1999 Hyundai Accent

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/07/2003· POWER TRAIN

  CAR HAS BEEN IN HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN THOUSAND OAKS, CA 4 TIMES THIS YEAR WITH EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IT FEELS LIKE TRANSMISSION TO ME. (I HAVE AUTOMATIC) WHEN ON INTERSTATE, RPM'S WILL GO HIGH AND CAR WON'T SHIFT. AT STOP LIGHT, CAR WILL SIT WITHOUT MY FOOT ON BRAKE OR GAS AND NOT MOVE. EXTREME PUSHING ON GAS PEDAL TO GET CAR TO ACCELERATE IS NEEDED. EVERYTIME IN DEALERSHIP THEY SAY IT WAS SOME SORT OF SENSOR. THIS LAST TIME 12/4/03 THEY SAID THEY WON'T REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION YET AND WILL CHANGE SOME COMPUTER CHIP IN TRANSMISSION. THEY SAID "YOUR CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE." I TOOK MY CAR HOME WITH IT DOING THE SAME PROBLEM. ON MY WAY TO WORK THAT NIGHT MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR DOING SAME PROBLEM. LEFT WORK IN AM STRAIGHT TO DEALERSHIP (WITHIN 4 MI) AND TOLD THE HEAD GUY. HE SAID HE KNEW ME AND MY CAR AND DIDN'T WANT TO HELP. "WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?" HE SAID. I SAID "I'M NOT DRIVING MY CAR." HE SAID "DO YOU WANT TO LEAVE IT HEAR?" I SAID "YES." I TOLD HIM MY ENGINE LIGHT HAS NEVER COME ON BEFORE AND NOW IT IS ON. HE SAID "YOU HAVE DRIVEN YOU CAR WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON BEFORE." I SAID "NEVER, MY LIGHT HAS NEVER COME ON BEFORE." I LEFT WITH A LOANER CAR WHICH HE WAS RELUCTANT TO GIVE ME BECAUSE I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO GET THAT UNTIL 12/9/03 WHEN I WAS TO BRING IN MY CAR TO HAVE THE CHIP REPLACED (THEY HAD TO ORDER IT). MY CAR CLEARLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE, THEY WON'T LISTEN TO ME. I KNOW OF A RECALL #99V178000. THEY HAVEN'T LOOKED INTO THIS. IT CAME JULY 06/ 1999. I BOUGHT MY CAR AROUND 7/13/99. NO WRITTEN OR PHONE CALL TO ME REGARDING THIS RECALL. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE RECALL #V03 MANIFOLD AND THERE WASN'T A PROBLEM WITH THIS. *LA

• 12/03/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THERE WERE NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE HAD BROKEN DOWN AFTER CHARGING THE SYSTEM AND THE WARNING LIGHT HAD COME ON. *BF *SC *JB THE ALTERNATOR OVERHEATED WHICH CAUSED THE HEADLAMPS TO FAIL, SEVERAL FUSES HAD TO BE REPLACED.

• 12/02/2008· AIR BAGS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR HAS REMAINED ILLUMINATED IN HER VEHICLE FOR OVER A YEAR. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT MAINTENANCE WOULD HAVE TO BE PERFORMED ON THE AIR BAG. THE INSPECTION WOULD COST $70. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR. SHE WAS INFORMED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER TO SEEK ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,439. UPDATED 020209 *BF UPDATED 02/03/09.*JB

• 11/14/2000· WHEELS

  CONSUMER STATED THAT IS COMPLICATED TO TAKE OFF HUB CAP WHEN THERE IS A FLAT TIRE OR JUST TO CHANGE TIRES. CONSUMER NEEDS A SCREW DRIVER OR ANY OTHER TOOLS TO TAKE OFF THE HUB CAP.*AK

• 11/08/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  THE $ AMT IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN, I DONT HAVE MY CAR WITH ME MILAGE IS OVER 16000, I TRIED TO CONNTACT HYUNDAI VIA WEB COULDN'T WILL TRY TOMMAROW. I JUST CRESTED A SHORT HILL ON A LEFT HAND TURN. I SAW A MINI-VAN AT THE BOTTOM STOPPED. MABEY 3-4 CAR DISTANCES AHEAD I STARED TO BRAKE I INSTANCELY NOTED I WAS NOT SLOW ENOUGH, I INCRESED BRAKE PRESS AND FILALY FLOORED THE BAKE, I WENT OVER A CAR AND A HALF WITH THE BRAKE FLOORED, WHEN I WAS RIGHT ON TOP OF THE MINI-VAN I RELIZED THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING AND THAT I WAS GOING TO CRASH, I REARENDED THE MINI-VAN, I LEFT NO SKIDS AND MADE NO SCREECH . WHEN I FLOORED THE BRAKE PEDAL I WAS EXPECTING A QUICK BUT NOT REARENDING STOP. INSTED IT WAS MORE LIKE I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND GLIDED IN. I HAVE NEVER HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS, AND THE BRAKES WORKED AFTERWARD THOUGH THE CARE WAS ONLY MOVED SHORT SLOW DISTANCES. *AK

