2003 Hyundai Tiburon complaints

I OWN A 2003 TIBURON WITH THE 2.7L. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2003. AROUND 14 THOUSAND MILES OR SO MY CLUTCH BEGAN SLIPPING AND THEN EVENTUALLY FAILED. THE CAR HAD A FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH DISK, PRESSURE PLATE, AND FLYWHEEL, AND THE DEALER INFORMED THE DRIVER THE FAILURE WAS THEIR FAULT AND IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. A ONE TIME GOOD WILL REPAIR WAS MADE AND INSTEAD OF THE EXORBITANT $2000 ASKED INSTEAD WE ONLY PAID $500. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED FOR ABOUT $20,000. HYUNDAI ASKS FOR $2,000, 10% OF THE COST OF THE VEHICLE TO REPAIR IT. 40,000 MILES HAVE NOW REACHED THE ODOMETER, AND THE CLUTCH HAS NOW FAILED AGAIN. THE CLUTCH THAT IS CURRENTLY IN MY VEHICLE IS ONE REPLACED IN 2003 STILL. HYUNDAI REVISED THE CLUTCH COMPONENTS DUE TO MALFORMED CLUTCH PLATES IN 2004, YET REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR COMPENSATE THE OWNERS. TWO OF THE THREE PARTS OF THE VEHICLE THAT HAVE FAILED ARE COVERED BY HYUNDAI'S "AMERICA'S BEST WARRANTY", THE FLYWHEEL AND PRESSURE PLATE. BECAUSE THE DEFORMED COMPOUND ON THE CLUTCH DISK IS BEING BLAMED ON THE VEHICLE OPERATOR, HYUNDAI HAS THEREFORE ABSOLVED ITSELF OF ANY RESPONSIBILITY, CLAIMING IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE OPERATOR INDUCED FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH DISK, THE PRESSURE PLATE AND FLYWHEEL WOULD STILL BE OK. IF THE PARTS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BY A DEALERSHIP THEN THE REGIONAL PARTS DIRECTOR INSPECTS IT AND DEEMS IT SHOULDN'T HAVE, THE DEALER MUST PAY. THIS IS WHY SO MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE TO WRONGLY PAY. IF YOU DISPUTE THE CLAIMS OF THE TECHNICIANS AT HYUNDAI THEY W

I HAVE A LOT OF TROUBLE PUTTING THE CAR IN GEAR (6-SPEED MANUAL) I.E. 1ST AND REVERSE. I REALLY HAVE TO PULL OR PUSH THE STICK VERY HARD. I HAVE READ A LOT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CAR ( 03 HYUNDAI TIBURON ) AND FEEL SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE PLEASE HELP US. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SEAT BELT AND AIRBAG LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE SEAT WAS REPOSITIONED, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WENT OUT, BUT THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL #02V290000, REGARDING SEATBELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY DUE TO THE VIN. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO FIX THE ISSUE.

ON OCTOBER 28TH AT 11:00PM, WE WERE DRIVING AT THE RATE OF 55 TO 60 MPH AND WE HIT A DEER. THE DEER WAS A BUCK AND FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, IT WOULD BE WORTH 8 POINTS WHILE HUNTING. THE DEER SMASHED INTO THE FRONT MY CAR AND ROLLED MANY TIMES ON THE LEFT OF US. THE DEER DIED INSTANTLY FROM THE ACCIDENT. WHEN THE IMPACT HAPPENED, THE CAR SHUT OFF AND THE ONLY LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD THAT WAS ON WAS THE AIRBAG LIGHT. WE COULD SMELL A BURNT POWDER SMELL INSIDE OF THE CAR AS WELL. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS SINCE WE WERE GOING SO FAST AND WE HIT A LARGE DEER HEAD ON. EVEN IF THE CAR IS ABLE TO BE FIXED, I AM GOING TO BE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN OR SELL IT TO ANYONE DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUES. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER REGARDING THIS SITUATION AND I AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK. *NM

