Manufacturer: HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC (HATCI)
Manufacturer Id: 1034
Model: Accent
Model Year: 2007
Other Restraint System Info: Advanced air bag or Depowered airbag with suppression
Plant City: Ul-san
Plant Company Name: Hyundai Motor Company
Plant Country: South Korea
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: MC
Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
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COMPONENT
Complaint
1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE $ AMT IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN, I DONT HAVE MY CAR WITH ME MILAGE IS OVER 16000, I TRIED TO CONNTACT HYUNDAI VIA WEB COULDN'T WILL TRY TOMMAROW. I JUST CRESTED A SHORT HILL ON A LEFT HAND TURN. I SAW A MINI-VAN AT THE BOTTOM STOPPED. MABEY 3-4 CAR DISTANCES AHEAD I STARED TO BRAKE I INSTANCELY NOTED I WAS NOT SLOW ENOUGH, I INCRESED BRAKE PRESS AND FILALY FLOORED THE BAKE, I WENT OVER A CAR AND A HALF WITH THE BRAKE FLOORED, WHEN I WAS RIGHT ON TOP OF THE MINI-VAN I RELIZED THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING AND THAT I WAS GOING TO CRASH, I REARENDED THE MINI-VAN, I LEFT NO SKIDS AND MADE NO SCREECH . WHEN I FLOORED THE BRAKE PEDAL I WAS EXPECTING A QUICK BUT NOT REARENDING STOP. INSTED IT WAS MORE LIKE I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND GLIDED IN. I HAVE NEVER HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS, AND THE BRAKES WORKED AFTERWARD THOUGH THE CARE WAS ONLY MOVED SHORT SLOW DISTANCES. *AK
2007
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
AT MY 15,000 M SERVICE FOR MY '07 HYUNDAI ACCENT 3DR HATCHBACK I WAS INFORMED IT NEEDED A COMPLETE ALIGNMENT AND FOUR NEW TIRES. I WAS TOLD LATER THAT THIS CAR CANNOT BE ALIGNED IN THE REAR AS THERE ARE "NO ADJUSTMENTS" TO DO IT. I WAS SHOCKED AS I HAD NO ACCIDENT AND AM A CAREFUL DRIVER. I ASKED WHAT COULD BE DONE AND THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED A "CAM KIT". MANY WEEKS LATER HYUNDAI'S DISTRICT PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER SENT A MESSAGE THAT I SHOULD TAKE MY CAR TO A BODYSHOP I AM STILL TRYING TO GET HYUNDAI TO HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM AND AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR