Hyundai Tiburon Complaints

762 consumer complaints on file.

#747286June 23, 2001
TIRES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS SEEM TO CONTINUALLY BURNOUT, ALL OF MY TIRES WENT BAD (ONE BLEW UP) AT THE SAME TIME. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CARE UNTIL I HAVE NEW TIRES PUT ON. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 395VB68349 TIRESIZE: P195/55R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#745177May 10, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744804May 1, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT THAT I DRIVE IN DAILY. I WAS MAKING A ROUTINE TURN, AND WHEN I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN FROM 30MPH I GOT TO ABOUT 20MPH AND THEN THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AS WELL AS THE STEERING WHEEL. I DID NOT SLAM ON THE BRAKES SO THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE LOCKED. AFTER THE CAR WENT UP ON A CURB, SEVERAL SECONDS LATER THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THEY DID NOT DEPOLY ON IMPACT.. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR I WAS TOLD I HAD ANTI LOCK BRAKES AND NOW I AM TOLD I DON'T HAVE THEM AND THAT IN ITSELF IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DEALERSHIP. THE BREAKS LOCKED UP ONCE BEFORE AND I BROUGHT IT TO HYUNDAI, I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT JUST A SCARE, AND THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME IT WAS IN MY HEAD. THE CAR IS UNSAFE AND I AM SCARED OF THE BREAKS GETTING ME INTO A MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE 4,376 WAS ALL FROM THE ONE ACCIDENT WITH THE BRAKES AND THE AIRBAGS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886864April 26, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
WHEN MAKING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATION COMING FROM WHEELS. DEALER HAS REPLACED FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS 8 TIMES. CONSUMER BELIEVED WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE OF FAULTY DESIGN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886867April 26, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
HEADLIGHTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY 4-5 MONTHS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785394April 14, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
UNKNOWN FAILURE, POSSIBLY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH HAS CAUSED THE HEATER, AIR CONDITIONER, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, CRUISE CONTROL, INTERIOR LIGHTS(AIRBAG,RPM GAUGE, GAS GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER AND RADIO) TO FAIL. CONSUMER HAS PROVIDED LIMITED INFORMATION. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885451April 9, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELTS ARE GETTING CAUGHT UP IN HANGER PART THATS IS CLOSE TO WINDOW, AND CONSUMER CAN NOT PROPERLY FASTEN SEATBELTS.*AK CONSUMER STATED EVERY TIME HE TRIES TO FASTEN SEAT BELTS THEY CONSTANTLY GET BOUND UP IN THE SHOULDER HARNESS.*SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885334April 6, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY. CONSUMER DID NOT HIT ANYTHING AND NOTHING HIT HIM.*AK CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#884471March 28, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBELTS FOLD IN BY ITSELF, AND JAM GUIDE, PREVENTING BELT FROM RETRACTING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561128March 7, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
THE BATTERY FAILED MANY TIMES. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741286February 21, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELTS JAM AND TWIST WITH EVERY USE, BOTH DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE. ALSO STAY LOOSE AT TIMES AFTER BUCKLED...NOT MUCH PROTECTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738283December 26, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEATBELTS GET TWISTED EVERY TIME, WON'T RETRACT OR PULL OUT WITHOUT A FIGHT, OR WON'T TIGHTEN AFTER FINALLY GETTING LATCHED. THIS ALSO IS TRUE FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737672December 11, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
BELT FOLDS IN ANCHOR, CAUSES FAILURE TO RETRACT/RESTRICT AND CANNOT ALWAYS TELL UNTIL YOU TEST THE BELT AND THERE IS NO TENSION; OCCURS DAILY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876298December 11, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH TRANSMISSION REVVED AND BLEW. GRANDSON NOTICED TRANSMISSION WOULD STICK IN 1ST GEAR UNTIL REACHING 4-5K RPM BEFORE SHIFTING. TOOK TO DEALER TO BE REPAIRED . CONSUMER HAD REGISTERED A COMPLAINED WITH HYUNDAI FILE # 571469 AND SPOKE TO MINDY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876232December 8, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS BECAME TANGLED, AND WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM RETRACTING MECHANISM, ONCE BELTS ARE HOOKED, THEY DO NOT RETRACT TO A SNUG POSITION. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737273December 4, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
