Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 09/26/2003 | 40000 | 2 | 06/24/2003 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2002 hyundai accent. the contact stated that the alignment was off on the vehicle and she had to purchase new tires. she also smelled burning wires. the current mileage was 53,999 and failure mileage was 40,000. | |||
| 06/10/2007 | 66000 | 1 | 01/01/1995 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2002 hyundai accent. while driving 25 mph, the contact heard a loud rubbing noise and the steering wheel turned sharply to the left. she was able to regain control and drive home. the vehicle is currently at the dealer. the dealer stated that the vehicle is experiencing the same failures as noted in recall # 96v113000 (suspension:front:control arm:lower arm). the current and failure mileages were 66,000. | |||
| 03/01/2004 | 2 | ||
| Going down a hill, my niece suddenly could not steer her vehicle, resulting in 3 teenage deaths, and 3 serious injuries. upon inspection of the vehicle, the front axle had a clean break in it.the driver's side tire was also mangled. the vehicle was totalled. | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - KNUCKLE - SPINDLE - ARM | |||
| 02/22/2003 | 3 | 11/13/2001 | |
| Consumer lost control of the steering. vehicle was taken to the dealer, and it was discovered the spindles were broken, the brake line failed and there was an oil leak, but was unable to locate where the leak was coming from. *jb *ts | |||
| STEERING - RACK AND PINION | |||
| 03/01/2004 | 2 | ||
| Going down a hill, my niece suddenly could not steer her vehicle, resulting in 3 teenage deaths, and 3 serious injuries. upon inspection of the vehicle, the front axle had a clean break in it.the driver's side tire was also mangled. the vehicle was totalled. | |||