10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
4 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
5 / 0
Average Mileage:
32,049 miles

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2016 Hyundai Accent seat belts / air bags problems

seat belts / air bags problem

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2016 Hyundai Accent Owner Comments (Page 1 of 2)

problem #23

Aug 242022

Accent

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The airbag light in my vehicle has been randomly turning on and off sporadically, several times a month. When I had my local dealership check the codes, they reported that there were several passenger-side airbag related codes that were stored and that they didn't know why they were going off at all. They were able to observe the light turning off and on at random. There have been no other known issues with the car. This airbag issue occurs when I am driving, parked, with someone/something on the passenger seat, and without. The codes stored were the following: b1764, b1767, b1493, b1603, b1490. Dealer notes were: "cleared codes and tried to get them to reset and would not reset put 100lbs in pass seat and buckled it and went on test drive no codes pending no light on moved seat front and back no codes. unable to further diag"

- Duluth, MN, USA

problem #22

Jul 062022

Accent

  • miles
The air bag warning light comes on frequently while I am driving and the passenger side air bag does not always turn off when there is not a passenger sitting in the passenger seat like it should. It is to the point where I am afraid to drive my car after spending a ridiculous amount of money on our family car. Please help us. Thank you in advance.

- Frazier Park, CA, USA

problem #21

Jun 072021

Accent

  • miles
Since I-€™ve had this car, there has been an issue with the airbag light appearing on the dash and the light that illuminates the passenger airbag isn-€™t lit during this time. It seems to be caused by the use of the passenger door. Sometimes it works as it should and other times it doesn-€™t. Dealership won-€™t do anything about it because there is no code. So if someone sits in the seat, I won-€™t know if they are safe or not in an accident. This is a safety issue and should be fixed.

- Hudson Falls, NY, USA

problem #20

Apr 092018

Accent

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Dashboard light for passenger side airbag goes on/off randomly. Took to Coastal Hyundai 4/8/18 they verified code but found no problem. They just cleared the code. 7/15/21 same problem. Took to Wallace Hyundai in Stuart Fl. Was told passenger seat needs to be replaced for a couple thousand dollars but would check if corporate would pay a portion. Followed up but never heard back. I heard there was a recall on this but when I enter VIN it states no recall. This is a safety issue when I have passengers. The vehicle was still under warranty when I first had the problem and don't feel I should have to pay anything.

- Jensen Beach, FL, USA

problem #19

Jul 072020

Accent 4-cyl

  • 35,560 miles
For the last two years the air bag sensor keeps coming on. Most recent is the last few days. It's staying on, not gone off. Second time it came on, early 2019, I took to dealer. That day it had gone off but they said they ran a diagnostic and nothing was wrong. Yet again it's on since July 7th. Every time when started the vehicle, lights on dash came on but airbag light never goes off. I've been driving around with it on for 3 days..

- Newark, DE, USA

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problem #18

Jun 052020

Accent

  • miles
Friday June 5,2020 I fainted behind the wheel and rear ended another driver and my airbags did not deploy which resulted in an slight head injury

- Chicago Heights, IL, USA

problem #17

Mar 152020

Accent

  • 77,300 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

My airbag light came on 3 days ago and hasn't turned back off. Today I tested my seatbelts and they don't lock like they're supposed to "upon impact". I called my local hyindai dealership who informed me that there is no safety recall available to remedy this safety issue.

- Winter Haven, FL, USA

problem #16

Dec 012019

Accent

  • 60,000 miles
The airbag light for passenger side is on and won't go out.there are a lot of complaints about this on the internet

- Chicopee, MA, USA

problem #15

Jul 132019

Accent

  • 30,000 miles
Airbag light has been coming on and staying on for days at a time and disappears for a few weeks or so..just randomly for months now

- Macon, GA, USA

problem #14

Nov 012019

Accent

  • 62,000 miles
Airbag light comes on and off at random, regardless of whether there is a passenger in the seat or not. Car was taken to a Hyundai dealership, and they discovered a seat cushion with a sensor was malfunctioning. This would cost close to a $1000 to fix. This is a safety issue, thus, this should be a recall. Do not wait until enough people and children have died from this. Most of us do not have $1000 to dish out for a fancy seat cushion. I see from many complaints that this is a big problem. Please take this seriously and put out a recall for those of us that are too broke to fix a safety malfunction that came with the car.

