Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Hyundai Accent submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BOTH FRONT SIDE WINDOWS COMING OFF THE TRACK. FIRST TIME WINDOW WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. YEAR LATER, PROBLEM REOCCURRED TWICE, AND DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR DUE TO EXPIRED WARRANTY. *AK
BRAKE SYSTEM WAS GRINDING. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE HAS HAD FORTY WORK ORDERS. ALSO, RADIO MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN TURNING THE VOLUME UP THE STATION CHANGED. SEAT BELTS AND SUNVISORS DON'T WORK PROPERLY, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, WINDOWS GO DOWN ABOUT 1/4 IN WHILE DRIVING. *AK *ML
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR RECALLED (97V026) AND REPAIRED BUT FAILED 3 MORE TIME AFTER REPAIR WHICH RESULTS IN POOR VISIBILITY. NLM
TRANSMISSION FAILURES CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCED SINCE OWNERSHIP. MJS
HE TENIDO PROBLEMAS EN VARIAS OCASIONES CON LOS CRISTALES DE LAS PUERTAS, LOS HANDLES DE LAS PUERTAS SE ROMPEN, EL DASH ROTO, EL VINIL DE LOS TAPA SOL SE HA DESPEGADO, LO HE LLEVADO EN VARIAS OCASIONES POR QUE EL CARRO ESTA AHOGADO Y EN DOS OCASIONES ME HA PRENDIDO LA LUZ DE CHECK ENGINE Y NO ENCUENTRAN NADA, DICEN QUE ES LA VIBRACION DEL MOTOR. ANTES DE LOS SEIS MESES DE USO DEL CARRO YA LOS ESPEJOS RETROVISORES DE LOS LADOS ESTABAN DESPINTADOS. *AK
LEFT REAR TAIL LAMP LENS BROKEN .
DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. THE PLASTIC CLIP USED IN THE WINDOWS KEEPS BREAKING.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 60-65 MPH THE PASSEGER'S SIDE WINDOW BROKE. OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON. *AK THERE WERE NO DAMAGES OR INJURIES. *SLC
THE SIGNAL LIGHTS GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW JUMPED OFF TRACK WHERE IT HAD TO BE TAPED IN ORDER FOR IT TO STAY UP. PLEASE GIVE MORE INFORMATION.
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.
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
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