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1993 Hyundai Scoupe problems

Owners have filed 22 complaints about the 1993 Hyundai Scoupe with NHTSA between 1995 and 2003. The largest single group is the electrical system.

Read the complaints What breaks Worst years for the Hyundai Scoupe All 1993 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

22

Complaints

2

Crashes reported

1

Fires reported

1

Injuries reported

How 1993 compares with every other Hyundai Scoupe

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

What breaks on a 1993 Hyundai Scoupe

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

Seat Belts 5 22.7%

2 crashes, 0 fires

Electrical System 5 22.7%

0 crashes, 1 fires

Transmission & Drivetrain 4 18.2%
Engine & Cooling 3 13.6%
Other & Unspecified 1 4.5%
Doors, Latches & Locks 1 4.5%
Seats 1 4.5%
Fuel & Propulsion 1 4.5%
Brakes 1 4.5%

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.

Mar 1995 peak 7 May 2003

NHTSA investigations into the 1993 Hyundai Scoupe

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 1993 Hyundai Scoupe

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.

Canada — Transport Canada

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

Recall 1993109 2,738 units in Canada

Emissions

THESE VEHICLES MAY NOT COMPLY WITH C.M.V.S.S. 1103 - EXHAUST EMISSIONS. IGNITION COIL WIRES MAY CONTACT THE HEATER HOSE AND WEAR THROUGH. THIS COULD RESULT IN ENGINE MISFIRE AND AN INCREASED LEVEL OF POLLUTANTS. CORRECTION: VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND WIRES WILL BE REPOSITIONED OR AFFECTED COMPONENTS WILL BE REPLACED AS REQUIRED.

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.

Woodruff, SC Fire

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED UP. FIRE DEPARTMENT RELAYED TO CONSUMER THAT THE CAUSE OF FIRE WAS AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. DEFECT COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY OR POSSIBLY DEATH TO CONSUMER.

NHTSA complaint #862399 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Spokane, WA Crash 1 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

DRIVER'S SIDE LAP BELT POPPED OFF DURING AN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN AN INJURY.

NHTSA complaint #485486 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Washington, DC Crash

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

DRIVER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE SHOULDER STRAP POPPED AND HIT ANOTHER PASSENGER. TT

NHTSA complaint #960887 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

The most recent complaints

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

Vancouver, WA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL

CAR IS CUTTING OUT AND GETTING HOT, ALSO FAILED EMISSIONS RESULTS ARE (CRUISE) LIMIT/EMISSIONS-HC: 180/236 CO:1.30/9.03 CO+CO2: >6.00/18.33. *TS *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS*762809

NHTSA complaint #10009367 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Vancouver, WA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

CAR IS CUTTING OUT AND GETTING HOT, ALSO FAILED EMISSIONS RESULTS ARE (CRUISE) LIMIT/EMISSIONS-HC: 180/236 CO:1.30/9.03 CO+CO2: >6.00/18.33. *TS *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS*762809

NHTSA complaint #10009367 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Deerborn Hghts, MI

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON A SIDE STREET AND HEARD A CLICK COMING FROM SEATBELT. THEN, A SECOND CLICK, DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT LOCKED UP, AND SEATBELT WAS CHOCKING HER. THERE WAS A MARK ON HER NECK. SAFETY LATCH WAS DISCONNECTED TO FREE HER. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #893058 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Woodruff, SC Fire

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED UP. FIRE DEPARTMENT RELAYED TO CONSUMER THAT THE CAUSE OF FIRE WAS AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. DEFECT COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY OR POSSIBLY DEATH TO CONSUMER.

NHTSA complaint #862399 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Savannah, GA

COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE ACTION AUTO SUPERCENTER.

NHTSA complaint #513456 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Santa Barb, CA

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH

OWNER REQUESTS LIABILITY INFORMATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER ON A HOOD LATCH FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #541561 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Oakland, CA

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY.

NHTSA complaint #511628 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Calhoun, GA

SEATS

DRIVER SIDE SEAT AND TRACK IS VERY LOOSE, BOLTS ARE VERY LOOSE.

NHTSA complaint #983139 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Sterling, VA

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

VEHICLE HAS A HIGH IDLE.

NHTSA complaint #501430 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Hardwood HEI, IL

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR; FAILURE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, THE WINDSHIELD ON THE VEHICLE IS CRACKED.

NHTSA complaint #980351 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Hardwood HEI, IL

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR; FAILURE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, THE WINDSHIELD ON THE VEHICLE IS CRACKED.

NHTSA complaint #980351 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Spokane, WA Crash 1 injured

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

DRIVER'S SIDE LAP BELT POPPED OFF DURING AN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN AN INJURY.

NHTSA complaint #485486 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

NEW Haven, CT

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT.

NHTSA complaint #482475 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Ellington, CT

POWER TRAIN

SPEEDOMETER FAILURE, REPLACED FOUR TIMES. TT

NHTSA complaint #964833 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Washington, DC

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY

THERMOSTAT CRACKED, , CAUSING ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK, RESULTING IN ENGINE OVERHEATING.

NHTSA complaint #963634 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Washington, DC

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTERNAL FAILURE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HESITATE UPON ACCELERATION.

NHTSA complaint #963634 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Washington, DC

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

COIL WIRE GROUNDING AGAINST SPEEDOMETER CABLE, CAUSING ENGINE TO SKIP/HESITATE.

NHTSA complaint #963634 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Washington, DC

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

ELECTRICAL HARNESS FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.

NHTSA complaint #963634 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Washington, DC

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

HEARD A POP, VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC WHILE DRIVING DUE TO FAULTY ELECTRONIC COMPUTER MODULE FAILURE. TT

NHTSA complaint #963634 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Washington, DC

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM

REAR BRAKES DIRTY AND OUTOF ADJUSTMENT.

NHTSA complaint #963634 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Washington, DC

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

ALTERNATOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.

NHTSA complaint #963634 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Washington, DC Crash

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING

DRIVER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE SHOULDER STRAP POPPED AND HIT ANOTHER PASSENGER. TT

NHTSA complaint #960887 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.