Hyundai Accent Complaints (1995)

142 consumer complaints on file.

#8008403April 23, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
WHILE MAKING A SLOW TURN THERE WAS A LOUD CRACKING SOUND, VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND LOWER CONTROL ARM ON RIGHT HAD ROTTED OUT AND BROKE IN HALF. *AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757814February 5, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHEN HIT BY OTHER VEHICLE, SEAT BELT HOLDING CAR SEAT (WITH 14 MONTH OLD IN IT) RELEASED CAUSING CAR SEAT TO BE THROWN TO OTHER SIDE OF REAR. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8002301January 16, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THERE WERE BANGING AND KNOCKING NOISES COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000661December 12, 2001
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
WHEN CHANGING BATTERY, AIRBAG LIGHT WILL COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF, CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO GET AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED OFF, ALSO IT IS IN MANUAL THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN IF CHANGING BATTERIES WITH KEY IN IGNITION, CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NOTHING WRONG.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE BATTERY SHORTED OUT, THERFORE CAUSING THE AIRBAGS TO BECOME PERMANENTLY DISABLED,THE DESIGN IS THEY BECOME ACTIVATED IF A WEAK BATTERY IS CHANGED, BUT NOT IF THE BATTERY HAS SHORTED OUT, CONSUMERS WIFE CRASHED INTO A POLE ON NEW Y EARS DAY, AND AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#894090August 10, 2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT FRAME CRACKED. ALSO, TIRES WORE OUT DUE TO MISALIGNMENT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745822May 24, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR
REAR WHEELS WOULD MAKE A RUMBLING NOISE WHEN COMING TO A STOP. ALSO REAR OF CAR WOULD SWAY WHEN COMING TO A STOP. WHEN TRAVELING FROM 45 MPH AND UP, WOULD HEAR A WHINING NOISE FROM REAR WHEELS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881780February 28, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION TRAVELING AT 50 MPH IN WHICH NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER'S SIDE OCCUPANT.VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#738366December 27, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER & PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITH MINOR IMPACT - 15MPH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874297November 2, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY BACK AND FORTH ALL OVER ROAD. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A BODY SHOP, WHERE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS REPLACED. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT CONTROL ARM WAS REPLACED WITHIN ONE MONTH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554750September 18, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
BEFORE RECALL 98V245000, CONSUMER WAS BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE WHEN VEHICLE HIT A CURB POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE SPRING COIL COLLAPSING DAMAGING THE TIRE AND CAUSING AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY, VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS DAMAGED WINDSHIELD AND BLEW SUNROOF COMPLETELY OFF, CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FACE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#869609September 5, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE TRAVELING AT 20 MPH FRONT INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION OR HELP IN THIS MATTER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727549August 10, 2000
TIRES, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY CAR HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR FAILURE TO START. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED INITALLY AFTER THE CAR STALLED AND FAILED TO START IN AN INTERSECTION ON 11/12/96. AT THIS TIME THE MAP SENSOR WAS REPLACED. SINCE THEN SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALER HAVE NOT DIAGNOSED THE CONTINUING START-UP FAILURES DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY OCCUR SPORADICALLY. THE CAR DOES EVENTUALLY START. I HAVE CONTACTED ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THIS, AND NOW JUST "LIVE WITH IT." MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO RELEASE FROM PARK WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE INNER OVERRIDE SWITCH. I HAVE NOT BROUGHT THIS IN DUE TO PREVIOUS DISAPOINTMENTS AND LOATH OF LEAVING MY CAR AND ARRANGING TRANSPORTATION, AGAIN. MY DRIVERS DOOR HAS BEEN ADJUSTED AND READUSTED, HOWEVER THE GASKET WAS NOT REPLACED WHEN IT BEGAN TO SAG AS THEY FELT THAT I SHOULD PAY FOR THIS ON 9/16/96 WITH 7675 MILES. NEITHER SIDE WINDOW CRANKS UP OR DOWN, RATHER MUST BE PULLED OR PUSHED. ONE WINDOW WAS ADJUSTED JUST AFTER MY PURCHASE, THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS FIXED WHEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR WAS REPLACED FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT, AND THAT WINDOW NOW DOES NOT WORK! I REPLACED 4 TIRES WITHIN 20,000 MILES DUE TO UNUSUAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS A "BROKEN BEAD" THE TIRE REPLACEMENTS WERE IN ADDITION TO WHEN I REPLACED ALL OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES AT @ 35000 MILES. THE TIRES THAT I REPLACED WERE HIGH QUALITY 70,000 MILE WARENTEED TIRES FROM SEARS. I HAVE 5 PAYMENTS LEFT TO CONPLETE MY SALES AGREEMENT, AND I AM UNSURE IF MY CAR WILL MAKE IT!!! I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH MY EXPERIENCES WITH THIS VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P17570S13 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726723August 5, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
CAR NEVER IN ACCIDENT, FRAME FAILURE UNACCEPTABLE, DEALER STATES NOT REPAIRABLE. IF THIS OCCURRED AT HIGH SPEED WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL CAR. ANY REPORTS OF OTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS NATURE?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726292July 31, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#864514June 29, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL TO HAVE SHIELDS PLACED ON FRONT COIL SPRINGS TO PREVENT THE SPRINGS FROM POPPING OF THE TIRE. THE SPRINGS WERE ALREADY BROKEN WHEN THE LETTER WAS RECEIVED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, WILL REPAIR AT OWNER'S COST. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864308June 27, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH, INTERIOR LIGHTING
DASH LIGHTS AND THE DIMMER SWITCH ARE INOPERABLE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860667April 20, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY
THERE IS NO PROTECTIVE COVERING TO PREVENT RUST ON THE FIREWALL WHICH IS COMPLETELY CORRODED, AND COULD EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO COLLAPSE WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860237April 12, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 30-35 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854169December 20, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN TURNING RIGHT VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER DUE TO THE WHEELS NOT WORKING. RIGHT SIDE SUSPENSION BROKE LOSE FROM THE K FRAME. DEALER HAS NOT REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851650October 25, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN TRAVELING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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