What 152 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Hyundai Accent 5

VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK . SHOWED THERE WAS NO OIL IN ENGINE AFTER 2 WEEKS OF BEING FILLED UP . THERE WAS NO LEAK REPORTED .

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PAINT IS FLAKING OFF LARGE SECTIONS OF HOOD AND FRONT, REAR WINDSHIELD WASHER HOSE LEAKS IN CAR

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I HAVE HAD A CLUNKING NOISE ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE BUYING IT. IT WOULD MAKE THE NOISE ON THE SMALLEST BUMB, SLOWING DOWN, TURNING, AND ON THE HIGHWAY. THE PREVIOUS OWNER SAID SHE TRIED GETTING IT FIXED BUT NO ONE COULD PINPOINT WHERE THE NOUSE WAS COMING FROM. I ASKED AROUND I GOT THE SAME RESPONSE,ALSO TOLD, "IF IT'S NOT MESSING WITH YOUR PERFORMANCE, IGNORE IT." RECENTLY GOING OVER BUMB IT STARTED MAKING ANOTHER SQUEAK NOISE, I WENT TO A TIRE SHOP AND ASKED FOR THEM TO LOOK AT MY SWAY BAR, TUR S OTHER TOP MOUNT OF MY DRIVER SIDE STRUT HAD A BOLT THAT COULD NOT BE TIGHTENED DOWN.

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MY VEHICLE HAS CAUGHT FIRE ON 11/14/20 AS IT WAS PARKED AT RESIDENT. WE HEARD A POP SOUND AND THEN FIRE STARTED. JUNE I HAD MY BATTERY REPLACE. FEB I HAD ISSUE WITH THE )2 SENSOR THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN CAR OF. AFTER THE FIRE I RECEIVED A RECAL NOTICE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DORAL HYUNDAI (10285 NW 12TH ST, DORAL, FL 33172) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000.

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JUL 02,2020 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER193 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER20V393000 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE SUMMARY HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA (HYUNDAI) IS RECALLING CERTAIN 2011-2012 HYUNDAI ELANTRA AND SONATA HYBRID, 2012 ACCENT AND VELOSTER VEHICLES. THE 12V ACCESSORY SOCKET OUTLET MAY HAVE BEEN OVER-TIGHTENED DURING INSTALLATION, POSSIBLY DISABLING THE THERMAL FUSE AND ALLOWING THE OUTLET TO OVERHEAT WITH PROLONGED USE, SUCH AS BY USING THE TIRE MOBILITY KIT AIR COMPRESSOR TO INFLATE A TIRE. YESTERDAY, 2020-10-19, SINCE I NEVER OWNED THE ORIGINAL AIR PUMP, THE DEALER (VISION HYUNDAI - HENRIETTA NEW YORK) REFUSED TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE. BUT BOTH HE AND YOU (NHTSA) SEEM TO BE MAKING A SERIOUSLY EGREGIOUS ERROR IN LOGIC. ANY THIRD PARTY DEVICE WHICH PLUGS INTO THE 12V ACCESSORY PORT COULD CAUSE THE SAME RISK OF FIRE BECAUSE IT IS THE *PORT* WHICH IS DEFECTIVE, NOT THE AIR PUMP. THAT'S WHAT THE RECALL NOTICE SAYS, I QUOTE FROM ABOVE: > THE 12V ACCESSORY SOCKET OUTLET MAY HAVE BEEN OVER-TIGHTENED DURING > INSTALLATION, POSSIBLY DISABLING THE THERMAL FUSE AND ALLOWING THE > OUTLET TO OVERHEAT WITH PROLONGED USE, HYUNDAI'S PROPOSED WORK-AROUND OF USING A DIRECT TO BATTERY HARNESS CONNECTION IS RIDICULOUS ON TWO COUNTS. 1. IT DOESN'T SOLVE THE ROOT-CAUSE PROBLEM. 2. IT REQUIRES CUSTOMERS TO MANUALLY CONNECT WIRES TO THE BATTERY, SOMETHING THAT WE KNOW CAN BE DANGEROUS. I QUOTE: PER YOUR OWN RESEARCH DATA: FROM OCTOBER 1993-SEPTEMBER 1994, THERE WERE 581 INJURIES FROM CHECKING THE BATTERY CABLES, AND 444 INJURIES FROM JUMP STARTING THE BATTERY. FOR A TOTAL OF 1025 INJURIES IN ONE YEAR ALONE! (DATA FROM TABLE 1) (RETRIEVED 2020-10-20 FROM HTTPS://CRASHSTATS.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/API/PUBLIC/VIEWPUBLICATION/97840 ) SURELY, YOU (NHTSA) WOULDN'T ENDORSE A SOLUTION WHICH HAS WORSE SAFETY HAZZARDS THAN THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM. WOULD YOU?

