1990 Hyundai Excel: raw data

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vehicle1990 / hyundai / excel
known issues5 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-12)
complaints53 on file (1994-11-13 → 2001-09-21)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Cracked wheel rimsWHEELS3 complaints1996-12 → 1997-03excel-1990-wheel-rim-cracking
  • 809765 WHEN REPLACING TIRES FOUND ALL (4) WHEELS WERE CRACKED. (2) WHEELS ARE SPLIT FROM RIM TO BOLT HOLES
  • 809148 ALL FOUR RIMS ARE CRACKED DUE TO DESIGN
  • 511882 DRIVER'S SIDE REAR RIM DEVELOPED TWO HAIRLINE CRACKS
Clutch and transmission component failurePOWER TRAIN5 complaints1995-01 → 1999-10excel-1990-clutch-transmission-failure
  • 851953 THE CLUTCH FORK BROKE, JAMMING THE TRANSMISSION
  • 964624 THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER HAS BEEN REPLACED 3-TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH
  • 958653 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTING TO FAIL AT 40,000 MILES
Rear side window glass breakageVISIBILITY4 complaints1995-06 → 1995-08excel-1990-rear-side-window-breakage
  • 967828 ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE BACK RIGHT/ LEFT WINDOWS SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED, PASSENGERS IN BACK SEAT WERE SHOWERED WITH GLASS, RESULTING IN AN INJURY
  • 967545 DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED 3 TIMES, REPLACE 3 TIMES
  • 484950 REAR SIDE WINDOWS EXPLODED, CAUSING INJURY
Engine stalling or loss of power while drivingELECTRICAL SYSTEM5 complaints1995-01 → 1999-02excel-1990-stalling-while-driving
  • 963076 WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY ENGINE SHUT DOWN AT APPROX. 65MPH, NO PRIOR WARNING, DEALER REPLACE A FUSE
  • 805890 DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING
  • 959191 FUEL PUMP FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HESITATE/STALL AFTER WARMING UP
Vehicle fire reportsELECTRICAL SYSTEM4 complaints1995-06 → 2001-09excel-1990-vehicle-fire
  • 969811 THE VEHICLE HESTITATED THEN STOPPED COMPLETELY, THEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE
  • 752442 ENGINE SPUTTERED, STOPPED RUNNING, CAUGHT FIRE
  • 966645 THE WIRES IN THE FRONT HALF BURNT COMPLETELY OUT AND IT LOCKED UP THE ENGINE, RESULTING IN A FIRE/ACCIDENT/INJUTIES

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
531994-11-132001-09-2144ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:12; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:8; POWER TRAIN:7; FUEL SYSTEM:5; GASOLINE:5

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1990 Hyundai Excel vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1990/hyundai/excel
@misc{wrenchpro_1990_hyundai_excel_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1990 Hyundai Excel},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1990/hyundai/excel}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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