2003 Hyundai Tiburon complaints

1. BOUGHT A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON V6, 6-SPD (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) -- EVENT: NO EVENT. SIMPLY DROVE THE CAR AS NORMAL. 2. LESS THEN 23,000 MILES MY CLUTCH GAVE OUT. 3. I HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, FLYWHEEL AND THROWOUT BEARING. PARTS AND LABOR COST ME OVER $1500 IN REPAIRS. LESS THE 23K MILES AND I HAD TO PAY OVER $1500 FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT OWNERS OF THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL ARE EXPERIENCING. YET, HYUNDAI REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT EXCEPT FORCE THEIR CUSTOMERS TO COMMIT TO A VERY EXPENSIVE CAR REPAIR EARLY IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. NO CAR UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR SHOULD HAVE AS MUCH WORK DONE AS MYSELF AND MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH. THIS NEEDS TO BE SET UP AS A RECALL BY HYUNDAI AND THOSE OF US HAMMERED BY THIS SHOULD BE REIMBURSED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SHIFTING FROM FOURTH TO FIFTH GEAR AT 55 MPH, THE CLUTCH MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CLUTCH. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED, NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

CLUTCH ON MY '03 TIBURON BURNT OUT AT 40K MILES. *JB

MY CLUTCH IS REALLY SLIPPING BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE HEARD MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS COMPLAINT. I THINK THE ISSUE WITH THE HYUNDAI TIBURON CLUTCHES NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT.*JB

I'M JOINING THE 1,000 OR SO PEOPLE ON THIS SITE ALONE WHO OWN A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT V6 6 SPEED. MY CLUTCH WENT OUT AT 47,000 MILES AND IT'S GOING TO THE DEALER NEXT WEEK FOR WHAT I'M SURE WILL BE THEIR ATTEMPT TO SCREW ME OUT OF $2,000. I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS: HOW MANY OF THESE HAVE TO FAIL BEFORE THE GOV'T DOES SOMETHING? ALL OF THEM? SECOND QUESTION: WHERE DOES THE CEO OF HYUNDAI LIVE SO I CAN STICK HIS JUNK FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCH SOMEWHERE UNPLEASANT? *JB

CONSUMER COULD NOT DRIVE NO MORE THAN 10 MPH IN THE RAIN DUE TO NO TRACTION ON MICHELIN 215-45-17 TIRES. *TS THE CONSUMER AND HIS WIFE OWN THE SAME VEHICLE WHICH WERE BOTH EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN TIRES AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE TIRES HAD VIRTUALLY NO TRACTION IN SNOWY CONDITIONS AND AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER'S HAD TO DRIVE VERY SLOWLY TO AVOID SLIDING OFF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED ANOTHER BRAND OF TIRE WHICH HANDLE BETTER IN THE RAIN BUT STILL DON'T HANDLE WELL IN THE SNOW. *NM

I EXPERIENCED MY CLUTCH FAILING AT NIGHT ON THE WAY HOME THIS DECEMBER. IT WAS OKAY, THEN IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HYUNDAI USA WAS CONTACTED AND HAD BEEN TOLD THAT MY BUMPER TO BUMPER 100,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD COVER THE REPAIR. THE LOCAL DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT ISN'T COVERED. AFTER BATTLING BETWEEN NATIONAL AND LOCAL I BROUGHT THE CAR HOME AND HAD A FRIEND, EXPERIENCED MECHANIC, REPLACE WHAT I HAD BEEN TOLD WAS THE PROBLEM, THE SLAVE CYLINDER. IT STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW, I HAVE A FAIRLY NEW CAR, I STILL CAN'T DRIVE. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL DOZEN CONSUMERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME THING. TSB'S HAVE COME OUT ON THIS MODEL AND YET, I AM GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM THE DEALER AND HYUNDAI USA. *JB