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2012 HYUNDAI ACCENT EQUIPPED WITH NEXEN TIRES, TIRE LINE: N5000 PLUS, TIRE SIZE: 195/50/R16, DOT NUMBER: 8ELVLMFR0415. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS CONSTANTLY FLAT WITH THE TPMS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TPMS WARNING LIGHT WAS FIRST FLASHING HOWEVER, BECAME CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO THE TPMS WARNING LIGHT FLASHING, THE RADIO AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO INFLATE THE TIRE DUE TO THE VALVE STEM ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DROVE ROUGH DUE TO THE TIRE PRESSURE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED HYUNDAI OF ANDERSON, 1925 PEARMAN DAIRY RD, ANDERSON, SC 29625, AND INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HAVE THE TIRES INSPECTED FOR NAILS. THE TECHNICIAN INFLATED THE TIRES TO THE CORRECT AIR PRESSURE. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE MILEAGE WERE APPROXIMATELY 106,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC RETRIEVED DTC CODE: P036. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE SENSOR STABILIZER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATE 114,304.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, WHEN A DEER RAN INTO HER LANE AND SHE RAN INTO IT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED SHE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES ON HER HIP THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT STATED HER SISTER WAS SITTING AT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED THE FOLLOWING DAY BECAUSE SHE HAD A HEADACHE DUE TO WHIPLASH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED SHE HAD A PASSENGER SEATED AT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE THAT ALSO REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER DEEMED THE VEHICLE WAS LOSS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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ON MAY 30, 2020 I BOUGHT AN HYUNDAI 2012 MODEL: ACCENT GLS IN AN AUTHORIZED MOTOR TREND CERTIFIED DEALER AT 995 N. 107 TH AVE. AVONDALE, AZ 85323. STOCK NO. P5607A. I PAID ALREADY MY DOWN PAYMENT, DEALER DOCUMENTARY FEE, AND LICENSE, REC TITLE AND PLATE. AT THIS TIME I CONTINUE WITH A PROVISIONAL TEMPORARY VEHICLE REGISTRATION. I AM PAYING MONTHLY TO THE CREDIT UNION WEST MY CHARGE TO THIS BANK, THAT IT'S THE FINANCIER BANK CHOOSE BY DEALER. I AM DOING PRESSURE OVER DEALER IN ORDER TO COMPLETED THE DOCUMENTATION IN MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION PHOENIX, ARIZONA TO MY NAME AS OWNER, AND ALSO TO RECEIVED MY TOTAL DOCUMENTATION AND PLATE. LAST THURSDAY AUGUST 13, 2020 THIS VEHICLE HAVE HAD A REVISION IN NHTSA AND SENT AN IMPORTANT VEHICLE SAFETY RECALL INFORMATION AND REFERS IN THIS DOCUMENT: RECALL DATE: 2020-07-02. NHTSA # 20V-393000, MFR#193. STATUS: RECALL STATUS INCOMPLETE. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THIS SITUATION. LAST FRIDAY AUGUST 14, 2020, I BEGIN A COMPLAINT AGAINST THIS DEALER THROUGH FIELD OFFICE MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION IN PHOENIX, AZ. CORDIALLY, [XXX] CUSTOMER INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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ALL POWER WINDOWS HAVE GONE OUT CANNOT ROLL UP ALL MOTORS OUT 280 EACH TO REPLACE ONLY 60K MILES

