U.S. public vehicle records

2001 Hyundai EXCEL problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

7 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

Not available median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2001 model year. Data updated: 2026-09-30 (September 30, 2026). 0 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Air Bags:Frontal is the most frequently named component, appearing in 2 of 7 complaints (28.6%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Transmission and shifting	1	14.3%
Engine operation	1	14.3%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Air Bags:Frontal

Seat Belts:Front:Retractor

Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System

Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch

Suspension:Rear

Component breakdown data
Category	Count
Air Bags:Frontal	2
Seat Belts:Front:Retractor	2
Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System	1
Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch	1
Suspension:Rear	1

Air Bags:Frontal: 2; Seat Belts:Front:Retractor: 2; Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System: 1; Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch: 1; Suspension:Rear: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

No usable failure mileage is recorded. 7 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2001

2002

2001: 2; 2002: 5

Pattern summary

Air Bags:Frontal leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 1 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 751762 · 2001-09-06 (September 6, 2001)

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…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 751762 at NHTSA ↗

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

7 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

0.0%Usable mileage0 / 7 records

85.7%Valid incident date6 / 7 records

100.0%Valid filing date7 / 7 records

85.7%Ordered incident and filing dates6 / 7 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
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Power Train:Automatic Transmission	17.7% ODI 529400 HEATER CORE RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER SERVICE RECALL REPAIRS. (94V-103.001). *AK Look up ODI 529400 at NHTSA ↗	12.3% ODI 973105 WHEN RAIN WATER GETS INTO THE TRUCK ,THE TRANSMISSION GEAR STICKS AND THE HEATER WATER DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK . TT Look up ODI 973105 at NHTSA ↗	11.5% ODI 972235 CONSUMER PULLS OUT THE STREET WAS GOING UP THE HILL THE GEAR LOCKS UP. TT Look up ODI 972235 at NHTSA ↗	12.6% ODI 958653 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTING TO FAIL AT 40,000 MILES. TT Look up ODI 958653 at NHTSA ↗	821.1% ODI 10116097 · 68,485 mi 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!*AK Look up ODI 10116097 at NHTSA ↗	1338.2% ODI 504934 TRANSMISSION FAILED. *DH Look up ODI 504934 at NHTSA ↗	630.0% ODI 488905 TRANSMISSION SLIPS, ALSO, OVERDRIVE FAILED. *DSH Look up ODI 488905 at NHTSA ↗	26.1% ODI 967876 DEALER PUT FUEL INJECTION THAT STOP THE CAR FROM CUTTING OFF AFTER THE DEALER FIX IT, CAR HESITATE DEALER SAY IT THE TRANSMISSION . *AK Look up ODI 967876 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	17.7% ODI 975272 LEAKING OIL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT Look up ODI 975272 at NHTSA ↗	920.9% ODI 480030 ENGINE FIRE. *AW Look up ODI 480030 at NHTSA ↗	1116.2% ODI 481946 INACCURATE GAS GAUGE READINGS. Look up ODI 481946 at NHTSA ↗	410.5% ODI 501740 WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED SIX TIMES. *DSH Look up ODI 501740 at NHTSA ↗	25.3% ODI 547859 ENGINE DEFECTIVE. NLM Look up ODI 547859 at NHTSA ↗	12.9% ODI 532675 PROBLEMS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (REPLACED 3 TIMES). ENGINE DIED. Look up ODI 532675 at NHTSA ↗	15.0% ODI 500558 ENGINE FAILED. *DSH Look up ODI 500558 at NHTSA ↗	13.0% ODI 490800 SPARE TIRE BENT. Look up ODI 490800 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Power Train:Manual Transmission	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	37.0% ODI 481515 TRANSMISSION FAILED, RESULTING IN NOISE WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR PRIOR TO RECALL (93V-167). *AK Look up ODI 481515 at NHTSA ↗	68.8% ODI 481950 TRANSMISSION FAILED TO GO INTO 5TH GEAR PRIOR TO RECALL, ALSO JUMPS OUT OF GEAR. (93V-167) *AW Look up ODI 481950 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	25.3% ODI 10066298 · 5,000 mi 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. *AK Look up ODI 10066298 at NHTSA ↗	12.9% ODI 977421 MALFUNCTION OF THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANMISSION, TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP. TT Look up ODI 977421 at NHTSA ↗	