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1995 Hyundai Accent Brakes Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Brakes reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Dec 24, 1998
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
6%
of 142 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Hyundai Accent submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming brake

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Brakes
Filed Dec 24, 1998
Crash reported

CONSUMER WAS SITTING AT A LIGHT. AS CONSUMER WENT THROUGH THE LIGHT MAKING A LEFT TURN,HEARD SOME NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, AND LOST CONTROL. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT A FENCE . *AK

NHTSA ID
832656
Incident
Dec 20, 1998
BrakesTransmissionVisibility
Filed Nov 30, 1998

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP. ALSO, NOISE IS COMING FROM THE BRAKES, AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY FEEL LIKE CONSUMER IS DRIVING ON IRON. CONSUMER STATES BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. TRANSMISSION HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED. IN ADDITION, SOME OF THE WINDOWS WON'T ROLL DOWN ALL THE TIME. DEALER FIXED THE WINDOWS, BUT THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. ONLY ONE WINDOW GOES DOWN, THE LEFT FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW WILL GO DOWN. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
831451
Incident
Nov 12, 1997
BrakesSteering
Filed Nov 27, 1996

WHEN MAKING A STOP THE STEERING AND BRAKES LOCK UP AND THE VEHCILE CONTINUES TO GO. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
805660
Incident
Nov 23, 1996
Body & structureBrakesSuspension+2 more
Filed Nov 22, 1996

FRONT END MISALIGNED.

NHTSA ID
511601
Incident
Oct 31, 1996
Body & structureBrakesPowertrain (other)+2 more
Filed Nov 1, 1996

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LEAKING WATER AND HARD TO OPEN AND CLOSE (MISALIGNED).

NHTSA ID
510903
Incident
Jan 1, 1996
BrakesElectricalFuel system
Filed Sep 24, 1996

VEHICLE FAILS TO START UNTIL THIRD TRY DUE TO STARTER PROBLEMS.

NHTSA ID
509132
Incident
Nov 11, 1995
BrakesElectricalPowertrain (other)
Filed Aug 13, 1996

BATTERY FAILED .

NHTSA ID
507446
Incident
Feb 29, 1996
BrakesOther / unspecified
Filed Nov 2, 1995

VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR, DUE TO WHEEL LUG NUTS AND BOLTS FAILURE, AFTER REPLACED CAUSED VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT.

NHTSA ID
974451
Incident
Oct 28, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Suspension54Airbags32Transmission14Visibility11Electrical10Body & structure9Interior & seats9

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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