1.3% of complaints about the 2005 Hyundai Accent came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2005 vehicle — around the middle of the 245 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 8.3 yr in service. The most-reported system is exterior lighting (15 complaints), typically at 8.3 yr or about 66,000 miles.
HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 3,011 MODEL YEAR 2005-2007 ELANTRA, TUCSON, SONATA, AZERA AND ACCENT VEHICLES. A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED OR MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. A DEFECTIVE STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY ALSO AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKE-TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK FEATURE SO THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SHIFT OUT OF THE "PARK" POSITION. IT MAY ALSO CAUSE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) MALFUNCTION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, AND IT MAY NOT DE
ANY OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT LOCATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:09V280000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,300.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT GT. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THE VIN DID QUALIFY FOR A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:09V280000(EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.
THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED, AND THE SHIFTER IS STUCK IN THE PARKED POSITION. *TR