2002 Hyundai Accent Fuel system Problems

Purchased car 2002 in Arizona. About 2009 when the check engine light came on and when filling the car with gas the pump would stop after less than .25 gallons pumped. It takes greater than 20 minutes to fill the tank and many times the auto shut off fails and I end up being sprayed gasoline. This is a personal safety issue as well as an enviromental hazard. There are many similar complaints about this issue, but it is repeatedly ignored. What will get this addressed, some one being seriously injured after being doused with gasoline?

NHTSA ID

11607837

Incident

Aug 1, 2009

I GOT THIS CAR IN 2015 AND IT KEEP FAILING THE STATE OF OHIO VECHICLE INSPECTION E-CHECK TEST AND THE SAME CODE KEEPS COMING UP..... P1401..... WHY... IT FAIL ON JAN 16,2019 AND IN 2017 JAN.19.17 I SPENT $398.52 AND HAD GAS TANK FILLER NECK AND CANISTER VENTVALVE REPLACE.....AND AGAIN SAME CODE 2019 "P1401..HELP THKS. (XXXX) PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

11184030

Incident

Jan 16, 2019

Mileage

67,000 mi

WHEN PUTTING GAS IN THE CAR, THE FUEL PUMP CLICKS OFF EVERY 10 CENTS OR SO AS IF THE TANK IS FULL BUT IT IS NOT. SOMETIMES THE GAS OVEN RUNS BACK OUT OF THE TANK AS IF IT IS OVERFILLED AND RUNNING OVER, BUT IT IS NOT. I LIVE IN NJ, WHICH IS ONE OF THE TWO STATES THAT HAVE FULL SERVICE GAS STATIONS. AND GAS STATION ATTENDANTS CONSTANTLY TELL ME THAT THEY ENCOUNTER THIS PROBLEM SPECIFICALLY WITH HYUNDAI'S ALL THE TIME! THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE ALSO SEEN THIS WITH BRAND NEW HYUNDAI MODELS AS WELL, SO IT'S NOT A PROBLEM THAT HAS IMPROVED OVER THE YEARS SINCE MY DATED 2002 MODEL. EVEN THE SERVICE TECH AT MY LOCAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP WAS ALL TOO FAMILIAR WITH THIS DEFECT WIDELY KNOWN WITH HYUNDAI'S WHEN I SPOKE TO HIM. HE ALSO QUOTED ME A PRICE AROUND $600, WHICH HE SAID FROM HIS EXPERIENCE AS A TECHNICIAN DOESN'T GUARANTEE THE PROBLEM TO BE FIXED. THERE ARE CASES OF THE PROBLEM COMING BACK AFTER THE REPAIR IS DONE! I CONTACTED HYUNDAI WITH MY CONCERNS AND TO SPECIFICALLY ASK WHY THIS WIDELY KNOWN DEFECT WAS NOT RECALLED AND I DID NOT GET A REAL ANSWER TO MY QUESTION. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME. AND LOOKING AT SOME OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS FILED, PLUS THE PEOPLE I'VE TALKED TO (INCLUDING HYUNDAI EMPLOYEES), THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS COMMON PROBLEM, BUT REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT AS A DEFECT AND FIX THE ISSUE. VERY FRUSTRATING.

NHTSA ID

10870634

Incident

May 24, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL WOULD LEAK FROM THE FILLER NECK ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

NHTSA ID

10747572

Incident

Feb 2, 2015

Mileage

92,000 mi

MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. YOU CAN'T PUT GAS INTO IT WITHOUT THE PUMP STOPPING APPROXIMATELY EVERY .25 GALLONS. IT'S VERY ANNOYING AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO PASS INSPECTION. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY HYUNDAI SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT COMES UP AS A 1401 FOR EMISSIONS TESTING

