2001 Hyundai Accent Problems & Complaints

Repair shop did not perform alignment requested on 2001 Hyundai Accent. One reason was: "Cradle is rusted through" Similar recalls exist for Hyundai Elantra (similar design) and Sonata (engine cradle) for same model year. This represents a dangerous condition. Vehicle is operated in Wisconsin, where roads are salted in winter.

MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IN APRIL 2020 MY 2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE SUB FRAME HAS DECAYED UP TO WERE IT CONNECTS TO THE BODY UNDERNEATH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO NOTICED EXTENSIVE RUSTING ON THE BRAKE LINES AND WAS DETERIORATING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS NOTICED THAT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE RUST AND CORROSION NEAR THE FRONT OF THE FRAMING NEAR THE FRONT WHEELS AND THE MOTOR MOUNT. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

BOTH CONTROL ARMS AND DRIVERS SIDE OF SUB FRAME COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE 2001-2003 ELANTRA AND TIBERON, YET NOT THE ACCENT? SOMEBODY ISN'T DOING THEIR JOB!! *TR

FRONT SUB FRAME IS SEVERELY CORRODED BETWEEN DRIVERS LOWER CONTROL ARM AND SUB FRAME MOUNT AT RADIATOR CORE SUPPORT. CORROSION HAS CREATED A HOLE ON EACH SIDE OF THE FRAME RAIL THAT WILL ALLOW FOR PASSAGE OF AN OBJECT SIMILAR IN SIZE TO A DECK OF CARDS. PASSENGER SIDE IS SIMILARLY CORRODED. FRONT SUB FRAME REPLACEMENT WILL BE NECESSARY IN ORDER MAINTAIN SAFE VEHICLE OPERATION. THE DEGREE OF FRONT SUB FRAME CORROSION IS NOT IN LINE WITH THE CONDITION OF THE BALANCE OF THE VEHICLE. BALANCE OF THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS MINIMAL CORROSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT FRAME HAD BECOME SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME AND CONTROL ARMS WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. ...UPDATED 11-12-13 *BF

FRONT CONTROL ARM CORRODED AND BROKE APART. UNABLE TO STEER. TOWED TO AND CONFIRMED BY MECHANIC. *TR

TIRE DOES NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED DOT TREADWEAR, TEMP. RATES LISTED ON THE SIDEWALL. THIS TIRE SHOULD HAVE THAT INFORMATION ON IT. SEE NHTSA HOTLINE CENTER; CASE: TIRE INFORMATION; CASE NUMBER: [XXX] FOR DETAILS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT NO LONGER FUNCTIONS PROPERLY. AN UNUSUAL NOISE IS HEARD FROM THE ASSEMBLY WHEN IT IS EXTENDED OR RETRACTED AND IT FAILS TO LOCK WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS TUGGED ON. I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH MY LOCAL DEALER AND HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE, BOTH REFUSE TO COVER ANY REPAIRS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. ..UPDATED 03-13-13 *BF UPDATED 04/09/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE SALT BEING USED DURING THE WINTER ON THE ROADWAYS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURES MENTIONED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V125000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM), INCLUDING A PERFORATED FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED.THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 77,000.

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OR DOESN'T CATCH FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE FOR A FEW SECONDS. ALSO FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE. *TR

2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT. CONSUMER STATES AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DESTROYING THE WINDSHIELD AND SEIZING THE SEAT BELTS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER TWO MONTHS OF PHONE CALLS, HYUNDAI FINALLY RESPONDED AND CLAIMED THE SYSTEM DETECTED AN IMPACT AND NO ASSISTANCE WOULD BE PROVIDED AND THE MATTER WAS CLOSED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER WAS ENGAGED AND WHEN HE SHUT OFF THE DEFROSTER, THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION SOUND. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LARGE HOLE IN THE REAR WINDOW WITH SMALL WEB0LIKE FRACTURES SURROUNDING THE HOLE. THE WINDOW THEN DISINTEGRATED AND FELL IN THE REAR SEAT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,955.

MY FAMILY WAS DRIVING OUR 2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT IN WHICH ANOTHER VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH OURS EXCEPT THE DASH BOARD AIR BAGS DIDN'T INFLATE. AFTERWARDS WITHIN TWO WEEKS I STOPPED AT THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND ASKED WHO SHOULD I INQUIRE WHY THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND I DID SEND AN EMAIL TO THE ADDRESS THE DEALERSHIP PROVIDED BUT HAVE HEARD NOTHING. MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER GOT BANGED UP BUT ARE OKAY NOW. MY CONCERN IS THAT IT COULD OF BEEN MUCH SERIOUS AND WHY I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM HYUNDAI. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 20, 2009 IN EL CENTRO, CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU. *TR

MY CLIENT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN THE CAR HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD-ON AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE AIRBAG SYSTEM HAD NOT GIVEN ANY WARNING THAT IT WAS NOT WORKING AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE CRASH. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES AFTER HAVING A 60,000 MILE SERVICE INVOLVING REPLACEMENT OF ALL BELTS, INCLUDING TIMING BELT USING HIGH QUALITY BELTS OF KNOWN QUALITY, A HIGH VOLTAGE ARCHING CONDITION IS OBSERVED ON THE FACE OF THE HARMONIC BALANCER (HB). ARCH IS APPROX. .250-.500 INCH IN LENGTH AND PROJECTS FROM THE OUTERMOST EDGE OF THE HB TOWARD THE CENTER OF SAME. USING A JUMPER CABLE CONNECTED TO THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL, ARCH CAN BE PULLED FROM THE OUTER EDGE OF HARMONIC BALANCER, BUT NO OTHER PULLEY SURFACE NOR BELT SURFACE. CONDITION IS INTERMITTENT AND FORCED REPRODUCTION HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE, BUT OCCURS WITH SUFFICIENT FREQUENCY TO PERMIT TROUBLESHOOTING. CONDITION HAS NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY OBSERVED. AFTER EXTENSIVE DIAGNOSIS, IT APPEARS THE INSULATOR RUBBER BETWEEN MATING PARTS OF THE HB HAS DEGRADED RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE INTERNAL RESISTANCE WHICH RESULTS IN STATIC CHARGE GENERATED BY BELTS TO ESCAPE PULLEY INTERIOR, DISCHARGING OVER THE EXTERIOR SURFACE. UNDER THE RIGHT CONDITIONS, THIS COULD RESULT IN AN EXPLOSIVE EVENT SHOULD A COMBUSTION FUEL BE PRESENT; THEREFORE THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS A SAFETY ISSUE. DEALER STATES NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS BEING AN ISSUE. REPLACEMENT HB ON ORDER AND IS EXPECTED IN ABOUT ONE WEEK. *TR

