1996 Hyundai Accent Problems & Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED, THE TIRE TURNED SIDEWAYS INTO THE FENDER AND THE VEHICLE DROPPED TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND REFERENCED RECALL 02V341000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

HEADLIGHTS BLINK FOR NO APPARENT REASON SINCE NEW IN JULY 2006 ON MY AZERA LIMITED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT STOPPED SUDDENLY. THE SUSPENSION SPLIT IN HALF DUE TO CORROSION AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM COLLAPSED. HE WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND DROVE BACK INTO HIS DRIVEWAY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V341000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD REPLACE SOME OF THE PARTS AND WOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 109,477. UPDATED 03/06/08. *LJ

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, THE SERVICE DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL # 02V341000 FOR THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED IN AUGUST OF 2003. THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THE RIGHT SIDE WAS REPLACED IN 2005 AND THE LEFT SIDE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS REPLACED IN AUGUST 8, 2006, AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER AND SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THERE WAS NO RECALL IN THE COMPANY DATABASE. THE CONTACT SHOWED THE SERVICE DEALER A COPY OF THE RECALL LETTER.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED FOR OTHER RECALLS, UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS AND UPPER MOUNTING BRACKETS WERE CRACKED. THERE IS NHTSA RECALL # 98V245000, REGARDING THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACED UNDER RECALL IN 1999 HOWEVER THE RECALL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED AND NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

THERE WAS A RECALL ON A 96 HYUNDAI ACCENT, RECEIVED LETTER IN MAIL ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, TOOK CAR TO REPAIR CENTER AT THAT TIME TECH SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. ON JAN 30,2006 WAS DRIVING CAR AND FRONT CONTROL ARM SNAPPED PERTAINING TO THE RECALL THAT WAS DONE. CALLED HYUNDAI CORP WAS JUST TOLD TO WAIT FOR PAPER WORK AND INVESTIGATION EVEN THOUGH IF I WERE GOING AT A HIGH SPEED THE POLICE OFFICER SAID THE CAR COULD HAVE FLIPPED AND CAUSED MORE DAMAGE. I HOLD HYUNDAI CORP LIABLE FOR NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY DID THE RECALL, IT SEEM TO ME LIKE THEY WERE MORE WORRIED AT OFFERING ME MORE SERVICES AT FEE THEN ACTUALLY FIXING THE PROBLEM AT THE TIME I WAS A THE SHOP. IF THEY DON'T ACT WITHIN A TIMELY MANNER TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM I BELIEVE THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD INTERVENE. *NM

MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR, 4TH GEAR, OR REVERSE. (INTO ANY OF THE DOWN SHIFTING POSITIONS) THERE SEEMS TO BE NO PATTERN TO PREDICT WHEN THIS PROBLEM WILL APPEAR. I'VE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS ON SURFACE STREETS, FREEWAYS, AND WHEN JUST STARTING THE CAR OR MID TRIP. *JB

THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL. THIS WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY THE SALT USED ON ROADS DURING WINTER.

WAS IN A CAR CRASH WHERE THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE STRUCK THE DRIVERS SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. WAS TRAVLING AT APROXIMATELY 35MPH. NO AIRBAG DEPLOY. FILED A CLAIM WITH HYUNDAI AND WAS TOLD THE AIRBAGS WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO DEPLOY. THEN SOLD THE CAR TO A FRIEND OF MINE. SHE THEN REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND APROXIMATELY 6 WEEKS AGO, SHE WAS T-BONED IN THE SAME VEHICLE. THE JAWS OF LIFE WERE NEEDED TO GET HER OUT OF THE VEHICLE. NO AIRBAG DEPLOY. *LA

WHILE DRIVING, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE. *AK RECALL#02V341000 *SCC *JB

DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL 02V341000 REPAIRS FOR THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. THEY INDICATED THAT THE PART DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. WITHIN 2500 MILES OF THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTION THE RECALL DEFECT OCCURRED. BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ONE BALL JOINT RUSTED THROUGH, AND THE OTHER HAD DEVELOPED A FRACTURE.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 98V245000 CONCERNING FRONT COIL SPRING. THE DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT HE COULD NOT FIX IT DUE TO THE STRUTS BEING CORRODED.*AK

I HAVE THREE DOORS ON MY CAR THAT THE HANDLES HAVE BROKEN. I HAVE FIXED ONE BUT IT WAS TOO EXPENSIVE AND AFTER I FIXED IT THE INSIDE OF IT BROKE.

