Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM | |||
| 1 | 04/30/1999 | ||
| While driving vehicle hesitates and then transmission slips out of gear, cause unknown. dealer cannot identify problem. *ak the vehicle could not start because the charging system failed to maintain the battery. afeterwards, the vehicle experienced rough acceleration, cutting off in idle, surging back and forward. brakes pulsing and squealing. later on, the air system stopped completely due to the heater fan and motor assembly failure. check the engine light came on due to burned spark plug wires. *yh | |||
| 1 | 04/30/1999 | ||
| While driving at any rate of speed vehicle severly pulls to right or left, causing loss of control cause unknown. dealer cannot identify problem. *ak the vehicle could not start because the charging system failed to maintain the battery. afterwards, the vehicle experienced rough acceleration, cutting off in idle, surging back and forward. brakes pulsing and squealing. later on the air system stopped completely due to the heater fan and motor assembly failure. check the engine light came on due to burned spark plug wires. *yh | |||
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM - WINDSHIELD - BLOWER | |||
| 09/11/2000 | 1 | 06/01/1999 | |
| 2/4/2000 - heater fan & motor assembly replaced (and again on 8/25/2001); 10/12/2000 - radiator appears to blow up, technical advisor joe stroud accused consumer of tampering with it to disable it - radiator and thermostat replaced & rear hub bolt assembly; 11/07/2000 - misfire detected in spark plug assembly; 12/30/2000 - battery died in 17 degree temp, car towed to dealership & was refused, towed again after addt'l contact with roadside assistance company (battery replaced file #565541 & hyundai compensated for rental); 3/20/2001 - temp guage registers hot a/c not cooling properly - fan relay replaced; 8/25/2001 - fan motor rattles and temp guage registers hot and a/c inoperable - replaced fan motor again (1st repl 2/4/2000); 9/14/2001 - check engine light on, no loss of power; spark plug cable set replaced under warranty. *ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM - WINDSHIELD - HEATER CORE | |||
| Consumer called complaining about having problems with the transmission and the car stalling. dealer was contacted and stated that the transmission needed to be service. also consumer stated that there this is happening again. ts | |||
| VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | |||
| 06/05/2001 | 11000 | 1 | 02/20/2001 |
| June 2001 automatic power window driver side stabilizer replaced, also same month air conditioning compressor failed and had to be replaced. *nlm | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD | |||
| 12/15/2001 | 0 | ||
| Early in the morning consumer found rear windshield shattered without prior warning, and could not recall how it happened. dealer was contacted. please provide more information.*ak | |||
| 10/01/1999 | 09/01/1999 | ||
| If window sslightly in rain, water pours in on arm rest console elec components. *ak | |||