2015 Hyundai Accent

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THERE WERE FRACTURES TO THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE ENGINE, AND THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,604. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IM REPORTING THIS DEFECTIVE CAR. WHILE DRIVING MY 2015 HYUNDAI ACCENT IT BEGAN TO POWER DOWN THE OIL LIGHT, THE BATTERY LIGHT AND STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS WAS REPORTED TO ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND MY CAR WAS TOWED. PREVIOUSLY THIS SAME ISSUE OCCURRED A WEEK TO THE DATE THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE SERVICED. I WAS TOLD A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKED UP. ANYWAY A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN THE VECHILE AND I GOT THE VECHILE BACK, LESS THAN A WEEK LATER THEY VEHICLE IS ACTING UP AGAIN! AND HERE I AM COMPLAINING AGAIN.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'M REPORTING THIS DEFECT. I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW CAR ON 11/28/2015 LESS THAN A WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING THE NORMAL SPEED LIMIT THE CAR BEGAN TO POWER DOWN AND THE ENGINE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK THEN RESTART THE CAR AGAIN THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED. I WAS TOLD A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED, THE THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKED UP AND THIS IS WHAT CAUSED THE CAR TO POWER DOWN AND ENGINE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT TO COME ON. ANYWAY A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN THE CAR AND I WAS GIVEN THE CAR BACK. THE CAR WAS IN THE DEALER SERVICE SHOP FOR A WEEK. NOW LESS THAN A WEEK LATER THE CAR IS DOING IT AGAIN, POWERING DOWN WHILE DRIVING, THEN ENGINE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON. THIS IS A SAFETY RISK!!! I HAVE A CHILD I FEAR FOR OUR LIFE. I REPORTED THIS TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS, BBB, THE POTAMKIN HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR, HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE,NHSTA AND ANYONE WHO WOULD LISTEN!. ALL I GET IS THE RUN AROUND, WELL, THIS IS GOING TO BETHE SECOND TIME THE CAR IS GOING TO BE SERVICED FOR THIS SAFETY RISK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BATTERY AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

I RENTED THIS VEHICLE FROM ALAMO CAR RENTAL, LAX, ON AUGUST 14, 2015 AND RETURNED IT TO ALAMO LAX ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 FOR THE FOLLOWING REASON. THE FRONT BUMPER COVER SPONTANEOUSLY DETACHED FROM THE BODY. THE AUTO HAD BEEN PARKED OVERNIGHT IN THE HOUSING COMPLEX PARKING LOT. I DISCOVERED IT UPON WALKING TO THE CAR IN THE MORNING. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF ANY IMPACT OR TRAUMA THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE SEPARATION. IT WAS AS IF TWO PIECES THAT FIT TOGETHER SIMPLY CAME APART.

1) 6/8/15: WHEN I STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STALLED. AFTER I TURNED IT OFF AND TURNED IT ON AGAIN, THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. 2) 7/27/15: A SIMILAR SITUATION RECURRED, AGAIN AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THIS TIME MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, INCLUDING ENGINE OIL PRESSURE, PARKING BRAKE/BRAKE FLUID AND SOMETHING ELSE. THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. AND AGAIN AFTER TURNING IT OFF AND ON THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED AND THEN I COULD DRIVE. 3) 9/24/15: I WAS DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF 60 MPH. SUDDENLY MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND I WAS AFRAID THAT THE CAR CAN STALL. FORTUNATELY, IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. THE LIGHTS STAYED THERE FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN DISAPPEARED. BUT ANOTHER WEIRD EFFECT OCCURRED: TRIP A MILES, WHICH WAS ABOUT 50, RESET AND STARTED FROM 0. MOST LIKELY IT IS A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION. WITH THIS ISSUE THE CAR IS UNPREDICTABLE, UNRELIABLE AND DANGEROUS.

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR WHICH WAS STATED TO BE BRAND NEW FOR JUST ABOUT 3 MONTH. A FEW WEEKS AGO I HAD TO PULL OVER FOR A FLAT TIRE. THIS WEEK SAME THING. WHEN THE CAR WAS TOWED TO ROUTE 60 HYUNDAI I WAS TOLD THE DAMAGE WAS FRONT END DAMAGE CAUSING THE 3 MONTH OLD TIRES TO WEAR TO THE CORDS. THESE ARE HANKOOK TIRES WHICH HAVE BEEN SUBJECT TO MANY CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS. ROUTE 60 BASICALLY CALLED ME A LIAR AND INSISTED I CAUSED THE FRONT END DAMAGE. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AND THIS DEALERSHIP SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR NOT HONORING THEIR CONTRACT AND WARRANTY.

ON 6/8/15 WHEN I STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STALLED. AFTER I TURNED IT OFF AND TURNED IT ON AGAIN, THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. ON 7/27/15, A SIMILAR SITUATION RECURRED, AGAIN AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THIS TIME MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, INCLUDING ENGINE OIL PRESSURE, PARKING BRAKE/BRAKE FLUID AND SOMETHING ELSE. THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. AND AGAIN AFTER TURNING IT OFF AND ON THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED AND THEN I COULD DRIVE NO PROBLEM. VERY LIKELY IT MAY BE A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION. WITH THIS ISSUE THE CAR IS UNPREDICTABLE, UNRELIABLE AND RESPECTIVELY DANGEROUS. UPDATED 09/09/15*LJ.....UPDATED 09/22/15 *BF UPDATED 12/9/2015 *JS

ON JANUARY 30 2015. I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 65 MPH .UPON ENTERING THE TAPPEN ZEE BRIDGE ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND I ENCOUNTERED A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS. OF SPEED/POWER. TOP SPEED WAS AROUND 5-10 MPH. AFTER GETTING TO SAFE PLACE , I CONTACTED HYUNDAI ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE ,THEY TOLD ME IT WASN'T THEIR PROBLEM. AFTER A 3 HOUR "COOLDOWN" I WAS ABLE TO TRANSPORT THE CAR TO ROCKLAND HYUNDAI. AFTER SEVERAL MORE HOURS THE SERVICE TECH TOLD ME " THE DEALER PREP BUTTON " WASN'T PUSHED. THIS SOUNDED SUSPICIOUS , SO I CONTACTED SEVERAL DEALERS. I WAS TOLD BY ALL OF THEM THERE ISN'T A DEALER PREP BUTTON. HOWEVER THERE IS A SWITCH. WAS ALSO TOLD IF THIS SWITCH WASN'T ACTIVATED THE CAR WOULD NOT DO WHAT IT DID( GO INTO SAFE MODE) . THE SWITCH CONTROLS ACCESSORIES ( POWER WINDOWS, RADIO, LIGHTS...) TO THIS DAY I HAVE BEEN TOLD WHAT REALLY HAPPENED. I ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HYUNDAI, BUT ALL I GET IS THEM STALLING.