2003 Hyundai Tiburon complaints

THE CAR WILL NOT ACCEPT GASOLINE. ONCE 0.3 GALLONS ENTERS THE CAR THE PUMP WILL SHUT OFF AND YOU HAVE TO KEEP TRYING TO GET GAS. THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE GAS INTAKE. IT WILL CONTINUALLY SHUT OFF EVERY FEW .3 GALLONS AND MAKES IT VERY COMPLICATED TO GET GAS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDIA TIBURON GT. AS THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THERE WERE TWO RECALLS RELATED TO THE DEFECT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 02V290000 (SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY) AND 03V321000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN EITHER OF THE RECALLS EVEN THOUGH THE CONTACT EXPERICED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE AS MENTIONED IN BOTH RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,726. J

2003 TIBURON : MY LIGHTS STARTED GOING ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN AND INDICATOR LIGHTS ON AND OFF ERRATICALLY. AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON I WENT OFF THE ROAD AT 100K AND AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY ALSO HAVING ALTERNATOR PROBLEMS MELTING FAN SWITCH AND ATTACHING HARNESS REAR WIPER FAILED, TRUNK RELEASE FAIL, BOTH DOOR LOCKS FAILED CANT LOCK MY CAR ANYMORE. ALOT OF SAFETY ISSUES THAT SEEM TO BE REALLY COMMON ALL RELATED TO BCM COMPUTER AND ELECTRICAL WIRING CHEAP AND DANGEROUS. I HAVE ALSO HAD A HEAD GASKET GO WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPLACE SAYING IT WAS DETERGENT IN MY OIL I HAVE WORKED ON CARS MY WHOLE LIFE AND BEEN A MECHANIC FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET MYSELF AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT. TRANSMISSION SHIFT SOLENOID ALSO FAILED FROM 1 TO 2ND GEAR DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FOR THAT ONE. I HAVE HAD A VERY BAD EXPERIENCE WITH HYUNDAI SERVICE I HAD PLUGS FOULING BECAUSE OF THE HEAD GASKET LEAKING AND CAPITAL HYUNDAI SAID IT WAS MY PLUGS WHICH WERE NGK AND ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLD THEY WERE FOULED HYUNDAI WANTED $100 TO REPLACE THEM I SAID I WOULD DO IT MYSELF AND WHEN I GOT THERE THEY HAD SIX PLUGS IN A BOX NGK AND CHAMPION SIX PLUGS IN ALL I ONLY HAVE A 4 CYLINDER CAR I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE EXTRA PLUGS CAME FROM. AFTER THE HEAD GASKET WAS CHANGED AMAZINGLY MY DETERGENT STOPPED, MY ENGINE DIDN'T MAKE OIL AND THE ANTIFREEZE STAYED IN THE RAD LOL. WHAT A COINCIDENSE.CANT BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO DO THIS I LOVE MY CA

THE RIGHT HAND TURN SIGNAL ON MY 2003 HYUNDAI TUBIRON TURNS ON BY ITS SELF AND IT CAN NOT BE SHUT OFF. I HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WITH CARS THAT THOUGHT I WAS TURNING AND PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I REPORTED THIS TO HYUNDAI CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEIR SOLUTION WAS TO REMOVE THE FUSE AND NOW I DO NOT HAVE ANY TURN SIGNALS OR HAZARD FLASHERS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 TIBURON. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE HAS RUSTED AWAY AND NO LONGER ENGAGES THE BRAKE. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

AFTER THE KEY REMOTE QUIT WORKING AND WAS RESET TWICE, THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A BMC COMPUTER MODULE THAT MAY BE OUT AND WE WERE TOLD THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 TIBURON. SOON AFTER THE LOCK INCIDENT, MY WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP QUIT AS WELL AS ONE HEADLIGHT. REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT AND ANOTHER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. COULD ONLY KEEP ONE HEADLIGHT WORKING AT ONE TIME. HAD THE BMC REPLACED BUT STILL GETTING NO ELECTRIC TO THE WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP AND THE HEADLIGHTS DIDN'T WORK. MECHANIC HAD TO REWIRE THE HEADLIGHTS WHICH ARE WORKING NOW. MECHANIC ORDERED A NEW BMC THINKING THE ONE WE GOT WAS DEFECTIVE. MECHANIC ALSO CHECKED THE WASHER PUMP TO SEE IF IT WAS BAD BUT IT WAS NOT. IT WORKS BUT NOT GETTING ANY ELECTRIC TO IT WHEN HOOKED UP TO THE TIBURON. MECHANIC TRIED A DIFFERENT BMC BUT STILL NOT SOLVING THE PROBLEM. WAS TOLD THAT THE BMC COULD HAVE SHORTED OUT PART OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MY 22 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IS BUYING THIS CAR AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE WITH HER DRIVING IT. NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. WE HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR OVER A YEAR TO GET THIS FIXED. *TR

