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This reports a recurring Safety Restraint System (SRS) airbag warning light issue for no apparent reason other than potentially defective components. Please investigate this! Any issues with the SRS system of a vehicle by default puts the safety of the vehicle's passengers at risk. The SRS airbag warning light first turned on randomly in June 2023 and remained on for a few weeks every time the car was on or being driven. (I am the second owner of the car, and this happened a year after purchase; I do not know if the original owners also had issues with this SRS warning light.) This SRS warning light turned itself off randomly a few weeks later. I had scheduled with a Hyundai Service Dept. to diagnose the issue for the price of $184.50 but ended up cancelling since the SRS light turned itself off 2 weeks before my appointment. The rough phone estimate by this Hyundai Service Dept. said that depending on if it is a sensor, control module, or something else, it could cost between $500 to $3000 to resolve. I was told that an issue with the SRS would not be investigated/covered by the manufacturer original warranty. (But SRS is a non-maintainable system so should work properly for the lifetime of the vehicle.) The SRS airbag warning light remained off until on Dec. 22, 2023, when it turned on again randomly. It stayed on again (anytime the car was on or being driven) for a few days then turned off randomly again. The SRS airbag warning light turned on again 1/26/24, then turned off on again on 1/29/24. It turned on AGAIN on 1/30/24 and is still on (2/1/24). This recurring SRS light issue indicates an urgent, underlying issue with the SRS system that has occurred randomly, without warning or reason, to my vehicle and to others with this vehicle according to this NHTSA web site. This SRS warning light issue suggests that the SRS system may not be working properly and could case the airbags to deploy incorrectly, or not deploy when needed, which is unacceptable.
During hot/warm weather, typically 65 degrees or hotter, as soon as I turn on my car, the traction control light, the ABS light, and emergency brake light comes on. When this happens, the speedometer does not work. The gas level on the screen will also fluctuate, as well as the odometer stops counting miles. The car will still drive normal with all these specific lights, but is obviously extremely dangerous as the speedometer does not work. Sometimes when this issue is happening, if I drive around for 10 minutes, the speedometer will start working again and all the lights go out besides the traction control light. If I then find a spot to turn off my car and on again, it goes back to normal with no lights illuminated on the dashboard, the speedometer works, and the gas gauge goes back to what it is supposed to be at. However, at the same time, the issue might seemed to have fixed itself, but then will start happening again when I-??m in the middle of driving. I tried taking it to Hyundai, as at the time this first began happening my car was under warranty still, and they told me my ABS connection was corroded, so they put in a new one. This did not fix the issue at all and the issue started back up again not even 30 minutes after leaving Hyundai. I had to leave town and couldn-??t get the issue checked out again right after. This all started happening when my car was around 57,000 miles. I now have almost 75,000 miles and the problem still occurs. I have noticed that this only occurs when it is hot/warm outside and the car sits for a little, as stated above. I live in NY, so during the colder winter months, this issue never happens. This all is very worrisome when your speedometer stops working out of no where, or having the thought that it-??ll get worse somehow when I-??m driving at higher speeds, then all of this will put myself and others in danger on the road.
When driving the car, the ABS light, emergency brake light, and traction control light will come on. When these come on the speedometer ALWAYS quits working. Sometimes turning off the car will solve the problem but other times it won't do anything. Dealership has not been able to fix it. Other people have had the same problem with the Hyundai Accent. There are forums about it if you just look them up. Definitely a problem that needs to get fixed that seems to not be able to get fixed.
- Payson, UT, USA
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Randomly the instrument panel will malfunction. The ABS, airbag, and check engine lights illuminate, the speedometer with drop to zero, and the fuel gauge indicator fluctuates wildly. This can occur while parked or while driving. It has been happening randomly for over a year. Due to the unpredictability it has been difficult in having this occur in the presence of a mechanic. I have found many posts online of other people having the same issue over the past few years yet a recall has never been issued. A malfunctioning instrument panel seems like a pretty significant safety risk. I submitted a complaint a year ago but nothing ever came of it.
While driving on a highway, the icons on the instrument panel flash, the speedometer drop to zero and then rebounds and the trip mileage counter changes to zero miles traveled. It's happened twice in the last 12 months.
The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Accent. The contact stated while her daughter was driving 45 mph, she became aware that the driver's side front headlamp was inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the local autozone where she was informed that there was an electrical failure with the headlamp. Murfreesboro Hyundai (2203 nw broad St suite Hyundai, murfreesboro, tn 37129), was contacted by phone and made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was informed of failure. The failure mileage was 112,979.
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.
Was driving my car on the highway and my speedometer kicked off. I was in motion and then the ABS, break and traction lights popped up and my speedometer went to 0 even though I was traveling at about 70mph. This is dangerous and poses a real threat to safety. It has happened many times.
When the car turns over, the brake, traction control, and ABS light stays on, the speedometer doesn't move when in motion and the fuel range switches numbers while in motion
Multiple times now on the dash display the indicator lights for the ABS, traction control, and brakes are illuminated. This occurs while the vehicle is parked. Additionally, if you put the car in gear and begin driving, the speedometer does not work and remains at zero. Many other people have reported the same issues on various websites. A safety recall should definitely be issued before it causes someone to wreck.
My daughter called to tell me that upon starting the car and still in park, the brake light and ABS control lights were lit up, as well as the speedometer was not working. This should be addressed by the manufacturer as this poses a serious problem for a driver.
The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Accent. While driving 55 mph, the speedometer gauge dropped to 0 mph; however, the vehicle speed did not change. Also, the parking brake, brake, ABS, and electronic stability control warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified and advised the contact to take the vehicle to a dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.
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.
The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Accent. While operating the vehicle, the ABS and traction control indicators suddenly illuminated. Also, the speedometer would not operate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to determine the cause of the failures. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 40,000.
Whenever the vehicle sits in tempatures below 51 degrees for more then a few hours when it is started the stability management light the and light and the break light are all on plus the and and stability management don't work. The speedometer the fuel gauge and the odometer don't track properly if at all I'm very concerned about it since I had it into both ron thinking Hyundai in gresham and gladstone several times last winter with no result they just keep saying they either can't duplicate the issue or they don't have the information to fix the vehicle cause no-one knows what's causing the problem the keep seeking help from the tech hotline and getting no result from the suggestions this is a major safety hazard seeing as the problem persists for random periods of time while being driven between 30 minutes to 4 hours
While driving the vehicle down the highway, all the dash lights started lighting up and the gauges appeared to stall in a random place, then reset. I wasn't sure if the car was stalling or if it was just an electrical glitch. This was a distraction and took my attention off the road as the check engine/tire pressure/low fuel/etc lights all lit up at the same time and the gauges appeared to be malfunctioning momentarily. Within 15 seconds, everything appeared to be operating normally again. The car never stalled or lost power, the gauges just made it appear as if it did. I scanned the codes with the car still running after this incident and there were no codes (previous, current, processing). I called the dealer and they said if it keeps doing it to bring it by but if it's not actively having an issue that they can't do anything for it just yet (requested via phone to inspect for loose connections/grounds at the least).
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- San Antonio, TX, USA