NHTSA ID

10715628

Incident

Mar 1, 2013

Mileage

16,000 mi

MY 2002 HYUNDAI ACCENT "CLICKS OFF" REPEATEDLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE. GASOLINE POOLS IN THE CHAMBER BETWEEN THE FUEL DOOR AND THE GAS TANK CAUSING A SERIOUS HAZARD. FUEL SMELLS ARE FREQUENTLY OBSERVED WITHIN THE CAR AFTER FUELING AND FOR A PERIOD OF DAYS AFTERWARD. THE "CHECK ENGINE" REMAINS ILLUMINATED INDICATING A FUEL LINE SYSTEM. I HAVE HAD THE SYSTEM CHECKED BY A FULL SERVICE AUTOMOTIVE FACILITY AND THEY HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS WITH NO SUCCESS IN REMEDYING THE PROBLEM. HAVE SUGGESTED POSSIBLY REPLACING THE ENTIRE FULL LINE, GAS TANK, ETC BUT HAVE INDICATED THIS IS LIKELY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS SUCH. AT THE CURRENT TIME IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT MORE THAN A FEW OUNCES OF GASOLINE INTO THE CAR AT ANY ONE TIME AND FAILURE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE CHAMBER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REFUEL CAN LEAD TO GASOLINE OVERFLOW AND SPILLS. I HAVE SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS AS TO THE SAFETY OF FUELING THIS CAR ON A WEEKLY BASIS AS WELL AS THE RISK OF FIRE HAZARD SHOULD ANY TYPE OF REAR-END COLLISION OCCUR WITH THIS VEHICLE. FROM MY RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS MODEL/YEAR OF HYUNDAI, INCLUDING AT LOW MILEAGE POINTS. CONCERNED THAT HYUNDAI HAS NOT ADDRESSED WHAT APPEARS TO BE A SERIOUS ISSUE FOR SAFETY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10549373

Incident

Aug 1, 2012

Mileage

50,000 mi

THE GAS TANK WILL NOT ACCEPT FUEL AT A REASONABLE FLOW FROM A PUMP. IT TRIPS THE SHUT OFF EARLY. SOMETIMES FUEL SPLASHES OUT WHEN THIS HAPPENS. MANY HYUNDAI CARS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. FROM RESEARCH, I FOUND THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: 1) CHARCOAL BITS IN THE VENT LINES FROM THE CARBON CANISTER- ONE OWNER CUT OPEN THE CANISTER AND FOUND A FOAM FILTER LIKE IN A WINDOW A/C THAT WAS DAMAGED BY GAS ALLOWING CARBON TO GO INTO THE VENT LINES CLOGGING THEM AND NOT ALLOWING THE TANK TO VENT. INCOMPATABLE MATERIAL USED. 2) FAULTY CHECK VALVE AT THE INLET OF THE GAS TANK DOES NOT OPEN FULLY WHEN REFUELING CAUSING GAS TO BACK UP THE FILLER NECK. 3) DEFECTIVE "SAMPLING PUMP". THIS IS IN THE VENT SYSTEM BETWEEN THE FUEL FILLER PIPE AND THE REAR BUMPER. PUMP DOES NOT OPERATE WHEN IT SHOULD. 4) SMALL FILLER TUBE. GAS PUMP NOZZLES IN THE UK HAD TO BE CHANGED TO A SMALLER SIZE SO THAT THERE COULD BE SOME VENTING. THE VENT LINES IN MY CAR SEEM CLEAR. I AM CHANGING THE CHECK VALVE, AND I WILL SEE IF THIS IMPROVES THE SITUATION. IT ALSO SEEMS THAT THE HYUNDAI DEALERS DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM AND WHAT CAUSES IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10521589

Incident

Feb 28, 2013

Mileage

108,000 mi

MY HYUNDAI ACCENT 02 REFUSES TO FUEL UP CONTINUALLY SHUTTING OFF AT THE PUMP 1/4 GAL AT BEST, TWENTY MINUTES TO FILL, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM,,, THE FUMES CAN NOT VENT PROPERLY AND FORCES AIR BACK UP THE FILLER NECK OF THE GAS TANK AND SPRAYS GAS ALL OVER. THIS IS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS TO MYSELF BUT ALSO DANGEROUS TO EVERY PERSON IN THE AREA. I FEEL THIS IS A DANGER TO EVERYONE AND NEEDS TO B ADDRESSED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10505736