- Holt, MI, USA

problem #13

Nov 102019

Accent

  • 60,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

On Sunday, November 10th, 2019 the airbag light came on while I was driving with my wife in the passenger seat. It has stayed on while driving, except for a short time, on November 14th.

- Clemmons, NC, USA

problem #12

Jul 152019

Accent

  • 100,000 miles
The airbag light illuminated on cluster.it appears and disapear.sometimes it remains steady.

- Gaithersburg, MD, USA

problem #11

Jun 212019

Accent

  • 69,015 miles
Passenger seat airbag sensor malfunction. Started on 21 June 2019, I started my car and noticed the red airbag dash light on and the passenger "airbag off" light out. A few days later, I started my car and the red dash light stayed off and the "airbag off" light was working. It works off and on till this day; weight some times influences it. Most of the time it is unresponsive and the dash light is on. Dealership diagnosed it for $100 and confirmed it was the $1200 passenger seat airbag sensor.

- Mesa, AZ, USA

problem #10

Jan 072019

Accent

  • 52,000 miles
The air bag indicator light comes on and off randomly.

- Pensacola, FL, USA

problem #9

Mar 012019

Accent

  • 100,000 miles
Passenger airbag light for the past few weeks randomly turns on and off reading that there is no passenger with someone in the passenger seat. And will come on even with no passenger.

- Overland Park, KS, USA

problem #8

Jan 022019

Accent

  • miles
Airbag light is always on and passenger can get in and not buckle and light and sound never appear when car is parked or in motion (on highway or city streets), and now the doors won't lock or unlock with the key fob or manually.

- Norman, OK, USA

problem #7

Oct 242016

Accent

  • miles
I was in an accident with my 11 year old son. A woman ran a red light and we hit the car in the side completely mashing our front end. The air bags never deployed at all none of them.we were crossing the intersection on a green light!!

- Santa Fe, NM, USA

problem #6

Sep 202017

Accent

  • 0 miles
This vehicle has totally destroyed and flooded by hurricane maria 09/20/2017.I made claim and insurance did not declared it as " lost" because it has a new vehicle.safety features on steering wheel wont function, dash, radio, floor, seats, rear trunk was flooded. According to the manufacture company, the vehicle lost it's warranty because it has flooded. I don't need an accident and experiment air bags failure, all media system don't work to keep my hands on steering wheel.

- Gurabo, PR, USA

problem #5

Jan 052018

Accent

  • 78,000 miles
Air bag - passenger side air bag light is illuminated and will not turn off when the vehicle is started and while driving. ( issue has been ongoing for the past 6 months and dealer wants to charge for diagnostic- car is 2years old!). electrical- warning lights and radio turn on and off randomly while driving) other- often the car won't start (2-3 times/week) and have to get a jump. Battery is new, starter is good. Possibly issue with amps? (auto zone diagnostic did not show issue or codes). There are no recalls on this year, make and model (2016 Hyundai Accent). There has been issues and recall with the 2015 make and model of the same with the air bag light coming on and staying on. Believe it was thought to be due to computer issue that affected Kia as well. ( this must be a safety issue if the air bag (passenger) stays illuminated and shows the air bag to be off (wwith or without an adult passenger. Hyundai refuses to investigate saying lack of complaints and must be issue with just my vehicle. Warranty- does not cover as the mileage on my vehicle is over the allowance for the warranty.

- Cedar Lake, IN, USA

problem #4

Dec 052016

Accent

  • miles
Need all picture

- Hispanic, FL, USA

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