Safety Score
56
Average
Recalls
4
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (4)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-10-06 | 98V245000 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | 64,967 | — | Details |
| 1996-07-01 | 96V113000 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | 23,070 | — | Details |
| 1995-03-03 | 95V043000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 5,306 | — | Details |
| 1995-01-20 | 95V003000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | 1,638 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 1995 Hyundai Accent. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 98V245000 (Suspen… |
| 2017-07-05 | WHEELS | No | 0 | RIM RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING TIRE TO GO FLAT. |
| 2007-02-19 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE LOWER FRONT CONTROL ARM CORRODED THROUGH AND BROKE. CAR WAS VERY UNSTABLE AND TIRES WORE DOW… |
| 2006-09-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, A CRACKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT LEFT END OF THE VEHICL… |
| 2005-02-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | No | 0 | NHTSA CAMPAIGN 95V00300; HYUNDAI ISSUED A HIGH/LOW DIMMER SWITCH RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, B… |
| 2004-12-07 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONT DRIVER AND … |
| 2004-06-29 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WAS LOCKING THE DOORS AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE DOORS DID NOT LOCK FROM THE INSIDE OR THE O… |
| 2004-04-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DURING SUMMER MONTHS, THE HIGH TEMPATURE EFFECTS MY 1995 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING FROM FIR… |
| 2004-01-19 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM CORRODED WITHOUT WARNING. RECALL 02V341000 WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUD… |
| 2003-12-22 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | Yes | 0 | THIS CAR HAD LESS THAN 40,000 MILES WHEN WE PURCHASED IT IN AUGUST, 2003. SINCE THAT TIME, BOTH OF THE FRONT DOOR HANDL… |
| 2003-12-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE MECHANIC NOT… |
| 2003-10-14 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL # 058 CONCERNING FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM: VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. DEALER INSPE… |
| 2003-09-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING FLUID. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDED FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM |
| 2003-07-28 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL 02-V-341-000: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, REGISTERED AND OPERATED IN THE STATE O.F NEW YORK. DURING … |
| 2003-07-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | INSIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE CRACKED ON ALL 4 DOORS. *AK |
| 2003-07-23 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING TIE ROD BROKE/ FRONT END BROKE, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD TO COLL… |
| 2003-06-24 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE UPPER BALL JOINT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE OFF. *AK |
| 2003-06-19 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | THE CONTROL ARMS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED, WHEN THE MECHANIC REMOVED THEM, THEY SNAPPED IN HALF. HYUNDAI FIXED IT UNDER A… |
| 2003-06-19 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE STEERING MECHANISM WAS WARPED AND CORRODED. *AK |
| 2003-04-17 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF ONLINE RESEARCH, I FIGURED OUT THAT MY CAR'S FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM RUSTED AND EVENTUALLY BROKE… |
| 2003-04-05 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | Yes | 0 | REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT OF CONTROL ARMS.*MR THE CONSUMER REPLACED BOTH CONTROL ARMS AFTER A MINOR CA… |
| 2003-04-05 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | Yes | 0 | LOWER CONTROL ARM RECALL NOTICE. *BF CONTROL ARM DROPPED DOWN CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE A… |
| 2003-03-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLES LOWER CONTROL ARM SNAPPED WITHOUT WARNING. *NLM |
| 2003-02-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | NHTSA#02-V-34-1000: THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE LOWER CONTROL ARM, HOWEVER CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN … |
| 2003-01-05 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | WHILE HAVING THE RECALL FOR THE FRONT CONTROL ARM DONE DEALERSHIP NOTICED THAT THE REAR CONTROL ARM THAT CONTROLS THE … |
| 2002-05-29 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | A FRAME COME LOOSE FROM BODY OF T VEHICLE. HAVE NO STEERING CONTROL.*AK |
| 2002-05-07 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | ON 8/28/01 I HAD TO HAVE THE RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM REPLACED BECAUSE IT RUSTED OUT FROM THE INSIDE OUT........ON 5/7/0… |
| 2002-04-20 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | WHILE MAKING A SLOW TURN THERE WAS A LOUD CRACKING SOUND, VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND LOWER CONTROL ARM ON RIGHT HAD ROTT… |
| 2002-02-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | Yes | 2 | WHEN HIT BY OTHER VEHICLE, SEAT BELT HOLDING CAR SEAT (WITH 14 MONTH OLD IN IT) RELEASED CAUSING CAR SEAT TO BE THROWN … |
| 2001-12-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | WHEN CHANGING BATTERY, AIRBAG LIGHT WILL COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF, CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO GET A… |
| 2001-07-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | FRONT FRAME CRACKED. ALSO, TIRES WORE OUT DUE TO MISALIGNMENT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK |
| 2001-06-07 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | HAVE OWNED THE 9195 ACCENT SINCE 2000. DRIVERS WINDOW HANDLE BROKE WITHIN 2 YEARS, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF WINDOW AS… |
| 2001-05-17 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | REAR WHEELS WOULD MAKE A RUMBLING NOISE WHEN COMING TO A STOP. ALSO REAR OF CAR WOULD SWAY WHEN COMING TO A STOP. WHE… |
| 2001-01-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THERE WERE BANGING AND KNOCKING NOISES COMING FROM THE STE… |
| 2000-10-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | THE LOWER CONTROL ARM RUSTED, WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING TO LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. TS *JB |
| 2000-08-31 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY BACK AND FORTH ALL OVER ROAD. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO … |
| 2000-08-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING AT 20 MPH FRONT INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION OR HE… |
| 2000-07-22 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | CAR NEVER IN ACCIDENT, FRAME FAILURE UNACCEPTABLE, DEALER STATES NOT REPAIRABLE. IF THIS OCCURRED AT HIGH SPEED WOULD … |
| 2000-07-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-06-25 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | DRIVER & PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITH MINOR IMPACT - 15MPH. *AK |
| 2000-04-06 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 30-35 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFI… |
| 2000-03-09 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION TRAVELING AT 50 MPH IN WHICH NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AI… |
| 2000-02-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL TO HAVE SHIELDS PLACED ON FRONT COIL SPRINGS TO PREVENT THE SPRINGS FROM POPPING OF THE TIR… |
| 1999-12-31 | TIRES | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR FAILURE TO START. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED INITALLY AFTER THE CAR STALLED AND… |
| 1999-10-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG SENOR LIGHT CAME ON/OFF. SEEKING INFORMATION ON THE SAFETY ISSUE CONCERNING THIS MATTER, WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF… |
| 1999-08-25 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | THE "K FRAME" WHICH SUPPORTS THE RIGHT SIDE SUSPENSION CAME OFF DUE TO WELDS BREAKING OFF. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED … |
| 1999-08-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | FRONT EXHAUST PIPE CRACKED. MJS |
| 1999-07-14 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | THE CONTROL ARM BOUNCES OUT OF PLACE, WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BE OUT OF ALIGNMENT/ TIRE TO BALD ON THE INSIDE, AND … |
| 1999-06-19 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE 1995 ACCENT ON THE SIDE, AND DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER SUSTAINEED IN… |
| 1999-01-11 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW IF DEALER SHOULD REPLACE FRONT COIL SPRING, AS WELL AS INSTALLING A SPRING GUIDE. CAN YOU HELP … |