Hyundai Tiburon Complaints (2003)

328 consumer complaints on file.

#10134685August 29, 2005
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
HYUNDAI 2003 TIBURON CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FAILED WITH ONLY 17,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP AND HYUNDAI HAS TOLD MANY PEOPLE THAT THE DEFECT IS DRIVER INDUCED EVEN THOUGH THEIR TSB #04-04-005 INDICATES PROBLEM WITH THAT CLUTCH AND TO REPLACE IT WITH AN IMPROVED MODEL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131799August 6, 2005
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
10,700 MILES CLUTCH IS SLIPPING. TSB #04-40-005 DEFECTIVE CLUTCH INSTALLED IN TIBURONS PRODUCED BEFORE 4/1/03. NEW PARTS FOR CLUTCH/FLYWHEEL IN STOCK AT DEALERSHIP. THE THRESHOLD OF THE CLUTCH IS RIGHT AT THE EDGE OF WHAT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ENGINE CAN HANDLE. THERE IS A CLUTCH DELAY VALVE INSTALLED TO THE MASTER CYLINDER, THIS SLOW ENGAGE MAY CAUSE PREMATURE WEAR ON THE CLUTCH. CUSTOMER FRAUD, HYUNDAI HAS NOT RELEASED THIS INFO TO OWNERS AND IN MOST CASES REFUSES TO PAY FOR IT. I BRING MY TIB IN THIS MONDAY TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID EXPECT TO LEAVE THE CAR FOR A WEEK BECAUSE CORP OFFICE WILL FIGHT IT. MY CAR IS 2 1/2 YEARS OLD WITH 10,750 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127741July 7, 2005
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE ON 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES ON IT. CAR STALLED ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO BE TOWED. CLUTCH IS BEING REPLACED, BUT HYUNDAI WILL NOT PAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM EVEN AFTER THEY HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT CLUTCH FAILURES IN THE SAME AUTOMOBILE MODEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124082June 3, 2005
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I INITIALLY HAD TROUBLE GETTING MY V6, 6 SPEED, 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON, TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND 1ST GEAR AFTER IT SAT OVER NIGHT. THIS PROBLEM PROGRESSED WITHIN 3 DAYS TO WHERE I COULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR WITHOUT GREAT DIFFICULTLY. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY HAVE ADVISED ME THAT THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL ARE BAD AND MUST BE REPLACED. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 57,500 MILES ON THE CAR. THIS IS MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING MILES. I AM BEING CHARGED APPROXIMATELY $1800 FOR THIS REPAIR BY THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN I CALLED THE HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER THEY ADVISED ME THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUTCHES ON THE TIBURON. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THIS DEFECT WAS DUE TO MY DRIVING. AFTER READING THE REPORTS ON THIS SITE, THAT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT TRUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122445May 30, 2005
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
IT SEEMS ONLY A FEW DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT MY TIBURON I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY REAR WIPER. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS GRINDING AND MAKING NOISE/MOTOR. TOOK IT IN TO DEALERSHIP (VAN DYNHOVEN IN APPLETON, WI) OF COURSE THEY COULD NOT VERIFY THE PROBLEM. A FEW MONTHS LATER DURING COLD WEATHER IT WOULD JUST STOP WORKING AND YOU COULD SEE IT WAS STRUGGLING. SHUT IT OFF 10 MIN LATER WOULD BE WORKING AGAIN. (OBVIOUS MOTOR PROBLEM). TOOK IT IN TO DEALERSHIP, AGAIN COULD NOT VERIFY. IT CONTINUED HAPPENING DURING COLDER WEATHER, MUST HAVE TAKEN IN AT LEAST 3 TIMES. THEY COULD NEVER VERIFY. I WORK FOR A GM DEALERSHIP AND AFTER ONLY READING THE COMPLAINT I HAVE WRITTEN I WOULD ALREADY KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND REPLACED THE PART. HYUNDAI CANT TELL ME THAT THEY ARE NOT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THESE REAR WIPERS, BECAUSE THE NEW 2005'S DONT EVEN HAVE A REAR WIPER ANYMORE. APPARENTLY HYUNDAI DOESNT HAVE CUSTOMER SURVEYS LIKE GM, I NEVER GOT ONE, IF I DID THAT DEALERSHIP WOULD GET A BAD MARK. I AM NOW CONSIDERING BUYING A SUBARU-IMPREZA AND TRADING MY TIBBY IN. OF COURSE AT A DIFFERENT DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117943April 15, 2005
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
