1997 Hyundai Accent GL review from Indonesia
"My first and last Hyundai"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Power steering pump was broken when I just bought it for a week. Changed all the power steering seals and pump.
Wiper motor was not running smoothly and changed the bearings.
Driver door-handle and power window were broken and changed with the new ones.
Problems with front disc-brake. I checked it to the nearest dealer. They said they need to change the disc not only the brake pad since the disc surface was not smooth anymore. I think the metal material of the disc was very poor. The mechanic said that it was common problem with Hyundai cars.
The quality of dashboard material was very poor. The plastic joint was easily broken into several parts.
The car - although uses 1.5L engine consumed more fuel than my other 1.6 L car.
General comments?
I bought this car since it was quite cheap compared to other similar cars at that time. But I made a wrong decision since this car gave a lot of problems instead of enjoyment.
The quality both especially metal material was very poor. I heard that Hyundai improved the quality of their cars significantly in the US market. Hopefully they will improve it also for Asian market.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 1997 |
| Year of manufacture | 1997 |
| First year of ownership | 2001 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2004 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.5 Manual |
| Performance marks | 5 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 3 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 5 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 7 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 6 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 56000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 92000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Toyota Starlet |
| Date of Entry | 10th January, 2006 |