2010 Hyundai Accent Complaint Log

2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE REAR WINDSHIELD BRAKE LIGHT DO NOT LIGHT UP WHEN I PRESS ON THE PEDAL. I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE A COUPLE OF COMPLAINTS ON FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I REPLACED THE FUSES, THE BULBS, AND THEY STILL DO NOT WORK. I RESEARCHED THIS AND HYUNDAI HAS 4 CONSECUTIVE YEARS 2006-2009 WHERE THERE IS A MALFUNCTIONING BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ISSUE. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AND I PLAN ON LETTING THE DEALER KNOW THIS WHEN I GO THERE TOMORROW. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY SHOULD REPLACE THIS FREE OF CHARGE GIVEN THE HISTORY OF THIS. I ALSO TRIED CONTACTING HYUNDAI DIRECTLY AND SAID UNLESS THERE IS A RECALL THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT THIS. STATED DEALERS ARE INDEPENDENT AND I WOULD HAVE TO TALK TO DEALER ABOUT RESOLVING THIS ISSUE. *TR

ON MARCH AFTER LEAVING MY DAUGHTER'S HOUSE MY SON NOTICED THAT MY DAUGHTER'S 2010 HYUNDAI ACCENTS BRAKES LIGHTS AND 3RD LIGHT WEREN'T WORKING . THE NEXT DAY MY SON AND I DECIDED TO CHECK THE FUSE BOX. WE CHANGED THE 15 AMP FUSE EVEN THOUGH THE ORIGINAL ONE DIDN'T SEEM BROKEN. AFTER THAT WE AGAIN TRIED THE BRAKE LIGHT AND 3RD AND AGAIN IT DIDN'T WORK. I'M AT MY WITS END WITH THIS 2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT BECAUSE ALL I SEEM TO HAVE IS PROBLEMS. BEFORE 3 COIL WIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FIRST 2 HYUNDAI REPLACED THE WIRES BUT BEFORE REPLACING THE 3RD COIL WIRE THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT HE COULDN'T REPLACE THE 3RD COIL WIRE BECAUSE HYUNDAI SAID THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE SPARK PLUGS FIRST. WHICH I FEEL IS CRAZY. BUT I HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP(HYUNDAI) AND REPLACED THE PLUGS. I FEEL HYUNDAI KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AS THE CURRENT BRAKE PROBLEM AND THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING, THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR DISLODGED FROM ITS SWIVEL POINT OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW AND DISTRACTED ME FROM DRIVING. MONTHS LATER, THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS DONE THE SAME THING. BOTH NOW JUST HANG FROM THE WIRE CONNECTING IT TO THE LIGHTING COMPONENT. VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY! *TR

THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH BECAME DEFECTIVE INTERMITTENTLY, APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES AGO. IT HAS NOW FAILED COMPLETELY. APPARENTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.AUTOBLOG.COM/2013/04/03/HYUNDAI-KIA-RECALLING-1-6M-MORE-MODELS-FOR-FAULTY-BRAKE-SWITCH/ THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, SO I WANTED YOU TO KNOW. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY MY DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FELL DOWN RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY FIELD OF VISION. IT HAD TO BE REMOVED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT STAY UP ANYMORE. *TR

THE SUN VISORS BREAK AT THE HINGE AND DROP DOWN IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S FACE OBSTRUCTING VIEW. I HAVE OWNED 1 ELANTRA AND 2 ACCENTS SINCE 2005. HYUNDAI REFUSES TO DEAL WITH THIS. *TR

I SIMPLY PULLED THE SUN VISOR DOWN, IT MADE A STRANGE NOISE AND WILL NO LONGER STAY UP, GREATLY IMPAIRING/OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OUT THE WINDSHIELD. THE LIGHT ALSO STOPPED WORKING. CAR IS ONLY AT 30,000 - ALWAYS HAVE HAD ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. *TR