NORMAL DRIVING, 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT, 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION. CAN NOT GET INTO GEAR. CAR IS UNDRIVABLE. DEALER FOUND THAT THE FLYWHEEL CAME APART AND DAMAGING CLUTCH, CAUSING CLUTCH, FLYWHEEL, AND THROUGHOUT BEARING TO NEED REPLACEMENT. HYUNDAI KNOWS THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH IT AND WILL NOT WARRANTY IT. I HAVE CALLED HYUNDAI AND WAS NOT VERY SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS OF OUR CONVERSATION. I WAS HUNG UP ON AND ACCUSED OF BEING RUDE FOR ASKING TO TALK WITH SOME ONE WHO COULD HELP ME. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL# 03V290000 PERTAINING TO THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

CLUTCH FAILURE @ AROUND 22,000 MILES. *NM

REPETITIVE PROBLEM WITH HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATING WHEN THE SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE UTILIZED. APPEARS TO BE A SHORT IN THE SWITCH. *NM

I OWN A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT V-6 (2.7 LITER) 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION AUTOMOBILE WITH 48,900 MILES ON ODOMETER. WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT THE CLUTCH WENT OUT AND I LOST POWER AND WENT OFF THE ROAD. *NM

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 TOG

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

-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

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

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

I HAVE EXPERIENCED A CLUTCH FAILURE AT 4500 MI AND PAID OUT OF MY OWN POCKET TO FIX IT. I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING TRANSMSSION PROBLEMS WITH MY 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON V6 6SPD AND I DONT THINK HYUNDAI IS WILLING TO FIX IT UNDER THEIR "AMAZING" 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. *JB

MY 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON V6 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR HAS HAD 2 CLUTCH FAILURES. THE FIRST OCCURRED AT 29000 MILES AND COST ME NEARLY $800 TO REPAIR. AFTER CLUTCH REPLACEMENT WITH AN IDENTICAL CLUTCH KIT, IT FAILED AGAIN ON ME 5/29/2006 JUST 3000 MILES LATER. THIS REPAIR WILL COST ME MUCH MORE, MOST LIKELY AROUND $1500. I UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR IS FAULTY CLUTCH THAT COMES WITH THE TIBURON GT AS NUMEROUS PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN RELATION TO EARLY CLUTCH FAILURE. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR THE CLUTCH TO FAIL TWICE WITHIN 33000 MILES. *NM

WITH 30000 KM ON MY 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT V-6 MY CLUTCH IS SLIPPING AND WORN. THERE IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THE CLUTCHES ON THESE CARS, AND THE DEALERS UNWILLINGNESS TO WARRANTY THE REPAIR. *NM

A FEW MONTHS AFTER I GOT THE CAR, BACK IN MAY 2003, THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN HORRIBLE. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES AND THEY NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IT SLIPS ALL THE TIME, SOMETIMES WON'T DISENGAGE, WHICH COULD REALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ALOT OF TIMES IT WON'T GO INTO GEAR EVEN THOUGH THE CLUTCH IS PUSHED ALL THE WAY IN. *NM

