We found the following complaints for HYUNDAI EXCEL (1993)
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The contact owns a 1993 hyundai excel.while stopped at a red light, after only traveling one mile, the engine stalled and smoke and flames appeared under the hood.the fire department was called and extinguished the fire.the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and then to her insurance company.the insurance representative diagnosed the failure as a failed ecu; however, they were not willing to cover all the damages to the vehicle.the manufacturer has not been notified.the vehicle has not been repaired and remains at the contact's residence.the failure and current mileages were 101,000.
While driving vehicle, check engine light comes & stays on, vehicle stalled suddenly, tried to swerve but hit another vehicle anyway.
The car will not start. The car has been checked out several times and they cannot find the problem. Please describe.tt
Consumer states her engine stalls out when it gets hot sometimes causing near accident.
All four motor mounts were found to have defects at the same time.
Piston ring cracked, causing loss of compression.
Engine failed. *dsh
Air conditioner failed.
The jack buckled and broke in half while in use. Please describe.
Three year old cut his leg on license plate while climbing down from off hood of vehicle; design/location of license plate sticks out from bumper.tt
Headlight and headlight dimmer switch on same lever, causing headlights to accidentally be turned off when dimming lights.
Auto-tran:transmission slipping; after running for few minutes would not go into gear; after getting car to go, lurches forward.tt
When driving in stop and go traffic or when stopping at a light and upon depressing accelerator pedal, transmission skipped gear,causingvehicle to accelerate at a fast speed. Consumer has contacteddealer.
Transmission slips, also, overdrive failed. *dsh
Replaced transmission.
Automatic transmission failure after 51k miles, when putting transmission in overdrive it would seized.tt
The consumer has been experiencing problems with automatic transmission. Vehicle shifts out of gear intermittently while driving.the manufacturer has been contacted.
As reported transmission locked 1+2 at 15k-20k. Total transmission failure 60k
Transmission failed twice.
Seat belts do not lock when jerked. *dh
Drivers seat belt failed to hold driver in place when rear ended, resulting in injuries.
Consumer was in an accident hit from behind the driver side seat belt didn't retract .tt
Misalignment, causin gpremature wea rof the tires.
When driving in stop and go traffic or when stopping at a light and upon depressing accelerator pedal, transmission skipped gear,causingvehicle to accelerate at a fast speed. Consumer has contacteddealer.
Defrosters fail to work in heavy humidity conditions.
Four wheels have been replaced. Because they have cracked where the joints are welted together. Causing the tire to go flat.
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