Hyundai Accent Complaints (1995)

142 consumer complaints on file.

#713758October 23, 1999
TIRES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
FRONT TIRES WERE VERY UNEVENLY WORN WITH LESS THAN 18,000 MILES. ANOTHER SET OF FRONT TIRES HAD TO BE PURCHASED WITH 55,000 MILES DUE TO AGAIN, VERY UNEVENLY WORN TIRES. DRIVER'S SIDE GLASS WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP AND DOWN. REPAIR MADE BY SERVICE DEPT. OF DEALER. HEADLIGHTS SUDDENDLY COMPLETELY WENT OUT. A HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 13 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850285October 7, 1999
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG SENOR LIGHT CAME ON/OFF. SEEKING INFORMATION ON THE SAFETY ISSUE CONCERNING THIS MATTER, WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS CONDITION CAUSES THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548254August 30, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
FRONT EXHAUST PIPE CRACKED. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845811August 25, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE "K FRAME" WHICH SUPPORTS THE RIGHT SIDE SUSPENSION CAME OFF DUE TO WELDS BREAKING OFF. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844430August 5, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE 1995 ACCENT ON THE SIDE, AND DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER SUSTAINEED INJURIES AND BACK PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#843189July 23, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
THE CONTROL ARM BOUNCES OUT OF PLACE, WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BE OUT OF ALIGNMENT/ TIRE TO BALD ON THE INSIDE, AND STRESS FRACTURE TO THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708030June 30, 1999
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CAR WAS INSPECTED AT COLLEGE PARK HYUNDAI ON 3/2/98 AND PASSED AT MILEAGE 60432 AND WAS STILL UNDER THE GRACE PERIOD OF PASSING INSPECTION WHEN I BOUGHT IT AS IS WITHOUT WORKING HEADLIGHTS, BLOWERS AND RADIO. OTHER REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE, ANOTHER REPORT WILL BE FILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708031June 30, 1999
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, AIR BAGS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
THIS IS THE SECOND REPORT FILED ON THIS CAR. AIR BAG LIGHT PROBLEM WAS LOOKED AT BY MFG, IT WAS CLEARED AND NOT REPAIRED AND HAS RE-OCCURRED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544621March 25, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544597March 23, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT COIL SPRING RECALL REPAIR IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. REPAIRS IS TO PREVENT BROKEN SPRING FROM CONTACTING TIRE, CONSUMER FEELS SPRING SHOULD BE REPLACED ALTOGETHER. (98V-245)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703850February 28, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
ON MY CAR WINDOW THEY HAVE REPLACED SO MANY TIMES AND IT NEVER HAS WORKED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND THAT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833345January 11, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW IF DEALER SHOULD REPLACE FRONT COIL SPRING, AS WELL AS INSTALLING A SPRING GUIDE. CAN YOU HELP IN THIS MATTER? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543242January 4, 1999
TIRES
TIRES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL REPAIR NOTICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832656December 24, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER WAS SITTING AT A LIGHT. AS CONSUMER WENT THROUGH THE LIGHT MAKING A LEFT TURN,HEARD SOME NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, AND LOST CONTROL. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT A FENCE . *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543112December 18, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT
RECALL REPAIR FOR THE SPRING GUIDE IS NOT SUFFICIENT ADDITIONAL WORK ON SPRING NEEDED TO PREVENT BREAKAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832270December 14, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN NOV 97, IN WHICH WHEELS LOCKED UP AFTER TIRE WERE BLOWN; AS OF 12 OF DEC,CONSUMER RECEIVED MFR. RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING FRONT COIL SPRING WHICH SHE BELIEVED WAS CAUSE OF THE DEFECT. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW CAN ONE BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832205December 11, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER. CONTACTED DEALER. WHEN ARRIVED FOR SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT, THE DEALER HAD NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. RECALL NUMBER 98V245000. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831876December 7, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING POBLEM WITH DEALER NOT HONORING MFR. RECALL NOTICE (MFR. NUMBER UNAVAIABLE). CONDITION CAN RESULT IN A CORROSION THAT CAUSES PITS TO FORM ON THE LOWER COIL OF THE FRONT SPRINGS, ALLOWING CRACKS TO DEVELOP. THIS CAN RESULT IN A BREAKAGE OF LOWER SPRING, WHICH CAN COME INCONTACT WITH TIRE, AND CAN RESULT INTO A TIRE BLOWOUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL AT HIGH SPEED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831451November 30, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP. ALSO, NOISE IS COMING FROM THE BRAKES, AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY FEEL LIKE CONSUMER IS DRIVING ON IRON. CONSUMER STATES BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. TRANSMISSION HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED. IN ADDITION, SOME OF THE WINDOWS WON'T ROLL DOWN ALL THE TIME. DEALER FIXED THE WINDOWS, BUT THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. ONLY ONE WINDOW GOES DOWN, THE LEFT FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW WILL GO DOWN. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830663November 12, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW IS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY WHEN DRIVER'S DOOR WAS TAKEN APART TO REMEDY A PROBLEM. CURRENTLY WINDOW DOES NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, WILL NOT REPAIR, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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