CLUTCH GIVING OUT IN 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT. *NM

2003 TIBURON - GTV6 - 6 SPD. MAN.L - PURCHASED MAY 2003, NEW. DURING SUMMER'05 WITH ABOUT 20,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING WEIRD, GETTING HARDER TO SHIFT INTO LOWER GEARS, FROM UP OR DOWN. WOULD AT TIMES ACTUALLY HANG IN 2ND, (POWER TO THE WHEELS) EVEN WITH THE CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED! (SURPRISING, AND DANGEROUS, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP IN TRAFFIC !) HAD TO REALLY BUMP THE STICK HARD TO GET IT OUT OF GEAR. TOOK TO HYUNDAI DEALER THAT SOLD CAR, WHOSE HEAD MECHANIC DROVE CAR - SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND TRIED TO TELL ME I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE A STICK. THIS WAS IRRITATING SINCE I HAVE DRIVEN MANUALS MY ENTIRE LIFE GOING BACK TO THE EARLY 70'S. THIS DEALERS SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED I TAKE CAR TO THEIR SISTER-DEALER, WHICH I DID, ON 09-05, WITH 24,379 MILES ON THE CAR. AFTER DRIVING IT, THEY AGREED THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BUT NEEDED TO DISASSEMBLE IT TO FIND OUT WHAT. WHILE THERE, ANOTHER CUSTOMER TOLD ME SHE WAS ON HER 3RD NEW CLUTCH IN HER '03 GTV6 - THE LAST ONE AT HER EXPENSE. LATER AT MY OFFICE, I DID A WEB SEARCH TO FIND THE TIB CLUTCH PROBLEM WAS ALARMINGLY COMMON. THE SERVICE MGR CALLED LATER TO SAY THE CLUTCH/FLYWHEEL WAS BURNED UP, BECAUSE OF THE WAY I'D DRIVEN IT, AND THAT I'D HAVE TO PAY $2,000+ TO FIX IT. I SAID BULLC--P, AND AFTER STATING MY KNOWLEDGE OF THE ONGOING TIB CLUTCH PROBLEMS, HE RELENTED AND SAID THEY'D DO IT UNDER WARRANTY - BUT ONLY ONCE. NEXT ONE WOULD BE ON ME IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. PARTS REPLACEMENT LIST FOR THIS WORK: 41100-39140 DISC ASSY

I PURCHASED A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GTV6 - 6 SPEED IN APRIL OF 2003. 20,000 MILES LATER, THOUGHT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, MY CLUTCH WENT OUT. THE DEALER REPLACED MY CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL USING A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. NOW, AT 48,000 MILES (28,000 MILES LATER), MY CLUTCH HAS FAILED AGAIN. I AM IN NO WAY A HARD DRIVER, AND AM A VERY EXPERIENCED MANUAL TRANSMISSION DRIVER. THIS FAILURE IS COSTING ME $2000 TO REPAIR, AND HAS PUT ME AND MY FAMILY IN A FINANCIAL STRAIN. CLUTCHES SHOULD NOT GO OUT THIS QUICKLY, AND THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH NO MANUFACTURER RESOLUTION. I HOPE THAT THIS MESSAGE REACHES FAR; HYUNDAI SHOULD ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY. I'M AFRAID THAT NEXT TIME MY CLUTCH WILL FAIL ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES MAY BE A LOT WORSE. *JB

2003 TIBURON GT WITH 2.7 LITER ENGINE IS EXPERIENCING CLUTCH ISSUES RESULTING IN THE CAR NOT BEING ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR OR INTO GEAR AT TIMES. REPLACED CLUTCH. *JB

TWO DAYS AGO I NOTICED A WEIRD SCRAPING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER MY HOOD, AND MY CLUTCH BEGAN TO FEEL DIFFERENT, I COULD FEEL THE SCRAPE. THE NEXT DAY, AT MID DAY THINKING ABOUT TAKING THE CAR TO HAVE IT CHECKED, THE CLUTCH GOES TO THE FLOOR AND IS JUST COMPLETELY GONE IN AN INSTANT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE SHOP AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL ARE COMPLETELY GONE AND NEED NEW ONES. I HAVE BEEN READING THAT THE NEWER CLUTCHES AND FLYWHEEL ARE SUPPOSED TO BE BETTER AND ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THE ONES INSTALLED IN THE CARS, HOPEFULLY THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS WITH MINE. THE PARTS ARE TO BE REPLACED BUT ALL THE COST IS ON ME. *NM

