VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
THE HEATER CONTROL VALVE STEM DOES NOT MEET THE MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS. HIGH COOLANT TEMPERATURES CAN CAUSE THE STEM TO LEAK.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE DEFECTIVE VALVE STEMS.
270,000 vehicles affected
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS MAY LOCK UP FROM INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION OF THE GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION CASE. THIS CAN CAUSE THE DRIVE WHEELS TO SEIZE AND THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A SUDDEN STOP.
Remedy: HYUNDAI WILL PERFORM A COST FREE TRANSMISSION OIL CHANGE.
515,000 vehicles affected
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
DETERIORATION OF THE REED VALVE SUBASSEMBLY MAY LEAD TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SECONDARY AIR SUPPLY PORTION OF THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM. THE SCREWS WHICH ATTACH THE REEDS TO THE REED VALVE SUBASSEMBLY MAY RUST, AND IF THE RUSTING BECOMES SEVERE, THE SCREW HEADS WILL ERODE AND ALLOW THE REEDS TO SEPARATE FROM THE REED VALVE SUBASSEMBLY. CORROSION MAY ALSO OCCUR ON THE REED VALVE SUBASSEMBLY, DEFORMING THE REED SEATS AND PREVENTING THE REEDS FROM CLOSING PROPERLY. SEPARATION OF THE REEDS FROM THE REED VALVE SUBASSEMBLY OR IMPROPER CLOSING OF THE REEDS ALLOW HOT EXHAUST GASES TO FLOW BACKWARD INTO THE PLASTIC SECONDARY AIR FILTER CASE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. THESE HOT EXHAUST GASES MAY MELT THE SECONDARY PLASTIC AIR FILTER CASE.
Remedy: REPLACE THE REED VALVE SUBASSEMBLY WITH ONE WHOSE METAL COMPONENTS ARE FABRICATED FROM CORROSION RESISTANT STAINLESS STEEL.
895,000 vehicles affected
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IF CRUISE CONTROL MAIN SWITCH IS IN THE ON POSITION WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED, SYSTEM CAN BE AFFECTED BY A SHORT DURATION VOLTAGE DROP CAUSED BY OPTIONAL HI-POWER (H340) RADIO.
Remedy: REPLACE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE.
8,550 vehicles affected
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON HIGHWAY, AND SHE NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS HESITATING/POPPYING, AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY SPEED. ALSO, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. *AK
Fire
WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD, TRAVELING 45 TO 50MPH, LOOKED DOWN AND SPILLED FOOD. WENT OFF THE ROAD, HIT A TREE AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DIDN'T RETRACT OR HOLD. DIDN'T CONTACT DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash
DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP CAN CAUSE LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL TO BE PUSHED OUT OF A HOSE NEAR THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED INTO A FIRE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECAL. *AK
ENGINE OVERHEATED, COOLANT ADDED SEVERAL TIMES, FINALLY RESULTED IN FIRE.
Fire
ENGINE FIRE AS A RESULT OF ENGINE OVERHEATING. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT). *AK
Fire
RECALL 93V167000; 4 MONTHS AFTER THE RECALL HAD BEEN SERVICED THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT. DEALER SAYS IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
RECALL # 93V167000 POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION: STANDARD: MANUAL CAR WILL NOT SHIFT BETWEEN 4TH & 5TH GEAR. THERE WAS NOT A PROLBEM WITH THE GEARS BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CHANGED IN THE VEHICLE. *AK
MOLDING OVER DRIVER'S DOOR IS BROKEN.
KNOCKING NOISE IN ENGINE AREA.
WHEN DEFROST AND LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON, THE GAS GAUGE READS WAY PAST FULL, TEMPERATURE GAUGE GOES TO RED, CLOCK STOPS, AND SOMETIMES DASH LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON.
DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR CLIP BROKEN AND REPLACED.
TRANSAXLE REPLACED DUE TO LEAKAGE.