• 10/30/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  FUEL VALVE WAS REPLACED TWICE. ALSO, ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED TWICE. WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND ANY OTHER REPAIRS WOULD BE PAID BY THE CONSUMER. *AK

• 10/30/2000· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TWICE FOR REPAIRING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD, BUT THEN HAD PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION, JUST LIKE RECALL 99V178000.*AK

• 10/26/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PUMPING GAS AT A GAS STATION, THE FUEL FILLER PIPE NECK WOULD ONLY ALLOW SO MUCH GASOLINE AT A TIME UPON ENTERING THE FUEL TANK AS THOUGH IT WAS ALREADY FULL OF GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE PRESSURE RELIEF VACUUM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

• 10/26/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45-50MPH AND WAS STRUCK ON DRIVER'S SIDE. BUT, HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE IN THE RIGHT REAR. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON 3DAYS LATER. DEALER FOUND THE SENSOR TO BE DEFECTIVE & REPLACED IT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR 2 MONTHS. AIRBAGS SENSOR LGHT CAME BACK ON WHEN DEALER WAS RETURNING VEHICLE TO CUSTOMER.*AK

• 10/26/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL TYPE CRASH AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. BUT, TWO DAYS LATER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 10/22/2008· POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V17800. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 84,621 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000. UPDATED 11/14/08 *CN UPDATED 11/19/08. *JB

• 10/18/2005· VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM WITH REAR DEFOGGER ON OUR DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT NOTICED A BAD SMELL LIKE BURNING. WHERE I CHECKED THE REARVIEW MIRROR I SAW SMOKE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW. I TURNED OFF THE DEFOGGER AND SECONDS LATER THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WITH A BANG LEAVING A HOLE NEAR THE CONNECTOR. BY THE TIME WE REACHED OUR DESTINATION (ABOUT 30 MINUTES) MOST OF THE WINDOW HAD FALLEN IN. DEALER INITIALLY SAID THERE WAS NO POWER TO REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER. ON FURTHER INSPECTION THEY SAID THE SWITCH WAS STUCK BUT THERE WAS NO REASON TO THINK THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF INCREASED POWER THAT WOULD CAUSE THE GLASS TO OVERHEAT. WE ARE STILL ATTEMPTING TO GET THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WE PURCHASED TO COVER THE REPAIR. *JB

• 10/12/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINES CHECK LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED TWICE AND THE O2 SENSORS WERE REPLACED 13 TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND URGED THE CONSUMER TO CALL NHTSA'S HOTLINE. DEALER HAD BEEN WORKING WITH CONSUMER, BUT SHE DID NOT FEEL THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS SAFE AT ALL. *AK *PH *NLM

• 09/29/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THERE IS NO HIGH BEAM, AND THEY ARE UNBALANCED AND YELLOW BEAM/ WHITE, AND THEY ARE SWITCHING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, VEHICLE OVERHEATS. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

• 09/26/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  I WAS INVOLVED IN A T BONE ACCIDENT AT 35 TO 40 MPH AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY

• 09/25/2003· SEAT BELTS,CHILD SEAT

  I HAVE A 1999 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SEAT BELT IS MALFUNCTIONING. IT WILL EITHER PULL OUT AND NOT RETRACT, OR IT WILL RETRACT ALL THE WAY AND NOT COME OUT. I CALLED A DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS, BEING A SAFETY ISSUE AND ALL, THEY TOLD ME NO. I HAD MY DAUGHTER'S CAR SEAT BELTED IN THAT SEAT IN THE MORNING WITH NO PROBLEM, TOOK IT OUT AND WHEN WE TRIED TO PUT IT BACK IN, THE SEAT BELT WAS RETRACTED ALL THE WAY AND WOULDN'T PULL OUT AT ALL. FOR THE TIME BEING THE CAR SEAT IS IN THE MIDDLE POSITION, BUT NOW MY OLDEST CHILD'S BOOSTER SEAT WILL NOT FIT. IF THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM, MAYBE A RECALL COULD BE ISSUED OR SOMETHING.