Incident

Apr 2, 2012

Mileage

56,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,012 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,100.UPDATED 11/01/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PUMP WOULD STOP FUELING AFTER 0.5 GALLONS OF GAS. THE CANISTER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER THEN SUGGESTED TO CHANGE THE DMTC PUMP. IF THE RUBBER PIPE CONNECTED TO THE CANISTER IS REMOVED THE VEHICLE CAN THEN BE FUELED AS NORMAL. UPDATED 11/02/2012 *JS

NHTSA ID

10472018

Incident

Aug 16, 2012

Mileage

69,012 mi

FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE SPEED SENSORS AND OXYGEN SENSORS, SEVERAL TIMES. I WAS TAKING TO MY MECHANIC BECAUSE PARTS WERE OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT MY MECHANIC STATED THAT IT IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BECAUSE EVERY TIME I HAD CHIPS REPLACED MY TRANS FLUID WAS DIRTY AND HAD TO FLUSH AGAIN AND AGAIN. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, SAME CONCLUSION. HYUNDAI REFUSED TO REPLACE. FILED A COMPLAINT WITH HYUNDAI. HYUNDAI STATED THEY WERE NOT CONTACTED BY DEALER, THIS STATEMENT WAS LATER RETRACTED BY THEM. THEY ARE STILL REFUSING TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. DID ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. MY CAR HAS ABOUT 77000 MILES AND IS ALMOST 10 YEARS. MY FUEL SYSTEM BEGAN ACTING UP EARLY 2011. CAN ONLY FILL TANK 1/4 GALLON EVERY 1MIN. THIS TAKES ME A VERY LONG TIME TO FIL1 TANK. DEALER GAVE ME A $1600 REPAIR ESTIMATE. I AM READING LITERALLY 1000'S OF COMPLAINTS ON BOTH ISSUES AND HYUNDAI REFUSES TO SPEAK ON THEM. THESE ARE DANGEROUS ISSUES: SENSOR CHIPS CAUSES CARS TO STALL, PARTICULARLY AT HIGH SPEEDS, IMAGINE BEING BEHIND SOMEONE GOING 60MPH AND THEN SUDDENLY THEIR CAR STALLS....CRASH WAITING TO HAPPEN AND THE FUELING ISSUE CAN INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF CAR FIRES. IF THE GAS IS LEAKING OR SPILLING OUT DUE TO POOR WORKMANSHIP AND/OR DESIGN AND AN ACCIDENT OCCURS IGNITION OF GAS SPILLING OUTSIDE INCREASES, NOT TO MENTION ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS. THESE CARS COULD NOT PASS EMISSIONS TESTING. THE MAIN ISSUE IS THAT HYUNDAI IS MISSING IN ACTION AND REFUSES TO HONOR THEIR WARRANTIES. SHAME SHAME HYUNDAI. SAYING YOU OFFER A 10 YEAR WARRANTY AND ACTUALLY HONORING IT ARE 2 DIFFERENT THINGS. *TT

NHTSA ID

10425722

Incident

Nov 1, 2010

MY HYUNDAI ACCENT 02 REFUSES TO FUEL UP CONTINUALLY SHUTTING OFF AT THE PUMP 1/4 GAL AT BEST, TWENTY MINUTES TO FILL, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM,,, WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT IT THEY TOLD ME 850.00 TO FIX IT. I TALKED WITH HYUNDAI AND THE DEALER DIDN'T DOCUMENT THE OCCURRENCE HE AND I TALKED ABOUT, SOOOO I DON'T HAVE A LEG TO STAND ON.. PLEASE HELP. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW BY ME IN 03, PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED IN 07. *TR

NHTSA ID

10397021

Incident

Aug 1, 2007

Mileage

25,000 mi

THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS WITH THE VEHICLES PERG FLOW SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS A CHARCOAL CANISTER THAT FILTERS GAS VAPORS FROM THE GAS TANK. THIS CANISTER HAS BECOME CLOGGED SO ON FILL UP THE FUMES CAN NOT VENT PROPERLY AND FORCES AIR BACK UP THE FILLER NECK OF THE GAS TANK AND SPRAYS GAS ALL OVER. THIS IS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS TO MYSELF BUT ALSO DANGEROUS TO EVERY PERSON IN THE AREA. I FEEL THIS IS A DANGER TO EVERYONE AND NEEDS TO B ADDRESSED