FILING A COMPLAINT AGAINST HYUNDAI NORTHEAST AUTO OUTLET AT 3301 GRANT AV REPORTING THE HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPT. I OWN A 2001 HYUNDAI SANTA FE. I TOOK MY CAR TO SERVICE DEPT.,FOR THE 34 PT. CHECKUP ON 11/26/07. ALSO,DECIDED TO GET CAR INSPECTED AT THE SAME TIME. THEY REPLACED THE CRANKSHFT SENSOR. WAS TOLD TO DRIVE MY CAR AT LEAST 150 MILES SO THAT THEY CAN RESET THE MONITORS WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON. THIS COST ME $257.00 NOW,VISIT #2- ON 1/03/08 ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY FIND 3 NEW PROBLEMS. THEY REPLACED A VALVE CANNISTER,PURGE VALVE,GAS CAP. THEY STATE THEY ALSO CLEARED THE CODES TO PASS INSPECTION. BUT, AGAIN I HAD TO DRIVE MY CAR ANOTHER 50+ MILES AGAIN SO THAT THEY COULD RESET THE MONITORS. ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF, WHICH WAS A GOOD SIGN. THIS COST ME $508.00. HOWEVER, THE NEXT MORNING,I STARTED UP THE CAR. IT STARTED VERY ROUGH AND FELT LIKE IT WAS READY TO STALL OUT ON ME. ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON ALSO. VISIT #3- ON, 1/8/08 TOOK CAR BACK AGAIN,EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED. THEY SAID TO LEAVE IT OVERNIGHT. THE NEXT DAY, SERVICE MANAGER CALLS ME AT WORK. SHE TELLS ME THAT THEIR WAS A #4 CYLINDER MISFIRE CODE, NEEDED A FUEL INJECTOR,SPARK PLUGS, PLUG WIRES,TIMING BELT, SERPENTINE BELT,BELT TENSIONER,OILL CHANGE AND FUEL INJECTOR SERVICE. ESTIMATED AT LEAST $1200.00. THIS WAS VERY UPSETTING. I DECLINED ALL WORK AND FILE A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT AGAINST THEM. MY CAR WAS RUNNING FINE WHEN I TOOK IT THE FIRST TIME. THIS IS AN UNFAIR PRACTICE BY THESE PEOPLE AND THEY NEED TO GET REPORTED. PERHAPS, THEIR MECHANIC TRIGGERED SOMETHING ON THE CODES TO CREATE THESE PROBLEMS ALL OF A SUDDEN. I NEED YOUR HELP OR SOME ADVISE ON HOW TO FURTHER PURSUE THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION. *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH ON A VERY NICE DAY THE VEHICLE BEGAN DRIFTING ON THE ROAD. THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WENT OFF THE ROAD AND THE REAR TIRE WENT OFF THE ROAD AS WELL. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER LOST COMPLETE CONTROL. HE STATED THAT ONLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS STEERING CORRECTLY, THE OTHER TIRES WERE GOING SIDE TO SIDE. THE CONTACT COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND WAS REAR ENDED. HE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN SOME PICTURES, AND SAID THAT THERE WAS A BOLT THAT SHEARED OFF. THE RUBBER BUSHING WAS WIDE OPEN AND DEFORMED. THE CONTACT HAD A POLICE REPORT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 100,000. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACCELERATING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE HESITATED, AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE COILS WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE IN USE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER SWUNG OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN ON 95 NORTH. WIPER WAS INOPERABLE. THE CAR WAS TAKEN INTO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. THE REPLACED THE WIPER. THE OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER SWUNG OFF AGAIN IN RAIN WHILE ON THE ROAD SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. EACH TIME, THE BOLT WAS TIGHTENED AND THE WIPER WAS OPERABLE AGAIN. IN 2006, THE WIPER SWUNG OFF AGAIN DURING HEAVY RAIN. WAS NOT ABLE TO TIGHTEN BOLT. TOOK CAR INTO DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED WIPER AGAIN. ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO INJURIES, THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THE WIPER SUDDENLY SWINGS OFF DURING OPERATION. THE DRIVER SUDDENLY LOSES VISIBILITY OUT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD DURING HEAVY RAIN. *JB

THE ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON CAUSING A DOWN SHIFTING AFTER A BANGING IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. IT WAS A SENSOR THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RUNNING GEAR. WITHOUT IT THE CAR DOES NOT DRIVE. THAT IS PART OF THE RUNNING GEAR. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY 231.00. IF I CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE RUNNING GEAR. *JB

CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE, AND JERKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2-3RD GEAR. CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY SHOT, AND MUST BE REPLACED, AT A COST OF $2500. FOUND THAT WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE PRIOR CAR WOULD JOLT. *JB

SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR, IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP 5 TIMES, FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CAR BEGINS TO HAVE PROBLEMS SHIFTING GEARS, IT LOSES POWER, AS NOT GOING HIGHER THAN 20-30 MILES. WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS APPLIED, THE CAR GETS STUCK FOR SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE IT JERKS AND BEGINS TO RUN AGAIN. EVERYTIME WE TAKE IT IN THEY REPAIR THE PULSE GENERATOR. THE PULSE GENERATOR HAS BEEN CHANGES TWO TIME IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS ALONE (JUNE, AUGUST), AND NOW ITS READY TO GO BACK INTO THE SHOP AGAIN. IT IS GETTING WORSE, IT IS BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT GETS STUCK ANYWHERE, AND CAN GET HIT FROM BEHIND, OR GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF A CROSS SECTION. *JB

ALTERNATOR PULLEY NOT ALIGNED WITH CRANK PULLEY. TRIED SHIMMING, TIGHTENING AND NOTHING WORKS. CAUSES BELT TO SLIP OFF AND CAR TO OVERHEAT. CAR OVERHEATED AND WARPED HEAD AND COLLAPSED PISTON RINGS. ENGINE IS AVAILABLE. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATES HIS CAR WAS LUNGING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION DUE TO WARRANTY COVERAGE. THEY HAD THE CAR WITH 29,000 MILES THE POINT WHERE THEY WERE SAYING THE OIL SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHANGED, AND DID NOT CHANGE THE OIL, EVEN THOUGH CONTACT HAD RECORDS INDICATING IT HAS BEEN CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES. CONTACT FELT DEALER WAS NEGLIGENT BY NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THERE WAS A PROBLEM AT THE BEGINNING.*AK THE CONSUMER EXPLAINED THAT THE DEALER DIDN'T RECOMMEND OR SUGGEST TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGES EVEN WHEN IT WAS TIME FOR ONE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PROVIDED ANY ASSISTANCE UNTIL THE MANUFACTURER WAS SUPPLIED WITH TRANSMISSION SERVICE RECORDS OF FLUID CHANGES. *NM

I HAVE HAD BALL JOINTS ON MY 2001 SANTA FE REPLACED THREE TIMES SINCE 5/03. THE FIRST WAS 5/03 AT 44K AND THE DEALER REPLACED COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, THE SECOND WAS 9/04 AT 80K NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY HAD A PRIVATE MECHANIC COMPLETE, AND THE THIRD WAS 3/05 AT 100K AGAIN BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC. I HAVE CALLED HYUNDAI 3 TIMES WITH NO RESPONSE TO MY INQUIRIES.

MY SANTA FE LX-AWD REAR DIFFERENTIAL WHICH ALSO COULD BE DEFINED AS REAR AXLE WAS TOTALLY FAILED AND ALL THE DIFFERENTIAL FLUID IS LEAKING AND THE WHOLE THING NEED TO BE REPLACE. MY CAR IS 87K MILE WHILE HYUNDAI SERVICES DEALER STATED THAT THIS PART IS COVERED UNDER THE 5/60K BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. I STILL BELIEVED THAT THIS PART SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY; WHICH IT IS 10/100K MILES. WHEN I GO INTO MOST WEBSITES TO SHOP FOR THIS PART THEY MOSTLY RELATED TO THE POWER TRAIN PARTS. THE DEALER EXPECTED ME TO PAY NEARLY $2400 FOR JUST THIS PART TO BE FIX. THIS IS NOT INCLUDED LABOR YET. THERE IS NO WAY FOR ME TO AFFORD TO PAY FOR THIS PART AND OF COURSE NOT TO MENTION ABOUT LABOR....I SERIOUSLY FEEL THAT THIS PART SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN 10/100K WARRANTY INSTEAD OF 6/60K WARRANTY. SINCE THIS IS PART OF A TRANSMISSION TURNING THE TRANSAXLE TO THE REAR BECAUSE OF MY CAR IS AWD! I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY BUT THE PART IS RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE FOR ANYONE TO AFFORD TO PAY ANOTHER $3K TO FIX IT. I FEEL TO POINT THAT I RATHER SAVE MY $3K RIGHT NOW AND BUY A USE ACCORD/CAMRY TO DRIVE. I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT HERE IS TO ASK NHTSA TO HELP ME VERIFY THE CONDITION OF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL/REAR AXLE ON MY 2001 HYUNDAI SANTA FE LX AWD TO SEE IF THE PART SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER OR UNDER POWER TRAIN. AS YOU CAN SEE YOUR PART SELECTION IS ALSO STATED POWER TRAIN: REAR DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. I WAS HOPING FOR A RECALL THEN THAT WOULD BE GREAT OR CHECK AT THE PRICE POINT OF THE PART. IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE ($2400) JUST THIS PART ALONE. *NM

BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES CAME UNDONE WHILE DRIVING, ALSO, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO HEAR THE CLICKING SOUND WHEN SNAPPING THE LATCH PLATE INTO THE BUCKLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

MY HYUNDAI SATA FE, 2001, WAS PARKED AND UNATTENDED WHEN THE CAR IGNITED INTO FLAMES. A WITNESS SAW THE FIRE BEGIN IN THE HOOD OF THE CAR. ACCORDING TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INCIDENT REPORT, THERE WAS NO CRIME OR ARSON. INSTEAD IT CLEARLY SAYS THAT THE CAUSE OF IGNITION WAS ACCIDENTAL, AND THE EQUIPMENT OR HEAT SOURCE FAILED. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION IN THE ENGINE DUE TO MANUFACTURER. THIS WAS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF HYUNDAI. HYUNDAI DID NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO FOR THE MALFUNCTION IN THE ENGINE. GEICO'S CLAIM DEPARTMENT NOTIFIED ME THAT MY CAR WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. THE INVESTIGATOR CLEARLY STATED THAT THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT DUE TO MY ACTIONS. THEY ALSO SAID THAT I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT IN THE CAR OR I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR BURNED IN THE FIRE. HYUNDAI DID NOT WANT TO HELP ME WITH THIS MATTER. I STILL HAVE A LOAN OUT ON THE CAR. MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER 60,000 MILES AND I HAD FULL WARRANTY. GEICO HAS SETTLED FOR A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY. ALL I WANTED WAS ANOTHER CAR. I WOULD HAVE BEEN HAPPY WITH A USED CAR TO REPLACE THE CAR WHICH WENT UP IN FLAMES DUE TO HYUNDAI'S POOR MANUFACTURING. DAMAGE RESULTING I HAVE BEEN UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE I WAS WITHOUT A CAR FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. DURING THAT TIME, I WAS UNABLE TO COMMUTE BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. I AM PAYING INSURANCE FOR THE CAR, EVEN THOUGH GEICO CONSIDERED THE CAR A TOTAL LOSS. ALL I WANT IS A REPLACEMENT OF MY CAR. *AK

PLUSE GENERATOR FAILED, REPLACED THREE TIMES, CLUNKING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. *BF CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE WHILE BRAKING. *TC

AFTER STRIKING A DEER ON THE ROAD AT 55 MPH TAIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED . VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.

