Hyundai Tiburon Complaints (2003)

328 consumer complaints on file.

#10108268January 30, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT ON I-75 NEAR RICHMOND, KY.. I HIT A GUARD RAIL HEAD ON WHILE AVOIDING ANOTHER CAR. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE DRIVER SIDE DID NOT. INJURIES WERE HEAD, NECK , AND BACK. TREATED AND RELEASED IN HOSPITAL E R .*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10108118January 28, 2005
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CLUTCH IS GOING BAD AT 28K. FIRST ONE WENT OUT AT 500 MILES. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD CLUTCH ON THE VEHICLE BEFORE AT 28K. DEALERSHIP SAYS MY DRIVING HABITS. I KNOW HOW TO DRIVE MANUAL. THIS WILL BE MY 3RD CLUTCH BEFORE 30K, THIS IS RIDICLOUS. THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY IS DEFECTIVE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108057January 27, 2005
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I OWN A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON AND WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO ANY GEAR. SINCE THE COMPANY ADVERTISES A BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY I WASN'T TO WORRIED ABOUT THIS. FINALLY I HAD THE CHANCE TO DROP THE CAR OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WHEN I PICKED THE CAR UP THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THE CLUTCH WAS WORN OUT AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE FLYWHEEL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED ALOS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY BECAUSE THE FAILED CLUTCH CAUSED THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT TO REPAIR THEM BOTH WOULD BE AROUND SEVENTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107904January 25, 2005
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I HAVE A 2003 TIBURON V6 5 SPEED WITH 34,000 MILES. CLUTCH IS COMPLETELY BURNT OUT AND HYUNDAI SAYS IT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR...ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE , ESPECIALLY FROM THE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN. I WAS JUST TOLD BY A MECHANIC (NOT AT HYUNDAI SHOP--THEY WERE TOO EXPENSIVE) THAT THE FLYWHEEL HAS A FAULTY COMPONENT, AND THAT IF I PUT A NEW CLUTCH IN, IT WILL EAT THAT ONE TOO. THIS IS GOING TO COST ME MIN. $1500. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO ADMIT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND FIX IT. ITS TOO LATE FOR ME, I'LL NEVER OWN ANOTHER HYUNDAI, BUT WE NEED TO BE REIMBURSED AND THE CARS NEED RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128013January 21, 2005
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON CLUTCH COMPLETELY BURNED OUT.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER READ ARTICLES WHICH INDICATED THAT THE CLUTCH PLATE USED IN THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE USED ON 4 CYLINDERS NOT 6 CYLINDER VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102990December 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL FAILED ON VEHICLE AT 30,250 MILES. DEALER CLAIMS REPAIR COSTS ($2280) EXCLUDED FROM WARRANTY AS "WEAR ITEM." WARRANTY VAGUELY WORDED, YET ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION ON NTSB WEBSITE SUGGESTS THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. AUTOMOBILE CURRENTLY AT DEALER. VIN # AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100443November 23, 2004
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I HAVE A 2003 HYUNDIA TIBURON. CLUTCH SLIPPING AND VIBRATION AT 13000 MILES. THEY REPLACED CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FOR FREE. NOW I HAVE 17,400 MILES AND CLUTCH IS SLIPPING AGAIN. PLEASE HELP ALL THE OWNERS OF 2003 TIBURON MANUELS. THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $80.00 TO LOOK AND TELL ME IF IT IS MY FAULT. I'VE BEEN DRIVING CLUTCHES WELL OVER 100,000 MILES ON CARS. HELP!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100202November 19, 2004
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I OWN A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON WITH 30000 MILES. I RECENTLY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME I NEED A NEW CLUTCH. I THEN DID SOME RESEARCH INTO THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HYUNDAI IS CLAIMING ITS BECAUSE OF DRIVING HABITS BUT THE MECHANIC WHO FIXED MY CAR (NOT HYUNDAI DEALER) FOUND NO ABUSE SIGNS. I DONT KNOW WHAT WILL COME OUT OF THIS BUT I HOPE SOMEONE INVESTIGATES THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT DRIVING ONE OF THESE CARS. THE WEBSITE FOR THE CAR IS WWW.TUSCANI.BE GO INTO FORUM AND INTO THE GENERAL SECTION AND READ THE CLUTCH PROBLEM COMMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098435November 8, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
LOW-SPEED COLLISION WITH THE FRONT END, DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY 2003 HYUNDAI-TIBURON RESULTED IN ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYING.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095704October 13, 2004
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
35K MILES AND I AM TOLD CLUTCH/FLYWHEEL IS SHOT, NO COVERED BECAUSE IT MAY BE ABUSED. I HAVE DRIVEN A MANUAL MY WHOLE ADULT LIFE AND NEVER REPLACED A CLUTCH. THIS SHOLD COVERED UNDER HYUNDAI WARR. I HAVE A STACK OF INFO AGAINST THEM ALMOST 2INCHES HIGH AND CORP SAYS IT IS UP TO THE SERVICE GUY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091233September 18, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON,FAILS TO START AND WHEN STARTED ENGINE STALLS,TOWED TO DEALER 4 TIMES AND DRIVEN TO DEALER 7 TIMES FOR OTHER PROBLEMS.THIS COMPANY AND THEIR DEALER CONTINUE TO BLAME CONSUMER FOR THEIR VERY INFERIOR PRODUCT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088960September 1, 2004
