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1986 Hyundai Excel Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
13
Latest Jan 10, 2000
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
1
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jan 30, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 13 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1986 Hyundai Excel. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–13 of 13

Electrical
Filed Jan 10, 2000

CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE A PART NO. / SERIAL NO. INPRINTED ON THE DISTRIBUTOR, WHICH IS CALLED A SPARKER. WITHOUT THE CORRECT SPARKEER PART NO. CONSUMER CANNOT START VEHICLE/IF THE WRONG ONE WAS PURCHASED IT WILL CAUSE OVERHEATING,BURNING OF THE IGNITION WIRES WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. (SPARKER P/N 102271200020). *YC

NHTSA ID
550300
Electrical
Filed Dec 3, 1999

CONSUMER MAY HAVE THE WRONG SPARKER/STRICKER WITHIN THE IGNITION SYSTEM. YH

NHTSA ID
549801
BrakesEngine
Filed Dec 11, 1996
3 injuries reported

BRAKE FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
512552
Incident
Nov 4, 1996
Transmission
Filed Jan 29, 1996

TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO NUT INSIDE TRANSMISSION WITHIN INPUT SHAFT, HAVINB THE ABILITY TO BACKOFF, ALLOWI NG DISCONTINUENCE OF POWER. *SD

NHTSA ID
501358
Incident
Jan 29, 1996
Body & structure
Filed Jan 19, 1996

PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE DOORS WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY, WHEN DRIVING WILL COME OPEN. TT

NHTSA ID
977885
Incident
Sep 1, 1995
Fuel system
Filed Dec 5, 1995

ENGINE WOULD FLOOD BECAUSE CARBURETOR CHOKE WOULD NOT PROPERLY ADJUST. TT

NHTSA ID
976073
Incident
Oct 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Oct 12, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT EQUIPMENT FAILURE DRIVER SEAT BELT. TT

NHTSA ID
973326
EngineVisibility
Filed Sep 13, 1995

#PE94-003 THE HEATER CORE , RADIATOR WAS REPLACED WITHIN FOUR YEARS AT CONSUMER EXPENSE. TT

NHTSA ID
972025
Electrical
Filed May 11, 1995

HAS ALWAYS HAD A CLICKING SOUND WHICH PRESENTS AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM. TT

NHTSA ID
965202
Incident
May 1, 1995
Transmission
Filed May 4, 1995

TRANSMISSION FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE RECORDS. *AK

NHTSA ID
489744
Incident
May 4, 1995
Transmission
Filed Apr 3, 1995

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP PRIOR TO RECALL (93V-167). *AK

NHTSA ID
962940
Incident
Mar 31, 1995
Transmission
Filed Mar 31, 1995

MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TRANS LOCKED UP, TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN RECALLED ONCE. TT

NHTSA ID
962874
Incident
Mar 30, 1995
Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 30, 1995

WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT NIGHT AND BACK PASSENGER RIGHT WHEEL CAME OFF IT WAS RAINING HARD AND DEALER DON'T WANT TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. TT

NHTSA ID
959305
Incident
Jan 24, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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