Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
38
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1991 Hyundai Excel.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-01-19 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CAR BEGAN TO ONLY DO 20 MILES PER HOUR AFTER STOPPING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. DROVE FIN ON ROAD. THAN BEGAN TO… |
| 1998-08-11 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE WINDOWS(PASSENGER AND DRIVER) IN THE REAR EXPLODED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 2 OTHER OCCASIONS. T… |
| 1997-07-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | Yes | 0 | UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD/COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY, RESULTING IN AN ACCI… |
| 1997-03-23 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 60MPH AND THE HOOD RELEASED. PULLED OVER TO CLOSE HOOD, AND THEN NOTICED THE U-… |
| 1996-11-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT | No | 1 | HATCH LIFT ASSIST BARS FAILED, CAUSING HATCH TO FALL ON PERSON'S HEAD. |
| 1996-11-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT JUST STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, WHEN IT STARTED AGAIN IT WOULD BEARLY GO. DEALER STATED THAT THE TR… |
| 1996-06-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP THE CAR, CUT OFF AND WOULD NOT GO.*AK WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BEGA… |
| 1996-06-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED, FIRE UNDER THE DASH. FIRE DEPT. SAYS IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIB… |
| 1996-05-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | SHE REQUESTED THE PART FROM THE MANUFACTURER OVER A YEAR AGO AND SHE STILL HAS NOT RECEIVED THE PART REGARDING FUEL SYS… |
| 1996-02-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, FUSE KEEPS BURNING OUT CAUSING ENGINE STALLING. *AK |
| 1995-11-09 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW HAS FALLEN OFF THE VEHICLE. TT |
| 1995-09-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. TT |
| 1995-06-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | HYUNDAI ZONE OFFICE 93V192. OWNER TRIED TO OBTAIN A LISTING FOR NEAREST DEALER TO HIM. AFTER SECOND ATTEMPT HE CALLED N… |
| 1995-06-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION CASE CRACKED, DUE TO DRIVING OVER A DIP IN THE DRIVEWAY, (CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS VEHI… |
| 1995-06-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT. IT HAS A CRACKED TRANSMISSION CASE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1995-06-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE ENGINE SURGED, BUT VEHICLE WOULD ONLY SEEM TO ROLL WITH NO MOMENTUM. *AK |
| 1995-06-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | BOTH REAR WINDOWS SHATTERED. |
| 1995-04-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. TT |
| 1995-04-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SPARE TIRE JACK COLLAPSED WHILE HOLDING VEHICLE UP DURING TIRE CHANGE. *AW |
| 1995-04-02 | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | No | 0 | VEHICLE JACK IN CAR BROKE WHEN BEING USED TO LIFT CAR. TT |
| 1995-03-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AFTER 4 YEARS. TT |
| 1995-03-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, BRAIN CELL MELTED DOWN, FUSES BLOWN. TT |
| 1995-02-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | ENGINE ELECTRICAL FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT; WHILE DRIVING, STALLED, BURST INTO FLAMES; VEHICLE TOTALLED. TT |
| 1995-01-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE RUN DOWN ALL THE OTHER BRAKES ARE FINE. TT |
| 1994-11-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | DRIVER/PASSENGER SHOULDER AND LAP BELTS EXTEND ALL THE WAY WITHOUT CATCHING; HANGS LOOSE AROUND OCCUPANTS; DOES NOT PRO… |
| 1994-08-12 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | 5 RIMS DEFLATE YOUR TIRES AND THEY HAVE CRACKED AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO DEFLATE. TT |
| 1993-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STOPPED WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM. *AK |
| 1993-03-11 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSFER SHAFT BEARING BROKE, KNOCKING A HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION CASE, CAUSING FLUIDS TO LEAK FROM TRANSMISSION, CAUSI… |
| 1993-02-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | GLOVE COMPARTMENT LOCKS FAILED, BRUSING KNEE AND CATCHING DRIVERS ATTENTION WHEN FALLEN OPEN. TT |
| — | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY. |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION DEFECTIVE. NLM |
| — | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | IN AN UNLOCK POSITION THE DOOR WILL LOCK YOU OUT THE SEAT BELT LOCK YOU IN PLACE . TT |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FOR SEVERAL MONTHS OWNER HAD INTERFERENCE IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. HEAD LIGHTS DIMMED WHEN OTHER ELECTRIC ACCESSORIES WER… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED. |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | LOOSE MOLDING AROUND REAR WHEEL WELL BROKE OFF, CAUSING LOST OF CONTROL BY STRIKING THE CENTER WALL OF THE VEHICLE. (N… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | PASSENGER FRONT SHOULDER/LAP BELT WON'T EXTEND FAR ENOUGH ACROSS PASSENGER FROM ASSEMBLY. TT |
| — | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | VEHICLES FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED. ALSO REAR HATCHBACK AND REAR PASSENGER WINDOW EXPLODED INTO PIECES FOR NO REASON. TT |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISE, THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAS NEVER GONE OFF SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, AND THE CAR CUTS… |