210.0% ODI 500558 ENGINE FAILED. *DSH Look up ODI 500558 at NHTSA ↗	412.1% ODI 513373 MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE/GRINDS. *AK Look up ODI 513373 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	37.0% ODI 10064949 · 119,037 mi PROBLEMS WITH BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT, RACK AND PINION LEAKAGE, BENT CROSSMEMBER IN THE SUBFRAME, ETC. (NAR) PH CB THE CONSUMER SENT ANOTHER COMPLAINT REFERENCING 10040082,10022196,10011711, & 10003824 ALL OF WHICH WENT UN-ANSWERED. *TC Look up ODI 10064949 at NHTSA ↗	57.4% ODI 478083 ENGINE VALVE FAILED, CAUSING OIL TO SPILL OUT ONTO CARBURATOR AND ENGINE, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *SKD Look up ODI 478083 at NHTSA ↗	25.3% ODI 483228 REPLACED FUEL PUMP. Look up ODI 483228 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	12.9% ODI 601984 ROCKER ARM SHAFT CRACKED IN HALF, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE 3 OF 4 CYLINDERS. Look up ODI 601984 at NHTSA ↗	210.0% ODI 526850 PISTON RING CRACKED, CAUSING LOSS OF COMPRESSION. Look up ODI 526850 at NHTSA ↗	39.1% ODI 528872 A ROCKER ARM CAME LOOSE DURING OPERATION, CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. Look up ODI 528872 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System:Heater Core	215.4% ODI 529400 HEATER CORE RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER SERVICE RECALL REPAIRS. (94V-103.001). *AK Look up ODI 529400 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	1116.2% ODI 480151 HEATER CORE LEAKED PRIOR TO RECALL. (94V103) *TW Look up ODI 480151 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	37.0% ODI 482879 SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSING ACCIDENT. Look up ODI 482879 at NHTSA ↗	811.8% ODI 478114 HEATER CONTROL VALVE STEM ASSEMBLY LEAKED COOLANT DUE TO BEING MANUFACTURED WITH INCORRECT GRADE OF MATERIAL PRIOR TO RECALL (94V-103. *AK Look up ODI 478114 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	15.0% ODI 506770 REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *AK Look up ODI 506770 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Electrical System:Alternator/Generator/Regulator	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	49.3% ODI 480335 ALTERNATOR REPLACED SIX TIMES. *AW Look up ODI 480335 at NHTSA ↗	45.9% ODI 480047 BRAKES FAILED. *SKD Look up ODI 480047 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	12.9% ODI 801391 DURING VEHICLE OPERATION SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE DASH AREA. THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO A BLOWN ALTERNATOR FUSE. *AK Look up ODI 801391 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System	215.4% ODI 706722 HYUNDAI PARTS DEPT WILL NOT REPAIR FIRE DAMAGE UNDER HOOD CAUSED BY THE DEFECTIVE RECALLED PART "REED VALVE." THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE THE PART THAT CAUSED THE DAMAGE. THIS IS A CAR THAT NEVER MADE SENSE. PLEASE HELP. REPAIR BILLS WILL BE VERY COSTLY AND HYUNDAI MOTOR CORP. DOESN'T WANT TO ADMIT THEIR MISTAKES. THEY EVEN SAID THE 1999 CARS ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE '86-'87 YEARS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. RECALL 91V225. *AK Look up ODI 706722 at NHTSA ↗	49.3% ODI 480319 EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE PRIOR TO RECALL. (91V-225) *AW Look up ODI 480319 at NHTSA ↗	34.4% ODI 480803 REED VALVE ASSEMBLY FAILED, CAUSING EXHAUST MANIFOLD TO CRACK, RESULTING IN AN EXHAUST LEAK, PRIOR TO RECALL (91V-225). *AK Look up ODI 480803 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	12.9% ODI 962752 REPLACED NOISY EXHAUST SYSTEM. *AK Look up ODI 962752 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
No usable records for this analysis.

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

1998: 0 complaints · 2001: 7 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
1998	0	0	0
2001	2	7	7

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
1998	2	0	0
2001	6	1	0

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Air Bags:Frontal	Seat Belts:Front:Retractor	Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System	Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch	Suspension:Rear
Air Bags:Frontal	—	0	0	0	0
Seat Belts:Front:Retractor	0	—	0	0	0
Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System	0	0	—	0	0
Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch	0	0	0	—	0
Suspension:Rear	0	0	0	0	—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

Search patterns

1 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

1 mentions · 14.3% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 751762

Look up ODI 751762 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b