1992 Hyundai Excel: raw data

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vehicle1992 / hyundai / excel
known issues5 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-12)
complaints36 on file (1995-03-29 → 2009-01-27)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Transmission failure and repeated replacementPOWER TRAIN10 complaints1995-12 → 2000-09excel-1992-automatic-transmission-failure
  • 526121 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, A TOTAL OF THREE TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN VEHICLE
  • 524704 TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR
  • 977421 MALFUNCTION OF THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANMISSION, TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP
Hood latch failure while drivingLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES2 complaints1997-10 → 2001-02excel-1992-hood-latch-failure
  • 523801 HOOD LATCH FAILED CAUSING HOOD TO SMASH WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING
  • 881014 WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH FRONT HOOD FLIPPED UP, BLOCKING VISION
Stalling with electrical or computer involvementELECTRICAL SYSTEM5 complaints1996-03 → 2007-02excel-1992-stalling-electrical
  • 985436 VEHICLE IN HOT WEATHER STALLS OUT WITH NO WARNONG AND DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM
  • 801391 DURING VEHICLE OPERATION SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE DASH AREA. THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO A BLOWN ALTERNATOR FUSE
  • 980347 IF TRANSMISSION COMPUTER IS LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT AND WHEN IT GETS WET THE VEHICLE STALLS
Service brake failure and wearSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC4 complaints1995-03 → 1999-10excel-1992-service-brake-problems
  • 851423 ABS LIGHT ILLUMNATED ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE
  • 808990 VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED TWO DAYS EALIER AND BRAKES BECAME INOPERATIVE
Seat belt lock and retraction failuresSEAT BELTS3 complaints1995-05 → 2000-11excel-1992-seat-belt-performance
  • 557595 VEHICLE WAS HIT BY A VEHICLE IN WHICH THE SHOULDER BELT BELT DID NOT LOCK, THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER'S CHEST TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, THE LAP BELT DID NOT FAIL IN THE ACCIDENT
  • 501507 SEAT BELT FAILED TO HOLD DRIVER IN PLACE IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY
  • 965698 THE PASSENGERS AND DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELTS DIDN'T RETRACT AFTER RELEASE OF THE BUCKLE

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
361995-03-292009-01-2720POWER TRAIN:15; SERVICE BRAKES:4; HYDRAULIC:4; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:4; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: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). 1992 Hyundai Excel vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1992/hyundai/excel
@misc{wrenchpro_1992_hyundai_excel_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1992 Hyundai Excel},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1992/hyundai/excel}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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