2003 Hyundai Tiburon

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGSCrash

  AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON ON THE DASH OF MY 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON BECAUSE OF A BROKEN WIRE UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. HYUNDAI HAS HAD RECALLS ON OTHER VEHICLES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE WIRE GETTING BROKEN UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT. THEY HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM UNDER A RECALL TO INCLUDE PUTTING A PLASTIC COVER OVER THE WIRES TO PROTECT THEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THAT PROBLEM ON MY VIN NUMBER VEHICLE, SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS COULD CAUSE THE AIR BAG NOT TO DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS DEBRI UNDER THE SEAT THAT CAUSED THE BREAK. THE ONLY THING UNDER THE SEAT WAS A SMALL COLLAPSED UMBRELLA THAT WAS ON THE BACK SEAT FLOOR. I BELIEVE THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE WAY HYUNDAI RUNS THE WIRES UNDER THE SEAT. *TR

• 12/28/2009· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 12/20/2006· POWER TRAIN

  I PURCHASED A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON USED WITH 24,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I DROVE IT FOR APPROXIMATELY 6,000 MILES WITH NO EVIDENT PROBLEMS. SUDDENLY THE CLUTCH WENT OUT OF THE CAR. I FOUND OUT THAT THE CLUTCH HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AT 18,000 MILES DUE TO A FAILED BEARING/CEASED FLY WHEEL. HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP TOLD MY SALES AGENT THAT THE CLUTCH WOULD BE REPLACED UNDER THE 6/60,000 WARRANTY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THEM. AFTER TAKING THE CLUTCH OFF, THEY DECIDED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR AND THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM. I CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY REFUSED TO AUTHORIZE REPAIRS. ON CARSPACE AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS, I HAVE FOUND THAT NUMEROUS 2003 TIBURON PURCHASES HAVE RESULTED IN FAILED CLUTCHES MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE EARLY LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND HYUNDAI SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND TRANSMISSION IN THESE VEHICLES. MECHANICS I TALKED TO BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT COMPLETELY RELEASING THE CLUTCH. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BY MY SON WHO IS A US MARINE. I THINK IT IS DISGRACEFUL THAT A KOREAN COMPANY IS CHEATING OUR YOUNG SOLDIERS. *NM

• 12/19/2005· TIRES

  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

• 12/18/2005· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 12/18/2003· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING UPHILL CLUTCH FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR. *AK

• 12/16/2016· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMCrash

  WHEN PUMPING GAS THE PUMP CONSTANTLY CLICKS OFF AND WON'T ALLOW ME TO PUT THE GAS IN. VERY STRONG RAW WET GAS SMELL INSIDE AND OUT SIDE OF THE CAR . FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS ON CLEANING CHARCOAL CANISTER THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS THERE AND THE GAS PROBLEMS CONTINUE. THE SMELL IS NOTICED AFTER DRIVING AND DURING IDLE. *TR

• 12/16/2014· STEERING,AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT SWERVED INTO ANOTHER LANE TO AVOID A CRASH BUT WAS UNABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES, A FRACTURED NOSE, A FRACTURED RIGHT FOOT, A TORN LIGAMENT IN THE RIGHT FOOT, AND BRUISES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A CUT ON THE LIP THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

• 12/15/2004· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 12/14/2007· POWER TRAIN

  2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON 4CYL CLUTCH PROBLEM. REPLACED AT 13,000 MILES AND IT IS GOING AGAIN AT 41,000. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND I AM 44 YEARS OLD AND I DON'T ABUSE THE CAR. *TR

• 12/13/2005· POWER TRAIN

  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. *NM

• 12/12/2007· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  HAZARD LIGHTS, SIGNAL LIGHTS, AIRBAG LIGHTS, POWERS WINDOWS AND CLUTCH. *TR

• 12/12/2005· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 12/11/2009· POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT

