Engine
Filed Sep 21, 2001
Fire reported
ENGINE SPUTTERED, STOPPED RUNNING, CAUGHT FIRE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 752442
- Incident
- Sep 11, 2001
1990 Hyundai Excel Owner Complaints
Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
Data refreshed
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.
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Latest Sep 21, 2001
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.
8
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 13, 1995
What this page shows
Our database holds 38 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1990 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
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Heating & air conditioning
Filed Jul 30, 2000
AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 726256
Transmission
Filed Oct 27, 1999
THE CLUTCH FORK BROKE, JAMMING THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO, CAUSING THE CLUTCH TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 851953
Airbags
Filed Jun 11, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND CONSUMER CRASHED INTO IT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 836117
- Incident
- Mar 19, 1999
Engine
Filed Feb 27, 1999
WHILE PROCEEDING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE DURING THE COMMUTING HOUR, THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND I CAME CLOSE TO BEING HIT IN THE REAR. AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS I REGAINED SOME POWER AND WAS ABLE TO PROCEED. THE CAR WAS IDLING ROUGH AND I HAD TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AT ALL TIMES TO KEEP IT RUNNING. I HAD IT TURNED UP AND IT RAN BETTER BUT STILL A LACK OF POWER. I HAD TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND IT FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE THE POLLUTION WAS AT 1200. I THEN HAD IT TUNED UP AGAIN (FULLY) AND IT FAILED AGAIN. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AT A STATION AND FOUND OUT THAT CYLINDER 3 DID NOT HAVE ANY PRESSURE AT ALL. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT TO GET IT FIXED IT WOULD COST AROUND $1,000. IT STILL IS NOT FIXED.
- NHTSA ID
- 703813
- Incident
- May 1, 1998
Engine
Filed Nov 6, 1998
ENGINE LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AT 20-25MPH. NO PRIOR INDICATION OR WARNING. DEALER CONTACTED AND NO WARRANTY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, REPAIRS CAN BE REMEDIED AT OWNER EXPENSE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 830285
- Incident
- Nov 2, 1998
Filed Aug 12, 1998
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON.
- NHTSA ID
- 780392
Body & structureElectricalFuel system
Filed Dec 30, 1997
ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, TROUBLE OPENING DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, AND FUEL PUMP FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 527219
Brakes
Filed Apr 17, 1997
DURING RAPID ACCELERATION, WHILE STOPPING, BRAKES REQUIRED EXCESSIVE PRESSURE, AND COULD FEEL "CHATTERING" IN BRAKES & THEN A LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP LIKE IT SUPPOSE TO; SLOW RESPONSE TIME. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 810079
- Incident
- Dec 18, 1996
Other / unspecified
Filed Mar 24, 1997
ALL FOUR RIMS ARE CRACKED DUE TO DESIGN. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 809148
Other / unspecified
Filed Mar 6, 1997
WHEN REPLACING TIRES FOUND ALL (4) WHEELS WERE CRACKED. (2) WHEELS ARE SPLIT FROM RIM TO BOLT HOLES. OTHER (2) WHEELS ARE SHOWING CRACKS AND SIGNS OF SPLITTING. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 809765
- Incident
- Feb 22, 1997
Other / unspecified
Filed Dec 31, 1996
DRIVER'S SIDE REAR RIM DEVELOPED TWO HAIRLINE CRACKS.
- NHTSA ID
- 511882
- Incident
- Nov 1, 1996
Electrical
Filed Dec 4, 1996
DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 805890
- Incident
- Sep 4, 1994
Electrical
Filed Sep 18, 1996
ELECTRONIC COMPUTER FAILED CAUSING ENGINE STALL.
- NHTSA ID
- 508905
Heating & air conditioningDriver assistanceTires & wheels
Filed Mar 4, 1996
AIR CONDITIONER HOSE REPLACED. *SD
- NHTSA ID
- 502201
- Incident
- Mar 4, 1996
EnginePowertrain (other)Suspension
Filed Feb 19, 1996
CV BOOTS FAILED FIVE TIMES.
- NHTSA ID
- 501740
- Incident
- Sep 26, 1990
Fuel system
Filed Jan 12, 1996
VEHICLE DOES NOT CONFORM TO LATER IMPACT PORTION OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 301, FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY. (93V192000) *DSH
- NHTSA ID
- 500838
- Incident
- Jan 12, 1996
BrakesEngine
Filed Jan 4, 1996
Fire reported1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK AND THE CAR BLEW UP AND DRIVER WAS INSIDE. LOST BRAKES BEFORE.
- NHTSA ID
- 977405
Electrical
Filed Sep 25, 1995
WIRING HARNESS ATTACHED TO FIREWALL RELEASED AND WRAPPED AROUND TIRE AXLE; STOPPED VEHICLE FROM 55 MPH TO 0 MPH; VEHICLE WAS ON EDGE OF CLIFF. TT *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 972405
- Incident
- Sep 23, 1995
Visibility
Filed Aug 30, 1995
THE BACK SEAT SIDE WINDOW EXPLODES TWICE IN TWO YEARS ONE WAS IN COLD WEATHER PARKED OUTSIDE SECOND ONE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE IN HOT WEATHER AND EXPLODED . TT
- NHTSA ID
- 971362
ElectricalEngineFuel system+2 more
Filed Aug 21, 1995
REPLACED COMPUTER. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 483228
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1995
Visibility
Filed Aug 12, 1995
1 injury reported
REAR SIDE WINDOWS EXPLODED, CAUSING INJURY. *SD
- NHTSA ID
- 484950
- Incident
- Aug 12, 1995
Electrical
Filed Aug 3, 1995
Fire reported
THE VEHICLE HESTITATED THEN STOPPED COMPLETELY, THEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 969811
- Incident
- Jul 28, 1995
Engine
Filed Jul 24, 1995
CONSUMER RECEIVE RECALL ON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD IT CHECK HAVING PROBLEM DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE BECAUSE THERE WAS A USED CATALYTIC CONVERTER. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 969254
Visibility
Filed Jun 27, 1995
1 injury reported
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE BACK RIGHT/ LEFT WINDOWS SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED, PASSENGERS IN BACK SEAT WERE SHOWERED WITH GLASS, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 967828
- Incident
- Jun 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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