NHTSA ID

10393561

Incident

Sep 15, 2010

Mileage

130,000 mi

2002 HYUNDAI ACCENT WITH 90,000 MILES WILL NOT ACCEPT MORE THAN A TRICKLE OF GASOLINE WITHOUT BACKING UP AND SHUTTING OFF THE GAS PUMP. THIS OCCURS DUE TO THE CHARCOAL IN THE VAPOR CANISTER EXPANDING AND BLOCKING OFF THE VENTING FROM THE GAS TANK. NOT ONLY IS THE BACK UP OF FUEL DANGEROUS, BUT IT APPEARS TO BE A POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEM PROBLEM AS WELL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10378030

Incident

Oct 1, 2010

Mileage

90,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDIA ACCENT. WHEN THE CONTACT ADDS FUEL TO HER VEHICLE IT COMES BACK OUT AND SPILLS ONTO THE GROUND. IN ORDER TO AVOID THE FUEL SPILLING OUT OF HER VEHICLE IT NEEDS TO BE ADDED IN SHORT INTERVALS. THE MECHANIC AND A TECHNICIAN WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

NHTSA ID

10366710

Incident

Nov 9, 2010

Mileage

115,000 mi

THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN PROBLEMS FOR THE HYUNDAI ACCENT. YOU CAN CHECK SOME WEB PAGES DESCRIBING THIS PROBLEM: HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/HYUNDAI-ACCENT/GAS_TANK_SHUT_OFF HTTP://EN.ALLEXPERTS.COM/Q/HYUNDAI-REPAIR-815/2002-HYUNDAI-ACCENT-CHARCOAL.HTM AS SOON AS I START TO PUMP GAS, SOMETIMES IT ONLY PUMPS GAS FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN THE HANDLE SHUTS OFF AS IF THE GAS TANK WERE ALREADY FULL. I SOMETIMES HAVE SOME SUCCESS PUMPING GAS INTO THE TANK BY HOLDING THE HANDLE TO PUMP RATHER THAN USING THE PIN TO KEEP THE GAS PUMPING, HOLD THE HANDLE AT A HIGHER ANGLE AND KIND OF PUSH THE NOZZLE INTO THE GAS TANK OPENING WITH MORE PRESSURE, BUT EVEN WITH THESE MANEUVERS IT SOMETIMES SHUTS OFF AFTER A SHORT TIME AND I HAVE TO KEEP RESTARTING THE GAS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT SHUTS OFF EVERY FEW SECONDS, SOMETIMES A LITTLE LONGER BUT IT IS VERY ANNOYING. I ASKED MY DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ABOUT $200 JUST TO CHECK IT OUT AND THEN EXTRA TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10348465

Incident

Jul 15, 2010

CAN'T FILL GAS TANK,PUMP AND NOZZLE KEEPS CLICKING OFF EVEN AT A TRICKLE OF GAS AND TANK NEAR EMPTY. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH HYUNDAI AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED OR FIXED FOR FREE NOT $700-800 AT THE DEALER!!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10348332

Incident

Jul 15, 2010

Mileage

79,500 mi

A FEW MONTHS AGO A PROBLEM STARTED WITH MY PUMPING GAS. GAS TANK/CAR WILL NOT ACCEPT MORE THAN A FEW CENTS WORTH OF GAS BEFORE CLICKING OFF AS IF FULL. TANK IS CONFIRMED AS NOT FULL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS IS A CONSTANT OCCURRENCE IE EVERY TIME GAS IS ATTEMPTED TO BE PUMPED. IT SEEMS THE PROBLEM IS THE CHARCOAL CANISTER. THIS IS SCARY BECAUSE IN ADDITION TO THE "CLICK-OFF" IT OFTEN OVERFLOWS SPILLING/SPRAYING GAS ALL OVER ME, MY CAR AND THE GROUND. I AM STRESSED AND FEAR WALKING AROUND WITH FLAMMABLE LIQUID DRIED INTO MY CLOTHING! WHAT IF THE GAS GOT INTO MY EYES! I WISH SOMEONE COULD HELP WITH GETTING HYUNDAI TO DO A RECALL AS THIS IS MAKING ME NERVOUS TO THE POINT WHERE I WILL NOT PUMP GAS WHILE MY CHILDREN ARE IN THE CAR WHICH IS EXTREMELY INCONVENIENT AND IS SOMETHING I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY AND CONSTANTLY STRESS ABOUT. PLEASE HELP BECAUSE COMING IN CONTACT WITH FLAMMABLE GASOLINE IS JUST TERRIFYING AND NOT SOMETHING I WANT TO CONTINUE DOING! *TR

