Manufacturer: HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC (HATCI)
Manufacturer Id: 1034
Model: Accent
Model Year: 2008
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
TPMS: Direct
Transmission Speeds: 5
Transmission Style: Manual/Standard
Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2001
ENGINE AND 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.
2008
TIRES
I HAVE A 2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT WITH 16" TIRES ON IT. THE MANUFACTURE PUT KUMO TIRE ON IT AND THEY SHOWED WEAR JUST @ 23000 KM .THEY REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT KIND OF KUMO TIRES AND AT 17000 KM THEY ARE DONE AGAIN. HYUNDAI TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR AND TO CHANGE TO A DIFFERENT BRAND. IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE OR CAR. *TR