Safety Score
74
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2002 Hyundai Accent.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I GOT THIS CAR IN 2015 AND IT KEEP FAILING THE STATE OF OHIO VECHICLE INSPECTION E-CHECK TEST AND THE SAME CODE KEEPS C… |
| 2017-11-18 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | HAVING THE VEHICLE STATIONARY, I JACKED IT UP TO DO SOME BRAKE WORK IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS … |
| 2017-06-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE CONTACT… |
| 2016-09-13 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 0 | THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS HAVE RUSTED THROUGH COMPLETELY AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH NO INJURIES OR MAJOR DAMAGE. DR… |
| 2016-05-24 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN PUTTING GAS IN THE CAR, THE FUEL PUMP CLICKS OFF EVERY 10 CENTS OR SO AS IF THE TANK IS FULL BUT IT IS NOT. SOMETI… |
| 2015-05-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HEARD SOMETHING SCRAPPING AND VEHICLE QUIT MOVING HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF A DANGEROUS CUR… |
| 2015-04-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF INTERSTATE 76 AT ROUTE 14 AFTER DRIVING THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MPH. I CAME DOWN THE RAMP AN… |
| 2015-02-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I GOT AN ALIGNMENT AND ALL NEW TIRES. I WAS PULLED IN THE GARAGE TO FIND OUT THERE WAS RUST HOLES IN THE FRONT END OF … |
| 2015-02-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL WOULD LEAK FROM THE FILLER NECK ONTO THE … |
| 2014-10-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT. I WENT TO PUT IT IN PARK, BUT THE CAR WOULD ONLY GO IN REVERSE. I WAS GOING FORWARD IN DRI… |
| 2014-04-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | I WAS ON A SIDE STREET, THANK GOD. ON MY WAY TO THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD A HORRIBLE SCRATCHING, METAL CRUNCHING NOISE. … |
| 2013-05-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE I HAVE FELT THAT I HAVE BEEN LEADING UP TO THE PROBLEM THAT I AM ABOUT TO LIST FOR OVER A YEAR WITH WHINING IN TH… |
| 2013-03-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. YOU CAN'T PUT GAS INTO IT WITHOUT THE PUMP STOPPING APPROXIMATELY… |
| 2013-02-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE GAS TANK WILL NOT ACCEPT FUEL AT A REASONABLE FLOW FROM A PUMP. IT TRIPS THE SHUT OFF EARLY. SOMETIMES FUEL SPLASHE… |
| 2012-08-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUE… |
| 2012-08-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | MY 2002 HYUNDAI ACCENT "CLICKS OFF" REPEATEDLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE. GASOLINE POOLS IN THE CHAMBER BET… |
| 2012-04-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY HYUNDAI ACCENT 02 REFUSES TO FUEL UP CONTINUALLY SHUTTING OFF AT THE PUMP 1/4 GAL AT BEST, TWENTY MINUTES TO FILL, T… |
| 2011-11-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION DUE TO LOWER CONTROL ARM SEPARATING IN HALF. LOSS OF CONTROL OF… |
| 2011-05-07 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL … |
| 2010-11-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDIA ACCENT. WHEN THE CONTACT ADDS FUEL TO HER VEHICLE IT COMES BACK OUT AND SPILLS ONTO… |
| 2010-11-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE SPEED SENSORS AND OXYGEN SENSORS, SEVERAL TIMES. I WAS TAKING TO MY MECHANIC… |
| 2010-10-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 2002 HYUNDAI ACCENT WITH 90,000 MILES WILL NOT ACCEPT MORE THAN A TRICKLE OF GASOLINE WITHOUT BACKING UP AND SHUTTING O… |
| 2010-09-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS WITH THE VEHICLES PERG FLOW SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS A CHARCOAL CANISTER THAT FILTERS GAS VAP… |
| 2010-09-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ALL CARS AND TRUCKS WITH YELLOW FOGGY HEADLAMP LENSES SHOULD BE RECALLED ? WHEN THEY WERE GLASS AND ONLY $ 5.00 THEY DI… |