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE. *AK

THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED WHEN THE DRIVER TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. *NLM *TS *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN VEHICLE'S DOOR BY LIFTING THE HANDLE, A SPRING POPPED OUT. THIS RESULTED IN DOOR HANDLE NOT OPERATING. THIS WAS THE THIRD HANDLE THAT BROKE. *AK

THE DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED, THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME. *AK

MY CAR WITH VIN: [XXX] HAS THE PROBLEMS SPECIFIED IN RECALL #02V341000 LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM HAS BROKEN WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. I CHECKED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AT 1 800 633 5151 AND THEY SAID THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE CAR MEETS ALL THE CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED ON THE RECALL DESCRIPTION:THE CAR WAS MADE IN THE PERIOD STATED IN RECALL AND IS OWNED IN THE APPLICABLE REGIONS.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE TRAVELING 30MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING STEERING WHEEL BROKE OFF. *AK

I HAVE A 1996 HYUNDIA ACCENT ,I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE 3 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER SAID HE WOULD HAVE TO ORDER ONE ,BUT THIS LAST TIME HE HAD PLENTY IN STOCK ,HE SAID HE KEEPS A GOOD STOCK BECAUSE SO MANY BREAK.THIS WOULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD IF YOU WERE IN A WRECK AND COULD NOT GET OUT. IN LOUISIANA YOU CAN NOT GET AN INSPECTION STICKER WITH OUT THIS HANDLE IN WORKING ORDER.

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL #02V341000 LOWER CONTROL ARM, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL #02V341000 LOWER CONTROL ARM, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. CONSUMER INCLUDED RECEIPT FROM PREVIOUS REPAIRS. *MR

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, WHICH RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURIES.*JB

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON REPEATEDLY AFTER O2 SENSORS ARE CHANGED. WENT TO FOUR DEALERS NONE COULD FIX THE PROBLEM. FIRST OCCURRED AT 16805 MILES(7/24/98),19583 MILES, (2/4/99).23,077MILES (6/14/00)24,349 MILES (6/27/00),25368 MILES(7/13/00)34,934 MILES (10/20/00{GAVE UP!}58454 MILES (8/29/01), AT 95,000 PROBLEM STILL THERE. HAD SENSORS CHANGED7X NOT FIX PROBLEM.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON TWICE DUE TO THE MODULE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER SHOULD FIX THE SECOND FAILURE WITH OUT CHARGE. *YH

