Consumer Complaint Detail

HYUNDAI / ACCENT / 1999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 006061369 Incident Date: Mar, 25 2006
Consumer's City: LYTLE Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America
Model Name: ACCENT Model Year: 1999
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#: KMHVF24N8XU Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 02 2006 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 31 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt*: the contact stated two years ago the vehicle would not come out of second gear. an independent mechanic repaired the vehicle. the contact does not know what repairs were performed. about one month ago, the transmission started slipping into second gear. the only way to get the vehicle out of second gear is to turn the vehicle off, wait a few minutes, and restart the vehicle. the same independent mechanic determined the vehicle had a defect and referred the contact to the nhtsa. there is an nhtsa recall, # 99v178000, regarding the automatic transmission. the vehicle has the same problems as indicated in the recall; however it is not included in the recall due to the vin.