1996 HYUNDAI ACCENT

142 complaints filed with NHTSA.

142
Complaints
18
Crashes
2
Fires
16
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL18
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION17
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM10
TIRES6
SUSPENSION:FRONT5
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH5
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR5
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS5
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD4
AIR BAGS4
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL3
UNKNOWN OR OTHER3
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR2
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE2

Recent Complaints

20031123CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WAS IN A CAR CRASH WHERE THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE STRUCK THE DRIVERS SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. WAS TRAVLING AT APROXIMATELY 35MPH. NO AIRBAG DEPLOY. FILED A CLAIM WITH HYUNDAI AND WAS TOLD THE AIRBAGS WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO DEPLOY. THEN SOLD THE CAR TO A FRIEND OF MINE. SHE THEN REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND APROXIMATELY 6 WEEKS AGO, SHE WAS T-BONED IN THE SAME VEHICLE. THE JAWS OF LIFE WERE NEEDED TO GET HER OUT OF THE VEHICLE. NO AIRBAG DEPLOY. *LA

20030224CrashFireAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, WHICH RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURIES.*JB

20010817CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND A TRACTOR WAS CHANGING LANES, AND HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY ROOM. TRACTOR RAN INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF.*AK CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT, MANUFACTURER SENT CONSUMER A LETTER STATING THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS NOT AT FAULT. *SLC

20010327CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT CONSUMER WAS REARENDED AND PUSHED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIRBAGS EXPLODED. CONSUMER WAS BURNED BY CHEMICALS IN AIRBAGS. *AK *SLC

20010206CrashSUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

LEFT FRONT LOWER COIL SPRING SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND WENT INTO GRASSY MEDIAN. NOTHING WAS HIT. REPORTED BY INSURANCE AGENT, NOT OWNER. *AK

20000321CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE PARKED VEHICLE WAS STRUCK IN THE FRONT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WICH CAUSED THE FRONT END TO FALL OFF. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 25MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

19991006CrashSEAT BELTS

WAS A FRONT SIDE IMPACT DRIVER INJURED, AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER OR PASSENGER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE HELP

19990218CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

19990217CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 55MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

19981124CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH THE VEHICLE HITA DEER AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, NO INJURIES. *AK

19980925CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD-ON AT 30 MPH BY A TRUCK AND NEITHER DRIVER'S NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. AFTER BEING HIT, THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND HIT A TREE AND STILL NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *AK

19980915AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

UPON HITTING APOTHOLE, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BREAKING PASSENGER'S RIGHT HAND, AS WELL AS HITTING DRIVER ON LEFT ARM AND BURNIN GHIS SHIRT.

19980109CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH OWNER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL ACCIDENT IN WHICH DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. OWNER HAS NUMEROUS INJURIES DUE TO THE FACT OF AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING.CAUSE OF PROBLEM IS UNKNOWN.OWNER FURTHER NOTES OF BOTH AIRBAG SENSORS BEING CRUSHED IN ACCIDENT. *AK

19971219CrashFireAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT DRIVER'S AIR BAG , CAUSED DRIVER TO CRASH INTO CURVE AND THEN A TREE. THE HAT GASES EMINATING FROM THE AIR BAG BURNED DRIVER'S ARMS AND FRONT OF HER BLOUSE. ALSO THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE; AND THE WINDSHIELD ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE ALSO CRACKED. *AK

19970929CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

AUTOMOBILE STALLED OUT, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE RECEIVED. *AK

19970130CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

DRIVING VEHICLE, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN RED LIGHT, HIT VEHICLE HEAD ON, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER WENT INTO WINDSHIELD. SEAT BELT HELD.

19961024CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A REAREND COLLISION, REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE; ALSO, PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER BELT DID NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN OCCUPANT. *AK

19961024CrashSEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A REAREND COLLISION, REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE; ALSO, PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER BELT DID NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN OCCUPANT. *AK

19960709CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AND PASENGER'S AIR BAGS DURING A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT ABOUT 45 MPH. *AK