2011 Hyundai Accent Owner Complaints

2011 HYUNDAI ACCENT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE COILS MALFUNCTION AND CAUSES ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS ALREADY REPLACED THREE OF THE FOUR COILS. *JB

6/30/2014

I HADN'T HAD THIS CAR FOR SIX MONTHS BEFORE TWO COILS WENT BAD. THE TWO COILS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER, AND WITHIN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS THE OTHER TWO WENT. I HAD TO END OF PAYING A MECHANIC SHOP MYSELF TO REPLACE THE REMAINING TWO COILS DUE TO THE WARRANTY EXPIRING. THIS CAR IS ONLY A 2011 AND I DON'T FEEL THOSE PARTS SHOULD HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED SO SOON. THERE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

11/26/2014

2011 HYUNDAI ACCENT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE COILS MALFUNCTION AND CAUSES ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS ALREADY REPLACED THREE OF THE FOUR COILS. *JB

6/30/2014

2011 HYUNDAI ACCENT HAS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM WITH THE COILS/SPARK PLUGS. I HAVE HAD ALL OF THEM REPLACED, YET THE CAR STILL SENSES A MISFIRE IN ITS COMPUTER. MY MECHANIC LOOKED IT UP AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR AND MAKE, BUT WHEN I CALLED HYUNDAI THEY DENIED A RECALL EVER BEING ISSUED. THIS WILL BE THE LAST HYUNDAI I EVER PURCHASE. *TR

7/18/2014

IT WAS RAINING AND I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH AND I TRIED TO BRAKE SO I COULD MERGE INTO THE LEFT LANE BUT MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND MY CAR STARTED SLIDING AND I HIT THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR. MY WHOLE FRONT END WAS SMUSHED, BUT MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T COME OUT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS AN EXTREMELY HARD IMPACT. *TR

7/10/2013

I MERGED ON TO THE FREEWAY ON RAMP INCREASING MY SPEED AS NORMAL. WITNESS STATES I WAS DRIVING IN THE CENTER OF THE STREET. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE LOST TRACTION AND STARTING SWERVING RIGHT AND LEFT AS IF A TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. I TRY TO GET CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BY LETTING OFF OF THE GAS AND STEERING STRAIGHT WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. I TRIED TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT AS MY CAR VEERED OFF THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND ROLLED OVER ONCE. I HAD THREE SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT BUCKLED AND SECURED AND MY CAR LANDED ON ITS TIRES. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED DURING THE ROLLOVER ACCIDENT AND I WAS UNABLE TO GET CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE STEERING WHEEL BEING LOCKED AND THE SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL. ONCE I HAD PULLED MY CHILDREN OUT OF THE VEHICLE I NOTICED NON OF THE TIRES HAD BLOWN BUT MY ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THERE HAD BEEN NO NOTICEABLE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR AND THE ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO A MECHANICAL ISSUE OR FAULTY ASSEMBLY OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

7/26/2013

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2011 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IDLING WITH THEIR FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMALLY HIGH INCREASE IN RPMS AND BECAME EXTREMELY LOUD. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO CREEP FORWARD UNUSUALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE WITHIN TWO WEEKS HE HAD POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,282 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 7,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/29/11 *BF UPDATED 04/27/11

3/4/2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS REVERSING FROM A PARKING LOT WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT COMPLETELY POWERED OFF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO STOP THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,100.

