Loud ticking and engine knocking. Car starts to stall and overheat, car does not shift properly. Was told it was failing coils. Replaced all coils and spark plugs, this remedied the flashing ck engine light. Check engine light still on and still says the coil is not responding. Tech says it is a stuck lifter but can't be manually unstuck. Road hazard is car will stall and engine will fail without warning. Car has received regular oil change maintenance.
2012 Hyundai Accent engine complaints
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When the car stops at a stop sign or traffic light the engine sometimes stalls and the engine and EPS warning light turn on. Also sometimes when trying to accelerate, acceleration is not possible, especially on the highway. This is a major safety risk of rear-end accidents.
Car turns off while driving continuesly misfires even after replacing coils and spark plugs check engine light on and flashes car charger port keeps blowing fuses
The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Accent. The contact stated that after receiving an oil change on the vehicle and driving approximately 20 MPH, there was a knocking sound coming from the vehicle. The contact stated that there was a metal-on-metal sound. There was an air temperature sensor warning light illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed by an independent mechanic with an oil control valve failure. The oil control valve was replaced; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 116,000.
Driving down the highway car caught fire
The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Accent. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. Several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle after several attempts. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the transmission filter, the transmission, and the spark plugs were replaced and other unknown repairs were completed; however, the failure reoccurred increasingly while driving. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence several times. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, he saw smoke coming through the A/C vents and from underneath the hood of the vehicle. An unknown dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 5,000. The consumer stated smoking in the dash, under the hood, and the back end of the vehicle, and all codes failure.
Cam shaft split System emission failure . Lighter socket not working. Valvolibe oil change 7/16/21 Mail recall. Recieved 7/1721 Vehichle loud sound. .acceleration not speeding . car. Not drivable.
Vehicle started to jerk . Showed there was no oil in engine after 2 weeks of being filled up . There was no leak reported .
My vehicle has caught fire on 11/14/20 as it was parked at resident. We heard a pop sound and then fire started. June I had my battery replace. Feb I had issue with the )2 sensor that has been taken car of. After the fire I received a recal notice.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai accent. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that after three attempts the vehicle restarted. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the check engine warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to doral hyundai (10285 nw 12th st, doral, fl 33172) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the fuel pump failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not taken back to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 119,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai accent. The contact stated that the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The mechanic retrieved dtc code: p036. The contact was informed that the engine sensor stabilizer failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximate 114,304.
2012 hyundai accent 4dr sedan knocking in the engine compartment, engine light comes on and code is stored, the code is for knock sensor needing to be replaced...the true reason for this to put out code for knock sensor fauilare are that the connecting rod bearing is going out and that little bit of play between the rod and crank makes the knock sensor code come up it knocks moving or not this is a serious proublem the engine could have a serious engine failuare and at mid speed it can and will be life treating, fire, parts being thrown threw fire wall hitting occupants in car or outside it started the knocking at 130000 miles I am a mechanic of over 40 years
The engine just stopped while driving. It was determined that the connecting rod broke and failed on the number one piston. Pieces of metal caused the crankshaft to lock up and pieces pierced the block causing complete engine failure. The connecting rod was cast wrong and it seems after the car has 100k miles it gives out. To me this is a safety hazard.
Tl* the contact owned a 2012 hyundai accent. The contact stated that the engine caught fire. While driving through a parking lot, the contact heard a loud noise and noticed flames under the hood. Moments later, the vehicle burst into flames. The flames expanded to the windshield, entered the vehicle, and burned the front seats. The police and fire departments were present and fire report number: 19-141990 was filed. The manufacturer and dealer were not contacted. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The failure mileage was 90,000.
The engine light is blinking on the dashboard and making too much sound from the engine, took the car to mechanic he said problem with o2 sensors and catalyst system effieciency (p0420) code
Tamara recall my car keeps shutting off and won't get any rpms and it doesn't show anything on the code reader, one of those times I had kids in the car and I had no brakes at all when it shut off the engine but kept the radio on
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai accent. While the vehicle was stopped, the contact heard knocking noises coming from the engine compartment. Once the vehicle accelerated, the contact heard a ticking noise in the engine and the check engine warning indicator illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The failure mileage was 25,000.
Driving on the highway I heard a knocking in the engine. The check engine light came on. I took the vehicle to get the light checked for a code and was told the knock sensor needed replacing. Took the car to the dealer I purchased it from and dealer said there was no code and no history of a code so they could do nothing about it after I told them how to replicate the knocking. Dealer released the car. Two days later while driving on the highway the light came back on and the engine continued knocking. I took it straight to the dealer again and they were able to replicate the issue and find a code. The dealer contacted the manufacturer about the code and the manufacturer recommended applying a patch to the knock sensor and, according to the dealer "see what happens". The dealer performed the patch and released the vehicle to me. The very next day I was driving home after work on the highway and the odometer went from 3000rpm's to 0. While I could try to engage the accelerator and could hear the engine rev no rpms registered. The vehicle went into an idle state and would not react. Causing many near accidents I was able to get the car to the shoulder before it became stationary. Attempted to restart car a dozen times and the RPM's would not register still.car has now been with the dealer who has not been able to replicate the issue and has not reached out to the manufacturer. The cause and effect of an issue happening after applying a computer patch is not being investigated nor discussed with the manufacturer.
Takata recall I am at 130,000 miles and there is no oil leaking, but every time I get an oil change it just disappears. Even if I'm not driving 1000 mi/month, it is completely dry within a few weeks of getting an oil change. I have to constantly put oil in my car in between oil changes every 3 months.
