Complaint 555300
1992 HYUNDAI EXCEL • WHEELS:RIM • incident Sep 21, 1997
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 555300
- Make
- HYUNDAI
- Model
- EXCEL
- Model Year
- 1992
- Component
- WHEELS:RIM
- Incident Date
- Sep 21, 1997
- Date Received
- Sep 21, 2005
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
WHEELS:RIM
Owner Narrative
DT: THE TIRES WERE LEAKING AIR. THE CONSUMER THOUGHT IT WAS THE TIRE, BUT FOUND OUT IT WAS THE RIM. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONCE EIGHT YEARS AGO, AND ONCE A YEAR AGO, AND ONCE SIX MONTHS AGO. EACH TIME THE CONSUMER HAD THE RIM REPLACED AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE DEALER SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AFTER THE LAST TIME, AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE FORTH ONE FAILING. *AK (11/16/05) THE TIRES WERE HEAVILY UNDER INFLATED. *SC
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.