10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
5 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 0
Average Mileage:
20,928 miles

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problem #16

Dec 202023

Accent

  • miles
October 2017 I purchased a 2017 Hyundai Accent. During my very first month driving this car right bumper clip broke. As I was under warranty took car in complained to the dealership. A tech came out and basically wacked it back in place. So now I notice both left and right sides of bumper are off track. My son is a licensed mechanic. Before I took it back to dealership he had checked and said mom your clip is broke. So he looks back under it again and now BOTH clips are broke. On 9/13/17 go back in. Hyundai notes in my paperwork clips are broke but failed to repair again at a little over 30,000 miles they note it again and failed to repair. This is a safety issue and I feel it should be a recall. The clips are cheap plastic and if it comes off I fear I will be in an accident.I have also been throwing PODS module defect codes and they just keep resetting it.This air light and OCS mat defect has shown up since I first purchased the car. So for 6 years code just keeps getting reset. After calling Hyundai they are FINALLY going to repair it. So my family has been endangered for 6 years. I'm also throwing a catalytic code and that's been going on since a little over 50,000.I called a local Hyundai dealership and was told warrenty only covers a certain part of the converter. I'm at 79,000 and fed mandates say manufacturer must cover it up to 80,000. I don't know what to do and all codes just keep being reset. Car is currently undergoing a fuel consumption test as it's been eating oil like crazy since a little over 50,000.

- Dover, DE, USA

problem #15

Jan 152017

Accent

  • miles
The contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Accent. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the passenger-??s side air bag warning light illuminated. The contact stated that after a visual inspection of the vehicle, she became aware that the vehicle was leaking oil. The check engine warning light was also illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was diagnosed with failures to the passenger-??s side occupant sensor and the catalytic converter. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Dover, DE, USA

problem #14

Oct 102023

Accent

  • miles
My airbag check engine light kept going on and off for a couple weeks. A diagnostic was done on it at the auto repair shop and they told me the pods module came back with an error. They said with this malfunction none of the airbags will deploy if there's an accident, which is a huge safety risk. They said it will cost $2500 to fix but Hyundai had an airbag recall out where the airbags will not deploy in an accident, it just didn't include 2017 Hyundai Accent. I believe this may be part of a recall, that 2017 may need to be included in the formal recall. I have an appointment scheduled with a Hyundai dealership to get another diagnostic at the end of November but I'm sure they will say the same thing is wrong. I just want to see if 2017's are actually part of the recall and save other people the trouble of driving a faulty car and having to pay over $2000 for an issue that's actually a recall. This is my family's only car and I won't be able to afford to fix this issue right now, so I'm worried about using the car with faulty airbags and risking everyone's life.

- Jackson, TN, USA

problem #13

Sep 152021

Accent

  • miles
Car was hit in the front right broadside hard enough to break the axle, but the airbag did not deploy.

- Stuart, FL, USA

problem #12

Jul 022021

Accent

  • miles
Randomly have the passenger side airbag light go off on dashboard then an warning light in gage cluster for air bag issues will come on.

- Spring, TX, USA

problem #11

Aug 082021

Accent

  • miles
The airbag warning light comes on and won-??t go off. According to the Hyundai dealership it-??s just a faulty mat on the passenger side but they are claiming it-??s a $1400 fix.

- Tempe, AZ, USA

problem #10

Jan 012021

Accent

  • 66,000 miles
I bought it used with 63,000 miles around 11/8/20, everything was going good, and one day I noticed the airbag light was on. Over a the next couple of days, the light would stay on & if I turned my car off and on again, it would turn off but come back on a couple minutes later. I looked it up, and it talked about a possible issue with the airbag system or the airbag sensor. I also noticed that a lot of people had the airbag light issue with their Hyundai vehicles, mostly the Accent models.

- Salinas, CA, USA

problem #9

Aug 012020

Accent

  • 22,000 miles
Not exactly sure when but my 'passenger airbag off' light started to randomly appear and never turns off despite there being a passenger. Also my back seats would not latch closed, creating an unsafe riding time for a child in a booster seat. Which is a huge concern because I frequently provide rides for two young children my air conditioning unit becomes so hot that my feet are literally burning me. I end up taking my socks and shoes off due to how hot it gets. The motor for the engine is incredibly loud despite the small amount of miles. I have issues with accelerating from stop

- Chapel Hill, TN, USA

problem #8

Jul 212020

Accent

  • 62,000 miles
Occupant classification system defect. My car was only 2,000 miles out of warranty and Hyundai will not cover this defect. Right passenger seat air bag sensor mat is faulty causing the air bag light to come on. I've done my research online and this is pretty common. It should be a recall and I shouldn't be having to spend $1,400 to get it fixed.

- Tampa, FL, USA

problem #7

Sep 102019

Accent

  • 42,000 miles
The air bag warning light came on (and stays on) for no apparent reason when car was started. The car has not sustained any impact or any damage. It appears a sensor has failed. The car has less than 42K miles and is in perfect shape.

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

problem #6

Aug 192019

Accent

  • 55,000 miles
Whenever I start driving the driver side airbag light turns on and won't turn off until I turn the car off and then back on and it still turns back on when I start moving.

- Overland Park, KS, USA

problem #5

Jul 252019

Accent

  • 45,000 miles
I was driving down road and truck hit me on passenger side and air bags didn't deploy

- Center, TX, USA

problem #4

Feb 102019

Accent

  • 35,500 miles
The contact owned a 2017 Hyundai Accent. While driving approximately 30 mph, the contact's vehicle was rear ended and pushed over the median. As a result, the contact crashed head on into another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. There were no warning indicators illuminated. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was totaled and towed to a tow yard. The contact called stevens creek Hyundai at 408-249-1200 (located at 4425 stevens creek blvd, santa clara, ca 95051) and was referred to the manufacturer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and started an investigation. The failure mileage was 35,500.

- Santa Clara, CA, USA

problem #3

Apr 012018

Accent

  • 6,500 miles
On easter Sunday 04/01/2018 I was in an accident that caused, $ $10,800 in front end collision damage, no airbags deployed. The resulting collision caused my seatbelt on break 3 of my left ribs. I had accidentally dropped a closed water bottle between my legs, said bottle then rolled up under brake pedal, after I looked down to see where it went I looked up to my horror discovered a red ishtar with a car stopped if front of me. I slam on what brake I had available cut shell hard right and collided left front of my car into right rear of bumper in front of me, I then ricochet into guard rail thus desert he other front side of my vehicle. Again neither front or side airbags deployed.

- Elkton, MD, USA

problem #2

Mar 222018

Accent

  • miles
Airbag light came on. Got it diagnosied and appeared code B1490 (occupent classification)

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #1

Aug 222017

Accent

  • 841 miles
The contact owned a 2017 Hyundai Accent. While driving 74 mph, the air bags failed to deploy in the contact's vehicle after being struck on the front passenger side quarter panel. The vehicle traveled over the median, struck an embankment, rolled over, and landed on its roof. There were no warning indicators illuminated prior to the failure. That contact sustained a concussion, head laceration, and a fractured collar bone that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot and deemed destroyed. The vehicle was not towed to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and was sending an inspector to determine the cause of the air bag deployment failure. The failure mileage was 841. The VIN was unavailable.

- Smithsburg, MD, USA