The 1987 Hyundai Excel has 4 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 1,739,550 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 16 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine and engine cooling. Last updated July 5, 2026.
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.
SUDDEN STOPS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING CAN CAUSE VEHICLEOCCUPANTS TO BE THROWN AROUND IN THE CAR, AND CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROLWHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
HYUNDAI WILL PERFORM A COST FREE TRANSMISSION OIL CHANGE.
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…
THE MELTING PLASTIC AIR FILTER CASE MAY LEAD TO A FIREIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
REPLACE THE REED VALVE SUBASSEMBLY WITH ONE WHOSE METAL COMPONENTS ARE FABRICATED FROM CORROSION RESISTANT STAINLESS STEEL.
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.
THIS COULD CAUSE ERRATIC CRUISE CONTROL OPERATION, WHICHCOULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
REPLACE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE.
VEHICLE MAY FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE BRAKE FADE AND RECOVERY PORTION OF FMVSS 105.
THERE MAY BE A LOSS OF BRAKING EFFICIENCY DURINGREPEATED HARD APPLICATION OF BRAKES WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT PRIORWARNING.
REPLACE FRONT BRAKE PADS WITH NEWLY DESIGNED SEMI METALLIC BRAKE PADS.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“1987 hyundai excel has a broken motor mount and both crossmembers are bent.*mr the consumer believes the vehicle was poorly welded on the right side of the subframe. The cover support bent. The rack and pinion leaked. The upper tie bar bent. *nm”
“1987 hyundai excel has a broken motor mount and both crossmembers are bent.*mr the consumer believes the vehicle was poorly welded on the right side of the subframe. The cover support bent. The rack and pinion leaked. The upper tie bar bent. *nm”
“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…”
“Heater core recall repairs refused due to make and model of vehicle. In addition, transmission failed after service recall repairs. (94v-103.001). *ak”
“Heater core recall repairs refused due to make and model of vehicle. In addition, transmission failed after service recall repairs. (94v-103.001). *ak”
“When driving vehicle makes noise, sounds like the motor's knocking against something. Took to dealership, was informed that driveshaft plate failed, resulting in shifting from one gear to another to be very hard. *ak”
“Clutch assembly cable failure. *ak”
“While driving down road car rear end catches on fire. Please describe details. Tt”
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Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1987 Hyundai Excel as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.