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1998 Hyundai Accent

Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
47
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2000-10-02 00V314001 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY 66,086 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2014-03-14 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 ON YOUR WEB SITE I FOUND OUT THERE IS A RECALL ON MY CAR(FUEL TANK)IF MY MECHANIC FIX IT WILL THE MANUFACTURE REIMBURSE…
2006-04-01 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF RAW GASOLINE IN HER VEHICLE. SHE TOOK…
2004-09-05 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 A CRACK WAS PRODUCED IN THE FUEL TANK. AS A RESULT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND FUEL FUMES SEEPED THROUGH THE PASSE…
2004-08-17 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 A RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED, AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE FUEL FILTER CAP REPLACEMENT, THE DEALER R…
2004-07-11 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (50-75 MPH) THE OVERDRIVE WOULD DISSENGAGE. IN TURRN THE RPM WOULD RAMP UP. THIS WOULD …
2004-04-03 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND EACH TIME I WOULD STATE HOW THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL, T…
2003-12-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 50 MY RPM IS AROUND 4000 A FEW MONTHS LATER DECEMBER 2003 TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. NOW J…
2003-10-12 SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER No 0 THE REAR SEAT BELTS DON'T EXTRACT. DRIVERS SIDE HAS BEEN REPLACE THREE TIMES, JUST REPLACED AND WITHIN A WEEK WAS DOIN…
2003-06-30 STRUCTURE No 0 DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND I AM CONCERNED IF THIS CRACK WILL AFFECT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. *JB
2003-06-18 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE JERKED THEN CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP AND COULD NOT BE MOVED. *AK *CB *NLM
2002-12-05 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN THE GEARS WERE CHANGED, THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*JB
2002-09-14 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETER STATING IF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES IF A CRACK DEVELOPES IN FUEL TANK. CONSUMER…
2002-09-01 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 WHILE DRIVING WAS SMELLING GAS COMING FROM VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE CHECKED BY MECHANIC, WHO COULD NOT DETERMINE …
2002-04-20 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN STOP IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHIC…
2001-06-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS No 0 WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS WENT DIM AND POWER DIED ON VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. PLEASE PRO…
2001-06-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE No 0 PLASTIC SEAT BELT "CASING" (THAT CONTAINS THE ACTUAL SEAT BELT) OF RARELY USED FRONT PASSENGER BELT HAS CRACKED WITHOUT…
2001-05-15 UNKNOWN OR OTHER Yes 0 PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JUNE, 1998. FROM DATE OF PURCHASE, ENGINE CHECK SENSOR WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON FOR A WHILE.…
2001-03-19 EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER No 0 CONSUMER HAD BEEN HAVING SOME PROBLEM WITH AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER FAN. THEY HAD STOPPED WORKING. *AK
2001-03-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY VEHICLE SHUT OFF. OIL LIGHT AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE …
2001-02-09 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 WHILE TRAVELING AT 62 MPH ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT HAD HAZARD LIGHTS ON. CONSUMER TRIED TO GO AROUND, THERE WAS SNOW ON …
2001-02-05 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR A FAULTY AR CRACKED GAS TANK BUT THE DEALER ONLY REPLACED THE GAS CAP, THE INVOI…
2000-11-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 WHEN I TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE KEY TURNS BACK AND TURNS THE WHOLE ENGINE OFF, IT WENT OUT ON THE FREEW…
2000-09-15 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND THE GEARS STICKS SOMETIMES. LOW FUEL LIGHT, STOPPED OPERATING/ENGINE OIL SPOT UNDE…
2000-05-03 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 WAS DRIVING VEHICLE & LOST CONTROL. HIT A DITCH HEAD-N. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE ROLLED OVER SEV…
2000-02-02 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 MOMENTARY ENG.SHUT DOWN/CHECK ENG.LIGHT ON.RESUMES WITHOUT RESTARTING.CHECK ENG.LIGHT GOES OFF. *AK
2000-01-25 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 PRIOR TO THE RECALL, CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, THE FUEL FILTER CAP WAS REPLACED, HO…
1999-07-05 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FUSE BOX DID NOT HAVE THE AIRBAG FUSE IN…
1999-06-21 WHEELS No 0 REAR WHEEL HAD SMOKE COMING FROM T UNDER THE CARRAIGE. *AK
1999-05-10 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH DRIVER COULD STEP ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, BUT VEHICLE WOULD STALL, AND THIS HAPPENED A…
1999-02-19 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH No 0 GEARSHIFT JUMPS OUT OF REVERSE.
1998-12-23 STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS No 0 RUBBING OF THE POWER STEERING LINES CAUSING GEARS TO GRIND.
1998-11-30 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON . VEHICLE REDUCES IN SPEED WITH A VERY HARD JOLT. THIS ALL…
1998-11-27 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 CAR SEEMS TO "HIC-CUP" - THE ENGINE SEEMS TO "SHUT OFF" AND "TURN ON" AGAIN FOR A SECOND OR TWO WHILE DRIVING. AS THIS…
1998-11-15 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 ENGINE CONTROL MONITOR MELTED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED ODOM…
1998-09-28 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY No 0 BATTERY DEAD ON THREE OCCASIONS.
1998-03-10 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD SQUEALING SOUND WHEN THE BRAKE…
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 WHILE ACCELERATING THERE IS A LOUD BANGING NOISE LIKE THE VEHICLE IS BEING KICKED IN THE REAR, AND ENGINE IS STALLING. …
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 THE STARTER WAS REPLACED SIX TIMES, THE TRANSMISSION, FRONT BRAKES, OUTER TIE RODS AND THE ENGINE WERE ALL REPLACED. *…
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 CONSUMER'S ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR DAYS, TAKES VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY'VE REPROGRAMED THE DASH E…
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 THE ENGINE WILL CUT OFF AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, CAUSING THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT TO COME ON. AT THIS POINT THE CAR WILL EIT…
UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND REMAIN. IT THEN, WENT OUT BUT WOULD COME BACK ON. HAVE …
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WOULD KEEP SLIPPING. ALSO, ENGINE WOULD KEEP REVVING. RPMS WOULD GO UP WHILE AT A STOP LIGH…
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 THIS WAS A PROGRAM CAR. I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS REPEATEDLY WITH THIS CAR. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT, IT S…
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP No 0 WHEN FILLING UP GAS TANK GASOLINE NOZZLE WILL SHUT OFF ALMOST AS THERE IS TOO MUCH PRESSURE. *AK GAS CAP WAS CHANGED…
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE CAN BE LEFT IN ANY POSITION AND IT WILL ROLL BACKWARDS. *AK
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 WHILE TRAVELING AND MAKING A SUDDEN STOP CONUSMER'S VEHICLE RUNNING INTO TAIL END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AI…
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 NHTSA RECALL 00V314001 FUEL TANK; EASTRIDGE AUTO PLEX IN CASPER WY., THE CONSUMER WAS ASKED TO MAKE 2 TRIPS, ONE TRIP F…