PURCHASED A 2003 HYUNDAI TIURON, 2 DOOR HATCHBACK FROM ALLEN TURNER AUTOMOTIVE ON 12/13/02. CLUCH FAILED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 18,000 MILES AND HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN MD,OURISMAN HYUNDAI 3516 FT. MEADE RD.LAUREL ,MD 20724,(301) 725-4400 WOULD NOT COVER REPAIR BECAUSE THE CAR HAD AN AFTER MARKET AIR INTAKE. PAID $2,000 FOR REPAIR. AFTER REPAIR, CLUCH FAILED AGAIN AT APPROX 45,000 MILES (MOSTLY INTERSTATE DRIVING) AND ALLEN TURNER AUTOMOTIVE REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR STATING NORMAL WEAR (AFTER ONLY 28,000 MILES) AND SAID IT WOULD COST $2,200.00 TO REPAIR. I PERFORMED REASEARCHED THE INTERNET, E.G. NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTS), MYCARSTATS.COM, ETC., AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF CONSUMMER COMPLAINTS CONCERNING PRE-MATURE FAILURE OF CLUCH ASSEMBLY IN 2003 TIBURON FROM 5K TO 28K MILES. ALL DENIED. ALSO LOCATED HYUNDAI TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 04-40-005, THAT DISCUSSES 2003 TIBURONS CLUCTH FAILURE WITH CAUSE CODE **C09 - DEFORMED. SPOKE WITH ALLEN TURNER MAINTENANCE REP, KEITH WHITTINGTON AND HE TOOK THIS UP HIS CHAIN OF COMMAND AND THEY STILL REFUSED TO REPAIR THE CLUTCH. I HAVE ALREADY PAID $2,000 FOR A CLUTCH THAT FAILED AT 18K AND FEEL IT IS CRIMINAL, OR AT LEAST IMMORAL, FOR ME TO HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER $2,200 TO HAVE THE CLUCH REPLACED AGAIN. SEEMS LIKE AN EXCELLENT CASE FOR A CLASS ACTION SUIT SINCE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF, BUT WOULD RATHER RESOLVE THIS THROUGH ARBITRATION. ANY ASSISTANCE/GUIDANCE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.

CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL IN MY 03 TIBURON, V6 BURNED OUT AFTER LESS THAN 30,000 MILES AND THEY WON'T COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. CHECKED AROUND AND IT'S A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *NM

ABOUT 4 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING OFF ON A COLD MORNING (40 F), I WAS MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY, WHEN SUDDENLY ALL OF THE ELECTRICITY SHUT OFF ON MY CAR. I BEGAN TO MOVE OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND DOWN SHIFTED TO SLOW DOWN. I PRESSED THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS, BUT GOT NOTHING. I COULD NOT TOTALLY GET OUT OF THE LANE BECAUSE A GUARD RAIL LIMITED IT TO A SMALL SHOULDER. I COULD SEE HEADLIGHTS IN MY REAR VIEW SWERVING AT THE LAST SECOND TO MISS ME BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T SEE ME. MY ONLY THOUGHT WAS GRAB A FLASHLIGHT OUT OF THE GLOVE BOX AND TRY TO ESCAPE THE CAR AND TO TRY TO WARN ONCOMING VEHICLES. BUT THEN SUDDENLY, ALL THE LIGHTS AND RADIO CAME BACK ON. SO I QUICKLY STARTED THE ENGINE AND DROVE OFF. THE TOTAL TIME THAT ELAPSED FROM LOSS OF ELECTRICITY TO IT COMING BACK ON WAS MAYBE A MINUTE, BUT IT FELT LIKE FOREVER. I DROVE TO WORK WITH NO PROBLEMS, AND AFTER WORK, I GOT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO PROBLEMS EITHER. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND GAVE THE CAR BACK. NOW I'M SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIATMATELY 40 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HER THIS RESULTED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. INJURIES WHERE SUSTAINED. SEAT BELTS WHERE IN USE. CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF A RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE RECALL # IS 02V290000.

3RD CLUTCH FAILURE AT 60,000K MI ON 2003 HYUNDAI GT 6 SPD FINALLY WILL INSTALL "UPDATED" PARTS MYSELF DEALERS HAVE REFUSED ASSISTANCE ANY CLUTCH WORK AFTER 12000K MILES. I AM A SKILLED MECHANIC AND KNOW THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, HYUNDAI NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND BUY BACK OR REPAIR THE PROBLEM. WOULD LIKE ANY INFO ON A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST HYUNDAI FOR THIS ISSUE. [email protected]. *NM

AT ABOUT 3 MONTHS OR 7,000 THE CLUTCH WENT OUT ON THE CAR REQUIRING A NEW CLUTCH. WE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS & REPLACED THE CLUTCH AGAIN AT THE BEGINNING OF 2005. NOW THE CLUTCH GOES COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR STILL MOVES. I WILL TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN FOR DIAGNOSTIC. BUT I DO BELIEVE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CLUTCH OR TRANSMISSION. *JB

