What 152 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Hyundai Accent 5

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE CONTACT HEARD KNOCKING NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ONCE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, THE CONTACT HEARD A TICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

NHTSA ODI 11241188

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I HEARD A KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET THE LIGHT CHECKED FOR A CODE AND WAS TOLD THE KNOCK SENSOR NEEDED REPLACING. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM AND DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO CODE AND NO HISTORY OF A CODE SO THEY COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT AFTER I TOLD THEM HOW TO REPLICATE THE KNOCKING. DEALER RELEASED THE CAR. TWO DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED KNOCKING. I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY WERE ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND FIND A CODE. THE DEALER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE CODE AND THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED APPLYING A PATCH TO THE KNOCK SENSOR AND, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER "SEE WHAT HAPPENS". THE DEALER PERFORMED THE PATCH AND RELEASED THE VEHICLE TO ME. THE VERY NEXT DAY I WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER WORK ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE ODOMETER WENT FROM 3000RPM'S TO 0. WHILE I COULD TRY TO ENGAGE THE ACCELERATOR AND COULD HEAR THE ENGINE REV NO RPMS REGISTERED. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO AN IDLE STATE AND WOULD NOT REACT. CAUSING MANY NEAR ACCIDENTS I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE IT BECAME STATIONARY. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART CAR A DOZEN TIMES AND THE RPM'S WOULD NOT REGISTER STILL.CAR HAS NOW BEEN WITH THE DEALER WHO HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND HAS NOT REACHED OUT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CAUSE AND EFFECT OF AN ISSUE HAPPENING AFTER APPLYING A COMPUTER PATCH IS NOT BEING INVESTIGATED NOR DISCUSSED WITH THE MANUFACTURER.

NHTSA ODI 11234736

FAKE RECALL NOTICE SENT BY ROUTE 46 HYUNDAI BY M&M ADVERTISING, INC. WHEN CHECKING THE VIN THERE WERE NO RECALLS. SCAM/MISLEADING MAILER. THE FTC PREVIOUSLY SUED TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS FOR SIMILAR MAILINGS.

NHTSA ODI 11218559

CAR INVOLVED IN A HIGH SPEED (65MPH) ON THE INTERSTATE. HIT BY 18 WHEELER AND A GUARD RAIL HEADON. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

NHTSA ODI 11195443

ON SATURDAY MARCH 23, 2019 I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 HYUNDAI ACCENT ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS TRAVELING IN THE LEFT HAND LANE, ON CRUISE CONTROL, GOING ABOUT 73 MPH. A SEMI-TRUCK IN THE RIGHT HAND LAND A FEW HUNDRED YARDS IN FRONT OF ME MOVED OVER INTO MY LANE DUE TO A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AHEAD, SO I ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF MY CRUISE CONTROL TO SLOW DOWN FOR THE MERGING SEMI-TRUCK. I APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT MY CAR DID NOT TURN OFF CRUISE-CONTROL OR SLOW DOWN, BUT INSTEAD ACCELERATED. I ATTEMPTED AGAIN TO HIT THE BRAKES TO TURN OFF CRUISE CONTROL, BUT AGAIN THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN. I TRIED BOTH THE CANCEL AND THE ON/OFF BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL, BUT THERE WAS NO WAY TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL. I WAS QUICKLY APPROACHING THE SEMI-TRUCK AND WAS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN MY MOVING VEHICLE. IN ORDER TO AVOID REAR-ENDING THE SEMI-TRUCK AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I WAS FORCED TO VEER LEFT OFF THE HIGHWAY ONTO THE SOFT SHOULDER, AND WAS TRAVELING LOCKED ON CRUISE CONTROL AT 73 MPH HALFWAY ON THE GRASS MEDIAN AND HALFWAY ON THE RUMBLE STRIP OF THE SOFT SHOULDER. THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL SWITCHES WERE STILL NOT WORKING, REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH I APPLIED THE BRAKES OR WHAT COMBINATION I HIT THE SWITCHES. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET MY CAR TO SLOW DOWN BY HITTING THE CLUTCH AND STALLING MY CAR. THIS WAS AN ABSOLUTELY HORRIFIC INCIDENT, AND I AM LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN UNINJURED AND TO HAVE AVOIDED WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ODI 11193719

BURNS OFF 1/2 QT OF OIL EVERY 1500 MILES. PO326 (KNOCK SENSOR) TROUBLE CODE ON CHILLI MORNINGS. P050A (COLD START) TROUBLE CODE WHILE DRIVING.

NHTSA ODI 11185974

TAKATA RECALL I AM AT 130,000 MILES AND THERE IS NO OIL LEAKING, BUT EVERY TIME I GET AN OIL CHANGE IT JUST DISAPPEARS. EVEN IF I'M NOT DRIVING 1000 MI/MONTH, IT IS COMPLETELY DRY WITHIN A FEW WEEKS OF GETTING AN OIL CHANGE. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY PUT OIL IN MY CAR IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES EVERY 3 MONTHS.