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

• 12/10/2003· POWER TRAIN

  AFTER 15,000 MILES, MY NEW 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON'S CLUTCH FAILED TO ENGAGE ON INTERSTATE 76. THE SERVICE REPS AT HYUNDAI INSISTS THE CLUTCH FAILURE IS DUE TO NOT DRIVING THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH PROPERLY. I HAVE DRIVEN A CLUTCH FOR SEVEN YEARS AND NEVER HAS ONE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, ESPECIALLY AFTER ONLY 15,000 MILES. THE SERVICE REP AT HYUNDAI EVEN STATED THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY FAIL AGAIN IN ANOTHER 15,000 MILES. MEANWHILE, THE WARRANTY ON THE CLUTCH ONLY LASTED UP UNTIL 12,000 MILES. PERFORMING A SEARCH ON THIS ISSUE, I HAVE FOUND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON OWNERS WITH CLUTCHES THAT HAVE FAILED IN 15,000 MILES OR LESS. I WOULD LIKE THIS ITEM TO BE RECALLED SO ALL OWNERS CAN HAVE THEIR EXPENSES REIMBURSED. *LA

• 12/09/2003· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STICK. *AK

• 12/09/2003· POWER TRAIN

  THE CLUTCH AND FLYWEEL ARE DEFECTIVE. HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE AND THE THIRD ONE IS GOING BAD AGAIN. 1ST FAILURE WAS ON 5/12/2003 AT 6152 MILES. 2ND FAILURE WAS ON 6/30/2003 AT 10291 MILES. THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING TO MANY OWNERS OF THE 2003 TIBURON GT, V6, 6SPEED VERSIONS. *AK

• 12/08/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  VAPOR PURGE CANISTER MALFUNCTION FRONT END FAILURE BAD GASKETS

• 12/08/2003· POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT

  03 TIBURON GTV6 6 SPEED - SECOND CLUTCH SYSTEM BROKE AT 15228 MILES. AFTER MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN I WAS UNABLE TO PUT THE SHIFT STICK INTO THIRD GEAR. SAME AS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. SECOND, CLUTCH SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AT NO COST. DEALER KEPT CAR FOR 14 DAYS. FIRST CLUTCH - FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE TRANS LOCKED UP AT 7180 MILES. I WAS DRIVING ON THE 101 FREEWAY AND BROKED DOWN ON THE THE LEFT SHOULDER NEAR THE CENTER DIVIDER. CHP SAID THAT I WAS IN AN UNSAFE POSITION AND HAD TO PUSH MY CAR VIA PATROL CAR OVER TO THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER. THE FIRST CLUTCH WAS ALSO REPLACED AT NO CHARGE BY DEALER.*AK

• 12/06/2003· POWER TRAIN

  THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH CLUTCH PROBLEMS WHO OWN THE 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT V6 5 AND 6 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS. HYUNDAI REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND REPLACE THE CLUTCH'S ON THOSE VEHICLES AFFECTED. THE CLUTCH IS WEARING PREMATURELY WELL BEFORE THE 12 YEAR 12000 MILE WARRANTY ENDS TO COVER SUCH PROBLEMS. THIS IS A SAFETY RISK FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS. 1. VEHICLE FAILS TO MOVE ON A HIGHWAY. 2. VEHICLE BREAKS DOWN IN A REMOTE AREA WHERE ASSISTANCE WOULD BE HARD TO GET. 3. VEHICLE FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY LEAVING MOTORIST STRANDED. *LA

• 12/05/2012· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NOTICED SOMETHING BEING SPEWED FROM UNDER THE PEDAL. ALSO, THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE OIL PAN BOLT HAD BECOME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE OIL PAN BOLT BUT STATED THAT THE METAL IN THE AREA WHERE THE BOLT WAS LOCATED HAD BECOME STRIPPED AND THE BOLT WAS LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,450.

