Manufacturer: HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC (HATCI)
Manufacturer Id: 1034
Model: Accent
Model Year: 2002
Other Restraint System Info: Depowered Airbags
Plant City: Ulsan
Plant Company Name: Ulsan
Plant Country: South Korea
Seat Belts All: Manual
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AS I WAS STOPPED IN A LINE OF CARS TO DROP MY DAUGHTER OFF AT SCHOOL A WOMAN TAPPED ON MY WINDOW AND TOLD ME THAT I HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS AND THAT SHE ALMOST REAR-ENDED ME BECAUSE OF IT. I WENT HOME AND CHECKED THE FUSES AND THE BULBS; ALL WERE FINE. AFTER SOME ONLINE RESEARCH I LEARNED THAT THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WHICH IS LOCATED NEAR THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN I CONTACTED HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE I WAS TOLD THAT MY MAKE/MODEL/YEAR WAS NOT COVERED BY A RECALL AFFECTING THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. *TR
2002
COMMUNICATIONS:HORN ASSEMBLY
HORN HAS BROKEN 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 7 MONTHS. CLUTCH WENT AT 11,000 MILES. WINDSHIELD WIPERS BROKE AT 11,000 MILES. REAR BRAKES NEED TO BE TAKEN APART AND CLEANED BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE DIRT/ROAD MATERIAL GETTING INTO BRAKES. GAS MILEAGE POOR SINCE 9,000 MILES. *AK