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What 37 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Hyundai Accent 5

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (37)Crash / fire / injury (3)Engine (10)Electrical system (9)Airbags (7)Speed control (5)Lights (3)Steering (3)Brakes (2)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (2)Fuel system (1)Seat belts (1)

2 of 37 complaints match · Electronic Stability Control (esc) · clear filters

Oct 19, 2014Electronic Stability Control (esc)Fuel system

I WAS DRIVING TO GET ON XPRESSWAY GOING THIRTY FIVE MILES AN HOUR ALL AT ONCE I HAD NO GAS PEBBLE THERE WAS NOTHING LUCKY I COULD PULL OVER ON THE SIDE ALL I HAS WAS A BREAK IF I HAD GOT ON THE INTERSTATE WITH CARS TRAVELING 70 AND 80 MILES HOUR I WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD WITH TWO SMALL KIDS IN THE CAR BECAUSE THE CAR GAS P WAS GOING I GOT A TOW TO TAKE MY CAR IN AND THEY SAY THE THROTTLE CABLE HAD BROKEN , I HAVE NEVER HAS OR HEARD OF THIS HAPPEN THE CAR I TRADE IN WAS SIXTEEN YEARS OLD TOYOTA HAD OVER FOUR HUNDRED THOUSANDS MILES ON IT AND ALL WAS WRONG WITH IT WAS THE AIR THE DEALER SAY THEY NEVER HAD A CAR COME THERE WITH THOSE MANY MILES AND STILL RUNNING GREAT IT WOULD HAVE COST MORE TO REPLACE THE AIR THAN THE CAR WAS WORTH AND WE TRADE IT IN FOR A LEMON THIS CAR HAS GIVEN US PROBLEMS FIRST ALL THREE COILS WITH OUT NO POWER PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS MATTER BEFORE SOMEONEDIES , I DID RESEARCH AND NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD OF THE CABLE BREAKING ON A CAR . [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ODI 10648643

Jul 18, 2014Electrical systemElectronic Stability Control (esc)

2011 HYUNDAI ACCENT HAS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM WITH THE COILS/SPARK PLUGS. I HAVE HAD ALL OF THEM REPLACED, YET THE CAR STILL SENSES A MISFIRE IN ITS COMPUTER. MY MECHANIC LOOKED IT UP AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR AND MAKE, BUT WHEN I CALLED HYUNDAI THEY DENIED A RECALL EVER BEING ISSUED. THIS WILL BE THE LAST HYUNDAI I EVER PURCHASE. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10614517

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How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2011 Hyundai Accent 5 verdict →