I CO-OWN THIS CAR WITH MY DAUGHTER. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. WE FOUND OUT ABOUT SAFETY RECALL 02V290000 WHICH SPECIFIED THAT ON 2003 TIBURONS THE DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE COULD BE DAMAGED BY THE HEIGHT ADJUSTER MECHANISM, RESULTING IN FAILURE OF THE AIR BAG OR THE PERMANENT LIGHTING OF THE AIR BAG LIGHT WITH FAILURE TO DEPLOY ON IMPACT. THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX IT BECAUSE HYUNDAI CLAIMS THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED BY MARCH 2003 AND WILL NOT AGREE TO FIX CARS MANUFACTURED AFTERWARD. HYUNDAI PROTECTION PLAN REFUSED TO COVER REPAIR BECAUSE THEY SAY THIS IS PART OF THE CARS RESTRAINT SYSTEM EXCLUDED BY THE WARRANTY. PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED JAN 2009. PROBLEM HAS NOW RECURRED IN SEPT 2010 AND DEALER SAYS I WILL HAVE TO PAY TO REPAIR AGAIN BECAUSE PARTS AND SERVICE ARE ONLY COVERED FOR 12 MONTHS. MEANWHILE, MY DAUGHTER IS DRIVING A POTENTIALLY UNSAFE CAR. *TR

2003, TIBURON, DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WON'T ROLL DOWN, PASSENGERS SIDE REALLY SLOW, DIGITAL RADIO CAN'T READ NUMBER OR LETTERS. HAVE CHANGED HEAD LIGHTS NUMEROUS TIME SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2003. PROBLEMS WITH THE SUNROOF OPERATION (OPENING-CLOSING) GLAZE ON PAINT PEELING ON SIDE VIEW MIRRORS AS WELL AS SPOILER. ANY SOLUTIONS FOR ALL THESE PROBLEMS

I HAVE 90,000 MILES ON MY 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE CLUTCH REPLACED 3 TIMES. ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AT 29,000 MILES, THE SECOND POCKET AT 43,200 MILES AND THIRD AT 69,500 MILES. NOW AT 90,000 MILES IT IS GOING OUT AGAIN. THE FIRST TWO I MADE HYUNDAI PAY FOR THEM BUT THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS TWO FLYWHEELS AT 400.00 DOLLARS EACH AND TWO KITS AT 385.00 EACH. THERE HAS GOT TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ORIGINAL DESIGN. THE MASTER CYLINDER AND SLAVE CYLINDER HAVE NEVER NEEDED REPLACEMENT ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. THEY FLUSH AND FILL EVERY TIME. I THINK THIS IS A SCAM BY HYUNDAI OR OTS DEALERS THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR DEFECT. ARE THERE ANY RECALLS ON THIS CAR? PLEASE HELP THANK YOU. *TR

HYUNDAI ATTEMPTED FIX ON CONTROL ARM, CAUSE ARM TO FAIL COMPLETELY ACROSS CONTROL ARM AREA WHERE A HOLE WAS DRILLED IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMEDY POUNDING ISSUE... CONTROL SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED, MAY RESULT IN DEATH OR DAMAGED TO PROPERTY... *TR

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

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

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 ZOOM

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

CLUTCH DOES NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT OFTEN CAUSES SHIFTER TO GET STUCK IN GEAR OR WILL NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. *TR

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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 CLU

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

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

FAULTY CLUTCH RESULTING IN UNSAFE OPERATING CONDITIONS. *TR

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

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.

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

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

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

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

2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON V6 6 SPEED EARLY CLUTCH FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC COVER ON THE HEADLIGHTS WAS HAZED OVER WHICH PREVENTS THEM FROM SHINING BRIGHT. THE TURN SIGNALS HAVE ALSO FAILED. THE DEALER WAS CALLED AND STATED THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST OF $1,000 TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND THE COMPUTER FOR THE TURN SIGNALS. THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, HE COULD FEEL A HARD VIBRATION AND HE COULD FEEL ONE OF THE REAR WHEELS FOLDING UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SPRUNG FRONT END FORWARD INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED BY AN AMBULANCE TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FRONT CONTROL ARM SNAPPED AND CAUSED THE WHEEL SEPARATION, WHICH WAS DISCOVERED AFTER THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 45,000.

