Hyundai Accent Complaints (2002)

134 consumer complaints on file.

#10113293March 2, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD VEHICLE WILL NOT GO TO FULL SPEED UNLESS THE CONSUMER PLACED THE ACCERLATOR PEDAL TOTALLY DOWN ON THE FLOOR. DEALER HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112187February 26, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH, DRIFTED SLIGHTLY ON A CURVE, CORRECTED LEFT WENT RIGHT INSTEAD ON A SANDY DECLINE BRAKED AND FLIPPED TWICE. NEITHER OF THE TWO AIRBAGS WENT OFF. THE CAR IS TOTAL LOSS. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
5
Deaths:
0
#10101180November 17, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INTERMITTENTLY TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT/DRIVE IN REVERSE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098485November 8, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY DAUGHTER HIT A CAR AT ABOUT 25 - 30 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10080090October 15, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO HIT A GUARD RAIL. UPON IMPACT, THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10094386September 27, 2004
INTERIOR LIGHTING
DOME LIGHT AND THE DOOR AJAR SENSOR LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON. THE PART WAS REPLACED EIGHT TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090852September 12, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKES FAILED AT 9000 MILES CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. FRONT BRAKES WERE IN A METAL TO METAL CONDITION. PADS ON FRONT DISC BRAKES HAVE NEED REPLACEMENT EVERY 8000 MILES SINCE THIS INCIDENT. THE ROTOTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090853September 12, 2004
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
THE LUGS:NUTS FAILED ON THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THE WHEEL FLEW OFF THE VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088678August 27, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
RANDOM IDLE ACCELERATION (2000=4000RPMS WHEN SHOULD BE IDLING) LEADING TO SURGING OF CAR. STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO WITH A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION SENSOR, PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED. I HAVE HAD CAR CHECKED OUT AT DEALERSHIP, BUT THE PROBLEM IS RANDOM, AND THEY HAVE NOT DUPLICATED IT. HAS BEEN HAPPEINING RANDOMLY FOR LAST FEW MONTHS, AT LEAST A COUPLE TIMES EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN TO WORK--23 MILES ONE WAY. MUST PUSH THE BREAK AS HARD AS POSSIBLE TO KEEP CAR FROM LUNGING WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089645August 24, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT HIGH RPMS WHEN STARTING OR 10 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087075August 20, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE BRAKE LINE ERUPTED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS AND THE BRAKE PADS WITHIN THE FIRST 14K MILES AND REFUSED TO CHECK AND LUBRICATE BOTH FRONT CALIPER SLIDES WHICH CAUSED THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE PAD TO COMPLETELY WEAR DOWN THE METAL. THE PASSENGER SIDE CALIPER BRACKET RUSTED. THERE WAS ALSO AN ENGINE NOISE. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086510August 10, 2004
STEERING, STEERING:RACK AND PINION, TIRES
GOING DOWN A HILL, MY NIECE SUDDENLY COULD NOT STEER HER VEHICLE, RESULTING IN 3 TEENAGE DEATHS, AND 3 SERIOUS INJURIES. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT AXLE HAD A CLEAN BREAK IN IT.THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS ALSO MANGLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
3
#10082980July 30, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 HYANDAI ACCENT--TRANSMISSION LEAP AT IDLE--FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE LEARCH FORWARD AND RMP INCREASE INCLUDING BUCKING AND JERK FORWARD. DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THE CAR 4 TIMES, FIRST TIME SAID NOTHING WRONG, SECOND TIME CHANGED THE INTERNAL SOLENOID BUT PROBLEM CONTINUED, THIRD TIME THEY CHARGED US $280. BUCKS TO DRAIN THE TRANSMISSION AND TUNE UP CAR SAID THAT WOULD FIX IT. IT DIDN'T WE ARE STILL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, 4TH TIME DEALERSHIP AGAIN TOLD US NOTHING COULD BE DETECTED AFTER THREE DAYS OF DRIVING IT. WE ARE AT THE END OF OUR ROPE. THIS WAS PURCHASED AS TEEN DAUGHTERS FIRST CAR TO GO TO COLLEGE IN AND IT IS NOT SAFE. WHAT ELSE SHOULD WE DO BUT TRY TO CONTACT A LAWER. ANYONE HAVE SUGGESTIONS OR GOOD LAWERS?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083000July 30, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN AND STALLING ON HIGHWAYS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. TUNE UP AND ALL OTHER ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE WITH NO IMPROVEMENT IN CONDITION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082885July 28, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 54,000 MILES, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO HIGH GEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083640July 27, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC AT 50 MPH CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR WHICH BECAME STUCK, AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. ENGINE REVVED, BUT THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. VEHICLE WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THIS VEHICLE HAD THREE TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED SINCE 7-2-2003.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083954July 26, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TIRES, POWER TRAIN
PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE EQUIPMENT ON 2002 HYUNDAI ACCENT. *MR THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BRAKE ROTOR, BRAKE HOSE AND PADS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE FLUID WAS NOT RETURNING TO THE MASTER CYLINDER CAUSING THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT. THERE WAS A SHIMMY FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL, THE TECH FOUND BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS DISC WARPED, THE TRANSMISSION HAD A DELAY SHIFTING, THE WHEELS WERE OUT OF BALANCE, THE FRONT CALIPERS HAD FROZEN IN THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, THE PADS STUCK IN THE HOLDERS DUE TO THE RUST BUILD UP AND NOISE COULD BE HEARD AND WAS TRACED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE HOSE AND PADS. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083327July 20, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080630July 8, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE LIFTERS TAP LOUDLY FOR ANYWHERE FOR 2 MINS OR 20 MILES DEPENDING ON HOW LONG THE CAR SET. THE LIFTERS HAD BEEN REPLACED ONCE. TAKEN TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT THEY SAYS ITS FINE BUT A FRIEND OF MINE THAT ALSO WORKS THERE SAYS THEY ARE BOARDER LINE AND WILL NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF SOON. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065560June 14, 2004
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, SUDDENLY THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE JERK FORWARD AND THE MOTOR LOCKED UP. THIS ALMOST RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE FLIPPING OVER. THE CLUTCH HAD BLOWN UP, WHICH CAUSED THE MOTOR TO LOCK UP. THE CAUSE OF THE CLUTCH BLOWING UP IS UNDETERMINED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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