2006 Hyundai Tiburon complaints

EVER SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON IN MARCH 2006, I HAVE HAD AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. MY CAR ALWAYS PULLED RIGHT. AFTER SPENDING MONEY FOR ALIGNMENT NEW TIRES,AND RIMS A FRIEND INFORMED ME OF A SERVICE BULLETIN. I WENT TO A DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND HAD CORRECTED MY VEHICLE PER THE SERVICE BULLETIN. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) WEBSITE, NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10015876, HYUNDAI ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 0550001, FOR ?FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT ?EX CAM XR CAMBER ANGLE ADJUSTING BOLTS.? THIS HAS STILL NOT FIXED MY PROBLEM. SO FAR I HAVE SPENT FOR FOUR ALIGNMENTS, SIX NEW TIRES, AND MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 16'000 MILES. PLEASE ASK HYUNDAI TO FIX THE ALIGNMENT PROBLEM PROPERLY AND ALSO REIMBURSE US FOR OUR EXPENSES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED BRUISES ON HIS SHOULDER. THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. SHE STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT RELEASE THE VEHICLE UNTIL SHE SIGNED A RELEASE FORM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 15,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,600. THE CONSUMER STATED HYUNDAI HIRED AN OUTSIDE INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED HYUNDAI WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNLESS SHE SIGNS A WAIVER STATING THAT THEY ARE NOT LIABLE AND THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED COPIES OF THE DISCLAIMER LETTER FROM HYUNDAI. UPDATED 09/05/07 *TR

MY DAUGHTER HAS A 2006 TIBURON AND HAS BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE WHEEL BEARINGS GOING OUT OF IT. IT WAS IN THE SHOP TO GET THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING FIXED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. THE MONTH AFTER THAT SHE STARTED HEARING THE SAME NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR THE PASSENGER SIDE . WELL I WAS IN FRONT OF HER IN MY CAR WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL JUST BROKE OFF OF THE CAR AND MADE HER CRASH INTO A GUARD RAIL HEAD ON SHE WAS HURT AND IS HAVING BACK PROBLEMS FROM THE IMPACT 2 OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THIS CAR IS A HAZARD TO HAVE ON THE ROAD . THE SUNROOF ALSO FELL APART AND THE RADIO DOES NOT WORK HALF THE TIME. I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THIS CAR TO ANYONE. *TR

BOUGHT A 2006 TIBURON, I DRIVE THE CAR TO WORK AND BACK LIGHTLY (NO HARD ACCELERATION, RACING ETC). AFTER 9000 MILES THE CLUTCH SUDDENLY WENT OUT, LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE ROAD, NEEDED TO BE TOWED INTO DEALERSHIP, TOOK 6 DAYS TO GET THE CAR BACK ON THE ROAD, THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. I'M HAVING OTHER ISSUES WITH THE CAR INCLUDING UNEVEN ACCELERATION AND HIGH IDLING. THE CAR ISN'T EVEN A YEAR OLD, WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THIS MODEL TO ANYONE. *JB

I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. I'M IN THE MILITARY SO I PUT A LOT OF MILES ON IT DRIVING HOME ALL THE TIME. AFTER A MONTH AND A HALF AND 5000 MILES ROUGHLY, MY CLUTCH STARTED SLIPPING AND THEN GAVE OUT. IT WAS SUDDEN AND COMPLETE. THE TECH'S AT THE DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO STATED THAT MY CLUTCH HAD BEEN SEVERELY FRIED LIKE I WAS RACING IT. FORTUNATELY THEY DIDN'T REMOVE MY WARRANTY BUT THEY DID CHARGE ME $900 FOR IT. *JB

I HAVE 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON AND AT 9440 MILES I STARTED HAVING CLUTCH PROBLEMS AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND NOW THE CAR IS NOT EVEN A YEAR OLD AND HAS 17000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS IN THE SHOP TO GET A NEW CLUTCH WITCH IS ABOUT 900.00 DOLLARS. THIS SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING THAT IS HAPPENING A LOT. THE WARRANTY IS 5 YEARS BUMPER TO BUMPER. OR THE CLUTCH IS 12000 MILES BUT I SEE WHY THEY JUST BRUSHED ME OFF AT 9440 MILES SO THE COULD GET THE MONEY IN 2500 MORE MILES. *JB

