The 1999 Hyundai Accent has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 11,530 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 66 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
POWER TRAIN99V1780001999-07-0711,530 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE SEALS DO NOT REMAIN SUFFICIENTLY ELASTIC, RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE. THIS LEAKAGE CAN RESULT IN REDUCED PRESSURE APPLICATION TO THE CLUTCHES, BRAKE, AND KICKDOWN…
Consequence
SUCH SLIPPAGE CAN CAUSE PREMATURE DETERIORATION OF THE FRICTION ELEMENT SURFACES AND COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE NOT TO ACCELERATE, OR NOT ACCELERATE AS EXPECTED, WHEN THE DRIVER PRESSES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE.
Complaints by component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
13
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
8
8crashes6injuries1deaths
AIR BAGS
5
4crashes3injuries
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“I was driving in a traffic at about 15mph and my lower control arm broke in the middle I was lucky that I wasn't in the highway or driving fast so you aren't looking for my complaint.after checking from the bottom even the sub-frame is almost broken,I guess it is a big manufacturing problem for…”
“1999 hyundai accent. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle fire while driving *tgw the consumer stated the vehicle caught on fire ten days after purchasing it. The consumer stated her daughter was sitting at a red light, when all of a sudden, the vehicle started smoking. When the light turned…”
“1999 hyundai accent. Unable to safely fill gas tank. The gas pump shuts off after pumping only 31/2 gallons. When you try to fill it up gas comes out of the filler neck spilling on the car and the ground. Hyundai site shows tsb 96-30-006 stating this problem has existed on their cars since 1998…”
“My 1999 hyundai accent vehicle got hit on the rear (bumper) while I was still on a red light and the impact was so strong that the hit propelled my vehicle to hit the vehicle in front of my vehicle (a suburban truck) causing rear and front damages to the hyundai. The suburban incurred zero…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 1999 hyundai accent. The contact stated that the air bag indicator has remained illuminated in her vehicle for over a year. She took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that maintenance would have to be performed on the air bag. The inspection would cost $70. The…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 1999 hyundai accent. The vehicle does not respond when the contact depresses the accelerator pedal. The dealer could not duplicate the failure. The vin was not included in nhtsa campaign id number 99v17800. The current mileage is 84,621 and failure mileage was 81,000. Updated…”
“Dt*: the contact stated while pumping gas at a gas station, the fuel filler pipe neck would only allow so much gasoline at a time upon entering the fuel tank as though it was already full of gasoline. The vehicle was inspected by an independent repair shop who determined the pressure relief vacuum…”
“Fuel line and power steering line rubbed where they were close together in the engine compartment causing a hole in the fuel line which was spraying a steady strem of gasloline right into the engine compartment all over the transmission and radiator fans. I feel that this was a design flaw and…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1999 Hyundai Accent as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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