2 complaints reported

1999 Hyundai Accent SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
2
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Feb 2005

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND MORE CONSUMER HEARD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR WHEELS, AND A GRINDING NOISE APPEARED WHEN BRAKING. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP PROPERLY WHEN BRAKING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH REAR DRUMS WERE OUT OF ROUND/WARPED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jan 2005
Aug 2000 Crash

THE $ AMT IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN, I DONT HAVE MY CAR WITH ME MILAGE IS OVER 16000, I TRIED TO CONNTACT HYUNDAI VIA WEB COULDN'T WILL TRY TOMMAROW. I JUST CRESTED A SHORT HILL ON A LEFT HAND TURN. I SAW A MINI-VAN AT THE BOTTOM STOPPED. MABEY 3-4 CAR DISTANCES AHEAD I STARED TO BRAKE I INSTANCELY NOTED I WAS NOT SLOW ENOUGH, I INCRESED BRAKE PRESS AND FILALY FLOORED THE BAKE, I WENT OVER A CAR AND A HALF WITH THE BRAKE FLOORED, WHEN I WAS RIGHT ON TOP OF THE MINI-VAN I RELIZED THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING AND THAT I WAS GOING TO CRASH, I REARENDED THE MINI-VAN, I LEFT NO SKIDS AND MADE NO SCREECH . WHEN I FLOORED THE BRAKE PEDAL I WAS EXPECTING A QUICK BUT NOT REARENDING STOP. INSTED IT WAS MORE LIKE I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND GLIDED IN. I HAVE NEVER HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS, AND THE BRAKES WORKED AFTERWARD THOUGH THE CARE WAS ONLY MOVED SHORT SLOW DISTANCES. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jun 2000

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Quick Summary

The 1999 Hyundai Accent has 2 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.