• 09/24/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 25MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE FRONT WHEELS FELT AS THOUGH THE ALIGNMENT WAS UNBALANCED. THE TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL WAS COMPLETELY RIPPED OUT FROM THE SUB FRAME MOUNTS. HYUNDAI STATED THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING UNTIL A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED AND THAT THE RESULTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR ONE TO TWO WEEKS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 84,400.

• 09/23/2005· STRUCTURE

  DT: THE CALLER SAID ALL THE OUTSIDE DOORHANDLES EXCEPT THE REAR PASSENGER HANDLE FELL OFF. WHEN SHE TRIED TO OPEN THE DOORS THE HANDLES CAME OFF IN HER HAND. SHE SAID THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP HER FOR FREE. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK

• 09/22/2000· SEATSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45MPH & WAS RAN OFF THE ROAD. BRAKES WERE APPLIED & VEHICLE SPUN AROUND, THEN BACK END HIT THE GUARDRAIL. IMPACT CAUSE THE DRIVER & PASSENGER SEATS TO RETRACT BACKWARDS IN A LYING POSTION. CONSUMER'S NECK WAS BROKEN. INSURANCE COMAPANY ADVISED CONSUMER TO CONTACT US. CONSUMER WILL BE CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER & DEALER.*AK

• 09/20/2005· POWER TRAIN

  I OWN A 1999 HYUNDAI ACCENT GL AND BEGAN EXPERIENCING TROUBLE WITH TRANSMISSION. I SEARCHED ON INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON TRANSMISSION PERTAINING TO THE SAME TROUBLE I AM HAVING WITH MINE. I CALLED THE HYUNDAI MOTOR CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY REFUSE TO HONOR RECALL. I WOULD APPRECIATE INFO TO HELP ME EXERCISE MY RIGHTS TO WHAT I AM ENTITLED TO. *NM

• 09/20/2004· POWER TRAIN

  WE OWN A 1999 HYUNDAI ACCENT. BOUGHT BRAND NEW FROM DEALERSHIP. HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH CAR, CURRENTLY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HAVE TAKEN CAR TO DEALERSHIP, PROBLEM SUPPOSEDLY NOT UNDER WARRANTY, BUT CHARGED US NUMEROUS TIMES. GOT ON INTERNET AND FOUND NUMEROUS RECALLS ON THIS MAKE OF CAR. WE HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING ANY OF THE PROBLEMS. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT OBTAINING THESE RECALLS, SHOULD BE FREE FROM CAR COMPANY, AND HOW TO GET THIS CAR REPAIRED. AUTO TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 8 MONTHS, NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. THERE ARE SEVERAL RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM. WHY WERE WE NOT INFORMED ABOUT THE RECALLS, AND WHY DID'T THE DEALERSHIP KNOW ABOUT THE RECALLS TO FIX THE PROBLEM TO BEGIN WITH. PLEASE HELP!!! WE HAVE TAKEN TO 4 OR 5 MECHANICS, NO ONE ABLE TO HELP.*AK

