Consumer Complaint Detail

HYUNDAI / ACCENT / 2003

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005022952 Incident Date: May, 26 2005
Consumer's City: SCOTTSDALE Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America
Model Name: ACCENT Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: KMHCG45C23U Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 03 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Sep, 03 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was traveling southbound in the right lane of a two-lane road in phoenix. a vehicle traveling northbound on the same road was attempting to make a left turn onto a side street. the vehicle (a ford explorer) turned left in front of me and caused me to collide with the front passenger side of that vehicle. my car (hyundai accent) was hit on the front driver side and the front of the car was seriously damaged and windshield cracked. my air bags did not deploy. the vehicle i hit had minimal damage, yet its airbags did deploy. i went to the er with chest and neck pains. the x-rays showed swelling to my neck and a bruised upper chest. the car was declared totaled by a claims adjuster.