Hyundai Tiburon Complaints

762 consumer complaints on file.

#10173596November 15, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, AIR BAGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SEAT BELT AND AIRBAG LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE SEAT WAS REPOSITIONED, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WENT OUT, BUT THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL #02V290000, REGARDING SEATBELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY DUE TO THE VIN. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO FIX THE ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172808November 7, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CAR STARTED TO HAVE A CLUTCH PEDAL PROBLEM AROUND 5000 MILES, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. THEN AT ABOUT 10,000 MILES THE CLUTCH BEGAN SLIPPING SO I TOOK IT ONCE AGAIN TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID "YEP THE CLUTCH IS PRETTY WORN OUT IT SHOULD BE REPLACED BUT WE AREN'T SURE IF IT WILL BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY" SO THEY TOLD ME I NEED TO AUTHORIZE THE PAYMENT FOR THE CLUTCH REPAIR WHICH WAS $1100. WELL I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT AND WORKING TO OWN THIS CAR AND I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO AUTHORIZE THAT SO I PURSUED THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AND AFTER A BOUT A MONTH DRIVING THE CAR WITH THE SLIPPING CLUTCH. I GOT APPROVAL TO HAVE THE CLUTCH INSPECTED AT NO CHARGE BY THE DEALER THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT THE CLUTCH IS SO WORN THAT I LOOKS LIKE IT WAS SEVERELY ABUSED AND THEREFORE NOT WARRANTABLE AND IT EVEN SEEMED AS THOUGH YOU WERE RACING YOUR VEHICLE SO WE HAS PERMANENTLY REMOVED THE WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE. SO AS OF TODAY 11/6/06 THE CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP WAITING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172820November 7, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
I HAVE A 2006 TIBURON AND HAVE ALREADY HAD TO HAVE IT IN THE SHOP FOUR TIMES. FOR THE SUNROOF, WHICH STILL DOES NOT WORK RIGHT AND THE TRANSMISSION. NOW IT IS STARTING TO BE SLUGGISH AGAIN. I DON'T TRASH MY CAR OR HOT ROD IT EITHER. THE MOTOR IN THE SUNROOF HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION HAS JUST BEEN REPROGRAMMED EACH TIME SO WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL BE DONE THIS TIME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172446November 2, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I HAVE A 2005 HYUNDAI TIBURON WITH LESS THAT 20000 MILES ON IT, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER ( RICK CASE HYUNDAI) ON WESTON, FLORIDA BECAUSE THE GEARS WHEN I SHIFT ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, I LEFT THE CAR IN THE DEALER AND I RECEIVE A CALL FROM RICK CASE STATING THAT I HAVE TO AUTHORIZED THE 5 HOURS THAT WILL TAKE TO DIAGNOSTIC WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR, I TOLD THEN THAT THIS CAR COME WITH 5 YEARS / 60,000 BUMPER TO BUMPER MILES WARRANTY AND I DIDN'T THINK I WAS LIABLE FOR ANY COST. THE DEALER WHEN FURTHER TO SAY THAT MOST LIKELY CAUSE OF DAMAGE WAS THE CLUTCH ON THE CAR AND THAT WAS NOT COVER UNDER THE WARRANTY, I DID SIGN THE PAPER AS TO THE 5 HOURS TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AT $95.00 PER HOURS WHICH IS RIDICULOUS TO ME THAT IT WILL TAKE 5 HOURS TO KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE CAR, I FURTHER WHEN IN TO DIFFERENT WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET TO FIND ABOUT HYUNDAI WARRANTY AND IF OTHER PEOPLE HAD SAME PROBLEMS, I WAS SHOCKED TO FOUND THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR CAR (TIBURON) AND THAT EVERY TIME HYUNDAI HAS PUT THE BLAME ON OWNERS STATING THAT THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE STICK SHIFT, THERE IS EVEN A CLASS ACTION SUIT IN CALIFORNIA FOR THE 2003 TIBURON AFTER SOME LAWYERS HAVE FOUND THAT HYUNDAI HAVE KNOW IN THE PAST THAT THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSE BY POOR QUALITY PARTS AND THAT THEY HAVE MAKE OWNERS LIKE ME TO PAY AROUND $2000.00 FOR REPAIRS IN CARS THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE COVER BY WARRANTY, HYUNDAI IS MISLEADING THE PUBLIC WITH ALL THOSE ADS ABOUT AMERICAN BEST WARRANTY, I DO BELIEVE THAT YOU AS PART OF MY GOVERNMENT SHOULD INVESTIGATE AND BRING THIS COMPANY TO THE SAME STANDARD AS TO AMERICAN CAR MANUFACTURE, AS OF MYSELF I WILL MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE KNOWS HOW THIS COMPANY TREAT CUSTOMER AND HOW THEY LIE AS TO THE WARRANTY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172417November 1, 2006