8/31/2012

IT ALL BEGAN IN JANUARY WHEN I HAD TO HAVE ALL FOUR COILS REPLACED. SUDDENLY FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS MY CAR BEGAN BUMPING IN IDLE, OR NOT ACCELERATING FAST ENOUGH. THOUGHT IT WAS THE AC SINCE IT'S BEEN SO HOT LATELY. TOOK IT TO HYUNDAI DEALER, THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON (DIDN'T STOP THEM FROM TACKING ON 5 DIFF SERVICE RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PROBLEM). NOW I'M HAVING RANDOM FALSE STARTING ISSUES. SOMETIMES MY CAR STARTS, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. HAD AUTOZONE CHECK BATTERY, THEY SUGGESTED I CHANGE BATTERY. BUT I TOOK MY CAR TO A MECHANIC. AS I WAITED FOR AN ORDERED BATTERY, HAD STARTUP ISSUES AGAIN AT WORK. TOOK IT INTO MECHANIC TODAY TO GET MORE IN-DEPTH INSPECTION AND THEY NOTED A ENGINE FALSE-START FLAG FROM HYUNDAI, SAID I SHOULD GO TO DEALER AGAIN. LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW WARNINGS OF RANGE SWITCH/SHIFT INTERLOCK PROBLEMS AND COMPLAINTS FROM LOTS OF 2011-2013 HYUNDAI OWNERS! PLEASE MAKE THIS A RECALL OR AT LEAST SPREAD AWARENESS TO ALL HYUNDAI DEALERS! I LOOK FORWARD TO PAYING MY CAR OFF SO I CAN SELL IT AND GET A CAR THAT WORKS!

8/19/2015

SINCE 2012 ONE YEAR AFTER THE PURCHASE COILS BEGAN BURNING OUT CAR KEPT STALLING ON THE HIGHWAY, CONTINUED ON 9/18/12, 9/24/12. 2/18/13. 2/17/13. 5/17/13. 1/21/14,1/29/14, 4/3/14, 4/8/14, 12/31/14 TWICE THE LATTER REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF ALL THREE BELTS AND IGNITION COILS PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AS WELL AS LOCAL STREETS WHICH I HAD TO BE PUSHED BY POLICE OFF THE STREET ON TWO OCCASIONS. AT PRESENT THE CAR IS IN THE HYUNDAI DEALERS' SHOP FOR THE SAME REASONS AS WELL AS I WAS TOLD AFTER COILS WERE AGAIN REPLACE CAR WOULD NOT START AND THAT IT IS PROBABLE THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR NOW I AM WAITING TO SEE WHEN I CAN PICK UP THIS CAR WHICH IS IN MY OPINION A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME IN ADDITION THE COST ASSOCIATION WITH THE REPAIRS WILL BE DETRIMENTAL TO ME IF I HAD NO INSURANCE IS A RETIRED TEACHER AND STILL NEED TRANSPORTATION TO GET AROUND BECAUSE OF ARITHITIS AND OTHER AILMENTS. I AM TRUTY AFRAID NOW OF DRIVING THIS CAR BECAUSE IT PUT ME DANGER OF GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND WHEN IT CONTINUES TO STALL ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS.

11/15/2015

I MERGED ON TO THE FREEWAY ON RAMP INCREASING MY SPEED AS NORMAL. WITNESS STATES I WAS DRIVING IN THE CENTER OF THE STREET. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE LOST TRACTION AND STARTING SWERVING RIGHT AND LEFT AS IF A TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. I TRY TO GET CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BY LETTING OFF OF THE GAS AND STEERING STRAIGHT WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. I TRIED TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT AS MY CAR VEERED OFF THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND ROLLED OVER ONCE. I HAD THREE SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT BUCKLED AND SECURED AND MY CAR LANDED ON ITS TIRES. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED DURING THE ROLLOVER ACCIDENT AND I WAS UNABLE TO GET CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE STEERING WHEEL BEING LOCKED AND THE SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL. ONCE I HAD PULLED MY CHILDREN OUT OF THE VEHICLE I NOTICED NON OF THE TIRES HAD BLOWN BUT MY ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THERE HAD BEEN NO NOTICEABLE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR AND THE ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO A MECHANICAL ISSUE OR FAULTY ASSEMBLY OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

7/26/2013

MY STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AND BEGAN TO RATTLE VERY LOUDLY PARTICULARLY GOING OVER A ROUGH SURFACE. IT SEEMS TO GETTING WORST. THERE IS RECALL FOR STEERING PROBLEMS IN THE 2011 SONATA BUT THE COMPANY SAID MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ONE OF THEM. FROM EVERYTHING I HAVE READ THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR. THIS HAPPENED WHILE IN NY AND I HAVE TO TRAVEL BACK TO FLORIDA SOON.

