2012 Hyundai Accent Body & Structure Problems

Paint flacking off hood in large pieces

MY VEHICLE HAS CAUGHT FIRE ON 11/14/20 AS IT WAS PARKED AT RESIDENT. WE HEARD A POP SOUND AND THEN FIRE STARTED. JUNE I HAD MY BATTERY REPLACE. FEB I HAD ISSUE WITH THE )2 SENSOR THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN CAR OF. AFTER THE FIRE I RECEIVED A RECAL NOTICE.

UNABLE TO OPEN DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO EXIT VEHICLE. I HAVE TO ROLL DOWN WINDOW AND USE EXTERIOR HANDLE TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. MY WARRANTY WAS 2 MONTHS AND 2 DAYS EXPIRED. DEALERSHIP WANTED $140 JUST TO DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM. I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO DO THIS. MY SON REMOVED THE DOOR HANDLE AND FOUND A BROKEN PLASTIC CLIP THAT NORMALLY WOULD ENGAGE AND OPEN THE DOOR. WE WERE UNABLE TO FIND A REPLACEMENT PART. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF I NEED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY, I WOULD BE UNABLE TO DO SO.

I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN THE DRIVER-SIDE DOOR HANDLE FELL APART. THE SILVER PLASTIC COATING WAS PEELING, BUT THE DOOR HANDLE SEEMED FINE OTHERWISE WHEN I GOT IN MY CAR TO DRIVE HOME. LUCKILY, I WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY, PULLING INTO MY GARAGE. THE CAR DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE OR LOCK AFTERWARDS. *TR

THE METALLIC SILVER PAINT THAT THE COMPANY USED TO COVER THE BLACK PLASTIC HOUSING FOR THE WINDOW AND LOCK BUTTONS EASILY SCRATCHES AND SCRAPES OFF WITH "NORMAL" ROUTINE TOUCHING AND WITH "NORMAL" RESTING OF THE ARMS ON THESE AREA. THE COMPANY REP WON'T ADMIT THAT THEY USED CHEAP PAINT OR DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THESE "HIGH TRAFFIC" AREAS WHEN DECIDING TO USE INFERIOR NON-DURABLE PAINT ON THESE PARTS. I HAVE ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR 6 MONTHS AND THE DPSM FROM HYUNDAI (MARIETTA, GEORGIA - SOUTHERN HEADQUARTERS) IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE BAD MANUFACTURING CHOICE OF USING THE SUBSTANDARD, NON-DURABLE COATING FOR THESE PARTS. THESE METALLIC PAINTED PARTS CANNOT WITHSTAND EVERYDAY "NORMAL" USE, AS THEY BECOME UNATTRACTIVE AND WORN IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. (WITHIN 6 MONTHS - IN MY CASE). *TR

ABOUT 4 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT A 2012 HYUNDAI ACCENT NEW, THE REAR PLASTIC BUMPER COVER, IN THE AREA BY THE EXHAUST PIPE, DEVELOPED A 2-INCH OR SO CRACK WITH NO SEEMING CAUSE. I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING, AND NOTHING HIT ME. I'M ASSUMING IT WAS RELATED TO HOT EXHAUST GASES HITTING THE COVER. HYUNDAI DID PAY FOR THE REPAIR. HOWEVER, 3 YEARS LATER, ANOTHER SIMILARLY SIZED CRACK HAS DEVELOPED IN THE SAME AREA. AS YOU KNOW, IN MANY CARS THE EXHAUST PIPE EXTENDS BEYOND THE REAR BUMPER. SO, IN THOSE CARS, THE REAR BUMPERS DON'T GET HIT BY HOT EXHAUST GASES. THAT'S NOT THE CASE WITH THE 2012 ACCENTS. PERHAPS HYUNDAI NEEDS TO EXTEND THE EXHAUST PIPE BEYOND THE BUMPER. FOR THOSE WHO THINK MAYBE A ROCK DID THE DAMAGE IN BOTH CASES---MY FRONT PLASTIC BUMPER (LIKE YOUR FRONT BUMPER) ROUTINELY/OCCASIONALLY GETS HIT WITH LITTLE PEBBLES AND ROCKS THROWN AT IT BY OTHER CARS IN FRONT OF ME, BUT THAT BUMPER HAS NO CRACKS, JUST LITTLE NICKS IN THE PLASTIC. SO I DON'T THINK ROCKS CAUSED BOTH CRACKS, AND I DON'T THINK IT'S MERELY A COINCIDENCE THAT BOTH CRACKS ARE LOCATED BY THE EXHAUST PIPE. ANYBODY ELSE EXPERIENCE ANYTHING SIMILAR? *TR