Hyundai Tiburon Complaints (2003)

328 consumer complaints on file.

#10365307November 10, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE OTHER DAY I TOOK MY 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON IN TO BE SERVICED. I NOTICED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE NEXT DAY I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE NEEDED ANOTHER CLUTCH. THIS WOULD BE MY THIRD CLUTCH IN THREE YEARS CONSIDERING I HARDLY DRIVE MY VEHICLE HARD. I WAS SHOCKED AND COULDN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE PART. IN ADDITION, WHEN I DROVE MY CAR HOME IT WAS MUCH WORSE THAN WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF THE PREVIOUS DAY. I REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE HYUNDAI HAS BEEN TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ME AND MY WALLET. IN THE PAST YEAR I HAVE SPENT OVER 5 THOUSAND DOLLARS ON MY VEHICLE. MY CAR IS KEPT IN IMMACULATE CONDITION AND I FEEL LIKE THE PARTS THAT HYUNDAI PEDDLES IS OF LOW QUALITY. I STILL HAVE MY VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY , BUT ALL THE MALFUNCTIONS ARE NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY I HAVE...COINCIDENCE? PROBABLY NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361257October 19, 2010
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MOST STATED! SEATBELT DINGS CONSTANTLY WHEN NOT BUCKLED AND AIR BAG LIGHT ON AT ALL TIMES. FOUND THE RECALL. TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP WHO SAID MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. IF MY CAR IS HAVING THE RECALLED PROBLEM AND IS A 2003, AND IT IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM FOR OTHERS... IT SHOULD BE COVERED! I REFUSE TO SETTLE FOR ANYTHING LESS! BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE AND HYUNDAI'S LACK OF TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PROBLEM, I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A HYUNDAI AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360561October 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I BELIEVE THERE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH HYUNDAI TIBURON 2003 CLUTCHES. MY 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL BROKE ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS SINCE I BOUGHT IT. AT AROUND 10,000 MILES, AT AROUND 30,000 MILES AND AT AROUND 50,000 MILES. EACH TIME THE HYUNDAI DEALER TOLD ME IT BROKE BECAUSE I'M A POOR DRIVER, HOWEVER THIS IS JUST NOT TRUE AND IT APPEARS TO ALSO BE A PROBLEM WITH EVERYONE ELSE WHO BOUGHT THIS MODEL AS WELL. I HAVE JOINED THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST HYUNDAI FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE CLUTCHES WHICH WAS RECENTLY AWARDED MONEY FOR WHICH I AM FILING A CLAIM FORM. HOWEVER, I AM CONTACTING YOU NOW BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I WAS ON DANGEROUS HIGHWAYS TWO OF THE THREE TIMES THIS HAPPENED AND WAS PUT IN VERY PRECARIOUS SITUATIONS. THE SECOND TIME THE CLUTCH WENT OUT IT JUST COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. THE PEDDLE WENT INTO THE FLOOR AND I ONLY BARELY HAD THE MOMENTUM TO CARRY ME OVER A HILL AND GLIDE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL OR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A FAST MOVING HIGHWAY. FURTHERMORE, THIS LEFT ME STRANDED IN A VERY BAD AREA OF TOWN FOR SEVERAL HOURS WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUCK. ANOTHER TIME THIS HAPPENED, I WAS ON AN UPHILL CURVED INTERSTATE RAMP WHICH WAS BRINGING ME TO MERGE FROM THE BELTWAY TO ANOTHER INTERSTATE AND INSTEAD OF LOSING THE CLUTCH COMPLETELY AT ONCE, I COULD JUST BARELY GO 30MPH (AND DETERIORATING) AND WAS TRYING TO MAKE IT UP THE HILL AND MERGE AS CARS WERE ZOOMING BY ME. WHILE THIS CLUTCH ISSUE MAY NOT BE AS DETRIMENTAL OF A SAFETY CONCERN AS FOR EXAMPLE BRAKE FAILURE, IT STILL PUT ME IN A VERY SCARY SITUATION. IT SERIOUSLY CONCERNS ME THAT HYUNDAI HAS NOT RECALLED THESE CLUTCHES, DESPITE THE FACT THAT BASED ON THE RECENT SETTLEMENT THEY ARE CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AND HYUNDAI KNOWS THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353352September 1, 2010
AIR BAGS
MY HYUNDAI TIBURON 2003 IS JUST OVER 60K MILES AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. AT THE VERY BEGINNING, IT STAYS ON LONGER THAN IT SHOULD BE. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353088August 31, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CLUTCH DOES NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT OFTEN CAUSES SHIFTER TO GET STUCK IN GEAR OR WILL NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350735August 20, 2010
