Hyundai Tiburon Complaints

762 consumer complaints on file.

#8004352February 21, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN DRIVING AT TIMES WILL HAVE TROUBLE ACCELERATEING TO HIGHER SPEEDS, AND THEN VEHICLE WILL START TO JERK BEFORE IT STARTS TO MOVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003360January 31, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED IN FRONT OF DRIVER'S PATH AT 40 MPH, HITTING DRIVER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. IT WENT INTO A SPIN AND JUMPED A CURB, CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8003257January 30, 2002
SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET RECALL OF SEAT BELT REPAIRED BECAUSE DEALERS DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO REPAIR THEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002980January 28, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHEN FEEDING SHOULDER BELT BACK INTO THE RETRACTOR ON DRIVER'S RESTRAINT BELT, RESTRAINT BELT WILL TWIST AND CAUSE RETRACTOR TO JAM. DEALERSHIP HAS PERFORMED SERVICE FOR RECALL CAMPAIGN 01V345000 ON JANUARY 14, 2002. THIS SERVICE HAS FAILED TO EFFECTIVELY REMEDY PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757132January 21, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED MORE THAN 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS, CONTINUOUSLY BURNING OUT. ALSO, HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT ADJUSTED PROPERLY AND DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT BE ADJUSTED, VERY DIFFUCULT TO SEE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001975January 10, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
ALL FOUR SEAT BELTS; DRIVER/ FRONT PASSENGER, AND TWO REAR ONES WILL NOT RETRACT AFTER BEING PULLED OUT, WHICH WILL NOT HOLD WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756265December 31, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING IN MAY OF 2000. CAR HAD APPROX. 40,000 MILES ON IT. DEALER REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY. IN JULY OF 2001, THE NEW TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AGAIN. WE TOOK IT TO A NEW DEALER (TOM O'BRIEN HYUNDAI OF DANVERS). THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. WE TOOK IT BACK IN AUGUST OF 2001. THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. ONE MONTH LATER, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AGAIN. WE TOOK IT BACK. THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. ON DECEMBER 11, 2001, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. SHE PULLED OVER AND THE CAR STALLED. WHEN SHE RESTARTED IT, THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT WORKING. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED INTO THE DEALER. THEY CLAIM THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERFILLED WITH FLUID. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NEVER TOUCHED BY ANYONE BUT THEM. HYUNDAI WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR SINCE THE CAR WAS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. WE TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION FLUID PUMP SNAPPED OFF AND DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAD IT FIXED FOR $1500. WE HAVE SINCE TRADED IN THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756084December 27, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 65 MPH WHEN ANOTHER CAR CUT ME OFF I HAD TO BRAKE AND HIT THE GUARDRAIL HEAD ON, AND THE AIRBAGSDID NOT DEPLOY. WHEN I CALLED HYUNDAI TO COMPLAIN THEY TOLD ME THAT DUE TO THE COST OF AIRBAGS THEY PUT IT IN A CERTAIN PLACE WHERE YOU HAVE TO HIT IT FOR THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. THE ODD FACT WAS THAT I HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION IF I HAD NOT HAD MY SEATBELT ON I WOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8001040December 21, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH AND COMING OFF RAMP WHEN VEHICLE IN FRONT JAMMED ON BRAKES AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SKIDDED INTO BACK OF OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755901December 20, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT CAR WAS AT THE DEALER TO "FIX" THE REASON WHY HIS AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. THE DEALER "FIXED" THE LIGHT. TWO WEEKS LATER DRIVER WAS EXITING HIGHWAY GETTING ONTO THE ON RAMP TO ANOTHER HIGHWAY AND FOR NO REASON HIS AIRBAG EXPLODED. THE GROUND WAS DRY AND THERE WERE NO OBSTACLES IN THE ROAD. AT ONCE HIS HANDS WERE FORCED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND HIS VIEW WAS OBSTRUCTED RESULTING IN HIM PLOWING INTO THE FREEWAY BARRIER. UPON THIS IMPACT HIS PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. ANY HELP OR ADVICE YOU CAN GIVE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#899740November 30, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
RECALL 01V345000/MANUFACTURER RECALL 2001; FRONT LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS DO NOT RETRACT BACK. PROBLEM HAPPENED ONE YEAR AGO AND WAS NOT FIXED. NOTIFICATIONS WILL BE SENT OUT IN DECEMBER 2001. *AK DEALER WAS SUPPOSED TO CONTACT CONSUMER ONCE A HYUNDAI TECHNICIAN CAME FOR A VISIT, HOWEVER CONSUMER NEVER HEARD FROM THE DEALER. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754960November 27, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