On august 5th after a 20 minute drive my car was parked in a friends driveway. Moments after exiting the vehicle the engine caught fire. There were no previous issues. Smells. Warning lights. Drove just fine. Thanks to a passing off duty fireman he stopped and sprang into action with the garden hose until the fire dept arrived just moments later. Because the engine was one giant melted mess allstate was unable to determine the cause. There were no injuries. Hyundai showed no recalls after entering my VIN number. It was my third hyundai and still shocked this happened.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai accent. While driving unknown speeds, the engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to performance toyota (located at 5676 dixie hwy, fairfield, oh 45014, (513) 874-8797) where it was diagnosed that the engine sensor indicator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the engine warning indicator continued to illuminate. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and opened case number: 11571147. The approximate failure mileage was 116,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai accent. While driving 45 MPH, the vehicle started to vibrate and the ABS, engine, 02 sensor, and catalytic converter warning indicators illuminated. After a few moments, the vibration stopped. The vehicle was taken to werner hyundai (252 capital cir sw, tallahassee, fl 32304, (850) 575-1000) where it was diagnosed that the brake system and engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 133,100.
At about 80,000 miles, the vehicle started making a loud and constant knocking sound in the engine. The hyundai dealership service department determined that: "internal rods are making knocking sound - engine must be replaced." this very loud knocking happens all the time whether the vehicle is stationary or moving. The vehicle is not safe to drive. This issue is identical to the 2015 recall of many other hyundai vehicles from the same model year (I.e. The federal safety agency campaign number: 15v568000). Hyundai denied this claim since the vehicle is out of warranty. Hyundai consumer affairs case#: 10847090.
After starting the engine and tapping on the accelerator, the car will accelerate on it's own and rev up to 1,500-2000 RPM without pressing on the accelerator. Even when braking. Returning the car to neutral causes the engine to rev up to or beyond 2,000 RPM until the vehicle has been turned off. This incident first occurred in april 2016. I was told there was an issue with the sensors by the hyundai dealership. The issue resurfaced again in january 2017. This time they told me it was due to a carbon buildup in the fuel system. Now it's doing it again. I have seen many other reports of this happening to hyndai's on the internet. This is a huge safety issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai accent. While operating the vehicle, the vehicle accelerated on its own. While parked, the vehicle would rev to approximately 5,000-6,000 rpms even when the brake pedal was depressed or when the vehicle was in another gear. The only way to stop the failure was to remove the key from the ignition. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be cleaned. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 61,000.
Around 50000 miles the car would over rev about 1000-2000 RPM when the clutch was released and foot off of the gas. It has progressively gotten worse. Now it will on its own while standing at idle run up to 5000-6000 RPM without warning and the only way to stop it is to turn the car off. When in gear, the car will accelerate without warning. If you depress the clutch, again it will run up to 5000-6000 RPM. The problem becomes exacerbated in warmer weather and lessened in cold weather. During the 12/24 heat wave here in pa, the car was undriveable and dangerous as I could not depend on it not "taking off". The dealer updated the software on 12/22 which did not resolve the issue, and no codes were found in the computer! Before 50,000 miles everything was fine.
7/15/2012, while pulling off from a stop oil and battery light illuminated and vehicle lost power. No check engine light. Approximately 10 minutes later, vehicle experience same problem. Shutting vehicle off and restarting corrected instant problem. No fault codes stored. Dealership removed, cleaned and re-installed throttle body and suggested using only exxon, mobile or shell gasoline. 7/17/2014, while sitting at a stop light, oil and battery light illuminated and vehicle stalled. Would crank but not start. Vehicle towed to dealership. No fault codes stored. Dealership replaced high pressure fuel pump. 7/31/2014, picked up vehicle from dealership following fuel pump replacement. Drove vehicle 14 miles, when pulling off from a stop, oil and battery light illuminated and vehicle stalled. Restarted vehicle and drove approximately 100 yards, oil and battery light illuminated and vehicle stalled. Upon restart vehicle went into "limp mode". Dealership diagnosed problem as being the computer. 7/18/2014 dealership called and advised hyundai tech line directed replacement of transmission range switch not computer. 8/15/2014, while pulling off from a stop oil and battery light illuminated and vehicle stalled. Restarted vehicle and took to dealership. 8/16/2014, no fault codes stored. Dealership advised nothing wrong with vehicle but will continue to drive. 8/18/2014, about 10 miles from dealership, while pulling off from a stop oil and battery light illuminated and vehicle lost power. 8/19/2014, dealership advised no fault codes were stored and hyundai tech line advised to replace low pasture fuel pump, fuel injectors and fuel rail.
After pulling out from a stop vehicle would not accelerate and went to an idle mode, oil light and battery light illuminated but no check engine light. Vehicle was turned off and restarted and everything worked fine. Vehicle experienced the same problem about 20 minutes later. Vehicle was taken to hyundai dealership and the tech experienced the same problem during test drive. Vehicle did not store a dtc error code to dealership called tech line who advised to remove and clean throttle body. Vehicle was driven for 1 1/2 days following repair. Today while stopped at an intersection same problem occurred, oil light came on, battery light came on and vehicle went to idle mode. Vehicle was shut off and would not restart. Had to be towed to dealership.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai accent. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 to 65 MPH, the vehicle would suddenly decelerate. The vehicle was inspected by an authorized dealer, who stated that the fuel rail pressure sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. Approximately two days after having the vehicle repaired, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and was shipped to california for diagnosis. The failure mileage was approximately 202.
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