Hyundai Accent Complaints (2000)

92 consumer complaints on file.

#8002940January 28, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 20-25 MPH, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUFFERED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#756984January 17, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
HOOD LATCH FAILED AS CAR WAS TRAVELING ON A MAJOR US INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATEL 55 MPH. THE HOOD CAME OPEN, ,CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND HIT 2 CONCRETE BARRIERS. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS INJURED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900701December 11, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 8 MPH IN A PARKING LOTVEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED INTO A PARKING SPACE ONLY TO FIND THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED AND CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899661November 29, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
REAR BRAKES WERE SQUEALING, AND CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN TO PUT REAR DUST COVER OVER BRAKES, ALSO REAR BRAKES STARTED HAVING SAME PROBLEM, BRAKE HAD CUT INTO DRUM OF WHEEL, CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT BRAKE SHOES WERE DEFECTIVE BECAUSE A PIECE HAD BROKEN OFF, DEALER WILL FIX REAR BRAKES UNDER WARRANTY.*AK CONSUMER WAS BACK TO DEALER, DEALER PUT BACK THE DRUMS, PUT ON NEW SHOES, FRONT ROTORS RESURFACED AND NEW FRONT PADS PUT ON, BUT THE BRAKES STARTED SQUEELING AGAIN ON 13-DEC-2001.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753431October 19, 2001
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR ITS STILL THE SAME, CLUTCH WILL NOT ALLOW SHIFTER INTO SECOND GEAR REPLACED 3 TIMES *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748067July 8, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IN SNOW, ICY OR WET ROAD CONDITIONS THIS UNPREDICTABLE LOSS OF RPM'S AND POWER TRAIN RESPONSE MAKES CAR HANDLING AND CONTROL VERY DIFFICULT. WE ARE AWARE OF OTHER COMPLAINTS LOGGED ON AUTO FORUMS IN THE USA AND THAT IS WHY WE ARE REPORTING THIS TO DRAW ATTENTION TO A POTENTIALLY MUCH BIGGER PROBLEM. WE HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN FOR WARRANTY REPAIR 8 TIMES OVER 10 MONTHS. THEY SAY THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, YET THERE ARE OTHER INTERNET REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY SAY THEY CANNOT FIX IT, WHICH MEANS, DIFFICULT TO CONTROL CARS ARE ON THE ROAD. WE HOPE THIS HELPS THE US CONSUMERS IDENTIFY THIS PROBLEM IN AN IMPORT VEHICLE IN YOUR COUNTRY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891059June 22, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE FAILS TO SHIFT APPROPRIATELY, WHEN SHIFTING IN DIFFERENT GEARS THERE'S A VIOLENT SLAM, THEN VEHICLE SHAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890504June 15, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS SWINGING LEFT TO RIGHT. SHE HEARD A NOISE, THEN LEFT AND RIGHT AXLES BROKE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889504May 31, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
HAD JUST OPENED PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR DOOR WHEN THE HINGE BROKE OFF AND THE DOOR SWUNG FORWARD AND HIT FRONT PASSENGER DOOR, CAUSING DAMAGE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC WOULD NOT REPAIR THE DAMAGE. INFORMED CONSUMER OF THE NEED TO TAKE VEHICLE TO A BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889505May 31, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHENEVER VEHICLE HAS SHIFTED INTO GEAR IT WOULD STALL OUT. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS TO BE WARMED IN THE SUMMER AND WINTER OR IT WILL STALL, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886490April 23, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH WINDOWS. WIDOWS TEND TO RATTLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER CAN'T FIX PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743313March 30, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. I TOOK TO A HYUNDAI DEALER. THEY SAID I HAD A BAD RELAY SWITCH. THE FIXED IT. A FEW DAYS LATER I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY HAD PUSHED THE SWITCH BACK IN PLACE AND IT POPPED LOOSE. THEY THEN REPLACED THE SWITCH THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT FOR REPAIR AND I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE THEN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881290February 23, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE TRYING TO LOCK CSS INSIDE VEHICLE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LOCK INTO PLACE . DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740503February 6, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
MY CAR 1ST STARTED SMOKING FROM THE DASHBOARD AND LATER A FIRE PROCEEDED AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING GET THE ISSUE RESOLVED SINCE 12/8 AND I STILL HAVE NO CAR AND MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN FIX AND HYUNDAI DENIED MY CLAIM STATED IT WAS NOT A FACTORY DEFECT AND I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED 5 YEAR WARRENTY TOTALING 10 YEAR WARRENTY THEY CANT EVEN GIVE ME AN EXPLAINATION OF WHAT HAPPEN ALL THEY DID WAS WRITE ME A LETTER DENYING MY CLAIM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879214January 29, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH A FIRE STARTED IN DASHBOARD ,UNDERNEATH STEERING BOX. POSSIBLY A TOTAL LOSS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739105January 10, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
INITIALLY, THE SHIFT WOULD "GET STUCK" BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THEY KEPT TAKING THE CAR BACK, SAYING THEY WERE GOING TO "LOOK AT IT" OR "WE FOUND A LITTLE PART AND FIXED IT"..THIS WENT ON UNTIL THEY STATED THEY PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION. WHEN THIS DID NOT HELP, THEY SAID THEY COULD NO LONGER DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT "DUPLICATED" FOR THEM. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED FOR MONTHS. I CAME CLOSE TO HAVING AN ACCIDENT WHEN I COULDN'T GET INTO REVERSE ONE TIME, TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. I CONTINUED TO STAY IN TOUCH...THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING, BECAUSE THEY NEVER COULD FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY FINALLY CALLED ME A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND ADMITTED THAT HYUNDAI HAD SENT THEM SOME INFO ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR, AND THAT THEY COULD FIX IT. WE TOOK THE CAR BACK. THEY "FIXED" IT SO WELL THAT WHEN I GOT IT HOME, IT WOULD "POP" FROM FIFTH GEAR TO NEUTRAL WHILE I WAS DRIVING...THEY TOOK IT BACK, "FIXED IT AGAIN"...SAID IT WAS A "WORN NUT" OR SOMETHING. NOW THE CAR MAKES A "CHAIN TYPE SOUND" AND BUMPS WHILE IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR...THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT TEN TIMES OVER THE PAST FIVE DAYS. THEY SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY CAN'T "DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM....PLEASE HELP...I MIGHT BE DEAD BEFORE THE PROBLEM IS EVER "DUPLICATED" TO THESE PEOPLE....THEY WON'T KEEP THE CAR LONG ENOUGH TO FIX IT. I THINK THEY FEEL IT'S "OUR PROBLEM."*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877743January 9, 2001
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
VENTILATION SYSTEM IS PERMITTING A TOXIC SMELL AND FUMES TO ENTER INTO PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877634January 8, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737213December 3, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
HAD CAR REPAIRED OR SO THOUGHT/STARTED DRIVING AND CAR'S GEAR SHIFT ISN'T WHERE IT SHOULD BE AND CAR IS RUNNING VERY ROUGH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870587September 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH & STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES. HAD NO BRAKES & REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT STOP LIGHT. UPON IMPACT WITH OTHER VEHICLE, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ALSO, PRETENSIONER IN THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER WHOSE HEAD HIT WINDSHIELD. DRIVER WAS HOSPITALIZED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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