Hyundai Tiburon Complaints (2004)

82 consumer complaints on file.

#10153959March 29, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
THE CLUTCH STARTED SLIPPING WITH ONLY 16,500 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN JANUARY 2006 TO HAVE THE CLUTCH REPLACED. THEY TOLD ME I WAS AT FAULT DUE TO MY DRIVING HABITS. THEY OFFERED ME A DISCOUNT ON THE PARTS. THE DEALER WAS GOING TO USE EXACT REPLACEMENT PARTS BUT FROM WHAT I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE CLUTCH I PROVIDED ON MY OWN AFTER MARKET PARTS THAT COST $ 478.56 DOLLARS AND THE DEALER CHARGED $870.00 FOR LABOR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154024March 29, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
PREMATURE CLUTCH WEAR! ADD ME TO THE LIST! IT LOOKS LIKE I MAY BE ANOTHER ONE OF THE MANY PEOPLE WITH CLUTCH PROBLEMS ON THEIR TIBURON. I JUST BOUGHT MY USED 2004 TIBURON 3 WEEKS AGO. IT HAD 27,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. I RECENTLY HAD A PROBLEM STARTING THE CAR SO I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER. THEY INSPECTED THE CAR AND TOLD ME THAT THE CLUTCH WAS WORN AND WAS CATCHING HIGH. THEY ESTIMATE IT IS OVER 60% WORN AT THIS POINT BUT CAN'T TELL FOR SURE UNTIL THEY TEAR IT DOWN. NOW I HAVE DRIVEN CLUTCH FOR MANY YEARS. MY LAST CAR WAS A 98 JETTA WITH 93,000 MILES ON IT AND THE ORIGINAL CLUTCH WITH NO SLIPPAGE. BEFORE THAT I HAD A 91 NISSAN 240SX WITH WELL OVER 130,000 MILES AND THE ORIGINAL CLUTCH. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR THE CLUTCH TO FAIL WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. ON TOP OF THIS, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS MESSAGE BOARDS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM GOING ON. IT SIMPLY CAN NOT BE THE DRIVES FAULT IF SO MANY OF THESE CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. I AM REALLY HOPING THAT MY CLUTCH LASTS FOR AWHILE, BUT I FEEL AS IF I GOT MYSELF INTO A BAD SITUATION BUYING THIS CAR. I REALLY HOPE THIS SITUATION IS REMEDIED BECAUSE I DO LIKE THE CAR BUT I SIMPLY CAN'T GO THROUGH THE COST OF REPLACING MY CLUTCH EVERY YEAR OR TWO AND SHOULDN'T HAVE TO! I'VE READ THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING. HOPEFULLY BETWEEN THIS LAWSUIT AND THE NHTSA, A RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM IS REACHED. THIS IS AN UNFAIR AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THE AMERICAN CONSUMER THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED SOON! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153725March 26, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
DROVE MY 2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON FOR 17K MILES AND 1 DAY AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 1 HR IN TRAFFIC I NOTICED MY CLUTCH WOULD NOT ENGAGE MY FIRST GEAR PROPERLY. I HAVE A 6 SPD. BROUGHT THE CAR TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT "I" HAD WORN OUT MY CLUTCH AND WANTED 2 CHARGE ME $1800.00 TO REPAIR IT. AFTER ARGUING AND CALLING CORPORATE HYUNDAI AND HAVING TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAIN TO THESE GUYS AND I KNOW HOW 2 DRIVE STANDARD THEY FINALLY REPLACED MY CLUTCH AS A "ONE TIME GOOD-WILL REPAIR" UNDER 1 CIRCUMSTANCE, THAT I WOULD PAY 4 THE 15K MILE SERVICE, WHICH AT $235.00 WAS BETTER THEN $1800.00. CAME ACROSS THE PROBLEMS THAT OTHER ARE HAVING AFTER SIGNING UP TO WWW.NEWTIBURON.COM AND FIGURED I WOULD FILE A COMPLAINT ALSO. THE THING IS THAT AFTER THEY REPAIRED IT WITH WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE REVISED CLUTCH NUMBER PER THE TSB, WHEN THE CAR IS COLD IT GRINDS GOING INTO TO 2ND GEAR. BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY GAVE ME MY CAR BACK STATING ON THE INVOICE THEY GAVE ME THAT THEY DROVE THE CAR FOR 16 MILES AND HAD EXPERIENCED NO GRINDING AND OR CLUTCH PROBLEMS. THAT'S ODD BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN SINCE I GOT THE CAR REPAIRED. I AM ON MY 2ND CLUTCH AFTER REPLACING MY FIRST AT 17K MILES AND I HAVE A FEELING THAT MY CLUTCH IS ON ITS WAY BECAUSE OF THE GRINDING. IM AT 42,700 MILES NOW AND I DON'T NO HOW MUCH LONGER IT WILL HOLD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153533March 23, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I HAVE OWNED A 2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON SINCE JAN OF 2005, IT WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW WITH 2 MILES ON IT. SINCE ABOUT 10K MILES, MY CLUTCH HAS BEEN SLIPPING, HYUNDAI REFUSES TO FIX IT UNDER THEIR WARRANTY, STATING IT IS A WEARABLE PART. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS FOR ALMOST 25 YEARS.. AND THIS IS THE FIRST CLUTCH I HAVE HAD GO OUT, LET ALONE AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152864March 16, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON. 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. CLUTCH BEGINNING TO FAIL/SLIP AT 27,000 MILES. 