I CAN NOT GET ANYONE TO CARE ABOUT THIS SEATBELT PROBLEM...VERY DANGEROUS AND NOW I JUST HAVE TO JUST LEAVE THEM OFF FOR THEY GET TWISTED SO BAD YOU SPEND LONGER AND LONGER TIME TO UNTWIST..SICK OF IT AND PLAN TO TRADE MY CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875522November 27, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
HE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON BOULEVARD AND IT WAS RAINING. VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM JAMMED THE BRAKES. HE STARTED HYDROPLANING, AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP. DUAL AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AT ALL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735642November 2, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR SEVERLY JOLTS WHEN THROTTLE IS DEPRESSED AT MODERATE SPEEDS. MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER A MILD TO LONG DECELERATION PERIOD, SUCH AS EXITING AN OFF RAMP. JOLTS HAVE BECOME MORE SEVERE AS OF LATE. ALREADY REPLACED TPS. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS WHAT IT WAS. PROBLEM STARTED OCCURING IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING DEALER. DEALER STATES THIS JOLTING IS NORMAL. SOMETIMES THERE IS A MOMENTARY LOSS OF POWER ACCOMPANIED WITH JOLT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734256October 13, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WE WERE TRAVELING AT 78 MPH IN MONTANA WITH OUR CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKES SLAMMED ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS, THROWING US FORWARD AND THEN THE ACCELERATOR PUSHED DOWN BRINGING US TO A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. WE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO GATHER OURSELVES AND HAVE NOT USED CRUISE CONTROL IN OUR TRAVELS SINCE THIS INCIDENT. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WE WILL BE TAKING THE CAR TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER IN SPOKANE, WA TOLD US THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND THAT THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL OUR APPOINTMENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733320October 3, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE HAD THIS CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM 5 TIMES. THEY HAVE REPLACED A PULSE GENERATOR SENSOR, HOWEVER, THE PART ONLY LAST ANYWHERE FROM 4 TO 7 MONTHS. THE LAST TIME I TOOK THE CAR IN THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT NEEDED A SPEED SENSOR OUTPUT. THEY ARE WILLING TO REPLACE THAT PART UNDER THE WARRANTY, HOWEVER, THEY INFORMED ME THAT I MUST PAY THE LABOR WHICH WILL RUN ABOUT $95. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THIS AMOUNT SINCE I HAVE COMPLAINED OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE JUNE, 1999 WHEN THE CAR HAD 40,978 MILES ON IT. I ALSO TOOK THE CAR IN ON FEBRUARY 24, 1999 AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR TWO DAYS. AT THAT TIME THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE SWITCH. THE LAST 5 VISITS HAVE BEEN BECAUSE THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT WHEN I AM GOING ABOUT 25 MPH. THE ENGINE WILL REV AND THEN FIANLLY IT WILL SHIFT VERY HARD. IT WILL ALSO DOWNSHIFT VERY HARD WHEN I AM COMING TO A STOP. THE LAST TIME I TOOK THE CAR IN THEY TOLD ME THAT HAD TO ORDER A PART AND IT WOULD TAKE A FEW DAYS TO GET IT IN SO I WENT AHEAD AND DROVE IT UNTIL THE PART CAME IN. DURING THAT TIME THE CAR SEEMED TO LOSE ACCERLATION WHEN STARTING UP THEN FINALLY IT WOULD "KICK" IN AND TAKE OFF. WHEN I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER IF THIS WAS RELATED TO THE SAME PROBLEM I WAS TOLD PROBABLY. I FEEL THAT THIS PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED BACK IN FEBRUARY OR AT LEAST JUNE OF 1999 AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO KEEP TAKING THE CAR BACK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON AUGUST 4, 1999 WITH 45,723 MILES ON IT AND AGAIN ON MARCH 24, 2000 WITH 57,332 ON IT AND AGAIN ON AUGUST 30, 2000 WITH 68,899 AT WHICH TIME THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE ORDERING THE PART. I TOOK IT BACK ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2000 AND WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME THAT IT NEEDED THE SPEED OUTPUT SENSOR (WHICH IS THE PART THAT I THOUGHT WAS BEING ORDERED AND HAD ARRIVED). SO I AGAIN PICKED UP MY CAR UNREPAIRED AND AM NOW WAITING FOR THE PART TO COME IN. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. CAROL SUMMERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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