U.S. public vehicle records

1991 Hyundai SCOUPE problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

14 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

Not available median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1991 model year. Data updated: 2026-10-01 (October 1, 2026). 0 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Power Train:Automatic Transmission is the most frequently named component, appearing in 5 of 14 complaints (35.7%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Transmission and shifting	4	28.6%
Engine operation	2	14.3%
Fuel system concerns	1	7.1%

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.

Power Train:Automatic Transmission

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine

Structure:Body:Door

Electrical System:Ignition:Module

Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood

Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System:Fan

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline

Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe

Component breakdown data
Category	Count
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	5
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	2
Structure:Body:Door	2
Electrical System:Ignition:Module	1
Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood	1
Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System:Fan	1
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	1
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe	1

Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 5; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 2; Structure:Body:Door: 2; Electrical System:Ignition:Module: 1; Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood: 1; Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System:Fan: 1; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 1; Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe: 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. 14 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.

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2004

1995: 8; 1996: 1; 1997: 1; 1998: 1; 1999: 1; 2000: 1; 2004: 1

Pattern summary

Power Train:Automatic Transmission leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 4 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 2 complaint narratives. Fuel system concerns 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 489909 · 1995-05-02 (May 2, 1995)

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *SKD

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 489909 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 704042 · 1999-03-04 (March 4, 1999)

THIS CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO THE DEALER THREE TIMES IN 1992 FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND HAS NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PHONE CALLS TO DEALER IN PAST YEARS BUT WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THIS CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD JERKING ON EXCELLERATION, FAST IDLE WHEN DOING 20, 30 AND 40 MPH. IT NOW STALLS AND SLIPS OUT OF GEAR. IT HAS LURCHED FORWARD IN THE PAST FROM A STOP. THIS CAR HAS NEVER RUN RIGHT AS FAR AS THE TRANSMISSION IS CONCERNED BUT HYUNDAI DOES NOT WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 704042 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 533523 · 1998-04-02 (April 2, 1998)

FUEL PUMP FAILED.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 533523 at NHTSA ↗

Explore the data

Vehicle analysis explorer

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

Data completeness

14 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

0.0%Usable mileage0 / 14 records

71.4%Valid incident date10 / 14 records

100.0%Valid filing date14 / 14 records

71.4%Ordered incident and filing dates10 / 14 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
Component	1986	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	535.7% ODI 533523 FUEL PUMP FAILED. Look up ODI 533523 at NHTSA ↗	337.5% ODI 486956 TRANSMISSION HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM DOWN SHIFT MODE. *SKD Look up ODI 486956 at NHTSA ↗	214.3% ODI 482475 TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT. *TW Look up ODI 482475 at NHTSA ↗	210.0% ODI 866599 WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY SLIPS INTO DIFFERENT MODES. AT TIMES IT EITHER IDLES TOO HIGH/TOO LOW OR OPERATES NORMALLY,ALSO,ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN. *AK Look up ODI 866599 at NHTSA ↗	240.0% ODI 10108716 · 100,000 mi THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. WHEN YOU ARE AT A STOP LIGHT YOU HAVE TO SIT THERE WAITING TO GO. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES SQUEAL WHEN TAKING OFF. NO RECALLS FOUND, PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION FOUND Look up ODI 10108716 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	17.1% ODI 533523 FUEL PUMP FAILED. Look up ODI 533523 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	210.0% ODI 866599 WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY SLIPS INTO DIFFERENT MODES. AT TIMES IT EITHER IDLES TOO HIGH/TOO LOW OR OPERATES NORMALLY,ALSO,ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN. *AK Look up ODI 866599 at NHTSA ↗	240.0% ODI 705883 I HAVE HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN THIS CAR. MY DEFORSTER DOES NOT WORK WITHOUT THE AIR CONDITIONER ON. IAM CONSTANTLY PUTTING OIL IN THIS CAR EVERY WEEK. THE CAR HAS A LOUD TICKING SOUN THAT NO KNOWS WHAT IT IS. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS COMING ON AND THE HYUNDAI COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS AND I CONSTANLTY HAVING NEW BRAKES PUT ON MY CAR. I WOULD LIKE TO RETURN THIS SOORY CAR BACK TO HYUNDAI.*AK Look up ODI 705883 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System:Ignition:Module	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	17.1% ODI 727899 THIS IS A USED CAR, I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THE FIRST TIME THE COMPUTER FAILED, WAS INDEED THE FIRST TIME. IT INITIALLY FAILED IN NOVEMBER OF 1999. I REPLACED IT WITH A USED COMPUTER WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED IN AUGUST OF 2000. I AM CURRENTLY HAVING IT REPLACED WITH A NEW COMPUTER. *AK Look up ODI 727899 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	17.1% ODI 963634 THERMOSTAT CRACKED, , CAUSING ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK, RESULTING IN ENGINE OVERHEATING. *AK Look up ODI 963634 at NHTSA ↗	210.0% ODI 804217 THE COMPUTER SYSTEM HAS GONE OUT, THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS BEING REPLACED. *AK Look up ODI 804217 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	214.3% ODI 482659 HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. *AW Look up ODI 482659 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	15.0% ODI 725142 HAD ENGINE REPLACED 5 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, 3 YEARS LATER VALVES HAD TO BE REPLACED, SEVERAL PROBLEMS W/ AC, BRAKES, INTERIOR ITEMS SUCH AS KNOBS, AC OUTLETS BROKEN. TRUNK WILL NOT OPEN WITH THE KEY OR AUTOMATICALLY, CAN ONLY GET TO IT THROUGH THE BACK SEATS. Look up ODI 725142 at NHTSA ↗	120.0% ODI 732526 CAMSHAFT IN THE CAR SPLIT WHILE I WAS GOING 70 MPH. THIS IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL AND THAT CAUSED ME TO HAVE THE HEAD IN THE CAR RESUFACED AND VALVES WERE BENT, MY BELTS BROKE AND I AM NOW OUT $1400.00. IS THERE SOMETHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO ASSIST ME FINANCIALLY?*AK Look up ODI 732526 at NHTSA ↗
Seats	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	17.1% ODI 983139 DRIVER SIDE SEAT AND TRACK IS VERY LOOSE, BOLTS ARE VERY LOOSE. *AK Look up ODI 983139 at NHTSA ↗	210.0% ODI 10100508 · 60,000 mi REAR ENDED WHILE DRIVING. SEAT BACKS FAILED, PASSENGER SEAT CAME OFF TRACKS, AND STEERING WHEEL BENT DUE TO DRIVER HOLDING ONTO IT DURING IMPACT. *NM Look up ODI 10100508 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Air Bags:Frontal	1100.0% ODI 981072 VEHICLE INVOLVED IN FRONTAL AND REAR END COLLISION AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK Look up ODI 981072 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 984120 DRIVER LOST CONTROL, HIT TELEPHONE POLE HEAD-ON, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK Look up ODI 984120 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Electrical System:Ignition	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	17.1% ODI 963634 THERMOSTAT CRACKED, , CAUSING ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK, RESULTING IN ENGINE OVERHEATING. *AK Look up ODI 963634 at NHTSA ↗	15.0% ODI 959536 VEHICLE LOSSES POWER. TT Look up ODI 959536 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Electrical System:Wiring	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	214.3% ODI 862399 VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED UP. FIRE DEPARTMENT RELAYED TO CONSUMER THAT THE CAUSE OF FIRE WAS AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. DEFECT COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY OR POSSIBLY DEATH TO CONSUMER. *AK Look up ODI 862399 at NHTSA ↗	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
2024-11	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	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (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

