2000 HYUNDAI ACCENT Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO ACTIVATE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE DISCONNECTED AT THE BALL JOINT AND MOTOR. THE FAILURE IS IDENTICAL TO THE ONE MENTIONED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V096000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 112,000.

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LICENSE PLATE HOLDER ON THE VEHICLE HAD A DESIGN DEFECT. THE SCREWS THAT HELD THE BOLTS IN PLACE WERE LOCATED ON THE INSIDE OF THE BUMPER WHICH WAS INACCESSIBLE WITHOUT TAKING THE BUMPER OFF. THE SCREWS EVENTUALLY RUSTED, AND WHEN THEY NEEDED TO BE REMOVED THEY BROKE OFF IN THE HOLE, WHICH MADE IT NECESSARY FOR A MECHANIC TO REPAIR AT A COST UPWARDS OF $100.00. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 63,000.*AK UPDATE 5/3/07*TR

CHANGING GEARS WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT LET GO . I HAD NO MORE GEARS COULDN'T DRIVE. TURNS OUT THE SHIFTER ROD GOES INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND IS HELD IN PLACE WITH A SHEAR PIN. SHEAR PIN BROKE I HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION PINS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BREAK ACCORDING TO A HYUNDAI MECHANIC. BUT LATELY THEY HAVE HAD A FEW VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. IT COST ME 900 BECAUSE OF A PIN THAT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BREAK. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING . I HOPE YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF ALL POWER. AFTER A SHORT WHILE, THE ENGINE RESTARTED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - *NM

FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO MY DC-AREA HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP THAT MY CAR IS BURNING OR LEAKING OIL BUT THEY FAILED TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM, APPARENTLY TO AVOID FIXING IT UNDER THE WARRANTY. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR ME TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE BUT HYUNDAI WILL NOT HONOR ITS MUCH HYPED WARRANTY AND FIX MY CAR AND EVEN THE DISTRICT OFFICE INSISTS THAT I KEEP DRIVING IT FOR ITS THIRD AND *UNNECESSARY* OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. PREVIOUSLY MY ENGINE FAILED LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE UTAH DESERT FOLLOWING WORK ON MY CAR BY TWO OTHER HYUNDAI DEALERS TO AVOID FIXING MY CAR BEFORE ITS FIRST WARRANTY PERIOD EXPIRED. HYUNDAI LIES ABOUT ITS WARRANTY: IT PROMISES THE WORLD ON TV ADS AND RENEGES IN PRIVATE.

FRONT END CAR ACCIDENT AT 70 MPH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM

JUNK! JUST OVER THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY AND JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE WENT WRONG. THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. THE EXHAUST BROKE APART ON THE FLEX PIPE. IT'S ALL ONE PIECE AND COSTS $850 JUST FOR PARTS. ONE OUT OF TWO O2 SENSORS ARE BAD AT $200 A POP! FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WENT; ONE SEIZED UP AND ONE WAS WOBBLING LOOSE AT $200 EACH. FRONT AND REAR BRAKES BOTH WENT AT ONCE, ROTORS AND ALL. ALTERNATOR ALSO WENT BAD WHICH LEAD TO NEW BATTERY. GAS MILEAGE WENT DOWN TO 28 MPG. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN MAINTAINED ON A REGULAR BASIS AND I'M STILL LOSING GAS MILEAGE. OVER ALL I THINK I HAVE PAID FOR THIS CAR AT LEAST TWICE!. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 01V346000 CONCERNING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THIS VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THE DEFECT AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. UPDATED 01/06/06. *JB

I BOUGHT MY ACCENT IN 2001 AT 1 YEAR OLD, IT HAD 11,000 MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS LESS THAN 30,000 ON IT. YOU ADVERTISE 100,000 MILES. YOU DON'T SAY IT IS THE DRIVER YOU WARRANTY. I NOW SEEM TO HAVE A LOT OF THINGS WRONG WITH MY CAR THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOUND WHEN I HAD MY CHECK UP IN THE SPRING. I WANT TO KNOW WHY I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS NOT MY FAULT, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING THAT IS FAULTY. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER HYUNDAI. YOU DON'T STAND BY YOUR PRODUCT. *JB

RE: [XXX]; 2000/ HYUNDAI/ACCENT FAILED AUTO TRANSMISSION OCTOBER 17, 2005: DROVE VEHICLE TO DENNY HECKER DODGE HYUNDAI AT ROSEVILLE, MINNESOTA. REGULAR DRIVER , REPORTED TRANSMISSION ACTING UP, SHIFTING ERRATICALLY,DOWNSHIFT HARD. CAR JERK FORWARD AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. SERVICED OCTOBER 17 AT COST $ 560.97. IN DEALERS INVOICE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WERE NOTED: "FAILED TRANS RANGE SWITCH; FAILED TRANS PULSE GENERATORS;SCAN FOR CODES=P0700 TR SWITCH-SHORT;P0722 OUTPUT SPD (PG-B)OPEN/SHORT. THE SAME INVOICE REPORTED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL AND CONDITION WERE POOR". AFTER 3 WEEKS WHILE ON INTERSTATE 90 TRYING TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 50 MPH DAUGHTER REPORTS CAR STRAINED BUT COULD NOT GET INTO A HIGHER GEAR. "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN. SAME PROBLEMS. FAILURE TO ACCELERATE FOR MERGING SAFETY HAZARD .STOPPED DRIVING VEHICLE. TOOK CAR TO LOCAL GARAGE FOR SECOND OPINION. MECHANIC REPORTED :TRANSMISSION 1-2 SHIFT IS OK BUT 2-3 SHIFTS ARE VERY LATE AND ERRATIC. TRANSMISSION HAS HARD DOWNSHIFTS AND STARTS OUT IN SECOND AT TIMES. TRANSMISSION FLUID IS TWO QUARTS OVER-FILLED AND IS DARK. TRANSMISSION FLUID STINKS, LIKE LOTS OF ADDITIVE HAS BEEN ADDED. TRANSMISSION IS VERY NOISY WHEN IN PARK AND NEUTRAL AND HAS A GRINDING NOISE. GOES AWAY IN REVERSE. PASSED INFORMATION TO HYUNDAI'S DEALER NOVEMBER 9. ASKED TO BRING CAR IN. NOVEMBER 11 PHONE CALL FROM DEALER WHO SAID TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. NEW TRANSMISSION COST $ 2,200. CORRESPONDED WITH BOTH HYUNDAI'S CALIFORNIA HEADQUARTERS AND DEALER AND ASKED TO TAKE CARE PARTICULARLY SINCE MILEAGE ON ODOMETER WAS JUST BELOW 60,000 MILES. DEALER REFUSED AND ARGUED 2ND OWNER WARRANT EXPIRED AFTER 60 MONTHS. HAVE NOT HEARD FROM HYUNDAI RENEWED DEMAND . ALSO DEMANDED HYUNDAI TO ADVISE, BASIS THEIR RECORDS, WHETHER MOTOR VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECTIFIED FOR DEFECTS WHICH WERE THE SUBJECT OF SEVERAL TSB'S. HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE. *JB UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B