7/9/2015

IT WAS RAINING AND I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH AND I TRIED TO BRAKE SO I COULD MERGE INTO THE LEFT LANE BUT MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND MY CAR STARTED SLIDING AND I HIT THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR. MY WHOLE FRONT END WAS SMUSHED, BUT MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T COME OUT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS AN EXTREMELY HARD IMPACT. *TR

7/10/2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKES PREMATURELY WORE OUT. THE BRAKES REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

10/27/2015

2011 HYUNDAI ACCENT HAS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM WITH THE COILS/SPARK PLUGS. I HAVE HAD ALL OF THEM REPLACED, YET THE CAR STILL SENSES A MISFIRE IN ITS COMPUTER. MY MECHANIC LOOKED IT UP AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR AND MAKE, BUT WHEN I CALLED HYUNDAI THEY DENIED A RECALL EVER BEING ISSUED. THIS WILL BE THE LAST HYUNDAI I EVER PURCHASE. *TR

7/18/2014

I WAS DRIVING TO GET ON XPRESSWAY GOING THIRTY FIVE MILES AN HOUR ALL AT ONCE I HAD NO GAS PEBBLE THERE WAS NOTHING LUCKY I COULD PULL OVER ON THE SIDE ALL I HAS WAS A BREAK IF I HAD GOT ON THE INTERSTATE WITH CARS TRAVELING 70 AND 80 MILES HOUR I WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD WITH TWO SMALL KIDS IN THE CAR BECAUSE THE CAR GAS P WAS GOING I GOT A TOW TO TAKE MY CAR IN AND THEY SAY THE THROTTLE CABLE HAD BROKEN , I HAVE NEVER HAS OR HEARD OF THIS HAPPEN THE CAR I TRADE IN WAS SIXTEEN YEARS OLD TOYOTA HAD OVER FOUR HUNDRED THOUSANDS MILES ON IT AND ALL WAS WRONG WITH IT WAS THE AIR THE DEALER SAY THEY NEVER HAD A CAR COME THERE WITH THOSE MANY MILES AND STILL RUNNING GREAT IT WOULD HAVE COST MORE TO REPLACE THE AIR THAN THE CAR WAS WORTH AND WE TRADE IT IN FOR A LEMON THIS CAR HAS GIVEN US PROBLEMS FIRST ALL THREE COILS WITH OUT NO POWER PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS MATTER BEFORE SOMEONEDIES , I DID RESEARCH AND NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD OF THE CABLE BREAKING ON A CAR . [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

10/19/2014

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IT SUDDENLY STARTED RAINING VERY HEAVILY. I TURNED ON MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE WIPERS DID NOT WORK AND I WAS UNABLE TO SEE. IT TURNS OUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. APPARENTLY THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN THE PAST AND RECALLS WERE ORDERED, BUT NOT FOR MY MODEL YEAR EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM APPARENTLY STILL PERSISTS. LOOKING ON HYUNDAI ACCENT MESSAGE BOARDS AND FORUMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE ISSUE ANOTHER RECALL AND HYUNDAI FIX THEIR CARS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

10/1/2012

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. SEEMS TO OCCUR AFTER SWITCHING FROM HIGH BEAMS TO LOW. TOGGLING BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW BEAMS OR TURNING LIGHTS ON AND OFF HAVE NO EFFECT. TAKEN TO 2 DIFFERENT HYUNDAI DEALERSHIPS. NEITHER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. IT OCCURS ON AVERAGE EVERY 3-6 WEEKS. *TR

