2004 Hyundai Tiburon complaints

THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY IN THE CONSUMER 2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON . *TS THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND HIT A TREE. THE PASSENGERS FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT THE DRIVER'S FRONTAL AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER CHEST, NECK AND BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *NM

CLUTCH WAS SLIPPING AT 36,000 MILES, ALREADY HAD CLUTCH AND TRANNY REPLACEMENT AT 15,000. LOST ALL DRIVABLILITY, HP, TORQUE, ETC. HYUNDAI INSISTED $1,000.00 TO REPLACE CLUTCH PLATE, AND BEARING, WITHOUT LOOKING INSIDE ENGINE. AFTER A WEEK, THEY SAID THEY NEEDED $700.00 TO PULL TRANNY TO SEE IF FLYWHEEL IS BAD. BUYING CLUTCH MASTER SERIES 1 TO FIX THE FAULTY PART. DON'T LET THEM REPLACE YOUR PARTS WITH THE STOCK PART! THEIR CLUTCH IS TERRIBLE AND A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE AIRBAG SENSOR WITHIN THE FRONT SEAT BELTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

MY AIRBAGS BLEW IN A VERY LOW IMPACT ACCIDENT (5 MPH). MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY UNDAMAGED FROM THE IMPACT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A BROKEN LICENSE PLATE BRACKET AND DAMAGE TO MY INTERIOR, CAUSED BY THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYING. ACCORDING TO MY AUTOMOBILES USER MANUAL, THE AIRBAGS ARE ONLY MADE TO DEPLOY ON HIGH SPEED IMPACT, WHICH WAS NOT THE CASE IN MY ACCIDENT. I WENT THROUGH HYUNDAI'S COMPLAINT AND RESOLUTION PROCEDURE, BECAUSE I FELT THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OFF. I ALSO TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND A HYUNDAI MECHANIC, AND THEY BOTH AGREED THAT, JUDGING BY THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE DONE TO THE EXTERIOR OF MY CAR (BROKEN LICENSE PLATE BRACKET). THE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE WENT OFF. HYUNDAI CLAIMED THE AIRBAGS FUNCTIONED PROPERLY, AND CLOSED THE FILE. I STARTED SEARCHING FOR A NEW DASHBOARD, AND I WAS TOLD REPEATEDLY THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE SENSITIVE AND WENT OFF VERY EASILY. MY PERSONAL MECHANIC STANDS FIRM THAT MY AIR BAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. THERE WAS LITERALLY NO DAMAGE TO MY CAR FROM THIS LOW IMPACT ACCIDENT, EXCEPT THE DEPLOYED AIRBAGS AND BROKEN LICENSE PLATE BRACKET. ALL THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY THE AIRBAGS. MY MECHANIC AND ALL THE SALVAGE YARDS I HAVE SPOKEN TO CLAIM THE SENSOR IS OVERLY SENSITIVE. HYUNDAI''S MANUAL STRESSES OVER AND OVER, THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL ONLY DEPLOY ON HIGH IMPACT. WHEN I CALLED HYUNDAI TO ASK WHAT THE VEHICLE IMPACT THRESHOLD LEVEL IS FOR THE AIRBAGS, THEY COULD NOT TELL ME. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, AND I FOUND SEVERAL OTHER

I HAVE AN 04 TIBURON GT V6 SPECIAL EDITION AND IT IS ONLY AT 16000 MILES AND THE CLUTCH IS ALL READY GOING OUT AND I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE IT. *NM

2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION. *JB

TOOK MY CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR THE CLUTCH SLIPPING AND GRINDING ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE GRINDING WAS STOPPED BUT THE SLIPPING WAS STILL A PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY SERVICE TO "ADJUST THE WAY I DRIVE." AT 19557 MILES MY CLUTCH WENT OUT COMPLETELY, WHEN I ASKED THE SERVICE ADVISOR WHAT CAUSED THIS HE SAID "IT LOOKS LIKE ITS BEEN SLIPPING FOR A LONG TIME." THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS THE CLUTCH PARTS ARE ONLY UNDER WARRANTY FOR 12000 MILES. MY CAR WAS UNDER 12000 MILES BOTH TIMES THE CLUTCH WAS "REPAIRED" BEFORE. NOW I HAVE A REPAIR BILL FOR OVER $2000 THAT I REFUSE TO PAY BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY COULD HAVE, UNDER WARRANTY. *NM