AT 50MPH THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

UPON HAVING TRANSMISSION REPLACED VEHICLE STALLED, AND GEARS GOT STUCK WHEN TRYING TO GO FROM ONE GEAR TO THE NEXT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP TO ME WAS IN AUGUSTA GEORGIA. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP IN MY TOWN TOLD ME I NEEDED A TORK CONVERTER,EPC ASSEMBLY,COMPLETE PLANETARY SET UP,LEFT AXLE BEARING,HOUSING, BUSKING KIT?,MASTER KIT,FLUID,FLITER, AND AUXILLARY COOLER. I NOTIFIED HYUNDAI,WESTERN NAT'L, TAYLOR AUTOMOTIVE IN GA., AND TODEY IN CA. NOT UNTIL AFTER I CALLED WITH CHARGES WAS I TOLD HYUNDAI HAD TO DO THE REPAIRS FOR WARRANTY. CA. TOLD ME THAT I MISUNDERSTOOD MY OWNER'S MANUAL WHEN IT SAID THAT IF IT WAS UNREASONABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE SERVICED BY AN AUTHORIZED HYUNDAI TECH., MY WARRANTY WOULD BE NULLIFIED. HYUNDAI NULLIFIED MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY 1MONTH LATER. I WAS TOLD BY HYUNDAI'S CUST SERV.IN CA. THAT I HAD NO RIGHT TO CALL MY SITUATION AN EMERGENCY,ONLY THEY HAD THAT RIGHT. I ASKED THEM AND ALL CONCERNED WHY THEY HAD ME TOW THE CAR KNOWING MY LOCAL TECH HAD DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND THEY KNEW THAT. I WAS TOLD BECAUSE ANOTHER TECH TOUCHED THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY DID NOT TAKE TRANSMISSIONS APART BUT SWITCH TO NEW TRANS. THEY WOULD CHRG. ME AT 1/2 PRICE.A "NEW" TRANSMISSION AND P/UP OF THE CAR WAS8/24/2001. ON THE WAY HOME,THE CAR WOULD SLOW DOWN ON SMALL INCLINES FR 55 -45. IT STARTED STALLING WHEN TURNING OR GOING OVER BUMPS. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT BACK ON 1/9/2001 AND NO CODES FROM DIAGNOSTIC MACH. AND THE TECH SAW THAT A HOSE NEEDED CLEANING FOR THE ACCELERATOR STICKING. ALMOST HOME,THE CAR JERKED, STALLED, CHANGED GEARS;REVED UP AND WOULD CHOKE WHEN ACCELERATING.IT THREATENS TO GO OFF AND SOMETIMES DOES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 0-ANYTHING. I WAS TOLD I HAD TO BRING IT BACK, BUT I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL STOP ON THE ROAD LIKE IT DID 1/9/2002 WHEN A TRUCK ALMOST HIT ME. THE CAR IS IN WORSE SHAPE NOW THEN BEFORE. I KNOW THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED AT HYUNDAI FROM MORE THAN I. WE ALL SEEM TO VOID WARRANTY,1996 ACCENT'S TRANSMISSION DEFECTIVE,GEARS SHIFTING PROBLEMS,NO CODES OR FINDINGS WHEN BROUGHT IN FOR SERV.&RUDE REPS.

WHILE DRIVING TIRES WERE PULLING TO EACH SIDE, AND SPLITTING OUT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPAIRED IT. CURRENTLY, THAT PROBLEM HAD HAPPENED AGAIN, AND DEALER COULD NOT TELL WHAT HAD CAUSED THE PROBLEM FIRST TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

DURING FRONTAL COLLISION AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. NLM

DURING FRONTAL COLLISION AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. NLM

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND A TRACTOR WAS CHANGING LANES, AND HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY ROOM. TRACTOR RAN INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF.*AK CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT, MANUFACTURER SENT CONSUMER A LETTER STATING THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS NOT AT FAULT. *SLC

DOOR HANDLES INSIDE AND OUT ARE MADE OF VERY CHEAP MATERIAL AND BREAK EASILY. *AK

WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT CONSUMER WAS REARENDED AND PUSHED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIRBAGS EXPLODED. CONSUMER WAS BURNED BY CHEMICALS IN AIRBAGS. *AK *SLC

KNOB TO OPEN UP DOOR WOULD BREAK IF CONSUMER PULLED ON IT TOO HARD. IT CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM INSIDE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT ALL IT DID WAS JUST POP OFF. THIS IS THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. *AK

VEHICLE CONSTANTLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT MAKING IT HARD TO STEER.TIRES AND STRUTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AND PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. *AK

LEFT FRONT LOWER COIL SPRING SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND WENT INTO GRASSY MEDIAN. NOTHING WAS HIT. REPORTED BY INSURANCE AGENT, NOT OWNER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, THEN PARKED VEHICLE. LATER, TRIED TO DRIVE AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT A WARNING.*AK CUSTOMER SAYS THE INSPECTOR AND THE DEALER DENIED HIM THE WARRANTY FOR THE AIR BAG THAT WAS DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT RESION. THE DEALER AND THE INSPECTOR SUSPECT THERE MUST HAVE BEEN FRONT IMPACT THAT CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. *YH

NO SOUND PROOFING IN DOORS, NOISE IS VERY LOUD WHEN DRIVING OVER 50 MPH. I BELIEVE I'VE LOST SOME HEARING IN LEFT EAR. *AK **** DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****739751.