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AFTER I SEE I HAVE A RECALL IN THE NHTSA WEBPAGE, I TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP IN TORRANCE, CA. AS A RESULT I WAS TOLD "THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING AND CAN'T PROVIDE A SOLUTION OR AN AGENCY TO CLEAR OUT THIS ISSUE". THE PROBLEM IS THAT: "IF THE COMPRESSOR ACCESSORY IS CONNECTED TO THE 12V OUTLET TO INFLATE A TIRE WILL POSSIBLY CAUSE AN OVERHEAT AT THE CAR OUTLET". I STATED: "I DON'T HAVE SUCH ACCESSORY AND I HAVE A REGULAR SPARE TIRE". AFTER THAT WAS CONFIRMED I REQUESTED TO CLEAR THE RECALL SINCE I DON'T HAVE THAT ACCESSORY AND ONLY THAT ACCESSORY CAUSE THE PROBLEM TO THE OUTLET. THAT DIDN'T CHANGE THEIR ATTITUDE TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION AND THE TECHNICIAN RAYMOND SAID: "WE ARE SORRY BUT THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO". IN MY OPINION DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO TAG A CAR "UNSAFE WITH A RECALL" FOR AN EXTERNAL ACCESSORY THAT IS NOT EVEN IN THE CAR OR IN THE MARKET. SOLUTION 1: CREATE A PERMANENT STICKER AND SET NEXT TO THE 12V OUTLET "DO NOT CONNECT DEVICES THAT CONSUME MORE THAN (WHAT EVER ARE THE AMPS OR WATTS THAT CAUSE THE OVERHEAT) SOLUTION 2: DISSEMBLE THE 12V OUTLET AND RE-ASSEMBLE WITH THE CORRECT TORQUE ADD TO THE RECALL "MINOR ISSUE, CAR PERFORMANCE IS NOT IN DANGER"

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2012 HYUNDAI ACCENT 4DR SEDAN KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND CODE IS STORED, THE CODE IS FOR KNOCK SENSOR NEEDING TO BE REPLACED...THE TRUE REASON FOR THIS TO PUT OUT CODE FOR KNOCK SENSOR FAUILARE ARE THAT THE CONNECTING ROD BEARING IS GOING OUT AND THAT LITTLE BIT OF PLAY BETWEEN THE ROD AND CRANK MAKES THE KNOCK SENSOR CODE COME UP IT KNOCKS MOVING OR NOT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROUBLEM THE ENGINE COULD HAVE A SERIOUS ENGINE FAILUARE AND AT MID SPEED IT CAN AND WILL BE LIFE TREATING, FIRE, PARTS BEING THROWN THREW FIRE WALL HITTING OCCUPANTS IN CAR OR OUTSIDE IT STARTED THE KNOCKING AT 130000 MILES I AM A MECHANIC OF OVER 40 YEARS

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THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED WHILE DRIVING. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CONNECTING ROD BROKE AND FAILED ON THE NUMBER ONE PISTON. PIECES OF METAL CAUSED THE CRANKSHAFT TO LOCK UP AND PIECES PIERCED THE BLOCK CAUSING COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. THE CONNECTING ROD WAS CAST WRONG AND IT SEEMS AFTER THE CAR HAS 100K MILES IT GIVES OUT. TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

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MY CAR WOULD NOT START ALL OF A SUDDEN EVEN THOUGH ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON WITH KEY IN, BATTERY WAS CHECKED AND DEEMED FINE AND STARTER WAS CONFIRMED AS GOOD. WAS TOWED TO MY MECHANIC, RAN DIAGNOSTICS, NOTHING WRONG CAME UP AND THEY WERE ABLE TO START IT RIGHT UP. NOW HOME AND 10 DAYS LATER AND I HAVE NO START ISSUE AGAIN. STATIONARY IN MY CONDO LOT BOTH TIMERS. *TR

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THE SWITCH FOR THE WINDOWS IN THE BACK SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. THERE WAS A LOUD POP! AND SUDDENLY THE WINDOWS COULDN'T BE RAISED BACK UP AND INSTEAD STAYED AT HALF MAST. IT HAPPENED TO ONE REAR WINDOW, AND THEN A COUPLE MONTHS LATER, HAPPENED TO THE OTHER. I HAVE TO MANUALLY PUSH THE WINDOWS UP WITH MY HANDS WHEN THE REAR WINDOWS FALL.

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THE RED AIR BAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON, AND THE PASSENGER SENSOR IS ALWAYS OFF EVEN WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF I WERE TO BE IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. THIS STARTED AT ABOUT 115,000 MILES. THE CAR ALSO RECENTLY STARTED TO EAT UP MY GAS FOR NO VALID REASON. I DROVE 1.5 MILES, YET USED UP 10 MILES OF GAS, ENTIRELY ABIDING BY TRAFFIC LAWS AND SIGNS.