THE CLUTCH ON MY 2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON FAILED AT 32,000 MILES. IT NECESSITATED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL, AT AN EXPENSE OF ABOUT $2,500.00 THE CLUTCH FAILED ME WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY, 1200 MILES FROM MY HOME. *NM

PURCHASED VEHICLE JAN 04 WITH 10 MILES ON IT. AT AROUND 12K MILES THE CLUTCH BEGAN TO RAPIDLY WEAR. AT 18K MI IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. DRIVER HAS NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A CLUTCH BEFORE 140K MI BEFORE. DEALER (UNION NJ) CLAIMED HYUNDAI NOT RESPONSIBLE, SAID WOULD REPAIR REPLACE FOR $1200K (PRICE REDUCTION AS A COURTESY). DRIVER DECIDED THAT NOT TO REPLACE WITH THE SAME CLUTCH BOUGHT A SPEC STAGE 3 AFTERMAKET CLUTCH FOR $480 AND HAD THE DEALER PUT THE CLUTCH IN. AT AROUND 32K MI SUDDENLY THE CLUTCH WENT FROM VERY TIGHT (CATCHING ABOUT 1" - 1.5" OF THE FLOOR TO LOOSE 3"+. CLUTCH SLOWLY STARTED SLIPPING AND WAS REPLACED AT 38K MI BY A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP (NYACK, NY) CLAIMED THERE WAS A TSB FOR THE ISSUE AND OFFERED TO FIX FOR FREE WITH FACTORY CLUTCH AND NEW FLY WHEEL. FLY WHEEL MUST OF BEEN ROOT CAUSE AS THERE HAS BEE NO MORE INCIDENTS AS OF 80K MI. *JB

I WAS INFORMED A WEEK OR SO AGO THAT MY CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO "WEAR & TEAR" ON A 30,000 MILE HYUNDAI TIBURON. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER IT DUE TO "WEAR & TEAR". I WAS INFORMED BY THE REPAIR CONSULTANT THOUGH THAT THEIR FACILITY HAS BEEN OPEN FOR 9 MONTHS AND MY CAR IS THE 3RD THEY HAVE SEEN WITH LOW MILE TIBURON'S HAVING THE CLUTCH REPAIRED. I CALLED A LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IN DECEMBER OF '05 THEY HAD A HYUNDAI TIBURON WITH 11,000 MILES AND HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH AS WELL. *NM

THE CLUTCH STARTED SLIPPING WITH ONLY 16,500 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN JANUARY 2006 TO HAVE THE CLUTCH REPLACED. THEY TOLD ME I WAS AT FAULT DUE TO MY DRIVING HABITS. THEY OFFERED ME A DISCOUNT ON THE PARTS. THE DEALER WAS GOING TO USE EXACT REPLACEMENT PARTS BUT FROM WHAT I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE CLUTCH I PROVIDED ON MY OWN AFTER MARKET PARTS THAT COST $ 478.56 DOLLARS AND THE DEALER CHARGED $870.00 FOR LABOR. *JB

PREMATURE CLUTCH WEAR! ADD ME TO THE LIST! IT LOOKS LIKE I MAY BE ANOTHER ONE OF THE MANY PEOPLE WITH CLUTCH PROBLEMS ON THEIR TIBURON. I JUST BOUGHT MY USED 2004 TIBURON 3 WEEKS AGO. IT HAD 27,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. I RECENTLY HAD A PROBLEM STARTING THE CAR SO I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER. THEY INSPECTED THE CAR AND TOLD ME THAT THE CLUTCH WAS WORN AND WAS CATCHING HIGH. THEY ESTIMATE IT IS OVER 60% WORN AT THIS POINT BUT CAN'T TELL FOR SURE UNTIL THEY TEAR IT DOWN. NOW I HAVE DRIVEN CLUTCH FOR MANY YEARS. MY LAST CAR WAS A 98 JETTA WITH 93,000 MILES ON IT AND THE ORIGINAL CLUTCH WITH NO SLIPPAGE. BEFORE THAT I HAD A 91 NISSAN 240SX WITH WELL OVER 130,000 MILES AND THE ORIGINAL CLUTCH. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR THE CLUTCH TO FAIL WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. ON TOP OF THIS, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS MESSAGE BOARDS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM GOING ON. IT SIMPLY CAN NOT BE THE DRIVES FAULT IF SO MANY OF THESE CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. I AM REALLY HOPING THAT MY CLUTCH LASTS FOR AWHILE, BUT I FEEL AS IF I GOT MYSELF INTO A BAD SITUATION BUYING THIS CAR. I REALLY HOPE THIS SITUATION IS REMEDIED BECAUSE I DO LIKE THE CAR BUT I SIMPLY CAN'T GO THROUGH THE COST OF REPLACING MY CLUTCH EVERY YEAR OR TWO AND SHOULDN'T HAVE TO! I'VE READ THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING. HOPEFULLY BETWEEN THIS LAWSUIT AND THE NHTSA, A RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM IS REACHED. THIS IS AN UNFAIR AND PO

