2013 Hyundai Accent Air Bags & Restraints Problems

My seatbelt has been releasing on its own. Every time I get in the car, I make sure to firmly press the seatbelt into the latch and then pull on it to make sure it is secure. However, it still releases after 15-30 minutes of driving. I'm worried that in the event of an accident, the seatbelt would not stay buckled and I could be injured or ejected from the vehicle. Others have had the same issue (https://www.carproblemzoo.com/hyundai/accent/seat-belt-problems.php). The seatbelt and latch are still intact in my car, so they would be available for inspection if needed.

MY DAUGHTERS WERE IN A THREE CAR ACCIDENT ON 13 JUNE 2019. THEY WERE REAR ENDED WHICH CAUSED THEM TO HIT ANOTHER CAR IN THE REAR; NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THEY SUFFER FROM NECK PAINS, SHOULDER PAINS, BACK PAINS, AND HEADACHES. WHY INSTALL AIRBAGS IF THE ARE GOING TO BE NO USE DURING AN ACCIDENT?!? I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HYUNDAI!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN THE STOP LIGHT AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SPUN AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD, NECK, SHOULDER, BACK, HIP, AND KNEE INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED LEFT ANKLE, HEAD, RIGHT ARM, WRIST, HAND, BACK, NECK, AND CHEST INJURIES. THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK, BACK, PELVIS, ANKLE, AND HEAD INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 11439414. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC ON CITY STREET. AN SUV DRIVEN BY AN 86 YEAR OLD DRIVER CRASHED INTO THE REAR AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE INTO A TRUCK STOPPED IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS INFLATED EVERY ONE OF THE AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE THAT HIT MINE DID INFLATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AS I AM DRIVING MY AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS POPPING ON- I AM SCARED THE AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY AS I AM DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS DEPRESSED INADVERTENTLY WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A CEMENT POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO THE FOREHEAD AND KNEE WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER STOPPING AND PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ERRONEOUSLY WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO BOTH KNEES AND TO THE NECK DURING THE CRASH. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT ON MY 2013 ACCENT IS DEFECTIVE. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURE AGREE THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY BOTH STATE I MUST PAY $110.00 FOR THE REPAIR. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

I WAS HIT ON THE LEFT FRONT QUARTER PANEL AREA SO HARD THE CAR SPUN AROUND. THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT NOT THE FRONT ONES. I HAD MY SEATBELT ON HOWEVER WAS SLAMMED AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL AND MY HANDS IMPACTED THE PASSENGER WINDSHIELD. I WAS RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS AND HAD A TEMPORARY LAPSE OF MEMORY. I KNOW HAVE A PINCHED NERVE IN MY LOWER LEFT BACK AND SEVERE PAIN AND BRUISING IN BREAST RIGHT SHOULD AREA. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT COULD TAKE WEEKS OR MONTHS TO HEAL. MY DAUGHTER BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW A FEW MONTHS AGO AND WAS NEVER ADVISED OF ANY RECALL/SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2013 I WAS TRAVELING EAST BOUND ON US17 IN SUFFOLK, VA AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30PM AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 50MPH WHEN I STRUCK A FULL-SIZED MALE DEER HEAD-ON. HE CAME OUT OF NOWHERE - HE WAS NOTIN THE ROAD OR MY LINE OF VISION PRIOR TO ME STRIKING HIM. THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT HALT, BUT NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE DEER FLEW INTO THE MEDIAN, WHERE IT DIED. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE LOCAL POLICE AND I HAVE AN INCIDENT REPORT. I THEN CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND ARRANGED FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED. NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE PICTURES FROM ALL SIDES OF THE VEHICLE DETAILING THE DAMAGE. I WOULD THINK THAT A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 50MPH WOULD WARRANT AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE, AND AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HYUNDAI DIRECTLY, AND THEY HAVE SENT ME A LAUNDRY LIST OF ITEMS THAT THEY WANTED ME TO PROVIDE TO THEM. PER MY PHONE CALL WITH THEM THIS MORNING, THAT INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED ON 11/04/13. ON 11/24/13, THE "INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR" CONTACTED ME REGARDING A VISIT TO MY VEHICLE TO MAKE A DOWNLOAD FOR HYUNDAI THE NEXT DAY. HE DID SO, AND TOOK A LOT OF PICTURES AND WAS WITH THE VEHICLE FOR OVER AN HOUR. I ALSO FORWARDED HIM THE PHOTOS THAT THE REPAIR SHOP TOOK. LAST NIGHT I CALLED AGAIN, AND WAS GIVEN THE NAME OF "[XXX]" AS THE ONE ASSIGNED TO MY CASE. TO DATE, I HAVE YET TO HAVE ANY CORRESPONDENCE WITH THIS [XXX]. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED, I FELL UNSAFE, AND AM COMPLETELY FRUSTRATED WITH HYUNDAI RIGHT NOW. THE AIRBAGS, PER THEIR OWN MANUAL, SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AT A HEAD-ON 50MPH CRASH. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2013 I WAS TRAVELING EAST BOUND ON US17 IN SUFFOLK, VA AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30PM AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 50MPH WHEN I STRUCK A FULL-SIZED MALE DEER HEAD-ON. HE CAME OUT OF NOWHERE - HE WAS NOTIN THE ROAD OR MY LINE OF VISION PRIOR TO ME STRIKING HIM. THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT HALT, BUT NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE DEER FLEW INTO THE MEDIAN, WHERE IT DIED. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE LOCAL POLICE AND I HAVE AN INCIDENT REPORT. I THEN CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND ARRANGED FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED. NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE PICTURES FROM ALL SIDES OF THE VEHICLE DETAILING THE DAMAGE. I WOULD THINK THAT A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 50MPH WOULD WARRANT AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE, AND AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HYUNDAI DIRECTLY, AND THEY HAVE SENT ME A LAUNDRY LIST OF ITEMS THAT THEY WANTED ME TO PROVIDE TO THEM. PER MY PHONE CALL WITH THEM THIS MORNING, THAT INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED ON 11/04/13. TODAY IS 11/18/13, AND I HAVE YET TO HEAR BACK FROM HYUNDAI REGARDING THEIR END OF THE "INVESTIGATION". *TR

CPSC: I1370075A. 2013 HYUNDAI ACCENT. CONSUMER STATED HIS DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A ONE CAR ACCIDENT. WHICH THE CAR ROLLED NUMEROUS TIMES. ALSO, NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND THE CAR WAS TOTALED. *LN

ON 5/15/2013 MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A 1 VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON INTERSTATE 40 EAST IN AMARILLO TEXAS. SHE WAS DRIVING A 2013 HYUNDAI ACCENT LEASED NEW IN FEBRUARY. THIS WAS A VIOLENT CRASH IN WHICH THE CAR ROLLED NUMEROUS TIMES. NOT ONE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. NEITHER HYUNDAI NOR THE DEALER SEEMED WORRIED ABOUT THE SITUATION. I SPOKE WITH BOTH HYUNDAI AND AMARILLO HYUNDAI AND WAS BLOWN OFF. SAFETY APPARENTLY IS NOT THEIR PRIORITY, JUST THE SALE OF AN UNSAFE PRODUCT. *JS

I suddenly jammed my breaks to avoid an accident and my seat belt came undone. I flew foward in my seat. Now the seat belt (driver) comes undone every time I have a sudden stop.