1991 Hyundai Excel: raw data

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vehicle1991 / hyundai / excel
known issues5 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-12)
complaints44 on file (1995-01-31 → 2005-03-30)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Transmission failure and case damagePOWER TRAIN10 complaints1995-03 → 2005-03excel-1991-transmission-failure
  • 10066298 TRANSFER SHAFT BEARING BROKE, KNOCKING A HOLE IN THE TRANSMISSION CASE, CAUSING FLUIDS TO LEAK FROM TRANSMISSION, CAUSING COMPLETE LOCK UP AND DESTRUCTION OF TRANSMISSION AND CASE
  • 967370 THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT. IT HAS A CRACKED TRANSMISSION CASE
  • 964757 TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY
Window and windshield glass breakageVISIBILITY4 complaints1995-02 → 1998-08excel-1991-window-glass-breakage
  • 826531 WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE WINDOWS(PASSENGER AND DRIVER) IN THE REAR EXPLODED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 2 OTHER OCCASIONS
  • 959539 VEHICLES FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED. ALSO REAR HATCHBACK AND REAR PASSENGER WINDOW EXPLODED INTO PIECES FOR NO REASON
  • 514536 BOTH REAR WINDOWS SHATTERED
Seat belt retraction and lockingSEAT BELTS3 complaints1995-06 → 1995-06excel-1991-seat-belt-function
  • 967124 DRIVER/PASSENGER SHOULDER AND LAP BELTS EXTEND ALL THE WAY WITHOUT CATCHING; HANGS LOOSE AROUND OCCUPANTS; DOES NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION
  • 966863 PASSENGER FRONT SHOULDER/LAP BELT WON'T EXTEND FAR ENOUGH ACROSS PASSENGER FROM ASSEMBLY
Hydraulic service brake pedal and pad wearSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC3 complaints1995-01 → 1997-08excel-1991-hydraulic-brake-complaints
  • 813821 UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD/COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT
  • 959407 THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE RUN DOWN ALL THE OTHER BRAKES ARE FINE
Electrical system failure, blown fuses and fireELECTRICAL SYSTEM6 complaints1995-03 → 1996-10excel-1991-electrical-fuses-fire
  • 979784 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, FUSE KEEPS BURNING OUT CAUSING ENGINE STALLING
  • 985486 THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED, FIRE UNDER THE DASH. FIRE DEPT. SAYS IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE
  • 960829 ENGINE ELECTRICAL FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT; WHILE DRIVING, STALLED, BURST INTO FLAMES; VEHICLE TOTALLED

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
441995-01-312005-03-3014POWER TRAIN:10; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:8; VISIBILITY:5; UNKNOWN OR OTHER:3; SERVICE BRAKES:3

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). 1991 Hyundai Excel vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1991/hyundai/excel
@misc{wrenchpro_1991_hyundai_excel_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1991 Hyundai Excel},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1991/hyundai/excel}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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