DROVE MY 2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON FOR 17K MILES AND 1 DAY AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 1 HR IN TRAFFIC I NOTICED MY CLUTCH WOULD NOT ENGAGE MY FIRST GEAR PROPERLY. I HAVE A 6 SPD. BROUGHT THE CAR TO HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT "I" HAD WORN OUT MY CLUTCH AND WANTED 2 CHARGE ME $1800.00 TO REPAIR IT. AFTER ARGUING AND CALLING CORPORATE HYUNDAI AND HAVING TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAIN TO THESE GUYS AND I KNOW HOW 2 DRIVE STANDARD THEY FINALLY REPLACED MY CLUTCH AS A "ONE TIME GOOD-WILL REPAIR" UNDER 1 CIRCUMSTANCE, THAT I WOULD PAY 4 THE 15K MILE SERVICE, WHICH AT $235.00 WAS BETTER THEN $1800.00. CAME ACROSS THE PROBLEMS THAT OTHER ARE HAVING AFTER SIGNING UP TO WWW.NEWTIBURON.COM AND FIGURED I WOULD FILE A COMPLAINT ALSO. THE THING IS THAT AFTER THEY REPAIRED IT WITH WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE REVISED CLUTCH NUMBER PER THE TSB, WHEN THE CAR IS COLD IT GRINDS GOING INTO TO 2ND GEAR. BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY GAVE ME MY CAR BACK STATING ON THE INVOICE THEY GAVE ME THAT THEY DROVE THE CAR FOR 16 MILES AND HAD EXPERIENCED NO GRINDING AND OR CLUTCH PROBLEMS. THAT'S ODD BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN SINCE I GOT THE CAR REPAIRED. I AM ON MY 2ND CLUTCH AFTER REPLACING MY FIRST AT 17K MILES AND I HAVE A FEELING THAT MY CLUTCH IS ON ITS WAY BECAUSE OF THE GRINDING. IM AT 42,700 MILES NOW AND I DON'T NO HOW MUCH LONGER IT WILL HOLD. *JB

I HAVE OWNED A 2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON SINCE JAN OF 2005, IT WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW WITH 2 MILES ON IT. SINCE ABOUT 10K MILES, MY CLUTCH HAS BEEN SLIPPING, HYUNDAI REFUSES TO FIX IT UNDER THEIR WARRANTY, STATING IT IS A WEARABLE PART. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS FOR ALMOST 25 YEARS.. AND THIS IS THE FIRST CLUTCH I HAVE HAD GO OUT, LET ALONE AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. *NM

2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON. 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. CLUTCH BEGINNING TO FAIL/SLIP AT 27,000 MILES. 27,000 MILES FOR A CLUTCH IS NOTHING AS CLUTCHES HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO LAST AT LEAST 100,000 MILES. THIS IS A HAZARD, AS PREMATURE CLUTCH WEAR CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT, PERHAPS A FATAL ONE. *JB

I HAVE A 2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT. I ONLY HAVE 33000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, AND ALREADY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUTCH. I HAVE CHECKED MANY CHAT ROOMS AND FORUMS AND THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THIS SAME VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH MANY TIBURON OWNERS WITH RELATIVELY LOW MILES. I DO ALSO FEEL THAT THERE IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE AT RISK, BECAUSE THERE LIES THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE CLUTCH WERE TO COMPLETELY FAIL AND CAUSE THE TRANS. TO LOCK UP. SO SOME SORT OF NOTIFICATION TO HYUNDAI WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *JB

2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT V6 16K WITH A BLOWN CLUTCH AND WARPED FLYWHEEL! HYUNDAI WON'T COVER THEIR MISTAKE! PLUS THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $71.50 JUST TO LOOK AT MY CAR EVEN THOUGH IT HAS 16K MILES AND THE WARRANTY IS UNTIL 60K MILES. *JB

