2008 Hyundai Accent

I OWN TWO HYUNDAI ACCENTS, A 2009 AND THIS, A 2008. NOW BOTH HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH BECOMING INOPERATIVE. FORTUNATELY, THE LACK OF BRAKE LIGHTS WAS NOTICED BEFORE ANY ACCIDENTS OCCURRED, AND THE VEHICLES WERE TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WERE REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE. IT SEEMS THAT THE RECALL FOR 2006 AND 2007 SHOULD HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO THE 2008 AND 2009 ACCENT MODELS (PLUS ANY OTHERS USING THE SAME BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH). *TR

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. *TR

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). *TR

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.

DRIVER SIDE VISOR DROPS OUT OF CLIP ON SECURED SIDE BLOCKING VIEW WHILE DRIVING. CLIP WHICH IS SUPPOSE TO KEEP UNIT SECURED TO VEHICLE IS SMALL PLASTIC RING WHICH BREAKS EASILY. DEALERSHIP JUST REPLACED THIS LESS THAN TWO YEARS AGO WHILE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. ONE WOULD THINK THAT A LITTLE USED ITEM WOULD NOT BREAK AS EASILY AS THIS VISOR DOES. *JS

ISSUES IS RELATED TO THE TEXT BELOW. SAME INCIDENT OCCURS IN SOME 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT MODELS. RECALL SUMMARY HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 532,633 MY 2006-2007 ACCENT, ENTOURAGE, SONATA, MY 2007 AZERA, ELANTRA AND SANTA FE, MY 2005-2007 TUCSON AND MY 2007-2008 VERACRUZ VEHICLES. THE STOP LAMP SWITCH IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY MALFUNCTION. A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED OR MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. A STOP LAMP SWITCH MALFUNCTION MAY ALSO AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKE-TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK FEATURE SO THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SHIFTED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. IT MAY ALSO CAUSE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) MALFUNCTION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, AND IT MAY NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. CONSEQUENCE ANY OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS, ALONE OR IN COMBINATION, MAY LEAD TO A CRASH. REMEDY DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 29, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THE HYUNDAI CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-633-5151. NOTES HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 092. *TR

MY 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT GS WAS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING SO I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP WHERE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A FUEL PUMP. I HAD IT REPLACE. THE CAR WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT A WEEK UNTIL I WENT TO PUT GAS IN IT. I'VE GOTTEN STUCK AT THE GAS STATION 3 TIMES AFTER I HAVE PUT GAS IN MY TANK. IT SEEMS THAT EVERYTIME I PUT GAS IN IT DOES NOT WANT TO START. IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. I'VE SEEN ONLINE THAT HUNDREDS OF HYUNDAI VEHICLE OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. AND I FEEL THAT HYUNDAI NEEDS TO RECALL THIS CAR. IT'S HORRIBLE. I'VE HAD COUNTLESS ISSUES WITH IT SINCE I'VE BOUGHT IT. AND I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER. PLEASE HELP! *TR