2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT Complaints

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

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