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BOTH FRONT SIDE WINDOWS COMING OFF THE TRACK. FIRST TIME WINDOW WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. YEAR LATER, PROBLEM REOCCURRED TWICE, AND DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR DUE TO EXPIRED WARRANTY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH TREAD ON PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TIRE CAME OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE SOMEHOW. DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT ON A 96, HYUNDAI, ACCENT. TIRE MILEAGE 23, 175. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO A UNIROYAL DEALERSHIP. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT TREAD SEPARATION WAS NORMAL. PLEASE LIST DOT # AND TIRE SIZE.*AK FINALLY, THE DEALER OFFERED FOUR FREE TIRES TO THE CUSTOMER. *YH

THREE OF INSIDE DOOR HANDLES DID NOT WORK. DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PREVIOUSLY BROKE . BUT HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, DOOR BROKE AGAIN. ALSO, BACK DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLES BROKE/BACK PASSENGER SIDE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE, AND FRONT PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS COULD ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. CONSUMER IS ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BACK PASSENGERS' SEATBELTS.*AK

HYUNDAI IS MAKING ME PAY FOR THE SECOND REPLACEMENT AND WILL REIMBURSE THE PART 6 WEEKS LATER. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED.

WHILE PARKED VEHICLE WAS STRUCK IN THE FRONT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WICH CAUSED THE FRONT END TO FALL OFF. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 25MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

BRAKE SYSTEM WAS GRINDING. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE HAS HAD FORTY WORK ORDERS. ALSO, RADIO MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN TURNING THE VOLUME UP THE STATION CHANGED. SEAT BELTS AND SUNVISORS DON'T WORK PROPERLY, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, WINDOWS GO DOWN ABOUT 1/4 IN WHILE DRIVING. *AK *ML

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR RECALLED (97V026) AND REPAIRED BUT FAILED 3 MORE TIME AFTER REPAIR WHICH RESULTS IN POOR VISIBILITY. NLM

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY ON RAINY NIGHT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE IN THE BRAKES. TRIED TO SLOW DOWN, APPLIED BRAKES AND WENT INTO A DITCH. CONTACTED DEALER MAY THE NECESSARY REPAIR FOR A RECALL. *AK

WAS A FRONT SIDE IMPACT DRIVER INJURED, AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER OR PASSENGER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE HELP

WHEN DRIVING AT BOTH RESIDENTIAL & HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL CAUSING A RACING OF THE ENGINE & A SUDDEN JERKING OF THE VEHICLE. SO FAR THIS HAS RESOLVED AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS AND THE TRANSMISSION RE-ENGAGES. THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. THE SECOND REPORT RELATES TO THE THE ENGINE NOT MOVING INTO OVERDRIVE WHEN IT SHOULD. BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING RANDOMLY BUT WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY. *AK

CONSUMER DROVE OVER NORMAL STEEL PLATE HAT WAS LEFT IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION, AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT A COLLISION. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURES CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCED SINCE OWNERSHIP. MJS

WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILURES. MJS

FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW FAILURE. MJS

TURN SIGNAL EXPERIENCED FAILURE. MJS

TIRES EXPERIENCED PREMATURE WEAR. MJS

HE TENIDO PROBLEMAS EN VARIAS OCASIONES CON LOS CRISTALES DE LAS PUERTAS, LOS HANDLES DE LAS PUERTAS SE ROMPEN, EL DASH ROTO, EL VINIL DE LOS TAPA SOL SE HA DESPEGADO, LO HE LLEVADO EN VARIAS OCASIONES POR QUE EL CARRO ESTA AHOGADO Y EN DOS OCASIONES ME HA PRENDIDO LA LUZ DE CHECK ENGINE Y NO ENCUENTRAN NADA, DICEN QUE ES LA VIBRACION DEL MOTOR. ANTES DE LOS SEIS MESES DE USO DEL CARRO YA LOS ESPEJOS RETROVISORES DE LOS LADOS ESTABAN DESPINTADOS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, VEHICLE WILL GO DOWN FROM 55 MPH TO 30 MPH, AND IS JERKING. ALSO, VEHICLE IS SHIFTING IMPROPERLY AND STALLS. *AK

