2001 Hyundai Accent Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 11about this part
- Share
- 10%of 112 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 46,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 11 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2001 Hyundai Accent, 10% of the 112 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 46,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 4 a fire, according to the filers.
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.
“All were warranty repairs. The ignition coil went out first. Then the catalytic converter. The body was just a minor thing, a rain rail came loose, and it had to be replaced. Finally, the car caught fire on 09-02-03 and it is totally. I only had it two yrs. And it only had 31,000 miles on it. It has a history of stalling out on trips of 30 miles or more, it would restart soon though. Car is a total loss.”
NHTSA complaint #10070782, filed 2004-01, 11,902 miles“The consumer had to be pulled from the vehicle after it caught fire. The engine light had come on and the brakes were squeaky. The vehicle was not placed in gear. The collision experts concluded that the muffler had overheated and perhaps faulty heat shields had caused an ignition in the interior of the vehicle which had obviously been accelerated when the vehicle's door was opened. (the interior was completely burnt down to the metal seat frames)”
NHTSA complaint #10063081, filed 2004-03, 27,000 miles“Approximately 3000 miles after having a 60,000 mile service involving replacement of all belts, including timing belt using high quality belts of known quality, a high voltage arching condition is observed on the face of the harmonic balancer (hb). Arch is approx. .250-.500 inch in length and projects from the outermost edge of the hb toward the center of same. Using a jumper cable connected to the negative battery terminal, arch can be pulled from the outer edge of harmonic balancer, but no other pulley surface nor belt surface. …”
NHTSA complaint #10257827, filed 2009-02, 60,055 miles“Alternator pulley not aligned with crank pulley. Tried shimming, tightening and nothing works. Causes belt to slip off and car to overheat. Car overheated and warped head and collapsed piston rings. Engine is available.”
NHTSA complaint #10131993, filed 2005-08, 125,466 miles“I have a 2001 Hyundai Accent gl 1.6l engine the pulse generator switch has broken 4 times already each time I take it to the dealership they tell me that they don't know why it keeps breaking and that there isn't anything wrong one time the transmission switch broke, the engine light comes on and goes out, the car has been poorly accelerating and slowing down while I am on the high way, accelerating crazily and using up more gas than normal, it has made sudden jerks when I accelerate at traffic lights or has stalled for a few seconds when I press the accelerator pedal the car doesn't seem to…”
NHTSA complaint #10047137, filed 2003-11Related service bulletins
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Engine cooling: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 6% |
| 2019 | 3 | 10% |
| 2017 | 1 | 1% |
| 2012 | 4 | 3% |
| 2010 | 4 | 5% |
| 2009 | 2 | 2% |
| 2008 | 5 | 5% |
| 2007 | 1 | 1% |
| 2006 | 1 | 2% |
| 2005 | 2 | 4% |
| 2004 | 2 | 6% |
| 2003 | 3 | 8% |
| 2002 | 12 | 9% |
| 2001 | 11 | 10% |
| 2000 | 11 | 12% |
| 1999 | 6 | 10% |
| 1998 | 15 | 32% |
| 1997 | 15 | 27% |
| 1996 | 4 | 4% |
| 1995 | 4 | 3% |
Other parts of the 2001 Hyundai Accent
21 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
21 complaintsSuspension
16 complaintsBody and structure
12 complaintsVehicle speed control
12 complaintsBrakes
10 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
9 complaintsElectrical system
6 complaintsTires
6 complaintsFuel system
5 complaintsSeat belts
5 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 Hyundai Accent
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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