1994 Hyundai Scoupe
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Owner complaints
20 complaints5 involved a crash1 involved a fire6 injuries
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Latest complaints
- Seats · Steering › Steering wheel/handle bar
Rear ended while driving. Seat backs failed, passenger seat came off tracks, and steering wheel bent due to driver holding onto it during impact. *nm
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline · Power train › Automatic transmission
While driving transmission intermittently slips into different modes. At times it either idles too high/too low or operates normally,also,engine completely shutdown. *ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine · Equipment › Appliance › Air conditioner · Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip · Structure › Body › Trunk lid
Had engine replaced 5 months after purchase, 3 years later valves had to be replaced, several problems w/ ac, brakes, interior items such as knobs, ac outlets broken. Trunk will not open with the key or automatically, can only get to it through the back seats.
- Engine and engine cooling › Exhaust system
No summary
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip · Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Disc
Brakes:driving approximately 35mph and brakes completely failed. Pedal went all the way to the floor and stiil there were no brakes. brought vehicle for repair, and was told the calipers were gone/brake pads worn /back end spindle stripped and the rear end was completely gone.
- Air bags · Seat belts › Front › Anchorage
No deployment of air bag in the accident.
- Electrical system › Ignition › Module
The computer system has gone out, the whole system IS being replaced. *ak
- Seats › Front assembly › Recliner
While at standstill, vehicle rearended by another vehicle while traveling at approximately 45 mph, driver's seatback broke, collapsed backwards, causing driver to fall completely backwards. *ak
- Suspension › Rear
While driving the rear end of the vehicle IS making a loud squeaking noise and IS bouncing from side to side. please describe. *ak
- Structure › Body › Door › Hinge and attachments
Sharp edge on the driver side door, causing scratches and cuts. *ak
- Air bags › Frontal
Driver lost control, hit telephone pole head-on, air bag did not deploy. *ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Driving on hwy 85 n, notice smoke under hood, pulled off at nearest exit, flames shot up when vehicle stopped, shut car down, flames stopped. *ak
- Electrical system
Electrical system failure, battery totally failed, alternator also broke. tt
- Vehicle speed control
When sitting at stop car accelerate and vibrate when driving theres a hesitation. tt
- Seat belts › Front › Webbing · Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Disc › Pads · Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Disc › Rotor
Driver's side seat belt didn't restrain driver from hittingn back of head during an accident. *ak
- Power train › Automatic transmission · Seats · Unknown or other
While driving high speeds transmission slips into neutral, no prior warning. tt
- Electrical system › Ignition › Module · Suspension › Rear › Shock absorber · Vehicle speed control › Cruise control · Visibility › Windshield wiper/washer
Wiper blades do not clear wiindshield properly.
- Vehicle speed control
Vehicle suddenly accelerated and would not shut off when key was removed. *skd
- Electrical system › Ignition · Engine and engine cooling › Cooling system
Vehicle overheats excessively. tt
- Steering › Hydraulic power assist system
When turning steering wheel loss of power steering. 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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