| 2010-07-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | CAN'T FILL GAS TANK,PUMP AND NOZZLE KEEPS CLICKING OFF EVEN AT A TRICKLE OF GAS AND TANK NEAR EMPTY. THIS IS A VERY COM… |
| 2010-07-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN PROBLEMS FOR THE HYUNDAI ACCENT. YOU CAN CHECK SOME WEB PAGES DESCRIBING THIS PROBLEM: HT… |
| 2010-07-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THREE DOOR HANDLES, ASIDE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER… |
| 2010-06-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | HAVING TROUBLE PUTTING GAS IN THE CAR,NOZZLE KEEPS SHUTTING OFF ABOUT EVERY COUPLE OF SECONDS. HAPPENS EVERY TIME I GET… |
| 2010-05-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN PUTTING GAS IN MY 2002 HYUNDAI ACCENT, THE GAS PUMP KEEPS SHUTTING OFF AND/OR GAS LEAKS OUT OF GAS TANKS WHILE FI… |
| 2009-12-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 2002 HYUNDAI ACCENT 2 DR SEDAN THERE IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM WHERE GAS BEING PUMPED INTO THE CAR IS BEING REJECTED BY T… |
| 2009-10-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | A FEW MONTHS AGO A PROBLEM STARTED WITH MY PUMPING GAS. GAS TANK/CAR WILL NOT ACCEPT MORE THAN A FEW CENTS WORTH OF GAS… |
| 2009-09-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FILL THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, SHE … |
| 2009-08-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | APRIL OF 2008 OUR USED 2002 HYUNDAI ACCENTS TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. WE WENT TO A LOCAL DEALER… |
| 2009-08-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Purchased car 2002 in Arizona. About 2009 when the check engine light came on and when filling the car with gas the pum… |
| 2009-06-15 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY SCREW OR NUT UNDER THE HOOD OF HER VEHICLE WA… |
| 2009-04-13 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHENEVER MAKING TURNS THE VEHICLE WILL SLIGHTLY LOOSE POWER. ALSO WHENEVER… |
| 2009-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FOR AT LEAST A YEAR NOW, MY GAS TANK SHUT OFF VALVE SEEMS TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE TIP ON THE FUEL HANDLE GOES IN BUT THE H… |
| 2008-11-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE M… |
| 2008-07-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 HYUNDAI ACCENT. SHE STATED THAT WHILE AT A SERVICE STATION AND DRIVING IN REVERSE LESS THAN… |
| 2007-11-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE SWITCHING LANES BETWEEN 35-40 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEH… |
| 2007-09-15 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURE… |
| 2007-08-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILING. PREVIOUSLY REVVED WHILE IN PARK. TOOK TO MECHANIC, PROBLEM SEEMED TO GO AWAY. WHILE … |
| 2007-08-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | MY HYUNDAI ACCENT 02 REFUSES TO FUEL UP CONTINUALLY SHUTTING OFF AT THE PUMP 1/4 GAL AT BEST, TWENTY MINUTES TO FILL, T… |
| 2007-06-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DE… |
| 2007-06-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD RUBBING NOISE AND THE STEERI… |
| 2006-10-26 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS A RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER BEIN… |
| 2006-09-26 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING ALONG AT 60 MPH. STOP AT LIGHT, WHEN READY TO GO, THE CAR "BOGGED" AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF LOW G… |
| 2006-06-18 | SEATS | Yes | 0 | MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH AT 35 MILES PER HOUR INVOLVING A 2002 HYUNDAI ACCENT 2 DOOR AND A MINIVAN. THE FRONT END OF ACCENT … |
| 2006-05-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | ON MAY 24, 2006 MY HUSBAND WENT TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. HE KEPT TRYING TO START IT AND THEN A SMELL OF… |
| 2006-05-03 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOYED. T… |