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I HAVE HAD MY CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION REPAIRED SINCE 9-02. THEN I WAS TOLD ABOUT A DEFECTIVE PART IN THE TRANSMISSION, BUT IT WAS NO REPAIRED AT THE TIME. I WAS TOLD I COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE, SO I BELIEVED THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN. IN 6-03, ONCE AGAIN I THE DEFECTIVE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, FLYWHEEL, PRESSURE PLATE, CLUTCH PLATE AND THE THROW OUT BEARING WERE REPLACED, AND THE SUNROOF MOTOR WAS REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. ON 10-03 SUNROOF WAS REPAIRED AGAIN. ON 5-04 THE SUNROOF WAS REPAIRED AGAIN. ON7-21-04 I ADVISED SERVICE DEPARTMENT MY GEARS WERE GETTING STUCK, BUT ALL THE SERVICEMAN DID WAS REMOVED STARTER AND TOLD THE REP IT WAS COVERED WITH CLUTCH DISC MATERIAL, THEREFORE IT WAS NOT COVERED BY MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. IT IS THE TRANSMISSION THAT WAS NOT FIXED ON 9-02 THAT WAS THE PROBLEM AND THEY REFUSE TO CHECK IT. I HAVE A 2003 TIBURON!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087051August 17, 2004
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CLUTCH SLIPS WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO ANY SPEED. WAS ENTERING HIGHWAY AND CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ON RAMP ALMOST CAUSING A FATAL ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP SAYS I RIDE THE CLUTCH AND WORE IT OUT. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS IN THE PAST AND NEVER ONCE HAD A CLUTCH GO BAD. CAR ONLY HAS 29000 MILES ON IT. MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT EVEN WITH RIDING THE CLUTCH THERE IS NO WAY IT SHOULD GO OUT SO SOON. FAULTY CLUTCH ASSEMBLY??? I THINK SO. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AND SEND A RECALL SO THAT ALL OF THESE "NEAR" ACCIDENTS DON'T TURN INTO FATALITIES. FATALITIES DUE TO FAULTY PARTS=LAWSUITS...LAWSUITS=MILLIONS. GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER HYUNDAI. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089087August 17, 2004
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WORE OUT PREMATURELY AT 21,000 MILES. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND HAD NO ANSWER FOR THIS ISSUE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089132August 16, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*MR THE PASSENGER OF IN THE VEHICLE WAS INJURED. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10086884August 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I OWN A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON V6. IT HAS 22500 MILES AND THE CLUTCH HAS GONE OUT. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD US 3 TIMES IT WOULD BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR 8 DAYS THEY CALLED TO SAY THAT THE PARTS WONT BE COVERED DUE TO "ABUSE". AFTER TALKING TO HYUNDAI THEY WILL NOT COVER ANY PART OF REPAIRING THIS. THIS CAR IS A DAILY DRIVER, NOT A RACE CAR! I BELIEVE HYDUNAI KNOWS THEIR CLUTCHS ARE BAD -- WE NEED A RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082198July 19, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
NHTSA RECALL 04V-178000. FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY VALVE/FMVSS 301: CONSUMER HAVING A PROBLEM WITH DEALER HONORING THIS RECALL ALONG WITH TWO OTHER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR ITEM AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081106July 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CLUTCH PROBLEM, CAR GETS STUCK IN GEAR. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE CAR IN REVERSE IS TO PUT IT IN REVERSE BEFORE STARTING IT UP. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080849July 12, 2004
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I BOUGHT A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON IN MAY OF 2003. I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT WITH 5 MILES ON IT. 200 MILES DOWN THE ROAD, I STOP AT A LIGHT AND COME TO FIND THAT THE CAR WONT GO INTO GEAR. WELL WE PUSHED THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND HAD IT TOWED. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE NEXT DAY THAT I NEEDED A NEW CLUTCH. NOW THAT I HAVE 22000 MILES THE CLUTCH IS GONE AGAIN AND THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT UNDER MY "OH SO OVER USED" 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. WORD IS, THERE IS A CLAUSE IN THE WARRANTY THAT STATES THE CLUTCH IS NOT PART OF THAT WARRANTY, THE CLUTCH HAS A SEPARATE 12,000 MILE WARRANTY OF ITS OWN. NOBODY AT THE DEALER EVER TELLS ANYONE THIS. SO NOW I AM STUCK WITH A BILL FOR OVER 1500 DOLLARS. I HAVE DRIVEN OVER 75,000 MILES IN A MANUAL, AND HAVE NEVER HAD A CLUTCH BURN OUT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO MAKE HYUNDAI BACK THEIR WORD, AND ALSO FIX THE FAULTY CLUTCH PROBLEM IN THEIR CARS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081560July 8, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER SERVICED THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. CONSUMERS WAS CONCERNED THAT IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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