2000 HYUNDAI ACCENT Complaints

WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP ENGINE WOULD REV UP BUT TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE. PH

I HAVE A HYUNDAI ACCENT GL MODEL 2000. THE VEHICLE HAS RUN SO FAR 44000 MILES. I TRAVEL EVERY DAY ON FREEWAY 405 FOR MY WORK FROM NORTHRIDGE TO CULVER CITY. THIS CAR HAS CHRONIC POWER PROBLEMS. EVEN WHEN I PRESS THE GAS, CAR DOES NOT PICK UP AS EXPECTED. IN OTHER WORDS, THE CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN SMOOTHLY. I HAVE REPORTED THIS MATTER MANY TIME TO HYUNDAI DEALERS AND THEY DO NOT SEEMS TO BE SERIOUS IN ATTENDING TO THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS THE OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS VEHICLE. AS I AM REQUIRED TO CONSTANTLY APPLY PRESSURE ON THE GAS, I HAVE DEVELOPED PAIN IN MY LEGS AND SHOULDERS. IT IS STRESSFUL TO CONCENTRATE ON THE FREE TRAFFIC WITH THIS PROBLEM IN THE VEHICLE. I REQUEST YOU TO HELP ME FIXING THIS PROBLEM FROM THE MANUFACTURERS. THANKS. *NLM

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60-65MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AND DOWN SHIFTED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. SCC

THE FUEL PUMP TUBE POPPED OFF FOR THE SECOND TIME, THE FUEL GAUGE WENT FROM 3/4 FULL TO EMPTY, AFTER 40 HOURS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE FUMIGATED, THERE WAS STILL A SMELL OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE. TS *JB

CONSUMER STATES WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKING, REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED WITH ANY REASON. DEALER AND INSURANCE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

THE SEAT BELT FAILED DURING AN ACCIDENT AND THE CONSUMER PROPELLED FORWARD INTO THE WINDSHIELD, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SOME INJURIES. *YH

MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED 7 TIMES AND REPLACED 4. IT IS STILL PRESENTLY SLIPPING. THE FACTORY REP. WAS OF NO HELP HOWEVER, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT COLLEGE PARK HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY POLITE AND UNDERSTANDING. SAM CARLIN, JIM THOMAS, AND JEFF PELERUZZI. DISPITE ALL THAT HAS BEEN DONE MY CAR DOES NOT AND HAS NOT RUN RIGHT. MIGHT I SAY ALSO THAT I GOT MY OIL CHANGE AND BECAUSE IT WAS DONE IMPROPERLY MY ENGINE BLOW IN THE MIDDLE OF ROUTE 50. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO PAY FOR MY LOSE AND SUFFERING.*AK

CONSUMER WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD, AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, DURING THIS ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, THE SEAT BELT ALSO FAILED TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE DRIVER AND AS A RESULT THE DRIVE WAS THROWN INTO THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERING IT, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD. *AK *NLM

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH ,AND BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING CHECKED BY DEALER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. SOON AFTER, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER, LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND ADDED WATER TO ENGINE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR VEHICLE DUE TO NO RADIATOR CAP. THE CAP WAS ON WHEN THE VEHICLE BLEW UP. *AK THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE WATER PUMP FROZE AND BURNED THE MOTOR. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. *JG