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, SEAT BELTS
IN MAY 2009 MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SENSOR IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS DEFECTIVE. THEY REPLACED THE UNIT AND SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY. I WAS DOING RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT HYUNDAI HAD ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM UNDER CAMPAIGN NUMBER 02V290000. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED ON OCT 1, 2002 WHICH WAS OUTSIDE THE RECALL DATES BUT THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350789August 20, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY UTILIZING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE 10 MPH UNTIL SHE REACHED HER RESIDENCE YET THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY JERK DURING HER TRAVEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS INSTALLED BACKWARD AND SEVERAL BOLTS WERE MISSING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350790August 20, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ROLL DOWN THE POWER WINDOWS WHILE PARKED BUT THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE HAS SINCE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES. AFTER EACH OCCURRENCE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,855 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342072July 8, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 35 MPH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR HER TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. SHE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT SHE HAD NOT CRASHED INTO ANYTHING. SHE SUSTAINED INJURES TO HER NECK, SHOULDER AND ARM. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT WAS TORN. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER PERFORMED AN AIR BAG DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND SUGGESTED THAT THE LEFT SEAT BACK MODULAR WIRING AND SENSOR BE REPLACED. THE AIR BAG AND THE TEAR IN THE SEAT WERE REPAIRED BY A RELATIVE. THE SENSOR WAS NEVER REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10341048July 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
FOR SOME TIME, I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH HARD SHIFTING IN MY 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT. I HAVE SEARCHED ALL OVER THE INTERNET GOING THROUGH FORUMS AND EVEN TALKING TO MY MECHANICS TO TRY AND FIND A SOLUTION TO SOLVE A PROBLEM THAT HAS GRADUALLY GOTTEN WORSE AND HAS GONE FROM NOT ONLY HARD SHIFTING BUT TO ALSO GRINDING OF GEARS WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD NORMALLY. WHEN PARKING AND SHIFTING INTO REVERSE AFTER THE VEHICLE SITS OVER NIGHT IS THE WORST WITH ALSO HAVING TO "PUNCH FORCE" THE SHIFTER INTO REVERSE AND THEN INTO 1ST GEAR. AFTER THE VEHICLE WARMS UP, THE SYMPTOMS APPEAR TO BECOME A LITTLE MORE SUBTLE BUT STILL PERSIST. ONLY AFTER THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST HYUNDAI FOR CLUTCH RELATED ISSUES IN MY VEHICLE HAS THERE BEEN REPORTS AND SOLUTIONS FOR THE ISSUE THAT WAS KNOWN TO HYUNDAI. UNFORTUNATELY, I PURCHASED THE CAR USED AND WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY OF THIS INFORMATION OUT BEFORE I PURCHASED AND I AM A VERY THOROUGH INVESTIGATOR WHEN IT COMES TO BUYING EVERYTHING.AND TO TOP IT OFF THE CLASS ACTION SUIT ONLY HELPS THOSE THAT HAVE PAID FOR REPAIRS AND NOW I AM LEFT IN THE DARK WITH THIS SITUATION LOOKING TO HAVE TO DISH OUT WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH MONEY TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT HYUNDAI SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF TO BEGIN WITH AND I WILL ALSO NEVER GET COMPENSATED FOR EXCEPT FOR A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT ADMITS WHAT PARTS ARE FAULTY AND ONES I'LL HAVE TO REPLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331835May 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR LESS THAN 2 WEEKS, HAVE NOT PUT 200 MILES ON IT. BOUGHT THIS USED VEHICLE FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THIS TIBURON UNTIL YESTERDAY WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS A BIT STIFF AND WHEN I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE, I HAD A HARD TIME FINDING IT, IT WOULD NOT LET ME PUT IT INTO REVERSE AND I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE CLUTCH AND RETRIED IT, MANAGED TO GET IT