WHILE TAKING A TRIP VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING. THE RPMS KEPT GOING UP. CONSUMER CONTROLLED THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION.*AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WHICH ALLEVIATED THE PROBLEM. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH CONSUMER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND REAR-ENDED THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EXPRESSWAY. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE'S FRONT-END SUSTAINED DAMAGE. ALREADY BEING SERVICED AT A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. WILL RECEIVE A DIAGNOSTIC OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE STALLED LIKE IT WAS OUT OF GAS. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED IT WAS DISCOVERED THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. *JB

2001 HYUNDAI/4DR SDN/ACCENT/26777MILES,DEMO FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN PHX AZ.,THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. DEALERSHIP, IN NASHVILLE TN, FIXED BUT IT STILL SLIPS. AND I WAS OUT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR 3 DAYS. *AK

WENT ON A TRIP OUT OF THE STATE. I NOTICED THAT I WASN'T GETTING MY NORMAL MILEAGE. I FILLED MY GAS TANK WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION AND PARKED; AFTER AN HOUR, I NOTICED THAT A RIVER OF GASOLINE WAS COMING FROM MY TANK. AFTER BEING PARKED TWO DAYS, I HAD LOST OVER 2 1/2 GALLONS OF GAS, AND NOTED A DISTINCT BURNING SMELL COMING FROM MY EXHAUST PIPE DURING MY DRIVE HOME. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF ARRANGING FOR AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY DEALER IN ORDER TO HAVE THE GAS TANK REPLACED OR REPAIRED.*AK

CONSUMER TURNED ON THE DEFOGGER AND AIR CONDITIONING MIXED IN WITH THE HEAT. THIS CAUSED THE WINDOW TO FOG UP. ALSO, POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL. *AK CONSUMER IS HOPING THAT HYUNDAI WILL MODIFY THE DEFROSTER SYSTEM. *LA

CONSUMER PULLED FROM THE VEHICLE AFTER MUFFLER OVER HEATER CAUSING VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE. *PH THE CAUSE OF FIRE WAS PERHAPS DUE TO FAULTY HEAT SHIELDS. AT 27,000 THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR AN ENGINE LIGHT AND SQUEAKING BRAKES. *JB

THE CONSUMER HAD TO BE PULLED FROM THE VEHICLE AFTER IT CAUGHT FIRE. *PH THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THE BRAKES WERE SQUEAKY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PLACED IN GEAR. THE COLLISION EXPERTS CONCLUDED THAT THE MUFFLER HAD OVERHEATED AND PERHAPS FAULTY HEAT SHIELDS HAD CAUSED AN IGNITION IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WHICH HAD OBVIOUSLY BEEN ACCELERATED WHEN THE VEHICLE'S DOOR WAS OPENED. (THE INTERIOR WAS COMPLETELY BURNT DOWN TO THE METAL SEAT FRAMES) *SC

ALL WERE WARRANTY REPAIRS. THE IGNITION COIL WENT OUT FIRST. THEN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE BODY WAS JUST A MINOR THING, A RAIN RAIL CAME LOOSE, AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. FINALLY, THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE ON 09-02-03 AND IT IS TOTALLY. I ONLY HAD IT TWO YRS. AND IT ONLY HAD 31,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS A HISTORY OF STALLING OUT ON TRIPS OF 30 MILES OR MORE, IT WOULD RESTART SOON THOUGH. CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS.

CAR HAS SUDDEN JERKS CHANGING GEARS AND DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE ENOUGH POWER TRYING TO GET PAST 40MPH. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES IN 2 WEEKS. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING INTERMITTENLY.*AK

UPON MERGING INTO THE HIGHWAY FROM A YIELD SIGN AT 30 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND ABOUT THREE TIMES WHEN IT WAS IMPACTED. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER RIBS, BACK AND NECK. *PH *NM

THE LOW BEAMS ON THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE VERY LITTLE ILLUMINATION. HEADLIGHTS SHINE DOWNWARD. *AK

I BOUGHT A HYUNDAI ACCENT 2001 NEW AT CAR PROS IN LACEY (NOW SOLD). ON THE INCIDENT DATE I HAD A FLAT TIRE FROM A SCREW IN TIRE AT CHURCH. A FRIEND CHANGED THE TIRE FOR ME AND PUT ON THE SPARE TIRE(LITTLE ONE). I NOTICED IT LOOKED VERY LOW. THEY TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE IT TO WORK SINCE I WORK A HALF-HOUR AWAY AND DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY (I-5). I WENT TO LES SCHWAB AND HAD THEM FIX THE FLAT TIRE & ASKED IF THEY WOULD LOOK AT THE SPARE ALSO. THEY TOLD ME THE SPARE ALREADY HAD A PLUG FROM A HOLE IN IT AND THAT THEY REPLACED THAT PLUG AND FILLED THE TIRE UP PROPERLY. HAD I BEEN ON THE FREEWAY I WOULD HAVE HAD ANOTHER FLAT AND BEEN STUCK OUT THERE. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS UPSET THAT THE NEW CAR I BOUGHT HAD A USED SPARE TIRE IN IT. SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR, CAR PROS IN LACEY, WA WAS SOLD TO TITUS-WILL IN OLYMPIA, WA, SO I CALLED THEM TO ASK WHAT DO I DO TO GET A NEW SPARE TIRE. THE GENERAL MANAGER CALLED ME AND AFTER DISCUSSING THE MATTER HAD HIS STAFF TAKE MY CAR TO LES SCHWAB TO PUT A NEW SPARE TIRE IN THE CAR. I WONDER HOW MANY OTHER CARS WERE SOLD NEW WITH USED SPARE TIRES? IT ALSO MAKES YOU WONDER WERE THE TIRES ON THE CAR NEW OR OLD? THIS WAS MY FIRST NEW CAR AND DIDN'T HAVE A CLUE TO CHECK. *JB

