Hyundai Tiburon Complaints

762 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#10078846June 26, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED A 2003 BLACK HYUNDAI TIBURON IN MARCH 2003. I HAVE RECENTLY NOTICED PAINT CHIPS ALL OVER THE HOOD. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED FADING WHICH RESULTED IN A CIRCULAR FORM RIPPLING OF PAINT, WHICH THE DEALER CLAIMS TO BE ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076255June 15, 2004
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AS WELL AS THE MANUFACTURER, HOWEVER, NEITHER IS WILLING TO ASSIST THE DRIVER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075350June 14, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR
THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A WINDING COUNTRY ROAD AT SPEED ABOUT 35 MPH. THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BEGAN TO WOBBLE AND CAUSED THE CAR TO FISH TAIL. DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO KEEP VEHICLE ON THE ROAD BUT RAN OFF SIDE TWICE BEFORE LEFT WHEEL TOTALLY FELL ON SIDE AND VEHICLE CAME TO STOP. VEHICLE ON SIDE OF FAILURE NEVER LEFT ROADWAY OR HIT CURB ETC BUT CAR SEVERELY DAMAGED. FAILURE FROM REAR LEFT SUSPENSION BOLT PULLING THROUGH UPPER CONTROL ARM HOLES (STAMPED METAL BRACE).*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075394June 14, 2004
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
2003 HYUNDIA TIBURON 4 CYL CLUTCH PROBLEMS. THE CAR SHAKES IN 1ST GEAR WHEN YOU LET UP ON THE CLUTCH. ALSO THE CLUTCH IS VERY HIGH, WAITING FOR IT TO BRAKE. I ONLY HAVE 13, 000 MILES AND I AM GOING BACK TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME. THEY KEEP TELLING ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A GARAGE AND THEY TELL ME THAT I NEED A NEW CLUTCH. I SEE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE 4 AND 6 CYLINDER ENGINES.. PLEASE HELP US!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075099June 9, 2004
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
TIBURON 2003 VT V6 HAS 18000 MILES ON IT AND CLUTCH FAILS ON HIGHWAY. WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY KEPT IT FOR THREE DAYS AND NEEDED A AUTHORIZATION TO TAKE APART THE TRANSMISSION. SERVICE PEOPLE FOUND THAT THE DISC WAS COMPLETELY HOT AND WORN DOWN, WHICH DAMAGED BEARINGS. NOT COVERED UNDER 100000 WARRANTY BECAUSE DISK WAS WORN DOWN. CLUTCH IS FAULTY AND THEY REPLACE FAULTY CLUTCHES OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THEY WANT 1400 DOLLARS FOR IT, WITH A 50 % OFF FROM THE CORPORATION. WE NEED ALL CLUTCHES RECALLED AND PEOPLE'S MONEY BACK NOW!!!! THEY DON'T WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSUMER FRAUD!!!! CHECK WWW.MYCARSTATS.COM HTTP://WWW.TUSCANI.BE/FORUM/INDEX.CFM/ACT/SHOW_MESSAGES/THREAD_ID/328. *AK .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074304May 26, 2004
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
WHILE APPLYING THE CLUTCH PEDAL IT FAILED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE CLUTCH WAS TOO SMALL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073210May 26, 2004
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
1) CLUTCH IN CAR WAS SLIPPING WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. ALSO WAS SHUDDERING WHEN ACCELERATION FROM LOW SPEED IN 1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD GEARS. 2) CLUTCH SLIPPING TO THE EXTENT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE ON HIGHWAY 3) INITIALLY HYUNDAI SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG AND DID NOTHING. AFTER 3RD VISIT TO DEALER THEY FINALLY LOOKED INTO IT FURTHER AND FOUND THAT THE CLUTCH, FLYWHEEL, PRESSURE PLATE AND THROWOUT BEARING WERE ALL BAD. DEALER REPLACED ALL PARTS FOLLOWING INSPECTION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064912May 11, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHEN SHIFTING, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO THE GEARS AND THE RPM'S REVVED HIGH. ALSO A BURNING SMELL ENTERED THE PASSENGER CABIN AND THE DRIVER SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *JB THE CLUTCH POPPED AND WAS HARD TO DEPRESS. THE RPM'S WENT OVER 6K AND SMOKE HAD COME FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068249May 3, 2004
STRUCTURE
PAINT ON THE 2003 TIBURON (TEAL/BLUE NOW CALLED TIDAL WAVE) IMPROPER APPLICATION RESULTS IN SCRACTHERS APPEARING VERY EASILY. USING FINGERNAILS SOFTLY AGAINST PAINT WILL SCRATCH IT. IN OTHER EXTREME CONDITIONS MICRO FLECKS OF PAINT COME OFF OF HOOD AND OTHER PARTS OF CAR. PAINT IS MUCH TOO THIN FOR THE MILDEST OF ROAD CONDITIONS RESULTING IN RAPIDLY AGING APPEARANCE AND CONDITION. IT IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. I WOULD SUGGEST A CLEARCOAT APPLIED OR REPAINTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067845April 26, 2004
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
