There are 4 stored owner reports matching the fuel system leading-label group for the 2001 Hyundai Accent in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 4 of 4 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)WENT ON A TRIP OUT OF THE STATE. I NOTICED THAT I WASN'T GETTING MY NORMAL MILEAGE. I FILLED MY GAS TANK WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION AND PARKED; AFTER AN HOUR, I NOTICED THAT A RIVER OF GASOLINE WAS COMING FROM MY TANK. AFTER BEING PARKED TWO DAYS, I HAD LOST OVER 2 1/2 GALLONS OF GAS, AND NOTED A DISTINCT BURNING SMELL COMING FROM MY EXHAUST PIPE DURING MY DRIVE HOME. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF ARRANGING FOR AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY DEALER IN ORDER TO HAVE THE GAS TANK REPLACED OR REPAIRED.*AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, 3 TIMES IT STAYED ON, AND ONCE EVERY WEEK IT FLICKERED. . DEALER HAS REPLACED FUELPUMP, SPARK PLUGS AND SPARK PLUG WIRE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REMEDY. TOLD CONSUMER NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. *AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS COMING AND WHENEVER I FILLUP GAS THE CAR TAKES TOO MUCH TIME TO START BUT ONCE ITS ON RAOD IT RUNS FINE AND AGAIN WHEN I FILLUP THE GAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
GAS WAS LEAKING FROM TANK TO THE INSIDE OF THE CAR UNDER THE BACK SEAT AROUND THE PLATE THAT COVERS THE FUEL PUMP. GAS POOLED UNDERNEATH THE THE BACK SEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE. WHEN SEAT WAS REMOVED THE FOAM ON THE UNDERNEATH SIDE WAS SATURATED WITH GAS AND FROM THE TOP OF THE SEAT YOU COULD PUT PRESSURE ON THE SEAT AND GAS WOULD LITERALLY LEAK OUT OF THE SEAT. THE WEEK BEFORE OUR GRANDCHILDREN WERE IN THE BACK SEAT AND WE ALL WERE COMPLAINING OF HEADACHES. THE SMELL IS STILL THERE AFTER 2 ATTEMPT OF THE CAR DEALERSHIP SPRAYING IT AND ORDERING A NEW BACK SEAT. WE FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD HAVE A NEW CAR OUT OF THIS BECAUSE IT IS NOT FIXED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN SO DANGEROUS. THE PERSON AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US WE WERE VERY LUCKY PEOPLE. IF WE HAD SMOKED OR SOMEONE THREW A CIGARETTE OR MATCH IT WOULD HAVE EXPLODED. ALSO HE SAID AFTER THE PLATE GOT SO FULL, IT COULD HAVE GONE BACK ON THE EXHAUST AND IT WOULD HAVE BLOWN. WHEN I THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IT MAKES ME SICK. MY ONLY HOPE IS THERE IS NOT ANOTHER ONE OUT THERE LIKE IT BECAUSE IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. THIS CAR SHOULD NEVER HAVE MADE IT OFF THE LINE. THIS MAKES ME THINK THAT THEY DO NOT INSPECT THEIR CARS VERY WELL IF ONE OR MORE GOT BY WITH SOMETHING AS DANGEROUS AS A GAS LEAK.*AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.