AIR BAGS
ON OCTOBER 28TH AT 11:00PM, WE WERE DRIVING AT THE RATE OF 55 TO 60 MPH AND WE HIT A DEER. THE DEER WAS A BUCK AND FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, IT WOULD BE WORTH 8 POINTS WHILE HUNTING. THE DEER SMASHED INTO THE FRONT MY CAR AND ROLLED MANY TIMES ON THE LEFT OF US. THE DEER DIED INSTANTLY FROM THE ACCIDENT. WHEN THE IMPACT HAPPENED, THE CAR SHUT OFF AND THE ONLY LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD THAT WAS ON WAS THE AIRBAG LIGHT. WE COULD SMELL A BURNT POWDER SMELL INSIDE OF THE CAR AS WELL. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS SINCE WE WERE GOING SO FAST AND WE HIT A LARGE DEER HEAD ON. EVEN IF THE CAR IS ABLE TO BE FIXED, I AM GOING TO BE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN OR SELL IT TO ANYONE DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUES. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER REGARDING THIS SITUATION AND I AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172200October 30, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
MY BRAND NEW HYUNDAI TIBURON'S CLUTCH FAILED. I FELT IT SLIPPING FOR A FEW DAYS, I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS SLIPPING BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER FELT A CLUTCH SLP UNTIL THIS NEW CAR, AND IT WENT OUT. I PULLED OVER AND GOT IT TOWED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CLUTCH WAS "WASTED" AND IT WOULD COST $1400.00 TO REPLACE. THIS CLUTCH WAS LESS THAN 18 MONTHS OLD AND I HAVE DRIVEN MANUAL FOR YEARS PRIOR TO THIS CAR. I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY DRIVING ABILITY AND THAT THERE WAS NO LEEWAY. I SAW THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND THE SAME STORY I HAVE IS POSTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THIS HAS TO BE ADDRESSED BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE GETTING THEIR MONEY STOLEN. I TOLD THEM I WAS GOING TO ANOTHER GARAGE WHO CHARGE $900.00. WHEN THEY HEARD THAT THEY LOWERED THEIR PRICE TO $900. IF I HAD NOT STATED ANOTHER GARAGE THEY WOULD HAVE HUSTLED ME AND I'M SURE THEY HAVE HUSTLED OTHERS. THEY HAVE TO BE STOPPED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171065October 17, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER TIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WIRING HARNESS. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TIRE AND THE WIRING HARNESS. NO TIRE INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. UPDATED 2/12/2007 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170585October 11, 2006
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
MY TRANSMISSION REVERSE GEAR FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME APRIL OF THIS YEAR. THE CLUTCH, FLYWHEEL, PRESSURE PLATE, ETC WAS REPLACED IN MAY OF THIS YEAR (06). IN OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR I HAD MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED (MY THIRD!!) FOR THE REVERSE GEAR FAILURE. WHILE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAD THE TRANNY OUT THEY DISCOVERED THAT MY CLUTCH WAS SHOT, AS WELL AS THE FLYWHEEL. THIS WOULD BE THE THIRD CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL. THANKS GOODNESS THE CLUTCH WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE AN 86 BMW WITH 270K MILES AND IT HAS THE SAME DRIVETRAIN!!! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170267October 9, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
MY 2004 HYUNDAI GT CLUTCH WENT AT 39,000 MILES. I AM NOT AN AGGRESSIVE DRIVER AND I HAVE DRIVEN MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS FOR 10 YEARS NEVER HAVING HAD A CLUTCH PROBLEM BEFORE. THIS IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. IT IS CLEAR TO ME THAT THIS CLUTCH IS A DEFECT. I AM A MECHANIC AND THIS CLUTCH DID NOT FAIL LIKE THEY TYPICALLY DO THERE WAS NO SLIPPING OR INDICATION OF A WEAR ISSUE BEFORE IT FAILED. JUST A RATTLING SOUND FROM WHAT SEEMED TO BE THE THROW OUT BEARING THAT STARTED ABOUT 5 DAYS BEFORE THE FAILURE. THEN IN THE MIDDLE OF A 6 HOUR DRIVE THERE WAS A CLUCK WHEN I SHIFTED FOLLOWED BY A HARD SHIFT AND THEN NO POWER TRANSFER AT ALL. THIS LEFT ME IN A BIND I WAS STRANDED FOR 3 HOURS 4 HOURS FROM HOME SO I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF 1200 DOLLARS FOR PARTS AND LABOR ONLY TO FIND OUT WHEN THEY GOT IT APART THAT THE FLYWHEEL HAD ALSO BEEN DAMAGED AND THE NEW PRICE WOULD BE 2100 DOLLARS. FOR THIS KIND OF DAMAGE TO OCCUR IN THIS LITTLE TIME I WOULD HAVE HAD TO BEEN REALLY HOT RODDING IT, AND THAT'S NOT ME. I AM A VERY COMPETENT DRIVER. I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS BOUT THIS ISSUE AND THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HYUNDAI