Seats
Filed Jul 2, 2001KY
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
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2001 Hyundai Accent complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2001 record →
Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jun 27, 2001FL
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
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 25, 2001RI
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
Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage1 injured
Filed May 30, 2001AZ
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
Suspension › Front
Filed May 17, 2001MD
WHEN GOING UP OR DOWN A HILL THE FRONT END OF THE CAR SHAKES. *AK
Visibility › Windshield
Filed Apr 21, 2001MD
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
Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Apr 1, 2001FL
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Mar 24, 2001TX
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
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Mar 23, 2001NJ
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
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Mar 20, 2001NY
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
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 21, 2001RI
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
Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Dec 20, 2000MD
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
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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