Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › DiscCrash
Filed Dec 5, 1997TX
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
1996 Hyundai Excel
Fatalities reported
Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the latches/locks/linkages › trunk lid › lock. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension › Front | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Latches/Locks/Linkages › Trunk Lid › Lock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsSuspension › Front
Filed Jun 20, 1997MD
UPON MAKING A STOP NOTICED VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END, VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING, DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Trunk Lid › Lock2 killed
Filed Aug 1, 1996TX
TRUNK ENTRAPPED 2 CHILDREN DUE TRUNK RELEASE LEVER, CAUSING FATALITIES.
3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
2 deaths reported in complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.