WHEN DRIVING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 50 MPH. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO A APARTMENT BUILDING. DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE BACK INJURIES. THE DEALER STATED THAT WAS NORMAL. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SHIFTING PROPERLY.*MR THE CONSUMER HEARD A TICKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND A BENT BAFFLE IN THE VALVE COVER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE IT SLAMMED INTO GEAR. THIS OCCURRED ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS WARM. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PULSE GENERATOR. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT GRADE THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS DIFFICULT TO MOVE FROM PARK. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT HE CONSUMER APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PRIOR TO PUTTING THE SHIFTER INTO PARK. *NLM

I HAVE A 2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT GL 1.6L ENGINE THE PULSE GENERATOR SWITCH HAS BROKEN 4 TIMES ALREADY EACH TIME I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TELL ME THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHY IT KEEPS BREAKING AND THAT THERE ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG ONE TIME THE TRANSMISSION SWITCH BROKE, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OUT, THE CAR HAS BEEN POORLY ACCELERATING AND SLOWING DOWN WHILE I AM ON THE HIGH WAY, ACCELERATING CRAZILY AND USING UP MORE GAS THAN NORMAL, IT HAS MADE SUDDEN JERKS WHEN I ACCELERATE AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR HAS STALLED FOR A FEW SECONDS WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE CAR DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE ENOUGH POWER AND THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED FOR ABOUT 24 HOURS AFTER I TAKE IT INTO THE DEALER THEN ITS BACK TO THE SAME ROUTINE. LATELY I HAVE BEEN HEARING A TICKING COMING FROM THE ENGINE. *LA

THIS VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE WEATHER STRIPPING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HAS A 4" LONG PIECE TORN OUT OF IT AT MID DOOR LEVEL AND THE DOOR FRAME HAS AN ABRASION APPROXIMATELY 6" LONG AT MID DOOR LEVEL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT CAUSED THE ABRASION AND THE TORN WEATHER STRIPPING. I WAS TOLD THAT THE COST TO REPLACE THE WEATHER STRIPPING WOULD BE $98.00. I BELIEVE THAT THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS DEFECTIVE, IN THAT IT DOES NOT FULLY RETRACT INTO THE SEAT BELT HOLDER AFTER THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT IS DISENGAGED. *LA

MY CAR ENGINE WILL REV UP ON ITS OWN WHEN IN NEUTRAL (I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION) THE ENGINE REVS UP THEN IDLES LOW AS IF IT IS GOING TO STALL. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES, AND THEY HAVE REPLACED THE COIL PACK, SPARK PLUGS, AND A SENSOR... STILL THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. EVERY TIME I TAKE MY CAR IN THEY TELL ME THAT MY SPARK PLUGS ARE MISFIRING AND THAT I NEED TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AND BECAUSE THEY ARE A WEAR ITEM AND IT'S GOING TO COST ME. I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT DONE IN THE DEALERSHIP SO I DID A HOME REPAIR AND REPLACED THEM MYSELF. THIS IS THE 3RD SET OF PLUGS ON THIS CAR AND THEY ARE NOW MISFIRING AGAIN (ONLY AFTER 5 MONTHS) I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY AREN'T HYUNDAI PLUGS (WHICH I UNDERSTAND), BUT THERE HAS GOT TO BE SOME REASON THAT THE PLUGS ARE FOULING OUT SO QUICKLY AND NO ONE WILL INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE MY SPARK PLUGS (WEAR ITEM OR NOT) 4 TIMES IN 2 YEARS, NOR SHOULD I HAVE TO TWIST THE DEALERSHIPS ARM TO DO THE JOB THAT THEY ARE PAID UNDER WARRANTY TO DO! I AM DISGUSTED WITH HYUNDAI, AND THE POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE THEIR DEALERS PROVIDE! I WILL NEVER BUY HYUNDAI AGAIN OR RECOMMEND THAT ANYONE ELSE PURCHASE FROM THEM! *LA

VEHICLE'S HAD A HIGH IDLE, WHICH CAUSED UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE DEFECTIVE PART, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK AFTER THE REPAIR, BOTH THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND THE PULSE GENERATOR HAD GONE BAD. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO COVER PARTS BECAUSE THEY WERE OUT OF WARRANTY. FINALLY THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE PULSE GENERATOR TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER FEELS THE PRESCRIPTION OUTLINED IN THE RECALL WASN'T SUFFICIENT TO CORRECT THE EMISSIONS DEFECT. *PH *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS APPLIED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED EXCESSIVLY. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

I BOUGHT A 2001 HYUNDAI IN 2001 AND SINCE I HAD IT. IT HAS 1 NEW BRAKE I NEW TRANSMISSION MOLDING HAS FALLEN OFF OF IT COULDN'T REALLY TELL WHAT ELSE HAS GONE WRONG WITH IT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS OF TIMES AND THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM STILL PERSIST. I HAVE TO PAY FOR RENTAL CARS TAKE OFF WORK AND OTHER TIME WASTING THINGS. I AM REALLY DISCOURAGED ABOUT OWNING SUCH A PIECE OF JUNK. WHAT DO I DO?*JB