SHOULD ADDRESS WITH AT LEAST FULL REIMBURSEMENT OF PARTS TOTAL BECAUSE THE PART IS DEFECTIVE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171208October 4, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY IN THE CONSUMER 2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON . *TS THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND HIT A TREE. THE PASSENGERS FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT THE DRIVER'S FRONTAL AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER CHEST, NECK AND BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10168981September 22, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A HYUNDAI TIBURON 2006. AT 3500 MILES THE CLUTCH HAS GONE OUT, COMPLETELY. I HAVE OWNED APPROXIMATELY 4 STICK SHIFTS AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE A STICK FOR 20 YEARS. TWO OF THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES I OWNED (ONE A SATURN, THE OTHER AN AUDI) HAD MORE THAN 100K ON THEM WHEN I SOLD OR REPLACED THEM. THE DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING THE CLUTCH FOR FREE, BUT I AM CONCERNED, AFTER READING OF SIMILAR AND NUMEROUS OTHER STORIES ON THE WEB, THAT THIS WILL BE A CONTINUAL PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168874September 21, 2006
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
NORMAL DRIVING, 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT, 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION. CAN NOT GET INTO GEAR. CAR IS UNDRIVABLE. DEALER FOUND THAT THE FLYWHEEL CAME APART AND DAMAGING CLUTCH, CAUSING CLUTCH, FLYWHEEL, AND THROUGHOUT BEARING TO NEED REPLACEMENT. HYUNDAI KNOWS THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH IT AND WILL NOT WARRANTY IT. I HAVE CALLED HYUNDAI AND WAS NOT VERY SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS OF OUR CONVERSATION. I WAS HUNG UP ON AND ACCUSED OF BEING RUDE FOR ASKING TO TALK WITH SOME ONE WHO COULD HELP ME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168754September 20, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL# 03V290000 PERTAINING TO THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168521September 18, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CLUTCH FAILURE @ AROUND 22,000 MILES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167952September 12, 2006
TIRES
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A STEADY VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS FELT AROUND 62 MPH. AFTER THE TIRES WERE ROAD FORCE BALANCED AND ROTATED, THE TIRES DID NOT HAVE THE SAME PSI READING. THE REAR TIRES HAD AN INCORRECT PSI READING. ONE HAD A PSI OF 22 AND THE OTHER HAD A PSI OF 5. ONE SERVICE CENTER DEALER DETERMINED THE RECOMMENDED PSI FOR ROAD FORCE BALANCED TIRES SHOULD BE 12-15. THE DEALER DETERMINED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRES. THE TIRES WERE MICHELIN PILOT 215/45/R17. MX4. DOT NUMBER: EDN0.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167922September 11, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CLUTCH WAS SLIPPING AT 36,000 MILES, ALREADY HAD CLUTCH AND TRANNY REPLACEMENT AT 15,000. LOST ALL DRIVABLILITY, HP, TORQUE, ETC. HYUNDAI INSISTED $1,000.00 TO REPLACE CLUTCH PLATE, AND BEARING, WITHOUT LOOKING INSIDE ENGINE. AFTER A WEEK, THEY SAID THEY NEEDED $700.00 TO PULL TRANNY TO SEE IF FLYWHEEL IS BAD. BUYING CLUTCH MASTER SERIES 1 TO FIX THE FAULTY PART. DON'T LET THEM REPLACE YOUR PARTS WITH THE STOCK PART! THEIR CLUTCH IS TERRIBLE AND A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167631September 8, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
REPETITIVE PROBLEM WITH HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATING WHEN THE SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE UTILIZED. APPEARS TO BE A SHORT IN THE SWITCH. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167207September 1, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, WHEELS, EQUIPMENT
WHEEL BEARING, CALIPER AND BRAKE LINE FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167248September 1, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I OWN A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT V-6 (2.7 LITER) 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION AUTOMOBILE WITH 48,900 MILES ON ODOMETER. WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT THE CLUTCH WENT OUT AND I LOST POWER AND WENT OFF THE ROAD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167020August 30, 2006
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
THE KENWOOD CD PLAYER IS DEFECTIVE. GOT ANOTHER REPLACEMENT ONE FROM DEALERSHIP AND IT IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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