• 12/04/2013· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SOON AS HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/02/2006· AIR BAGS,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THIS JUST HAPPENED ONE DAY. MY AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH, AND WHEN I FASTENED IN MY SEAT BELT IT STARTS DINGING LIKE IT'S NOT FASTENED. IT'S ANNOYING AS I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD. I'VE CHECKED THE AIR BAG FUSES AND THEY ARE FINE. *JB

• 12/02/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 12/01/2011· POWER TRAIN

  THE ENTIRE CLUTCH SYSTEM IN MY 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE SHIFTING UP A HILL. MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCH SYSTEM WHICH HYUNDAI HAS APPARENTLY KNOWN ABOUT SINCE THE MODEL RELEASE. EVEN THOUGH THERE HAD BEEN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM FOR THIS EXACT MATTER, HYUNDAI DOES NOT SEEM TO THINK THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING IT. THIS COMPONENT SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE RECALLED AND HYUNDAI HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR FAILING THEIR CUSTOMERS AND THEN CHARGING UPWARDS OF $3000 TO REPAIR A PROBLEM THAT THEY KNOW EXISTS. BECAUSE THE CLUTCH SYSTEM IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROPULSION OF THE VEHICLE, HAVING FAULTY ONES ON THE ROAD IS AN EXTREME HAZARD. MINE FAILED WHILE SHIFTING UP A HILL ON A NORMALLY BUSY ROAD. IT WAS VERY FORTUNATE THERE WAS LIGHT TRAFFIC THAT DAY AND I HAD A PARKING LOT CLOSE BY TO COAST INTO. THE WAY HYUNDAI IS HANDLING THIS ISSUE IS NOTHING SHORT OF THEFT, AND A BLATANT DISREGARD FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. *TR

• 12/01/2008· AIR BAGS

  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.

• 12/01/2006· STEERING,POWER TRAIN

  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

• 12/01/2006· POWER TRAIN

  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 WILL TAKE YOUR CAR APART AND INSPECT, AND IF IT IS DEEMED ITS THE CUSTOMERS FAULT, THE COMPANY WILL NOT EVEN REASSEMBLE THE CAR FOR YOU. YOU MUST PAY THEM DO IT! THE TRANSMISSION CASE HAD MAJOR SCRAPING AND ABRASION DUE TO THE PRESSURE PLATE MOVEMENT. THE SECOND SET OF CLUTCH COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED PERSONALLY, AND THEREFORE ARE SUBMITTABLE FOR INSPECTION AND REVIEW. PHOTOGRAPHS DOCUMENTING THE WEAR AND ABRASION INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION CASE ARE AVAILABLE. *NM

• 12/01/2003· POWER TRAIN

  MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON AND WHEN HE CAME TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT, HE PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH AND HEARD A LOUD POP. THE CLUTCH QUIT WORKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE CLUTCH IS ONLY WARRANTEED FOR 12,000 MILES. I HAVE 21,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THIS WAS NOT EXPLAINED TO ME WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A 5 YEAR "BUMPER TO BUMPER" WARRANTY. *AK

• 12/01/2003· AIR BAGS

  WHILE PROCEEDING TO ENTER AN INTERSTATE AND WITHOUT WARNING PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. *AK

• 11/29/2005· AIR BAGSCrashFire

  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.

• 11/25/2008· AIR BAGS

  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.

• 11/25/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE WILL NOT START AND STALLS WHEN IT DOES START. TWICE HAS BEEN PICKED UP BY ROADSIDE SERVICE AND TOWED TO ARROW HYUNDAI IN MILWAUKEE FOR REPAIR. JC. *LA

• 11/23/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT

  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

• 11/23/2004· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 11/19/2004· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 11/19/2003· POWER TRAIN

  THE CLUTCH OF OUR '03 TIBURON V6 (6-SPD) BURNT OUT AT 10000 MILES ... NEITHER I NOR MY WIFE WHO DROVE THE CAR 99% OF THE TIME ARE THE "RACING TYPE" ... YET THE DEALERSHIP (HUFFINES HYUNDAI OF PLANO, TX) WAS QUICK TO BLAME US FOR IT ... THEY WERE WILLING TO SERVICE IT EVEN AFTER MUCH CHASTIZING ... THE NEW CLUTCH FELT GREAT ON DAY ONE BUT BY DAY 30, EVEN WITH EXTREME "BABYING" OF THE CLUTCH GIVEN HOW WE WERE INSULTED, WE COULD SEE HOW THE CLUTCH WAS STARTING TO "ACT UP" ... IT HAS BEEN A FEW MONTHS NOW WHERE I AM JUST WAITING FOR THAT THING TO "BURN OUT" AGAIN ... WE HAVE HAD MANY VEHICLES AND MOST OF THEM WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND I HAVE NEVER EVER SEEN SUCH POOR PARTS AND WORKMANSHIP. HYUNDAI SHOULD FINALLY JUST BITE THE BULLET, RECALL THE VEHICLES AND PUT IN THE APPROPRIATE PARTS. THE EXISTING CLUTCH IS OBVIOUSLY NOT ABLE TO HANDLE THE TORQUE (OH, LET'S NOT FORGET THEY HAD _OVER_ESTIMATED THE ENGINE'S OUTPUT AND WE DIDN'T FIND OUT UNTIL MONTHS AFTER WE PURCHASED IT!).*AK