NO SUMMARY

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

RECALL REPAIR OF THE INSTALLATION OF A SPRING GUIDE TO PREVENT THE SPRING FROM CONTACTING THE TIRE IN THE EVENT THAT IT BREAKS DUE TO CORROSION IS NOT A SUFFICIENT REPAIR, REPAIR DOES NOT ILLIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY OF SPRING FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION OF ROCK SALT.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL DROP OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL WHILE CAR IS IN DRIVE USUALLY AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH. THIS CONDITION DOES NOT REGISTER WHEN CAR IS ON ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTIC DEVICES. ON ATLEAST THREE OCCASIONS PRIOR TO THE FIRST, TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED. IT HAD BEEN PLACED ON A DEVICE, WITH NO PROBLEM FOUND. THE SECOND, SUPPOSEDLY NEW TRANSMISSION BEGAN HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE, AGAIN IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED BY MACHINE. BECAUSE NO ONE WANTED TO HELP I GAVE THE CAR UP. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR I WAS TOLD IT WAS NEW BY THE DEALERSHIP, IT TOOK THE HYUNDAI CORPORATION 2 YRS TO SEND ME A WARRENTY CARD AND PUT THE CAR IN MY NAME. WHEN THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM STARTED W/THE TRANSMISSION I FOUND OUT THAT THE CAR HAD PREVIOUSLY BELONGED TO SOMEONE IN CALIFORNIA WHO MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE HAD THE SAME TROUBLE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER HYUNDAI OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ACCENTS. ALSO TO NO AVAIL WITH THE COMPANY OR DEALERSHIPS. *AK

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER FOR FRONT COIL SPRINGS. SINCE RECEIVING RECALL LETTER, THE PARTS HAVE BEEN UNAVAILABLE. WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO GET VEHICLE SERVICED, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT THEY HAD THE PARTS, AND CONSUMER NEEDED TO GET OIL CHANGE ALONG WITH ROUTINE CHECK-UP. AFTER FINISHING WITH THE ROUTINE CHECK-UP, DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE PARTS. *AK

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE UPON ACCELERATION. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD CRACKING NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE RIGHT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH THE VEHICLE HITA DEER AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, NO INJURIES. *AK

LEFT REAR TAIL LAMP LENS BROKEN .

STARTER FAILED.

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW COMES OFF TRACK WHEN LOWERED.

TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHILE GOING UPHILL.

PULSE GENERATOR FAILED CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO STICK IN SECOND GEAR.

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. THE HEADLIGHTS/ AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER AND RADIO ARE INOPERABLE. DEALER STATES THE STARTER RELAY SWITCH CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT. NO FUSES BLOWN. ALL OTHER LIGHTS WORK, REPAIRWORK BEING DONE AT CONSUMER'S COST.*AK

VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD-ON AT 30 MPH BY A TRUCK AND NEITHER DRIVER'S NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. AFTER BEING HIT, THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND HIT A TREE AND STILL NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *AK

UPON HITTING APOTHOLE, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BREAKING PASSENGER'S RIGHT HAND, AS WELL AS HITTING DRIVER ON LEFT ARM AND BURNIN GHIS SHIRT.

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL LOCK UP, AND WILL NOT COME OUT, ALLOWING CONSUMER TO USE. DEALER CONTACTED. DEALER REPAIRED SEAT BELT, AND THREE MONTHS LATER PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

MASTER CYLINDER WITH THE CLUTCH WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT LESS THAN 5 MPH. DEALER CONTACTED AND REPAIR WORK WAS DONE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 55MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

RECALL WORK COMPLETED ON THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS (RIVETS), HOWEVER FAILED TO PREVENT FAILURE.

THE IMPACT BEAM WAS NOT ON CORRECTLY. WHEN DRIVER'S DOOR IS CLOSED, IT WOULD RATTLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR DOOR. PICKED VEHICLE UP AFTER REPAIRS & NOTICED DOOR NOT WELDED ACCORDING TO INVOICE. COMPOUND USED. TAKING VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP. *AK

CONSUMEREXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE FRONT BRAKES SHOES AND PADS. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKES ON TWO OCCASIONS WITHIN NINE MONTHS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED TWICE.

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH OWNER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL ACCIDENT IN WHICH DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. OWNER HAS NUMEROUS INJURIES DUE TO THE FACT OF AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING.CAUSE OF PROBLEM IS UNKNOWN.OWNER FURTHER NOTES OF BOTH AIRBAG SENSORS BEING CRUSHED IN ACCIDENT. *AK

DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. THE PLASTIC CLIP USED IN THE WINDOWS KEEPS BREAKING.

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT DRIVER'S AIR BAG , CAUSED DRIVER TO CRASH INTO CURVE AND THEN A TREE. THE HAT GASES EMINATING FROM THE AIR BAG BURNED DRIVER'S ARMS AND FRONT OF HER BLOUSE. ALSO THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE; AND THE WINDSHIELD ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE ALSO CRACKED. *AK

ON THREE OCCASSIONS THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF.

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PAST 3RD GEAR AND SHAKES/JERKS.

GEAR SHIFT STICKS, WON'T COME OUT OF PARK.

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF.

VEHICLE WILL NOT COME OUT OF FIRST/SECOND GEAR WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. CLUTCH GOES ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR WITHOUT RESISTANCE. *AK

CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FAILURE. *AK

AUTOMOBILE STALLED OUT, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE RECEIVED. *AK

CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH CLUTCH. WHENEVER DOWNSHIFTING MAY OR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CHANGE THE GEAR. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP THREE TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM (1)AUG. 19, 97, (2)SEPT.2, 97, (3)SEPT. 19, 97. DEALER HAS BLED THE LINES FOR AIR 1ST TIME; 2ND TIME WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, 3RD TIME DEALER SAID THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF DEFECTIVE PART, BUT THERE WAS NO REMEDY AT THIS TIME. CONSUMER IS GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT FOR THURSDAY 9-11-97 TO BRING VEHICLE BACK FOR CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER TO BE PUT ON . THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. *AK

OIL PLUG FAILED.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 60-65 MPH THE PASSEGER'S SIDE WINDOW BROKE. OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON. *AK THERE WERE NO DAMAGES OR INJURIES. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, PULLING TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD & WHILE STEPPING ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN FIXED BY DEALER, BUT COMSUMER SAID THE PROBLEM STILL THE SAME. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO THE WRONG GEAR WHILE BEING DRIVEN, AND VEHICLE HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIME BECAUSE OF IT. *AK

OVERDRIVE GOES OUT WHEN SPEEDOMETER REACH 60MPH. THIS HAPPENS ANYTIME WHEN GETTING TO 60MPH IT JUST GOES OUT. *AK

VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS INCLUDING: FUEL LINE MALFUNCTION, GEARS SHIFT AT WILL, IGNITION LOCKED WITH KEY IN, AND BRAKE MALFUNCITON.

FUEL LINE FAILURE.

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING THE GEARS TO SHIFT INADVERTENTLY.

THE IGNITION LOCKS UP.

THE BRAKES FAILED.

DRIVING VEHICLE, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN RED LIGHT, HIT VEHICLE HEAD ON, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER WENT INTO WINDSHIELD. SEAT BELT HELD.

REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL AND THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE, CURRENTLY THERE'S A NOISE IN THE FRONT, THE FRONT IS UNALIGNED AND THE TIRES ARE WORN OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE NOISE.

AIR CONDITIONER OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY.

BRAKE PEDAL LOOSE.

RADIAL TIRES SIZE P175/70R13 IRREGULAR WEAR.

CLUTCH NOISE.

VEHICLE OVERHEATS.

TURN SIGNALS FAILED 8 TIMES.

DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A REAREND COLLISION, REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE; ALSO, PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER BELT DID NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN OCCUPANT. *AK

AT ANYTIME THE FRONT END PULLS BADLY TO THE LEFT AND WHEN LETTING GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL. IT IS WORSE AT FASTER SPEED (HIGHWAY SPEED). PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK

RECALL NO 96V113000, WAS FIXED ON 8-15-96, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ALIGN PROPERLY, AND A SEVERELY PULLS TO THE RIGHT. ALSO EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED, WON'T GO ABOVE 20 MPH.

#96V113000, AFTER CAR WAS FIXED UNDER THE RECALL THE STEERING IS HARD , TIRES ARE WEARING OUT . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

THE LEFT SIDE SUSPENSION IS LOWER DUE TO REPAIR OF THE RECALL 96V11300. PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

THE SIGNAL LIGHTS GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW JUMPED OFF TRACK WHERE IT HAD TO BE TAPED IN ORDER FOR IT TO STAY UP. PLEASE GIVE MORE INFORMATION.

WHEN SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE FROM REVERSE , THE VEHICLE JUMPS OUT OF GEAR. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AND PASENGER'S AIR BAGS DURING A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT ABOUT 45 MPH. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO PARK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO PARK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK