36 of the 135 complaints about the 2008 Hyundai Accent are about the airbag system — 27% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 54,292 miles.
36
Complaints
9
Crashes
0
Fires
3
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
AIR BAGS
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.
NHTSA complaint #11387571 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
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.
NHTSA complaint #11309847 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
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
NHTSA complaint #11191297 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
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.
NHTSA complaint #10948340 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
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
NHTSA complaint #10924684 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
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.
NHTSA complaint #10874935 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL.AIR BAG LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME.
NHTSA complaint #10865512 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
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.
NHTSA complaint #10862559 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
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.
NHTSA complaint #10838722 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
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.
NHTSA complaint #10825434 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
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.
NHTSA complaint #10781836 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
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...
NHTSA complaint #10759991 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
NOTICED MY AIRBAG LIGHT ON NOT SURE WHY I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ACCIDENT NOR RUN INTO ANYTHING. ONLY ONE OF MY BREAKLIGHTS (PASSENGER SIDE) OUT. RECENTLY HAD STOP LIGHT REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #10730110 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
DAUGHTER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, TOTALED THE FRONT END OF THE CAR AND THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. AM HIRING AN ATTORNEY.
NHTSA complaint #10713836 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
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.
NHTSA complaint #10702586 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
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.
NHTSA complaint #10670369 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
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.
NHTSA complaint #10669143 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
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.
NHTSA complaint #10663402 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON, PLUS PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT SAYS OFF SOMETIMES EVEN WHEN SOMEONE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. TOOK IN TO DEALER WHO SAYS THE PASSENGER SIDE SENSOR (OCS ) NEEDS TO BE REPLACED CHARGING APPROX $1000 FOR THE PART. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON HYUNDAIS FAULTY OCS , YET ONLY THE SONATA HAS BEEN RECALLED.
NHTSA complaint #10662210 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
SRS, AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON, PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT LIGHTS UP OFF.
NHTSA complaint #10660943 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING MAINTENANCE BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR MAT WAS FAULTY AND REPLACED THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
NHTSA complaint #10629356 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
THE SRS AIRBAG ERROR LIGHT CAME UP, THE CODE READS B1448 WHICH IS THE MALFUNCTION OF THE OCCUPANCY SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. WITHOUT THE OCCUPANCY SENSOR WORKING CORRECTLY, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A COLLISION! THIS ACCENT MODEL SHOULD HAVE RECALL ON THIS ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #10618302 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
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.
NHTSA complaint #10599190 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
I PURCHASED A CAR IN COLORADO SPRING IN 2008(MY STATE OF RECORD) AND CURRENTLY I LIVE IN GERMANY WORKING FOR THE US ARMY. MY AIRBAG DRIVERS SEAT SENSOR DOESN'T FUNCTION PROPERLY, BECAUSE THE SENSOR SHOWS RED AND THE CAR WASN'T EVEN FIVE YEARS OLD WHEN THE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS. I CONTACTED THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN AMBERG, BAYERN, GERMANY AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. THEY TESTED THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WHICH I ALREADY KNEW IT, BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PIN POINT THE LOCATION OF AIRBAG SENSOR THAT WAS SHOWING ERROR ON DRIVER'S SIDE. THE PROBLEM IS THEY CANNOT EVEN LOCATE THE PART OF THE SYSTEM ON HYUNDAI FACTORY CATALOG WITH THE COMPUTER DATA BASE. THE HYUNDAI SPECIFICATION FOR THE US OR EUROPEAN CAR AIRBAG SYSTEM SHOULDN'T BE DIFFERENT UNDER CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW. THE COMPANY IS CONCERNS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION & POLLUTION AND PROVIDES WARRANTY; BUT SEAT BELTS OR AIRBAG SYSTEM IT'S NOT EVEN INCLUDED IN THE MANUAL.
NHTSA complaint #10546582 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIR BIG LIGHT SAYS IT IS OFF.
NHTSA complaint #10543393 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
MY 30,000 MILE HYUNDAI HAS A FAULTY AIRBAG SENSOR. MY WARRANTY WAS ABOUT TO GO UP AND I HAD IT FIXED. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON BECAUSE OF A SEAT SENSOR THAT DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. BASICALLY A WEEK AFTER MY WARRANTY WENT UP AND TWO WEEKS AFTER THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THE PROBLEM, MY LIGHT WENT BACK ON. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT IS VERY CONCERNING HAVING YOUR AIRBAG LIGHT ON. I HAVE NO IDEA IF THEY'LL WORK SO I DON'T USE THE INTERSTATE. I THINK IT IS RIDICULOUS SOMETHING LIKE AN AIRBAG IS SOMETHING I AM WORRYING ABOUT ON A 5 YEAR OLD CAR. I HAVE HEARD HORROR STORIES OF THE AIRBAGS RANDOMLY GOING OFF OR NOT GOING OFF AT ALL IN SIMILAR HYUNDAI'S. IT IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. IT'S A JOKE THAT I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MY AIRBAG SYSTEM IN 2013.
NHTSA complaint #10532357 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER OCCUPANT SENSOR IN THE LOWER SEAT CUSHION FAILED CAUSING THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO STAY ON. THE DEALERSHIP SCANNED THE COMPUTER AND RECEIVED CODE B1448. PASSENGER AIRBAGS WOULD NOT INFLATE IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. NEEDED TO REPLACE THE SENSOR TO PASS INSPECTION.
NHTSA complaint #10484754 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, SO HYUNDAI FIXED THE PROBLEM. NOW, JUST 4 MONTHS LATER ( NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY) THE LIGHT IS BACK ON. OTHER MAKES AND YEARS OF HYUNDAI HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE 2008 ACCENT SHOULD ALSO HAVE AIRBAG RECALL. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10479861 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE CRASHED IN TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
NHTSA complaint #10477263 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DASH INDICATOR WAS LIT INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG WAS OFF WHEN MY WIFE (170 LBS) WAS SEATED & BUCKLED IN. I WAS ALSO ABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS CONDITION (238 LBS). THE DEALER PLANET HYUNDAI IN GOLDEN CO COULD NOT DETECT A PROBLEM. MY WIFE & I LATER DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM WHICH WAS WITNESSED BY A SERVICE ASSOCIATE [XXX]. THE SERVICE MANAGER [XXX] CALLED & SAID THAT HE HAD SPOKEN TO THE HYUNDAI ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THE SEAT SENSOR IS PLACED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEAT CUSHION & THAT PUTTING WEIGHT ON THE SEAT SIDE BOLSTERS WOULD NOT ACTIVATE THE SENSOR. [XXX] SUGGESTED THAT I PUT A CUSHION ON THE MIDDLE OF THE SEAT TO HAVE THE SENSOR BE MORE RESPONSIVE. HE REFUSED TO REPLACE ANY PARTS BECAUSE HE STATED THAT HYUNDAI BELIEVES THAT THE SENSOR IS PERFORMING "AS DESIGNED". THIS IS CLEARLY A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE & THE RESOLUTION IS INADEQUATE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #10477283 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.