Problem with 2001 Accent GS 5-speed

[Keith Harvey]

I had an experience with my 2001 Accent GS 5-speed recently that the dealership was unable to find the cause of. I was trying to slow down and stop for a red light, but instead, my car started making a noise like it was trying to accelerate and did not slow down. When I tried to downshift to slow it down, the clutch was inoperable, and the gearshift moved, but did not actually engage. I managed to stop it by pulling onto a median, but the noise would not stop until I shut the car off. When I turned the car back on, it was fine. The dealership checked my brakes, transmission, clutch, and electrical circuits and said they were unable to find the cause, or recreate the problem. Has anyone else had this same experience?

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[TR7 Driver]

Many years ago I had a similar problem with an add-on cruise control. It wouldn't disengage; a little scary! Do you have an after market CC?

Just a thought.

 

[Keith Harvey]

Nope - No cruise control at all.
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