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GOT CAR IN 2011 IN 2015 IT STOPPED WORKING AFTER MAKING LOUD NOISES THAT BEGAN WITH A CHIRP, FOUND OUT IT WAS ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY. HAD TO BORROW TO FIX IT IT WAS 700.00 +. 14 MONTHS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN, THE SHOP GUY WAS SO ANGRY HE CONTACTED HIS PARTS GUY AND GOT ANOTHER ALTERNATOR, I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO JOSEPH'S GARAGE AND THEY INSTALLED THE SECOND ALERNATOR! NOW ITS DOING IT AGAIN!!!! I CANNOT KEEP DOING THIS. GOING TO FTC, BBB, AND ATTORNEY GENERAL. ALSO FEDERAL CONSUMER PROTECTION.

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I HAVE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THIS. MY 2012 HYUNDAI ACCENT WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OFTEN SURGES. ON THE HIGHWAY, IT WILL CONTINUE AT SAME SPEED OR EVEN ACCELERATE WHEN I LIFT MY FOOT. STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, IT WILL LURCH FORWARD WHEN THE CAR AHEAD OF ME MOVES AND I LIFT MY FOOT. WHEN PARKING, IT WILL RED-LINE WHEN I SHIFT TO NEUTRAL OR PARK. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT HAPPENS THROUGHOUT CERTAIN TRIPS, FROM WHEN I BEGIN TO DRIVE, UNTIL I EXIT THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR EVALUATION, THEY SAY THERE ARE NO CODES, SO IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. APPARENTLY IT DID NOT OCCUR DURING THEIR TEST DRIVE. THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. WHEN CAR TRIES TO RUN AWAY, I TURN OFF THE KEY. WILL THAT REMEDY CONTINUE TO WORK?

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THROUGHOUT NOVEMBER 2019, MY 2012 HYUNDAI ACCENT HATCHBACK WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION( VIN [XXX] ) HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC WHO CLEANED EVERYTHING BETWEEN GAS PEDAL AND COMPUTER, AND THE PROBLEM AMELIORATED FOR A WEEK OR SO. NOW THE PROBLEM IS BACK. IN NORMAL DRIVING, LIFTING MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR SOMETIMES SLOWS THE VEHICLE AND OTHER TIMES IT MAINTAINS SPEED OR ACCELERATES. (THIS IS WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED). WHEN STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, IT WILL LURCH FORWARD WHEN BRAKE IS RELEASED. WHEN PARKING IT OFTEN RED-LINES AS SOON AS [UT INTO NEUTRAL. SO FAR MY REMEDY HAS BEEN TO TURN THE KEY OFF. HOWEVER, MY WIFE IS NOW TOO FRIGHTENED TO RIDE IN THE CAR. I SEE ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN YOUR DATABASE. HOW MANY DEATHS WILL IT TAKE FOR YOU TO WAKE UP TO A SERIOUS DEFECT? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND NOTICED FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. MOMENTS LATER, THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FLAMES EXPANDED TO THE WINDSHIELD, ENTERED THE VEHICLE, AND BURNED THE FRONT SEATS. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE PRESENT AND FIRE REPORT NUMBER: 19-141990 WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

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THE ENGINE LIGHT IS BLINKING ON THE DASHBOARD AND MAKING TOO MUCH SOUND FROM THE ENGINE, TOOK THE CAR TO MECHANIC HE SAID PROBLEM WITH O2 SENSORS AND CATALYST SYSTEM EFFIECIENCY (P0420) CODE

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

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UNABLE TO OPEN DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO EXIT VEHICLE. I HAVE TO ROLL DOWN WINDOW AND USE EXTERIOR HANDLE TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. MY WARRANTY WAS 2 MONTHS AND 2 DAYS EXPIRED. DEALERSHIP WANTED $140 JUST TO DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM. I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO DO THIS. MY SON REMOVED THE DOOR HANDLE AND FOUND A BROKEN PLASTIC CLIP THAT NORMALLY WOULD ENGAGE AND OPEN THE DOOR. WE WERE UNABLE TO FIND A REPLACEMENT PART. I AM CONCERNED THAT IF I NEED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY, I WOULD BE UNABLE TO DO SO.

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TAMARA RECALL MY CAR KEEPS SHUTTING OFF AND WON'T GET ANY RPMS AND IT DOESN'T SHOW ANYTHING ON THE CODE READER, ONE OF THOSE TIMES I HAD KIDS IN THE CAR AND I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL WHEN IT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE BUT KEPT THE RADIO ON

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