Hyundai Tiburon Complaints (2000)

58 consumer complaints on file.

#897045September 28, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SEATBELT DOES NOT RETRACT AFTER IT'S BUCKLED MOST OF THE TIME. DEALER HAS REPLACED DRIVER'S SEAT BELT, WITH THE SAME TYPE.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE NEW SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK.*YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897050September 28, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE IN DIM FUNCTION THEY DO NOT SHINE FAR ENOUGH TO SEE SAFELY. DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED.*AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747286June 23, 2001
TIRES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS SEEM TO CONTINUALLY BURNOUT, ALL OF MY TIRES WENT BAD (ONE BLEW UP) AT THE SAME TIME. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CARE UNTIL I HAVE NEW TIRES PUT ON. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 395VB68349 TIRESIZE: P195/55R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#745177May 10, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886864April 26, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
WHEN MAKING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATION COMING FROM WHEELS. DEALER HAS REPLACED FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS 8 TIMES. CONSUMER BELIEVED WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE OF FAULTY DESIGN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886867April 26, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
HEADLIGHTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY 4-5 MONTHS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885451April 9, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELTS ARE GETTING CAUGHT UP IN HANGER PART THATS IS CLOSE TO WINDOW, AND CONSUMER CAN NOT PROPERLY FASTEN SEATBELTS.*AK CONSUMER STATED EVERY TIME HE TRIES TO FASTEN SEAT BELTS THEY CONSTANTLY GET BOUND UP IN THE SHOULDER HARNESS.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885334April 6, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY. CONSUMER DID NOT HIT ANYTHING AND NOTHING HIT HIM.*AK CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#884471March 28, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBELTS FOLD IN BY ITSELF, AND JAM GUIDE, PREVENTING BELT FROM RETRACTING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741286February 21, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELTS JAM AND TWIST WITH EVERY USE, BOTH DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE. ALSO STAY LOOSE AT TIMES AFTER BUCKLED...NOT MUCH PROTECTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738283December 26, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEATBELTS GET TWISTED EVERY TIME, WON'T RETRACT OR PULL OUT WITHOUT A FIGHT, OR WON'T TIGHTEN AFTER FINALLY GETTING LATCHED. THIS ALSO IS TRUE FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876298December 11, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH TRANSMISSION REVVED AND BLEW. GRANDSON NOTICED TRANSMISSION WOULD STICK IN 1ST GEAR UNTIL REACHING 4-5K RPM BEFORE SHIFTING. TOOK TO DEALER TO BE REPAIRED . CONSUMER HAD REGISTERED A COMPLAINED WITH HYUNDAI FILE # 571469 AND SPOKE TO MINDY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876232December 8, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS BECAME TANGLED, AND WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM RETRACTING MECHANISM, ONCE BELTS ARE HOOKED, THEY DO NOT RETRACT TO A SNUG POSITION. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737273December 4, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
I CAN NOT GET ANYONE TO CARE ABOUT THIS SEATBELT PROBLEM...VERY DANGEROUS AND NOW I JUST HAVE TO JUST LEAVE THEM OFF FOR THEY GET TWISTED SO BAD YOU SPEND LONGER AND LONGER TIME TO UNTWIST..SICK OF IT AND PLAN TO TRADE MY CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734256October 13, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WE WERE TRAVELING AT 78 MPH IN MONTANA WITH OUR CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKES SLAMMED ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS, THROWING US FORWARD AND THEN THE ACCELERATOR PUSHED DOWN BRINGING US TO A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. WE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO GATHER OURSELVES AND HAVE NOT USED CRUISE CONTROL IN OUR TRAVELS SINCE THIS INCIDENT. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WE WILL BE TAKING THE CAR TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER IN SPOKANE, WA TOLD US THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND THAT THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL OUR APPOINTMENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872166October 3, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON IN A COLLISION, AND PASSENGER'S/DRIVER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#731194September 12, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SHOULDER BELTS FOLD OVER AND JAMS AT THE DOOR POST WHEN BEING PULLED OUT TO LATCH, 99 TIMES OUT OF 100. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858195March 8, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
FRONT PASENGER'S AND DRIVER' SEAT BELTS ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO LATCH. THEY ALSO COME LOOSE AT WILL OR TIGHTEN UP ON THEIR OWN FOR NO REASON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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