Hyundai Accent Complaints (2001)

112 consumer complaints on file.

#10048229December 24, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND ABOUT THREE TIMES WHEN IT WAS IMPACTED. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER RIBS, BACK AND NECK. *PH *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10049277December 5, 2003
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
I BOUGHT A HYUNDAI ACCENT 2001 NEW AT CAR PROS IN LACEY (NOW SOLD). ON THE INCIDENT DATE I HAD A FLAT TIRE FROM A SCREW IN TIRE AT CHURCH. A FRIEND CHANGED THE TIRE FOR ME AND PUT ON THE SPARE TIRE(LITTLE ONE). I NOTICED IT LOOKED VERY LOW. THEY TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE IT TO WORK SINCE I WORK A HALF-HOUR AWAY AND DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY (I-5). I WENT TO LES SCHWAB AND HAD THEM FIX THE FLAT TIRE & ASKED IF THEY WOULD LOOK AT THE SPARE ALSO. THEY TOLD ME THE SPARE ALREADY HAD A PLUG FROM A HOLE IN IT AND THAT THEY REPLACED THAT PLUG AND FILLED THE TIRE UP PROPERLY. HAD I BEEN ON THE FREEWAY I WOULD HAVE HAD ANOTHER FLAT AND BEEN STUCK OUT THERE. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS UPSET THAT THE NEW CAR I BOUGHT HAD A USED SPARE TIRE IN IT. SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR, CAR PROS IN LACEY, WA WAS SOLD TO TITUS-WILL IN OLYMPIA, WA, SO I CALLED THEM TO ASK WHAT DO I DO TO GET A NEW SPARE TIRE. THE GENERAL MANAGER CALLED ME AND AFTER DISCUSSING THE MATTER HAD HIS STAFF TAKE MY CAR TO LES SCHWAB TO PUT A NEW SPARE TIRE IN THE CAR. I WONDER HOW MANY OTHER CARS WERE SOLD NEW WITH USED SPARE TIRES? IT ALSO MAKES YOU WONDER WERE THE TIRES ON THE CAR NEW OR OLD? THIS WAS MY FIRST NEW CAR AND DIDN'T HAVE A CLUE TO CHECK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049853December 2, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN DRIVING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 50 MPH. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO A APARTMENT BUILDING. DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE BACK INJURIES. THE DEALER STATED THAT WAS NORMAL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10048552November 19, 2003
POWER TRAIN
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SHIFTING PROPERLY.*MR THE CONSUMER HEARD A TICKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND A BENT BAFFLE IN THE VALVE COVER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE IT SLAMMED INTO GEAR. THIS OCCURRED ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS WARM. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PULSE GENERATOR. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT GRADE THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS DIFFICULT TO MOVE FROM PARK. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT HE CONSUMER APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PRIOR TO PUTTING THE SHIFTER INTO PARK. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047137November 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I HAVE A 2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT GL 1.6L ENGINE THE PULSE GENERATOR SWITCH HAS BROKEN 4 TIMES ALREADY EACH TIME I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TELL ME THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHY IT KEEPS BREAKING AND THAT THERE ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG ONE TIME THE TRANSMISSION SWITCH BROKE, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OUT, THE CAR HAS BEEN POORLY ACCELERATING AND SLOWING DOWN WHILE I AM ON THE HIGH WAY, ACCELERATING CRAZILY AND USING UP MORE GAS THAN NORMAL, IT HAS MADE SUDDEN JERKS WHEN I ACCELERATE AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR HAS STALLED FOR A FEW SECONDS WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE CAR DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE ENOUGH POWER AND THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED FOR ABOUT 24 HOURS AFTER I TAKE IT INTO THE DEALER THEN ITS BACK TO THE SAME ROUTINE. LATELY I HAVE BEEN HEARING A TICKING COMING FROM THE ENGINE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042969October 15, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
MY CAR ENGINE WILL REV UP ON ITS OWN WHEN IN NEUTRAL (I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION) THE ENGINE REVS UP THEN IDLES LOW AS IF IT IS GOING TO STALL. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES, AND THEY HAVE REPLACED THE COIL PACK, SPARK PLUGS, AND A SENSOR... STILL THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. EVERY TIME I TAKE MY CAR IN THEY TELL ME THAT MY SPARK PLUGS ARE MISFIRING AND THAT I NEED TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AND BECAUSE THEY ARE A WEAR ITEM AND IT'S GOING TO COST ME. I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT DONE IN THE DEALERSHIP SO I DID A HOME REPAIR AND REPLACED THEM MYSELF. THIS IS THE 3RD SET OF PLUGS ON THIS CAR AND THEY ARE NOW MISFIRING AGAIN (ONLY AFTER 5 MONTHS) I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY AREN'T HYUNDAI PLUGS (WHICH I UNDERSTAND), BUT THERE HAS GOT TO BE SOME REASON THAT THE PLUGS ARE FOULING OUT SO QUICKLY AND NO ONE WILL INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE MY SPARK PLUGS (WEAR ITEM OR NOT) 4 TIMES IN 2 YEARS, NOR SHOULD I HAVE TO TWIST THE DEALERSHIPS ARM TO DO THE JOB THAT THEY ARE PAID UNDER WARRANTY TO DO! I AM DISGUSTED WITH HYUNDAI, AND THE POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE THEIR DEALERS PROVIDE! I WILL NEVER BUY HYUNDAI AGAIN OR RECOMMEND THAT ANYONE ELSE PURCHASE FROM THEM! *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034095September 15, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE'S HAD A HIGH IDLE, WHICH CAUSED UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE DEFECTIVE PART, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK AFTER THE REPAIR, BOTH THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND THE PULSE GENERATOR HAD GONE BAD. