Consumer Complaint Detail

HYUNDAI / ACCENT / 2002

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004295439 Incident Date: Aug, 17 2004
Consumer's City: COVINGTON Consumer's State: WA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America
Model Name: ACCENT Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KMHCG35C12U Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 26 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Random idle acceleration (2000=4000rpms when should be idling) leading to surging of car. started a few months ago with a check engine light. dealer replaced transmission sensor, problem has not been solved. i have had car checked out at dealership, but the problem is random, and they have not duplicated it. has been happeining randomly for last few months, at least a couple times every time the car is driven to work--23 miles one way. must push the break as hard as possible to keep car from lunging when the problem occurs.*ak