I HAVE A 2.7L V6 TIBURON FROM 03 AND CURRENTLY HAVE MY CAR IN THE SHOP FOR A NEW CLUTCH AT 22.5K MILES ON IT. AT FIRST I WAS SHOCKED AND CONVINCED THAT THEY WOULD FIND SOMETHING ELSE WRONG WITH THE CAR THAT CAUSED THE CLUTCH TO WEAR PREMATURELY. HOWEVER, THEIR ASSESSMENT WAS THAT I ABUSED THE CLUTCH WITH ABNORMAL DRIVING CAUSING IT TO OVERHEAT. THEY ALSO COMMENTED THAT THERE WAS NO UNUSUAL WEAR ON THE TIRES BUT THEY NOTICED A COLD AIR INTAKE (HATED THE SILENT WINE OF STOCK) WHICH POINTS TO HARD DRIVING. THEY THEN PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT THE CLUTCH IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AFTER 12K MILES AND THAT IT WOULD BE $2,200 TO FIX. THIS IS MY SECOND MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE IN 13 YEARS AND I DROVE MY PREVIOUS ONE AROUND 100K MILES WITHOUT EVER HAVING TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH. I KNOW HOW TO DRIVE STICK AND I DON'T RIDE THE CLUTCH OR DRIVE LIKE A MANIAC SO I WENT ONLINE LOOKING FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS OTHER PEOPLE MAY HAVE HAD. SURE ENOUGH THERE IS AN ABUNDANCE OF THREADS ABOUT THE 03 CLUTCH PROBLEMS WITH MANY OF THEM WEARING OUT AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE AS MINE. AS I CONTINUE TO READ UP ON IT I FIND THAT THEY DID CHANGE THE CLUTCH THEY WERE PUTTING INTO THE 03 TIBURON'S VERY QUICKLY AND YET THEY MAINTAIN THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE OLD ONES. IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THESE CLUTCHES GOING OUT SO OFTEN AND EARLY. HYUNDAI KNOWS THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CLUTCHES THEY PUT IN THE 03 TIBURON AND REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS CLUTCH I'M

I AM HAVING SEVERE ISSUES WITH THE MANUAL CLUTCH ON MY 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 23,000 MILES AND IS EXPERIENCING SEVERE CLUTCH SLIPPAGE. I HAD THE CLUTCH EXAMINED AT 12,000 MILES AND WAS TOLD THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE. NOW HYUNDAI IS TELLING ME THAT THEY BELIEVE THAT THE CLUTCH PLATE IS "GLAZED" AND WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE REPLACED. HYUNDAI STATED THAT THIS IS DUE TO "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" AND IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT ALMOST ALL OF THE 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON'S HAVE THIS SAME ISSUES AND MANY HAVE HAD TO BE REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES AND STILL EXPERIENCE CLUTCH FAILURE. *NM

BOUGHT A USED 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON WITH 18,484 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN RESPONSIBLY FOR 10,000 MILES AND NOW GEAR OIL COMBINED WITH CLUTCH DUST IS LEAKING FROM ONE OF THE GEAR BOX SEALS. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT HERB CHAMBERS HYUNDAI ON SOUTHBRIDGE ST. IN AUBURN, MA SAYS THIS WILL REQUIRE A CLUTCH AND SEAL REPLACEMENT WITH THE LIKELIHOOD OF A FLYWHEEL REPLACEMENT AS WELL. FOR ALL OF THIS, THE ESTIMATED COST IS $322 PARTS AND $900 LABOR. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE FROM A CAR COMPANY KNOWN FOR ITS WARRANTY AND A SAFETY HAZARD TO OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE. IT IS UNHEARD OF FOR THIS TO HAPPEN SO PREMATURELY IN A VEHICLE AND MAY BE IGNORED BY OTHER OWNERS. *JB

BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING FROM ANY GEAR TO ANY OTHER GEAR WITHOUT "DOUBLE CLUTCHING." TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS BAD. FOLLOWING THE ADVICE OF THE DEALERSHIP I ORDERED AN AFTERMARKET CLUTCH AND AN AFTERMARKET FLYWHEEL. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED DOING THIS BECAUSE OF DURABILITY ISSUES WITH THE STOCK SETUP. ONCE THE DEALER BEGAN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL ITSELF THEY THEN DETERMINED THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION (6 SPEED) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE HYUNDAI REGIONAL REP. WANTED TO GO AGAINST A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AND SIMPLY FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANS ITSELF. THE DEALER ACTUALLY HAD TO FIGHT WITH THE REP TO FOLLOW HYUNDAI'S OWN TSB. THE DEALERSHIP ITSELF WAS GREAT AND DEFIANTLY HONEST ABOUT THE CLUTCH PROBLEMS ON THE 03 TIB V6 6SP, BUT I STILL FEEL THAT HYUNDAI NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THE ISSUE AND REIMBURSE PEOPLE FOR AFTERMARKET CLUTCHES BECAUSE THE STOCK SYSTEM IS NOT BUILT TO HANDLE THE KIND OF STRESSES THAT THE ENGINE EXERTS ON IT. I HAVE ONLY OWNED MANUEL TRANS CARS AND DRIVE MAINLY HIGHWAY MILES. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A CLUTCH BEFORE 130,000 MILES... MY TIBURON'S REQUIRED CLUTCH, FLYWHEEL AND TRANS REPLACEMENT AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES... EVEN THOUGH THE TRANS ITSELF WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY, IT STILL COST OVER $1000 FOR PARTS AND LABOR TO THE CLUTCH ITSELF (FAR CHEAPER THAN THE $2000 OR SO IT COSTS TO BUY THE STOCK SETUP). HAVING A CLUTCH AND TRANS GO AT 40,000 MILES IS UNACCEPT

DEALER HAS BEEN GREAT. CORP REP=BAD. PURCHASED BRAND NEW ON DEC 31 02, AND DRIVEN 3400 MILES BEFORE CLUTCH RELATED PROBLEMS WERE FIRST INTRODUCED. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT A MONTH LATER. THAT WAS THE EARLIEST I COULD BRING IT IN AND BE LEFT WITHOUT A CAR FOR 3 DAYS. CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 11,400 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN WITH THE DEALER THEN WARRANTED THE CLUTCH DISC, FLYWHEEL, PRESSURE PLATE AND THROW OUT BEARING, BUT REPLACED THEM WITH THE SAME PARTS AS BEFORE, WHICH WAS REALLY A TEMPORARY FIX TO THE GENERAL PROBLEM BEING DESIGN FAILURE, BEING THERE ARE NUMEROUS PART NUMBER CHANGES FROM 02-04. THAT NIGHT I CONTACTED THE DEALER AGAIN, AND REPORTED THAT THE ISSUE WAS STILL NOT FIXED, AND THERE WAS STILL NOT A SMOOTH ENGAGEMENT AND THAT THE CLUTCH WAS STILL JUDDERING. THE SERVICE SAID DRIVE THE CAR FOR 2 WEEKS AND MAKE SURE IT WASN'T ME NOT BEING USED TO THE NEW CLUTCH PUT IN THE CAR. I DROVE IT FOR 2 WEEKS, AND CALLED BACK ONLY TO BE DENIED WARRANTY FROM THE CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVE AT THE TIME(SHE IS NO LONGER THERE)(NOT BY THE DEALER) I HAVE NOW HAD JUDDER AND MILD RANDOM SLIPPAGE AND HAVE DEALT WITH THIS FOR THE PAST 70,000 MILES. I DID UNDER DEALERS ADVICE TAKE OUT A VALVE LOCATED IN THE SLAVE CYLINDER TO ALLOW MORE HYDRAULIC FLUID THROUGH AT ONE TIME IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR BETTER ENGAGEMENT AND LESS WEAR TO THE CLUTCH. THE VALVE IS NOT IN THE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER IN THE 04 AND NEW CARS. *JB