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO COVER PARTS BECAUSE THEY WERE OUT OF WARRANTY. FINALLY THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE PULSE GENERATOR TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER FEELS THE PRESCRIPTION OUTLINED IN THE RECALL WASN'T SUFFICIENT TO CORRECT THE EMISSIONS DEFECT. *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027133July 14, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025130June 27, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS APPLIED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED EXCESSIVLY. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024222June 17, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10018748May 15, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A 2001 HYUNDAI IN 2001 AND SINCE I HAD IT. IT HAS 1 NEW BRAKE I NEW TRANSMISSION MOLDING HAS FALLEN OFF OF IT COULDN'T REALLY TELL WHAT ELSE HAS GONE WRONG WITH IT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS OF TIMES AND THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM STILL PERSIST. I HAVE TO PAY FOR RENTAL CARS TAKE OFF WORK AND OTHER TIME WASTING THINGS. I AM REALLY DISCOURAGED ABOUT OWNING SUCH A PIECE OF JUNK. WHAT DO I DO?*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016505April 25, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS GOING 60 MPH ON THE EXPRESSWAY, WHEN I TRIED SLOWING DOWN TO 50 MPH THE RPM'S KEPT GOING UP AS WELL AS THE SPEED. COULD NOT SLOW DOWN, PULLED OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE COMPLETELY, STILL DID NOT STOP, UNTIL I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS WAS AFTER PICKING UP MY CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP FOR A 15000 MILE MAINTENANCE. DEALER CLAIMED LATER THAT IT WAS DUE TO A SENSOR THAT WAS BURNED OUT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017475April 23, 2003
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH THE CONSUMER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND SLID AT 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NLM *SCC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009717March 14, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE FROM UNDER FRONT END. ALSO A CREAKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM UNDER THE RIGHT FRONT WHEN CAR WAS AT IDLE AND WHEN THE STEERING WAS TURNED BACK AND FORTH. CUSTOMER FELT NOISE WAS RELATED. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND AT THE TIME. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. *TT *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008574February 26, 2003
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT RECALL#02V167000, DUE TO THE FACT SHE EXPERIENCED PREVIOUS HEAD INJURIES. SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006599February 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DECELERATE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004370January 22, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
THE VEHICLE IDLED ROUGH. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE PULSE GENERATOR WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND STILL EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WITH NO RESULTS. TS SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002770January 16, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, TIRES
I HAVE HAD MY HYUNDAI ACCENT 2001 FOR A YEAR NOW, SO FAR..I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY BRAKES CHANGED 4 TIMES, NEW ROTORS 2X, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON...THE DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR....HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS LATER....NOW MY DOOR HANDLE IS COMING...I CHECK THE RECALL WEBSITE...MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED 2X AND I HAVE NOT ONCE RECEIVED NOTIFCATION OF THIS...MY CAR IS ALSO HORRIBLE IN ANY KIND OF WEATHER OTHER THAN DRY AND SUNNY...IF IT RAINS, I SLIDE, SNOWS- I SLIDE..ALREADY GOT INTO 2 ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS....
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002119January 13, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER STATED THE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#568449November 27, 2002
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING THE A-PILLAR, HOWEVER CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVE IS TOO FAR, AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED IN HIS LOCAL AREA.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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