Hyundai Accent Complaints (2000)

92 consumer complaints on file.

#10131973August 8, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
I HAVE A HYUNDAI ACCENT 2000 3 DOOR HATCHBACK IN MAY HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM FLUSHED OUT $500 CALLED HYUNDAI BEFORE I REPAIRED SAID THAT ITEM WAS NOT PART OF A CURRENT CAMPAIGN FOR MY VIN NUMBER HOWEVER SIMILAR PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY NUMEROUS PARTIES. AUGUST 1, 2005 THREE DAYS AFTER ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE ENDED CAR DIED DEFECTIVE O2 SENSOR MELTED THE SHROUD, EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER, ALSO ENGINE COIL REPAIRS SO FAR 1500 (HYUNDAI SAYS PARTS AREN'T UNDER WARRANTY ANY MORE) NOW THE COMPUTER IS BAD ON THE PHONE WITH HYUNDAI TECH SUPPORT FOR THREE HOURS TESTING, THEY GAVE UP NEVER CALLED BACK, HYUNDAI SAID NOT THEIR PROBLEM. CURRENTLY I HAVE NO VEHICLE AND IT WILL COST 250 TO TOW TO HYUNDAI DEALER ABOUT 60 MILES AWAY HYUNDAI WILL NOT PAY FOR THE TOWING EVEN THOUGH CAR HAS SAFETY DEFECTS/RECALLS THAT NEED TO BE FIXED. SO I GUESS I AM BETTER OFF WITHOUT MY HYUNDAI THEN DRIVING AROUND MY TWO CHILDREN IN A DEATH TRAP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111028February 7, 2005
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109079January 27, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 20 MPH AND WAS STRUCK BY A TRUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE SPIN AROUND, AND WAS STRUCK AGAIN. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURES, AND WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10106701January 3, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS
CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON, RESULTING IN MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED. *AK.......*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10103291December 7, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
RECALL 00V096 000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY. THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER ON DRIVER'S SIDE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO OPERATE OR GET ENTANGLED WHILE OPERATING. CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS PROBLEM RELATED TO THIS RECALL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE. ANY OTHER REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097952October 28, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WE WERE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ANYTHING, THE VEHICLE DIED. WHEN WE OPENED THE HOOD, ANTIFREEZE HAD SPRAYED EVERYWHERE. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER AS REQUESTED BY THE WARRANTY COMPANY. IT TOOK WEEKS FOR THE WARRANTY REP TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ALSO A CRACK IN THE TOP OF THE RADIATOR. THE SHOP FIRST TOLD US THAT WE CAUSED THE CRACK BY BEING INVOLVED IN A COLLISION - WHICH NEVER TOOK PLACE. THE WARRANTY COMPANY WANTED A TEAR DOWN OF THE ENGINE (WHICH WE ENDED UP HAVING TO PAY FOR) AND DECIDED TO DENY OUR CLAIM. THEY STATED THAT WE ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT ONCE THE THERMOSTAT (A WARRANTY COVERED ITEM) FAILED. WE HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING OF THE THERMOSTAT PROBLEM AND NO WARNING LIGHTS EVER CAME ON AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STAYED WITHIN NORMAL RANGE UNTIL THE VEHICLE DIED. WE STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WAY FOR US TO KNOW ABOUT THE THERMOSTAT AND THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE WARRANTY COMPANY STATED THAT SINCE THE REP TURNED IT ON AND IT WENT TO THE TOP THAT IT WORKED FINE...WRONG B/C IT DIDN'T WORK AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. HOWEVER, THE WARRANTY COMPANY PAID FOR THE RADIATOR REPLACEMENT (WHICH WAS ONLY CAUSED BY THE THERMOSTAT GOING BAD). WHY WOULD THEY PAY FOR THE SECONDARY DAMAGE WITHOUT PAYING FOR THE ORIGINAL CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM - THE THERMOSTAT AND TEMP GAUGE. IN THE END, WE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE ON OUR OWN - BUT WITH THE WARRANTY COMPANY'S RADIATOR. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT I BOUGHT A WARRANTY FOR PURPOSES LIKE THIS AND YET WAS NOT TREATED FAIRLY NOR GIVEN A PROPER EXPLANATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091828October 1, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY. AS A RESULT, SPEED DECREASED THEN SUDDENLY VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. *AK THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING NOW FOR 50 DAYS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073583June 4, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
THE CONSUMER WAS CHECKING THE OIL UNDER THE HOOD WHEN THE HOOD FELL DOWN ONTO HIS HEAD. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060388March 4, 2004
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
WINDSHILED CONTROL ARM ON STEERING WHEEL BROKE IN HALF WHILE ACTIVATING WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID. THIS HAS OCCURED 2 TIMES. THIS HAPPENED ONCE ON MY SON'S SAME MODEL FOR YEAR 2001
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050265December 9, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
CONSUMER STATED THAT GEARSHIFT WILL NOT DISENGAGE, CAUSING THE GEARSHIFT TO FAIL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044195October 17, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE JUMPED OUT GEAR WHILE PARKED ON THE STREET AND HIT A TREE. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TAKEN OUT. INSURANCE INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY LOST. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034280October 1, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON OCTOBER 7, 2003 THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE OCCUPANT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONSUMER'S CHILD WAS SEVERELY INJURED BUT THE OCCUPANT OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS NOT INJURED. *AK *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10039220September 20, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON MY HYUNDAI ACCENT I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION THREE TIMES AND NOW IT IS ABOUT TO BE A FORTH TIME AND I HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. THE TRANSMISSION WILL GO UP TO 55-65 MILES AN HOUR AND THEN WINE REALLY BADLY AND THEN SHAKE BAD TO. THIRD TIME TO HAPPEN . I BELIEVE WITH THE LEMON LAWS THEY OWE ME A NEW CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037639August 26, 2003
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT CLUTCH HAVING TO BE REPLACED APPROXIMATELY EVERY 5000 MILES.VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHOW ANY WARNING, IT WOULD JUST STOP.MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022704June 9, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS INTO LOWER GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022705June 9, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE SITTING IN THE VEHICLE AT A LIGHT ENGINE BEGAN TO REV UP, AS IF IT WAS GOING TO TAKE OFF. CONSUMER HAD TO HOLD FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO AVOID A SUDDEN TAKE OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022564June 6, 2003
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019251May 24, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
RIGHT SIDE HOOD HINGE BROKE. I HERD OTHER HYUNDAI ACCENT OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM . I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE HYUNDAI FOR THE DAMAGE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016090April 17, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR THE PCV VALVE AND HOSE (RECALL # 01V-346000) BUT THE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS. *NLM *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012346March 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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