27,000 MILES FOR A CLUTCH IS NOTHING AS CLUTCHES HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO LAST AT LEAST 100,000 MILES. THIS IS A HAZARD, AS PREMATURE CLUTCH WEAR CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT, PERHAPS A FATAL ONE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152632March 13, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I HAVE A 2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT. I ONLY HAVE 33000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, AND ALREADY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUTCH. I HAVE CHECKED MANY CHAT ROOMS AND FORUMS AND THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THIS SAME VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH MANY TIBURON OWNERS WITH RELATIVELY LOW MILES. I DO ALSO FEEL THAT THERE IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE AT RISK, BECAUSE THERE LIES THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE CLUTCH WERE TO COMPLETELY FAIL AND CAUSE THE TRANS. TO LOCK UP. SO SOME SORT OF NOTIFICATION TO HYUNDAI WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151833March 5, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT V6 16K WITH A BLOWN CLUTCH AND WARPED FLYWHEEL! HYUNDAI WON'T COVER THEIR MISTAKE! PLUS THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $71.50 JUST TO LOOK AT MY CAR EVEN THOUGH IT HAS 16K MILES AND THE WARRANTY IS UNTIL 60K MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151497March 1, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
MY TRANSMISSION GOT STUCK INTO SECOND GEAR TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY BUT TOLD ME I HAD TO REPLACE MY CLUTCH IT WAS TO WORN. THE CAR ONLY HAS 19000 MILES ON IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150794February 22, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
AT ABOUT 8,000 MILES ON THE CAR I NOTICED THAT THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT ALWAYS HOLD WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. ALSO THE SYNCHRONIZATION GEARS STARTED TO ALLOW THE TRANSMISSION TO GRIND WHILE SHIFTING INTO OTHER GEARS AT ABOUT 10,000. HYUNDAI WARRANTED THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE SYNCROS, AND I AM SURE THEY WOULD HAVE WARRANTED THE CLUTCH TOO, BUT FOR THE HISTORY THAT THE CLUTCHES HAVE HAD IN OUR COMMUNITY (TIBURONS) I KNEW I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH IN 20K MILES AGAIN. SO I DECIDED TO NOT HAVE THEM WARRANTY THE CLUTCH SO I COULD PUT IN A CLUTCH THAT I KNEW WOULD LAST LONGER THAN I PLANED ON OWNING THE VEHICLE. KIND OF SAD NOT TO HAVE FAITH IN YOUR MANUFACTURES PRODUCT'S...*NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150610February 19, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I OWN A 2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT V6 CAR. I AM APART OF AN ONLINE CAR FORUM FOR MY SPECIFIC CAR. A NUMBER OF MY FELLOW TIBURON OWNERS AND I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. OUR FACTORY CLUTCHES ON MANUAL CARS HAVE BEEN BREAKING AND NOT HOLDING THE HORSE POWER OF THE CAR. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN TO ME BECAUSE, IT HAPPENED TO ME WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE TO THE EXTENT THAT I ORIGINALLY BOUGHT IT. THIS CLUTCH FAILURE PUT ME IN RISK OF AN ACCIDENT AND THANK GOD NOTHING BAD HAPPENED BEFORE IT WAS BROUGHT IN FOR A FIX. I BROUGHT IT INTO HYUNDAI AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER A WEEK OF WARRANTY HELL WITH LAWYERS AND PHONE CALLS BACK AND FORTH THEY FINALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD NEVER FIX THIS AGAIN. THEY ALSO DID SAY THAT THE CLUTCH "PREMATURELY SLIPPED" (BROKE).*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150490February 17, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON 2.0/ 2.7 V6.(AFFECTED YEARS: 2003-2006?) ON MANUAL TRANSMISSION MODELS, CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER CONTAINS A "DELAY VALVE" THAT CAUSES "SLIPPING" AND EXCESSIVE WEAR ON CLUTCH COMPONENTS. REMOVAL OF SAID, "DELAY VALVE" IN CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER IS SOLUTION TO ELIMINATING THIS EXCESSIVE WEAR. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THERE HAS BEEN NO VOLUNTARY RECALL TO CORRECT THIS VERY SIMPLE ISSUE AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE SUFFERED "MASSIVE" CLUTCH FAILURES THAT ALSO INCLUDE AFTERMARKET CLUTCH COMPONENTS AND FLYWHEELS OF SUPERIOR STRENGTH OVER OEM. FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH COULD PUT SOMEONE AT RISK WHEN DRIVING DUE TO TOTAL FAILURE, OR PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH. I CURRENTLY HAVE 19500 MILES ON MY CAR, AND AM STILL WITHIN WARRANTY, BUT AM TOLD THAT THE CLUTCH WOULDN'T BE COVERED EVEN IF IT WAS FAILING. THAT SEEMS TO BE THE STORY WITH 99% OF MANY PEOPLE I HAVE READ WHO ALSO OWN THE 2003-2006 TIBURON. MINE STILL WORKS AT THIS POINT, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH PREMATURE DAMAGE THERE IS CURRENTLY DUE TO THE "DELAY VALVE". PLEASE CONSIDER LOOKING INTO THIS PROBLEM. HYUNDAI SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS FAILED PART AND COVER IT 100 PERCENT. ALL WHILE RECALLING ALL 2003-2006 MODELS AND REMOVING THIS SLAVE CYLINDER"DELAY VALVE". *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149312February 2, 2006
TIRES:SIDEWALL
ORIGINAL TIRES ON MY HYUNDAI TIBURON-MICHELIN PILOT, HX MXM4 RADIAL XSE 215/45/17 DEVELOPED SIDEWALL BUBBLES AT LESS THEN 1500 MILES. AUTHORIZED MICHELIN DEALERS SAID IT WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE/COMPLAINT AND COMPANY CLAIMED IT WAS A ROAD HAZARD AND NOT COVERED UNDER THE TIRE WARRANTY. TIRE DEALERS TOLD ME THAT ON THIS TYPE OF TIRE THE SIDEWALLS CANNOT STAND THE STRESS OF ORDINARY DRIVING . *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147825January 16, 2006
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON 01-11-06 AND NOTICED THAT IT WASN'T CATCHING WHEN I SHIFTED. I HAD NEXT TO NO ACCELERATION. ON 01-12-06 THE PROBLEM WORSENED. I GOT MY CAR OFF THE ROAD AND PARKED IT. I CALLED SEVERAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIPS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CLUTCH WAS GOING OUT AND THAT IT WOULD NOT BE A WARRANTY FIX EVEN WITH THE CAR ONLY HAVING 18,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF MY DRIVING. I FINALLY FOUND A SERVICE MANAGER WHO WAS WILLING TO LOOK UP THE TSB AND SAID THAT MY RESEARCH WAS CORRECT BUT THAT HE COULD NOT GUARANTEE ME A WARRANTY FIX. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO (ON 01-13-06) AND IS CURRENTLY SITTING AT AVONDALE HYUNDAI WAITING TO BE LOOKED AT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128254August 12, 2005
SUSPENSION:REAR, AIR BAGS
DT: CONTACT STATES DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE OF HIS VEHICLE, IT WAS DETERMINED THE REAR TIRES ON THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER; THEY TOLD HIM TO CONTACT THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. UPON EXAMINATION, THE MICHELIN DEALERSHIP STATED THE REAR END WAS OUT OF ALIGN CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN BACK TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AS OF YET. THE CONTACT IS GOING TO CALL ON WEDNESDAY TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT. *NM THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF. DEALER FIXED; BUT THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119295April 26, 2005
AIR BAGS
2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMED THAT THE AIR BAG OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG BECAUSE THEY CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. THE MECHANIC WILL NOT RELEASE THE CAR BECAUSE AFTER ALL THE REPLACEMENTS THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM ON THIS CAR. *BF *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113661March 30, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO COLLIDE INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE DRIVER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE INCIDENT OCCURRED TWICE IN 12 HOURS. *SC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111824February 19, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
I REAR-ENDED SOMEONE ON AN ICY ROAD GOING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT THE PASSENGER'S DID, WITH NO ONE IN THE SEAT. HYUNDAI CLAIMS THAT THIS IS NORMAL- DESIGNED TO DEPLOY AT SLOWER SPEEDS WITHOUT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLED, BUT BASED ON THE RESEARCH DONE ON INJURIES WITHOUT A SEAT BELT WORN, I FIND THIS DESIGN TO BE FAULTY, OR I MUST WONDER IF THEIR CLAIM IS TRUE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10104628December 28, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON ICY ROAD CONDITIONS ON DECEMBER 24, 2004 MY CAR SLIDE DOWN A HILL AND CRASHED INTO A CAR IN THE DITCH. DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT PASSENGER SIDE DID. NO PASSENGER IN THE CAR. SAFETY CONCERNS OVER AIR BAG NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10100845December 1, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
MY 2004 HUNDAI TIBURON WAS HIT HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON 11/16/04. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH. MY PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH NO ONE WAS IN THE SEAT. DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY ALTHOUGH THE IMPACT WAS MOSTLY ON THE DRIVER FRONT. I SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES IN THE COLLISION. THE CAR IS AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS BUT I AM NOT SURE I WILL EVER HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10099347December 1, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK THIS PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A LOW SPEED, AND WHEN THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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