1992 Hyundai Excel Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 14about this part
- Share
- 41%of 34 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 1992 Hyundai Excel, 41% of the 34 complaints for this model year.
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.
“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. …”
NHTSA complaint #731495, filed 2000-09“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. …”
NHTSA complaint #702259, filed 1999-01Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 | 14% |
| 1994 | 8 | 24% |
| 1993 | 8 | 40% |
| 1992 | 14 | 41% |
| 1991 | 10 | 26% |
| 1990 | 6 | 16% |
| 1989 | 10 | 15% |
| 1988 | 7 | 16% |
| 1987 | 3 | 23% |
| 1986 | 4 | 31% |
Other parts of the 1992 Hyundai Excel
4 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsSeat belts
3 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
2 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1992 Hyundai Excel
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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