I TOOK THE CAR TO HAVE THE BRAKES DONE. THE SHOP DID AN INSPECTION AND FOUND ALL BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING TRACING IT TO THE BRAKE LIGHT PEDAL SWITCH. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI AND THEY STATED THE 2010 ACCENT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL CAMPAIGN BUT 2009 ARE, EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME PART? I TOOK IT TO MY HYUNDAI DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE SWITCH WITH THE NEW REVISED SWITCH, SINCE THE OLD SWITCHES ARE SHOWN TO FAIL PREMATURELY. I WOULD ADVISE ANY OWNER OF A HYUNDAI OR KIA TO EITHER HAVE THE SWITCH REPLACED OR CHECK IT WEEKLY UNTIL THE PART IS PUT ON THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS HAZARD TO YOU, YOUR PASSENGERS AND OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD BEHIND YOU. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING. APPEARS TO BE PROBLEM WITH BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WHICH HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR OTHER YEAR MODELS. *TR

WHEN FILLING UP WITH GAS GETS NEAR FULL AND PUMP SHUTS OFF BUT GAS SPURTS OUT OF FILLER TUBE EVERY TIME I FILL UP JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE ON JUNE 4TH 2013. *TR

AS I WAS STOPPED IN A LINE OF CARS TO DROP MY DAUGHTER OFF AT SCHOOL A WOMAN TAPPED ON MY WINDOW AND TOLD ME THAT I HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS AND THAT SHE ALMOST REAR-ENDED ME BECAUSE OF IT. I WENT HOME AND CHECKED THE FUSES AND THE BULBS; ALL WERE FINE. AFTER SOME ONLINE RESEARCH I LEARNED THAT THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WHICH IS LOCATED NEAR THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN I CONTACTED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE I WAS TOLD THAT MY MAKE/MODEL/YEAR WAS NOT COVERED BY A RECALL AFFECTING THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. *TR

I HAD TO HAVE STOP LAMP SWITCH REPLACED MAY 14,2013

THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR FELL ON MY HEAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE PIECE THAT HOLDS THE VISOR UP IS BROKEN AND THE VISOR CONTINUES TO FALL WHILE I AM DRIVING, ENTERING MY VIEW OF THE ROAD OR HITTING ME. *TR

MY WIFE AND I BOTH OWN 2010 HYUNDAI ACCENTS, AND THE VISORS ON BOTH HAVE BROKEN AND MAKE VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING VERY LIMITED. I'VE TRIED VARIOUS METHODS OF KEEPING IT UP, BUT IT CONTINUES TO FALL DOWN WHILE I'M DRIVING. THE PLASTIC PARTS THAT MAKE IT SWIVEL UP AND DOWN, AND ROTATE FROM THE FRONT TO THE SIDE WINDOW BREAK VERY EASILY. I DECIDED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT AFTER READING SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR EXPERIENCES ONLINE. THESE PARTS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH SOMETHING THAT AT LEAST FUNCTIONS THE WAY IT SHOULD. IT'S NOT SAFE. *TR

MY WIFE LEFT FOR WORK TUESDAY MORNING AND DURING HER COMMUTE THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, BOTH HIGH AND LOW BEAMS QUIT. SHE PROBABLY PANICKED A LITTLE BUT DISCOVERED SHE COULD PULL THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER IN WHICH CAUSED THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS TO WORK. SHE GOT TO WORK THAT WAY AND LAST NIGHT I LOOKED AT IT. NO BLOWN FUSES OR BULBS. I TESTED THE HEADLIGHT BULBS AND THEY WORKED. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR FRIDAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. I SUGGESTED TO THE DEALER THAT HE SHOULD NOT ASK ME TO PAY FOR IT, WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR MY PROBLEM YOU WILL FIND MANY MORE PEOPLE WHO'VE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE DEALT WITH BY THE MANUFACTURER AND FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES FROM IT. IF AN ACCIDENT DOES HAPPEN THE PROOF OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE WILL BE DESTROYED BY FRONT END DAMAGE. THANK YOU *TR

