Hyundai Tiburon Complaints

762 consumer complaints on file.

#10167115August 30, 2006
STEERING:LINKAGES, AIR BAGS
ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2006 MY SON WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN LEFT AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND HE HAD NO CONTROL AND COULD NOT GET HIS CAR TO STOP AND HE HIT A TREE. HE AND HIS PASSENGER WERE FORTUNATELY WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS AND DID NOT GET THROWN OUT OF THE CAR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT EVEN DEPLOY. NONE OF THEM. CAR TAKEN TO BODY SHOP FOR REPAIR AS IT WAS UNDRIVEABLE. DRIVER AND PASSENGER DID NOT GO TO ER, HOWEVER, THEY DID HAVE WHIPLASH-TYPE INJURIES AND PASSENGER JAMMED HIS FINGER. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10166225August 22, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE AIRBAG SENSOR WITHIN THE FRONT SEAT BELTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165899August 18, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH 50000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE. THE COMMUNITY IS NEWTIBURON.COM. MY VEHICLE IS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT V6 6 SPEED. THERE ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT AS ME. AS SOON AS I RECEIVED THE CAR I STILL HAD 10000 MILES OF WARRANTY. SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ROSEVILLE HYUNDAI TO EXPLAIN THAT THERE ORIGINAL CLUTCH FOR MY VEHICLE WAS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT THAT THEY HAD A TSB OUT ON FOR REPLACEMENT. I ATTEND WYOMING TECHNICAL INSTITUTE(WHICH IS AN AUTOMOTIVE TECH SCHOOL) THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART THAT THEY EVEN HAVE A REPLACEMENT PART FOR. I BELIEVE THEY WERE JUST TRYING TO AVOID THE $2000 REPAIR FOR THEM. SINCE I WAS SO CLOSE TO NOT BEING UNDER WARRANTY. I UNDERSTAND THAT A CLUTCH IS A WEARABLE PART, BUT WHEN THE COMPANY THAT PRODUCES A PART AND SAYS THEMSELVES THAT THERE IS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT ON THERE VEHICLE AND IF ANY CARS COME IN WITH THIS PART IT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH THE NEW PART. THE TSB NUMBER IS TSB 04-40-005. THE DEFECTIVE PART NUMBER IS 10/01/2001-02/24/2003....4110039140 THE NEW PART IS 02/24/2003-PRESENT.......4110039145 NOW WITHIN THIS, IF YOUR CAR WAS MANUFACTURED BEFORE 02/01/03 YOU DEFINITELY HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PART AND YOU SHOULD GET IT REPLACED BY THE DEALER. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED ON 01/13/03. THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL COMBO DOES NOT MATE WELL TOGETHER AND CAUSES PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE. WHEREAS IN MY CAR MY CLUTCH SLIPS AT ANYTHING MORE THAT 1/4 THROTTLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165208August 11, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I BOUGHT A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT 3 WEEKS AGO FROM A DEALERSHIP, MEDLIN MOTORS INC., IN ROCKY MOUNT, NC. I STARTED SMELLING A BURNING SMELL THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR AND ASKED THE DEALER WHAT IT WAS AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS PROBABLY BRAKE RUST OR RESIDUE COMING OFF FROM WHERE IT WAS SITTING UP FOR A WHILE. SO I THEN DISMISSED THE PROBLEM UNTIL ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER I SMELT THAT SMELL AGAIN AND SOON AFTER THE CLUTCH STARTED SLIPPING. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND ASKED THEM TO FIX IT. THEY THEN PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND TOOK IT TO THEIR SHOP. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD COVER IT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHEN WE RECEIVED A PHONE CALL STATING THAT THE REPAIR BILL WOULD BE $1700.00. WITH THIS INFORMATION I TOLD THEM I COULDN'T AFFORD TO REPAIR IT SINCE I HAD JUST PUT A $1400.00 DOWN PAYMENT ON THE VEHICLE 3 WEEKS PRIOR. THEY STILL REFUSE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT A PAYMENT OF $1700.00. IN ITS SIMPLEST FORM, I PAID $1400.00 TO DRIVE A CAR FOR A MONTH AND NOW I AM OBLIGATED TO A $13000.00 LOAN FOR A CAR I CAN'T DRIVE WHICH IS STILL 30 MINUTES AWAY AT THE SHOP. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164452August 4, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, TIRES:TUBE
