Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Hyundai Accent.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-09-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LATCHES ON ALL FOUR DOORS OF THE VEHICLE … |
| 2007-12-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DEAR SIR I WOULD LIKE TO BRING THE SURPRISING ISSUE IN FRONT OF YOU RELATED TO HYUNDAI ACCENT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FO… |
| 2007-01-03 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE HITTING ROTOR CRACKING THE ROTOR REPLACED ALL AFFECTED PARTS AT OUR OWN EXPENSE REPLACED … |
| 2004-09-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE SMELL OF FUEL PROMPTED THE CONSUMER TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER SINCE THERE WAS A FUEL TAN… |
| 2003-03-29 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CAR WAS RETURNED TO HYUNDAI UNDER WARRANTY IN JANUARY 2002. REPORTED TO HAVE A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER AND STARTER. BOTH R… |
| 2003-03-04 | STEERING | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. ALSO, CONSUMER S… |
| 2002-08-21 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL HEAVILY JERK AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT … |
| 2002-06-23 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | THE PARTS THAT BROKE WERE ON THE SWAY BAR WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE CONTROL ARM. *AK |
| 2002-03-05 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE STOPPING, WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND PUSHED FORWARD, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER INJURED AND VEHICL… |
| 2001-11-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 55MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIO… |
| 2001-06-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | ENGINE WILL TURN OVER BUT NOT START THIS HAPPENS SEV TIMES. *AK |
| 2001-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK |
| 2001-04-27 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WE WERE LEAVING FOR VACATION IN NEW JERSEY, DRIVING WESTBOUND ON I-26, AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT, JUST EAST OF THE ST. … |
| 2001-04-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-03-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WATER PUMP AND HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK |
| 2001-02-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON A CITY STREET AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOAD. ALSO, THERE WAS A GASOLINE SMELL AN… |
| 2001-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | FOR THE PC SYSTEM PROBLEM, I HAD NOTICED THAT THE PC VALVE WAS LEAKING OIL AROUND IT, SO I REPLACED THE COMPONENT ON MA… |
| 2000-08-25 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. DRIVER'S SIDE IMPACT. PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FIRST. DRIVER,… |
| 2000-06-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH APPLIED BRAKES, AND THEY FELT VERY MUSHY. CONSUMER'S HUSBAND TOOK OVER & DROVE VEHI… |
| 2000-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE SOMETIMES IT MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE OR IT WILL NOT START AT ALL. CONSUMER HAS HAD 2 S… |
| 2000-03-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | ON OR ABOUT MARCH 4, 2000, THE SUBJECT VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT, AT WHICH TIME THE DRIVER REAR ENDED AN… |
| 1999-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | CAR LOT HAS ALREADY REPLACED O2 SENSOR TWICE, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STILL COMES ON. *AK |
| 1999-06-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | No | 0 | THE TWO LONG ARMS ON EACH SIDE OF THE HATCHBACK WINDOWS, LIKE TWO STRUTS, HAVE A BLACK OILY SUBSTANCE COMING OUT OF TH… |
| 1999-06-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE HESITATES WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED, DEALER HAS REPLACED VACUUM LINES, COIL PACK, HOSES, CRANK SENSOR BUT… |
| 1998-12-18 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | DEALER IS NOT HONORING MFR. RECALL NOTICE REGARDING CORROSION OF FRONT COIL SPRINGS. *AK |
| 1998-11-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE TOOK OFF BACKWARDS WHEN IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED ON, AND HIT ANOTHER CAR. INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN, AND DEALER… |
| 1998-09-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH WHEN HE REAR ENDED A PONTIAC. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG SLOWLY INFLATED.… |
| 1998-09-12 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | BESIDES THE CLUTCH I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES, SUN VISOR,THE TRUNK LIGHT AND WITH THE CAR STARTING. *MJS |
| 1998-07-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED OR SLOWS DOWN IT STALLS. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE 4 TIMES. *AK |
| 1998-06-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINTING OF VEHICLE KEEP CUTTING OFF AND STALLING WHILE DRIVING, THREE TIME VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER … |
| 1998-06-11 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC FRONT SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT RELEASE AFTER BEING LOCKED. ALSO, CLUTCH FELL OUT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. VEHICLE L… |
| 1998-05-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | ALL OF THE STRUTS HAVE GONE BAD ON VEHICLE . THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 1998-04-03 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | GREASE FROM FITTINGS FOR MASTER CYLINDER FOR CLUTCH GETS IN FLUID CAUSING THE INABILITY TO SHIFT GEARS. MJS |
| 1998-04-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK |
| 1998-04-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF WHILE CONSUMER HAS OWNED VEHICLE. THIS OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN GAS TANK IS … |
| 1998-03-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN NOV 1997. THERE WAS A HESITATION PRETTY MUCH FROM THE START...REALLY APPARENT AT 7581. WE… |
| 1998-01-12 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | No | 0 | CONTAMINATED CLUTCH FLUID. BLED CLUTCH AND RESTORED CLUTCH PRESSURE. |
| 1997-10-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH , DOWNSHIFTING THE VEHICLE, THE GEARS STOPPED WORKING AND THE BRAKES W… |
| 1997-10-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (SOLENOID WIRE FELL OFF). |
| 1997-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE AND HAS BEEN REPLACED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO, ALL FOUR WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN… |
| 1997-08-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN PUTTING GAS INTO THE TANK THERE IS A GRIDING SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, AND THE ONLY THING THAT IS MOVING IS … |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CAR STALLS, RUNS ROUGH WHEN COMING TO A STOP. I BOUGHT IT FROM THE DEALER ON 9/17/99 FOR $8,068.96 INCLUDING FINANCE C… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION GEAR GETS STUCK IN PARK AND BECOMES DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO DRVE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND TOLD CONS… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHEN TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION ENGINE DOES NOT TURN OVER. DEALER HAS REPLACED STARTER/ COMPUTER AN D CRANKSHAFT,… |
| — | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY CAUSE PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT OR… |
| — | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | FRONT COIL SPRING HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE/MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS N… |
| — | AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | OWNER DENIED AN AIRBAG CUTOFF SWITCH BY MANUFACTURER. REQUEST WAS MADE TO ALLOW A TODDLER TO RIDE IN THE FRONT PASSENG… |
| — | STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM | No | 0 | I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR WHILE NOT FATAL AT THE PRESENT TIME COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN SOMET… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP.*AK |