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Complaint 868309

1994 HYUNDAI EXCEL • TIRES • incident Jul 1, 2011

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
868309
Make
HYUNDAI
Model
EXCEL
Model Year
1994
Component
TIRES
Incident Date
Jul 1, 2011
Date Received
Jul 20, 2011
Data As Of
Sep 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

TIRES

Owner Narrative

1994 HYUNDAI EXCEL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MISINFORMATION CONCERNING VEHICLE BRAKES AND TIRE TREAD DEPTH. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ONE OF THE TIRES HAD A LEAK, THE SPARK PLUGS, DRIVE BELTS AND WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, UNTIL FINALLY THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, THE CONSUMER BEGAN HEARING A GRINDING SOUND UPON STOPPING. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE WAS WORN DOWN TO THE METAL AND THE WHEEL CYLINDER WAS LEAKING BRAKING FLUID. IN ADDITION TO NEEDING NEW BRAKE SHOES, THE VEHICLE ALSO NEEDED NEW DRUMS AND WHEEL CYLINDERS. *JB

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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