Hyundai Tiburon Complaints

762 consumer complaints on file.

#10003946January 15, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 15MPH HAD AN FRONT COLLISION, AND NEITHER THE AIR BAG DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000681January 2, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I AM TIRED OF REPLACING THE DIM LIGHT BULBS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT AND THE DEALER WILL NOT HONOR IT AS SUCH. I HAD TO DRIVE 10 HOURS DURING EVENING HOURS WITH NO DIM LIGHTS IN THE RAIN. I WAS TERRIFIED. I COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768916October 26, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
CAR WAS PICKED UP BY MCDEVITS TOWING AND TAKEN TO ARROW HYUNDAI. DEALER REPAIRED FUEL REGULATOR AND CLAIMS THIS WAS THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768058October 3, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
THE PULSE GENERATOR HAS FAILED 4 TIMES NOW AND THE DEALER CANNOT SEEM TO FIX. THE CAR AT TIMES WILL NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH AND AT OTHER TIMES WILL ACCELERATE TO HIGHER SPEEDS WITHOUT SHIFTING. WHEN THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH IT BECOMES DANGEROUS ON A HIGHWAY OR IF PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567729October 3, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER STATED THE SEATBELTS FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020075October 2, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSUMER STATES HIS DAUGHTER HAD AN HEAD ON IMPACT WITH ANOTHER AUTO AND HER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROX 35 MPH. DRIVER WAS INJURIED, SHE HURT HER HEAD AND NECK. NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#766603September 2, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH HEADLAMP BULBS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765774August 17, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
6 TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED WITHIN 40,000 MILES...ALL REBUILT AND ALL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH SLIPPING AND VERY HARD SHIFTING. I WOULD LIKE A TRANSMISSION THAT WORKS THE ENGINE AND ALL OTHER PARTS OF CAR ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY. NOW DEALERSHIP IS TRYING TO TELL ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIP IS JUST THE WAY IT 'SMOOTHES' INTO THE NEXT GEAR. EVEN MY PASSENGERS COMMENT ON THE WAY THE CAR THE SHIFTS. I HAVE BEEN INCONVIENCED FOR AT LEAST A DAY OR MORE TO FIND ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION SO THAT THEY CAN INSTALL REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS. SOME OF THE SERVICE PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME THAT HYUNDIA HAS GREAT DIFFICULTY REBUILDING TRANSMISSIONS. THE HUYNDAI REPRESETATIVE WILL NOT ALLOW THEM TO INSTALL A NEW TRANSMISSION. ALL TRANSMISSIONS ARE GIVING OUT BEFORE THEIR 12,000 WARRENTY EXPIRES. ALL REPALCEMENTS HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. I HAVE BEEN SATISFIED WITH THEIR HONORING THE WARRENTY. MY LAST SERVICE CALL THE MANAGER KEN BEARD TOLD ME HE WOULD AGAIN CONTACT HUYNDAI AND ASK ABOUT TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AND CONTACT ME BUT THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED IN 3 WEEKS. I HAVE CONTACTE DTHE OWNER AND HIS CONTROLLER FRENCHETTA THOMPSON HAS ASSURED ME THAT HE WILL RETURN MY CALL THIS WEEK. I ONLY OWN ONE CAR AND I NEED TO BE ABLE TO DEPEND ON IT TO GET TO WORK, THERE IS NO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE. EVEN WHEN ASKED THE DEALER REFUSES TO LET ME USE A LOANER CAR. ANY HELP YOU CAN OFFER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. I HAVE READ AN ARTICLE IN A CAR MAGAZINE STATING THAT HUYNDAI MADE MUCH NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR 2003 TRANSMISSION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015374August 2, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH FRONT LEFT TIRE WENT OFF THE ROAD, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A GUARDRAIL. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. .[XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764608July 23, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MARCH OF 2002 AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT 6 WEEKS LATER. THE PROBLEM I WAS TOLD WAS THAT THERE WAS A "SHIFT FLARE" IN MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I WAS SOLD THE CAR WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AND THEN HYUNDAI PROCEDED TO GIVE ME THE RUN AROUND FOR 4 WEEKS SAYING I NEEDED PROOF THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CHANGED AT 30,00 MILES. I WAS THE SECOND OWNER AND DID NOT HAVE THAT INFO. AFTER A MONTH OF NOT HAVING MY CAR, AND CONTACTING THE BBB, AND CONSUMER REPORTS, ALONG WITH HYUNDAI DIRECTLY......I WENT TO A LAWYER AT $125 AN HOUR AND HE MADE A FEW CALLS AND I HAD A "REBUILT" TRANSMISSION IN 8 DAYS. I'VE BEEN DRIVING MY CAR FOR 3 WEEKS NOW, AND THIS "NEW" ONE IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. THE FLARE IS BETWEEN 2 AND 3 GEAR, AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON. I WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY TRANSMISSIONS I NEED TO GO THROUGH TO FIND ONE THAT REALLY "WORKS"!! I'M A 22YR. OLD FEMALE, WHO HAS'NT HAD THE CAR OVER 80MPH SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY SB ON THIS PROBLEM, AND I'M SURE THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON EXPERIENCING THIS...SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, AND HYUNDAI NEEDS TO BE TRUE ON THEIR "WARRANTY" ...BE WARY OF THEIR "REMAINDER OF POWERTRAIN WARRANTY " ON USED CARS. THE SAD PART IS THAT THE CLOSET HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP FOR ME IS 2 HOURS AWAY....VERMONT...IF ANYONE HAS ANY INFO PLEASE EMAIL ME [email protected]. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764339July 17, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