MY SON'S 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE CURRENT RECALL THAT IS ONLY FOR HYUNDAI'S AZERA MODEL (2005-08) WHICH IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELT SENSOR THAT PREVENTS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. WHY IS THEIR NO RECALL ON THE 03 TIBURON'S WHEN SO MANY OTHERS COMPLAIN OF THE SAME THING ON THE INTERNET??? IT IS EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY (ABOUT $500) & I WORRY ABOUT MY SON'S SAFETY. HE ALSO HAS A PROBLEM WITH HIS TURN SIGNAL NOT WORKING & IT IS RELATED TO THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WHICH THE DEALER WANTS $1000 TO FIX. MANY OTHERS ON THE INTERNET ALSO COMPLAIN & ALSO NO RECALLS ON HIS YEAR & MODEL. MY SON HAS A FRIEND WITH THE EXACT SAME CAR THAT JUST PAID THE $1000 TO GET HIS BCM REPLACED. MY SON CAN'T AFFORD THESE EXPENSIVE FIXES. WHAT GIVES THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THESE TWO ITEMS WHEN SO MANY OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS??? *TR

I HAVE A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT WITH A 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE CLUTCH HAS GONE OUT TWICE IN LESS THAN 60K MILES. I'VE DRIVEN MANUALS MY WHOLE LIFE AND NEVER HAD A CLUTCH GO OUT UNTIL THIS CAR. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS I'VE FOUND THAT THIS CAR HAS AN UNBELIEVABLY HIGH NUMBER OF CLUTCH FAILURES. HYUNDAI EVEN STOPPED MAKING THE ORIGINAL "FACTORY" PART AND REPLACES IT WITH A DIFFERENT PART NOW BUT THEY WON'T ADMIT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FIRST ONE. THANKS, JON *TR

TSB RECOMMENDING OLD CLUTCH REPLACEMENT WHICH IS GARBAGE, CLUTCH IS GARBAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. AFTER FUELING THE FUEL TANK, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS A NO-START CONDITION. HE HAS TO APPLY PRESSURE ONTO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO START THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER HE SMELLED GASOLINE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING . THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FUEL SYSTEM. HIS VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 04V178000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY) AND 04V369000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE). THE RECALL REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT AND DID NOT ADDRESS THE RECALL DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE) DEFECTIVE ON MY 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON SO DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL DEPLOY IN A CRASH. DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK. CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK. LEFT BLINKER STAYS ON UNLESS DISCONNECTED (POLICE GAVE ME A WARNING REGARDING THIS) MANY OTHERS REPORTED SIMILAR PROBLEMS ONLINE. ALL SEEM TO BE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE BODY CONTROL MODULE WHICH COSTS $700 JUST FOR THE PART. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE BCM SINCE SO MANY OTHERS HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES! ESPECIALLY WORRY ABOUT AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I 'M FINANCING A HYUNDAI TIBURON 2003 AND THE AIR BAG IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING, THE LIGHT IS ON AND HAS BEEN ON. ALSO THE WINDOWS WONT ROLL DOWN AND THE OXYGEN SENSORS HAVE GONE OUT AS WELL. IS THERE ANY REMEDY THAT CAN BE DONE FOR MY CAR SINCE I OWE 9,000.00 DOLLARS ON IT TO FIRESIDE BANK? *TR

3 CLUTCH FAILURES WITHIN 25,000 MILES OF CAR OWNERSHIP. DEALERSHIP WON'T COVER REPAIRS SAYING IT IS DRIVER ERROR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON . HE STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHICH ALSO INDICATED THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS NOT MAKING CONTACT. A MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V290000 COMPONENT: SEAT BELTS: FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE AS WELL AS THE WIRING HARNESS. THE DEALER ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF FAILURES RELATED TO THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE VIN IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY CAN REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR $1,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80532 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80753.