I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 HYUNDAI TIBURON ON MARCH 09, 2005 IN CINCINNATI, OHIO. AT ABOUT 9,000 MILES I NOTICED THE CAR WAS BEHAVING DIFFERENTLY. BY 16,000 MILES EVEN I WHO AM NOT MECHANICAL COULD FIGURE OUT THAT THE CLUTCH WAS FAILING. I WAS AMAZED THAT THIS COULD BE THE CASE WITH SO FEW MILES ON IT, HOWEVER. AT THIS TIME I AM LIVING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SO I CAN SAFELY SAT THAT AT LEAST 2500 OF THOSE MILES WERE ACCUMULATED ON THE INTERSTATE MOVING THE CAR FROM OHIO. THE DEALER IN CATHEDRAL CITY, CA BLAMED ME FOR THE FAILURE IMPLYING THAT I WAS NOT CAPABLE OF DRIVING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I, HOWEVER, AM 39 YEARS OLD, HAVE HAD 11 NEW CARS SINCE I BEGAN DRIVING AND ALL OF THEM WERE MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. THE ONLY TIME I HAVE EVER NEEDED TO HAVE A CLUTCH ASSEMBLY REPLACED WAS MY PREVIOUS CAR, A 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT WITH 93,000 MILES (I HAVE THAT DOCUMENTATION). I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A RECURRING ISSUES EVERY 10-20,000 MILES AT LEAST $1000.00 EACH TIME. THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER FAILED IN THE FIRST PLACE AND THEN IT CERTAINLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. HYUNDAI AGREED TO PAY 60% AS A "GOOD WILL" GESTURE. I HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I HAD NEVER ENCOUNTERED A CLUTCH THAT FAILED SO EARLY ON. THE OTHER MAJOR ISSUE ARE THE TIRES WHICH ARE MICHELIN MXV4 PLUS. I HAVE HAD EVERY ONE REPLACED ONCE AND TWO REPLACED TWICE. THEY DON'T SEEM TO BE ABLE TO STAY INFLATED. I PURCHASED A PROTECTION PLAN AFTER THE THIRD REPLACEMENT BUT I AM WORRIED ABOUT ONE OF THE TIRES GOING FLAT LATE AT NIGHT. THIS IS ALL RIDICULOUS FOR A NEW CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164112August 1, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
MY AIRBAGS BLEW IN A VERY LOW IMPACT ACCIDENT (5 MPH). MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY UNDAMAGED FROM THE IMPACT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A BROKEN LICENSE PLATE BRACKET AND DAMAGE TO MY INTERIOR, CAUSED BY THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYING. ACCORDING TO MY AUTOMOBILES USER MANUAL, THE AIRBAGS ARE ONLY MADE TO DEPLOY ON HIGH SPEED IMPACT, WHICH WAS NOT THE CASE IN MY ACCIDENT. I WENT THROUGH HYUNDAI'S COMPLAINT AND RESOLUTION PROCEDURE, BECAUSE I FELT THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OFF. I ALSO TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND A HYUNDAI MECHANIC, AND THEY BOTH AGREED THAT, JUDGING BY THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE DONE TO THE EXTERIOR OF MY CAR (BROKEN LICENSE PLATE BRACKET). THE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE WENT OFF. HYUNDAI CLAIMED THE AIRBAGS FUNCTIONED PROPERLY, AND CLOSED THE FILE. I STARTED SEARCHING FOR A NEW DASHBOARD, AND I WAS TOLD REPEATEDLY THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE SENSITIVE AND WENT OFF VERY EASILY. MY PERSONAL MECHANIC STANDS FIRM THAT MY AIR BAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. THERE WAS LITERALLY NO DAMAGE TO MY CAR FROM THIS LOW IMPACT ACCIDENT, EXCEPT THE DEPLOYED AIRBAGS AND BROKEN LICENSE PLATE BRACKET. ALL THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY THE AIRBAGS. MY MECHANIC AND ALL THE SALVAGE YARDS I HAVE SPOKEN TO CLAIM THE SENSOR IS OVERLY SENSITIVE. HYUNDAI''S MANUAL STRESSES OVER AND OVER, THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL ONLY DEPLOY ON HIGH IMPACT. WHEN I CALLED HYUNDAI TO ASK WHAT THE VEHICLE IMPACT THRESHOLD LEVEL IS FOR THE AIRBAGS, THEY COULD NOT TELL ME. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, AND I FOUND SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE AIRBAGS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. HYUNDAI SHOULD BE RECALLING THESE, AS THEY DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD A BAD EXPERIENCE WITH THEIR AIR BAGS GOING OFF. .THEIR ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD TO FORK OUT MONEY FROM THEIR OWN POCKETS BECAUSE OF THIS, OR HAVE HAD TO CLAIM THIS ON THEIR INSURANCE. IT JUST IS NOT RIGHT, AND I WOULD LIKE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. PLEASE HELP. SINCERELY, TAMARA THORNTON. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163933July 31, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I DRIVE A 2005 HYUNDAI TIBURON V6 WITH A 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. AFTER LESS THAN 25K MILES MY CLUTCH STARTED ACTING UP BY NOT DISENGAGING THE ENGINE WHEN PRESSING THE CLUTCH DOWN. THIS HAPPENED SUDDENLY ONE DAY WHEN I WAS AT A LIGHT AND WHEN IT TURNED GREEN I PUT IT INTO FIRST AND THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND STALLED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A COMPLETE NEW CLUTCH AND THE PLATE WAS COMPLETELY WORN (WHICH IT IS STILL NOT WORN AND I NOW HAVE 73K ON IT BECAUSE I USE IT FOR A DELIVERY CAR.) HOWEVER, THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS STILL A GROWING PROBLEM. AS I LET OUT THE CLUTCH IN ANY GEAR IT IS NOT A SMOOTH ENGAGEMENT, BUT A VERY HARSH AND ABRUPT ENGAGEMENT CAUSING THE CAR TO LEAP AT ANY GEAR WITH THE PETAL ALMOST FULLY TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER 2 TIMES AT A STOP LIGHT FOR "UNNECESSARY ACCELERATION" BECAUSE I BARKED 1ST GEAR. EACH TIME I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF IT BY LETTING THE OFFICER TEST DRIVE THE CAR IN THE PARKING LOT. ALSO FOR THE PAST 20K MILES I HAVE HAD TROUBLE CHANGING GEARS, IT HAS BEEN RANDOM BUT HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY, WHEN EVER I WOULD CHANGE GEARS WHILE MOVING WITH CLUTCH FULLY PRESSED THE GEARS HAVE GROUND AND I SOMETIMES CAN NOT GET THE CAR INTO ANY GEAR UNLESS I MATCH THE RPMS TO THE CORRECT SPEED FOR THE GEAR. I MIGHT AS WELL BE DRIVING WITH OUT A CLUTCH. THE WORST PROBLEM: WHEN THE JUMPY CLUTCH AND THE NON-DISENGAGEMENT COMBINE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR IN REVERSE. THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD WHEN I ONLY INTEND IT TO GO ABOUT A FOOT AND I HAVE TO SLAM THE BRAKES ON TO FIGHT THE CAR FROM PULLING FORWARD WITH THE CLUTCH PRESSED DOWN AS I RIPPED THE GEAR OUT OF FIRST... WHICH TAKES A MODEST AMOUNT OF STRENGTH. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BUT I HAVE TO FOR WORK. I AM AN EASY DRIVER ON THE CAR TOO, 73K MILES AND THERE IS NO CLUTCH SLIP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163996July 31, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
MY HYUNDAI TIBURON 03'S CLUTCH WAS BURNED OUT, BUT I'VE BEEN DRIVING A MANUAL FOR A PRETTY LONG TIME AND BEFORE, MY TOYOTA CELICA NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I HEARD, HYUNDAI HAS DEFECTIVE CLUTCH PARTS AND THEY WON'T COVER THIS UNDER THEIR WARRANTY. THE PARTS AND THE LABOR AT HYUNDAI WOULD BE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. I WOULD NOT WANT MY CAR TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH EVERY 2 YEARS, FROM WHAT I HEARD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163625July 27, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