I OWN A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT V6 ,6 SPEED MANUAL 29000 MILES ORIGINAL TIRES. THE PROBLEM STARTED WHEN I HAD DIFFICULTY PUTTING MY CAR INTO REVERSE. THIS NORMALLY HAPPENED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO GEAR, A LOW WINING SOUND WOULD BE NOTICED WITH MY FOOT ON THE CLUTCH, THIS WOULD EVENTUALLY GO AWAY AS THE CAR WOULD WARM UP. AFTER THE CAR WARMED UP, THE GEARS WOULD SHIFT NORMALLY AND I COULD SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. AFTER ABOUT A MONTH THE PROBLEM PROGRESSED TO HAVING DIFFICULTY PUTTING THE CAR INTO FIRST GEAR AND REVERSE. AFTER ANOTHER MONTH THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO FIRST OR REVERSE WITH THE ENGINE ON. AGAIN AS SOON AS THE CAR WARMS UP THE GEARS SHIFT NORMALLY AND THE NOISE WILL GO AWAY, THIS ONLY OCCURS WITH A COLD CAR. I FINALLY TOOK THE CAR INTO THE FORD DEALER (HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER) AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CLUTCH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THIS WAS DUE TO MY DIVING PRACTICES. THEY ALSO CLAIMED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT IT WOULD COST ME $1800 TO REPAIR. I ARGUED THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS FOR OVER 25 YEARS AND THAT I ONLY USE THIS CAR TO GO TO WORK AND BACK. THEY INSISTED THAT IT WAS A WEAR-OUT ITEM AND THAT I WAS AT FAULT. FINALLY AFTER SOME ARGUMENT, THEY CONTACTED THE HYUNDAI REGIONAL MANAGER IN GEORGIA AND HE AGREED TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FLY WHEEL, BUT THAT I WOULD STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE CLUTCH AND LABOR TO REPLACE THAT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC

WHEN USING THE A/C FAN CONTROL ON SETTING 3 OR 4 FOR MORE THAN 10 MIN., THE PLASTIC CONNECTION AT THE BACK OF THE UNIT STARTS MELTING. MY TEMPORARY SOLUTION IS TO RUN THE A/C ON 1 AND 2 ONLY. THIS IS A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. HYUNDAI REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS A PROBLEM. THE REPLACEMENT COST IS 605.00 CAD FOR THE SAME UNIT THAT WILL DO THE SAME THING AFTER A LITTLE USE. THIS IS NOT A VALID SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CLUTCH WAS BAD, AND IT TOOK OUT THE FLYWHEEL/CLUTCH/TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSFER CASE. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT SHE TOOK AN ELECTRIC SAW TO THE TRANSMISSION CASE AND THE CLUTCH DID NOT DO IT. FURTHERMORE, IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS A CLUTCH, AND THE CLUTCH WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. SHE HAD TWO WARRANTIES, AND THEY WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER EITHER ONE. SHE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE ON 6-15-05 , AND IT FAILED ON 8-25-05. THE VEHICLE HAS 39,600 MILES ON IT. WHEN SHE BOUGHT THE CAR IT HAD 36,200 MILES ON IT. THE CONTACT FOUND APPROXIMATELY 30 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB ABOUT THE CLUTCH.*AK UPDATED 04/17/06

ON JULY 04 2003, WE PURCHASED A 2003 NEW HYUNDAI TIBURON FROM PHILPOTT MOTORS IN NEDERLAND. THE VIN[XXX]. IT STARTED ON DEC 19, 20031 WHEN THE PASSENGER WINDOW MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THEN, ON DEC. 22, 20031 THE VEHICLE HAD A COOLANT LEAK THAT WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. ON FEBRUARY 16, 2004 THE CLUTCH WENT OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH ANY WARNING. TO APRIL OF 2003. IN WHICH ALL THE PARTS THEY REPLACED HAVE A PRODUCTION DATE OF APRIL 2003. IN AUGUST OF 2004 SEVEN MONTHS LATER THE CLUTCH WENT OUT AGAIN ON IH10 DURING NOON TRAFFIC THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT. THE MECHANIC AT TRANSMISSION EXCHANGE TOLD HIM THAT WAS NOT THE CASE AND THAT HE STATED THAT THE SLAVE CYLINDER WAS PROBABLY BENT PRIOR TO THEIR REPAIRS SIX MONTHS AGO. MY COMPLAINT TO PHILPOTT THAT IF THEY AGREED TO COVER THE SLAVE CYLINDER WHY WOULD THEY NOT COVER ALL THE CHARGES DUE TO THE FACT THIS IS A PULL/PUSH AND IF THE SALVE CYLINDER WAS BENT THAT IT WOULD CAUSE THIS TYPE OF DAMAGE TO THE CLUTCH. THEY REFUSED TO COVER IT COSTING $1,920.85. ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2005 THE BATTERY WENT OUT. . IN AUGUST OF 2005 THE BATTERY WENT OUT AGAIN. ON THE LAST WEEK OF AUGUST MY DAUGHTER BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED AND ASKED WHY THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON AND THE TECHNICIAN TOLD HER THE CAR WAS FINE THAT HE DID NOT NOTE ANY PROBLEMS AND THAT THE LIGHT WAS ON BECAUSE IT WAS TELLING HER THAT EVERYTHING WAS WORKING. ON SEPTEMBER 05, THE CLUTCH STARTED SLIPPING AGAIN AND WE HAVE PARKED THE VEHICLE. EVERYONE HAS BEEN TOLD T

