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2001 Hyundai Accent Engine problems

Owners have filed 13 complaints about the 2001 Hyundai Accent's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 10% of all its complaints, most recently on February 8, 2009. They describe 1 crash, 4 fires and 0 injuries. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

Complaints
13
Recalls
0
Crashes
1
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths
0

Engine complaints

Engine & cooling

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...

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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

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10257827
Engine & coolingFuel system

Filing a complaint against hyundai northeast auto outlet at 3301 grant av reporting the hyundai service dept. I own a 2001 hyundai santa fe. I took my car to service dept.,For the 34 pt. Checkup on 11/26/07. Also,decided to get car inspected at the same time. They replaced the crankshft sensor. Was told to drive my car at least 150 miles so that they can reset the monitors with the engine light on. This cost me $257.00 Now,visit #2- on 1/03/08 all of a sudden they find 3 new problems. They replaced a valve...

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cannister,purge valve,gas cap. They state they also cleared the codes to pass inspection. But, again I had to drive my car another 50+ miles again so that they could reset the monitors. Engine light was off, which was a good sign. This cost me $508.00. However, the next morning,i started up the car. It started very rough and felt like it was ready to stall out on me. Engine light came back on also. Visit #3- on, 1/8/08 took car back again,explained what happened. They said to leave it overnight. The next day, service manager calls me at work. She tells me that their was a #4 cylinder misfire code, needed a fuel injector,spark plugs, plug wires,timing belt, serpentine belt,belt tensioner,oill change and fuel injector service. Estimated at least $1200.00. This was very upsetting. I declined all work and file a customer complaint against them. My car was running fine when I took it the first time. This is an unfair practice by these people and they need to get reported. Perhaps, their mechanic triggered something on the codes to create these problems all of a sudden. I need your help or some advise on how to further pursue this problem. Thank you for your cooperation. *Tr

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Fuel system, otherNHTSA 10214555
Engine & cooling

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.

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10175859
Engine & coolingElectrical system

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

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Electrical systemNHTSA 10131993
BrakesEngine & coolingBody, doors & structureFire

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

Filed Service brakes, hydraulic · Engine and engine cooling · StructureNHTSA 10066831
BrakesEngine & coolingFire

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

Filed Incident Service brakes, hydraulic · Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10063081
Engine & coolingBody, doors & structureFire

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.

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · StructureNHTSA 10070782
Engine & coolingTransmission & drivetrainEquipment & accessories

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...

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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

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Power train · EquipmentNHTSA 10047137
Engine & coolingAcceleration & cruise control

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

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10034095
SteeringEngine & coolingVisibility & wipers

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

Filed Steering · Engine and engine cooling · VisibilityNHTSA 8015739
Engine & coolingAirbagsCrashFire

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

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Air bagsNHTSA 8011887
Engine & cooling

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

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 8010498
Engine & cooling

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 745706

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