• 11/18/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT V6 IN APRIL OF 2008. THE CAR LOOKED LIKE IT WAS IN GREAT CONDITION AND DID NOT HAVE ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ONE DAY WHEN I PUT ON MY TURN SIGNAL TO CHANGE LANES. AFTER I HAD CHANGED LANES I NOTICED THAT MY TURN SIGNAL WAS PERMANANTLY ON. UPON ENCOUNTERING THIS PROBLEM I TOOK MY CAR TO BOB KING HYUNDAI IN WINSTON-SALEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS INTERNAL PROBLEMS WITH THE BCM AND THAT IT WOULD COST $1100 JUST FOR THE PART, PLUS LABOR. UPON FINDING OUT THIS TOTALLY ABSURD PROBLEM, I WENT ONTO THE INTERNET TO FIND OTHER WAYS TO FIX. MY DISCOVERIES WERE AMAZING. IT SEEMS THAT EVERY PERSON THAT HAS A 2003-05 HYUNDAI TIBURON HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN THE CARS HAVE REACHED 100,000 MILES OR MORE. THIS PROBLEM LEAVES YOU WITH OUT TURN SIGNALS AND DRIVING LIGHTS. IT CAN ALSO SPREAD AND EFFECT OTHER AREAS OF THE CAR, LIKE NOT LETTING THE WINDOWS ROLL DOWN, CAUSE THE KEYLESS ENTRY TO MALFUNCTIONS, AND CUTS OFF YOU HUD LIGHTS AS WELL. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE HANDLE BY THE HYUNDAI MOTORS CO. *TR

• 11/18/2007· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON AND MY CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL BOTH FAILED AT WHAT I THINK IS A LITTLE TO EARLY. IT IS DRIVEN WITH CARE AND EXTREMELY WELL MAINTAINED. I HAD A NEW CLUTCH PUT IN BY A PROFESSIONAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND DID NOT REPLACE THE FLYWHEEL, JUST THE CLUTCH AND HYDRAULICS. WITHIN ONE BUSINESS WEEK, MY NEW CLUTCH HAS FAILED FOR A SECOND TIME AND THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $800 JUST FOR THE FLYWHEEL SO I CAN THEN TAKE BACK TO THE SHOP AND HAVE THEM INSTALL IT WITH MY NEW CLUTCH! *TR

• 11/17/2011· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED HOWEVER ONE WEEK LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V321000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNDER 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 11/16/2010· SUSPENSION

  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

• 11/15/2006· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  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.

• 11/12/2003· STEERINGCrash

  THE STEERING ASSEMBLY SPINDLE SNAPPED OFF WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED BY HELICOPTER FOR NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *PH

• 11/10/2010· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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

• 11/10/2005· POWER TRAIN

  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. JESSETXGUY20@YAHOO.COM. *NM

• 11/10/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A LIGHT POLE. *AK

• 11/10/2003· POWER TRAIN

  CLUTCH FAILURE IN A HYUNDIA, TIBURON WITH ONLY 15,000 MILES OF USE. *AK

• 11/09/2007· TIRES

  WALLS OF MY TIRES ARE SEPARATING AT THE SEEMS ON 2 TIRES OUT OF 4. THEY WERE PUT ON APR 3,2007 THEY ONLY HAVE 4,000 MILES ON THEM. *TR

• 11/08/2016· SUSPENSION

  CROSSMEMBER OR CRADLE BADLY CORRODED

• 11/08/2004· AIR BAGSCrash

  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