Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2001 Hyundai Accent has 20 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
20
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2009 | POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER WAS EN... |
| Apr 11, 2008 | POWER TRAIN | THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OR DOESN'T CATCH FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE FOR A FEW SECONDS. ALSO FROM DRIVE TO ... |
| Nov 28, 2005 | POWER TRAIN | CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE, AND JERKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2-3RD GEAR. CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD TRANS... |
| Sep 14, 2005 | POWER TRAIN | THE ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON CAUSING A DOWN SHIFTING AFTER A BANGING IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE DE... |
| Jun 13, 2005 | POWER TRAIN | DT: CONTACT STATES HIS CAR WAS LUNGING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THEY C... |
| Jan 17, 2005 | POWER TRAIN | MY SANTA FE LX-AWD REAR DIFFERENTIAL WHICH ALSO COULD BE DEFINED AS REAR AXLE WAS TOTALLY FAILED AND... |
| Jul 3, 2004 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE STALLED LIKE IT WAS OUT OF GAS. AFTER HAVING THE... |
| Apr 6, 2004 | POWER TRAIN | 2001 HYUNDAI/4DR SDN/ACCENT/26777MILES,DEMO FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN PHX AZ.,THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT... |
| Dec 19, 2003 | POWER TRAIN | CAR HAS SUDDEN JERKS CHANGING GEARS AND DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE ENOUGH POWER TRYING TO GET PAST 40MPH. ... |
| Mar 4, 2003 | POWER TRAIN | THE VEHICLE FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS JUMPING OUT OF GEARS, THE DEALER REPLACED A MODULE. *JB |
| Jan 29, 2003 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DECELERATE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH |
| Nov 10, 2002 | POWER TRAIN | CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER IS TAKING TO LONG TO PERFORM THE RECALL#01V346000 POWER VALUE HOSE. ... |
| Mar 25, 2002 | POWER TRAIN | PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SHIFTING PROPERLY.*MR THE CONSUMER HEARD A TICKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TA... |
| Mar 10, 2002 | POWER TRAIN | SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR, IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP 5 TIMES, FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. TH... |
| Oct 16, 2001 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION SHIFTS DOWN INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, DEALER HAS REPLACED A SENSOR 5 ... |
| Sep 1, 2001 | POWER TRAIN | THE VEHICLE DOESN'T GO OVER 20 MPH AND SOMETIMES IT WON'T SHIFT ABOVE FIRST GEAR DUE TO POWER TRANSM... |
| Jun 24, 2001 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY GONE. VEHICLE WAS JUMPING FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL, AND REVVING 200 RP... |
| Mar 17, 2001 | POWER TRAIN | WHEN UPSHIFTING AND DOWNSHIFTING, THE GEARS GRIND EVEN IF CLUTCH IS FULLY DEPRESSED. VEHICLE HAS BEE... |
| Feb 13, 2001 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE WOULD JERK INTERMITTENTLY WHILE COASTING. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER... |
| Jan 1, 1901 | POWER TRAIN | THE CLUTCH MALFUNCTIONED AFTER THE CONSUMER MADE AN EMERGENCY STOP. CLUTCH DISC FAILURE WAS DETERMI... |