MY TRANSMISSION GOT STUCK INTO SECOND GEAR TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY BUT TOLD ME I HAD TO REPLACE MY CLUTCH IT WAS TO WORN. THE CAR ONLY HAS 19000 MILES ON IT. *JB

AT ABOUT 8,000 MILES ON THE CAR I NOTICED THAT THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT ALWAYS HOLD WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. ALSO THE SYNCHRONIZATION GEARS STARTED TO ALLOW THE TRANSMISSION TO GRIND WHILE SHIFTING INTO OTHER GEARS AT ABOUT 10,000. HYUNDAI WARRANTED THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE SYNCROS, AND I AM SURE THEY WOULD HAVE WARRANTED THE CLUTCH TOO, BUT FOR THE HISTORY THAT THE CLUTCHES HAVE HAD IN OUR COMMUNITY (TIBURONS) I KNEW I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH IN 20K MILES AGAIN. SO I DECIDED TO NOT HAVE THEM WARRANTY THE CLUTCH SO I COULD PUT IN A CLUTCH THAT I KNEW WOULD LAST LONGER THAN I PLANED ON OWNING THE VEHICLE. KIND OF SAD NOT TO HAVE FAITH IN YOUR MANUFACTURES PRODUCT'S...*NM

I OWN A 2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT V6 CAR. I AM APART OF AN ONLINE CAR FORUM FOR MY SPECIFIC CAR. A NUMBER OF MY FELLOW TIBURON OWNERS AND I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. OUR FACTORY CLUTCHES ON MANUAL CARS HAVE BEEN BREAKING AND NOT HOLDING THE HORSE POWER OF THE CAR. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN TO ME BECAUSE, IT HAPPENED TO ME WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE TO THE EXTENT THAT I ORIGINALLY BOUGHT IT. THIS CLUTCH FAILURE PUT ME IN RISK OF AN ACCIDENT AND THANK GOD NOTHING BAD HAPPENED BEFORE IT WAS BROUGHT IN FOR A FIX. I BROUGHT IT INTO HYUNDAI AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER A WEEK OF WARRANTY HELL WITH LAWYERS AND PHONE CALLS BACK AND FORTH THEY FINALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD NEVER FIX THIS AGAIN. THEY ALSO DID SAY THAT THE CLUTCH "PREMATURELY SLIPPED" (BROKE).*JB

2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON 2.0/ 2.7 V6.(AFFECTED YEARS: 2003-2006?) ON MANUAL TRANSMISSION MODELS, CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER CONTAINS A "DELAY VALVE" THAT CAUSES "SLIPPING" AND EXCESSIVE WEAR ON CLUTCH COMPONENTS. REMOVAL OF SAID, "DELAY VALVE" IN CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER IS SOLUTION TO ELIMINATING THIS EXCESSIVE WEAR. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THERE HAS BEEN NO VOLUNTARY RECALL TO CORRECT THIS VERY SIMPLE ISSUE AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE SUFFERED "MASSIVE" CLUTCH FAILURES THAT ALSO INCLUDE AFTERMARKET CLUTCH COMPONENTS AND FLYWHEELS OF SUPERIOR STRENGTH OVER OEM. FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH COULD PUT SOMEONE AT RISK WHEN DRIVING DUE TO TOTAL FAILURE, OR PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH. I CURRENTLY HAVE 19500 MILES ON MY CAR, AND AM STILL WITHIN WARRANTY, BUT AM TOLD THAT THE CLUTCH WOULDN'T BE COVERED EVEN IF IT WAS FAILING. THAT SEEMS TO BE THE STORY WITH 99% OF MANY PEOPLE I HAVE READ WHO ALSO OWN THE 2003-2006 TIBURON. MINE STILL WORKS AT THIS POINT, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH PREMATURE DAMAGE THERE IS CURRENTLY DUE TO THE "DELAY VALVE". PLEASE CONSIDER LOOKING INTO THIS PROBLEM. HYUNDAI SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS FAILED PART AND COVER IT 100 PERCENT. ALL WHILE RECALLING ALL 2003-2006 MODELS AND REMOVING THIS SLAVE CYLINDER"DELAY VALVE". *JB

