1994 Hyundai Excel: raw data

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vehicle	1994 / hyundai / excel
known issues	5 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-09)
complaints	48 on file (1994-10-18 → 2011-07-20)
recalls	0
investigations	0
fars	not identifiable in FARS
indexed	yes
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Cracked wheelsWHEELS3 complaints1995-10 → 1997-09hyundai-excel-1994-cracked-wheels

810868 ALL FOUR WHEELS CRACKED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS
973164 WHEELS ON VEHICLE ARE DEFECTIVE, CRACKS ON ALL FOUR WHEELS
816401 CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WHEEL'S TIRE MOUNT CRACKED, CAUSING A FLAT TIRE

Seat belts not locking or retractingSEAT BELTS4 complaints1994-12 → 1997-08hyundai-excel-1994-seat-belt-performance

815129 REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP UPON IMPACT, CAUSING CHILD IN CHILD SAFETY SEAT NOT REMAIN IN PLACE
981407 VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED AT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 40MPH, SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RETRACT
965243 THE FRONT SEAT BELTS (BOTH) GET CAUGHT IN THE SEAT, CAUSING THE BELT TO NOT RETRACT

Transmission failure and gear problemsPOWER TRAIN5 complaints1994-10 → 2001-06hyundai-excel-1994-transmission-failure

891328 A BLOWN MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING
966841 5-SPD TRANSMISSION WILL POP OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT ENGAGING CLUTCH
530016 TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT STAY IN 4TH GEAR

Loss of brakingSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC3 complaints1995-01 → 1996-12hyundai-excel-1994-brake-failure

958588 DEALER SAID CYLINDER BURST IN REAR BRAKE, RESULTING IN TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, DUE TO A FLUID LEAK
978728 BRAKE SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE, EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY
806314 STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ABS BRAKES DID NOT TAKE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT A VEHICLE

Rocker arm and head gasket engine failuresENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING3 complaints1998-01 → 2001-02hyundai-excel-1994-engine-internal-failure

528872 A ROCKER ARM CAME LOOSE DURING OPERATION, CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE
880190 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND WAS MAKING CLUNKING NOISES
820288 AT 45,000 MILES THE HEAD GASKET IN ENGINE HAS BLOWN, CAUSE UNKNOWN

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

count	earliest_date	latest_date	crash_flagged	fire_flagged	top_components
48	1994-10-18	2011-07-20	3	2	POWER TRAIN:9; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:6; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:6; SERVICE BRAKES:5; HYDRAULIC: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). 1994 Hyundai Excel vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1994/hyundai/excel

@misc{wrenchpro_1994_hyundai_excel_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1994 Hyundai Excel},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1994/hyundai/excel}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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