THE VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE BROKE AND JUST HANGS THERE. THE BRAKES NOW ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS HAVE FAILED TO STOP THE CAR AT SLOW SPEEDS. WHEN THE BRAKE IS PRESSED IT FEELS AS THOUGH THEY ARE CRUMBLING. AND THE CAR JERKS AROUND. HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE TO BE TOLD THAT ITS JUST WHAT ANTI LOCK BRAKES DO. I HAVE NEVER HAD THAT HAPPEN ON ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE OWNED WITH ANTILOCK BRAKES. I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER HYUNDAI AGAIN, NOR WILL I EVER BUY ANYTHING FROM THAT DEALERSHIP. *TR

I CONTINUALLY NOTICED THAT THE AIR VENTS EXPRESS A VERY SMELLY ODOR. WHETHER IT IS THE AIR CONDITIONER OR THE HEATER- MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE AIR CONDITIONER RESIDUE AND TO RUN MY FAN ON VENT TO GET RID OF THE MOISTURE BUILDUP. I HAVE DONE THIS FOR A COUPLE WEEKS NOW AND THEY STILL SMELL LIKE MOLD AND MILDEW- I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 60 DAYS AND CAN'T GET RID OF THE SMELL. I HAVE ALLERGIES AND THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM FOR ME. I HAVE HAD MANY CARS OVER THE YEARS AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS EVERY HAPPENING WITH THE AIR CONDITION IN A VEHICLE. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM?IS THERE WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THIS OR DO I NEED TO GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND LODGE A COMPLAINT TO GET RID OF THE CAR? *TR

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

SUN VISOR ATTACHMENT IS CHEAP PLASTIC AND BROKE OFF- IS NOW DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE DRIVING IN SUNNY WEATHER. *TR

I WAS APPROACHING A LINE OF CARS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND IT WAS RAINING. WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES THE REAR WHEELS OF MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AND THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP. I SLID OUT OF CONTROL INTO THE REAR OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

The airbags failed to deploy in my 2012 car accident. I suffered facial injuries from hitting my face on the dashboard. I got a broken nose, c2 neck fracture and skull fracture.

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

THE 2010 ACCENT HAS A DEFECT THAT WILL WEAR OUT THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT TIRES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

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

PURCHASED APPROX AUG 10 2011 FROM CARMAX. NOTICED VIBRATION OR SHUDDER FROM STEERING WHEEL IN PARK AND IDLING, MORE PRONOUNCED ON RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE, RIGHT SIDE OF CAR INTO BACK SEAT. SOME VIBRATION AND SHUDDER WHILE DECELERATING AT SPEED AND AROUND 20 MPH. TOOK THE CAR TO HYUNDAI AROUND SEPTEMBER 2011. THEY CLAIMED THE CAR HAD 4 MOTOR MOUNTS (ENGINE AND TRANS I ASSUME) AND THAT 2 OF THE MOUNTS WERE BAD. AT DIFFERENT TIMES THEY DESCRIBED THE MOUNTS AS "BROKEN", "CRACKED", AND "STRETCHED". THEY INSTALLED THE TWO MOUNTS (LOWER FRONT AND BACK LOCATION TO ME) CALLING THEM "REVISED". I ASKED TO SEE THE BAD MOUNTS BUT THEY DID NOT SHOW THEM TO ME. THE REPAIR REDUCED THE SIDE VIBRATION BY ABOUT 90% BUT THE VIBRATION WAS STILL THERE. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION IS UNCHANGED. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND ALSO TO . BOTH SERVICE MANAGERS AND TECHNICIANS SAID THE REMAINING VIBRATION IS "NORMAL" (THEIR WORDS) BUT THEY PUT DOWN ON THE REPAIR SHEET THAT THE VIBRATION WAS GONE WHICH WAS NOT TRUE. I TOLD THEM THE VIBRATION IS NOT NORMAL ESPECIALLY FOR A BRAND NEW CAR THAT COSTS OVER $12,000. THEY SAID ALL HYUNDAI 4 CYLINDERS HAVE THE SAME VIBRATION. THE VIBRATION REMAINS. I HAVE READ ONLINE TWO HYUNDAI TECHNICIANS WHO CLAIM THE VIBRATION COULD BE CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE UPPER ENGINE MOUNT, LOOSE TIMING CHAIN OR BELT, DEFECTIVE HARMONIC BALANCER. I HAVE SEEN THIS WEEK A VIDEO ON THE HYUNDAI SONATA AND ITS VIBRATION; MY CAR MAKES THE SAME VIBRATION AND NOISE, ALMOST LIKE ONE OF THE PLUGS IS MISSING. (I HAD AN ENGINE DIAGNOSIS AND IT SAID ALL ELECTRICAL IS OK; NO CHECK ENGINE CODES ARE SHOWING). I HAVE ALSO READ ABOUT THE SEPTEMBER 26 RECALL OF THE HYUNDAI SONATA FOR VIBRATION PROBLEMS. I THINK THE 2010 HYUNDAI SHOULD ALSO FACE RECALL SINCE THE DEALER HAS ADMITTED THE VIBRATION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE IGNITION, BATTERY AND PROBLEMS WITH STALLING. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURES AT THE BATTERY CABLE, THE IGNITION WIRING SYSTEM AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS CORRODED. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE OIL CONTAINER AND STARTER MOTOR CONNECTOR WAS ALSO CORRODED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY CABLE AND SEVERAL OTHER UNKNOWN PARTS BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,000. KMJ