NHTSA ODI 11179930

REAR RIGHT SHOCK MOUNTING NUT ,ALL 4 WELDS BROKEN OFF FRAME SHOCK MOUNT.. I WAS TOLD BY 3 MECHANICS THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT. DEALER WONT COVER , 5YR ,60,000 MILE WARRANTY UP. CAR ONLY HAS 48,000 MILES ON IT.

NHTSA ODI 11173582

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.

NHTSA ODI 11164818

WHEN IT GETS COLD FRONT WIPERS STOP WORKING, WHEN IT WARMS UP THEY START WORKING AGAIN. DANGEROUS WHEN IT SNOWS AS WIPERS STOP WITH NO WARNING..

NHTSA ODI 11151850

ON AUGUST 5TH AFTER A 20 MINUTE DRIVE MY CAR WAS PARKED IN A FRIENDS DRIVEWAY. MOMENTS AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS ISSUES. SMELLS. WARNING LIGHTS. DROVE JUST FINE. THANKS TO A PASSING OFF DUTY FIREMAN HE STOPPED AND SPRANG INTO ACTION WITH THE GARDEN HOSE UNTIL THE FIRE DEPT ARRIVED JUST MOMENTS LATER. BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS ONE GIANT MELTED MESS ALLSTATE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. HYUNDAI SHOWED NO RECALLS AFTER ENTERING MY VIN NUMBER. IT WAS MY THIRD HYUNDAI AND STILL SHOCKED THIS HAPPENED.

NHTSA ODI 11142194

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PERFORMANCE TOYOTA (LOCATED AT 5676 DIXIE HWY, FAIRFIELD, OH 45014, (513) 874-8797) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SENSOR INDICATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 11571147. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

NHTSA ODI 11128459

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE AND THE ABS, ENGINE, 02 SENSOR, AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, THE VIBRATION STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WERNER HYUNDAI (252 CAPITAL CIR SW, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32304, (850) 575-1000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,100.

NHTSA ODI 11104717

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FOR KNOCK SENSOR KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF. THIS IS CONSTANCE ISSUE THAT I HAVE BEEN HAVING. I HAVE NOTIFY THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY ARR SAYING THAT THERR IS NO RECALL REGARDING KNOCK SENSOR ON A 2012 HYUNDAI ACCENT GLS.

NHTSA ODI 11096927

CAR IS ACCELERATING BY ITSELF, AND CONTINUES TO INCREASE SPEED AFTER THE GAS PEDAL IS NO LONGER PRESSED. THIS OCCURS WHILE IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS, ON HIGHWAYS, AND WHEN TURNING. AND WHEN STATIONARY OR IN NEUTRAL THE RPMS WILL JUMP BY 1500 TO 2000 RPMS. IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND THE RPMS JUMP UP 1500+ WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. STARTED HAPPENING AROUND 55,000 MILES DEALER RESET THE ECM WHICH RESOLVED THE ISSUE TEMPORARILY BUT CAME BACK WITHIN 2 WEEKS, CAR NOW HAS 61,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE.

NHTSA ODI 11088958

THE CAR IS LESS THAN 8 YEARS OLD , MAINTNANCE PROPERLY, THERE IS NO WHERE VISIBLE TO CHECK TRANSMISSION FLUID DURING A ROUTINE FLUID CHANGE AND WHEN I HAD THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED AND THE FLUID IT WAS FINE . ALL OF A SUDDEN 3 DAYS LATER MY TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN 4TH GEAR NOW IT WONT MOVE BACK OR FORWARD . I HAVE NOTICED THAT A LOT OF ACCENT OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND SOME SOONER AFTER HAVING THEIRS THAN MINE.

NHTSA ODI 11088334

WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY IN COLDER TEMPERATURES, WHEN ACCELERATING AND BRAKING, THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THERE IS SOMETHING NOT LETTING THE PEDAL GO DOWN WHEN YOU PUSH THEM. EVER SINCE I NOTICED THAT HAPPEN, THE ACCELERATION AND SPEED STAYS AT A HIGHER SPEED WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN ACCELERATING BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE SO IT DOESN'T GO TOO FAST AND HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE TO USE MY BRAKES A LOT MORE RIGHT AFTER ACCELERATING.

NHTSA ODI 11083367

THE GAS PEDAL STARTED STICKING PARTWAY DOWN, CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE PRECIPITOUSLY AND THE ENGINE TO REV, EVEN WHEN IN PARK. ONCE, WHEN DRIVING, I SOLVED THE REVVING NOISE BY LITERALLY REACHING DOWN TO THE PEDAL AND YANKING IT BACK UP TOWARDS ME ONCE I STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT. THE REPAIR SHOP NOTED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN HYUNDAI ACCENTS, WITH STORIES OF IT READILY AVAILABLE ONLINE. THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED WHEN THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY, WHICH CONVENIENTLY WAS IN STOCK AT THE LOCAL WAREHOUSE, SINCE HYUNDAI SEEMS TO KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM. A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT DESERVES A RECALL!!!

