Hyundai Accent Complaints (2000)

92 consumer complaints on file.

#554641September 11, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT WHILE DRIVING DUE TO FAILURE OF THE CONTROL SHAFT ASSEMBLY. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730605September 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
REPORTED PROBLEM TO HYUNDAI, THEY SAID THEY KNEW BUT CANNOT FIX IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866391July 31, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO CHANGE GEARS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864108June 22, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
TWO REAR SEAT BELTS ON EACH SIDE WHEN FULLY EXTENDED WILL RETRACT AND LOCK, NOT ALLOWING PASSENGERS TO MOVE. NEEDED TO REALEASE THE BELTS, AND THEN RESET AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723696June 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS DUE TO INABILITY TO SHIFT INOT 1ST GEAR WHEN DECELERATING FROM 2ND GEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722598May 12, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
THE MAIN HOOD LATCH FAILED WHILE THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH. THE SECONDARY LATCH ALSO FAILED (THE SPRING HOLDING THE LATCH IN PLACE WAS NEVER ENGAGED) AND THE HOOD BLEW OPEN, FOLDED BACK AND SMASHED THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. NEITHER THE DRIVER OR THE TWO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED, HOWEVER BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER WERE SHOWERED WITH GLASS. POLICE DID RESPOND TO THE SCENE AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE LATCH SYSTEM THAT FAILED. THE HOOD HAS NOT BEEN OPENED EXCEPT BY THE DEALER WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861775May 11, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE IN WHICH THE OTHER VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, BUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861050April 27, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V096000/ WINDSHIELD WIPERS. DEALER GAVE CONSUMER AN APPOINTMENT. HOWEVER, PARTS WERE NOT IN WHEN CONSUMER SHOWED UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859690April 4, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY IT WAS RAINING, TURNED ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND THEN THEY STOPPED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HE STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE CAME LOOSE FROM THE WIPER MOTOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858459March 14, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
INTERMITTENTLY, THE HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTION, WHICH MAY CAUSE VISUAL DIFFICULTY AND RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855893February 1, 2000
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING 62 MPH VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING UP TO A SPEED OF 85 MPH, AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO, VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN REALLY FAST, AND DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PUT ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CLUTCH BROKE AND HIT THE TRANSMISSION CASING WHICH CRACKED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717877January 25, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATOR STUCK AS MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR. NO DAMAGE JUST A SCARED KID. COULD HAVE BEEN MAJOR IF SHE HAD BEEN IN TRAFFIC. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE PART AND WAS VERY GOOD ABOUT IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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