10 of the
44 complaints about the 1991 Hyundai Excel are about the
transmission — 23% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
36,742 miles.
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10
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Automatic Transmission
880.0%
Manual Transmission
220.0%
Transmission & Drivetrain across every Hyundai Excel year
CAR BEGAN TO ONLY DO 20 MILES PER HOUR AFTER STOPPING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. DROVE FIN ON ROAD. THAN BEGAN TO DRIVE SLOWLY AFTER TWO WEEKS. HAD TRANSMISSION FLIUD CHANGE AND DROVE GREAT FOR A WEEK THEN FAILED. I AM VER UPSET BY THIS MOTOR COMPANY FOR HIDING THIS MAJOR DEFECT. MY CAR ONLY HAD 68,485 ORIGINAL MILES!
NHTSA complaint #10116097 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 5,000 milesBakersfield, CA
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSFER SHAFT BEARING BROKE, KNOCKING A HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION CASE, CAUSING FLUIDS TO LEAK FROM TRANSMISSION, CAUSING COMPLETE LOCK UP AND DESTRUCTION OF TRANSMISSION AND CASE. MY CAR WAS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND HAD 50,000 MILES ON IT.
NHTSA complaint #10066298 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Metairie, LA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION CASE CRACKED, DUE TO DRIVING OVER A DIP IN THE DRIVEWAY, (CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS VEHICLE)
NHTSA complaint #567302 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Gloucester, VA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DEFECTIVE. NLM
NHTSA complaint #547859 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Mount Vernon, NY
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #510394 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LOS Angeles, CA
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT JUST STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, WHEN IT STARTED AGAIN IT WOULD BEARLY GO. DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OF THIS.
NHTSA complaint #805021 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Dalton, IL
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP THE CAR, CUT OFF AND WOULD NOT GO.*AK WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOOSE SPEED AND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED, THE VEHICLE MADE A ROUGH SOUND AND CONTINUED TO DROP SPEED AND CUT OFF, VEHICLE WAS PUSHED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TO CONSUMER'S RESIDENCE, DEALERSHIP ADVISED CONSUMER THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THERE WAS AN INTERNAL PART, BUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY CO REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE COVERED PART WITHOUT CONSUMER'S AUTHORIZATION TO BREAK DOWN THE TRANSMISSION FIRST AND TELL THEM EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG.
NHTSA complaint #986242 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Metairie, LA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT. IT HAS A CRACKED TRANSMISSION CASE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
NHTSA complaint #967370 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Ashtabula, OH
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. TT
NHTSA complaint #964757 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Cleveland, OH
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AFTER 4 YEARS. TT
NHTSA complaint #961914 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.