I test drove 2009 hyundai accent recently. car has 48000 miles already. Some squeaky noise is coming when you apply the break? I am thinking of buying this car. Is this a serious problem?

If all the brake lights come on ( including high mount ) with the headlights there is most likely a short somewhere. Have any of the park/brake light bulbs been changed recently. If so a bulb may be installed incorrectly or the wrong bulb application used.

This YM (Year Model) is probably still under warranty. Make the phone call to your nearest Hyundai Service Department & ask the question -- you could get it diagnosed & repaired at no cost. BTW, the switch is located under the dash at the articulating arm of the brake pedal.

when a car is under warranty it is always best to speak to the dealer as ,with hyundai warranty,if they find something wrong hyundai pay for it....and you get ot know them a bit better(it helps)
the reason for me suggesting this is you have not descrbed the noise and what you are doing to generate this noise.......(is it a squeek,a grinding, does it stop when you brake hard/soft...etc

after u had it jumped u drove it to the zone so the alternator was workin--it seems like the regulator is not functionin to charge batt--theres somethin goin on in the electrics thats frying ur reg these new cars r very complex--do a scan to see any bad codes and a harness wire chec may be helpful

I think your problem has sorted itself. No need to go to garage.

NOPE!... Take/Tow your vehicle to an authorized Hyundai dealership and pay the diagnostic fee... they will tell you exactly what the problem is and the cost of parts/labor to fix it... at least this way you'll know what the problem is and what's required to fix it.

the rear shoes need to be cleaned and adjusted. nothing to worry about unless it annoys you too much.

semi-metallic pads can cause noise from glazing over if you are too rough on them, or a crappy pad composition. get some BG brand STOP SQUEAL and apply it to the pads. clears it right up

is it low on oil? if so it could be an internal oil leak (wouldn't be able to see) or external but you didn't say anything about that... if level is good replave the oil pressure sensor

just purchased a 1999 hyundai accent, i was told that it needs a tranny because the car would not come out of first gear. but when i test drove it when i bought it, the gears were shifting fine. i put 50 miles on the car and there's no signs of any tranny problems. i checked tranny fluid and it was about 20 ounces low. would this cause this to come out of first gear?

p.s. the car only has 47,000 miles on it.

-Tim