NHTSA ODI 11074393

WHILE DRIVE ABOUT 60 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON (02/20/2018). I WENT TO GET THE CODES READ BY A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE. THE CODES P050A AND P0326 WERE IDENTIFIED. I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON WITH THE SAME CODES. WHEN I MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF. I HAVE JUST HAD MY VEHICLE INSPECTED AND EMISSION TEST COMPLETED BY THE #1 COCHRAN HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP (MONROEVILLE, PA) ON 02/16/2018. THIS SEEMS TO BE A CONTINUOUS ISSUE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FOR MAYBE A WEEK OR SO THEN GOES OFF FOR A WEEK OR SO.

NHTSA ODI 11074061

CODE P0236 AND P050A COMES ON AND GOES OFF. HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THERE IS NO SOFTWARE UPDATE OR RECALL REQUESTING FIRMWARE UPDATE.

NHTSA ODI 11073222

AT ABOUT 80,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOUD AND CONSTANT KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT: "INTERNAL RODS ARE MAKING KNOCKING SOUND - ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED." THIS VERY LOUD KNOCKING HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR MOVING. THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THIS ISSUE IS IDENTICAL TO THE 2015 RECALL OF MANY OTHER HYUNDAI VEHICLES FROM THE SAME MODEL YEAR (I.E. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V568000). HYUNDAI DENIED THIS CLAIM SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS CASE#: 10847090.

NHTSA ODI 11062755

AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE AND TAPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN AND REV UP TO 1,500-2000 RPM WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR. EVEN WHEN BRAKING. RETURNING THE CAR TO NEUTRAL CAUSES THE ENGINE TO REV UP TO OR BEYOND 2,000 RPM UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. THIS INCIDENT FIRST OCCURRED IN APRIL 2016. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE SENSORS BY THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. THE ISSUE RESURFACED AGAIN IN JANUARY 2017. THIS TIME THEY TOLD ME IT WAS DUE TO A CARBON BUILDUP IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. NOW IT'S DOING IT AGAIN. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO HYNDAI'S ON THE INTERNET. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE.

NHTSA ODI 11035520

WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I NOTICED THE STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE. I WAS TRAVELING AROUND 65 MPH IN A STRAIGHT LINE SECOND LANE TO THE RIGHT ON A FIVE LANE HIGHWAY - NO PUDDLES OR WATER ON THE PAVEMENT AND ALL OF SUDDEN THE CAR LOST CONTROL BETWEEN THE STEERING AND THE TIRES. I BEGAN TO SWERVE MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAD TO FIGHT THE CAR FROM SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL BY PRESSING THE BREAKS AND MANEUVERING THE STEERING MANY TIMES TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE THE CAR WAS SWERVING TO. I WAS NOT AROUND MANY CARS AND THANKFULLY DID NOT HIT ANYONE AND WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO AFTER REPEATED LOSES OF CONTROL TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY OFF THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS NOT DAMAGED. I CALLED FOR HELP AND WHEN FAMILY ARRIVED THEY NOTICED THAT THE TIRES WOULD STOP AFTER I WOULD TURN THE STEERING EVENTUALLY, BUT THE STEERING WOULD CONTINUE ROTATING 2 TO 3 TIMES MORE EVEN WHEN THE TIRES WHERE LOCKED. BECAUSE OF THIS I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND REQUESTED A TOW TO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM 6 YEARS EARLIER. AFTER THEIR MECHANICS DIAGNOSED THE CAR THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO ME, BUT I ADVISED THAT OTHERS SAW THE ISSUE WITH THE STEERING AND TIRES AS WELL. ONLINE OTHER AFFECTED CONSUMERS HAVE MENTIONED THAT THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED TO THEM AND WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF IT APPEARS AS IF NOTHING IS WRONG BUT IT CAN HAPPEN AGAIN SPONTANEOUSLY. I AM NOT GETTING ANYWHERE WITH THE DEALERSHIP AS THEY THINK I HYDROPLANED BUT I ADVISED I WAS GOING IN A STRAIGHT LINE, THERE WAS NO WATER ON THE HIGHWAY, AND THE STEERING WAS LOOSE WHERE OTHER REPORTED THE SAME THING... THAT THE STEERING WOULD CONTINUE TURNING EVEN THOUGHT THE TIRE WERE LOCKED. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE CAR AND DO NOT THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW CAR THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR COMPLETELY. WAITING FOR CORPORATE TO CONTACT ME BACK AS WELL BUT THIS IS MECHANICAL DEFECT FAILURE!

NHTSA ODI 11006801

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.

NHTSA ODI 11006115

WHILE DRIVING I TURNED ON THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER AND NOTICED THAT WATER WAS COMING INSIDE INSTEAD OF ON THE OUTSIDE WHICH IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN I WAS DRIVING

NHTSA ODI 11000924