Hyundai Tiburon Complaints

762 consumer complaints on file.

#10187573April 11, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING THE 2005 HYUNDAI TIBRON WITH 16,837 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 35 MPH AND COMING TO AN INTERSECTION, HE PUT THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT MOVE, AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE STOPPED WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT WAS ASKED TO RETURN IF THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,852. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187011April 4, 2007
VISIBILITY
IN FEBRUARY MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT A HYUNDAI TIBURON. 2 WEEKS AGO MY FRIEND BOUGHT ONE ALSO. THERE IS A DANGEROUS BLIND SPOT WHEN CHANGING LANES. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN CHANGING LANES, CHECKING MIRRORS, AND EVEN LOOKING BACK YOU CANT SEE ANYTHING, AND WE HAVE FOUND OURSELVES ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186696April 2, 2007
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH IN CLEAR WEATHER THE CONTAC'S VEHICLE STRUCK THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED, AND HAS NOT YET BEEN INSPECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 27,000.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10186617March 31, 2007
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
THE CLUTCH IN MY HYUNDAI TIBURON JUST SIMPLY WON'T LAST LONG, THE CLUTCH WENT OUT ON ME COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE CAR AND THE QUALITY OF THE CLUTCH IS JUST SIMPLY NOT UP TO STANDARDS. MY CAR HAS 53000 MILES AND IS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186433March 28, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG MALFUNCTION 2007 HYUNDAI FULL DETAILS AT WWW.SIMPLYCHRISTIAN.NET. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10184761March 11, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT COLLIDED, BUMPER TO BUMPER, WITH A STOPPED PASSENGER VEHICLE AT 5-10 MPH. IMPACT WAS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AT A 40 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE VEHICLE CENTERLINE. BUMPER DAMAGE WAS MINOR AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES NOR REALISTIC POTENTIAL FOR INJURY. THE VEHICLE'S SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) DEPLOYED THE PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO PASSENGER, PRESENTING A RISK OF INJURY TO THE VEHICLE'S OCCUPANTS. THE DRIVER'S FRONT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE TIBURON'S SRS COMPUTER ACTIVATED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG PREMATURELY AND WAS TOO SENSITIVE TO A MINOR, NON-THREATENING IMPACT; THAT IS, DEFECTIVE. BUMPER COVER REPLACEMENT $500, AIRBAG REPAIR $4,500. DEFECTIVE DEVICES ARE IN MY POSSESSION. HYUNDAI OWNERS WITH A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE ARE INVITED TO JOIN A POTENTIAL CLASS ACTION BY E-MAILING [email protected], ESTABLISHED FOR THIS PURPOSE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182850February 17, 2007
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
BOUGHT A 2006 TIBURON, I DRIVE THE CAR TO WORK AND BACK LIGHTLY (NO HARD ACCELERATION, RACING ETC). AFTER 9000 MILES THE CLUTCH SUDDENLY WENT OUT, LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE ROAD, NEEDED TO BE TOWED INTO DEALERSHIP, TOOK 6 DAYS TO GET THE CAR BACK ON THE ROAD, THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. I'M HAVING OTHER ISSUES WITH THE CAR INCLUDING UNEVEN ACCELERATION AND HIGH IDLING. THE CAR ISN'T EVEN A YEAR OLD, WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THIS MODEL TO ANYONE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180984January 29, 2007
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2003 HYUNDAI TIBRON GT, HAD SEV STALLING PROBLEMS AND CLUTCH FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT 19,000 MILES THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND ALL POWER ON DASH BOARD WAS LOST. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND STATED THAT THE STALLING RESULTED DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE CLUTCH, BUT THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC SHOP, AND THE VEHICLE HAD A COMPLETE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN 11/06 THE VEHICLE STARTED HAVING A LOUD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AREA, AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE FAILURE, AND THAT THE DIFFICULTY IN SHIFTING WAS BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING THE WEEK OF 1/15/07 THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T DRIVE FORWARD OR REVERSE. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND HE TOLD HER IT WAS THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL THAT MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER WITH FILE # 1031455. THE CONTACT TOOK THE OLD FLYWHEEL TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE MECHANIC TOLD THE CONTACT IT WAS FROM OWNER'S ERROR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180936January 28, 2007
PARKING BRAKE, SUSPENSION
