Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
34
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1992 Hyundai Excel.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-21 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE LOWER CONTROL ARM..1992 HYUNDAI EXCEL..CORRODES AND RUSTS, ESPECIALLY ON PASSENGER SIDE LEADING TO LOSS OF CO… |
| 2007-01-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 2 | THERE IS A HUGE SAFETY DEFECT IN THE OLDER HYUNDAI AUTOMOBILE COMPUTERS OR ECU BOXES. THE INTERNAL CAPACITORS (RUBYCON … |
| 2001-02-16 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH FRONT HOOD FLIPPED UP, BLOCKING VISION. KEPT CONTROL OF VEHICLE, DRIVING OFF ROAD. PUSHED… |
| 2000-11-03 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 1 | VEHICLE WAS HIT BY A VEHICLE IN WHICH THE SHOULDER BELT BELT DID NOT LOCK, THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER'S CHEST TO HIT THE … |
| 1998-12-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE OVERHEATED WITHOUT REGISTERING IT ON TEMPERATURE GAUGE INSIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE COMPRES… |
| 1998-04-27 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 40 TO 45 MPH CONSUMER WENT TO AVOID HITTING A DEER AND THE STEERING WHEEL CAME OFF, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, … |
| 1998-04-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED 3 TIMES. |
| 1997-11-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, A TOTAL OF THREE TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN VEHICLE. |
| 1997-09-21 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | HOOD LATCH FAILED CAUSING HOOD TO SMASH WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING. (NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE REPORT) |
| 1997-09-21 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | DT: THE TIRES WERE LEAKING AIR. THE CONSUMER THOUGHT IT WAS THE TIRE, BUT FOUND OUT IT WAS THE RIM. THIS HAS HAPPENED… |
| 1997-06-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | MY FIRST HEADACHE WITH THIS VEHICLE OCCURED WHEN THE GAS PUMP WHEN OUT. I WAS SITTING AT A LIGHT AND I HEARD A LOUD,… |
| 1997-02-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED. |
| 1997-02-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | FRONT BRAKE FAILURE. *AK |
| 1996-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ROCKER ARM SHAFT CRACKED IN HALF, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE 3 OF 4 CYLINDERS. |
| 1996-08-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | DURING VEHICLE OPERATION SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE DASH AREA. THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO A BLOWN ALTERNATOR FU… |
| 1996-08-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTO WILL RUN FOR APPROX 20-30 MILES THEN AFTER IT GETS HOT IN NEUTRAL AND WILL NOT RUN. *AK |
| 1996-04-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED. *DH |
| 1996-01-19 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | IF TRANSMISSION COMPUTER IS LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT AND WHEN IT GETS WET THE VEHICLE STALLS. *AK |
| 1995-10-15 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MALFUNCTION OF THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANMISSION, TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP. TT |
| 1995-09-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR I HAVE BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE REPAIR SHOP OVER A DOZEN TIMES AND I HAVE THE PAPERS TO PROVE IT T… |
| 1995-04-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO VEHICLE BEING PURCHASED IN THE UNITED STATES AND NOT IN CANADA. (FMVSS301) *TW |
| 1995-04-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 1 | SEAT BELT FAILED TO HOLD DRIVER IN PLACE IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY. *DSH |
| 1995-03-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKES, CAUSING NOISE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. TT |
| 1995-02-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 1995-02-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE PASSENGERS AND DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELTS DIDN'T RETRACT AFTER RELEASE OF THE BUCKLE. TT |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | Yes | 0 | WHILE IN MOTION VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. *AK |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED TWO DAYS EALIER AND BRAKES BECAME INOPERATIVE. *AK |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS LIGHT ILLUMNATED ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR. |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | VEHICLE IN HOT WEATHER STALLS OUT WITH NO WARNONG AND DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | PROBLEMS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (REPLACED 3 TIMES). ENGINE DIED. |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE. |
| — | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | No | 0 | THE SCISSOR JACK FAILED AND WOULD NOT HOLD THE CAR UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |