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2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

crash · 389426 · 2003-01-16

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
ACCENT
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I HAVE HAD MY HYUNDAI ACCENT 2001 FOR A YEAR NOW, SO FAR..I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY BRAKES CHANGED 4 TIMES, NEW ROTORS 2X, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON...THE DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR....HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS LATER....NOW MY DOOR HANDLE IS COMING...I CHECK THE RECALL WEBSITE...MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED 2X AND I HAVE NOT ONCE RECEIVED NOTIFCATION OF THIS...MY CAR IS ALSO HORRIBLE IN ANY KIND OF WEATHER OTHER THAN DRY AND SUNNY...IF IT RAINS, I SLIDE, SNOWS- I SLIDE..ALREADY GOT INTO 2 ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS....

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10002770
Machine
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