• 09/19/2004· POWER TRAIN

  IN MARCH OF 2004 THE TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR, A 99 HYUNDAI ACCENT, STARTED SLIPPING. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP, SYCAMORE CHEVROLET IN TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA, WHICH I BOUGHT THE CAR TO BE SERVICED SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRENTY. THEY CHARGED ME $350 FOR PARTS AND LABOR, AFTER I TOLD THEM THAT IF THE PROBLEM WASNT WARRENTY NOT TO DO ANYTHING SINCE I HAD NO MONEY AT THE TIME. THEY TOLD ME THEY CHANGED THE 2ND GEAR BELT, A CLUTCH SENSOR, AND THE TRANSMISSION FILTER AND FLUID BECAUSE THE SEAL HOLDING IT TOGETHER WAS BAD. 2 WEEKS LATER I TAKE IT BACK. THEY TELL ME THEY CANT FIND THE PROBLEM AND EVEN ACCUSE ME OF MAKING IT UP. AFTER I LEFT THERE WITH MY CAR I TOOK IT TO A SHOP IN PARIS. HE TOOK IT FOR A DRIVE CAME BACK AND CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FILTER HIMSELF AND SHOWED ME THAT THE FILTER ON MY CAR WAS SO CLOGGED THAT NOTHING WAS GETTING THROUGH. IT RAN FINE UNTIL ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD IT IN 2 MORE SHOPS. A SENSOR IN MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT AND THEY HAVE YET TO PINPOINT WHICH ONE IT IS. COME TO FIND OUT AFTER LOOKING THROUGH THIS SITE AND A COUPLE OTHERS, MY TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED AFTER I BOUGHT IT FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS IM HAVING IN IT NOW. ITS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR DURING ACCELERATION AND DOWNSHIFTING HARD AND STICKING WHEN COMING TO A STOP. I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE ABOUT THIS RECALL AND NO ONE HAS MENTIONED IT WHEN IVE BROUGHT IT IN. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED FOR HOURS WHEN MY TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN 1ST. I HAVE HAD 5 VERY CLOSE CALLS WHEN IM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT SLIPS OUT OF GEAR, 2 OF THEM BEING WHILE SEMIS ARE BEHIND ME. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR SO I AM NOW BEING LEFT WITHOUT A VEHICLE AND 2 YEARS LEFT TO PAY ON IT. HYUNDIA USA IN CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT MY COMPLAINT WITH THEIR SERVICE AND ABOUT MY CAR AND ALL I WAS OFFERED WAS A $75 CREDIT TO MY ACCOUNT WITH ANY HYUNDAI REP. THEY DENY THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION EVEN AFTER I HAVE FOUND PROOF ON HERE OF THE RECALL. *AK

• 09/08/2004· POWER TRAIN

  I BOUGHT MY CAR IN SEPTEMBER OF 1999 FROM A CAR DEALERSHIP. OVER A YEAR AGO MY TRANSMISSION STARTING SLIPPING I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRENTY THEY SAID IT WAS A SENSOR AND REPLACED IT. JUST 2 DAYS AGO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I NOW LONGER HAD 4TH GEAR AND 3RD WOULD SLIP IN AND OUT. I LEARNED THERE WAS A RECALL AND THAT THE DEALERSHIP WAS SUPPOSED TO REPLACE THIS SENSOR BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND AGAIN WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN LAST YEAR. THIS IS A BIG HASSLE NOT TO MENTION MY CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALSO ON AND MY ALTERNATER WENT ON THE FRITZ A FEW MONTHS AGO. THIS CAR IS TOO NEW FOR THESE PROBLEMS AND I DONT THINK I WILL EVER BUY ANOTHER HYUNDAI AGAIN.*AK

• 09/01/2000· SEAT BELTSCrash

  IN A CRASH DRIVER'S SEATBELT SYSTEM DID NOT LOCK. DRIVER HIT STEERING WHEEL AND SUSTAINED INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 08/30/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  1999 HYUNDAI ACCENT. UNABLE TO SAFELY FILL GAS TANK. THE GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF AFTER PUMPING ONLY 31/2 GALLONS. WHEN YOU TRY TO FILL IT UP GAS COMES OUT OF THE FILLER NECK SPILLING ON THE CAR AND THE GROUND. HYUNDAI SITE SHOWS TSB 96-30-006 STATING THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED ON THEIR CARS SINCE 1998 BUT OFFERS NO FIX. IS THERE A RECALL? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 08/27/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,TIRES

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE AND THE BOLT JOINTS HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE STEEL WAS VISIBLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, BUT THEY CANNOT FIND THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY REMAINS AT THE SHOP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 137,000. REMAILED EVOQ 10/15/07 *LJ *UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH A NEW ENGINE CRADLE AND ALSO 2 NEW FRONT TIRES DUE TO THE ENGINE FALLING OUT. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS WAS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,908.57. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

• 08/23/2002· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION AS STATED IN RECALL # 99 V 178 000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE VIN. *AK

• 08/19/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  TRAVELING 35 MILES PER HOUR IN 3RD GEAR. SWITCHING TO 4TH GEAR AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING CAR TO PULL RIGHT AND HIT A LARGE "CURB" STRAIGHT-ON. AXLE BROKEN, SUSPENSION AND UNDERCARRAGE DAMAGED, TIRE AND RIM DESTROYED AND MORE. JOGGER WITNESSED ACCIDENT AND ATTESTS TO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WITHOUT CAUSE. PICTURES AND REPORT WITH HINESBURG POLICE IN HINESBURG, VT. HYUNDAI TAKING NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCIDENT.

