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EquipmentPart report

1997 Hyundai Accent Equipment Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
4%of 55 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the equipment of the 1997 Hyundai Accent, 4% of the 55 complaints for this model year.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Dear sir I would like to bring the surprising issue in front of you related to Hyundai Accent I have been driving for more than a year now. I was driving this car on the 401 east highway, ontario, canada on 16th december 2007 at 2.35 p.m. My wife and my little one and a half year daughter were also accompanying me. I was coming from windsor and heading towards toronto. Suddenly the air bag of the driver seat blew up without any collision of my car with any thing. I was lucky enough that I was driving in the right lane and managed to bring my car out of the driving lane. …”

NHTSA complaint #10212307, filed 2007-12

Related service bulletins

Equipment: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200833%
200612%
200413%
200313%
199812%
199724%
199622%
199532%

Other parts of the 1997 Hyundai Accent

Engine cooling
15 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
13 complaints
Air bags
11 complaints
Suspension
7 complaints
Electrical system
6 complaints
Brakes
4 complaints
Fuel system
3 complaints
Other or unknown
3 complaints
Steering
2 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints
Interior lighting
1 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1997 Hyundai Accent

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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