Transmission goes into neutral by it self when making turns and when gas is applied, engine keeps revving. Transmission kicks in gear causing a crash(a good possibility) and wheel spin when it is equipped with tcs!. Tcs does not operate. Transmission made whiney noise when it was new and contacted dealer. They say it was normal(they always do! And never try to fix the car) I believe that is to blame for the problem. Engine stalls at a stop. Transmission needs to be replaced. Many other problems involved with the car. Seats made noise when going up and down, dealer lubed it 2 times already and it's doing it again. Sunroof rattles and dealer refuse to fix.
Hyundai Excel transmission failure problems
14 of the 182 owner complaints about the Hyundai Excel describe complete transmission failure, most of them for the 1992 model year.
- owner complaints
- 14
- worst model year
- 1992
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
- 20011
- 19941
- 19932
- 19928
- 19912
Often reported together
What owners say
When I bought the car I have been in and out of the repair shop over a dozen times and I have the papers to prove it the repair shop had my car more then I did and I replaced just about every thing on the car but I went through 3 transmission and now I need another befor I had an exstended warranty and I just had to pay $50.00 now that my warranty is gone none of the transmission shops wanted to fix it they say that it is to much trouble and the make of that transmission for that year has problems and that if I would fix it it would just do it again. I replaced the transmission 3 times already and now the car needs another transmission it was just replaced in 1998 what can I do to fix the problem. Thank you laray ransom.
As reported transmission locked 1+2 at 15k-20k. Total transmission failure 60k
My first headache with this vehicle occured when the gas pump when out. I was sitting at a light and I heard a loud, buzzing sound coming from the rear of my car. As the light turned green, I stepped on the gas, only to feel a loss of power. The engine stopped running, and I was able to pull it into a parking lot and had it towed to a mecanhic. After the pump was replaced, the mecanhic sounded me where the gasket on the top of the pump had snapped in half. The incident with this car happend this past summer when the transmission gave out. I was on my way to work and I had just passed a green light. I tried to speed up, but the car hesitated really bad, and jerked each time I tried to go faster. I pulled off the car of the road to start up the car again, but it failed to turn over. I had it towed to a transmisson shop. It sat there for two weeks until I came up with the $1800 needed to pay for an entirely new transmission system.
Automatic transmission failed 3 times.
Automatic transmission failed several times, a total of three transmissions have been installed in vehicle.
Transmission failure.
Transmission failed causing vehicle to slip out of gear.
Transmission failed.
Transmission failed.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Hyundai Excel transmission failure
Which Hyundai Excel years have complete transmission failure problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1992 (8 complaints), 1991 (2 complaints) and 1993 (2 complaints).
VIN decoder
See the problems and recalls for an exact car
Buying a used Hyundai Excel?
Check the exact car before you pay: accidents, salvage or flood titles, odometer readings and previous owners.
Check its history