1989 Hyundai Excel defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1989 Hyundai Excel. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• CHARGING SYSTEM FAILURES
  Preliminary Evaluation PE94043 · opened May 27, 1994 · closed Oct 31, 1994

  There is no summary currently available

• HEATER CORE FAILURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE94003 · opened Jan 14, 1994 · closed Jun 10, 1994 · led to recall 94V103001

  There is no summary currently available

• TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION
  Compliance Investigation C92001 · opened Sep 28, 1992 · closed Oct 29, 1993

  There is no summary currently available

• AUTO SHOULDER BELT FAILURE
  Engineering Analysis EA91048 · opened Nov 19, 1991 · closed Oct 26, 1992

  There is no summary currently available

• TRANSMISSION LOCK-UP
  Engineering Analysis EA91039 · opened Sep 24, 1991 · closed Oct 13, 1992

  There is no summary currently available

• TRANSMISSION LOCKUP
  Preliminary Evaluation PE91083 · opened Jun 10, 1991 · closed Sep 24, 1991

  There is no summary currently available

• ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
  Engineering Analysis EA91024 · opened May 3, 1991 · closed Jan 7, 1992 · led to recall 91V225000

  There is no summary currently available

• PASSENGER BRAKE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE91053 · opened Feb 26, 1991 · closed Jun 5, 1991

  There is no summary currently available

• ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
  Preliminary Evaluation PE91027 · opened Jan 4, 1991 · closed May 3, 1991

  There is no summary currently available

• FRNT SUSPENSION VIBRATES
  Engineering Analysis EA90021 · opened Apr 2, 1990 · closed Apr 30, 1991 · led to recall 91E021000

  There is no summary currently available

• FRONT SUSPENSION VIBRATION
  Preliminary Evaluation PE90011 · opened Oct 25, 1989 · closed Apr 2, 1990

  There is no summary currently available