Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
37
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2003 Hyundai Accent.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHEN I START MY CAR THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES OFF |
| 2016-04-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SEATBELT AIRBAG SENSOR WIRE WAS CAUGHT AND CUT IN NORMAL USE OF THE CAR, WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. WH… |
| 2015-12-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS GETTING ON INTERSTATE 95 & THE CAR JERKED BACK THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED SHIFT IN INTO GEARS & HAS NO REVERSE. |
| 2015-04-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASS… |
| 2014-03-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE … |
| 2010-12-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI ACCENT GL (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE FUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL SHOT BAC… |
| 2010-04-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE FILLING THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL SPILLED OUT ON… |
| 2009-02-14 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | NON-DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS AFTER RUNNUNG INTO FREEWAY CONCRETE EMBANKMENT. *TR |
| 2008-03-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2003 HYUNDAI ACCENT, 85K MILES OIL PAN LEAKS, RUSTED THROUGH HOLE (DEALER CONFIRMED), LOST 3 QT OIL WITHIN 2500 MIL… |
| 2007-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | HTTP://HOME.COMCAST.NET/~ALTAIR1972M/SCREW_HYUNDAI.MHT. 2003 HYUNDAI ACCENT. ORIGINAL POSTING WAS 3395 CHARACTERS. M… |
| 2007-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | 2003 HYUNDAI ACCENT. RIGHT HEADLIGHT DOESN'T WORK. I REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT TWO OR THREE TIMES, HOWEVER IT STILL DOES… |
| 2006-11-23 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | I WAS TAKING MY KIDS OUT OF TOWN FOR THE HOLIDAY, WE STOPPED AT A REST AREA IN INDIANA, LEFT REST STOP PROCEEDED TO PRO… |
| 2006-11-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH ON DRY ASPHALT ROADS, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY, FOLL… |
| 2006-09-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | IN A FRONTAL IMPACT AT APPROX. 35 MPH OUR AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN OUR 2003 HYUNDAI ACCENT 2DR HATCHBACK. THE CAR WAS… |
| 2006-06-30 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH A LARGE COMMERCIAL TRU… |
| 2006-03-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY CAR WAS DRIVEN UNDER 70,000 MILES WHEN MY TRANSMISSION STARTED GOING OUT. I WAS IN THE CAR WITH MY ONE YEAR OLD NIEC… |
| 2006-03-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PULLED AND PUSHED WHILE DRIVING 40… |
| 2005-10-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | MY 2003 HYUNDIA ACCENT ALREADY HAD TWO FAILURES OF THE EMIISION CONTROL SYSTEM. THE SECOND FAILURE ONLY SHOWED A CHECK… |
| 2005-10-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CONSUMER VEHICLE JERKS INTO HIGHER GEARS. TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AND DRAGS. *TS THE VEHICLE ALSO M… |
| 2005-07-17 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | FRONT CRASH ..NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND SIDE IMPACT CRASH ... NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED TWO SEPARATE CRASHES WITH SIGNIFICAN… |
| 2005-05-27 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND IN THE RIGHT LANE OF A TWO-LANE ROAD IN PHOENIX. A VEHICLE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON THE SAME… |
| 2005-02-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE'S RIGHT REAR SPINDLE OR CARRIER ASSEMBLY FAILED. *NM *JB |
| 2005-01-10 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO MODULE INSTAL… |
| 2004-11-27 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED… |
| 2004-11-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING, STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, AND WHEN PULLING OUT ANOTHER VEHICLE SPEEDING HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IM… |
| 2004-10-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH.CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER TOOK THE VE… |
| 2004-09-23 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISON AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE… |
| 2004-09-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN LOW GEARS WITH LOW ACCELERATION. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DOES NOT CONTINUE INTO HIGH GEAR AND ENGINE RU… |
| 2004-06-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY BLOWN. *MR THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD BEEN THERE SINCE APR… |
| 2004-04-01 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | FLOOR MAT ON DRIVER'S SIDE WAS INTERFERING WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WHEN DRIVING THE FLOOR MAT GOT CAUGHT IN BETWEE… |
| 2004-02-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THE KEY WILL TURN IN THE IGNITION , BUT THE ENGINE FAILS TO TURN OVER. THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. WHEN THI… |
| 2003-09-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT. LATER, NOTICED A FIRE TRUCK COMING INTO PARKING LOT. CONSUMER WENT TO CHECK,… |
| 2003-05-03 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 4 | WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION IN MY 2003 HYUNDAI ACCENT. A TRUCK PULLED OUT INTO THE INTERSTATE AND MY VEHICLE H… |
| 2003-01-07 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | Yes | 1 | MY SON WAS DRIVING A 2003 HYUNDAI ACCENT THAT WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH WITH A FULL SIZE PICK-UP TRUCK. DURING TH… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | No | 0 | CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT BRAKE PROBLEMS. STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH SHE STEPPED ON… |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH IT WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND SLAMMED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. THE … |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS LOW TO THE GROUND AND STALLS WHEN THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE TOUCHES THE GROUND. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO RE… |