CAR STARTED TO HAVE A CLUTCH PEDAL PROBLEM AROUND 5000 MILES, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. THEN AT ABOUT 10,000 MILES THE CLUTCH BEGAN SLIPPING SO I TOOK IT ONCE AGAIN TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID "YEP THE CLUTCH IS PRETTY WORN OUT IT SHOULD BE REPLACED BUT WE AREN'T SURE IF IT WILL BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY" SO THEY TOLD ME I NEED TO AUTHORIZE THE PAYMENT FOR THE CLUTCH REPAIR WHICH WAS $1100. WELL I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT AND WORKING TO OWN THIS CAR AND I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO AUTHORIZE THAT SO I PURSUED THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AND AFTER A BOUT A MONTH DRIVING THE CAR WITH THE SLIPPING CLUTCH. I GOT APPROVAL TO HAVE THE CLUTCH INSPECTED AT NO CHARGE BY THE DEALER THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT THE CLUTCH IS SO WORN THAT I LOOKS LIKE IT WAS SEVERELY ABUSED AND THEREFORE NOT WARRANTABLE AND IT EVEN SEEMED AS THOUGH YOU WERE RACING YOUR VEHICLE SO WE HAS PERMANENTLY REMOVED THE WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE. SO AS OF TODAY 11/6/06 THE CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP WAITING. *NM

I HAVE A 2006 TIBURON AND HAVE ALREADY HAD TO HAVE IT IN THE SHOP FOUR TIMES. FOR THE SUNROOF, WHICH STILL DOES NOT WORK RIGHT AND THE TRANSMISSION. NOW IT IS STARTING TO BE SLUGGISH AGAIN. I DON'T TRASH MY CAR OR HOT ROD IT EITHER. THE MOTOR IN THE SUNROOF HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION HAS JUST BEEN REPROGRAMMED EACH TIME SO WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL BE DONE THIS TIME. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER TIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WIRING HARNESS. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TIRE AND THE WIRING HARNESS. NO TIRE INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. UPDATED 2/12/2007 - *NM

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A HYUNDAI TIBURON 2006. AT 3500 MILES THE CLUTCH HAS GONE OUT, COMPLETELY. I HAVE OWNED APPROXIMATELY 4 STICK SHIFTS AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE A STICK FOR 20 YEARS. TWO OF THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES I OWNED (ONE A SATURN, THE OTHER AN AUDI) HAD MORE THAN 100K ON THEM WHEN I SOLD OR REPLACED THEM. THE DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING THE CLUTCH FOR FREE, BUT I AM CONCERNED, AFTER READING OF SIMILAR AND NUMEROUS OTHER STORIES ON THE WEB, THAT THIS WILL BE A CONTINUAL PROBLEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A STEADY VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS FELT AROUND 62 MPH. AFTER THE TIRES WERE ROAD FORCE BALANCED AND ROTATED, THE TIRES DID NOT HAVE THE SAME PSI READING. THE REAR TIRES HAD AN INCORRECT PSI READING. ONE HAD A PSI OF 22 AND THE OTHER HAD A PSI OF 5. ONE SERVICE CENTER DEALER DETERMINED THE RECOMMENDED PSI FOR ROAD FORCE BALANCED TIRES SHOULD BE 12-15. THE DEALER DETERMINED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRES. THE TIRES WERE MICHELIN PILOT 215/45/R17. MX4. DOT NUMBER: EDN0.

THE KENWOOD CD PLAYER IS DEFECTIVE. GOT ANOTHER REPLACEMENT ONE FROM DEALERSHIP AND IT IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. *JB

ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2006 MY SON WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN LEFT AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND HE HAD NO CONTROL AND COULD NOT GET HIS CAR TO STOP AND HE HIT A TREE. HE AND HIS PASSENGER WERE FORTUNATELY WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS AND DID NOT GET THROWN OUT OF THE CAR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT EVEN DEPLOY. NONE OF THEM. CAR TAKEN TO BODY SHOP FOR REPAIR AS IT WAS UNDRIVEABLE. DRIVER AND PASSENGER DID NOT GO TO ER, HOWEVER, THEY DID HAVE WHIPLASH-TYPE INJURIES AND PASSENGER JAMMED HIS FINGER. *NM

ON DECEMBER 15, 2005 I PURCHASED A 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT. AFTER ONLY 2500 MILES THE CLUTCH WENT OUT. I HAVE PLENTY OF EXPERIENCE DRIVING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, SO THEY COULDN'T BLAME ME FOR RIDING THE CLUTCH. I'M NOW AT 5400 MILES AND THE CLUTCH HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS, IT JUST CAUSES ME FRUSTRATION, AND MONEY THAT I PAY FOR A CAR THAT DOESN'T WORK. *JB