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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

1991 Hyundai Excel Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
10about this part
Share
26%of 38 total for the year
Median mileage
36,742miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 1991 Hyundai Excel, 26% of the 38 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 36,742 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Car began to only do 20 miles per hour after stopping at traffic light or stop sign. Drove fin on road. Than began to drive slowly after two weeks. Had transmission fliud change and drove great for a week then failed. I am ver upset by this motor company for hiding this major defect. My car only had 68,485 original miles!”

NHTSA complaint #10116097, filed 2005-03, 68,485 miles

“Transfer shaft bearing broke, knocking a hole in the transmission case, causing fluids to leak from transmission, causing complete lock up and destruction of transmission and case. My car was only 3 years old and had 50,000 miles on it.”

NHTSA complaint #10066298, filed 2004-04, 5,000 miles

“While driving vehicle it just stopped in traffic, when it started again it would bearly go. Dealer stated that the transmission was gone. There was no prior warning of this.”

NHTSA complaint #805021, filed 1996-11

“While doing highway speeds, the transmission locked up the car, cut off and would not go. While driving vehicle began to loose speed and when the accelerator was pressed, the vehicle made a rough sound and continued to drop speed and cut off, vehicle was pushed by another vehicle to consumer's residence, dealership advised consumer that transmission neede to be replaced because there was an internal part, but the extended warranty co refused to pay for the covered part without consumer's authorization to break down the transmission first and tell them exactly what was wrong.”

NHTSA complaint #986242, filed 1996-06

Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2001114%
1994824%
1993840%
19921441%
19911026%
1990616%
19891015%
1988716%
1987323%
1986431%

Other parts of the 1991 Hyundai Excel

Electrical system
6 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaints
Brakes
3 complaints
Other or unknown
3 complaints
Seat belts
3 complaints
Body and structure
3 complaints
Engine cooling
2 complaints
Fuel system
2 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
2 complaints
Equipment
1 complaints
Vehicle speed control
1 complaints
Wheels
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1991 Hyundai Excel

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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