ORIGINAL TIRES ON MY HYUNDAI TIBURON-MICHELIN PILOT, HX MXM4 RADIAL XSE 215/45/17 DEVELOPED SIDEWALL BUBBLES AT LESS THEN 1500 MILES. AUTHORIZED MICHELIN DEALERS SAID IT WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE/COMPLAINT AND COMPANY CLAIMED IT WAS A ROAD HAZARD AND NOT COVERED UNDER THE TIRE WARRANTY. TIRE DEALERS TOLD ME THAT ON THIS TYPE OF TIRE THE SIDEWALLS CANNOT STAND THE STRESS OF ORDINARY DRIVING . *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON 01-11-06 AND NOTICED THAT IT WASN'T CATCHING WHEN I SHIFTED. I HAD NEXT TO NO ACCELERATION. ON 01-12-06 THE PROBLEM WORSENED. I GOT MY CAR OFF THE ROAD AND PARKED IT. I CALLED SEVERAL HYUNDAI DEALERSHIPS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CLUTCH WAS GOING OUT AND THAT IT WOULD NOT BE A WARRANTY FIX EVEN WITH THE CAR ONLY HAVING 18,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF MY DRIVING. I FINALLY FOUND A SERVICE MANAGER WHO WAS WILLING TO LOOK UP THE TSB AND SAID THAT MY RESEARCH WAS CORRECT BUT THAT HE COULD NOT GUARANTEE ME A WARRANTY FIX. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO (ON 01-13-06) AND IS CURRENTLY SITTING AT AVONDALE HYUNDAI WAITING TO BE LOOKED AT. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATES DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE OF HIS VEHICLE, IT WAS DETERMINED THE REAR TIRES ON THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER; THEY TOLD HIM TO CONTACT THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. UPON EXAMINATION, THE MICHELIN DEALERSHIP STATED THE REAR END WAS OUT OF ALIGN CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN BACK TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AS OF YET. THE CONTACT IS GOING TO CALL ON WEDNESDAY TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT. *NM THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF. DEALER FIXED; BUT THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. *TT

2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMED THAT THE AIR BAG OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG BECAUSE THEY CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. THE MECHANIC WILL NOT RELEASE THE CAR BECAUSE AFTER ALL THE REPLACEMENTS THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM ON THIS CAR. *BF *NM

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO COLLIDE INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE DRIVER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE INCIDENT OCCURRED TWICE IN 12 HOURS. *SC *JB

I REAR-ENDED SOMEONE ON AN ICY ROAD GOING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT THE PASSENGER'S DID, WITH NO ONE IN THE SEAT. HYUNDAI CLAIMS THAT THIS IS NORMAL- DESIGNED TO DEPLOY AT SLOWER SPEEDS WITHOUT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLED, BUT BASED ON THE RESEARCH DONE ON INJURIES WITHOUT A SEAT BELT WORN, I FIND THIS DESIGN TO BE FAULTY, OR I MUST WONDER IF THEIR CLAIM IS TRUE.*AK

ON ICY ROAD CONDITIONS ON DECEMBER 24, 2004 MY CAR SLIDE DOWN A HILL AND CRASHED INTO A CAR IN THE DITCH. DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT PASSENGER SIDE DID. NO PASSENGER IN THE CAR. SAFETY CONCERNS OVER AIR BAG NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *JB

THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK THIS PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A LOW SPEED, AND WHEN THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. *SC

MY 2004 HUNDAI TIBURON WAS HIT HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON 11/16/04. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH. MY PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH NO ONE WAS IN THE SEAT. DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY ALTHOUGH THE IMPACT WAS MOSTLY ON THE DRIVER FRONT. I SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES IN THE COLLISION. THE CAR IS AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS BUT I AM NOT SURE I WILL EVER HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

LEFT FRONT WINDOW INOPERATIVE. WHEEL PULLED TO RIGHT ON BRAKING, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. *BF THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW WINDOW MOTOR. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO ALLEVIATE THE VEHICLE'S PULLING PROBLEM BY ALIGNING THE VEHICLE BUT THAT DID NOT HELP. THE DEALER ORDERED HEAVY DUTY BOLTS HOPING THIS WIL CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM

WHEN SHIFTING, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO THE GEARS AND THE RPM'S REVVED HIGH. ALSO A BURNING SMELL ENTERED THE PASSENGER CABIN AND THE DRIVER SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *JB THE CLUTCH POPPED AND WAS HARD TO DEPRESS. THE RPM'S WENT OVER 6K AND SMOKE HAD COME FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. *SC *JB