I have a 2001 Accent. And i beleive it is haunted. Atleast the wiring is for that matter. The dash lights have always blinked on and off until the car warmed up, then they would stay on. After replacing the stereo with an aftermarket deck, i lost all dash lights and control stick lights. Also my Left tail light will not turn off, and my right one seems to be blown. I checked the fuse, and the fuse was blown in the right hand light. When i replaced it and turned the lights on, it blew again. It keeps blowing fuses. Could the relay be the issue? I am dumbfounded, and the car isnt worth brining to a mechanics shop.

note: brake/turn signal and hazard lights work fine

It sounds like you have a short. Finding it could be a pain.

Check the two diodes in the underhood fuse box. One of them is sure to be blown.

There's diodes in the power distribution box? I thought it was fuses & relays.

They're two little black diodes. They look like fuses with white arrows on them. See the picture I attached. They're circled in red. This was taken from my 2000 1.5L. but most vehicles have them (Elantra, Sonata etc.)

Do you mean the two "things" with the diode emblems on them? LOL. I'm familiar with the diodes being in the alternator not the PDB.

Thanks. I missed that. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/liebe011.gif)

Yeah yeah yeah smarty pants lmao....I was trying to be simple for everyone who may not be as inclined as you. Next time I'll get real technical so only you will understand what I'm talking about. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/o_75.gif)

If I set my decoder ring and you tell me to "drink your ovaltine" I'll be ****. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumbsup.gif)

I want a decoder ring! Then we can actually communicate in code lol. Never had ovaltine before. I heard it tastes like chalk.

Strange but true, my 01 Accent does similar things. Intermittent dash lights, the fuse for signals blows often, and the b/u lights work intermittently (when the fuse isn't blown).

I'm tracking shorts, but this could take a while. If you find a place that's prone to wire harness stress or wear, please post it.

b52

i have a question about the picture, what do you call the white and blue block i am not sure if it is a fuse, i need to buy a new one but do not know what it is called

When diodes fail, you generally don't get intermittent results such as flickering lights, but a failed diode could "short to ground", so depending on how they're included in the circuit, you could have fuses "blow" in that circuit.

I think you need a multi-meter & some wiring diagrams to be able to do some "serious" trouble shooting, but to start with, I'm adding some pictures that might prove to be helpful for your trouble shooting:

• Picture of all the Accent Diode locations - there are several.
• 2 pictures of all the ground locations - bad grounds are often the problem for intermittent or dead circuits.

Diodes:

(IMG:http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd1/Alfons_photos/Hyundai%20Info/HyundaiAccentDiodes.jpg)

Grounds:

(IMG:http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd1/Alfons_photos/Hyundai%20Info/HyundaiAccentGrounds-1.jpg)

(IMG:http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd1/Alfons_photos/Hyundai%20Info/HyundaiAccentGrounds-2.jpg)

You can get a lot of info, including schematics, from the Hyundai Service site.

what is the thing under the 2 diodes called?

Under the two doides are a couple of relays. The blue box is another relay and the white box is a resistor.

Here's a picture of the power distribution center in the Accent:

I have a friend with a similar problem, no instrument panel lights and no brake lights (running lights are fine, just nothing happening when she hits the brake pedal). How do you test if the diode is blown? I've never pulled one out so I don't know what to look for. or is it as simple as like a blown resistor, black char and all that?

If you plan on performing your own trouble shooting and repairs, a multimeter is a really good investment . Here's some good information on multimeters, from selecting one to testing diodes. Testing diodes is described for analogue and digital multimeters at the bottom of the page.

I love my multimeter....picked it up from Canadian Tire for $15 on sale from $99 a few years back when I started modifying!! thanks brother, I'll have a read.