2000 Hyundai Accent: engine failure

Filed Mar 5, 2009 · Transmission · 84,000 miles · OH

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 hyundai accent. Almost two months after the transmission was replaced on the vehicle, the engine failed to start. All of the indicators on the instrument panel were illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to a mechanic and had the battery replaced; however, the failure persisted. She called the manager at the dealer where the transmission was replaced and was advised to make sure that the vehicle was fully in the park position. She placed the gear from park into drive and then back into the park gear. The engine was finally able to start. She believes this is a safety issue because she should not have to move her gears around numerous times to start the vehicle. The contact has an appointment with the dealer to have the vehicle inspected. The current and failure mileages were 84,000.

Filed Feb 20, 2006 · Engine · 73,250 miles · VA

For more than two years I have been complaining to my dc-area hyundai dealership that my car is burning or leaking oil but they failed to diagnose problem, apparently to avoid fixing it under the warranty. It is extremely dangerous for me to drive my vehicle but hyundai will not honor its much hyped warranty and fix my car and even the district office insists that I keep driving it for its third and *unnecessary* oil consumption test. Previously my engine failed leaving me stranded in the utah desert following work on my car by two other hyundai dealers to avoid fixing my car before its first warranty period expired. Hyundai lies about its warranty: it promises the world on tv ads and reneges in private.

Filed Dec 5, 2005 · Brakes, Electrical · 61,000 miles · MA

Junk! Just over the 60,000 mile warranty and just about everything you can imagine went wrong. The gas gauge does not work. The exhaust broke apart on the flex pipe. It's all one piece and costs $850 just for parts. One out of two o2 sensors are bad at $200 a pop! Front wheel bearings went; one seized up and one was wobbling loose at $200 each. Front and rear brakes both went at once, rotors and all. Alternator also went bad which lead to new battery. Gas mileage went down to 28 mpg. Everything has been maintained on a regular basis and I'm still losing gas mileage. Over all I think I have paid for this car at least twice!.

Filed Oct 28, 2004 · Engine · 78,000 miles · IL

We were driving the vehicle along and all of a sudden, with no warning lights or anything, the vehicle died. When we opened the hood, antifreeze had sprayed everywhere. We had it towed to a local dealer as requested by the warranty company. It took weeks for the warranty rep to inspect the vehicle. There was also a crack in the top of the radiator. The shop first told us that we caused the crack by being involved in a collision - which never took place. The warranty company wanted a tear down of the engine (which we ended up having to pay for) and decided to deny our claim. They stated that we allowed the engine to overheat once the thermostat (a warranty covered item) failed. We had no way of knowing of the thermostat problem and no warning lights ever came on and the temperature gauge stayed within normal range until the vehicle died. We stated that there was no way for us to know about the thermostat and thought that perhaps the temperature gauge was malfunctioning. The warranty company stated that since the rep turned it on and it went to the top that it worked fine...wrong b/c it didn't work at the time of the incident. However, the warranty company paid for the radiator replacement (which was only caused by the thermostat going bad). Why would they pay for the secondary damage without paying for the original cause of the problem - the thermostat and temp gauge. In the end, we had to replace the engine on our own - but with the warranty company's radiator. I am very disappointed that I bought a warranty for purposes like this and yet was not treated fairly nor given a proper explanation.

Filed May 31, 2002 · Engine · CO

While driving at 55 MPH and without any indication, vehicle lost all power. Soon after, smoke was coming from under the hood. Consumer pulled vehicle over, looked under the hood and added water to engine, vehicle would not restart. Dealer has been contacted and refused to repair vehicle due to no radiator cap. The cap was on when the vehicle blew up. *ak the dealer will replace the engine. The water pump froze and burned the motor. No warning lights illuminated to indicate a problem.