Manufacturer: HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC (HATCI)
Manufacturer Id: 1034
Model: Accent
Model Year: 1997
Other Restraint System Info: Driver and Passenger belts: active
Plant City: Ulsan
Plant Country: South Korea
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Standard (L)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2001
POWER TRAIN
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SHIFTING PROPERLY.*MR THE CONSUMER HEARD A TICKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND A BENT BAFFLE IN THE VALVE COVER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE IT SLAMMED INTO GEAR. THIS OCCURRED ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS WARM. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PULSE GENERATOR. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT GRADE THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS DIFFICULT TO MOVE FROM PARK. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT HE CONSUMER APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PRIOR TO PUTTING THE SHIFTER INTO PARK. *NLM
1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WATER PUMP AND HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK