IllustrationFLOOR MAT ON DRIVER'S SIDE WAS INTERFERING WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WHEN DRIVING THE FLOOR MAT GOT CAUGHT IN BETWEEN THE PEDAL, AND DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ALSO, FLOOR MAT CAUSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO STICK INTERMITTENTY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *TC
2003 Hyundai Accent
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2003 Hyundai Accent do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 64.5.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
70–25K
625–50K
450–75K
375–100K
0100–150K
1150K+
21 reports with mileage · 16 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
12 crash reports1 fire reports8 injury reports
What owners actually said
37 reportsVEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY BLOWN. *MR THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD BEEN THERE SINCE APRIL 19, 2004. THERE HAVE BEEN 12 SERVICE BULLETINS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. *SC *JB
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH IT WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND SLAMMED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
VEHICLE IS LOW TO THE GROUND AND STALLS WHEN THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE TOUCHES THE GROUND. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THIS IS HOW THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED. *AK CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY IN STEERING. ALSO, CONSUMER BELIEVED TO BE A DESIGN DEFECT BY MANUFACTURER AND POINTED OUT THAT VEHI…
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VEHICLE IS LOW TO THE GROUND AND STALLS WHEN THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE TOUCHES THE GROUND. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THIS IS HOW THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED. *AK CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY IN STEERING. ALSO, CONSUMER BELIEVED TO BE A DESIGN DEFECT BY MANUFACTURER AND POINTED OUT THAT VEHICLE USES 13 INCH DIAMETER TIRES COMPARED TO THE OTHER MODELS, BUT DIFFERENT TYPE, WHICH USES A 14 INCH DIAMETER TIRE. *LA
CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT. LATER, NOTICED A FIRE TRUCK COMING INTO PARKING LOT. CONSUMER WENT TO CHECK, AND SAW FIREMEN PUTTING FLAMES OUT FROM CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT BRAKE PROBLEMS. STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH SHE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING. VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND HAS FIXED THE WHOLE BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK
WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION IN MY 2003 HYUNDAI ACCENT. A TRUCK PULLED OUT INTO THE INTERSTATE AND MY VEHICLE HIT HIM AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NLM
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.