Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
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Engine 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 Feb 8, 2009
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.
10%
of 112 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.
5
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 the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2001 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 engine
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Engine
Filed Feb 8, 2009
APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES AFTER HAVING A 60,000 MILE SERVICE INVOLVING REPLACEMENT OF ALL BELTS, INCLUDING TIMING BELT USING HIGH QUALITY BELTS OF KNOWN QUALITY, A HIGH VOLTAGE ARCHING CONDITION IS OBSERVED ON THE FACE OF THE HARMONIC BALANCER (HB). ARCH IS APPROX. .250-.500 INCH IN LENGTH AND PROJECTS FROM THE OUTERMOST EDGE OF THE HB TOWARD THE CENTER OF SAME. USING A JUMPER CABLE CONNECTED TO THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL, ARCH CAN BE PULLED FROM THE OUTER EDGE OF HARMONIC BALANCER, BUT NO OTHER PULLEY SURFACE NOR BELT SURFACE. CONDITION IS INTERMITTENT AND FORCED REPRODUCTION HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE, BUT OCCURS WITH SUFFICIENT FREQUENCY TO PERMIT TROUBLESHOOTING. CONDITION HAS NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY OBSERVED. AFTER EXTENSIVE DIAGNOSIS, IT APPEARS THE INSULATOR RUBBER BETWEEN MATING PARTS OF THE HB HAS DEGRADED RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE INTERNAL RESISTANCE WHICH RESULTS IN STATIC CHARGE GENERATED BY BELTS TO ESCAPE PULLEY INTERIOR, DISCHARGING OVER THE EXTERIOR SURFACE. UNDER THE RIGHT CONDITIONS, THIS COULD RESULT IN AN EXPLOSIVE EVENT SHOULD A COMBUSTION FUEL BE PRESENT; THEREFORE THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS A SAFETY ISSUE. DEALER STATES NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS BEING AN ISSUE. REPLACEMENT HB ON ORDER AND IS EXPECTED IN ABOUT ONE WEEK. *TR
NHTSA ID
10257827
Incident
Jan 30, 2009
Mileage
60,055 mi
Engine
Filed Dec 11, 2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACCELERATING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE HESITATED, AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE ENGINE COILS WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
NHTSA ID
10175859
Incident
Dec 11, 2006
Mileage
46,000 mi
ElectricalEngine
Filed Aug 8, 2005
ALTERNATOR PULLEY NOT ALIGNED WITH CRANK PULLEY. TRIED SHIMMING, TIGHTENING AND NOTHING WORKS. CAUSES BELT TO SLIP OFF AND CAR TO OVERHEAT. CAR OVERHEATED AND WARPED HEAD AND COLLAPSED PISTON RINGS. ENGINE IS AVAILABLE. *JB
NHTSA ID
10131993
Incident
Jun 8, 2005
Mileage
125,466 mi
Body & structureBrakesEngine
Filed Apr 1, 2004
Fire reported
CONSUMER PULLED FROM THE VEHICLE AFTER MUFFLER OVER HEATER CAUSING VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE. *PH THE CAUSE OF FIRE WAS PERHAPS DUE TO FAULTY HEAT SHIELDS. AT 27,000 THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR AN ENGINE LIGHT AND SQUEAKING BRAKES. *JB
NHTSA ID
10066831
BrakesEngine
Filed Mar 11, 2004
Fire reported
THE CONSUMER HAD TO BE PULLED FROM THE VEHICLE AFTER IT CAUGHT FIRE. *PH THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THE BRAKES WERE SQUEAKY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PLACED IN GEAR. THE COLLISION EXPERTS CONCLUDED THAT THE MUFFLER HAD OVERHEATED AND PERHAPS FAULTY HEAT SHIELDS HAD CAUSED AN IGNITION IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WHICH HAD OBVIOUSLY BEEN ACCELERATED WHEN THE VEHICLE'S DOOR WAS OPENED. (THE INTERIOR WAS COMPLETELY BURNT DOWN TO THE METAL SEAT FRAMES) *SC
NHTSA ID
10063081
Incident
Feb 3, 2004
Mileage
27,000 mi
Body & structureEngine
Filed Jan 15, 2004
Fire reported
ALL WERE WARRANTY REPAIRS. THE IGNITION COIL WENT OUT FIRST. THEN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE BODY WAS JUST A MINOR THING, A RAIN RAIL CAME LOOSE, AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. FINALLY, THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE ON 09-02-03 AND IT IS TOTALLY. I ONLY HAD IT TWO YRS. AND IT ONLY HAD 31,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS A HISTORY OF STALLING OUT ON TRIPS OF 30 MILES OR MORE, IT WOULD RESTART SOON THOUGH. CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS.
NHTSA ID
10070782
Incident
Nov 15, 2002
Mileage
11,902 mi
EngineTransmission
Filed Nov 18, 2003
I HAVE A 2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT GL 1.6L ENGINE THE PULSE GENERATOR SWITCH HAS BROKEN 4 TIMES ALREADY EACH TIME I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TELL ME THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHY IT KEEPS BREAKING AND THAT THERE ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG ONE TIME THE TRANSMISSION SWITCH BROKE, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OUT, THE CAR HAS BEEN POORLY ACCELERATING AND SLOWING DOWN WHILE I AM ON THE HIGH WAY, ACCELERATING CRAZILY AND USING UP MORE GAS THAN NORMAL, IT HAS MADE SUDDEN JERKS WHEN I ACCELERATE AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR HAS STALLED FOR A FEW SECONDS WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE CAR DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE ENOUGH POWER AND THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED FOR ABOUT 24 HOURS AFTER I TAKE IT INTO THE DEALER THEN ITS BACK TO THE SAME ROUTINE. LATELY I HAVE BEEN HEARING A TICKING COMING FROM THE ENGINE. *LA
NHTSA ID
10047137
Incident
Oct 30, 2003
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Sep 15, 2003
VEHICLE'S HAD A HIGH IDLE, WHICH CAUSED UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE DEFECTIVE PART, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK AFTER THE REPAIR, BOTH THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND THE PULSE GENERATOR HAD GONE BAD. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO COVER PARTS BECAUSE THEY WERE OUT OF WARRANTY. FINALLY THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE PULSE GENERATOR TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER FEELS THE PRESCRIPTION OUTLINED IN THE RECALL WASN'T SUFFICIENT TO CORRECT THE EMISSIONS DEFECT. *PH *JB
NHTSA ID
10034095
Incident
Aug 15, 2003
EngineSteeringVisibility
Filed Aug 7, 2002
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT IS BURNING A LOT OF OIL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED HOWEVER UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AKTHE DOOR WINDOWS ARE LOOSE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED TWICE. THERE IS DECOLORIZATION WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED FOUR TIMES. *JG
NHTSA ID
8015739
AirbagsEngine
Filed Jun 14, 2002
Crash reportedFire reported
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON HIGHWAY ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN STOP IN FRONT OF CONSUMERS VEHICLE, AND A REAR END COLLISION OCCURRED, UPON IMPACT, DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK ALSO THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*MJ
NHTSA ID
8011887
Incident
Jun 14, 2002
Engine
Filed May 28, 2002
VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND HAS DIFFICULTY STARTING IT UP. PROBLEM USUSALLY OCCURS MORE OFTEN WHEN VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING OVER NIGHT. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
NHTSA ID
8010498
Incident
May 2, 2002
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.
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