Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-11-06 | 01V346000 |
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 49,371 | — | Details |
| 2000-07-07 | 00V096001 |
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | 400 | — | Details |
| 2000-03-28 | 00V096000 |
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | 16,264 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HYUNDAI 5 SPEED SHUTS ITS ENGINE OFF AFTER 30 MINS OF DRIVING ON A FREEWAY AND HAZARDOUS TO DRIVER, THEN STEERING LOCKS… |
| 2013-05-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CARS FUEL TANK IS NOW GIVING ME PROBLEMS. WHEN I PULL UP TO THE PUMP GET GAS THE CAR SAYS ITS EMPTY BUT WHEN FUELING… |
| 2011-09-07 | WHEELS | No | 0 | MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL BROKE. THE WHEEL BROKE ALONG THE BOTTOM OF ALL … |
| 2011-04-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHE… |
| 2011-04-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER 5MPH AND ABOVE, T… |
| 2009-01-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI ACCENT. ALMOST TWO MONTHS AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE, THE E… |
| 2008-12-23 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN A LIGHT, RAINY DRIZZLE, THE CONTACT HE… |
| 2008-10-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | BOTH REAR DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE HANDLES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THEY BOTH FAILED DURING NORMAL … |
| 2008-06-16 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | ON JUNE 17 2008 AT 445PM, MY DAUGHTER WAS RETURNING HOME FROM SCHOOL IN HER 2000 HYUNDAI ONJ THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY… |
| 2008-02-08 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILE… |
| 2008-01-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE VEHI… |
| 2007-03-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LICENSE PLATE HOLDER ON THE VEHICLE HAD A DE… |
| 2007-02-02 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CHANGING GEARS WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT LET GO . I HAD NO MORE GEARS COULDN'T DRIVE. TURNS OUT THE SHIFTER ROD GOES INTO THE… |
| 2006-08-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THERE W… |
| 2005-12-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | JUNK! JUST OVER THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY AND JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE WENT WRONG. THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT… |
| 2005-11-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 01V346000 CONCERNING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THIS VEHICLE HAD … |
| 2005-10-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | RE: [XXX]; 2000/ HYUNDAI/ACCENT FAILED AUTO TRANSMISSION OCTOBER 17, 2005: DROVE VEHICLE TO DENNY HECKER DODGE HYUNDAI… |
| 2005-08-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A HYUNDAI ACCENT 2000 3 DOOR HATCHBACK IN MAY HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM FLUSHED OUT $500 CALLED HYUNDAI… |
| 2005-07-24 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | FRONT END CAR ACCIDENT AT 70 MPH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM |
| 2005-01-05 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. DRIVER TRIED TO RE… |
| 2004-12-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON, RESULTING IN MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. … |
| 2004-09-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY. AS A RESULT, SPEED DECREASED THEN SUDDENLY VEHICLE SURGED … |
| 2004-08-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WE WERE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ANYTHING, THE VEHICLE DIED. WHEN WE O… |
| 2004-05-13 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER WAS CHECKING THE OIL UNDER THE HOOD WHEN THE HOOD FELL DOWN ONTO HIS HEAD. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. … |
| 2004-03-08 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | RECALL 00V096 000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY. THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER ON DRIVER'S SIDE WOULD INTERMITTENT… |
| 2004-03-05 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 20 MPH AND WAS STRUCK BY A TRUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE SPIN AROUND, AND WAS STRUCK AGAI… |
| 2004-02-02 | VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | WINDSHILED CONTROL ARM ON STEERING WHEEL BROKE IN HALF WHILE ACTIVATING WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID. THIS HAS OCCURED 2 TIM… |
| 2003-10-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT GEARSHIFT WILL NOT DISENGAGE, CAUSING THE GEARSHIFT TO FAIL. *AK |
| 2003-10-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE JUMPED OUT GEAR WHILE PARKED ON THE STREET AND HIT A TREE. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TAKEN OUT. INSURANCE INFORME… |
| 2003-06-04 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NO… |
| 2003-05-29 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS INTO LOWER GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK |
| 2003-05-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | RIGHT SIDE HOOD HINGE BROKE. I HERD OTHER HYUNDAI ACCENT OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM . I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE HYUNDAI FOR… |
| 2003-03-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *NLM |
| 2003-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO MY DC-AREA HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP THAT MY CAR IS BURNING OR LEAKING OIL … |
| 2003-01-24 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY ACCENT IN 2001 AT 1 YEAR OLD, IT HAD 11,000 MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS LESS THAN 30,000 ON IT. YOU ADVERTISE 1… |
| 2003-01-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAVE A HYUNDAI ACCENT GL MODEL 2000. THE VEHICLE HAS RUN SO FAR 44000 MILES. I TRAVEL EVERY DAY ON FREEWAY 405 FOR … |
| 2002-11-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | THE FUEL PUMP TUBE POPPED OFF FOR THE SECOND TIME, THE FUEL GAUGE WENT FROM 3/4 FULL TO EMPTY, AFTER 40 HOURS OF HAVIN… |
| 2002-11-04 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKING, REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED WITH ANY REASON. DEALER AND INSURANCE HAS BEEN NOT… |
| 2002-08-09 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD, AS A RESULT … |
| 2002-07-16 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH ,AND BOTH … |
| 2002-06-19 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN 3RD GEAR. PH |
| 2002-05-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. SOON AFTER, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE… |
| 2002-05-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THROTTLE WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR .*AK |
| 2002-04-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HEARD A LOUD NOISE, VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A BEARING IN WATER PUMP THAT WENT BAD … |
| 2002-04-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DEALER NOTIFED AND INFORMED OF ALTERNATOR FAILURE. *AK *YH |
| 2002-02-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 1 | THE SEAT BELT FAILED DURING AN ACCIDENT AND THE CONSUMER PROPELLED FORWARD INTO THE WINDSHIELD, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SO… |
| 2002-01-24 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 20-25 MPH, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUFFERED NECK AND BACK… |
| 2001-12-28 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | Yes | 0 | HOOD LATCH FAILED AS CAR WAS TRAVELING ON A MAJOR US INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATEL 55 MPH. THE HOOD CAME OPEN, ,CAUSING TH… |
| 2001-12-04 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 8 MPH IN A PARKING LOTVEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUS… |
| 2001-11-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS | No | 0 | REAR BRAKES WERE SQUEALING, AND CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN TO PUT REAR DUST COVER OVER BRAKES, ALSO REAR BRAKES STARTED H… |