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Showing 74,354 complaints for HYUNDAI
Incident date: Feb 23, 1996
WHEN OPENED, THE HOOD FLEW UP AND BENT AND FLEW BACKWARD HITTING THE WINDSHIELD AND BREAKING IT. *AK
Crash
Incident date: Feb 23, 1996
WHEN OPENED, THE HOOD FLEW UP AND BENT AND FLEW BACKWARD HITTING THE WINDSHIELD AND BREAKING IT. *AK
Crash
Incident date: Oct 30, 1995
DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS FAILED TO LOCK. *AK
Incident date: Sep 17, 1995
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG. *SD
Incident date: Nov 29, 1995
ENGINE FAILED. *SD
Incident date: Jan 20, 1995
WHILE DRIVING CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. PLEASE DESCR0831000AILS.
Fire
Incident date: Feb 19, 1996
DURING REAR END COLLISON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash
Incident date: Oct 30, 1995
DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS FAILED TO LOCK. *AK
Incident date: Sep 17, 1995
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG. *SD
Incident date: Nov 29, 1995
ENGINE FAILED. *SD
Incident date: Jan 20, 1995
WHILE DRIVING CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. PLEASE DESCR0831000AILS.
Fire
Incident date: Feb 19, 1996
DURING REAR END COLLISON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash
Incident date: Feb 21, 1996
WHILE DRIVING, REAR SUSPENSION COLLAPSED; BODY OF VEHICLE FELL ONTO REAR AXLE AND GROUND; NO WARNING; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT. *AK
Incident date: Feb 17, 1996
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, UNKNOWN ORIGIN OF FIRE. *AK
Fire
Incident date: Feb 21, 1996
WHILE DRIVING, REAR SUSPENSION COLLAPSED; BODY OF VEHICLE FELL ONTO REAR AXLE AND GROUND; NO WARNING; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT. *AK
Incident date: Feb 17, 1996
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, UNKNOWN ORIGIN OF FIRE. *AK
Fire
AFTER PARKING, ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK
Fire
Incident date: Feb 9, 1996
CHILDS FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN THE HOLE ON THE MALE PART OF THE SEATBELT FLAT PLATE. TT
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 9, 1996
CHILDS FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN THE HOLE ON THE MALE PART OF THE SEATBELT FLAT PLATE. TT
1 injured
HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND THE BATTERY BLEW UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
RECALL HEATER CORE; HAD RECALL DONE RALLY CHEV., IN PALMDALE CA. AFTERWARDS, VEHICLE WILL NOT GO OVER 5 MPH. DEALER REFUSES TO EVALUATE FURTHER. TT
Incident date: Feb 3, 1996
FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 25 MPH, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
Crash
1 injured
EXPERIENCING BRAKE FAILURE. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. TT
Incident date: Jan 19, 1996
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. CAR WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Fire
FIXED UNDER RECALL #94V10300. SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURING ALL OVER AGAIN. REPLACED PART HIMSELF. TT
OWNER ENTERED VEHICLE BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Incident date: Jan 1, 1995
BRAKE SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE, EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. TT
Incident date: Jan 12, 1996
HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOUR TIMES. TT
Incident date: Jul 24, 1995
TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS VIOLENTLY, THEN SHIFTS BACK INTO HIGHER GEAR WITH A VIOLENT JERK, CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL. *DSH
Incident date: Jun 6, 1995
HEATER CORE REPLACED. *SD
Incident date: Jul 12, 1995
ACCELERATOR STICKS, RESULTING IN NO ACCELERATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED SMOKE COMING INTO VEHICLE THROUGH VENTS, THEN SUDDENLY ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE, FIRE DEPARTMENT COULDN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. TT
Fire
AUTO CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY-NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. TT
Incident date: Nov 30, 1995
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, BATTERY TOTALLY FAILED, ALTERNATOR ALSO BROKE. TT
Incident date: Jan 22, 1996
WHILE THE VEHICLE AT SPEED 65MPH, VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTS TO 45 MPH, NO ENGINE POWER. TT
HYUNDAI
EXCEL
(1989) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Jan 26, 1996
WHEN ICE IS UNDER THE SNOW YOU JUST SLIDE ON THE ROAD. ABS IS NOT WORKING. TT
Incident date: Aug 1, 1995
BOLTS HOLDING HOOD FELL OUT, CAUSING HOOD TO FLY UP OBSCURING VISION. *DSH
Incident date: Nov 1, 1994
WORN BRAKE PADS,
Incident date: Nov 1, 1994
WORN BRAKE ROTORS.
Incident date: Nov 1, 1994
NOISY TRANSMISSION REPLACED THREE TIMES,
Incident date: Nov 1, 1994
ENGINE LOSES POWER WHEN A/C IS IN USE.
Incident date: Aug 3, 1995
TRANSMISSION PULSE GENERATOR FAILED, CAUSING CAR TO DOWNSHIFT HARD WHILE DRIVING, JERK HARD WHEN ACCELERATING. *SD
Incident date: Aug 12, 1995
REAR SIDE WINDOWS EXPLODED, CAUSING INJURY. *SD
1 injured
Incident date: Dec 24, 1995
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND FRONT HOOD CAME OPEN . TT
Incident date: Dec 24, 1995
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND FRONT HOOD CAME OPEN . TT
Incident date: Dec 9, 1995
WHILE DRIVING HEARD A LOUD RATTLING SOUND AND ENGINE DIED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Incident date: Jan 22, 1996
REFUSED THE RECALL LETTER AND WOULD NOT SET UP AN APPOINTMENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER REPLACEMENT AND RECALL WORK, SYSTEM STILL FAILS. OWNER HAS OTHER ISSUES TO FURTHER DESCRIBE. TT
Incident date: Sep 1, 1995
PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE DOORS WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY, WHEN DRIVING WILL COME OPEN. TT
Incident date: Jan 16, 1996
CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM HOUSING UNIT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Fire