Consumer Complaint Detail

HYUNDAI / ACCENT / 1998

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004096961 Incident Date: Jul, 10 2004
Consumer's City: LOGAN Consumer's State: UT
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America
Model Name: ACCENT Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 28 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 24 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving at highway speeds (50-75 mph) the overdrive would dissengage. in turrn the rpm would ramp up. this would happen randomly. somtimes pulling off and turning car off and starting it again temporarily fixed problem. finally, we took it to a mechanic. he found that the wiring uner the stick (automatic) were bare and touching. he fixed the wiring and never had a problem since. i have noted many other entries with similar problem. *jb