I RECENTLY TOOK MY 05 HYUNDAI TIBURON INTO THE ZIMBRICK HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN MADISON WI FOR SERVICE. I AM HAVING ALIGNMENT ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD THEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I DISCOVERED FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH CAN CAUSE THE REAR BRAKES TO LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. THEY STATED THEY HAVE WORKED ON 7 OR 8 RECENTLY WHERE THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ASSEMBLY. I SEE NO RECALLS OR TSB'S ON THIS ISSUE AND IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. I ALSO AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DEALERSHIP COVERING WARRANTY ISSUES. THERE ARE TSB'S ON MY CAR RELATED TO ALIGNMENT ISSUES THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT AWARE OF OR ARE DENYING EXIST. I CONTINUALLY GET VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM THIS DEALER ALONG WITH THE WESTSIDE OF MADISON ZIMBRICK HYUNDAI LOCATION. THEY CONSTANTLY DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO GET THEMSELVES OUT OF HAVING TO PERFORM WARRANTY SERVICES. I HAVE A SEVERE PULL TO THE RIGHT AS OTHER HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THAT HYUNDAI CONSIDERS TO BE NORMAL. I FEEL THAT IT IS SEVERE ENOUGH TO WHERE IT CREATES AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I ALSO HAVE ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR CAUSING EVERY SET OF TIRES I HAVE BOUGHT FOR THE CAR TO ONLY LAST APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES. ALL OF THESE ISSUES ARE RELATED TO ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. HYUNDAI REFUSES TO EVEN LOOK AT UNTIL I AGREE TO PAY FOR IT DUE TO HYUNDAI ONLY COVERING "ADJUSTMENTS" (WHICH ALIGNMENTS APPARENTLY FALL INTO) FOR THE FIRST 12,000 MILES. SO MUCH FOR MY 5 YEAR 60,000 WARRANTY. I HAVE SEEN OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAIN OF SIMILAR DEFECTS IN THE TIBURONS AND DON'T KNOW WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. I ALSO HAVE OTHER NUMEROUS PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN FIXED ON THIS VEHICLE RANGING FROM ELECTRICAL TO PAINT DEFECTS. I STRONGLY URGE THE NHTSA AND OTHER GOVERNING AGENCIES TO LOOK INTO HYUNDAIS PRACTICES AND DO SOMETHING TO HELP OUT THE CONSUMERS WHO ARE STUCK WITH SUB PAR QUALITY AUTOMOBILES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10179061January 18, 2007
STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BOUGHT MY 2004 TIBURON IN JULY OF THAT YEAR, AND HAD TO GET RID OF IT (EVEN ROLLED THE LOAN MONEY OVER), IN 2006, I HATED IT SO MUCH. THE PAINT CHIPPED OFF ALL OVER THE CAR, THE SEAT COLOR WAS WEARING OFF, THE DASHBOARD COLOR WORE OFF, THE LIGHTS ON THE RADIO WENT OUT. OF COURSE NOT ONE OF THE ISSUES WERE COVERED UNDER THE GREAT WARRANTY THE OFFER. MY SISTER GOT THE SAME CAR, SHE HAD HER AUTOMATIC/MANUAL SHIFTER GO, HER TIRES WERE COMPLETELY BARE AFTER 2 YEARS, HER GAS CAP PAINT CAME OVER, DOWN TO THE METAL. THIS WAS THE WORST CAR EVER MADE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177536January 2, 2007
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON CLUTCH WENT OUT AT 55,000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176683December 20, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I PURCHASED A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON USED WITH 24,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I DROVE IT FOR APPROXIMATELY 6,000 MILES WITH NO EVIDENT PROBLEMS. SUDDENLY THE CLUTCH WENT OUT OF THE CAR. I FOUND OUT THAT THE CLUTCH HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AT 18,000 MILES DUE TO A FAILED BEARING/CEASED FLY WHEEL. HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TOLD MY SALES AGENT THAT THE CLUTCH WOULD BE REPLACED UNDER THE 6/60,000 WARRANTY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THEM. AFTER TAKING THE CLUTCH OFF, THEY DECIDED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR AND THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM. I CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY REFUSED TO AUTHORIZE REPAIRS. ON CARSPACE AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS, I HAVE FOUND THAT NUMEROUS 2003 TIBURON PURCHASES HAVE RESULTED IN FAILED CLUTCHES MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE EARLY LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND HYUNDAI SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND TRANSMISSION IN THESE VEHICLES. MECHANICS I TALKED TO BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT COMPLETELY RELEASING THE CLUTCH. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BY MY SON WHO IS A US MARINE. I THINK IT IS DISGRACEFUL THAT A KOREAN COMPANY IS CHEATING OUR YOUNG SOLDIERS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176286December 16, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. I'M IN THE MILITARY SO I PUT A LOT OF MILES ON IT DRIVING HOME ALL THE TIME. AFTER A MONTH AND A HALF AND 5000 MILES ROUGHLY, MY CLUTCH STARTED SLIPPING AND THEN GAVE OUT. IT WAS SUDDEN AND COMPLETE. THE TECH'S AT THE DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO STATED THAT MY CLUTCH HAD BEEN SEVERELY FRIED LIKE I WAS RACING IT. FORTUNATELY THEY DIDN'T REMOVE MY WARRANTY BUT THEY DID CHARGE ME $900 FOR IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175071December 4, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, SUSPENSION:REAR