DT: THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE, THEY USED DEFORMED CLUTCH PART. THE CLUTCH WAS SLIPPING. VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP NOW. WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AND PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL IT TAKES IT A FEW MINUTES TO KICK INTO GEAR AND IT JERKS THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 0440005. NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2005, AND SHOULD BE GETTING A CALL FROM THE DEALER TODAY. IT HAS DONE THIS EVERYDAY SINCE NOTICING NOTICED THE PROBLEM.*AK

SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW WE HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY TWICE, THE CLUTCH, FLY WHEEL, SLAVE CYLINDER,THREE TIMES, A COOLANT LEAK FIXED, THE WINDOW MOTOR AND IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE REPAIR SHOP. WE ALSO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES AND HAVE THE VEHICLE ALIGNED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ALSO ON AT THIS TIME. THE THING THAT MAKES ME ANGRY IS THAT A SERVICE TECHNICIAN HAS SEEN OR VEHICLE TWICE AND SAID OUR VEHICLE WAS FINE. SO, WHY DID THE CLUTCH GO OUT 10 DAYS LATER? *JB

I WAS DRIVING 35+ MILES PER HOUR AND REAR ENDED A LARGE TRUCK. THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED (NO ONE IN PASSENGER SIDE),MINE (DRIVER SIDE) DID NOT DEPLOY. 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON,CAUSING ALMOST $9,000 DAMAGE. DEALERSHIP TOWED TO,ELHART IN HOLLAND MI.,HAD NO CONCERN. VEHICLE TOWED TO DENOOYER CHEV. AND THE BODY SHOP MANAGER,STEVE BATTS SHOWED A GREAT DEAL OF CONCERN. I CONTACTED HYUNDAI COMPLAINT DEPT.,AND THAT PERSON WAS NON CHALANT ABOUT THE EPISODE. I STILL DO NOT KNOW IF I HAVE A DEPLOYABLE AIR BAG ON DRIVERS SIDE. HYUNDAI WOULD NOT FIX IT! OR PAY TO HAVE ONE EITHER PUT IN OR TO EVEN TEST TO SEE IF IT WAS DEFECTIVE. . I AM PAYING FOR A VEHICLE IN WHICH I AM NOT CONFIDENT REGARDING ITS SAFETY FACTOR. PERHAPS THIS COULD BE A RECALL. I HAVE GOTTEN NO WHERE AT THIS TIME,AND AM FILING A FORMAL COMPLAINT AGAINST HYUNDAI AND THE DEALERSHIP,ELHART, WHO SOLD ME THIS VEHICLE,SEPT 2002. IF YOU CANNOT HELP,PLEASE DIRECT ME TO AN AGENCY THAT WILL. ELISE KNAPP. *JB

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON QUESTION REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH CLUTCH GOING OUT ON VEHICLE.*MR *NM

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

COMPLETE FAILURE OF CLUTCH. *AK

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

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

HYUNDAI TIBURON 2003 CLUTCH FAILURE. *BF THE PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR. *SC

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.

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

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.

FRONT END COLLISION DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, PASSANGER SIDE DID, WIRE HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE AT FIREWALL.

