NHTSA Campaign 01V346000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NHTSA campaign 01V346000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the vehicle speed control. The repair is free.
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 01V346000 with NHTSA on November 6, 2001; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 01V346000, NHTSA lists up to 49,371 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 30, 1999 and June 5, 2001.
The 01V346000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V346000 were scheduled from April 15, 2002, 160 days after the report.
01V346000 covers 1 model from Hyundai, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 01V346000 covers have filed at least 20 complaints naming the vehicle speed control, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 01V346000 vehicles, the 2001 Hyundai Accent has the most (12).
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V346000 ranks 17 of 43 HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1.5 LITER OR 1.6 LITER ENGINES THAT WERE ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ALASKA, COLORADO, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NORTH DAKOTA, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, SOUTH DAKOTA, VERMONT, WISCONSIN, AND WYOMING. WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY THROTTLE OPENING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME DURING EXTREMELY COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES (BELOW APPROXIMATELY -5 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT WITH HIGH HUMIDITY), MOISTURE IN THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER BLOWBY GASES CAN FREEZE AND BLOCK THE POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION (PCV) VALVE AND HOSE. IF THE PCV HOSE FREEZES, COMBUSTION CHAMBER GASES ARE FORCED THROUGH THE BREATHER HOSE INTO THE AIR INTAKE HOSE AND THEN INTO THE THROTTLE BODY.
- The risk
- MOISTURE IN THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER BLOWBY GASES MAY FREEZE INSIDE THE THROTTLE BODY BORE AND THROTTLE BODY IDLE SPEED CONTROL CIRCUIT RESULTING IN THE THROTTLE VALVE NOT CLOSING FULLY AND A HIGHER THAN NORMAL IDLE SPEED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW, RELOCATED PCV HOSE AND WILL ADDITIONALLY INSTALL A HEATED THROTTLE BODY ON THE 2000-2001 ACCENTS EQUIPPED WITH 1.5 LITER ENGINES THAT WERE PRODUCED THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2001. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 15, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HYUNDAI AT 1-800-633-5151.
Reported November 6, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V346000 (2)
Hyundai (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V346000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: November 6, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted