1996 HYUNDAI ACCENT Complaints

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER FOR FRONT COIL SPRINGS. SINCE RECEIVING RECALL LETTER, THE PARTS HAVE BEEN UNAVAILABLE. WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO GET VEHICLE SERVICED, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT THEY HAD THE PARTS, AND CONSUMER NEEDED TO GET OIL CHANGE ALONG WITH ROUTINE CHECK-UP. AFTER FINISHING WITH THE ROUTINE CHECK-UP, DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE PARTS. *AK

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE UPON ACCELERATION. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD CRACKING NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE RIGHT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH THE VEHICLE HITA DEER AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, NO INJURIES. *AK

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. THE HEADLIGHTS/ AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER AND RADIO ARE INOPERABLE. DEALER STATES THE STARTER RELAY SWITCH CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT. NO FUSES BLOWN. ALL OTHER LIGHTS WORK, REPAIRWORK BEING DONE AT CONSUMER'S COST.*AK

VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD-ON AT 30 MPH BY A TRUCK AND NEITHER DRIVER'S NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. AFTER BEING HIT, THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND HIT A TREE AND STILL NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *AK

UPON HITTING APOTHOLE, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BREAKING PASSENGER'S RIGHT HAND, AS WELL AS HITTING DRIVER ON LEFT ARM AND BURNIN GHIS SHIRT.

MASTER CYLINDER WITH THE CLUTCH WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT LESS THAN 5 MPH. DEALER CONTACTED AND REPAIR WORK WAS DONE. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL LOCK UP, AND WILL NOT COME OUT, ALLOWING CONSUMER TO USE. DEALER CONTACTED. DEALER REPAIRED SEAT BELT, AND THREE MONTHS LATER PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 55MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK