1996 Hyundai Accent complaints

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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 .

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.

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.

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