Safety Score
80
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Hyundai Accent.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I have a 2008 Hyundai Accent. It only has 55,000 miles. However, the engine is failing. After doing reading, it is… |
| 2023-02-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | my car has been broken into twice in the past three months, with personal items being stolen each time: a child car sea… |
| 2020-12-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 08 ACCENT GS, AIRBAG LIGHT ON WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT OR UNUSUAL DRIVING. ITS A SAFETY ISSUE. HYUNDAI SHOULD HAVE RECALL… |
| 2020-02-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON. WAS INFORMED BY MULTIPLE MECHANICS IN THE AREA THAT IS A KNOWN SAFETY AND SYSTEM MAL… |
| 2019-06-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL AND STALLED… |
| 2019-04-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SUN VISORS ARE BROKEN ,, ONE WON,T STAY UP AN LIGHT WON,T WORK,, ONE FALLS OUT OF MOUNT,, WENT TO PICK-A-PART, ALL OF … |
| 2019-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL: AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON AND CAR CANNOT BE INSPECTED. ALSO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. REMOVED PASS… |
| 2018-08-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN I GOT THE CAR FROM THE CAR LOT THE TOLD SUMBIT RECALL THAT THEU DID NOT HAVE TIME TO DO WITH A LAMP SWITCH |
| 2017-10-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE RUST UNDERBODY, AND THE FUEL TANK STRAPS ARE RUSTED ALONG WITH JUST ABOUT THE WHOLE FRAME. T… |
| 2017-09-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY CA… |
| 2017-09-27 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Yes | 1 | DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR ASSEMBLY DESIGN ALLOWS IT TO FALL DOWN AND FLAP THEREBY CAUSING MYSELF THE DRIVER AND OWNER TO H… |
| 2016-11-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | IN NOVEMBER 2016 THE EXHAUST PIPE FROM THE FRONT AXLE TO THE MUFFLER FELL OFF DUE TO BRACKETS RUSTING. A COUPLE WEEKS L… |
| 2016-11-21 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | CPSC:A FEW WEEKS PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE NOTICE, THE EXHAUST PIPE (FROM THE FRONT AXLE TO THE MUFFLER) FELL OFF THE VEHI… |
| 2016-11-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CPSC:A FEW WEEKS PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE NOTICE, THE EXHAUST PIPE (FROM THE FRONT AXLE TO THE MUFFLER) FELL OFF THE VEHI… |
| 2016-09-30 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | CRITICAL: DRIVERS SUNVISOR UNEXPECTEDLY FELL OUT OF IT'S MOUNTING WHILE TRAVELING AT NIGHT ON A VERY NARROW 2-LANE BRI… |
| 2016-09-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 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 T… |
| 2016-06-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 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… |
| 2016-04-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, IT IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THE F… |
| 2016-03-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 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 SHOU… |
| 2016-02-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHIC… |
| 2016-02-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL.AIR BAG LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME. |
| 2016-02-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | HEADING WEST BOUND ON I 10 IN ALABAMA. CAR WAS GOING BETWEEN 60-70MPH. AVOIDED THE ACCIDENT BY SLIDING INTO ANOTHER LA… |
| 2016-01-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT STAY UP, THEN JUST FELL ALL THE WAY OUT, HAD TO HAVE THE LIGHT DISCONNECTED, NOT UNDER… |
| 2015-10-04 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | 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 … |
| 2015-09-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED I… |
| 2015-07-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR RELEASED AND DROPPED DOWN ... WILL NOT STAY IN UP POSITION A… |
| 2015-05-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | NOTICED MY AIRBAG LIGHT ON NOT SURE WHY I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ACCIDENT NOR RUN INTO ANYTHING. ONLY ONE OF MY BREAKLIGHTS (… |
| 2015-03-18 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | DAUGHTER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, TOTALED THE FRONT END OF THE CAR AND THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. AM HIRING AN ATTORNEY. … |
| 2015-01-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED.… |
| 2014-12-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | RED AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD IS ON. I HAD THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE AIR … |
| 2014-11-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SRS, AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON, PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT LIGHTS UP OFF. *TR |
| 2014-11-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ON NOVEMBER 14, 2014, AFTER COMING TO A STOP,THE ENGINE SHUT OFF ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, REQUIRING ME TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN… |
| 2014-09-12 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR MADE A POP AND WON'T STAY UP. THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR FELL DOWN AND WILL NOT STAY UP. T… |
| 2014-08-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AT APPROXIMATELY 67,000. MI THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, HAD AN AUTO PARTS STORE SCAN THE CODE AND SAID IT WAS PASSENGER S… |
| 2014-06-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE SRS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, SO WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD US IT WOULD BE $900 TO REPAIR THE OCCUPA… |
| 2014-06-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 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… |
| 2014-06-02 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR KEEPS FALLING DOWN. I'VE HAD THIS HAPPEN ON MY 2007 HYUNDAI SONATA AS WELL. FROM THE RESEARCH… |
| 2014-04-06 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | BOTH SUN VISORS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE FAIL TO STAY IN PLACE. THE VISOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DROPPED D… |
| 2014-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLIC… |
| 2014-03-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. NO REASON HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. CONCERNED FOR ALL ACCENT DRIVERS, AS THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REP… |
| 2014-03-18 | EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | No | 0 | PASSENGER SUN VISOR COME OUT. PUT IT BACK IN THROUGH THE HOLE BUT DID NOT STAY. FEW MONTHS LATER, DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR… |
| 2014-03-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING MAINTENANCE BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, TH… |
| 2014-03-04 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FROZE AND WOULD NOT GO DOWN. WHEN I APPLIED A LITTLE MORE PRESSURE TO MAKE IT GO DOWN, SOMETHING … |
| 2014-03-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | LEFT SUN VISOR SNAPPED OFF AS I WAS LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY ON A SUNNY DAY. I DISCONNECTED THE WIRING AND VISOR SO AS TO IM… |
| 2013-12-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON, PLUS PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT SAYS OFF SOMETIMES EVEN WHEN SOMEONE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. TOO… |
| 2013-11-04 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD MY 2008 HYUNDAI FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, AND I LOVE IT, BUT THE PLASTIC PIECES/SUN VISORS IN THE MODEL HAVE BR… |
| 2013-10-24 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISORS FAILED TO STAY UP. THE VEHICLE WAS N… |
| 2013-09-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR HAS A METAL COMPONENT INSIDE AND IT SNAPPED AND THE SUN VISOR NOW DROPS DOWN IS BLOCKING THE F… |
| 2013-09-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2013, WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT, I TRIED TO UNLOCK THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DOOR LOCK BY PRES… |
| 2013-09-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER AIR BIG LIGHT SAYS IT IS OFF. *TR |