2000 HYUNDAI ACCENT Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THROTTLE WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR .*AK

VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DEALER NOTIFED AND INFORMED OF ALTERNATOR FAILURE. *AK *YH

VEHICLE LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55 MPH, DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE TRANSMISSION.*AK. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE HAS LOCKED UP 3 TIMES PREVIOUSLY.*JB

WHILE DRIVING HEARD A LOUD NOISE, VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A BEARING IN WATER PUMP THAT WENT BAD AND WENT OUT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE CONSUMER CAN HEAR A LOUD CLICKING WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ENGINE LOCKED AND SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. ALSO, THE BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY HARD TO PUSH DOWN. THE TIRES GET VERY HOT. TOOK TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND PROBLEM IS STILL NOT RESOLVED.. NLM

10 - 12 MILE PER HOUR WINDS CAN BLOW THIS VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THIS VEHICLE IS TOO LIGHT. SEMI-TRUCKS PASSING, CAN PUSH YOU OFF THE ROAD. *JG

HINGES ON HOOD HAVE CRACKED, CAUSING HOOD TO ONLY OPEN 6 INCHES. DEALER SAYS WHOLE HOOD ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 20-25 MPH, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUFFERED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME.*AK

HOOD LATCH FAILED AS CAR WAS TRAVELING ON A MAJOR US INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATEL 55 MPH. THE HOOD CAME OPEN, ,CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND HIT 2 CONCRETE BARRIERS. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS INJURED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 8 MPH IN A PARKING LOTVEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED INTO A PARKING SPACE ONLY TO FIND THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED AND CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION. *AK