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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

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Electrical System complaints

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125,466 miles · Aug 8, 2005

Electrical SystemEngine And Engine Cooling

ALTERNATOR PULLEY NOT ALIGNED WITH CRANK PULLEY. TRIED SHIMMING, TIGHTENING AND NOTHING WORKS. CAUSES BELT TO SLIP OFF AND CAR TO OVERHEAT. CAR OVERHEATED AND WARPED HEAD AND COLLAPSED PISTON RINGS. ENGINE IS AVAILABLE. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10131993

Mileage unknown · Jan 22, 2003

Electrical System

THE VEHICLE IDLED ROUGH. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE PULSE GENERATOR WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND STILL EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WITH NO RESULTS. TS SCC

NHTSA ODI #10004370

Mileage unknown · Sep 5, 2002

Electrical SystemTiresVehicle Speed Control

WHEN AT A STOP, AND BRAKE APPLIED, VEHICLE WILL SURGE AND ENGINE WILL REV. VEHICLE WILL ALSO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND BUCK WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, THE PULSE GENERATOR WAS REPLACED TWICE.*JB ALSO THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, ALSO A TIRE BLEW OUT.*JB

NHTSA ODI #8017962

Mileage unknown · Aug 1, 2002

Electrical SystemVehicle Speed ControlInjury

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VEHICLE HAD A DECREASE IN ACCELERATION. CONSUMER LATER RECEIVED RECALL 01V346002 FOR PCV KIT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED PCV KIT. PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. . *AKCONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED A HIGHER THAN NORMAL IDLE SPEED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO THE RECALL. THERE IS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE HEARD RESULTING IN BRAKE DUST ON THE RIMS. THE VEHICLE REMAINS SLUGGISH IN ACCELERATION. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN OVER DRIVE AND IT WOULD ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATES. CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSUEMR HAD STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, CONSUMER LET UP OFF THE BRAKE AND WITHOUT GIVING ANY GAS TO THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE SLID INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. *JG

NHTSA ODI #8015285

Mileage unknown · Mar 23, 2001

Electrical SystemFuel System, GasolineUnknown Or Other

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, 3 TIMES IT STAYED ON, AND ONCE EVERY WEEK IT FLICKERED. . DEALER HAS REPLACED FUELPUMP, SPARK PLUGS AND SPARK PLUG WIRE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REMEDY. TOLD CONSUMER NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. *AK

NHTSA ODI #883997

Mileage unknown · Mar 20, 2001

Electrical SystemSuspensionUnknown Or Other

IGNITION COIL WENT OUT 3 DAYS AFTER VEHICLE PURCHASED. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 MORE TIMES.ALSO, FRONT END WILL SHAKE, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. *AK

NHTSA ODI #883450

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.

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