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

I WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT ON I-75 NEAR RICHMOND, KY.. I HIT A GUARD RAIL HEAD ON WHILE AVOIDING ANOTHER CAR. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE DRIVER SIDE DID NOT. INJURIES WERE HEAD, NECK , AND BACK. TREATED AND RELEASED IN HOSPITAL E R .*AK

CLUTCH IS GOING BAD AT 28K. FIRST ONE WENT OUT AT 500 MILES. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD CLUTCH ON THE VEHICLE BEFORE AT 28K. DEALERSHIP SAYS MY DRIVING HABITS. I KNOW HOW TO DRIVE MANUAL. THIS WILL BE MY 3RD CLUTCH BEFORE 30K, THIS IS RIDICLOUS. THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY IS DEFECTIVE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *AK

I OWN A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON AND WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO ANY GEAR. SINCE THE COMPANY ADVERTISES A BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY I WASN'T TO WORRIED ABOUT THIS. FINALLY I HAD THE CHANCE TO DROP THE CAR OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WHEN I PICKED THE CAR UP THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THE CLUTCH WAS WORN OUT AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE FLYWHEEL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED ALOS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY BECAUSE THE FAILED CLUTCH CAUSED THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT TO REPAIR THEM BOTH WOULD BE AROUND SEVENTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS . *AK

I HAVE A 2003 TIBURON V6 5 SPEED WITH 34,000 MILES. CLUTCH IS COMPLETELY BURNT OUT AND HYUNDAI SAYS IT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR...ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE , ESPECIALLY FROM THE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN. I WAS JUST TOLD BY A MECHANIC (NOT AT HYUNDAI SHOP--THEY WERE TOO EXPENSIVE) THAT THE FLYWHEEL HAS A FAULTY COMPONENT, AND THAT IF I PUT A NEW CLUTCH IN, IT WILL EAT THAT ONE TOO. THIS IS GOING TO COST ME MIN. $1500. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO ADMIT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND FIX IT. ITS TOO LATE FOR ME, I'LL NEVER OWN ANOTHER HYUNDAI, BUT WE NEED TO BE REIMBURSED AND THE CARS NEED RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. *NM

2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON CLUTCH COMPLETELY BURNED OUT.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER READ ARTICLES WHICH INDICATED THAT THE CLUTCH PLATE USED IN THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE USED ON 4 CYLINDERS NOT 6 CYLINDER VEHICLE. *NM

CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL FAILED ON VEHICLE AT 30,250 MILES. DEALER CLAIMS REPAIR COSTS ($2280) EXCLUDED FROM WARRANTY AS "WEAR ITEM." WARRANTY VAGUELY WORDED, YET ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION ON NTSB WEBSITE SUGGESTS THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. AUTOMOBILE CURRENTLY AT DEALER. VIN # AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.*AK

I HAVE A 2003 HYUNDIA TIBURON. CLUTCH SLIPPING AND VIBRATION AT 13000 MILES. THEY REPLACED CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FOR FREE. NOW I HAVE 17,400 MILES AND CLUTCH IS SLIPPING AGAIN. PLEASE HELP ALL THE OWNERS OF 2003 TIBURON MANUELS. THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $80.00 TO LOOK AND TELL ME IF IT IS MY FAULT. I'VE BEEN DRIVING CLUTCHES WELL OVER 100,000 MILES ON CARS. HELP!!*AK

I OWN A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON WITH 30000 MILES. I RECENTLY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME I NEED A NEW CLUTCH. I THEN DID SOME RESEARCH INTO THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HYUNDAI IS CLAIMING ITS BECAUSE OF DRIVING HABITS BUT THE MECHANIC WHO FIXED MY CAR (NOT HYUNDAI DEALER) FOUND NO ABUSE SIGNS. I DONT KNOW WHAT WILL COME OUT OF THIS BUT I HOPE SOMEONE INVESTIGATES THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT DRIVING ONE OF THESE CARS. THE WEBSITE FOR THE CAR IS WWW.TUSCANI.BE GO INTO FORUM AND INTO THE GENERAL SECTION AND READ THE CLUTCH PROBLEM COMMENTS. *AK

LOW-SPEED COLLISION WITH THE FRONT END, DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY 2003 HYUNDAI-TIBURON RESULTED IN ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYING.*AK

35K MILES AND I AM TOLD CLUTCH/FLYWHEEL IS SHOT, NO COVERED BECAUSE IT MAY BE ABUSED. I HAVE DRIVEN A MANUAL MY WHOLE ADULT LIFE AND NEVER REPLACED A CLUTCH. THIS SHOLD COVERED UNDER HYUNDAI WARR. I HAVE A STACK OF INFO AGAINST THEM ALMOST 2INCHES HIGH AND CORP SAYS IT IS UP TO THE SERVICE GUY.*AK