I BOUGHT A 2003 TIBURON 6/15/05, FOR $14,000 8/27/05 STARTED MAKING GRINDING NOISES, SMOKING,SOUNDED LIKE ENGINE BLEW UP. TOWED TO ROMERO MOTORS, ONTARIO, CLOSEST HYUNDAI DEALER. I HAD ORIGINAL WARRANTY & EXTENDED WARRANTY. ROMERO MOTORS SAID REPLACE CLUTCH $1,400. I COULD NOT AFFORD IT & TOOK TO MY MECHANIC. OPENING ENGINE HOOD THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS ALL OVER ENGINE, AND IT CUT TRANNY CASE IN HALF. I CALLED CLAREMONT FORD/MAZDA (PURCHASED CAR THERE)AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO BRING IT TO THEM. THEY TOWED IT TO ROMERO MOTORS. I CALLED CLAREMONT FORD/MAZDA AND WAS ADVISED TO CALL ROMERO MOTORS. AGAIN, I WAS TOLD BY ROMERO MOTORS IT WAS CLUTCH WEAR N TEAR ITEM & CLUTCH TOOK OUT TRANSMISSION/NO COVERAGE UNDER WARRANTY. NEW ESTIMATE $3,400.00, AND TO MY HORROR CHARGED $818 TEAR DOWN FEE TO PUT CAR BACK TOGETHER. I AGAIN TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC, PURCHASED $920 IN PARTS TO FIX PROBLEM PAID MY MECHANIC TO FIX. 100% HYUNDAI PARTS. IT RAN A WEEK AND GEARS WENT OUT, THIS TIME I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP, GLENDORA HYUNDAI, WHERE I HAD BOUGHT PARTS THEY GAVE ME ESTIMATE OF $2,700 GEAR SHIFT INSTALLED BACKWARDS TEARING UP TRANSMISSION AGAIN. I HAVE KNOWN THIS MECHANIC FOR 24 YEARS AND HE TOLD ME HE PUT THE SHIFTER IN EXACTLY THE WAY HE TOOK IT OUT. GLENDORA HYUNDAI SAID THAT THEY RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT ROMERO MOTORS ALL THE TIME, THAT ROMERO'S MECHANICS HAD PROBABLY JUST THROWN MY CAR BACK TOGETHER, NOT BOTHERING TO PUT EVERYTHING WHERE IT BELONGED, BROKEN PARTS WERE LEFT

MY CLUTCH WENT OUT AT ONLY 37,000 MILES AND IT WAS NEVER ABUSED OR ANYTHING LIKE THIS IT WENT OUT WITH JUST ME DRIVING ON THE ROAD NORMALLY UNDER NO HARSH CONDITIONS AND I COULDN'T CONTROL MY CAR AND SPEED UP TO STOP AT A SAFE STOP SO I BARELY MADE IT INTO A NEARBY NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE IT WAS TOWED. *JB

OWNED MY 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON FOR ABOUT 36 MONTHS. DURING THAT TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL TWICE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS SINCE 1967 AND HAVE NEVER BURNT A CLUTCH. AND I AM NOT ALONE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF DOCUMENTED CASES ON THE NET AND PERHAPS EVEN THOUSANDS. EACH REPAIR COSTS $1500-$2000. THE FIRST REPAIR IN NOVEMBER 2004 COST ME $1800. BOTH FAILURES HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC AND BOTH TIMES HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE MANEUVER TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. THE LAST TIME I ENDED UP IN A HIGHWAY DITCH TO PREVENT A 40 FT TRAILER FROM RUNNING MY CAR OVER. SOMEBODY BETTER TAKE A LOOK AT THIS CAR BECAUSE IT DEFINITELY HAS CLUTCH / FLYWHEEL PROBLEMS PROBABLY CAUSE BY POORLY DESIGNED HYDRAULICS. THE WAY THE HYDRAULICS ARE DESIGNED CAUSES THE FLUID TO BE RESTRICTED IN ONE DIRECTION LEADING TO SMOOTHER SHIFTING, BUT IT IS THIS "SMOOTHER SHIFTING" (SLIPPING) THAT APPARENTLY IS CAUSING THE EXCESSIVE HEAT AND BURNING UP THE CLUTCHES AND FLYWHEELS. IS THERE SOMEONE OUT THERE IN GOVERNMENT THAT CARES ENOUGH TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM? CORPORATE GIANT HYUNDAI IS NOT STEPPING UP TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. AT THE RATE OF THESE FAILURES, HOWEVER, I'M DESTINED TO HAVE ANOTHER ONE. I AM REALLY "AFRAID" TO DRIVE IT. IS ANYONE GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? OR ARE THEY GOING TO ALLOW CORPORATE GIANT HYUNDAI TO RIP OFF THE CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY? I WILL BE CONTACTING MY US SENATOR AND WILL BE CONTACTING THE HEADS OF THE SENATE COMMITTEES THAT OV