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.

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.

MY HYUNDAI IS NEW WITH ONLY 7K MILES. BRAKES REPEATEDLY GRIND WITH A CRUNCHING NOISE IN SNOWY CONDITIONS TO POINT WHERE I HAVE DIFFICULTY STOPPING VEHICLE. PULLS TO RIGHT AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKES TO POINT WHERE YOU CAN SEE IT MOVING FROM A DISTANCE. FEELS LIKE PEDAL IS LOCKING AND BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY MAKING VEHICLE VERY UNSAFE. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 35 YEARS AND OWNED MANY DIFFERENT VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN A BRAKING SYSTEM. HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP CLAIMS *NORMAL* FOR A HYUNDAI HOWEVER I TEST DROVE ANOTHER NEW ACCENT THIS MORNING TO COMPARE UNDER THE EXACT SAME ROAD CONDITIONS AND IT DID NOT SHAKE, GRIND, PULL TO THE RIGHT LIKE MINE DOES AND IT STOPPED WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. I DROVE ALL OVER THE LOT TO TRY AND GET IT MAKE NOISE OR FAIL TO STOP BUT IT FELT PERFECT. I AGAIN GOT BACK INTO MY CAR AND MY CAR AGAIN SHOOK, GRINDED AND DID NOT STOP NEAR AS QUICKLY AS THE OTHER ACCENT YET SERVICE MANAGER DENIES THERE WAS ANY DIFFERENCE. IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP, I AM SUING THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP IS TAYLOR HYUNDAI IN PERRYSBURG, OHIO. *TR