1994: 15 complaints · 1995: 2 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
1994	4	9	15
1995	0	1	2

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
1994	15	5	0
1995	3	2	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	Power Train:Automatic Transmission	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	Structure:Body:Door	Electrical System:Ignition:Module	Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood	Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System:Fan	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	—	0	0	0	1 ODI 533523 FUEL PUMP FAILED. Look up ODI 533523 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 533523 FUEL PUMP FAILED. Look up ODI 533523 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 533523 FUEL PUMP FAILED. Look up ODI 533523 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 533523 FUEL PUMP FAILED. Look up ODI 533523 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	0
Structure:Body:Door	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0
Electrical System:Ignition:Module	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	0
Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood	1 ODI 533523 FUEL PUMP FAILED. Look up ODI 533523 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	—	1 ODI 533523 FUEL PUMP FAILED. Look up ODI 533523 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 533523 FUEL PUMP FAILED. Look up ODI 533523 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 533523 FUEL PUMP FAILED. Look up ODI 533523 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System:Fan	1 ODI 533523 FUEL PUMP FAILED. Look up ODI 533523 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	1 ODI 533523 FUEL PUMP FAILED. Look up ODI 533523 at NHTSA ↗	—	1 ODI 533523 FUEL PUMP FAILED. Look up ODI 533523 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 533523 FUEL PUMP FAILED. Look up ODI 533523 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	1 ODI 533523 FUEL PUMP FAILED. Look up ODI 533523 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	1 ODI 533523 FUEL PUMP FAILED. Look up ODI 533523 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 533523 FUEL PUMP FAILED. Look up ODI 533523 at NHTSA ↗	—	1 ODI 533523 FUEL PUMP FAILED. Look up ODI 533523 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe	1 ODI 533523 FUEL PUMP FAILED. Look up ODI 533523 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	1 ODI 533523 FUEL PUMP FAILED. Look up ODI 533523 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 533523 FUEL PUMP FAILED. Look up ODI 533523 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 533523 FUEL PUMP FAILED. Look up ODI 533523 at NHTSA ↗	—

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

2 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

2 mentions · 14.3% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 489909

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *SKD

Look up ODI 489909 at NHTSA ↗

ODI 704042

Look up ODI 704042 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule

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

Hard or delayed shifting

1 mentions · 7.1% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 704042

Look up ODI 704042 at NHTSA ↗

Matching rule