Hyundai Accent Complaints (1997)

56 consumer complaints on file.

#884476March 28, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884477March 28, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF WHILE CONSUMER HAS OWNED VEHICLE. THIS OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN GAS TANK IS FILLED TO HALFWAY MARK. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED SEVERAL COMPONENTS OF VEHICLE, AND STILL HAS NOT RESOLVED PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880280February 9, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON A CITY STREET AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOAD. ALSO, THERE WAS A GASOLINE SMELL AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879683February 2, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE SOMETIMES IT MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE OR IT WILL NOT START AT ALL. CONSUMER HAS HAD 2 STARTERS PUT IN. FIRST ONE WAS WITH IN FIRST SIX MONTHS OF OWNING CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740174January 30, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR STALLS, RUNS ROUGH WHEN COMING TO A STOP. I BOUGHT IT FROM THE DEALER ON 9/17/99 FOR $8,068.96 INCLUDING FINANCE CHARGES. IT HAD 45,490 MILES. NOW IT HAS 68,841 MILES. THE DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST $1,600 TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT TRADING IT IN, THEY TOLD ME THE VALUE OF THE CAR IS ONLY $2,000. HOW DID IT DEPRECIATE SO MUCH IN ONE YEAR? IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS CAR? IS THE DEALER REQUIRED TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION UP TO 100,000 MILES REGARDLESS OF WHETHER I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732192September 21, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
ON OR ABOUT MARCH 4, 2000, THE SUBJECT VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT, AT WHICH TIME THE DRIVER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH. BOTH THE PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. SOON THEREAFTER, THE ENGINE LIGHT BECAME ILLUMINATED. AFTER TAKING TO FARRISH IN MANASSAS, VIRGINIA, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE COMPUTER INDICATED THAT I THE ENGINE WAS OUT OF TIME. THE TIMING BELT WAS REPLACED AND DID NOT CURE THE PROBLEM. I WAS THEN TOLD I NEEDED A TUNE-UP, WHICH WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DONE AND DID NOT CURE THE PROBLEM, WHICH LEADS TO MY BELIEF THAT THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM. THE CAR NOW HEATS AND GETS HOT TO THE TOUCH AT THE FLOOR BOARD. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND HAS FAILED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. I PLAN TOMORROW TO REVOKE MY ACCEPTANCE OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729118August 25, 2000
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. DRIVER'S SIDE IMPACT. PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FIRST. DRIVER, MY DAUGHTER STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG THEN DEPLOYED BURNING BOTH ARMS OF MY DAUGHTER. NO FRONTAL CONTACT AT ALL.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#864792July 5, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE AND HAS BEEN REPLACED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO, ALL FOUR WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN ONTO THE DOORS. WINDOWS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863832June 20, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH APPLIED BRAKES, AND THEY FELT VERY MUSHY. CONSUMER'S HUSBAND TOOK OVER & DROVE VEHICLE HOME, AND BRAKE PEDAL WAS GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALER WAS CONTACTED & BRAKES WERE REPAIRED. THE CYLINDERS ON BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE LEAKING. THE CYLINDERS WERE CHANGED. MECHANIC SAID THE PARTS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861632May 9, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 20 MPH, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711222April 7, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR LOT HAS ALREADY REPLACED O2 SENSOR TWICE, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STILL COMES ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856346February 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION GEAR GETS STUCK IN PARK AND BECOMES DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO DRVE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND TOLD CONSUMER THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853203November 22, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
THE TWO LONG ARMS ON EACH SIDE OF THE HATCHBACK WINDOWS, LIKE TWO STRUTS, HAVE A BLACK OILY SUBSTANCE COMING OUT OF THE TWO POLES. CONSUMER HAS TO PROP HATCH BACK UP WITH A STICK, CONSUMER FEELS THAT IF DOOR FALLS ON SOMEONE'S HEAD IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS HARM. DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. TOLD CONSUMER THAT THEY COULD FIX IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849419September 30, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WHEN TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION ENGINE DOES NOT TURN OVER. DEALER HAS REPLACED STARTER/ COMPUTER AN D CRANKSHAFT, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709236July 27, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN NOV 1997. THERE WAS A HESITATION PRETTY MUCH FROM THE START...REALLY APPARENT AT 7581. WE BOUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER IN MARCH 1998...THEY ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR IT. IT CONTINUED TO BE A NUISANCE...WE CONTACTED THE DEALER AGAIN. WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO BE REPAIRED ON JUNE 23, 1999. SINCE THEN THE SPARK PLUGS HAVE FAILED 4 TIMES (EACH TIME FAILURE WAS ON PLUG #1 AND #3). IT IS NOW JULY 27, 1999. THE IGNITION WIRES WERE REPLACED JULY 02... ONE OF THE WIRES REPLACED ON JULY 02 WAS REPLACED AGAIN JULY 07. WE HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER, HAD A THROTTLE BODY SERVICE AND A FUEL INJECTION SERVICE ...ALL TO NO AVAIL....THE PROBLEM IS WORSE THAN EVER. THE HESITATION OCCURS MOST OFTEN WHEN THE WEATHER IS AT HIGH TEMPERATURES , BUT CAN ALSO HAPPEN AT OTHER TIMES. I NOTICED THE ELANTRA DOHC ENGINE HAD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING...DOHC SPARK PLUG WIRE ROUTING PROBLEMS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. I WONDER IF THAT'S OUR PROBLEM ...OUR ACCENT GT IS ALSO A DOHC ENGINE !
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547249July 14, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
STRUTS FAILED. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841705July 6, 1999
SEAT BELTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
AUTOMATIC FRONT SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT RELEASE AFTER BEING LOCKED. ALSO, CLUTCH FELL OUT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL. ENGINE LIFTERS ALSO WENT OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782393June 30, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HESITATES WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED, DEALER HAS REPLACED VACUUM LINES, COIL PACK, HOSES, CRANK SENSOR BUT PROBLEM STILL EXIST, DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOWED NO ABNORMALITIES. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545461May 10, 1999
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
GREASE FROM FITTINGS FOR MASTER CYLINDER FOR CLUTCH GETS IN FLUID CAUSING THE INABILITY TO SHIFT GEARS. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703984March 3, 1999
AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY
THIS IS A REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON A AIRBAG ON/OFF SWITCH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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