MY SON CRAIG BOWMAN OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON THAT HAS 21,063 MILES ON IT. HE BOUGHT IT WHEN IT HAD 10,000 MILES. THE CLUTCH WENT OUT ON IT, AND THE DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. WHEN THIS CLUTCH GOES OUT YOU HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING THE VEHICLE INTO AND OUT OF GEAR. NORMALLY, WHEN A CLUTCH PLATE GOES OUT YOU LOSE POWER DUE TO SLIPPAGE, BUT YOU CAN ALWAYS DISENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION BY DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH PLATE AND RELIEVING THE TENSION OF THE PRESSURE PLATE. THIS SYSTEM SEEMS TO MAKE IT HARD TO DISENGAGE THE SYSTEM. I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH, AND HAVE FOUND THAT A GREAT MANY OF THESE CARS EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME AMOUNT OF MILES. ALSO, I HAVE FOUND THAT TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TSB# 04-40-005 WAS ISSUED THAT DESCRIBES A CLUTCH REVISION FOR 2003 TIBURONS WITH V6 ENGINE AND STANDARD TRANSMISSION BUILT BEFORE APRIL 1, 2003. TO ME THIS IS AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS A DEFINITE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND HYUNDAI IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. PLEASE COULD YOU HELP ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116561April 7, 2005
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER WITHOUT RESULTS. I AM STILL FIGHTING WITH THEM TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER ESPECIALLY AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS FILED CONCERNING AIR BAG MALFUNCTIONS. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE HYUNDAI MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR NEGLIGENCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116564April 7, 2005
AIR BAGS, TIRES
MY HYUNDAI TIBURON WAS PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN FLOOD WATER DEC 26, 2003. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON BUT DID, NOT DEPLOY. AT 10,000 MI I WAS TOLD MY WARRANTY WAS CANCELED, EVENTHOUGH I'M STILL THE INITIAL OWNER. THERE ARE SEVERAL RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. SINCE I STILL DRIVING THE VEHICLE, I NEED THE RECALLS TAKEN CARE OF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110933April 6, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AFTER THE CONSUMER BUMPED A DIVIDER IN THE ROAD, AT 30 MPH WITH THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO SENT WRITTEN GUIDELINES ON AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, STATING THAT THE AIR BAG SHOULD DEPLOY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IF THAT WAS THE SIDE STRUCK. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117270April 1, 2005
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON QUESTION REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH CLUTCH GOING OUT ON VEHICLE.*MR *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113950March 11, 2005
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
2003 NEW HYUNDAI TIBBURON CLUTCH FAILED AT 29000, THE DEALER TOLD THAT CAUSE OF RAUGH DRIVING, THE CLUTCH IS NOT INCLUDED IN WARRANTY, ESTIMATED $2000, THE CAR 'S BEEN AT DEALER'S FOR ALMOST 20 DAYS TILL NOW, THEY ARE STILL CHANGING CLUTCH NOW..WE 'VE BEEN RENTING CAR FOR ALMOST 20 DAYS TOO..AFTER I READ ONLINE, I KNOW THAT WAS JUST BULLY US, I'VE BEEN DRIVEN MANUAL CAR FOR 20 YEARS, I KNOW I AM NOT RAUGH TYPE, WHY CANNOT THEY JUST ADMIT THE CLUTCH ITSELF IS PROBLEM? ? I AM GOING TO CONTACT STATE ATTORNEY ABOUT THIS, ANYONE OUT THERE KNOWS MORE DETAILS OR HAVE SAME PROBLEM PLEASE SEND ME EMAIL AT : [email protected], LET 'S DO SOMETHING TOGETHER..ONLY LEAVING COMPLAINTS IS NOT THE BEST WAY TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM..THANKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112740March 8, 2005
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
COMPLETE FAILURE OF CLUTCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112602March 6, 2005
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
IN DECEMBER 2004 WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT, THE CLUTCH WENT OUT AND I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT PROPERLY IN TRAFFIC, THIS INCIDENT ALMOST CAUSE A MULTI-CAR COLLECTION. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF ENGINE, SHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR THEN START THE CAR. I CALLED THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP FOR HELP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CLUTCH WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 12000 MILES, I COULDNT AFFORD TO PAY THEIR HIGH COSTS SO I BOUGHT A NEW CLUTCH AND HAD IT FIXED BY A MECHANIC I COULD AFFORD. IT RUNS THE SAME DUE TO THE FLYWHEEL AND THE WARRANTY COVERS UP TO 50,000 MILES --NOW THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO FIX IT BECAUSE ANOTHER MECHANIC WORKED ON IT. THEY KNEW THIS AT THE TIME I CALLED THE FIRST TIME-----I JUST READ THE TSB #0440005 THE PROCEDURE WAS NOT FOLLLED BY THEM --IT SAYS CLEARLY THAT THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL ARE DEFORMED AND NEED TO BE REPLACE IF THE CUSTOMER CALLS IN ABOUT A CLUTCH PROBLEM LIKE I DID --THEY NEVER DID--IF THEY DID I WOULD NEVER HAD GOT IT FIXED BY ANOTHER MECHANIC AND BOUGHT THE SAME FACTORY CLUTCH AGAIN THAT WAS DEFORMED THEY NEVER TOLD ME. HELP PLEASE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113438March 2, 2005
