Safety Score
76
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-12-20 | 02V341000 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | 46,828 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-04-27 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE LOWER CON… |
| 2007-09-24 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT STOPPE… |
| 2006-07-31 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, THE SERVICE DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL # 02V341000 FOR THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE VE… |
| 2006-02-27 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED FOR OTHER RECALLS, UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THE … |
| 2006-01-29 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | THERE WAS A RECALL ON A 96 HYUNDAI ACCENT, RECEIVED LETTER IN MAIL ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, TOOK CAR TO REPAIR CENTER AT TH… |
| 2005-01-09 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR, 4TH GEAR, OR REVERSE. (INTO ANY OF THE DOWN SHIFTING POSITIONS) THER… |
| 2003-10-07 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 98V245000 CONCERNING FRONT COIL SPRING. THE DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND… |
| 2003-09-18 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE. *AK RECALL#02V341000 *SCC *JB |
| 2003-07-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE. *AK |
| 2003-06-26 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED, THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME. *AK |
| 2003-06-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | MY CAR WITH VIN: [XXX] HAS THE PROBLEMS SPECIFIED IN RECALL #02V341000 LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM HAS BRO… |
| 2003-06-04 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING 30MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING STEERING WHEEL BROKE OFF. *AK |
| 2003-04-28 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1996 HYUNDIA ACCENT ,I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE 3 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER SAI… |
| 2003-04-12 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED WHEN THE DRIVER TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. *NLM *TS *JB |
| 2003-03-23 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL #02V341000 LOWER CONTROL ARM, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFI… |
| 2003-03-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL. THIS WAS PROBABLY CAUSED … |
| 2002-12-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WAS IN A CAR CRASH WHERE THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE STRUCK THE DRIVERS SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. WAS TRAVLING AT APROXI… |
| 2002-10-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, WHICH RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURIES.*JB |
| 2002-06-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | AT 50MPH THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 2001-10-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING TIRES WERE PULLING TO EACH SIDE, AND SPLITTING OUT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPAIRED … |
| 2001-06-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP TO ME WAS IN AUGUSTA GEORGIA. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP IN MY TOWN TOLD ME I NEEDED A TORK CONVERTER… |
| 2001-06-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND A TRACTOR WAS CHANGING LANES, AND HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY ROOM. TRACT… |
| 2001-01-11 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | Yes | 0 | LEFT FRONT LOWER COIL SPRING SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND WENT INTO GRASSY MEDIAN. NOTHING WAS … |
| 2000-10-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT CONSUMER WAS REARENDED AND PUSHED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIRBAGS EXPLO… |
| 2000-09-25 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, THEN PARKED VEHICLE. LATER, TRIED TO DRIVE AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT A … |
| 2000-09-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I HAVE THREE DOORS ON MY CAR THAT THE HANDLES HAVE BROKEN. I HAVE FIXED ONE BUT IT WAS TOO EXPENSIVE AND AFTER I FIXED… |
| 1999-10-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY ON RAINY NIGHT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE IN THE BRAKES. TRIED TO SLOW DOWN, APPLIED BRAKES AND… |
| 1999-10-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THREE OF INSIDE DOOR HANDLES DID NOT WORK. DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PREVIOUSLY BROKE . BUT HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY THE DEALER … |
| 1999-06-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT BOTH RESIDENTIAL & HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL CAUSING A RAC… |
| 1999-05-13 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | VEHICLE CONSTANTLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT MAKING IT HARD TO STEER.TIRES AND STRUTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AND PROBLEM IS STIL… |
| 1999-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURES CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCED SINCE OWNERSHIP. MJS |
| 1999-03-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | HYUNDAI IS MAKING ME PAY FOR THE SECOND REPLACEMENT AND WILL REIMBURSE THE PART 6 WEEKS LATER. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. |
| 1999-02-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON REPEATEDLY AFTER O2 SENSORS ARE CHANGED. WENT TO FOUR DEALERS NONE COULD FIX THE PROBLEM. … |
| 1999-02-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | KNOB TO OPEN UP DOOR WOULD BREAK IF CONSUMER PULLED ON IT TOO HARD. IT CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM INSIDE. CONTACTED DE… |
| 1998-12-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER FOR FRONT COIL SPRINGS. SINCE RECEIVING RECALL LETTER, THE PARTS HAVE BEEN UNAV… |
| 1998-11-16 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH THE VEHICLE HITA DEER AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, PROBL… |
| 1998-10-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD CRACKING NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE VIBRA… |
| 1998-09-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD-ON AT 30 MPH BY A TRUCK AND NEITHER DRIVER'S NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. AFTER BEING HI… |
| 1998-09-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. THE HEADLIGHTS/ AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER AND RADIO ARE INOPERABLE. DEALER STATES THE STARTER … |
| 1998-07-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THE IMPACT BEAM WAS NOT ON CORRECTLY. WHEN DRIVER'S DOOR IS CLOSED, IT WOULD RATTLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR DOOR. P… |
| 1998-07-05 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 55MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. … |
| 1998-06-12 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | No | 0 | MASTER CYLINDER WITH THE CLUTCH WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT LESS THAN 5 MPH. DEALER CONTACTED AND REPAIR WOR… |
| 1998-06-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 1998-04-29 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | LEFT REAR TAIL LAMP LENS BROKEN . |
| 1998-04-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | UPON HITTING APOTHOLE, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BREAKING PASSENGER'S RIGHT HAND, AS WELL AS HITTING DRIVER ON LEFT ARM … |
| 1998-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL LOCK UP, AND WILL NOT COME OUT, ALLOWING CONSUMER TO USE. DEALER CONTACTED. DEALER R… |
| 1997-12-30 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR RECALLED (97V026) AND REPAIRED BUT FAILED 3 MORE TIME AFTER REPAIR WHICH RESULTS IN POOR VISIBIL… |
| 1997-11-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG, CAUSING ACCIDENT. |
| 1997-11-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT DRIVER'S AIR BAG , CAUSED DRIVER TO CRASH INTO CURVE AND THEN A TREE. THE HAT GASES EMINATING FROM T… |
| 1997-09-27 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | AUTOMOBILE STALLED OUT, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE RECEIVED. *AK |