2013 Hyundai Accent UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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While driving the vehicle on the freeway it began to slow down and I was no longer able to accelerate. After attempting to pull over, other vehicles began blowing their car horns to let me know something was wrong. Once I came up on the off ramp, the inside of the car began filling with smoke. I had to open the door and jump from the vehicle while it was still in motion. At that moment it became fully engulfed with fire. I have since found out via the internet that a recall has been issued for the vehicle. I have not received any official notice from the car manufacture. The car was a total loss as it was completely destroyed as it burned on the side of the road. My safety was risked as I was driving my car while it was on fire and I had to jump from a moving vehicle to avoid being burned in fire.
My local Hyundai dealership (Porter Hyundai in Newark, DE) is unable to remedy the defect (Safety Recall NHTSA Recall Number 23V-651) within a reasonable time. Today is 6/4 and the first available appointment is 7/26.
During cold weather, the trunk lid will suddenly fall when reaching into the trunk. The lid does not need to be bumped for it to fall. I believe it can be inspected upon request. Safety at risk when it suddenly falls. My husband had the trunk lid fall on the base of his neck at the top of his spine when the trunk lid suddenly fell. I had the trunk lid fall on top of my head leaving a goose egg bump when loading luggage in the car. No the problem has not been reproduced by the mentioned entities. No the problem hasn’t been inspected by the mentioned entities. No. There were no warnings when the trunk lid suddenly fell.
Dealer and Manufacturer said that the Anti-theft software upgrade is not compatiable for my 2013 Accent and that they are working on an update. they should be required by NHTSA to complete this upgrade because WE could be injured if someone tried to steal my car
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THERE IS A RATTLING/CRACKLING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING. HAS HAPPENED SINCE I HAD THE CAR, SOUNDS LIKE A WIRE BEING BLOWN AROUND WHEN ACCELERATING UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL AREA.
IGNITION LIGHT- CATALYTIC CONVERTER
CHROME TAPE ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE CAME LOOSE CREATING A SHARP EDGE THAT IS A CUT HAZARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR. MY DAUGHTER IS RETURNING TO LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY WITH THIS VEHICLE SO I HAD TO SUPERGLUE AND TAPE THE CHROME TAPE BACK INTO PLACE. THE CHROME TAPE IS STARTING TO BUBBLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HANDLE SO THAT PART OF THE CHROME TAPE WILL ALSO BE SEPARATING SOON FROM THE PLASTIC
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The 2013 Hyundai Accent has 8 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.