2004 Hyundai Tiburon

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

• 12/28/2004· AIR BAGSCrash

  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

• 12/22/2008· POWER TRAIN

  2004 TIBURON FLY WHEEL AND CLUTCH AND THROW OUT BEARING AND PRESSURE PLATE. *TR

• 12/21/2011· AIR BAGS

  I AM ALMOST SCARED TO DRIVE MY TIBURON. I HAVE READ MANY STORIES ABOUT AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING WHEN THE LIGHT HAD BEEN SHOWING. BOTH MY TIBURON, AND MY MOTHER'S SONATA HAD THE AIRBAG LIGHT STEADILY ON. I WAS ABLE TO FIX HERS BY ADJUSTING A FEW CORDS, MINE TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD NOT TO GET IT DIAGNOSED BECAUSE PROBLEM RETURNS. *TR

• 12/21/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,STRUCTURE

  THREE ENGINE'S HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN MY VEHICLE. AFTER THE LAST ENGINE REPLACEMENT SEVERAL BOLTS HAVE FALLEN OUT OF THE ENGINE SUPPORT BRACKET. SEVERAL OTHER BOLTS ATE LOOSE OR READY TO FALL OUT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET. I HAVE FILED A CASE WITH THE BBB. *TR

• 12/14/2008· POWER TRAIN

  I HAD TO REPLACE MY CLUTCH AT 68,000 MILES. *TR

• 12/05/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CAR DROVE FINE ONE NIGHT, NEXT MORNING THE REAR BRAKES WERE LOCKED UP. THE CAR HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT AND THE REAR BREAKS WERE WORE DOWN JUST TO WHERE THE WARNING SQUEAL PLATE WAS STARTING TO RUB ON THE ROTOR (SO THERE WAS STILL SOME PAD LEFT). I THINK WHAT CAUSED THE BRAKES TO LOCK UP IS THE AUTOMATIC ADJUSTING SCREW FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS TOO SHORT AND THE BRAKE PISTON HAD ADVANCED ALL THE WAY OFF OF THE SCREW WHICH THEN CAUSED THE BRAKES TO STICK IN POSITION. WHILE THIS DID NOT CAUSE A WRECK IN OUR CASE, I THINK IT IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT IT CAUSING A WRECK FOR SOMEONE ELSE (OR FOR US WHEN THESE BRAKES WEAR OUT AGAIN AT 60,000 MI). I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THESE BRAKES LOOKED AT BY AN EXPERT TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS A POTENTIAL DANGER LIKE I THINK THERE IS. *TR

• 12/02/2010· POWER TRAIN

  PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT AND JUST HAD THE FOURTH POWERTRAIN, CLUTCH, FLYWHEEL, ETC INSTALLED TODAY DUE TO 3 FAILURES IN 90,000 MILES. THE LAST ONE THAT WAS PUT IN WAS IN FEBRUARY 2010 AND FAILED THIS TIME NOVEMBER 26, 2010, NOT EVEN LASTING A FULL YEAR. EACH TIME, I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN-AROUND AND NO ONE HAS TAKEN TIME TO ISSUE A RECALL OR ANYTHING, EVEN WITH THE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED ALREADY. I AM ALMOST OUT OF MY WARRANTY AND AM SCARED THAT I WILL BE OUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WHEN IT FAILS AGAIN. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!!! THANK YOU! *TR

• 12/01/2004· AIR BAGSCrash

  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

• 12/01/2004· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  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

• 11/21/2006· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  2004 TIBURON HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITION, SPEAKERS RATTLE, CIGARETTE LIGHTER AND PROBLEMS WHEN SWITCHING TO FIRST AND REVERSE GEARS. *TS THE SUN ROOF DIDN'T CLOSE PROPERLY. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO A LOOSE CONNECTION UNDER THE SEAT. ONE OF THE TAILLIGHTS WERE OUT. *JB

• 11/16/2011· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY

  ALMOST RIGHT AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, I STARTED EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE ALARM SYSTEM WOULD RANDOMLY GO OFF AND SOMETIMES EVEN LOCK THE DOORS OF THE CAR ON IT'S OWN. WHETHER THE CAR WAS RUNNING OR NOT, WINDOWS OPEN OR SHUT, DID NOT MATTER. LATER THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR BURNED OUT SO ONLY THE FASTEST SETTING WORKS AND ONLY WHEN I HOLD THE KNOB UP FOR THE ONE TIME WIPE. THE WINDOW MOTOR WENT OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AS WELL. IF YOU WERE TO SLAM OR HIT THE DOOR, THE WINDOW WILL ROLL DOWN, BUT NOT BACK UP UNLESS YOU PULL VERY HARD ON IT TO GET IT GOING. THE POWER STEERING HAS ALSO BEGAN TO GO OUT. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN IT WILL NOT STOP SQUEALING WHILE I TURN THE WHEEL AND IT IS ALMOST PULSING SO I CAN ONLY TURN THE WHEEL IN TINY INCREMENTS AT A TIME. THE STEERING SQUEAKS THE MOST WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED ALL THE WAY. *TR

