This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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The contact owned a 2012 Hyundai Accent. The contact stated while driving 55 mph, when a deer ran into her lane and she ran into it. The air bags did not deploy. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated she sustained minor injuries on her hip that required medical attention. The contact stated her sister was sitting at the rear driver side and medical attention was required the following day because she had a headache due to whiplash. The contact also stated she had a passenger seated at the front passenger side that also required medical attention. The vehicle was not drivable. The insurance adjuster deemed the vehicle was loss. The manufacturer had been informed of failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
The red air bag light is always on, and the passenger sensor is always off even when there is a passenger. I am concerned that if I were to be in a serious accident, the air bags will not deploy. This started at about 115,000 miles. The car also recently started to eat up my gas for no valid reason. I drove 1.5 miles, yet used up 10 miles of gas, entirely abiding by traffic laws and signs.
The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Accent. The contact stated that the driver's air bag warning indicator remained illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 63,000.
My 2012 Hyundai Accent just passed 100,000 miles and the passenger airbag light came on. I have had this same issue with a 2006 Hyundai and I understand this is a longstanding issue with multiple models and years. The fix can be very invasive and expensive and only some are covered by recall. Checking the VIN number, my Hyundai is not currently covered by a recall, but I believe it should be as this is a continuing issue.
- Roanoke, VA, USA
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I start the car and the air bag sensor comes on and stays on, then the passengers seat belt comes on whien I have a passenger seated there. I feel this is a saftey issue and hyundaii should fix it!!!! I contacted Hyundai customer support, they stated its my problem and they would not help.
My son in law, daughter, son, & grandson were driving in the rain & the car hydroplaned causing the car to go off the road & hitting a tree killing my son in law & seriously injuring my son. Needless to say the car was totaled & none of the air bags deployed.
Takata recall. My wife was sideswiped by a hit and run driver and ran off the road onto a rough vacant field. Airbag failed to deploy and she hit her head on the steering wheel and suffered a skull fracture. Two weeks after the accident she started having memory problems and has suffered 5 strokes and a ct scan shows brain damage. This has gone on since April of 2012 and the car was just a few months old with approximately 8,000 miles on the car. It did about $ $8000 dollars in damage which was never repaired right until alfa insurance company in Alabama sent us to the best body man around and he replaced the entire front end of the outer panels and all of the underside supports and matched the paint perfect. I expect my wife to either be in a nursing home or more strokes may kill her. I don't have the accident report since it's been almost 4 years since the accident. The Hyundai Accent is a death trap in my opinion and should not be on our United States roads at all. That car will kill you in the slightest accident and my wife is turning into a vegetable before my eyes.thank you, [xxx]. she did have a witness that was installing cable tv lines on a power pole she almost hit. We did file a lawsuit against and the attorney settled for about $10,000 and he sold us out. She can't have nursing care for that amount. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'
The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Accent. While stopped, the contact's vehicle was rear ended by another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic to assess the damages. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 35,281.
The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Accent. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 mph, the contact crashed into the rear of another vehicle due to another crash. The air bags failed to deploy. There was a police report filed. The contact sustained minor injuries to the abdominal and normal soreness that required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for body repairs. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 42,000.
I was travelling East bound on memphis avenue at approximately 35 mph approaching tiedeman road in brooklyn, Ohio. I attempted to apply the brakes which gave a rubbing and grinding noise and caused my 2012 Hyundai Accent to rear end another vehicle resulting in a total loss to my vehicle. The air bags did not deploy and I was treated for contusions to my ribs, arms, stomach, shoulder and face as well as a sprain to my wrist. My vehicle sustained substantial damage and was a total loss, so why didn't the air bags deploy!!
I slid of the road during a rain storm and crashed into a concrete light pole.the car was totaled and I sustained serious bodily injuries.a broken right ankle, severe whiplash which caused herniated discs in my neck and back injuries.I had my seat belt on.the airbag did not deploy even though my vehicle was completely destroyed.....updated 07/21/15 updated 9/22/2015
I was in a head on collision with a vehicle where I was going approximately 45 mph. My complaint is that there air bag did not deploy during the incident which caused me to bang my head against the sun visor/ roof of the car. The vehicle was totaled.
I hit an elk at about 60 miles per hour. Front end of car totaled. Bumper, headlights and fog lights ripped off. Hood crumbled upwards. Pieces under the hood dislocated. Windshield scattered and partially disconnected. However driver's airbags didn't deployed. I walked away with minor injuries, body soreness. But concerned that the car might not performed as it should in this situation one more detail. I was traveling alone, no passenger.
The vehicle rear ended a Ford escape at under 20 mph. The Hyundai sustained extensive front end and engine damage. The car was totaled and not repaired. The other vehicle received minor rear bumper damage. The air bags on the Hyundai did not deploy and the driver hit her forehead and receive a bruised bump that did not require medical attention.
The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Accent. While the contact was driving approximately 35 mph, the air bag warning indicator began to illuminate continuously as a result to water spillage on the front passenger seat. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated there was a short circuit in the front passenger seat sensor due to the water spillage. The vehicle had not been repaired because the front passenger air bag seat sensor assembly remained unavailable since November of 2011. The contact expressed concern of the potential safety hazard with the air bag not being operative. The manufacturer was notified of the malfunction. The approximate failure mileage was 1,200. Updated 5/7/12 updated 05/30/12
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- Wareham, MA, USA