There are 4 stored owner reports matching the brakes 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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Loaded 4 of 4 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)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.
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
THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE DO NOT LIGHT UP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKES ARE FUNCTIONAL THOUGH. THIS IS A LIFE-SAFETY ISSUE AS THE TRAILING VEHICLE MAY NOT KNOW THAT I AM APPLYING THE BRAKES. *TR
2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT FUCTION WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. *TR
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.