MY 2003 HYUNDAI TIBRUON GT HAS A CLUTCH THAT IS SLIPPING AND THERE IS ONLY ABOUT 80,000 MILES ON MY CAR. I HAVE A DAUGHTER AND IF THIS CLUTCH GOES WHILE WE ARE IN THE CAR IT COULD CAUSE INJURIES TO US BOTH. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162785July 18, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I HAVE AN 04 TIBURON GT V6 SPECIAL EDITION AND IT IS ONLY AT 16000 MILES AND THE CLUTCH IS ALL READY GOING OUT AND I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162333July 13, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WAS HARD TO SHIFT AND PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED. LATER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND AND WOULD NOT START WHEN JUMPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE CLUTCH FAILED, AND THE CLUTCH FLY WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161989July 10, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
THE CLUTCH ON MY 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON HAS BEEN PREMATURELY SLIPPING AT ONLY 65K MILES. ACCORDING TO MEMBERS ON WWW.NEWTIBURON.COM, THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM AND ONE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY HYUNDAI. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161122June 30, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161079June 29, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I HAVE A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT V6 6-SPEED AND AT 61,000 MILES THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER AND FLYWHEEL HAVE COMPLETELY FALLEN APART. IT HAS COST ME OVER $2,000.00 IN DAMAGE AND I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THE CONDITION OF THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF THE NORMAL! I HAVE ALSO HEARD MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE HYUNDAI TIBURON. ALSO, GIRARD GIBBS LLP IS INVESTIGATING CLAIMS IN CONNECTION WITH A PENDING LAWSUIT SEEKING CLASS ACTION STATUS AGAINST HYUNDAI AMERICA, INC. CONSUMERS COMPLAIN THAT CERTAIN HYUNDAI TIBURONS EXPERIENCE PREMATURE CLUTCH AND/OR FLYWHEEL FAILURES, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE BEING INOPERABLE. CONSUMERS ALSO COMPLAIN THAT HYUNDAI DOES NOT REPLACE THE PARTS UNDER WARRANTY, RESULTING IN TREMENDOUS COST OF REPLACEMENTS TO THE CONSUMER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160865June 27, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CLUTCH WENT OUT ON VEHICLE AFTER ONLY 30,000 MILES NORMAL USE. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH ALOT OF TIBURON'S/ I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE MY CLUTCH REPLACED OUT OF POCKET AT THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, DUE TO THE FACT THAT I AM STATIONED WITH THE ARMY IN GERMANY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160768June 26, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
FAULTY CLUTCH.. PER WARRANTY 10 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES FOR DRIVE TRAIN.. $2000.00 CLUTCH IS NOT COVERED. HAD CAR IN PREVIOUS COMPLAINING ABOUT CLUTCH NOT WORKING PROPERLY.. NOTE THAT NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED PER INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET WITH TIBERON'S HAVING CLUTCH PROBLEMS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160473June 22, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
CLUTCH FAILURE WHILE DRIVING, LOST ABILITY TO USE 2ND, 3RD, AND 4TH GEAR AFTER MOVING INTO TRAFFIC WITHOUT INCIDENT FROM FIRST GEAR. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160052June 16, 2006
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SUSPENSION
