There are 34 stored owner reports matching the air bags & restraints leading-label group for the 2008 Hyundai Accent in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)08 ACCENT GS, AIRBAG LIGHT ON WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT OR UNUSUAL DRIVING. ITS A SAFETY ISSUE. HYUNDAI SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THIS ISSUE SINCE MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON. WAS INFORMED BY MULTIPLE MECHANICS IN THE AREA THAT IS A KNOWN SAFETY AND SYSTEM MALFUNCTION ISSUE WITH THE 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT HATCHBACK MODELS AND NOT SURE WAY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED.
TAKATA RECALL: AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON AND CAR CANNOT BE INSPECTED. ALSO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. REMOVED PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEATS TO CHECK SENSORS/WIRES BUT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM
THIS VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE RUST UNDERBODY, AND THE FUEL TANK STRAPS ARE RUSTED ALONG WITH JUST ABOUT THE WHOLE FRAME. THE BRAKES ARE NOW SQUEALING AND RUBBING AFTER AN ALLEGED UNDERBODY RUST TREATMENT, WHICH SPRAYED OVER THE OLD RUST! HYUNDAI HAS OFFERED A "WAX TREATMENT" WHICH IS BASICALLY WAXING MY RUST. THE FUEL STRAPS SEEM TO ME TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE OF GREAT IMPORTANCE, AS WELL AS THE BRAKES. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT DOES NOT ALWAYS FASTEN AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. HYUNDAI REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY ISSUES, STATING THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, YET THEY ADMIT THE ORIGINAL FRAME COATING WAS TOO THIN.
ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO THE SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE. WE TOOK OUR CAR TO OUR HYUNDAI DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT WE NEEDED A NEW AIRBAG INSTALLED AND IT WOULD COULD AROUND $1000 FOR THE PART. THEY ORDERED IT AND WE HAVE TO SCEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO PUT IT ON. WE ARE ON A FIXED INCOME AND $1000 OR MORE IS A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY THAT WE DON'T HAVE. WE WERE WONDERING IF THERE IS OR COULD POSSIBLY BE A RECALL FOR THIS AIRBAG PROBLEM. LOOKING ON LINE AT THE COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS AIRBAG PROBLEM WITH THE 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT WE WERE WONDERING WHY YOU HAVE NOT RESOLVED THIS COMPLAINT WITH A RECALL. THANKS FOR YOU TIME.
AT END OF MAY 2016, MY AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON AND STAYED ON. I TOOK MY 2008 ACCENT TO THE DEALER ON 6/2/16 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE OCS MAT MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1400 TO $1600. IF I DO NOT REPLACE IT, THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE AIRBAG SENSOR SYSTEM IS DISABLED. THIS 2008 ACCENT SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.
THE AIRBAG LIGHTS COMES ON AN STAYS ON YOU HAVE TO GET IT SCAN SN THE CODE WILL READ B1448, B1449, OR B1450 AN IT SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS .BECAUSE ONLY A DEALER CAN GET IT OFF AN THEN THEY WANT TO CHSRGE YOU 1345.95 JUST TO GET IT FIX THATS HIGHWAY ROBBERY .WELL THE GOING TO REJECT YOU AN YOU CAN GET A INSPECTION STICKER EITHER.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. UPDATED 04/14/16*LJ THE PASSENGER LOWER SEAT ASSEMBLY AND OCS MAT WERE REPLACED ON MARCH 7, 2016. UPDATED 05/17/16.*JB
HEADING WEST BOUND ON I 10 IN ALABAMA. CAR WAS GOING BETWEEN 60-70MPH. AVOIDED THE ACCIDENT BY SLIDING INTO ANOTHER LANE, BREAKS DID NOT CATCH. UPON FISH TAILING BACK INTO TRAFFIC HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT UNTIL CAR WAS NO LONGER IN MOTION. THE FRONT DRIVER AIRBAG AND THE PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. WAS STANDING ON THE BREAKS TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO STOP AND THE CAR NEVER STOPPED. IT TOOK THE MEDIAN CABLES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CAR HAD COME TO A STOP IS WHEN THE SIDE CURTAIN AND SEAT AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED. DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED HEAVILY TO DRIVER SIDE FRONT AS WELL AND STILL NO SIDE AIRBAGS, SEAT, OR FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. E-BREAK DID NOT EVEN CATCH.
TAKATA RECALL.AIR BAG LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME.
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSIER STREET IN TOWN AT ABOUT 35-40 MILES AN HOUR, WITH FAMILY IN THE CAR, WHEN A LADY IN AN SUV PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE CRUSHED INTO HER DRIVER'S TIRE AREA. MY CAR WAS TOTALED AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THANK GOODNESS EVERYONE HAD THEIR SEATBELTS ON, AND EVERYONE WALKED AWAY FROM THE ACCIDENT.
DAUGHTER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, TOTALED THE FRONT END OF THE CAR AND THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. AM HIRING AN ATTORNEY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,987.
RED AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD IS ON. I HAD THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR PAD IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WENT BAD. THEY SAID THE SEAT BASE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT WOULD BE $822.82 FOR PARTS + 1.5 HOURS LABOR FOR A TOTAL OF: $985.00. IT SEEMS VERY ODD THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR WOULD GO BAD IN MY CAR BECAUSE I HARDLY EVER HAVE A PASSENGER.
SRS, AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON, PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT LIGHTS UP OFF. *TR
AT APPROXIMATELY 67,000. MI THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, HAD AN AUTO PARTS STORE SCAN THE CODE AND SAID IT WAS PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR, AT THE TIME I USED THE CAR FOR COMMUTING TO WORK AND NEVER HAD PASSENGERS. NOW RETIRED AND CANNOT HAVE A PASSENGER FOR FEAR THAT BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT COULD BE DEADLY FOR THE OCCUPANT OF THAT SEAT, WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD ITS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, ( I'M SECOND OWNER ) AND THE SEAT ALONE WOULD COST AT LEAST $900. PLUS INSTALLATION WOULD BE ABOUT $1200. OR MORE ON A FIXED INCOME AND CANNOT AFFORD THAT, CANNOT SELL THE CAR IT LOWERS THE RESALE, AND WHO WOULD WANT IT. GUESS I'M STUCK
THE SRS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, SO WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD US IT WOULD BE $900 TO REPAIR THE OCCUPANCY SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SEAT, SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. WITHOUT THE REPAIR, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. THIS MUST BE DUE TO A FAULTY PART OR POOR INSTALLATION, SINCE OUR VEHICLE HAS NOT SEEN ANY RECENT ACCIDENTS OR UNUSUAL USE. *TR
ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR FEW DAYS FOR NO REASON, THEN IT CAME OFF. NOW THE AIR BAG IS BACK ON FOR GOOD, IT STARTED UP AGAIN SINCE JULY AND IS STILL ON. WE HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT FOR IT TO CAUSE FOR THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO COME BACK ON. I CALLED TO SEE IF I CAN GET IT REPAIR, THE GENTLEMAN SAID IT WILL COST MORE ABOUT $1,000 OR MORE TO CHECK IT AND GET IT REPAIR. I DO NOT WANT TO PAY THAT MUCH, BUT MY SON'S SAFETY IS MY CONCERN. I FEEL LIKE ALL THE SUDDEN EVERYTHING WITH THIS CAR IS FALLING APART. SUN VISOR AND NOW AIRBAG...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLICKERED WHEN THE SEAT WAS BEING OCCUPIED. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT FAILED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. NO REASON HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. CONCERNED FOR ALL ACCENT DRIVERS, AS THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY PEOPLE IN MANY PLACES ONLINE AND IN THE REAL WORLD. *TR
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