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1995 Hyundai Accent Visibility Problems

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

Data refreshed

Visibility 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.
11
Latest Jul 23, 2003
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.
8%
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 windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. 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. 11 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 visibility

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

SteeringSuspensionVisibility
Filed Jul 23, 2003

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING TIE ROD BROKE/ FRONT END BROKE, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD TO COLLAPSE.*AK

NHTSA ID
10030010
Incident
Jul 23, 2003
Exterior lightingTires & wheelsVisibility
Filed Oct 23, 1999

FRONT TIRES WERE VERY UNEVENLY WORN WITH LESS THAN 18,000 MILES. ANOTHER SET OF FRONT TIRES HAD TO BE PURCHASED WITH 55,000 MILES DUE TO AGAIN, VERY UNEVENLY WORN TIRES. DRIVER'S SIDE GLASS WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP AND DOWN. REPAIR MADE BY SERVICE DEPT. OF DEALER. HEADLIGHTS SUDDENDLY COMPLETELY WENT OUT. A HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 13 )

NHTSA ID
713758
Incident
Sep 15, 1996
Seat beltsVisibility
Filed Feb 28, 1999
Crash reported

ON MY CAR WINDOW THEY HAVE REPLACED SO MANY TIMES AND IT NEVER HAS WORKED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND THAT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM

NHTSA ID
703850
Incident
Apr 25, 1995
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
Visibility
Filed Nov 12, 1998

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW IS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY WHEN DRIVER'S DOOR WAS TAKEN APART TO REMEDY A PROBLEM. CURRENTLY WINDOW DOES NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, WILL NOT REPAIR, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

NHTSA ID
830663
Incident
Feb 1, 1996
Visibility
Filed Sep 2, 1997

THE WINDOWS FALL FROM THE TRACKS VERY EASILY WHEN RAISED UP. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE ON THE RUBBER TRACKS AND THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES.

NHTSA ID
521591
Incident
Aug 4, 1996
Visibility
Filed May 12, 1997

WHILE IN PARK FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED WHICH CAN CAUSE INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT. ALSO THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW AND THE REAR PASSENGER' SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE IN PARK POSITION. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
812192
Incident
Jul 1, 1996
Visibility
Filed Jan 15, 1997

OWNER STATES THAT HER FRONT DEFROSTER DOSE NOT DEFROST PROPERLY, SHE ALSO NOTES THAT ABOUT 1\4 OF THE WINDOW GETS DEFROSTED, DEALER SAID IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. *AK

NHTSA ID
807684
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
Visibility
Filed Mar 20, 1996

PURCHASED CAR NEW, TWO MONTHS AFTER HAVING CAR, THE WINDSHIELD STARTED TO CRACK FROM THE BOTTOM. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

NHTSA ID
980974

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

Suspension54Airbags32Transmission14Electrical10Body & structure9Interior & seats9Brakes8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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