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Air Bags, seat Belts
03/25/2016
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 SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS .BECAUSE ONLY A DEALER CAN GET IT OFF AN THEN THEY WANT TO CHSRGE YOU 1345.95 JUST TO GET IT FIX THATS HIGHWAY ROBBERY .WELL THE GOING TO REJECT YOU AN YOU CAN GET A INSPECTION STICKER EITHER.
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Visibility/wiper
01/01/2016
DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT STAY UP, THEN JUST FELL ALL THE WAY OUT, HAD TO HAVE THE LIGHT DISCONNECTED, NOT UNDER WARRANTY HYUNDAI DEALER SAID, NO RECALL FOR THIS SPECIFIC AUTO. DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED.
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Electrical System, engine
04/04/2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, IT IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED FOR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE DAMAGE OCCURRED AT THE ENGINE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,500.
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Air Bags
02/26/2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. UPDATED 04/14/16*LJ THE PASSENGER LOWER SEAT ASSEMBLY AND OCS MAT WERE REPLACED ON MARCH 7, 2016. UPDATED 05/17/16.*JB
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Air Bags, service Brakes
02/05/2016
HEADING WEST BOUND ON I 10 IN ALABAMA. CAR WAS GOING BETWEEN 60-70MPH. AVOIDED THE ACCIDENT BY SLIDING INTO ANOTHER LANE, BREAKS DID NOT CATCH. UPON FISH TAILING BACK INTO TRAFFIC HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT UNTIL CAR WAS NO LONGER IN MOTION. THE FRONT DRIVER AIRBAG AND THE PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. WAS STANDING ON THE BREAKS TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO STOP AND THE CAR NEVER STOPPED. IT TOOK THE MEDIAN CABLES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CAR HAD COME TO A STOP IS WHEN THE SIDE CURTAIN AND SEAT AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED. DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED HEAVILY TO DRIVER SIDE FRONT AS WELL AND STILL NO SIDE AIRBAGS, SEAT, OR FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. E-BREAK DID NOT EVEN CATCH.