MY SEATBELTS GET TWISTED OR WON'T EXTRACT OR RETRACT 99 OUT OF 100 TIMES. I HAVE HAD MY HEADLIGHTS BURNOUT NUMEROUS TIMES AND KEEP HAVING TO REPLACE THEM. THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 2-3 MONTHS AND IT IS AT MY EXPENSE AS THE DEALER STATES IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. ONE USUALLY BLOWS AND THEN A WEEK LATER THE OTHER SIDE FOLLOWS, THIS ONLY HAPPENS WITH MY LOW BEAMS. I WILL TURN MY AC ON AND IT WILL EITHER RUN HOT OR IF IT RUNS COLD AT ALL IT ONLY STAYS COLD FOR A FEW MINUTES. THE DEALER STATED IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULDN'T EVEN LOOK AT IT. I HAVE HAD MY FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE LOSE AIR AND BLOW OUT THE FIRST TIME ABOUT 3 TIMES NOW. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE EACH TIME AND HAVE BOUGHT DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERS. THE DEALER STATED IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CAR. MY PWR WINDOWS AND PWR DOOR LOCKS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND STILL DOESN'T WORK. MY PWR LOCKS NEVER WORK AND OCCASSIONALLY MY PWR WINDOWS WILL. AS FOR THE BATTERY PORTION, THE DEALER STATED IT COULD BE THE BATTERY COMBINED WITH OTHER THINGS. MY CAR WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN NOT START AND I HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALER. THEY WILL HOOK A COMPUTER UP TO IT AND SEEM TO GET CONFUSING RESULTS. THEY HAVE HAD TO CONTACT THE HYUNDAI CORPORATION NUMEROUS TIMES TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT HAS OCCURED SEVERAL TIMES THOUGH SO IT STILL HASN'T BEEN FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013342July 5, 2002
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES INDICATING A MALFUNCTION. LIGHT FLASHES FIRST AND THEN STAYS ON. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME GOING IN FOR REPAIRS TO DEALER IN 6MONTHS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009689May 13, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING GEARS SKIP BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR, AND ENGINE RACING UP. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785981May 3, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PULSE GENERATOR FAILS, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO DOWNSHIFT SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING, THIS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL, ALSO A HAZARD ON THE HIGHWAY AS THE CAR SLOWS QUICKLY WITH NO WARNING TO ANY DRIVER THAT MAY BE FOLLOWING BEHIND. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008949May 1, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY GO OUT. CONSUMER STATES SHE HAS TO REPLACE THE LIGHT EVERY TWO WEEKS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008779April 29, 2002
WHEELS:RIM
RIGHT FROT RIM BROKE WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. IT CAUSED BACK TIRES TO BLOWOUT. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759774March 25, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY HEADLIGHTS, ON BOTH SIDES, 3 TIMES NOW IN THE LAST 5 MONTHS. THE DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS NORMAL, BUT IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE TO PAY SO MUCH MONEY FOR A CAR THAT IS GOING TO NEED HEADLIGHTS REPLACED EVERY 2 MONTHS. THERE SHOULD BE A REPLACEMENT PART OFFERED AT LEAST. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006186March 21, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
FOUR MONTHS AGO CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP REGARDING RECALL 01V345000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 046 REPAIRS OF SEAT BELTS. RECALL REPAIRS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BY DEALERSHIP WITHOUT CONTACTING MANUFACTURER FOR PARTS. RECALL HAS STILL NOT BEEN PERFORMED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759344March 13, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
REPLACED HEADLIGHTS SEVERAL TIMES BY DEALER AND BY MY SELF ALSO HEADLIGHT HAVE ALIGMENT PROBLEMS HAVE SPOKEN TO A LOT OF PEOPLE ABOUT SAME PROBLEM DEALER WILL NOT PAY FOR HEADLIGHT BULBS BECAUSE WARRANTY IS OVER PLEASE HELP IM TIRED OF SPENDING MONEY ON HEADLIGHTS AND REMOVING BATTERY TO GET TO HEADLIGHT HOUSING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758796March 1, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
PROBLEM WITH BRAKES WHEN WET (IE: IF CAR IS WASHED OR IF STREET IS WET. BRAKES TEND TO "GRAB" WHEN WET. HAD BRAKES PADS & ROTORS CHECKED OUT RECENTLY, WAS TOLD NO SIGN OF WEAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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