11/24/2012

I MERGED ON TO THE FREEWAY ON RAMP INCREASING MY SPEED AS NORMAL. WITNESS STATES I WAS DRIVING IN THE CENTER OF THE STREET. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE LOST TRACTION AND STARTING SWERVING RIGHT AND LEFT AS IF A TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. I TRY TO GET CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BY LETTING OFF OF THE GAS AND STEERING STRAIGHT WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. I TRIED TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT AS MY CAR VEERED OFF THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND ROLLED OVER ONCE. I HAD THREE SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT BUCKLED AND SECURED AND MY CAR LANDED ON ITS TIRES. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED DURING THE ROLLOVER ACCIDENT AND I WAS UNABLE TO GET CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE STEERING WHEEL BEING LOCKED AND THE SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL. ONCE I HAD PULLED MY CHILDREN OUT OF THE VEHICLE I NOTICED NON OF THE TIRES HAD BLOWN BUT MY ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THERE HAD BEEN NO NOTICEABLE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR AND THE ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO A MECHANICAL ISSUE OR FAULTY ASSEMBLY OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

7/26/2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2011 HYUNDAI ACCENT WITH HANKOOK OPTIMO 724 TIRES, SIZE: 125/70R14. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES AIR PRESSURE WAS LOW. THE CONTACT ADDED AIR TO THE TIRES BUT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500.

8/26/2013

I WAS DRIVING TO GET ON XPRESSWAY GOING THIRTY FIVE MILES AN HOUR ALL AT ONCE I HAD NO GAS PEBBLE THERE WAS NOTHING LUCKY I COULD PULL OVER ON THE SIDE ALL I HAS WAS A BREAK IF I HAD GOT ON THE INTERSTATE WITH CARS TRAVELING 70 AND 80 MILES HOUR I WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD WITH TWO SMALL KIDS IN THE CAR BECAUSE THE CAR GAS P WAS GOING I GOT A TOW TO TAKE MY CAR IN AND THEY SAY THE THROTTLE CABLE HAD BROKEN , I HAVE NEVER HAS OR HEARD OF THIS HAPPEN THE CAR I TRADE IN WAS SIXTEEN YEARS OLD TOYOTA HAD OVER FOUR HUNDRED THOUSANDS MILES ON IT AND ALL WAS WRONG WITH IT WAS THE AIR THE DEALER SAY THEY NEVER HAD A CAR COME THERE WITH THOSE MANY MILES AND STILL RUNNING GREAT IT WOULD HAVE COST MORE TO REPLACE THE AIR THAN THE CAR WAS WORTH AND WE TRADE IT IN FOR A LEMON THIS CAR HAS GIVEN US PROBLEMS FIRST ALL THREE COILS WITH OUT NO POWER PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS MATTER BEFORE SOMEONEDIES , I DID RESEARCH AND NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD OF THE CABLE BREAKING ON A CAR . [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

10/19/2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,590.

1/15/2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V566000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING), THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER FIVE TIMES SINCE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 19,850.

12/17/2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (WAIKEM HYUNDAI, 3748 LINCOLN WAY E, MASSILLON, OH 44646 (330) 478-0281) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY IGNITION COIL CYLINDER TWO THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THIS WAS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE AND HAD BEEN TAKEN TO WAIKEM HYUNDAI SEVERAL TIMES WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DIFFERENT IGNITION COIL CYLINDER FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND A CASE WAS OPENED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

7/24/2017

AS I WAS DRIVING WHEN I GOT UP TO A CERTAIN SPEED OVER 60 I WILL HEAR A TICKING NOISE THEN THE MOTOR WILL START TO JUMP AND THEN THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT IT DOWN

6/12/2018

AS I WAS DRIVING WHEN I GOT UP TO A CERTAIN SPEED OVER 60 I WILL HEAR A TICKING NOISE THEN THE MOTOR WILL START TO JUMP AND THEN THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT IT DOWN

6/12/2018