INTO REVERSE THIS TIME, NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS BEFOREHAND, THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND CAR HESITANTLY MOVED OUT OF THE GARAGE. STOPPED VEHICLE, PUT IT INTO 1ST GEAR AND STARTED TO DRIVE OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I PUT IT INTO 2ND GEAR, THE CAR JERKED AS I LET GO OF THE CLUTCH BUT CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT. GOT ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND EVERYTHING WAS GOING FINE WHEN THE TRAFFIC STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, WENT FROM 6TH GEAR DOWN TO 5TH GEAR AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND SMELLED BURNING RUBBER, TRIED TO GIVE IT SOME GAS TO ACCELERATE AND WOULD NOT MOVE, TACHOMETER WOULD SHOW ENGINE REVVING BUT WAS NOT ACCELERATING AT ALL. MANAGED TO COAST CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CAME TO A STOP. TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, WAITED FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND STARTED ENGINE UP AGAIN AND AGAIN SMELLED THE BURNING RUBBER; TRIED TO PUT IN FIRST GEAR, WENT IN BUT WOULD NOT MOVE, TRIED REVERSE AND WOULD NOT MOVE. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHERE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND THEY DID NOT HAVE A TOWING SERVICE SO ENDED UP CALLING AAA, TOW TRUCK DRIVER INFORMED ME BY THE SMELL THAT IT WAS MORE THAN LIKELY THE CLUTCH HAD GONE IN IT AND HAD SOME EXPERIENCE WITH THIS AS HE HAS TOWED SEVERAL OF THESE CARS FOR THE SAME REASON. CAR IS IN REPAIR SHOP WILL BE WORKED ON MONDAY 5-24-10. SO FAR THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY WILL HONOR THE WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328434May 2, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS
RECALL ID# 4217 AND ID# 74501 FOR A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON DEAL WITH THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE WIRING CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. MY AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS ON TURNING ON, EVEN AFTER MY LOCAL MECHANIC CHECKED THE AIR BAG AND RESET THE LIGHT AND TURNED IT OFF. I FINALLY HAD A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP CHECK INTO IT AND THEY FOUND THAT IT IS CAUSED BY THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THESE RECALLS, HOWEVER MY VIN DOES NOT FALL INTO THE CATEGORY THAT THESE TWO RECALLS ARE FOR. THIS RECALL MUST BE EXPANDED TO MORE 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURONS AS IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE AIR BAGS THAT WORK CORRECTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328436May 2, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
MY 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON WENT INTO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL ON THE CONTROL ARM. HOWEVER, WHILE THERE, THE DEALERS FOUND A RUST HOLE IN THE FRAME THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE HYUNDAI SONATA NHTSA DEFECT ACTION NUMBER EA08016. THE HYUNDAI TIBURON AND HYUNDAI SONATA HAVE SIMILAR FRAMES AND PROBLEMS. THIS RECALL/ACTION NUMBER SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO THE HYUNDAI TIBURONS MADE WITHIN THE SAME YEAR AS THE HYUNDAI SONATA'S THAT EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323852April 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
FAULTY CLUTCH RESULTING IN UNSAFE OPERATING CONDITIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322635March 29, 2010
SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ACCOMPANIED BY THE SOUND MADE WHEN THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT LOCKED IN. THE CONTACT TRIED TO STOP THE SOUND BY WIGGLING THE SEAT BELT ATTACHMENT. ONCE THE RINGING STOPPED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE A SEAT BELT WIRING KIT WAS INSTALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000. UPDATED 6/3/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELT WAS DINGING WHILE DRIVING EVEN WHEN THE SEAT BELTS WERE IN USE. WHEN THE SEAT BELT WAS MOVED A LITTLE, THE DINGING STOPPED. HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND IT NEVER WENT OFF. PERIODICALLY, THE SEAT BELT WOULD CONTINUE TO DING WHILE DRIVING AND BUCKLED UP. IT WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE CONSUMER MOVED THE SEAT BELT PIECE BY THE CENTER CONSOLE AROUND. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO FAULTY SEAT BELT WIRING. UPDATED 06/11/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321603March 23, 2010
