1998 Hyundai Accent

Complaint history

When NHTSA received these reports. Changes in reporting alone do not establish a change in failure rates.

Problems owners report

Listed groups have at least 3 complaints. The page includes the 20 largest groups plus any additional flagged groups; some complaints are not assigned to a group.

AI groups complaints by meaning; the groups are approximate. Share ratio compares the problem’s share of this vehicle’s complaints with its share on other vehicles over the last 24 months (shown from 3 recent complaints). A 2× ratio means twice the complaint share, not twice the failure risk. Flags mark unusual shares or recent surges after an AI review of the complaint content. “First signal” does not mean the pattern has persisted continuously.How recall estimates are calculated.

Recalls

• NHTSA recall #00V314001October 2, 200066,086 vehicles affected

  fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly

  Vehicle description: Accent gt model vehicles equipped with dohc engines manufactured from december 19, 1996 through june 30, 1997; 1998 Accent model vehicles manufactured from may 6, 1997 through june 25, 1998; 1997 sonata vehicles manufactured from august 1, 1996 through july 9, 1997 and 1998 sonata vehicles produced from july 9, 1997 through april 24, 1998. The evaporative emission control systems may apply excessive vacuum to the fuel tanks during the canister purge cycle. Minor fuel tank distortion could result. A small crack could develop on the upper fuel tank surface. The "check engine" light would then illuminate and, in some cases, the vehicle driver could notice a gasoline odor.

  Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source Can result in a fire.

  Remedy

  Dealers will pressure check the vehicle's fuel tank to determine if it has cracked. If it is cracked, a new fuel tank will be installed. A new fuel filler cap that decreases the amount of vacuum inside the fuel tank will also be installed. Note: the 1997-1998 sonata fuel tanks have also experienced cracking. However, at this time, the cause for the cracking has not been identified. This portion of the campaign will begin after Hyundai has determined the cause and corrective procedure.

Other model years

• 1995 142
• 1996 101
• 1997 55
• 1998
• 1999 61
• 2000 92
• 2001 112
• 2002 134
• 2003 37
• 2004 33
• 2005 49
• 2006 43
• 2007 88
• 2008 101
• 2009 101
• 2010 87
• 2011 38
• 2012 153
• 2013 142
• 2014 79
• 2015 70
• 2016 102
• 2017 68
• 2019 31