1993 Hyundai Excel
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
1 recall names the 1993 Hyundai Excel. Newest first.
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 and remedy
Risk
In the event of an accident, the fuel spillage can resultin a fire if exposed to a source of ignition.
Remedy
Hyundai has developed an appropriate countermeasure that will comply with all requirements of fmvss 301.
Owner complaints
20 complaints2 involved a crash1 involved a fire2 injuries
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Electrical system
Tl*the contact owns a 1993 hyundai excel. while stopped at a red light, after only traveling one mile, the engine stalled and smoke and flames appeared under the hood. the fire department was called and extinguished the fire. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and then to her…
Tl*the contact owns a 1993 hyundai excel. while stopped at a red light, after only traveling one mile, the engine stalled and smoke and flames appeared under the hood. the fire department was called and extinguished the fire. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and then to her insurance company. the insurance representative diagnosed the failure as a failed ecu; however, they were not willing to cover all the damages to the vehicle. the manufacturer has not been notified. the vehicle has not been repaired and remains at the contact's residence. the failure and current mileages were 101,000.
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
All four motor mounts were found to have defects at the same time. *ak
- Power train › Automatic transmission · Vehicle speed control
When driving in stop and go traffic or when stopping at a light and upon depressing accelerator pedal, transmission skipped gear, causing vehicle to accelerate at a fast speed. Consumer has contacted dealer .*ak
- Power train › Manual transmission
As reported transmission locked 1+2 at 15k-20k. Total transmission failure 60K
- Power train › Automatic transmission
The consumer has been experiencing problems with automatic transmission. vehicle shifts out of gear intermittently while driving. the manufacturer has been contacted. *ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
Piston ring cracked, causing loss of compression.
- Engine and engine cooling › Cooling system
Consumer states her engine stalls out when it gets hot sometimes causing near accident. *ak
- Exterior lighting › Headlights › High/low beam dimmer switch
Headlight and headlight dimmer switch on same lever, causing headlights to accidentally be turned off when dimming lights.
- Power train › Automatic transmission · Suspension › Front · Visibility › Defroster/defogger/hvac system
Replaced transmission. *ak
- Wheels
Four wheels have been replaced. Because they have cracked where the joints are welted together. Causing the tire to go flat. *Ak
- Seat belts › Front › Anchorage
Seat belts do not lock when jerked. *Dh
- Electrical system › Ignition
While driving vehicle, check engine light comes & stays on, vehicle stalled suddenly, tried to swerve but hit another vehicle anyway. *ak
- Equipment › Mechanical › Accessory scissor/screw/bottle jack/lift
The jack buckled and broke in half while in use. Please describe. *Ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline · Equipment › Appliance › Air conditioner · Power train › Manual transmission · Seat belts › Front › Anchorage
Transmission failed twice.
- Power train › Automatic transmission
Transmission slips, also, overdrive failed. *Dsh
- Seat belts › Front › Retractor
Consumer was in an accident hit from behind the driver side seat belt didn't retract . tt
- Power train › Automatic transmission
Automatic transmission failure after 51K miles, when putting transmission in overdrive it would seized. tt
- Power train › Automatic transmission
Auto-tran: transmission slipping; after running for few minutes would not go into gear; after getting car to go, lurches forward. tt
- Electrical system › Ignition
The car will not start. The car has been checked out several times and they cannot find the problem. Please describe. tt
- Equipment › Other › Labels
Three year old cut his leg on license plate while climbing down from off hood of vehicle; design/location of license plate sticks out from bumper. tt
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Scissor jack failure
There is no summary currently available
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10230904This bulletin provides information regarding condensation related to the accumulated moisture in the headlamp, rear combination lamp, daytime running lamp (DRL), or fog lamp. This TSB illustrates the various causes of condensation inside the lamp assembly. Lamp assembly replacement is NOT necessary in most cases. This condition can be eliminated by turning on the lamps with the engine running for several minutes or during normal driving operation.
- 10189989This bulletin provides the inspection procedure and repair guidelines for certain vehicles listed below.
- 10183963This bulletin describes the procedure to inspect and identify fluid which may appear around the brake caliper area.
- 10183960This bulletin provides tire vibration service procedures, including how to optimize vehicle vibration performance. For all wheel/tire balance claims, the Tire Balance Data Sheet must be fully completed including imbalance and Road Force Variation (RFV) data. The Data Sheet can be found at the end of this bulletin.
- 10174808This bulletin provides information on identifying dealer stock vehicles with either: A Battery SOC alert - low Battery State of Charge (SOC) at or below 50%. A 30 Day alert - vehicle has not started and reported an SOC in 30 days.
- 10169370The Blind Spot Detection (BSD) or Blind-Spot Collision Warning (BCW) is a system that measures the speed of and distance from the following vehicles by using two magnetic wave radar sensors attached in the rear bumper. The BSD/BCW detects vehicles within the blind spot zone and gives off an alarm (visual and audible). The two magnetic radar sensors provide these functions for BSD/BCW: ? Senses other vehicles in the BSD/BCW zone and turns on the BSD/BCW warning lamp for the driver. The warning lamp starts blinking, along with an audible sound, when the driver turns on the turn signal lamp to enter the lane where another vehicle is driving.
- 51905Shift condition caused by short circuit in inhibitor switch.
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