24 2012. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE CAUSED ERRATIC ENGINE RPMS WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 55 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO USE MORE FUEL THAN USUAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,700.

NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE OR MILEAGE I JUST KNOW I BOUGHT THE 2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT IN JULY OF 2011. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED IN THE MORNINGS WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND DRIVING NOT EVEN HALF A MILE TO THE STOP SIGN TO GET ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHEN I BARELY TAP ON MY BRAKES IT FEELS AS IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THE BRAKES ARE OVER SENSITIVE BUT ONLY IN THE MORNINGS OR WHEN IT HASN'T BEEN DRIVEN IN AT LEAST 8 HOURS. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES IT SMOOTHES OUT BUT IT REALLY COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. LUCKILY I LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN WITH NOT TOO MUCH TRAFFIC SO WHEN THIS DOES HAPPEN IT'S RARELY AROUND ANYONE SO THEY WON'T EAT MY BUMPER (CRASH INTO BUMPER). I'VE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THEY SAY EVERYTHING LOOKS FINE AND WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO DUPLICATE IT THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING MORE. THE BRAKES AT TIMES SQUEAL TOO BUT THAT TOO SMOOTHES OUT MOST OF THE TIME. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT THAT I PURCHASED AUG 2010. JUST RECENTLY ABOUT A MONTH AGO I NOTICE WHEN I GET IN THE CAR IN THE MORNING AND I COME TO A STOP WHILE GOING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND PUTTING ON BRAKES THE BRAKES SOUND LIKE THEY ARE SQUEAKING OR RUBBING. ALSO WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES THEY SEEM TO HAVE A SUDDEN STOP WHERE YOU FEEL LIKE THE CAR IS JERKING. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I GET IN THE CAR AND TAKE OFF. ALSO IF I GO 65 TO 70 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WILL BEGAN TO SHAKE. WHEN GETTING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR ALSO SEEMS TO HAVE A SLOW TAKE OFF FOR AT LEAST 1 MILE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT WITH KUMHO SOLUS TIRES, SIZE P205-45 R16 (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OUTSIDE WALL OF THE EACH TIRE EXHIBITED CRACKS WHICH WERE CAUSING THE TIRES TO LOSE AIR PRESSURE RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE SHOP WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE BUT COULD NOT WARRANTY THE TIRE BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE CRACKS WERE DUE TO ROAD HAZARDS AND NOT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE CONTACT REPLACED 2 TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,888. UPDATED 12/19/11*BF UPDATED 06/14/2012 *JS