• 08/11/2002· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION CEASES WHEN GOING ON INTERSTATES, CAUSING SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF VEHICLE ON THE INTERSATE CAUSING A SEVERE SAFETY PROBLEM TO THE CAR A PASSENGERS.*AK

• 08/09/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE LOSING TWO QUARTS OF OIL PER MONTH. VEHICLE BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER, AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

• 07/25/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND BROKE FOUR TOP TEETH. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

• 07/06/2004· POWER TRAIN

  THE VEHICLE IS A 1999 HYUNDAI ACCENT AND I PURCHASED IT NEW. ON JULY 2, 2004 I GOT IN MY CAR AND TURNED IT ON. WHEN I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE IT WOULD NOT MOVE. THE GEAR SHIFT IS STUCK IN 'PARK' AND WILL NOT MOVE UNLESS THE OVERRIDE SWITCH IS DEPRESSED. A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED BY HYUNDAI FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE (#99-40-017), SO THEY ALREADY KNOW THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTS. BUT, THE DEALERSHIPS I CONTACTED IN MY AREA WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE MY CAR HAS A LITTLE OVER 80,000 MILES AND IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY ALSO SAID I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH I NEVER CAUSED THE PROBLEM. *NM

• 06/23/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  HAD CAR SERVICED FOR FUEL LINE LEAK, 2 MONTHS LATER CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. ENTIRE FRONT END DESTROYED. *AK

• 06/20/2012· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  1999 HYUNDAI ACCENT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FIRE WHILE DRIVING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE TEN DAYS AFTER PURCHASING IT. THE CONSUMER STATED HER DAUGHTER WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AND IT SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *JB

• 06/20/2000· VISIBILITY

  WHEN THE REAR WINDOWS ARE LOWERED WHILE DRIVING THE FORCE OF THE WIND HITS THE GLASS PANEL AND CREATS A LOUD DISTRACTING NOISE IN THE VEHICLE, THE FASTER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN THE LOUDER THE NOISE GETS, MANUFACTURER ARE AWARE BUT HAVE NOT CHANGED THE DESIGN YET. NLM

• 06/17/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE TRAVELING 30MPH HAD A FRONT END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED UPPER BODY, HEAD & KNEE INJURIES. PASSENGER SUFFERED KNEE & ELBOW INJURIES. HAD EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT & RELEASED. *AK

• 06/14/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL LINE AND POWER STEERING LINE RUBBED WHERE THEY WERE CLOSE TOGETHER IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSING A HOLE IN THE FUEL LINE WHICH WAS SPRAYING A STEADY STREM OF GASLOLINE RIGHT INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ALL OVER THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FANS. I FEEL THAT THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW AND THAT THOSE LINES NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLACED THAT CLOSE TOGETHER THIS IS NOT A LAUGHING MATTER HOWEVER HYUNDAI MOTORS OF AMERICA TOL ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT BECAUSE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY.I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN EXPLOSION AND OR FIRE. *NM

• 06/06/2006· POWER TRAIN

  I NOTICED WHEN I GOT MY CAR THAT IS DID NOT HAVE GOOD ACCELERATION, BUT I FIGURED THAT IT WAS JUST BECAUSE IT ONLY HAD 85 HORSE POWER IT IS A 99 HYUNDAI ACCENT. IT ALSO HITCHED WHEN YOU WOULD GO TO STEP ON THE GAS. AS TIME WENT ON IT WORSENED. THEN ONE DAY WITHOUT ANY WARNING I WENT TO BACK UP AND I HEARD A HUGE THUNKING NOISE. I HAD LOST REVERSE IN MY TRANSMISSION AND IT DID NOT SHIFT WELL INTO FIRST OR SECOND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD OR OVER DRIVE. I THEN LOOKED UP TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON MY TRANSMISSION AND I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE STARTING 20 DAYS AFTER MINE WAS MANUFACTURED. I WOULD LIKE PROOF THAT THEY WERE USING DIFFERENT SOLENOID VALVES WHEN 20 DAYS BEFORE THE RECALL STARTED BECAUSE I THINK THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT NOT OPERATORS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 110736 MILES ON IT. *NM

• 05/22/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AND ON WHEN MAKING A TURN. IT ALSO HAPPENS DURING NORMAL DRIVING. *AK