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
HYUNDAI TIBURON 2003 CLUTCH FAILURE. *BF THE PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111494March 2, 2005
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
WHILE SHIFTING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THREE DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT THE DEALER THE CLUTCH BURNED OUT. THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NOT HYDRAULIC FLUID IN THE SLAVE RESERVOIR WHICH CONTROLS THE CLUTCH. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112306February 28, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
LESS THAN ONE MONTH AFTER WORK WAS DONE TO MY SHIFT BEZEL, MY CLUTCH FAILED. WAS 3 MONTHS OVER WARRANTY. TRIED TO GO TO MEDIATION TWO TIMES, NEVER RECIEVED A RETURN CALL. SENT A CERTIFIED LETTER, AND FINALLY AFTER 8 MONTHS, I AM BEING OFFERED A 50% REFUND ON THE $1911.00 I WAS CHARGED TO FIX. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE, AND THIS HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE, SOME MULTIPLE TIMES. FOUND DOCUMENTATION STATING HYUNDAI IS AWARE OF THE PROBELM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112099February 24, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS DRIVING MY 03 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT TO DINNER WHEN I HEARD THE DRIVER-SIDE REAR BRAKE START MAKING A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND COULD STOP SO I TRIED TO GET OVER BUT BY THE TIME I DID THE WHEEL LOCKED UP AND TORE THE TIRE APART. I HAD IT TOWED TO DENNIS HYUNDAI AND THEY CALLED ME AND SAID THAT THE REAR BRAKE LOCKED UP DUE TO RUST FORMING ON THE CALIPER CAUSING IT TO NOT RELEASE. THEY SAID THAT SINCE IT HAD NOT BEEN GREASED PROPERLY THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I RENTED A TRAILER AND PICKED IT UP THE CAR. THE PERSON AT DENNIS SAID THAT IT ONLY NEEDED BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS, THAT THE CALIPER IS FINE. I WENT AND BOUGHT THE PARTS AND REPAIRED THE CAR. IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING THE CAR WE CHECKED AND THERE WAS PLENTY OF GREASE ON THE CALIPER. SO, THEY LIED ABOUT THE CAUSE OF THE WHEEL LOCKING UP. THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING AND THEY REFUSE TO LOOK AT IT WITHOUT ME PAYING THEM. THEY SAID SINCE I DID THE WORK ON IT INSTEAD OF PAYING THEM $600-$700 TO DO IT THAT THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO TELL WHAT HAPPENED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111910February 21, 2005
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. DRIVING TO WORK AND EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL THEN STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE AND GO THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AT A NORMAL SPEED. DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED THAT THE CLUTCH WENT OUT AND POSSIBLY THE FLY WHEEL. (FLY WHEELS ARE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING IT IS NOT AND THAT THERE IS A "HYDROLIC CLUTCH" IN THE CAR AND IS NORMAL TO GO OUT WITH OUT ANY PRIOR NOTIFICATION.) MY CAR IS STILL SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP AND IS NOT BEING FIXED DUE TO A DISCREPENCY REGARDING WARRANTY AND DUE TO WHAT I FEEL IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH A PART IN THE CAR GIVING OUT WITH OUT NOTIFICATION. (WAS ALSO GIVEN AN EXAMPLY BY SOMEONE AT CORPORATE THAT WHEN YOUR BREAKS FAIL THEY DO NOT GIVE WARNING WHICH I KNOW IS NOT TRUE BECAUSE YOU WILL HEAR A SCREAMING SOUND.) I ALSO ONLY HAVE AROUND 30,600 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE CLUTCH AND FLY WHEEL SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OUT THAT SOON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110583February 15, 2005
AIR BAGS
FRONT END COLLISION DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, PASSANGER SIDE DID, WIRE HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE AT FIREWALL.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111258February 9, 2005
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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