LUCKILY DRIVING SLOWLY...APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE PASSENGER WHEEL TURNED INWARD CAUSING THE CAR TO HOP. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THAT SIDE HAD ROTTED AND FAILED LEAVING NO CONTROL TO STEER THAT WHEEL. CAR WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED AT A AAA REPAIR STATION. HAVE THE ROTTED PART(THE LOWER CONTROL ARM). I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THIS FROM HYUNDAI. *TR

2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON = BLOWER SWITCH SPEED CONTROL MELTED AND ALSO MELTED PART OF HARNESS SYSTEM RELATED TO BLOWER CONTROL. I HAVE READ THIS COMPLAINT ON OTHER TIBURON AS WELL. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE SWITCH AND REWIRED THE MELTED PART OF THE HARNESS AS IT IS O LONGER AN AVAILABLE PART. THIS HAS THE VERY REAL POTENTIAL TO START A FIRE IN THE DASH. USING THE SWITCH TO HIGH INCREASES HEAT IN THE SWITCH ITSELF, BUT, USING IT ON LOW INCREASES HEAT IN THE HARNESS AND RESISTOR. PROBLEM IS A CHEAP PLASTIC HOUSED SWITCH. *TR

CLUTCH FAILURE AT 55,000 MILES COST OF REPAIR $1200. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINS ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE WIRING CAUSED THE AIR BAG WIRING LAMP TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE COULD ALSO CAUSE THE AIR BAG FUSE TO OPEN AND PREVENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V29000 (COMPONENT: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY). THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $300 FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED WITH THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FIVE DAYS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. 4/01/09 *NJ UPDATED 04/06/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG BURNING ODOR INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM). THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS MELTED AND CAUSED CIRCUIT SHORTAGE, WHICH RESULTED IN A SMALL ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY INOPERATIVE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 114,000.

HELLO, I'M 26YRS OLD. I OWN A 2003 TIBURON GT V6 6SPEED WITH LESS THAN 80,000 MILES. I BOUGHT IT OFF OF THE ORIGINAL OWNER WITH ONLY 9,000 MILES. WITHIN THE 70,000 MILES I'VE DRIVEN IT, IT'S HAD THREE CLUTCHES.? I'VE OWNED ALL MANUAL DRIVEN CARS SINCE I WAS 16, I LEARNED HOW TO DRIVE WITH ONE. WE ALL KNOW I BURNED THAT CLUTCH UP A LITTLE BIT YET I STILL DIDN'T BURN THAT CLUTCH OUT. THE FIRST CLUTCH I HAD TO REPLACE I PAID FOR THE PARTS. HYUNDAI TOOK CARE OF THE LABOR WHICH WAS NICE BUT, I STILL HAD TO PAY FOR A PART THAT I WASN'T AT FAULT FOR RUINING. NOW I'M ON MY THIRD CLUTCH, I HAD TO PAY FOR THIS ONE IN FULL BECAUSE I'M THE SECOND OWNER AND HYUNDAI ONLY COVERS 60,000 MILES. AS OF 01\06\09 THIS ONE IS NO LONGER WORKING. THERE HAS TO BE A MANUFACTURES DEFECT OF SOME KIND. WHETHER IT IS THE HYDRAULIC LINES PUMPING TOO MUCH OR NOT ENOUGH FLUID, THE REVERSE DUAL MASS CLUTCH, OR IT BEING THE FIRST YEAR THEY MADE THE CAR, AND THIS WAS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS HYUNDAI HAD TO TAKE CARE OF. I NEED HELP PLEASE. I'VE READ MORE REVIEWS ON "2003" TIBURON'S THAN I CAN HANDLE TO READ, AND AT LEAST 90% SAID THEY HAD CLUTCH PROBLEMS. I STARTED LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION AND THE ONLY THING I COULD FIND WAS CONSUMER AFFAIRS #, E-MAIL, AND A FEW OTHER #'S. I CALLED THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS #, AND NOW THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN'T HELP GO FIGURE. THEIR REASON WAS IT BEING TO FAR OUT OF WARRANTY ALTHOUGH IT WAS AT ONLY 31,000 MILES. NOW AT 77,000 IT GOES AGAIN, WHAT A COINCIDENCE. THIS DISASTER OF A CAR HAS COST

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE AIR BAG INDICATOR IS ILLUMINATED AND WILL NOT DIM. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WIRING IS PREVENTING THE AIR BAG FROM DEPLOYING IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V290000 (SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY) WAS REFERENCED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. ON NOVEMBER 14, 2008, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V395000 (AIR BAGS); THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT A CRASH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE DEALER AND THEY REFUSE TO INSPECT IT OR MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,184.