-4 TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH FAILURES -DEFECTIVE BRAKE LINE -DEFECTIVE WHEEL HUB -DEFECTIVE WHEEL BEARING AND KNUCKLE -MANY OTHER DANGEROUS DEFECTS -ALL WERE REPAIRED, MOST WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AFTER MUCH DISPUTE -NO OLD PARTS AVAILABLE, BUT ALL REPAIR ORDERS ARE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159907June 15, 2006
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I HAVE A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT WITH 6-SPEED STANDARD TRANSMISSION AND 46000 MILES. I LIVE IN INDIANAPOLIS, IN AND THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN OCTOBER OF 2002. RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUTCH IN THIS CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE FAILURE IS DUE TO MY DRIVING HABITS AND THEY HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY UNDER WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN ARGUING WITH THEM FOR ABOUT A WEEK NOW BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE CLAIMS ON THE WEB THAT ARE EXACTLY LIKE WHAT I AM GOING THROUGH WITH THIS SAME CAR. THEY HAVE GIVEN ME A QUOTE OF 1356 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH, PRESSURE PLATE, AND FLYWHEEL AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD PAY 50% OF THIS AS "GOODWILL". THE WHOLE SITUATION SEEMS UNBELIEVABLE TO ME. I HAVE DRIVEN A STANDARD TRANSMISSION FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY OTHER CAR WITH THESE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER WHO IS SERVICING THE CAR EVEN SAYS THAT THE CLUTCH SHOULD LAST TWICE AS LONG AS IT HAS. HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA'S CORPORATE OFFICE IS WHO I HAVE BEEN ARGUING WITH ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND I THINK THAT THEY MAY BE JUST OFFERING TO PAY HALF BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THEY REALLY SHOULD PAY FOR THE WHOLE THING. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY FOR ME TO KNOW WHAT IS TRULY GOING ON WITH THIS SITUATION AND WHETHER HMA IS LYING TO ME OR NOT. I APPRECIATE ANY HELP. THANK YOU. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159174June 7, 2006
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I HAVE 2003 V6 TIBURON, CLUTCH FAILED AT 19,000 MILES. I LEARNED TO DRIVE ON MANUAL TRANSMISSION, HAVE DRIVEN 6 YEARS AND NEVER ANY CLUTCH PROBLEMS UNTIL THIS CAR. DEALERSHIP BLAMED ME STATING "OWNER ABUSE". HAD HYUNDAI REGIONAL REP COME OUT AND SHE ALSO BLAMED ME, AND SAID THERE WERE NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ON 2003 TIBURONS. TOLD HER ABOUT THIS SITE AND SHE SAID "OH WELL, THAT'S FROM PEOPLE WHO RACE THEIR CARS AND ABUSE THEM, WE'RE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PROBLEMS THAT THEY'VE CAUSED THEMSELVES". DEALERSHIP WAS GREAT, THEY CAME DOWN ON COST OF REPAIR FROM $1700 TO $1400. THEY REPLACED ALL PARTS WITH 2004 PARTS AND I HAVEN'T HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEMS, EVEN THOUGH I STILL DRIVE THE SAME AS I ALWAYS DID, SO HOW CAN IT BE "OWNER ABUSE" THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM? IF IT WAS MY FAULT THEN WHY HASN'T IT HAPPENED AGAIN? MY MOM BOUGHT 2004 5 SPEED TIBURON (SHE BOUGHT IT BEFORE MY PROBLEMS STARTED) AND HASN'T HAD ANY TROUBLE AT ALL. SEEMS HYUNDAI DID REALIZE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH 2003 CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND WOULDN'T EVER ADMIT IT, BUT CHANGED PARTS FOR 2004. THEY NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND REIMBURSE ALL OWNERS THAT HAVE PAID OUT OF POCKET TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT WAS HYUNDAI'S FAULT IN THE FIRST PLACE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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