Manufacturer: HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC (HATCI)
Manufacturer Id: 1034
Model: Accent
Model Year: 1999
Other Restraint System Info: Driver and Passenger belts: active
Plant City: Ulsan
Plant Country: South Korea
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Deluxe (GL)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FOR AT LEAST A YEAR NOW, MY GAS TANK SHUT OFF VALVE SEEMS TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE TIP ON THE FUEL HANDLE GOES IN BUT THE HANDLE SHUTS OFF AFTER ONLY A FEW SECONDS AFTER STARTING TO FILL THE TANK. THE SWITCH OFF SENSOR INSIDE THE FUEL INTAKE VALVE AREA SEEMS TO INDICATE THE TANK IS FULL WHEN IT IS NOT. THE TRIGGER ON THE HANDLE HAS TO BE MANUALLY SQUEEZED AND EVEN THEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS. ON MANY OCCASIONS THE GAS HAS OVERFILLED, SPIT OUT AND SPILLED OUT AND ONTO GROUND, THE CAR, THE HANDLE AND MY HAND AS THE SENSOR DOES NOT INDICATE THE TANK IS FULL. THIS IS DANGEROUS. THE HYUNDAI DEALER SERVICE REP SAID TO BRING THE CAR IN TO CHECK AND IT WOULD COST AROUND $100. IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, THE DEALER SHOULD COVER THIS CHECK AND CORRECT THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR
1999
AIR BAGS
MY 1999 HYUNDAI ACCENT VEHICLE GOT HIT ON THE REAR (BUMPER) WHILE I WAS STILL ON A RED LIGHT AND THE IMPACT WAS SO STRONG THAT THE HIT PROPELLED MY VEHICLE TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE (A SUBURBAN TRUCK) CAUSING REAR AND FRONT DAMAGES TO THE HYUNDAI. THE SUBURBAN INCURRED ZERO DAMAGES, WHILE THE LIMOUSINE THAT HIT ME INCURRED VERY LITTLE DAMAGES IF ANY. MY VEHICLE GOT їSANDWICHї EVEN THOUGH I WAS ABOUT 4 TO 6 FEET BEHIND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. MY CHILDREN WERE ON THE REAR SEATS AND INCURRED LIMITED INJURIES. I RECEIVED INJURIES AND VEHICLE WAS TOTAL LOST. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANYTIME. I CONTACTED THE HYUNDAI CORPORATE AND AN INVESTIGATION IS YET TO BE SCHEDULED. I RECEIVED WRITTEN CONFIRMATION THAT MY HYUNDAI VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN THE ONLY ONE WITH AIRBAGS DEPLOYMENT FAILURE. THAT TO ME IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED ACCORDINGLY. *TR