Hyundai Accent Complaints (2001)

112 consumer complaints on file.

#10175859December 11, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACCELERATING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE HESITATED, AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE COILS WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158740June 1, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE IN USE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER SWUNG OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN ON 95 NORTH. WIPER WAS INOPERABLE. THE CAR WAS TAKEN INTO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. THE REPLACED THE WIPER. THE OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER SWUNG OFF AGAIN IN RAIN WHILE ON THE ROAD SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. EACH TIME, THE BOLT WAS TIGHTENED AND THE WIPER WAS OPERABLE AGAIN. IN 2006, THE WIPER SWUNG OFF AGAIN DURING HEAVY RAIN. WAS NOT ABLE TO TIGHTEN BOLT. TOOK CAR INTO DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED WIPER AGAIN. ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO INJURIES, THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THE WIPER SUDDENLY SWINGS OFF DURING OPERATION. THE DRIVER SUDDENLY LOSES VISIBILITY OUT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD DURING HEAVY RAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144534December 6, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE, AND JERKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2-3RD GEAR. CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY SHOT, AND MUST BE REPLACED, AT A COST OF $2500. FOUND THAT WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE PRIOR CAR WOULD JOLT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139181October 10, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR, IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP 5 TIMES, FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CAR BEGINS TO HAVE PROBLEMS SHIFTING GEARS, IT LOSES POWER, AS NOT GOING HIGHER THAN 20-30 MILES. WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS APPLIED, THE CAR GETS STUCK FOR SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE IT JERKS AND BEGINS TO RUN AGAIN. EVERYTIME WE TAKE IT IN THEY REPAIR THE PULSE GENERATOR. THE PULSE GENERATOR HAS BEEN CHANGES TWO TIME IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS ALONE (JUNE, AUGUST), AND NOW ITS READY TO GO BACK INTO THE SHOP AGAIN. IT IS GETTING WORSE, IT IS BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT GETS STUCK ANYWHERE, AND CAN GET HIT FROM BEHIND, OR GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF A CROSS SECTION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131993August 8, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR PULLEY NOT ALIGNED WITH CRANK PULLEY. TRIED SHIMMING, TIGHTENING AND NOTHING WORKS. CAUSES BELT TO SLIP OFF AND CAR TO OVERHEAT. CAR OVERHEATED AND WARPED HEAD AND COLLAPSED PISTON RINGS. ENGINE IS AVAILABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126786August 1, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: CONTACT STATES HIS CAR WAS LUNGING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION DUE TO WARRANTY COVERAGE. THEY HAD THE CAR WITH 29,000 MILES THE POINT WHERE THEY WERE SAYING THE OIL SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHANGED, AND DID NOT CHANGE THE OIL, EVEN THOUGH CONTACT HAD RECORDS INDICATING IT HAS BEEN CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES. CONTACT FELT DEALER WAS NEGLIGENT BY NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THERE WAS A PROBLEM AT THE BEGINNING.*AK THE CONSUMER EXPLAINED THAT THE DEALER DIDN'T RECOMMEND OR SUGGEST TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGES EVEN WHEN IT WAS TIME FOR ONE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PROVIDED ANY ASSISTANCE UNTIL THE MANUFACTURER WAS SUPPLIED WITH TRANSMISSION SERVICE RECORDS OF FLUID CHANGES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103916December 16, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES CAME UNDONE WHILE DRIVING, ALSO, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO HEAR THE CLICKING SOUND WHEN SNAPPING THE LATCH PLATE INTO THE BUCKLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099088October 22, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PLUSE GENERATOR FAILED, REPLACED THREE TIMES, CLUNKING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. *BF CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE WHILE BRAKING. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095229October 6, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AFTER STRIKING A DEER ON THE ROAD AT 55 MPH TAIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED . VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090172September 28, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE TAKING A TRIP VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING. THE RPMS KEPT GOING UP. CONSUMER CONTROLLED THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION.*AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WHICH ALLEVIATED THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089059September 3, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH CONSUMER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND REAR-ENDED THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EXPRESSWAY. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE'S FRONT-END SUSTAINED DAMAGE. ALREADY BEING SERVICED AT A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. WILL RECEIVE A DIAGNOSTIC OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087920August 16, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE STALLED LIKE IT WAS OUT OF GAS. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED IT WAS DISCOVERED THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066210April 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 HYUNDAI/4DR SDN/ACCENT/26777MILES,DEMO FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN PHX AZ.,THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. DEALERSHIP, IN NASHVILLE TN, FIXED BUT IT STILL SLIPS. AND I WAS OUT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR 3 DAYS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065967April 12, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
WENT ON A TRIP OUT OF THE STATE. I NOTICED THAT I WASN'T GETTING MY NORMAL MILEAGE. I FILLED MY GAS TANK WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION AND PARKED; AFTER AN HOUR, I NOTICED THAT A RIVER OF GASOLINE WAS COMING FROM MY TANK. AFTER BEING PARKED TWO DAYS, I HAD LOST OVER 2 1/2 GALLONS OF GAS, AND NOTED A DISTINCT BURNING SMELL COMING FROM MY EXHAUST PIPE DURING MY DRIVE HOME. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF ARRANGING FOR AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY DEALER IN ORDER TO HAVE THE GAS TANK REPLACED OR REPAIRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061200April 8, 2004
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
CONSUMER TURNED ON THE DEFOGGER AND AIR CONDITIONING MIXED IN WITH THE HEAT. THIS CAUSED THE WINDOW TO FOG UP. ALSO, POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL. *AK CONSUMER IS HOPING THAT HYUNDAI WILL MODIFY THE DEFROSTER SYSTEM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066831April 1, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CONSUMER PULLED FROM THE VEHICLE AFTER MUFFLER OVER HEATER CAUSING VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE. *PH THE CAUSE OF FIRE WAS PERHAPS DUE TO FAULTY HEAT SHIELDS. AT 27,000 THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR AN ENGINE LIGHT AND SQUEAKING BRAKES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063081March 11, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE CONSUMER HAD TO BE PULLED FROM THE VEHICLE AFTER IT CAUGHT FIRE. *PH THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THE BRAKES WERE SQUEAKY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PLACED IN GEAR. THE COLLISION EXPERTS CONCLUDED THAT THE MUFFLER HAD OVERHEATED AND PERHAPS FAULTY HEAT SHIELDS HAD CAUSED AN IGNITION IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WHICH HAD OBVIOUSLY BEEN ACCELERATED WHEN THE VEHICLE'S DOOR WAS OPENED. (THE INTERIOR WAS COMPLETELY BURNT DOWN TO THE METAL SEAT FRAMES) *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070782January 15, 2004
STRUCTURE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
ALL WERE WARRANTY REPAIRS. THE IGNITION COIL WENT OUT FIRST. THEN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE BODY WAS JUST A MINOR THING, A RAIN RAIL CAME LOOSE, AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. FINALLY, THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE ON 09-02-03 AND IT IS TOTALLY. I ONLY HAD IT TWO YRS. AND IT ONLY HAD 31,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS A HISTORY OF STALLING OUT ON TRIPS OF 30 MILES OR MORE, IT WOULD RESTART SOON THOUGH. CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052477January 6, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR HAS SUDDEN JERKS CHANGING GEARS AND DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE ENOUGH POWER TRYING TO GET PAST 40MPH. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES IN 2 WEEKS. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING INTERMITTENLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052231January 2, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
UPON MERGING INTO THE HIGHWAY FROM A YIELD SIGN AT 30 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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