NHTSA ID

10343698

Incident

Oct 15, 2009

HAVING TROUBLE PUTTING GAS IN THE CAR,NOZZLE KEEPS SHUTTING OFF ABOUT EVERY COUPLE OF SECONDS. HAPPENS EVERY TIME I GET GAS. TRIED DIFFERENT STATIONS SOME ATTENDANTS WILL TRY DIFFERENT WAYS TO PUT THE NOZZLE IN OR TURN IT BUT IT STILL DOES IT .FIRST STARTED AT THE END OF MAY2010. CAR IS A 2002 ACCENT WITH ONLY 52,000 MILES ON IT. TOOK TO DEALER SAID THE CHARCOAL CANISTER,DMTL MOTOR,& A VALVE ASSY-FUEL V NEED TO BE REPLACED. HAD TO PREPAY FOR PARTS TO BE ORDERED. PICKED CAR UP UNTIL PARTS COME IN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10341108

Incident

Jun 30, 2010

Mileage

51,130 mi

WHEN PUTTING GAS IN MY 2002 HYUNDAI ACCENT, THE GAS PUMP KEEPS SHUTTING OFF AND/OR GAS LEAKS OUT OF GAS TANKS WHILE FILLING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10333864

Incident

May 25, 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FILL THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL BEING PUMPED IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CHARCOAL CANISTER LOCATED IN THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 55,000. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ

NHTSA ID

10331962

Incident

Sep 24, 2009

Mileage

55,000 mi

FOR AT LEAST A YEAR NOW, MY GAS TANK SHUT OFF VALVE SEEMS TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE TIP ON THE FUEL HANDLE GOES IN BUT THE HANDLE SHUTS OFF AFTER ONLY A FEW SECONDS AFTER STARTING TO FILL THE TANK. THE SWITCH OFF SENSOR INSIDE THE FUEL INTAKE VALVE AREA SEEMS TO INDICATE THE TANK IS FULL WHEN IT IS NOT. THE TRIGGER ON THE HANDLE HAS TO BE MANUALLY SQUEEZED AND EVEN THEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS. ON MANY OCCASIONS THE GAS HAS OVERFILLED, SPIT OUT AND SPILLED OUT AND ONTO GROUND, THE CAR, THE HANDLE AND MY HAND AS THE SENSOR DOES NOT INDICATE THE TANK IS FULL. THIS IS DANGEROUS. THE HYUNDAI DEALER SERVICE REP SAID TO BRING THE CAR IN TO CHECK AND IT WOULD COST AROUND $100. IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, THE DEALER SHOULD COVER THIS CHECK AND CORRECT THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10300053