ALL 4 WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED AT APPROX. 40,000 MILES. DEALER WOULD NOT COVER. I NOW HAVE APPROX. 72,000 MILES AND HAVE REPLACED ALL 4 BEARING AGAIN PLUS 1 FRONT AND 1 REAR A THIRD TIME. TOTAL OF 14 BEARINGS INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174973December 2, 2006
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THIS JUST HAPPENED ONE DAY. MY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH, AND WHEN I FASTENED IN MY SEAT BELT IT STARTS DINGING LIKE IT'S NOT FASTENED. IT'S ANNOYING AS I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD. I'VE CHECKED THE AIR BAG FUSES AND THEY ARE FINE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174903December 1, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I OWN A 2003 TIBURON WITH THE 2.7L. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2003. AROUND 14 THOUSAND MILES OR SO MY CLUTCH BEGAN SLIPPING AND THEN EVENTUALLY FAILED. THE CAR HAD A FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH DISK, PRESSURE PLATE, AND FLYWHEEL, AND THE DEALER INFORMED THE DRIVER THE FAILURE WAS THEIR FAULT AND IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. A ONE TIME GOOD WILL REPAIR WAS MADE AND INSTEAD OF THE EXORBITANT $2000 ASKED INSTEAD WE ONLY PAID $500. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED FOR ABOUT $20,000. HYUNDAI ASKS FOR $2,000, 10% OF THE COST OF THE VEHICLE TO REPAIR IT. 40,000 MILES HAVE NOW REACHED THE ODOMETER, AND THE CLUTCH HAS NOW FAILED AGAIN. THE CLUTCH THAT IS CURRENTLY IN MY VEHICLE IS ONE REPLACED IN 2003 STILL. HYUNDAI REVISED THE CLUTCH COMPONENTS DUE TO MALFORMED CLUTCH PLATES IN 2004, YET REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR COMPENSATE THE OWNERS. TWO OF THE THREE PARTS OF THE VEHICLE THAT HAVE FAILED ARE COVERED BY HYUNDAI'S "AMERICA'S BEST WARRANTY", THE FLYWHEEL AND PRESSURE PLATE. BECAUSE THE DEFORMED COMPOUND ON THE CLUTCH DISK IS BEING BLAMED ON THE VEHICLE OPERATOR, HYUNDAI HAS THEREFORE ABSOLVED ITSELF OF ANY RESPONSIBILITY, CLAIMING IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE OPERATOR INDUCED FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH DISK, THE PRESSURE PLATE AND FLYWHEEL WOULD STILL BE OK. IF THE PARTS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BY A DEALERSHIP THEN THE REGIONAL PARTS DIRECTOR INSPECTS IT AND DEEMS IT SHOULDN'T HAVE, THE DEALER MUST PAY. THIS IS WHY SO MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE TO WRONGLY PAY. IF YOU DISPUTE THE CLAIMS OF THE TECHNICIANS AT HYUNDAI THEY WILL TAKE YOUR CAR APART AND INSPECT, AND IF IT IS DEEMED ITS THE CUSTOMERS FAULT, THE COMPANY WILL NOT EVEN REASSEMBLE THE CAR FOR YOU. YOU MUST PAY THEM DO IT! THE TRANSMISSION CASE HAD MAJOR SCRAPING AND ABRASION DUE TO THE PRESSURE PLATE MOVEMENT. THE SECOND SET OF CLUTCH COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED PERSONALLY, AND THEREFORE ARE SUBMITTABLE FOR INSPECTION AND REVIEW. PHOTOGRAPHS DOCUMENTING THE WEAR AND ABRASION INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION CASE ARE AVAILABLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174940December 1, 2006
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I HAVE A LOT OF TROUBLE PUTTING THE CAR IN GEAR (6-SPEED MANUAL) I.E. 1ST AND REVERSE. I REALLY HAVE TO PULL OR PUSH THE STICK VERY HARD. I HAVE READ A LOT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CAR ( 03 HYUNDAI TIBURON ) AND FEEL SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE PLEASE HELP US. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174335November 21, 2006
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
2004 TIBURON HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITION, SPEAKERS RATTLE, CIGARETTE LIGHTER AND PROBLEMS WHEN SWITCHING TO FIRST AND REVERSE GEARS. *TS THE SUN ROOF DIDN'T CLOSE PROPERLY. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO A LOOSE CONNECTION UNDER THE SEAT. ONE OF THE TAILLIGHTS WERE OUT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173887November 20, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I HAVE 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON AND AT 9440 MILES I STARTED HAVING CLUTCH PROBLEMS AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND NOW THE CAR IS NOT EVEN A YEAR OLD AND HAS 17000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS IN THE SHOP TO GET A NEW CLUTCH WITCH IS ABOUT 900.00 DOLLARS. THIS SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING THAT IS HAPPENING A LOT. THE WARRANTY IS 5 YEARS BUMPER TO BUMPER. OR THE CLUTCH IS 12000 MILES BUT I SEE WHY THEY JUST BRUSHED ME OFF AT 9440 MILES SO THE COULD GET THE MONEY IN 2500 MORE MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173642November 16, 2006
WHEELS:RIM
17" TEN SPOKE MAG WHEEL CRACKED RESULTING IN INSTANTANEOUS LOSS OF TIRE AIR. THIS WHEEL IS EOM AND HAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE. HAD THIS OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, OR ON A CURVE IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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