• 05/17/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOVED IN AN ACCIDENT CONCERNING A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A TRACKER TRAILER . BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER WAS TEMPORARILY UNCONSCIOUS. REVISED AND NOTICDE SMALL GAS BURN FROM AIR BAG. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

• 05/14/2010· AIR BAGSCrash

  MY 1999 HYUNDAI ACCENT VEHICLE GOT HIT ON THE REAR (BUMPER) WHILE I WAS STILL ON A RED LIGHT AND THE IMPACT WAS SO STRONG THAT THE HIT PROPELLED MY VEHICLE TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE (A SUBURBAN TRUCK) CAUSING REAR AND FRONT DAMAGES TO THE HYUNDAI. THE SUBURBAN INCURRED ZERO DAMAGES, WHILE THE LIMOUSINE THAT HIT ME INCURRED VERY LITTLE DAMAGES IF ANY. MY VEHICLE GOT 'SANDWICH' EVEN THOUGH I WAS ABOUT 4 TO 6 FEET BEHIND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. MY CHILDREN WERE ON THE REAR SEATS AND INCURRED LIMITED INJURIES. I RECEIVED INJURIES AND VEHICLE WAS TOTAL LOST. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANYTIME. I CONTACTED THE HYUNDAI CORPORATE AND AN INVESTIGATION IS YET TO BE SCHEDULED. I RECEIVED WRITTEN CONFIRMATION THAT MY HYUNDAI VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN THE ONLY ONE WITH AIRBAGS DEPLOYMENT FAILURE. THAT TO ME IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED ACCORDINGLY. *TR

• 05/11/2004· POWER TRAIN

  THERE IS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION DUE TO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

• 05/10/2014· SUSPENSION

  I WAS DRIVING IN A TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 15MPH AND MY LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE IN THE MIDDLE I WAS LUCKY THAT I WASN'T IN THE HIGHWAY OR DRIVING FAST SO YOU AREN'T LOOKING FOR MY COMPLAINT.AFTER CHECKING FROM THE BOTTOM EVEN THE SUB-FRAME IS ALMOST BROKEN,I GUESS IT IS A BIG MANUFACTURING PROBLEM FOR SAFETY I RECOMMEND FOR ALL OWNERS OF HYUNDAI TO CHECK THERE CONTROL ARMS AND SUB-FRAMES. (NOTE). I CALLED HYUNDAI THEY TOLD IT ISN'T UNDER WARRANTY(10YEARS OR 60000MILLES), I TOLD THEM IT IS ABOUT SAFETY THOSE PARTS SHOULD BE LIFETIME WARRANTY!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

• 05/08/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND NEAR FRONT AREA AND PAIN SUSTAINED BY DRIVER

• 04/29/2005· VISIBILITY

  1999 HYUNDAI ACCENT REAR WINDOW EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING.*MR *NM

• 04/26/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ON ENGINE MANIFOLD. A COUPLE DAYS LATER, WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

• 04/22/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 55-60 MPH WHEN SHE REARENDED A VEHICLE . DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJUIRES. *AK

• 04/21/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I GAVE MY DAUGTHER THIS CAR BASED ON MANY GOOD REVIEWS. HOWEVER AFTER DRIVING IT AT NIGHT I NOTICE I COULD NOT SEE MORE THEN THREE (3) STRIPS ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THAT IT WAS WITHIN LIMITS. SO OFF I GO. COMING HOME ON A DARK COUNTRY ROAD I HIT A GRABAGE BAG THAT WAS ON MY SIDE OF THE DOTTED LINE, BUT I COULD NOT AVOID HITTING IT AT 50MPH. FROM THE TIME I SAW IT IN MY HEADLIGHTS, (AGAIN CAN ONLY SEE THREE DOTTED LINES DOWN THE ROAD) LEFT ME WITH NOT ENOUGH TIME TO AVOID HITTING THE BAG. THIS IS THE WORST PART OF THE CAR AND TO ME HAS CREATED A MAJOR CONCERN THAT THE CAR IS NOW FOR SALE AND THE CAR WILL NOT BE DRIVIN AT NIGHT.*AK

• 04/20/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

• 04/03/2006· POWER TRAIN

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED TWO YEARS AGO THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME OUT OF SECOND GEAR. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING INTO SECOND GEAR. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF SECOND GEAR IS TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, WAIT A FEW MINUTES, AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE SAME INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THE VEHICLE HAD A DEFECT AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE NHTSA. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 99V178000, REGARDING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.