2005 Hyundai Accent: stuck in gear or won't shift

Filed Oct 5, 2017 · Electrical, Lights · 170,000 miles · CA

Vehicle would not shift from park to drive. Brake lights didn't illuminate. Vehicle towed to local garage, where it was determined the brake light switch was defective. 30 minutes and $80.00 later the problem was remedied. Hyundai has had multiple recalls of their brake light switches, but each time the apply the recall to a very narrow selection of models, of which this aforementioned vehicle is not included. Stranding a 19 y/o girl in a dark parking lot at 9:30 at night could have resulted in a less favorable outcome. How many other unfortunates suffer because of a failure on the part of hyundai to step up and fix an inexpensive part.

Filed Oct 30, 2012 · Brakes, Electrical · 33,568 miles · OR

My brake lights do not illuminate when pressing on the brake pedal, and my automatic shift is stuck in park unless I press the button in the small hole located to the upper left to unlock it. I was informed by hyundai that it sounded like I had a broken switch located by the brake pedal and that it was causing the brake lights to not register when I pressed in the brake pedal. I have an appointment for tomorrow but if there was a recall done on other VIN numbers and mine isn't listed I'm going to be upset.

Filed Oct 25, 2011 · Brakes, Transmission · 66,000 miles · AZ

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 hyundai accent. The contact stated the brake lights remained illuminated while the engine was turned off, and the gear would not shift from park into drive without force. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The failure and the current mileage was 66,000.

Filed Aug 17, 2010 · Lights · 26,300 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 hyundai accent. The vehicle would not shift out of the park position. The contact located the federal safety agency 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.

Filed Nov 26, 2009 · Lights, Locks · 73,130 miles · NC

In september 2009 (exact day unknown), the brake light switch on my 2005 hyundai accent began intermittently failing. As a result, I was unable to shift the vehicle out of park approximately once out of every three times I started the vehicle, but was able to remedy the issue by depressing the brake pedal with an exaggerated degree of force within 1-5 attempts. On november 25, the switch ultimately failed. As a result, the vehicle would not shift out of park without employing the shift lock override. Since november 25, I employ the shift lock override but have not yet replaced the switch.