NORMAL ADULT DRIVING OF VEHICLE. PRE-MATURE FAILURE OF CLUTCH AT 40K MILES. HAD TO HAVE INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP REPLACE CLUTCH AT MY EXPENSE. *NM

HAD TO REPLACE MY CLUTCH AFTER 25K MILES. I AM COMPLAINING ALONG WITH THE OTHER HYUNDAI TIBURON OWNERS. *JB

CLUTCH FAILURE AT 60000 MILES 2500$ TO REPAIR. WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER. *JB

CLUTCH STARTED TO SLIP WHILE DRIVING AT LOW RPMS AT 39000 MILES. THEN PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE TO WHERE IT WOULD SLIP IN 6TH GEAR. I HAD TO REPLACE MY CLUTCH WITH A NEW ONE THAT ALL IN ALL COST ME 1700 DOLLARS. I REPLACED THE CLUTCH, THROWOUT BEARING, AND FLYWHEEL. I DO HAVE THE OLD PARTS IF YOU WOULD NEED THEM. *JB

CLUTCH SLIPPED ON OCCASION - BEGAN TO EMIT ODOR WHEN DRIVING IN SLOW TRAFFIC (RUSH HOUR) CONDITIONS... SLIPPAGE GRADUALLY GOT WORSE TO THE POINT THE CAR BECAME UNRELIABLE. WENT TO DEALERSHIP - TECH DETERMINED CLUTCH & FLYWHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED - GAVE ME A 1700 ESTIMATE AND SAID WARRANTY WOULDN'T TOUCH IT (RESULT OF OPERATOR ERROR). I WENT AHEAD AND ORDERED AN OEM CLUTCH FROM THE DEALER & AN AFTERMARKET FLYWHEEL (AND RENTED A CAR FOR 2 WEEKS WHILE I WAITED FOR MY PARTS TO ARRIVE) AND HAD MY OWN MECHANIC INSTALL MY PARTS. TOTAL COST OUT OF MY POCKET WAS 1400. TURNS OUT THE CLUTCH THE DEALER GAVE ME WAS NOT THE 'NEW' PART (TSB 04-40-005) AND NOW MY CLUTCH IS RATTLING AND HAS NOW BEGAN TO SHOW SIGNS OF FAILURE. *JB

MY 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON HAS ABOUT 23,000 MILES ON IT AND THE CLUTCH IS BLOWN. THIS IS MY SECOND REPLACEMENT. I REPLACED BOTH TIMES WITH OEM PARTS AND HYUNDAI CORP ARE NOT HELPING WHAT SO EVER. *JB

I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL ON MY 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON FOR THE 2ND TIME IN UNDER 3 YEARS. THE DEALER WILL NOT COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY. UPON RESEARCHING THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THERE HAS GOT TO BE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR THE CLUTCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 3/17/2006 - WHEN THE FIRST REPAIR WAS MADE THE INCORRECT CLUTCH WAS INSTALLED IN THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ONLINE TSB WAS NOT UPDATED TO REFLECT THE NEW PART NUMBER. *NM

1. EVENTS LEADING UP: THE CAR WAS DRIVEN 2. CLUTCH FAILURE. @ 70K MILES, THE CLUTCH FAILS. 3. NEED TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. *NM

NO EVENTS LEAD UP TO THE FAILURES. ALL FAILURES HAVE HAPPENED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND HAS LEFT OWNER STRANDED ON THE INTERSTATE. DEALER REFUSED TO COVER 3 OF THE REPAIRS WHICH, COST US 2,000 EACH FAILURE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A RECURRING NIGHTMARE AND IS A MONEY PIT. *JB

MY CLUTCH WENT OUT ON MY 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON WITHOUT WARNING. MY CAR HAS 35000 MILES ON IT. SOMETHING HAS BROKEN OFF AND TAKEN OUT THE TRANSMISSION. I'VE BEEN READING MANY IDENTICAL CASE SCENARIOS FROM OTHER HYUNDAI TIB OWNERS. HYUNDAI WILL NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. THEY BLAME IT ON CLUTCH MISSUSE AND/OR DRIVING HABITS. *NM