Power Train. Review the 28 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Air Bags. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

16 crash reports2 fire reports8 injury reports

What owners actually said

92 reports

Mileage unknown · Apr 23, 2001

Visibility

CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH WINDOWS. WIDOWS TEND TO RATTLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER CAN'T FIX PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ODI #886490

Mileage unknown · Mar 30, 2001

Exterior Lighting

THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. I TOOK TO A HYUNDAI DEALER. THEY SAID I HAD A BAD RELAY SWITCH. THE FIXED IT. A FEW DAYS LATER I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY HAD PUSHED THE SWITCH BACK IN PLACE AND IT POPPED LOOSE. THEY THEN REPLACED THE SWITCH THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT FOR REPAIR AND I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE THEN.…

Read full complaint

NHTSA ODI #743313

Mileage unknown · Feb 23, 2001

Seat Belts

WHILE TRYING TO LOCK CSS INSIDE VEHICLE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LOCK INTO PLACE . DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ODI #881290

Mileage unknown · Feb 6, 2001

Electrical SystemFire

MY CAR 1ST STARTED SMOKING FROM THE DASHBOARD AND LATER A FIRE PROCEEDED AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING GET THE ISSUE RESOLVED SINCE 12/8 AND I STILL HAVE NO CAR AND MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN FIX AND HYUNDAI DENIED MY CLAIM STATED IT WAS NOT A FACTORY DEFECT AND I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED 5 YEAR WARRENTY TOTALING 10 YEAR WARRENTY THEY CANT EVEN…

Read full complaint

NHTSA ODI #740503

Mileage unknown · Jan 29, 2001

Electrical SystemFire

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH A FIRE STARTED IN DASHBOARD ,UNDERNEATH STEERING BOX. POSSIBLY A TOTAL LOSS.*AK

NHTSA ODI #879214

Mileage unknown · Jan 10, 2001

Power Train

Read full complaint

INITIALLY, THE SHIFT WOULD "GET STUCK" BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THEY KEPT TAKING THE CAR BACK, SAYING THEY WERE GOING TO "LOOK AT IT" OR "WE FOUND A LITTLE PART AND FIXED IT"..THIS WENT ON UNTIL THEY STATED THEY PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION. WHEN THIS DID NOT HELP, THEY SAID THEY COULD NO LONGER DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT "DUPLICATED" FOR THEM. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED FOR MONTHS. I CAME CLOSE TO HAVING AN ACCIDENT WHEN I COULDN'T GET INTO REVERSE ONE TIME, TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. I CONTINUED TO STAY IN TOUCH...THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING, BECAUSE THEY NEVER COULD FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY FINALLY CALLED ME A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND ADMITTED THAT HYUNDAI HAD SENT THEM SOME INFO ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR, AND THAT THEY COULD FIX IT. WE TOOK THE CAR BACK. THEY "FIXED" IT SO WELL THAT WHEN I GOT IT HOME, IT WOULD "POP" FROM FIFTH GEAR TO NEUTRAL WHILE I WAS DRIVING...THEY TOOK IT BACK, "FIXED IT AGAIN"...SAID IT WAS A "WORN NUT" OR SOMETHING. NOW THE CAR MAKES A "CHAIN TYPE SOUND" AND BUMPS WHILE IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR...THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT TEN TIMES OVER THE PAST FIVE DAYS. THEY SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY CAN'T "DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM....PLEASE HELP...I MIGHT BE DEAD BEFORE THE PROBLEM IS EVER "DUPLICATED" TO THESE PEOPLE....THEY WON'T KEEP THE CAR LONG ENOUGH TO FIX IT. I THINK THEY FEEL IT'S "OUR PROBLEM."*AK

NHTSA ODI #739105

Mileage unknown · Jan 9, 2001

Visibility

VENTILATION SYSTEM IS PERMITTING A TOXIC SMELL AND FUMES TO ENTER INTO PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

NHTSA ODI #877743

Mileage unknown · Jan 8, 2001

Power Train

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. *AK

NHTSA ODI #877634

Mileage unknown · Dec 3, 2000

Power Train

HAD CAR REPAIRED OR SO THOUGHT/STARTED DRIVING AND CAR'S GEAR SHIFT ISN'T WHERE IT SHOULD BE AND CAR IS RUNNING VERY ROUGH. *AK

NHTSA ODI #737213

Mileage unknown · Sep 15, 2000

Seat BeltsService Brakes, HydraulicCrashInjury

WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH & STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES. HAD NO BRAKES & REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT STOP LIGHT. UPON IMPACT WITH OTHER VEHICLE, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ALSO, PRETENSIONER IN THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER WHOSE HEAD HIT WINDSHIELD. DRIVER WAS HOSPITALIZED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #870587

Official recalls

02V167000 · Structure:frame And Members

Jun 25, 2002

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 201, "OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN INTERIOR IMPACT." DURING TESTING, THE 3-DOOR HATCHBACK EXCEEDED THE PERFORMANCE CRITERION IN THE STANDARD MIDWAY ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE WINDSHIELD SUPPORT PILLAR (A-PILLAR).

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: AN OCCUPANT'S HEAD THAT CONTACTS THE A-PILLAR DURING A CRASH COULD EXPERIENCE AN INCREASED RISK OF A HEAD INJURY AS A RESULT OF THIS CONDITION.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW ENERGY MANAGEMENT BRACKETS TO SUPPORT THE A-PILLAR COVERS AND INCREASE THE ENERGY ABSORBING PERFORMANCE OF THE A-PILLAR IN THE RELEVANT AREA. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 28, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HYUNDAI AT 1-800-633-5151.

01V346000 · Vehicle Speed Control

Nov 6, 2001

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1.5 LITER OR 1.6 LITER ENGINES THAT WERE ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ALASKA, COLORADO, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NORTH DAKOTA, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, SOUTH DAKOTA, VERMONT, WISCONSIN, AND WYOMING. WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY THROTTLE OPENING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME DURING EXTREMELY COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES (BELOW APPROXIMATELY -5 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT WITH HIGH HUMIDITY), MOISTURE IN THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER BLOWBY GASES CAN FREEZE AND BLOCK THE POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION (PCV) VALVE AND HOSE. IF THE PCV HOSE FREEZES, COMBUSTION CHAMBER GASES ARE FORCED THROUGH THE BREATHER HOSE INTO THE AIR INTAKE HOSE AND THEN INTO THE THROTTLE BODY.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: MOISTURE IN THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER BLOWBY GASES MAY FREEZE INSIDE THE THROTTLE BODY BORE AND THROTTLE BODY IDLE SPEED CONTROL CIRCUIT RESULTING IN THE THROTTLE VALVE NOT CLOSING FULLY AND A HIGHER THAN NORMAL IDLE SPEED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW, RELOCATED PCV HOSE AND WILL ADDITIONALLY INSTALL A HEATED THROTTLE BODY ON THE 2000-2001 ACCENTS EQUIPPED WITH 1.5 LITER ENGINES THAT WERE PRODUCED THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2001. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 15, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HYUNDAI AT 1-800-633-5151.

00V096001 · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:linkages

Jul 7, 2000

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE PROTECTIVE RUBBER BOOT WHICH COVERS THE BALL JOINT CONNECTION BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR DRIVE ARM AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER DRAG LINK CAN STICK TO THE SURFACE OF THE DRIVE ARM. IF THE RUBBER BOOT STICKS AND THE WIPER MOTOR IS TURNED ON, BINDING OF THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE DRIVE ARM AND DRAG LINK RESULTS, CAUSING THE BALL JOINT CONNECTION TO DISENGAGE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IF THE CONNECTION DISENGAGES, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERATIVE. INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PROTECTIVE RUBBER BOOT AND WILL LUBRICATE THE NEW PROTECTIVE RUBBER BOOT WHERE IT CONTACTS THE DRIVE ARM.

00V096000 · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:linkages

Mar 28, 2000

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IF THE CONNECTION DISENGAGES, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERATIVE. INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PROTECTIVE RUBBER BOOT AND WILL LUBRICATE THE NEW PROTECTIVE RUBBER BOOT WHERE IT CONTACTS THE DRIVE ARM.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.