# 2016 Hyundai Accent - engine quit at night **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** hyundai, accent\ **Created:** [February 19, 2020, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-hyundai-accent-engine-quit-at-night/158885 "2020-02-19T23:11:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JohnHulbert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@JohnHulbert](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JohnHulbert)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-hyundai-accent-engine-quit-at-night/158885/1 "2020-02-19T23:11:30Z")
Going 60 mph at night car engine quit and headlights went off leaving me in pitch black with no power steering and no power brakes.Scary and dangerous. The air bag lite was on. I later restarted the car and the lights came back on. The air bag lite is now not on and car running OK. ---
**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 4:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-hyundai-accent-engine-quit-at-night/158885/2 "2020-02-21T04:57:02Z")
Did the check engine light come on? If so, have the code read. ---
**Author:** ![JohnHulbert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@JohnHulbert](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JohnHulbert)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-hyundai-accent-engine-quit-at-night/158885/3 "2020-02-21T19:42:03Z")
The check engine lite did not come on. The only lite was a red airbag lite which has not appeared again. ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-hyundai-accent-engine-quit-at-night/158885/4 "2020-02-21T20:13:12Z")
Check your battery cables and your main fuse. Something’s loose / broken, I’d bet. If you don’t find anything, battery posts can break internally and make intermittent contact. ---
**Author:** ![ledhed75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@ledhed75](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ledhed75)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 8:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-hyundai-accent-engine-quit-at-night/158885/5 "2020-02-21T20:37:11Z")
Could be a problem with the ignition switch… though I’d think that would be unlikely on a 2016. ---
**Author:** ![thegreendrag0n](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thegreendrag0n/32/9265_2.png) [@thegreendrag0n](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thegreendrag0n)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 1:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-hyundai-accent-engine-quit-at-night/158885/6 "2020-02-22T01:46:22Z")
your car very well may be under the base warranty, so you might want to go through the dealer ---
**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 4:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-hyundai-accent-engine-quit-at-night/158885/7 "2020-02-22T04:01:08Z")
5 yrs./60k powertrain to subsequent owners. Depending on mileage it may well still be under warranty. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 4:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-hyundai-accent-engine-quit-at-night/158885/8 "2020-02-22T04:13:29Z")
Ask your shop to do this basic power system voltage test. Before first start of the day the battery should measure about 12.6 volts. Then immediately after starting the engine, 13.5-15.5 volts.