PURCHASED A NEW 2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT 11/17/09 IN JAN. AND FEB. 2010 WHEN SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND THE BRAKES WOULD THUD OR GRIND AND NOT STOP THE CAR. I CALLED RICK CASE HYUNDAI AND THEY SAID THAT'S WHAT ABS BRAKES DO TRY AND PUMP THEM WHEN STOPPING. AT THIS TIME THERE WAS ONLY 250 MLS ON THE CAR. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN IT RAIN AND ROADS ARE REALLY WET. ON 6/14/10 I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR ANOTHER MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AND WAS TOLD THAT'S NORMAL. ON 1/23/2011 MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING DOWN MAYFIELD RD DOWN THE BIG HILL AND GOT A SPEEDING TICKET GOING 68 MILES PER HR. IN A 45 MILE ZONE. SHE SAID WHEN SHE NOTICED THE CAR WAS GOING 50 TO 55 SHE TRIED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE BRAKES WOULDN'T WORK UNTIL SHE GOT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. THERE WASN'T ANY SNOW ON THE ROAD BUT IT WAS WET AND SALTED AND 0 OUTSIDE. SHE NO LONGER DRIVES THE CAR WHEN IT SNOWS OR RAINS OR WHEN THE ROADS ARE WET, AND THIS IS HER CAR. A FEW DAYS LATER MY SON BORROWED THE CAR FOR WORK AND WHEN HE BROUGHT IT BACK HE SAID HE WAS ALMOST IN A ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE BRAKES WOULDN'T STOP THE CAR. HE DESCRIBED IT AS THUDDING LIKE THE BRAKES WERE TRYING TO CATCH BUT COULDN'T AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, THE CAR WENT ABOUT 12 FEET BEFORE IT STOPPED AND 2 INCHES FROM HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM. I TOOK THE CAR OVER TO A FRIEND WHO DROVE IT AND HE SAID THIS IS NOT NORMAL TAKE IT IN. I CALLED RICK CASE ON 1/31/11 AND TOOK IT IN ON 2/4/11 TO CHECK THE BRAKES AND REPLACE THE INSIDE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR PANEL THAT SNAPPED OFF. RICK CASE DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES BUT, ROTATED THE TIRES BECAUSE THE FRONT TIRES TRED LOW AND THIS COULD BE THE PROBLEM. AT THIS TIME THERE IS 10,375 MILES ON THE CAR. 2/18/11 TOOK TO PUT NEW PANEL ON AND TOLD THEM STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES BUT NOW BRAKING YOU SOMETIME HERE A HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL. TESTED BRAKES FOR ABS ERROR CODES ON COMPUTER FOUND NONE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE INVESTIGATED. *LN

KUMHO TIRES SHOWING WIRES AT LESS THAN 18,000 MILES CALLED KUMHO SAYS DO NOT COVER PREMATURE WEAR, CALLED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THEY WOULD PASS ON MY CONCERNS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A BUMP AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,828.

ABOUT THE COOLING SYSTEM OF THE ENGINE,HOW I CAN FOLLOW UP THE ENGINE TEMP. WITHOUT TEMP.GAUGE THIS BAD DESIGN ,IT SHOULD WAIT UNTIL THE ENGINE CLOSE TO BURNING UNTIL THE ALARM INDICATOR DISPLAYED. SO, WE NEED SOLUTION FROM THE OWNER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THANKS, *TR

AS SOON AS I GOT ON THE FREEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL, BRAKE, AND ACCELERATOR LOCKED UP. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT DOWN THE RAMP TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. I PUT ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BECAUSE, THE CAR KEPT ROLLING. I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE CAR OFF BUT, THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE CAR WAS STILL ON. I MANAGED TO GET THE KEY OUT AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES THEN I RESTARTED THE CAR. I DROVE TO THE NEAREST EXIT AND WHEN I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN THE LEFT TURN LANE SO, I COULD NOT GET OVER. I WAITED AND RESTARTED THE CAR LIKE BEFORE. I PARKED AND LET THE CAR RUN FOR A FEW MINUTES. SINCE THEN IT HAS NOT HAPPENED BUT, THIS IS A 2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT (HATCHBACK) AND I BOUGHT IT NOT EVEN 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. THEY TOLD ME BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY WERE CHASING A GHOST AND COULD NOT HELP ME. I ASKED WHAT IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND LEADS TO AN ACCIDENT. I WAS TOLD THEY CAN'T HELP ME WITH THAT QUESTION BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM IN THE CAR. THEY RETURNED THE CAR TO ME WITH NOTHING FIXED AND NO ANSWERS. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT LEAD UP TO THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT CRASHED OR DAMAGED THIS CAR IN ANY WAY. IF THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG AND HOW TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN, HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR? *TR

NO COMPLAINT ABOUT AIRBAG BUT HAD TO PUT AN ENGINE IN TWICE OVER 2 YEARS