I just bought my Accent on Labor Day and has about 1100 miles on it.
I was driving to work this morning, and when I was accelerating from a stop, the engine make a "grinding", or rapid clicking sound from the lower front of the car,and was barely moving forward. It did it another time when I applied the gas, and then went back to normal afterward.

Any thoughts/ideas what it could be? Would this be just a one-time fluke, or a predictor of a future problem? I'm trying to figure out if the noises I am hearing from the engine now after experiencing that are as a result of that happening, or if I am just being overly-sensitive and paranoid.

Not due for my 3000 oil change/inspection for a few more weeks.

 

Hard to say without actually hearing it. Are you sure it's the engine and not the suspension, brakes or CV joints? I'd suggest having it looked at. It should be covered under the warranty.

 

Have had similar conditions on elantras but had more miles than your vehicle. On these I found that the cv axle had popped out of the trans and the splines wouldn't be completely enguaged with the differential under load at times. Never found what caused the problem. No evidence of impact damage with can cause its problem. Take to dealer for inspection. Should be under factory warranty as nova source indicated as long as you hadn't hit a curb or other foreign object.

 

Would the cv joint transmission issue create any difference in engine noise, or any particular "feeling" when running or driving the car? I won't be blessed to get to service dept until next week.

 

I dropped my car off to Hyundai last night for them to look at it today.
After describing the issue, the service manager said the best way to determine is to take it on an extended road test (30 mi) to see if sound is replicated. Is this standard?

I asked if it's best to go underneath and see if there is an issue and he said that they couldn't do it without a road test first.

 

1st step is confirm complaint, 2nd step is take a visual inspection