I WAS GOING 60 MPH ON THE EXPRESSWAY, WHEN I TRIED SLOWING DOWN TO 50 MPH THE RPM'S KEPT GOING UP AS WELL AS THE SPEED. COULD NOT SLOW DOWN, PULLED OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE COMPLETELY, STILL DID NOT STOP, UNTIL I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS WAS AFTER PICKING UP MY CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP FOR A 15000 MILE MAINTENANCE. DEALER CLAIMED LATER THAT IT WAS DUE TO A SENSOR THAT WAS BURNED OUT. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH THE CONSUMER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND SLID AT 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NLM *SCC

THE VEHICLE FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS JUMPING OUT OF GEARS, THE DEALER REPLACED A MODULE. *JB

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE FROM UNDER FRONT END. ALSO A CREAKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM UNDER THE RIGHT FRONT WHEN CAR WAS AT IDLE AND WHEN THE STEERING WAS TURNED BACK AND FORTH. CUSTOMER FELT NOISE WAS RELATED. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND AT THE TIME. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. *TT *JB

THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT RECALL#02V167000, DUE TO THE FACT SHE EXPERIENCED PREVIOUS HEAD INJURIES. SCC *JB

VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DECELERATE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH

THE VEHICLE IDLED ROUGH. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE PULSE GENERATOR WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND STILL EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WITH NO RESULTS. TS SCC

I HAVE HAD MY HYUNDAI ACCENT 2001 FOR A YEAR NOW, SO FAR..I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY BRAKES CHANGED 4 TIMES, NEW ROTORS 2X, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON...THE DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR....HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS LATER....NOW MY DOOR HANDLE IS COMING...I CHECK THE RECALL WEBSITE...MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED 2X AND I HAVE NOT ONCE RECEIVED NOTIFCATION OF THIS...MY CAR IS ALSO HORRIBLE IN ANY KIND OF WEATHER OTHER THAN DRY AND SUNNY...IF IT RAINS, I SLIDE, SNOWS- I SLIDE..ALREADY GOT INTO 2 ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS....

CONSUMER STATED THE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. SCC *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING THE A-PILLAR, HOWEVER CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVE IS TOO FAR, AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED IN HIS LOCAL AREA.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER IS TAKING TO LONG TO PERFORM THE RECALL#01V346000 POWER VALUE HOSE. FORT MEYER HONDA 239-277-1222 PLEASE PROVIDE THE ADDRESS. TS

CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A NOISE COMING THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING. TS *JB

CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS, WHEN THE VEHICLE REAR MIDDLE WINDOW SHATTERED. CONSUMER STATES THERE WAS SOME GLASS IN VEHICLE. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

REC'D RECALL NOTICE #02V167000 IN MAIL. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. INFORMED BY MECHANIC NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR RECALL REPAIRS. MR

THE CLUTCH MALFUNCTIONED AFTER THE CONSUMER MADE AN EMERGENCY STOP. CLUTCH DISC FAILURE WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS CHANGED WHILE IT WAS BEING SERVICED. *YH *CB *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SHE LET OFF THE ACCELERATE AND SURGE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

CONSUMER STATES WAS DRIVING APPROX 35-40MPH AND INVOLVED IN A RIGHT FRONTAL COLLISON. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NLM

THE VEHICLE DOESN'T GO OVER 20 MPH AND SOMETIMES IT WON'T SHIFT ABOVE FIRST GEAR DUE TO POWER TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *YH *CB

CAR HAS PROBLEM STARTING AND THE RADIO AND LIGHTS WILL GO OFF FOR NO REASON WHILE THE CAR IS OPERATING. *AK

WHEN AT A STOP, AND BRAKE APPLIED, VEHICLE WILL SURGE AND ENGINE WILL REV. VEHICLE WILL ALSO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND BUCK WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, THE PULSE GENERATOR WAS REPLACED TWICE.*JB ALSO THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, ALSO A TIRE BLEW OUT.*JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT IS BURNING A LOT OF OIL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED HOWEVER UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AKTHE DOOR WINDOWS ARE LOOSE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED TWICE. THERE IS DECOLORIZATION WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED FOUR TIMES. *JG

VEHICLE HAD A DECREASE IN ACCELERATION. CONSUMER LATER RECEIVED RECALL 01V346002 FOR PCV KIT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED PCV KIT. PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. . *AKCONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED A HIGHER THAN NORMAL IDLE SPEED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO THE RECALL. THERE IS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE HEARD RESULTING IN BRAKE DUST ON THE RIMS. THE VEHICLE REMAINS SLUGGISH IN ACCELERATION. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN OVER DRIVE AND IT WOULD ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATES. CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSUEMR HAD STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, CONSUMER LET UP OFF THE BRAKE AND WITHOUT GIVING ANY GAS TO THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE SLID INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. *JG

BRAKES GRIND, THERE IS BRAKE DUST ALL OVER HUB CAP, AND SOMETIMES WHEN BRAKING BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO BE PRESSED ALMOST TO THE FLOOR TO STOP. *AK IN ADDITION TO PERIODIC SQUEAKING NOISES, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THIS WAS NORMAL. *JG

THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND VEHICLE SHAKES,/JERKS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THERE IS A BOLT THAT HAS A 1/2" GAP ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE UNDER THE FRAME THAT WAS NOTICED WHEN REPLACING THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. THE PASSENGER SIDE SUSPENSION BOLT IS FLUSH WITH THE FRAME OF THE CAR. THIS CAN ONLY BE SEEN IF THE CAR IS ON THE GROUND. THIS IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD. WAS NOTIFIED BY THE MECHANIC THAT IS WAS A DEFECT WITH SUSPENSION AND TOLD TO GET THE CAR IN ASAP. THIS COULD POSE A SERIOUS RISK TO THE DRIVER AS WELL AS OTHERS ON THE ROAD.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND NEITHER FRONT DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 40MPH AND COLLIDED INTO BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK

HAD A TIRE BLOWOUT, AND TIRE SHREDED WHICH KNOCKED OUT TIREWALL, AND RIPPED OUT WIRING HARNESS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON HIGHWAY ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN STOP IN FRONT OF CONSUMERS VEHICLE, AND A REAR END COLLISION OCCURRED, UPON IMPACT, DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK ALSO THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*MJ

VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND HAS DIFFICULTY STARTING IT UP. PROBLEM USUSALLY OCCURS MORE OFTEN WHEN VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING OVER NIGHT. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

RIGHT FRONT BRAKE PADS ARE TOTALLY METAL TO METAL AND LEFT FRONT ARE LIKE BRAND NEW. *TS *NLM ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS****762194

DURING A CRASH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND SHE SLAMMED ON HER BRAKES, SHE REARENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT, PASSENGERS HEAD BROKE THE WINDSHIELD. *SLC

ACTION REPORT, CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THOTTLE BODY IDLE SPEED CONTROL CIRCUIT, NHTS CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V346000. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE DEALERSHIP CHEVROLET HYUNDAI 1100 WASHINGTON AVE HUNTINGTON WEST VIRGINIA. (304 529 2301). *AK CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, HE WAITED ABOUT 4 ? HOURS AND HE WAS TOLD TO RESCHEDULE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT. *YD

DEALER FIXED WHEEL BEARINGS AT NO CHARGE IN 1 DAY. DEALER REPLACING TRANSMISSION BY END OF THE WEEK - NO LOANER OR RENTAL CAR AVAILABLE; I HAVE TO RENT A CAR. SERVICE REP. COMPLAINED ABOUT CAR BEING OUR OF WARRANTY; I REMINDED HER CAR WAS BOUGHT MAY 11. DO I HAVE A LEMON? ARE MY KIDS SAFE IN IT? I'M VERY DISPLEASED WITH DEALER ABOUT THIS.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE STARTING VEHICLE UP USING THE AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATER THERE IS A POWDER SMELL THAT COMES OUT OF THE VENTS CONSUMER STATES HAVING TO NOTIFY DEALERSHIP MECHANIC STATES ITS JUST FUEL THAT NEEDS TO BURN OFF.

CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE DEFECT IN RECALL # 01-V-346-000. DIDN'T RECEIVE RECALL LETTER UNTIL APRIL 2002. VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *MJ

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS DOWN INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, DEALER HAS REPLACED A SENSOR 5 TIMES. PLEASE ADD FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED, CONSUMER HIT A TREE, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A SKID AND OFF THE ROAD, CONSUMER WAS INJURIED. *YH

VEHICLE WAS GOING 55MPH AND FRONT END HYDROPLANED INTO MEDIAN, CAUSING AIR BAGS NOT TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A THIRTY-FIVE MILE PER HOUR FRONT END COLLISION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

DURING AN ACCIDENT SEAT BELT DISENGAGED AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK

BRAKES--THIS VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALER'S SHOP 5 TIMES FOR BRAKE REPAIRS, STARTING AT 4,100 MILES. CALIPERS AND MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED, BUT STILL EXPERIENCING BRAKING PROBLEMS. DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING MORE WRONG W/BRAKES. ONE TIME WHEN TAKING IT IN FOR SERVICE, FRONT BRAKES MEASURED AT 5/32. SIX DAYS LATER STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS, TOOK IT TO DEALER AND FRONT BRAKES MEASURED 1/32!!!!! DEALER ALSO "ADJUSTED" THE REAR BRAKES, WHICH WAS NEVER FULLY EXPLAINED TO ME. TRANSMISSION: EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS W/ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON.....DEALER REPLACED PULSE GENERATOR. FIVE DAYS LATER, ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN--VEHICLE VERY LOW ON TRANSMISSION FLUID, MAKES LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS (ESP TO DRIVE OR REVERSE). DOES NOT SHIFT UP FROM EITHER 2 TO 3 GEAR, OR 3 TO 4 GEAR. REPORTED PROBLEM TO DEALER, WHO CAN'T GET THE CAR IN FOR 2 DAYS TO LOOK AT IT. WILL HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS COMING AND WHENEVER I FILLUP GAS THE CAR TAKES TOO MUCH TIME TO START BUT ONCE ITS ON RAOD IT RUNS FINE AND AGAIN WHEN I FILLUP THE GAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

THE CAR WAS TRAVELING BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT AND THE DRIVER BEGAN TO NOTICE AN UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR THIS IS WHAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND NOTICED THAT STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND IT STARTED TO ROLL TWICE OR MORE INTO AN ENBANKMENT. VEHICLE WAS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CRAWL OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

THIS IS THE FIFTH ATTEMP TO REPAIR THIS CAR AT THE DEALER NOW THAT LEFT OFF A CLIP AND ENGINE LIGHT IS ON FOR THE FIFTH TIME I HAVE TO WAIT TWO WEEKS FOR PART. *AK

CAR HAS BEEN IN 4 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE FOR THE ENGINE LIGHT ON, THEY ORDER PARTS AND FIX IT AND WHEN WE GET IN BACK AFTER TWO DAYS THE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN THEY HAD TO GIVE US LOANER CARS TWICE ALREADY

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH WITH REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER ON, CONSUMER SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. SHE TURNED OFF DEFROSTER, AND REAR WINDOW SHATTERED.*AK

AT 35-42 MPH THERE WAS A FRONT IMPACT AND DRIVER WAS NOT WEARING SEATBELT. BOTH FRONT SEATBELTS RETRACTED AFTER IMPACT INTO DOOR MOUNTS TO THE POINT OF BREAKING THE SIDE MOUNTS. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OFFICER WILLIAM ELBERT. PLEASE ADD $ AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *AK