EXHAUST SYSTEM - EGR VALVE: WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL BEGAN TO SMELL FUMES, SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. *AK
Fire
MANUAL INDICATES HOW TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION OIL LEVEL BY LOOSENING AND REMOVING THE OIL FILLER BOLT AND USE YOUR FINGER TO FEEL INSIDE THE HOLE TO SEE IF THE OIL LEVEL IS AT THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE HOLE WHICH IS INCORRECT. THE AREA IN TH
ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR PROBLEMS.
HEATER CORE FAILED, CAUSING HOT FLUID TO POUR FROM UNDER DASH.
VEHICLE FIRE. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT) *DH
Fire
COOLANT SYSTEM VALVE FAILED, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *DH
(RECALL)TOOK THE CAR IN TO BE REPAIRED AND THE DEALER GAVE HIM A HARD TIME WITH TRYING TO CHARGE FOR A DIAGNOSIS. HEATER CORE RECALL 94V103000. *AK
THE B+ WIRE BECOMES VERY HOT AND CAUSES THE ALTERNATOR TO BURN. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE AFTER RECALL. *DSH
HEATER CONTROL VALVE REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL. *SD
WHILE DRIVING CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. PLEASE DESCR0831000AILS.
Fire
WHILE DRIVING CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. PLEASE DESCR0831000AILS.
Fire
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, UNKNOWN ORIGIN OF FIRE. *AK
Fire
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, UNKNOWN ORIGIN OF FIRE. *AK
Fire
AFTER PARKING, ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK
Fire
RECALL HEATER CORE; HAD RECALL DONE RALLY CHEV., IN PALMDALE CA. AFTERWARDS, VEHICLE WILL NOT GO OVER 5 MPH. DEALER REFUSES TO EVALUATE FURTHER. TT
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. CAR WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Fire
FIXED UNDER RECALL #94V10300. SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURING ALL OVER AGAIN. REPLACED PART HIMSELF. TT
WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED SMOKE COMING INTO VEHICLE THROUGH VENTS, THEN SUDDENLY ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE, FIRE DEPARTMENT COULDN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. TT
Fire
WHEN ICE IS UNDER THE SNOW YOU JUST SLIDE ON THE ROAD. ABS IS NOT WORKING. TT
REFUSED THE RECALL LETTER AND WOULD NOT SET UP AN APPOINTMENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE POWER SEIZED BEFORE COMING TO HALT ENGINE CUT OFF. ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Fire
ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM OVERHEATED, RESULTING IN ANTI-FREEZE LEAK. *AK
REPLACED A/C COOLING FAN RELAY .
HEATER CONTROL VALVE STEM FAILED, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK PRIOR TO SERVICE RECALL. *AK
RECALL RELATED, 91V225000, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING UNDER THE HOOD COMPARTMENT FIRE. TT
Fire
CONSUMER PULLS OUT THE STREET WAS GOING UP THE HILL THE GEAR LOCKS UP. TT
HAD WORK DONE ON HEATER CORE IN 1992 RECIEVED RECALL NOTICE IN 1994 FOR HEATER CORE MANUFACTURER ONLY WANTS TO REIMBURSE HALF THE MONEY. TT
CONTINUOUSLY REPLACING CLUTCH CABLE, DUE TO BREAKAGE. TT
A YEAR AGO CONSUMER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE HEATER CORE RECEIVED A RECALL THIS SPRING. TT
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. *AW
Fire
TRANSAXLE FAILED, CAUSING SHAFT TO BE DRIVEN INTO MOTOR, RESULTING IN MOTOR FREEZING UP. *SKD
MANIFOLD IN THE ENGINE CAMPARTMENT MELTED DOWN AND BURNED. TT
ENGINE FAILURE, RODS, PISTONS AND BEARING MALFUNCTION AT 47K *AK
VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY RUNS HOT. *SKD
HEATER CORE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, CAUSING COOLANT LEAK. *SKD