DEALER STATES THAT THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL ON OUR 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON HAS WORN OUT AND IS NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD WITH A 100,000 MILE 10/YR. POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AND 5/YR 50,000 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. DEALER STATES THAT THE FINE PRINT IN THE WARRANTY SPECIFIES THAT THE CLUTCH IS A MAINTENANCE PART NOT COVERED BY THE ABOVE WARRANTIES PAST 12,000 MILES. ESTIMATED REPAIR IS $1,500. DEALER AND HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE INFORMED US THAT "ROUGH DRIVING" WAS THE PRINCIPLE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS 38,000 MILES AND ALL DRIVES HAVE DRIVEN MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS IN EXCESS OF 100,000 MILES ON PREVIOUS VEHICLES. INTERNET RESEARCH HAS DISCLOSED MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH EXACT SIMILAR TREATMENT AND PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064657April 20, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH INCLUDED THE POWER WINDOWS, AND THE DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE WIRING. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THIS MATTER, HOWEVER, DEALER REFUSED TO ACCOMMODATE THE CONSUMER. *AK THE AIR BAD FAILED DURING A CRASH AND THE SUN ROOF MALFUNCTIONED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057817April 20, 2004
TIRES
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE PRODUCED A BUBBLE. HOWEVER, THE SECOND AND THIRD TIRES PRODUCED THE SAME BUBBLES. *AK *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067348April 19, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR, RESULTING IN STALLING. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL STALL IN TRAFFIC WHICH MAY CAUSE A REAR END COLLISION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066369April 17, 2004
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I OWN AN 03' 5SPD TIBURON GT ALTHOUGH I LOVE MY CAR, THE LOOK,FEEL,AND COMFORT IT AFFORDS ME AS A DAILY DRIVER. IT HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH MANY DEFECTIVE PARTS FROM SUNROOF TRACK (TWICE) , LEAKY SUNROOF ONTO FACTORY AMP (IN HEAVY RAIN) , ALTERNATOR(EXIBITED NOISE AND SMELL BATT. LIGHT CAME ON),DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW MOTOR(THANKFULLY WINDOW STUCK IN CLOSED POSITION). THE MOST DISCONCERTING PROBLEM OF ALL HOWEVER IS THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY.THE FIRST CLUTCH FAILED AFTER ONLY 6052MILES AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT ON THE SERVICE INVOICE IT STATES "ADVISED CUSTOMER 1 TIME REPLACEMENT ON CLUCH AND RELATED COMPONETS" SO MUCH FOR THE GREAT WARRANTY. NOW MY TIBBY HAS 28000 MILES ON IT AND THE CLUTCH HAS "WORE OUT" AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME THE INCIDENT OCCURED IN A CONGESTED HIGHWAY DURING 5:00 TRAFFIC. I DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH ONLY TO RECIEVE A CHRRSSSHHH NOISE,THE CLUTCH WOULDENT ALLOW ME TO ENGAGE ANY GEAR I WAS ALMOST REARENDED WHICH I'M SURE WOULD'VE CAUSED A PILE UP. SWERVING INTO THE ADJACENT LANE TO AVOID IMPACT,I PRESSED THE FLASHERS AND COASTED MY WAY THROUCH TRAFFIC. THE DEALERSHIP INSISTS MY "DRIVING HABBITS" ARE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE DRIVEN MANY MANUAL CARS AND HAVE HAD NO CLUTCH ISSUES ON ANY OF THEM. THIS IS RIDICULOUS 2 CLUTCHES IN 28000MILES SOMETHING IS REALLY WRONG,I KNOW THERE ARE MANY OF US OUT THERE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM IF YOUR READING THIS NOW CHANCES ARE YOU HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. DONT TAKE IT,FILE COMPLAINTS, SPREAD THE WORD, WE'VE GOT TO KEEP HUYNDAI HONEST IF ENOUGH OF US COMPLAIN THEY WILL HAVE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND IF YOU'VE ALREADY PAID FOR A NEW CLUTCH YOU COULD GET DESERVED REMBURSEMENT. THE BOTTOM LINE YOUR NOT ALONE LETS HELP EACHOTHER WITH THIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065837April 9, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FRONT OF VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID CAUSE WAS A FUEL LEAK. CAR HAD REG. MAINTANCE AND NO ACCIDENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064496April 4, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CLUTCH WENT OUT THREE XS BEFORE 40,000 MILES. IF ANYONE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS PLEASE RESPOND IN DETAIL. THANKS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059294March 17, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. IT SCARED THE DRIVER, AND SHE MADE A QUICK RIGHT TURN. THE VEHICLE HIT THE CURB, AND BROKE THE RIM ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. *AK *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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