7 complaints reported

2001 Hyundai Accent VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

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

Reports
7
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
2

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Sep 2004

WHILE TAKING A TRIP VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING. THE RPMS KEPT GOING UP. CONSUMER CONTROLLED THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION.*AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WHICH ALLEVIATED THE PROBLEM. *NM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Aug 2004
Jun 2003

WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS APPLIED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED EXCESSIVLY. *NLM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jun 2003
Apr 2003

I WAS GOING 60 MPH ON THE EXPRESSWAY, WHEN I TRIED SLOWING DOWN TO 50 MPH THE RPM'S KEPT GOING UP AS WELL AS THE SPEED. COULD NOT SLOW DOWN, PULLED OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE COMPLETELY, STILL DID NOT STOP, UNTIL I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS WAS AFTER PICKING UP MY CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP FOR A 15000 MILE MAINTENANCE. DEALER CLAIMED LATER THAT IT WAS DUE TO A SENSOR THAT WAS BURNED OUT. *JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Mar 2003
Feb 2003 Crash Injury

WHEN DRIVING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 50 MPH. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO A APARTMENT BUILDING. DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE BACK INJURIES. THE DEALER STATED THAT WAS NORMAL. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Sep 2003
Oct 2002

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SHE LET OFF THE ACCELERATE AND SURGE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Oct 2002
Sep 2002

ACTION REPORT, CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THOTTLE BODY IDLE SPEED CONTROL CIRCUIT, NHTS CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V346000. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE DEALERSHIP CHEVROLET HYUNDAI 1100 WASHINGTON AVE HUNTINGTON WEST VIRGINIA. (304 529 2301). *AK CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, HE WAITED ABOUT 4 ? HOURS AND HE WAS TOLD TO RESCHEDULE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT. *YD

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Aug 2002
Apr 2002 Crash Injury

CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE DEFECT IN RECALL # 01-V-346-000. DIDN'T RECEIVE RECALL LETTER UNTIL APRIL 2002. VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *MJ

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Dec 2001

Trend Over Time

Complaints by year

Quick Summary

The 2001 Hyundai Accent has 7 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL complaints on file. 2 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.