Incident

Jan 1, 2009

2002 HYUNDAI ACCENT 2 DR SEDAN THERE IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM WHERE GAS BEING PUMPED INTO THE CAR IS BEING REJECTED BY THE FUEL SYSTEM AND SPITTING BACK OUT OF THE FUEL PIPE WITHOUT TRIGGERING THE GASOLINE PUMP SHUT OFF. THE FUEL HAS ON MANY OCCASIONS SPIT BACK ON THE PERSON FILLING THE CAR WITH GASOLINE. PER THE HYUNDAI DEALER AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED OR REQUESTED. THE PROBLEM IS A CHARCOAL FUEL FILTER CANISTER THAT CONTAINS A BAG OF CHARCOAL THAT HAS BURST WHEREBY THE CHARCOAL PIECES ARE BLOCKING A VALVE THAT REGULATES THE FLOW OF FUEL INTO THE GAS TANK. THE COST OF THE REPAIR AT THE DEALER IS $720 PLUS TAX. GAS WILL EVENTUALLY BE ABLE TO BE PUT INTO THE TANK VERY SLOW IF THE PERSON PUMPING THE GAS IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, IF NOT THE GASOLINE SPRAYS EVERYWHERE WHICH IS WHERE THE DANGER OCCURS. ONE SPARK AND THE PERSON AND VEHICLE WILL EXPLODE OR BURST INTO FLAMES. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION BELOW, WAS THERE A DEATH OR INJURY, WAS THERE A FIRE, WAS THERE PROPERTY DAMAGE. ALL OF THIS HAVE A GREAT POSSIBILITY OF INCURRING IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY BEEN INCURRED BY OTHERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. I SPOKE TO HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO PAY FOR OR ASSIST IN PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS IN ANY MANNER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10297566

Incident

Dec 25, 2009

Mileage

66,700 mi

ON MAY 24, 2006 MY HUSBAND WENT TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. HE KEPT TRYING TO START IT AND THEN A SMELL OF GASOLINE OVERWHELMED HIM. HE IMMEDIATELY LEFT THE CAR AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER (EARNHART HYUNDAI IN GILBERT ARIZONA). MY HUSBAND WAS TOLD LATER IN THE DAY BY SAM AT EARNHART THAT THE FUEL FILTER CLAMP HAD BEEN "BUSTED" AND THAT GAS HAD INADVERTENTLY LEAKED ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. HE (SAM) PROCEEDED TO TELL MY HUSBAND THAT "SOMEONE" HAD TAMPERED WITH THE FUEL FILTER AND THEY HAD NO WAY OF PROVING IT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. APPARENTLY, IN THIS MAKE OF HYUNDAI ACCENT, THE FUEL LINES RUN INSIDE THE CAB OF THE CAR, YOU NEED TO ACTUALLY TAKE THE DRIVER SEAT OFF TO WORK ON THE FUEL FILTER. WE HAVE NEVER HAD THE FUEL FILTER WORKED ON, SO THIS WAS A SURPRISE TO US. MY NEXT QUESTION IS WHY WOULD HYUNDAI HAVE FUEL LINES RUNNING INSIDE THE CAB OF THE CAR???? THIS IS THE MOST BIZARRE THING I HAVE EVER HEARD OF. IF HE HAD BEEN A SMOKER AND LIT UP LIKE MOST SMOKERS DO, HE WOULD HAVE BEEN ENGULFED IN FLAMES. WE ASKED FOR A REPLACEMENT OF THE CARPET, DRIVERS SEAT AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WAS SATURATED AND WE WERE TOLD NO. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ANYONE WHO HAS A HYUNDAI. *NM

NHTSA ID

10158356

Incident

May 24, 2006

Mileage

70,000 mi

THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN AND STALLING ON HIGHWAYS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. TUNE UP AND ALL OTHER ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE WITH NO IMPROVEMENT IN CONDITION.*AK

NHTSA ID

10083000

Incident

Jul 1, 2004

Mileage

35,000 mi

CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE OPENED THE DOOR TO HER NEW VEHICLE, AN ODOR/CHEMICAL ODOR BLASTED AT HER, WHEN SHE ASKED THE SALESMAN ABOUT THE ODOR HE INFOMRED HER THAT WAS JUST A NEW CAR SMELL, HOWEVER THE ODOR NEVER WENT AWAY EVEN WITH THE VEHICLE BEING AIRED OUT DAILY, THE DEALER NEVER RESOLVED THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER REQUESTED TO TURN VEHICLE BACK IN, BUT WAS INFORMED THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED IN ON A TRADE CONSUMER WOULD GET $2000 LESS THAT WHAT SHE PAID FOR IT, POSSIBLE FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SMELL MADE HER DIZZY AND NAUSEATED.*JB

NHTSA ID

564199

Incident

Aug 30, 2001