1986 HYUNDAI EXCEL RECALLS/DEFECTS & PROBLEMS

1986 HYUNDAI EXCEL RECALLS/DEFECTS & PROBLEMS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of 1986 HYUNDAI EXCEL recalls and defects found on 1986 HYUNDAI EXCEL automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the 1986 HYUNDAI EXCEL manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their structure, or performance.  Look up customer problems!

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- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
- POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Most Recent Recalls For 1986 HYUNDAI EXCEL

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
1986-1989 HYUNDAI EXCEL POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION Recall
1986-1989 HYUNDAI EXCEL	POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION Units affected: 515000	HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA Report Date: 1993-10-04
Summary: THE MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS MAY LOCK UP FROM INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION OF THE GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION CASE. THIS CAN CAUSE THE DRIVE WHEELS TO SEIZE AND THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A SUDDEN STOP.
1986-1989 HYUNDAI EXCEL ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM Recall
1986-1989 HYUNDAI EXCEL	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM Units affected: 895000	HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA Report Date: 1991-12-31
Summary: DETERIORATION OF THE REED VALVE SUBASSEMBLY MAY LEAD TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SECONDARY AIR SUPPLY PORTION OF THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM. THE SCREWS WHICH ATTACH THE REEDS TO THE REED VALVE SUBASSEMBLY MAY RUST, AND IF THE RUSTING BECOMES SEVERE, THE SCREW HEADS WILL ERODE AND ALLOW THE REEDS TO SEPARATE FROM THE REED VALVE SUBASSEMBLY. CORROSION MAY ALSO OCCUR ON THE REED VALVE SUBASSEMBLY, DEFORMING THE REED SEATS AND PREVENTING THE REEDS FROM CLOSING PROPERLY. SEPARATION OF THE REEDS FROM THE REED VALVE SUBASSEMBLY OR IMPROPER CLOSING OF THE REEDS ALLOW HOT EXHAUST GASES TO FLOW BACKWARD INTO THE PLASTIC SECONDARY AIR FILTER CASE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. THESE HOT EXHAUST GASES MAY MELT THE SECONDARY PLASTIC AIR FILTER CASE.
1986-1989 HYUNDAI EXCEL VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Recall
1986-1989 HYUNDAI EXCEL	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Units affected: 8550	HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA Report Date: 1989-06-19
Summary: IF CRUISE CONTROL MAIN SWITCH IS IN THE ON POSITION WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED, SYSTEM CAN BE AFFECTED BY A SHORT DURATION VOLTAGE DROP CAUSED BY OPTIONAL HI-POWER (H340) RADIO.
1986-1987 HYUNDAI EXCEL SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS Recall
1986-1987 HYUNDAI EXCEL	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS Units affected: 321000	HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA Report Date: 1987-11-25
Summary: VEHICLE MAY FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE BRAKE FADE AND RECOVERY PORTION OF FMVSS 105.
1986 HYUNDAI EXCEL SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES Recall
1986 HYUNDAI EXCEL	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES Units affected: 8197	HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA Report Date: 1986-03-17
Summary: A COTTER PIN IN THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER LINKAGE ASSEMBLY MAY BE MISSING. THIS PIN ACTS AS A RETAINER FOR THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER PUSHROD CLEVIS PIN. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THE CLEVIS PIN MAY SLIDE OUT CAUSING THE MASTER CYLINDER/BRAKE PEDAL LINKAGE TO BECOME DISENGAGED. IF THIS LINKAGE BECOMES DISENGAGED THE SERVICE BRAKES CANNOT BE APPLIED, CREATING THE RISK OF A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.