PARKING BRAKE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
IN OCTOBER 2009 I PURCHASED A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON FOR MY SON. THE CAR WAS PLACED IN THE GARAGE UNTIL MY SON TURNED 16 ON MARCH 8, 2010. WE ONLY HAVE PUT LESS THAN 100 MILES ON THE CAR FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE TO FIND OUT THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING ALSO CAUSING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT TO LOCK IN. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT CREST HONDA IN NASHVILLE, TN. THEY ALSO PROCEEDED TO SELL ME AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH WAS SUPPOSE TO COVER FOR BRAKES, HOWEVER WHEN I TOOK IT TO A HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER THEY CONTACTED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER FOR THE BRAKES TO BE REPAIRED AS THEY WERE AFTER MARKET BRAKES ON THE CAR. IT IS CLEARLY OBVIOUS THAT THIS CAR WAS NOT INSPECTED BY CREST HONDA PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE. I HAVE READ SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT CREST HONDA AND CUSTOMERS HAVING FAULTY BRAKES ON USED CARS THAT THEY PURCHASE FROM THEM. WE ARE FORTUNATE THAT WE NOTICED THE PROBLEM WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AS THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE NOT CATCHING AND ONLY THE FRONT BRAKES WERE OPERATIONAL ON THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321963March 22, 2010
TIRES
2003 HYUNDIA TIBURON, FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT. *BF THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK A GUARDRAIL. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0509-90 UPDATED 05/03/10 *BF
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321396March 22, 2010
AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT
THE SEAT BELT WIRING APPEARS TO BE FAULTY WHICH WAS SUPPOSE TO BE FIXED IN 2003 WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN BLOOMINGTON, MN FOR THIS RECALL. THE SEAT BELT KEEPS DINGING WHEN I'M BUCKLED UP AND DRIVING, I NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ALSO CAME ON AND HASN'T COME OFF SINCE THE SEAT BELT DINGING STARTED. I CAN STOP THE DINGING FROM THE SEAT BELT BY MOVING THE SEAT BELT PIECE AROUND WHICH IS LOCATED BETWEEN MY SEAT AND CENTER COUNCIL. THE MANAGER AT LUTHER HYUNDAI REFERRED ME TO THE HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY MADE A REPORT AND CONVEYED THAT I SHOULD BRING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I SPOKE TO THE MANAGER AGAIN AT THE DEALERSHIP AND HE IS SAYING THAT REGARDLESS HE'LL HAVE TO CHARGE ME $119.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. MY VIN NUMBER IS VERY CLOSE TO THE VIN NUMBERS THAT ARE BEING RECALLED FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM BUT HYUNDAI WON'T LOOK AT IT WITHOUT CHARGING ME. I'M GETTING CONFLICTING INFORMATION FROM HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND MANAGER AT THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. ULTIMATELY, I'M CONCERNED THAT IF I AM IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DOESN'T DEPLOY IT COULD COST ME MY LIFE. *TR *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318765March 10, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT 2.7 L, I REPLACED THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL AT 75,000 MILES. IM NOW AT 88,000 MILES AND THE CLUTCH IS OUT AGAIN! I RELEASE THE CLUTCH ALL THE WAY OUT AND WHEN I ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE THE RPM'S GO UP AND VERY SLOWLY IT ACCELERATES. THIS IS A $1800 REPAIR AND TWICE WITHIN 13,000 MILES IN UNACCEPTABLE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314931February 28, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CLUTCH FAILURE DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE CAR FROM THE FREEWAY. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY RESIDENCE WERE IT IS CURRENTLY SITTING INOPERABLE. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY ISSUES WITH THE CLUTCH IN THIS YEAR VEHICLE AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $2300.00 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME YEAR CAR WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, AND TO TOP IT OFF I HAVE ALSO FOUND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN RELEASED BY HYUNDAI FOR DEFECTIVE CLUTCH PARTS IN THE SAME YEAR VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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