general problems of the 2008 Hyundai Accent

My car has been broken into twice in the past three months, with personal items being stolen each time: a child car seat, a child booster seat, an emergency inhaler medication for asthma, multiple charging cords, a bluetooth adapter system, and a workbag which contained medical equipment and scrubs and shoes. I need a new security system for my car with automatic locks.

Sun visors are broken ,, one won,t stay up an light won,t work,, one falls out of mount,, went to pick-a-part, all of the Hyundai's in there already had their sun visors removed ,, not safe with them falling down an out.

Cpsc:a few weeks prior to receiving the notice, the exhaust pipe (from the front axle to the muffler) fell off the vehicle while driving.

Driving on interstate highway and passenger side sun visor released and dropped down . . . Will not stay in up position any longer.

Both sun visors on driver and passenger side of vehicle fail to stay in place. The visor on the driver's side dropped down without warning while I was driving, hitting me on the top of the head, and hanging in partial obstruction of the windshield. When I pushed it to the side it obstructs my vision on the left and hangs haphazardly. The faulty visors are a safety hazard which are a result of a product defect beyond my control. I am a member of a growing number of dissatisfied Hyundai owners who have experienced similar problems with their sun visors. These problems pose a significant safety risk to Hyundai drivers whose vision while driving may be obstructed by these faulty visors. . Read more...

Driver side sun visor froze and would not go down. When I applied a little more pressure to make it go down, something snapped and from then on it would not stay in place anymore. Just hangs down and flaps around in my line of vision. Approximately two weeks later, the very same thing happened to the passenger side visor leading me to believe that the construction of the visors are defective.

Passenger side sun visor has a metal component inside and it snapped and the sun visor now drops down is blocking the field of view of the driver and will not stay up.

On September 13, 2013, while sitting in the driver's seat, I tried to unlock the front passenger seat door lock by pressing the unlock button to allow my passenger to get into the car. All car door locks opened except the right front passenger. So I pressed the button again and all the doors locked. Waited and hit the unlock button and all the doors unlocked except for the right front passenger door. I turned off the engine in the car and went around to the right front passenger door and inserted the key directly in the door lock. It still would not open until I inserted the key and pulled the door handle at the same time. So very reluctantly my passenger got into the front seat. He tried to unlock the door once inside by using the handle and was unsuccessful. This is definitely a safety issue. The next day I called the dealer where I had purchased this vehicle to set up an appointment to analyze the problem. I took the vehicle into the dealership on September 16, 2013 and was very disappointed with what I learned. The door lock actuator was bad and a special part would have to be ordered. The total cost of repair for this defective part would cost me $346. 13 + tax. The service manager did offer me a 10% discount. At that time I declined the repair because of the cost. I am very nervous now about even driving the car because I worry that the driver's side lock actuator may one day trap me in the vehicle as well. My car is no longer under warrantee. Because of the nature of this safety defect, I don't feel that it is my responsibility to bear the full cost of repair. So I'm bringing this to your attention. .

While driving down the highway my driver side mirror started to vibrate and then disconnected from my car. Luckily the power mirror cord stopped the unit from falling on the highway and I was able to pull off the highway and secure the mirror. The auto is a 2008 Hyundai Accent with only 10,500 miles on it. The mirror looked like it had defective internal parts. I took the car to a local Hyundai dealership and the service manager inspected the mirror and could find no reason for the malfunction other than the interior parts simply broke. He inspected the mirror for a long time and could find no external damage and didn't believe the unit was mishandled. He told me he would order me a new part and file a report so that the repairs would be covered under my warranty. Hyundai has denied my warranty claim even after the service manager found no wrong doing on my part. Hyundai has denied my warranty claim without looking at the mirror or listening to the service manager.