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1994 Hyundai Excel problems

Owners have filed 53 complaints about the 1994 Hyundai Excel with NHTSA between 1995 and 2011. The largest single group is the transmission & drivetrain.

Read the complaints What breaks Worst years for the Hyundai Excel All 1994 cars

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Not graded

Too few complaints, or too short a model run, to compare fairly.

How this is worked out

The numbers

Complaints

Crashes reported

Fires reported

Injuries reported

How 1994 compares with every other Hyundai Excel

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17 16 64 92 54 44 39 26 53 5 3 2 2 7

86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 01

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks on a 1994 Hyundai Excel

Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.

Transmission & Drivetrain 8 15.1%

Brakes 6 11.3%

1 crashes, 0 fires

Engine & Cooling 6 11.3%

Seat Belts 5 9.4%

3 crashes, 0 fires

Electrical System 5 9.4%

Wheels 4 7.5%

Steering 4 7.5%

Tires 3 5.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 3 5.7%

0 crashes, 1 fires · median 80,000 mi

Body & Structure 3 5.7%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 3.8%

Suspension 2 3.8%

Other & Unspecified 1 1.9%

0 crashes, 1 fires

Doors, Latches & Locks 1 1.9%

When owners complained

A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.

Jan 1995 peak 7 Jul 2011

NHTSA investigations into the 1994 Hyundai Excel

An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.

PE95060 Opened 9 Dec 1995 Closed 21 Mar 1996 EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT

SCISSOR JACK FAILURE

Recalls on the 1994 Hyundai Excel

A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous enough to fix for free — however old the car is.

United States — NHTSA

94V090000 11 May 1994

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

IN SOME VEHICLES, THE MANUFACTURER'S PROTECTIVE INTERNAL COATING OF THE ELECTRONIC CRANK ANGLE SENSOR DOES NOT MEET SPECIFICATIONS, WHICH CAN CAUSE AN OPEN CIRCUIT AT HIGH OPERATING TEMPERATURES. THIS CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL.

Risk: ENGINE STALLING HAS THE POTENTIAL TO RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH IF IT OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING.

93V192000 23 Nov 1993

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

THE VEHICLES FAILED THE LATERAL MOVING BARRIER IMPACT TEST REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY." THE FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE GAS TANK EXCEEDED THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE AMOUNT OF SPILLAGE.

Risk: IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE FUEL SPILLAGE CAN RESULTIN A FIRE IF EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.

Canada — Transport Canada

Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not always mirror the American ones.

Recall 1993176 30 Dec 1993 36,660 units in Canada

Fuel System

THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH C.M.V.S.S. 301 - FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY. IN A DRIVER'S SIDE IMPACT THE REAR LEFT-HAND SPRING SEAT COULD PUNCTURE THE FUEL TANK. CORRECTION: A SPRING SEAT PROTECTOR WILL BE INSTALLED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE STANDARD.

Recalls cover specific build ranges, so check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or, in Canada, Transport Canada.

Complaints that involved harm

Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.

Filed 22 Apr 2004 at 80,000 miles Middle Island, NY Fire

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

FOR INSPECTION I HAD TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH DETERIORATED SEVERELY. THE COST WAS 175 DOLLARS. TODAY THE CAR BECAME A FIREBALL ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND EXPLODED! THE FIREMAN STATED THE CAUSE WAS THE FUEL PUMP IN THE REAR OF THE CAR! I WAS ONLY RUNNING THE CAR AND WENT INSIDE TO GET SOMETHING & RETURNED TO A FIREBALL. I TOTALLY LOST CAR IN FIRE!

NHTSA complaint #10070832 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 17 Jan 2001 Detroit, MI Fire

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #738563 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 6 Aug 1997 Decatur, IL Crash 1 injured

SEAT BELTS

REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP UPON IMPACT, CAUSING CHILD IN CHILD SAFETY SEAT NOT REMAIN IN PLACE. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP, CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY. PROBLEM NOT SOLVED AS YET.

NHTSA complaint #815129 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 6 Aug 1997 Decatur, IL Crash 1 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

NHTSA complaint #815129 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 13 Dec 1996 Sparks, NV Crash

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ABS BRAKES DID NOT TAKE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT A VEHICLE. PLEASE EXPLAIN.

NHTSA complaint #806314 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 29 Mar 1996 Houston, TX Crash 1 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED AT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 40MPH, SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RETRACT.

NHTSA complaint #981407 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

The most recent complaints

In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.

Filed 20 Jul 2011 Kansas City, KS

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

1994 HYUNDAI EXCEL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MISINFORMATION CONCERNING VEHICLE BRAKES AND TIRE TREAD DEPTH. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ONE OF THE TIRES HAD A LEAK, THE SPARK PLUGS, DRIVE BELTS AND WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, UNTIL FINALLY THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, THE CONSUMER BEGAN HEARING A GRINDING SOUND UPON STOPPING. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE WAS WORN DOWN TO THE METAL AND THE WHEEL CYLINDER WAS LEAKING BRAKING FLUID. IN ADDITION TO NEEDING NEW BRAKE SHOES, THE VEHICLE ALSO NEEDED NEW DRUMS AND WHEEL CYLINDERS.