FRONT END SUSPENSION CONNECTORS HAVE FALLEN OFF OF VEHICLE FOR SECOND TIME, RESULTING IN LOSS OF A TIRE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

GAS WAS LEAKING FROM TANK TO THE INSIDE OF THE CAR UNDER THE BACK SEAT AROUND THE PLATE THAT COVERS THE FUEL PUMP. GAS POOLED UNDERNEATH THE THE BACK SEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE. WHEN SEAT WAS REMOVED THE FOAM ON THE UNDERNEATH SIDE WAS SATURATED WITH GAS AND FROM THE TOP OF THE SEAT YOU COULD PUT PRESSURE ON THE SEAT AND GAS WOULD LITERALLY LEAK OUT OF THE SEAT. THE WEEK BEFORE OUR GRANDCHILDREN WERE IN THE BACK SEAT AND WE ALL WERE COMPLAINING OF HEADACHES. THE SMELL IS STILL THERE AFTER 2 ATTEMPT OF THE CAR DEALERSHIP SPRAYING IT AND ORDERING A NEW BACK SEAT. WE FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD HAVE A NEW CAR OUT OF THIS BECAUSE IT IS NOT FIXED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN SO DANGEROUS. THE PERSON AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US WE WERE VERY LUCKY PEOPLE. IF WE HAD SMOKED OR SOMEONE THREW A CIGARETTE OR MATCH IT WOULD HAVE EXPLODED. ALSO HE SAID AFTER THE PLATE GOT SO FULL, IT COULD HAVE GONE BACK ON THE EXHAUST AND IT WOULD HAVE BLOWN. WHEN I THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IT MAKES ME SICK. MY ONLY HOPE IS THERE IS NOT ANOTHER ONE OUT THERE LIKE IT BECAUSE IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. THIS CAR SHOULD NEVER HAVE MADE IT OFF THE LINE. THIS MAKES ME THINK THAT THEY DO NOT INSPECT THEIR CARS VERY WELL IF ONE OR MORE GOT BY WITH SOMETHING AS DANGEROUS AS A GAS LEAK.*AK

NGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN CONSUMER STOPPED VEHICLE, AND TOOK FOOT OFF GAS, RPMS AND SPEED ODOMETER REVVED UP. WHILE STOPPING AT STOP SIGN, PUT FOOT ON BRAKES, AND VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD. CONTACT DEALER, AND DEALER STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE.AK

MY HUSBAND SWERVED SLIGHTLY TO MISS A COYOTE, THE HYUNDAI SANTA FE ROCKED BACK AND FORTH AND THEN ROLLED. IF IT WAS NOT FOR MY HUSBANDS EXTENSIVE DRIVERS TRAINING WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT, I FEEL THIS ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE ENDED TRAGICALLY. I ASKED MY HUSBAND IF HE WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING HIS DODGE PICK-UP TRUCK OR MY CHEVY IMPALA IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED, HE ANSWERED NO-WAY! I NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THE HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY OF THIS. THERE WAS NO WARNING POSTED IN THE VEHICLE, NOR ON THEIR WEBSITE. WE HOPE THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE WHO PERHAPS COULD NOT CONTROL THE SUV IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS. THANK YOU, I HAVE NEVER COMPLAINED BEFORE BUT I FELT THIS NECESSARY IN CASE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED. I DO NOT HAVE THE VIN NUMBER FOR THIS VEHICLE AS IT WAS TOWED AWAY AND TOTALED. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED IT, I HOPE WE CAN RE-COUP OUR DOWN-PAYMENT! THANK YOU AGAIN,[XXX], [XXX], CA [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 25-35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 25-35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT UNLATCHED UPON IMPACT, CAUSING PASSENGER TO BE THROWN FROM THE SEAT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 25-35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED FORWARD, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL AND REAR END COLLISIONS OF 40 MPH IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME.*AK

TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY GONE. VEHICLE WAS JUMPING FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL, AND REVVING 200 RPMS BY ITSELF. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK

THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WHEN PULLED ALL THE WAY OUT, TIGHTENS ADULT PASSENGER SO TIGHT AGAINST CHEST THAT THEY CAN NOT BREATHE, EACH MOVEMENT MAKES IT TIGHTEN MORE, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS SHORTER THAN THE OTHERS. NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN GOING UP OR DOWN A HILL THE FRONT END OF THE CAR SHAKES. *AK

TOLD TO CONTACT INSURANCE. REFUSED. TOLD MY FATHER I LIED AND A TREE OR SOMETHING ELSE HIT MY WINDSHIELD. PARENTS KEPT FIGHTING. MY MOTHER FINALLY TOLD THIS HAS HAPPENED TO TWO OTHERS. TOOK TO SHOP. (I WAS ON MY WAY TO COLLEGE WHEN IT HAPPENED). *AK

CAR HESISTATES WHEN ACCELARATING, RPM LEVEL DROPS SIGNIFICANTLY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN UPSHIFTING AND DOWNSHIFTING, THE GEARS GRIND EVEN IF CLUTCH IS FULLY DEPRESSED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN AND NEW COMPONENTS WERE INSTALLED UNDER A "CAMPAIGN" BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND I WILL SEE THE SERVICE MGR AGAIN TO DISCUSS WHAT FURTHER CAN BE DONE. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, 3 TIMES IT STAYED ON, AND ONCE EVERY WEEK IT FLICKERED. . DEALER HAS REPLACED FUELPUMP, SPARK PLUGS AND SPARK PLUG WIRE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REMEDY. TOLD CONSUMER NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. *AK

IGNITION COIL WENT OUT 3 DAYS AFTER VEHICLE PURCHASED. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 MORE TIMES.ALSO, FRONT END WILL SHAKE, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD JERK INTERMITTENTLY WHILE COASTING. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMERTHAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

REAR WINDOW EXPLODED AND CAUSED GLASS TO SHATTER FOR UNKNOWN REASON WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER TO CONTACT INSURANCE AGENCY. *AK *SLC