HAD CD PLAYER REPLACED, COMPUTER FAILURE AFTER THAT WHERE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, THEY REPLACED IT - THE THE BATTERY DIED FOR NO REASON, THEY REPLACED THAT, NOW MY CAR IS SHIFTING OUT OF CONTROL AND SURGES WHEN AT STOP LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHILE DRIVING 60M MPH THE CAR SHIFTS INTO THE SAME GEAR CONTINUOUSLY AND JOLTS THEN SLOWS - THEY CANT SEE A PROBLEM AND SAY THEY CANT HELP ME, WHEN THEY TEST DRIVE IT IT'S FINE - THE SECOND I TAKE IT HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP IT STARTS UP - IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BUT SINCE THEY CANT FIND THE PROBLEM FROM A TEST DRIVE AND COMPUTER TEST THEY DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO EXCEPT SEND ME HOME WITH A DANGEROUS CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754690November 19, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY SON WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY ENTERING A FREEWAY ON AN ON RAMP WHEN HIS AIRBAG "EXPLODED" FOR NO REASON. THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE ROAD HE WAS SIMPLY DRIVING ALONG ON THE HIGHWAY. THE AIR BAG EXPLODED WHICH RESULTED IN MY SON HITTING A WALL BARRIER ON THE FREEWAY. AT THE POINT OF IMPACT HIS PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. SINCE IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT WE TOWED THE CAR TO A DEALER WHERE IT CURRENTLY IS. MY SON HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT PAIN IN HIS CHEST AND IS SHOOK UP EMOTIONALLY BUT THANK GOD THAT IT DIDN'T RESULT IN MUCH WORSE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#899132November 14, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH IN CENTER LINE HAD TO MERGE TO SIDE LINE, REDUCING TO ABOUT 5 MPH WHEN WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE DRIVER SUFFERED BACK AND NECK INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#897590October 10, 2001
AIR BAGS
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. CLOCK SPRING HAS BEEN REPLACED A YEAR AGO. CONSUMER WAS COMPLAINING THAT AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752804October 1, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
I WAS STOPPED IN THE PASSING LANE AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE ON ROUTE 95 IN RI. THE VEHICLE IN BACK OF ME FAILED TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. THE RECLINING MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT FAILED WHICH RESULTED IN ME BEING THROWN INTO THE BACK SEAT CAUSING A BACK INJURY. THE IMPACT FROM BEHIND CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, NEITHER AIRBAG WENT OFF. MY VEHICLE HAD EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO BOTH FRONT AND REAR, THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON RECLINING SEATS FAILING DUE TO REAR IMPACT? I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU COULD PROVIDE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#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
#896496September 19, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER IS CALLING TO REPORT THAT VEHICLE HAS A FUEL LEAK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTATCED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747895July 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
HYUNDAI SAID THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EMISSIONS OR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WHICH WAS A LIE I HAVE RECORDED. MY SEATBELT POPS OFF EVEN THOUGH I DOUBLE CHECK TO MAKE SURE IT'S IN TIGHT. HATFIELD HYUNDAI SAID PUT IT IN TIGHTER OR SPRAY SILICON OIL IN IT. MY LOCKS WILL FREEZE WHILE I'M DRIVING AND I CANT GET OUT OF MY CAR UNLESS THE WINDOW WILL ROLL DOWN. USALLY THE WINDOWS ARE FROZEN SHUT. HATFIELD HYUNDAI IT IS A NORMAL THING FOR HYUNDAIS TO LOCK PEOPLE IN THEIR CAR. HE SAID DONT DRIVE IT WHEN IT'S COLD OR SPRAY ICE GUARD INSIDE THE DOOR BEFORE DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER. MY CAR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WELL REDLINE AND WONT SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR.HATFIELD HYUNDAI SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR MY CAR TO REDLINE AND NOT GO PAST 69MILES AN HR. I TOOK IT TO DENNNIS HYUNDAI ANOTHER DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATLEY AFTER THAT SAME DAY AND HAD THEIR MANAGER RIDE WITH ME ON 6/29/01. HE MADE AN APPOINTMENT ON JULY/2/2001 WHERE IT REMAINS. THEY SAID THEY HAVE TO GET IT TO ACT UP AGAIN EVEN THOUGH IT ALREADY ACTED UP BEFORE THEY WILL FIX IT. HATFIELD HYUNDAI FIXED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND SAYS THEY WILL FIX THE SEATBELT SINCE I HAVE IT ON TAPE THEY LIED. I WANT YOU TO FORCE HYUNDAI TO FIX THINGS THEY PROMISED TO FIX IN THEIR WARRANTY FOR OTHER PEOPLES' SAFETY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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