Owners filed 22 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › automatic transmission. It has been recalled 1 time.
What fails
Component
Reports
Crashes
Fires
Injuries
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
4
0
0
0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
3
1
0
0
Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
2
0
0
0
Seat Belts
2
0
0
1
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
2
0
0
0
Suspension › Front › Control Arm
1
0
0
0
Structure › Body › Door
1
0
0
0
Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Hose, Piping, and Connections
1
0
0
0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
1
0
0
0
Seats
1
0
0
0
1 safety recall
Part 573 reports
Seat Belts93V196000
Filed Nov 29, 1993100,000 vehiclesHyundai Motor America
Defect. THE MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT CAN TRAVEL SLOWLY OR CHATTER IN THE TRACK AND MAY EVENTUALLY STOP TRACKING AND BECOME INOPERATIVE.
Risk. SLOWING, CHATTERING, OR FAILURE OF THE MOTORIZED SHOULDERBELT MAY DISCOURAGE USE OF THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURYIN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL LUBRICATE THE TRACK ASSEMBLY AND, IF ANY SYSTEMS ARE FOUND INOPERATIVE, THE SYSTEM WILL BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED, AS REQUIRED.
What owners reported
Newest filings
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl)
Filed Jul 5, 200394,600 milesVA
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REPAIR PLACE SAYS IT WAS A PREMATURE MECHANICAL FAILURE. POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE PARTS.*AK
Seat Belts
Filed Jun 29, 2000WA
WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT WOULD ENGAGE. HOWEVER, WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT WOULD DISENGAGE. *AK
Seats
Filed Jul 7, 1998PA
WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S BASE CRACKED HORIZONTALLY, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO FALL BACKWARDS UNEXPECTEDLY, ALMOST CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Apr 30, 1998CD
HOOD LATCH FAILED.
Suspension › Front › Control Arm
Filed Jun 17, 1997CA
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT OR ABOUT 25-35 MPH LOWER CONTROL ARM SHEERED ON DRIVER'S SIDE BEHIND THE BALL JOINT BENDING UPPER STRUT PULLING THE AXEL CLEAN OUT OF TRANSMISSION. CON NOT CONTACT THE MANF.
Seat Belts1 injured
Filed Jan 17, 1997NC
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT BROKE LOOSE FROM TRACK DURING COLLISION, RESULTING IN INJURY/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS.
Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage1 injured
Filed Jan 9, 1997NC
UPON IMPACT SEATBELT SEPARATED FROM TRACK/ANCHOR, CAUSING INJURY.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Dec 10, 1996UT
BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED AT 30 MPH, RESULTING IN A CRASH DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Oct 10, 1996IL
PURCHASED CAR USED, WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY MAKE NOISE . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Hose, Piping, and Connections
Filed May 8, 1996VA
FLUID LEAKS DEVELOPED IN POWER STEERING UNIT, CAUSING IT TO CRACK. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Nov 1, 1995CA
CONTINUOUS BRAKE PROBLEMS AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS. *SD
Interior Lighting
Filed Sep 22, 1995MN
DOME LIGHT FAILED.
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 27, 1995MD
AUTO-TRANSMISSION WILL DROP OUT OF GEAR. SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED (3) TIMES WITH FOURTH EXPERIENCING SAME FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 13, 1995TX
TRANSMISSION PULSE GENERATOR FAILED, CAUSING CAR TO DOWNSHIFT HARD WHILE DRIVING, JERK HARD WHEN ACCELERATING. *SD
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 24, 1995TX
TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS VIOLENTLY, THEN SHIFTS BACK INTO HIGHER GEAR WITH A VIOLENT JERK, CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL. *DSH
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed May 1, 1995MA
TIMING BELT BROKE, HAD TO HAVE ENGINE REBUILT. TT
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 1, 1995NY
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SKD
Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
Filed Apr 5, 1995NY
VEHICLES RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM CRACKED IN HALF WHILE DRIVING ON 10-15-93 AND 3-30-95. TT
Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
Filed Mar 31, 1995NY
RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM CRACKED IN HALF, RESULTED IN HARD CONTROL, REPLACE LOWER CONTROL ARM TWICE. TT
Structure › Body › Door
Filed Mar 28, 1995NY
REAR LEFT DOOR POWER LOCKS JAMS/STICKS AFTER LOCKING; POWER LOCKS INOPERATIVE ON THE OTHER DOORS. TT
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.
Most recent recall on file: Nov 29, 1993. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.