• 11/16/2006· WHEELS

  17" TEN SPOKE MAG WHEEL CRACKED RESULTING IN INSTANTANEOUS LOSS OF TIRE AIR. THIS WHEEL IS EOM AND HAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE. HAD THIS OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, OR ON A CURVE IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT. *NM

• 11/14/2010· AIR BAGS

  THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF. *TR

• 11/05/2004· SUSPENSION

  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

• 10/25/2014· POWER TRAIN

  TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THAT THE CLUTCH AND FLY WHEEL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. DJR

• 10/22/2014· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. SEATBELTS AND AIRBAGS WILL NOT PROPERLY WORK OR WORK AT ALL WHEN THIS LIGHT IS ON. WHY SHOULDN'T THE 2004 MODEL BE INCLUDED IN THE SAFETY RECALL SINCE ALL OTHER TIBURON YEARS EXCEPT FOR 2004 WERE RECALLED? *TR

• 10/22/2010· POWER TRAIN

  MY 2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON HAS AN AILING CLUTCH PROBLEM THAT I'VE LEARNED IS VERY COMMON AMONG OTHER OWNERS. THE OTHER MORNING I WAS LEAVING FOR WORK AND AS I BEGAN TO PULL OUT ONTO THE MAIN STREET, MY CAR (WHILE IN GEAR) SLIPPED AND THE RPMS REVVED AS I SAT CROSSING THE TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC! WAS NOT A FUN TIME. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE CAR HAS PUT ME INTO A UNCOMFORTABLE SCENARIO. KEEP IN MIND THE CAR HAS 40,000MILES. *TR

• 10/11/2006· POWER TRAIN

  MY TRANSMISSION REVERSE GEAR FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME APRIL OF THIS YEAR. THE CLUTCH, FLYWHEEL, PRESSURE PLATE, ETC WAS REPLACED IN MAY OF THIS YEAR (06). IN OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR I HAD MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED (MY THIRD!!) FOR THE REVERSE GEAR FAILURE. WHILE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAD THE TRANNY OUT THEY DISCOVERED THAT MY CLUTCH WAS SHOT, AS WELL AS THE FLYWHEEL. THIS WOULD BE THE THIRD CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL. THANKS GOODNESS THE CLUTCH WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE AN 86 BMW WITH 270K MILES AND IT HAS THE SAME DRIVETRAIN!!! *NM

• 10/09/2006· POWER TRAIN

  MY 2004 HYUNDAI GT CLUTCH WENT AT 39,000 MILES. I AM NOT AN AGGRESSIVE DRIVER AND I HAVE DRIVEN MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS FOR 10 YEARS NEVER HAVING HAD A CLUTCH PROBLEM BEFORE. THIS IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. IT IS CLEAR TO ME THAT THIS CLUTCH IS A DEFECT. I AM A MECHANIC AND THIS CLUTCH DID NOT FAIL LIKE THEY TYPICALLY DO THERE WAS NO SLIPPING OR INDICATION OF A WEAR ISSUE BEFORE IT FAILED. JUST A RATTLING SOUND FROM WHAT SEEMED TO BE THE THROW OUT BEARING THAT STARTED ABOUT 5 DAYS BEFORE THE FAILURE. THEN IN THE MIDDLE OF A 6 HOUR DRIVE THERE WAS A CLUCK WHEN I SHIFTED FOLLOWED BY A HARD SHIFT AND THEN NO POWER TRANSFER AT ALL. THIS LEFT ME IN A BIND I WAS STRANDED FOR 3 HOURS 4 HOURS FROM HOME SO I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF 1200 DOLLARS FOR PARTS AND LABOR ONLY TO FIND OUT WHEN THEY GOT IT APART THAT THE FLYWHEEL HAD ALSO BEEN DAMAGED AND THE NEW PRICE WOULD BE 2100 DOLLARS. FOR THIS KIND OF DAMAGE TO OCCUR IN THIS LITTLE TIME I WOULD HAVE HAD TO BEEN REALLY HOT RODDING IT, AND THAT'S NOT ME. I AM A VERY COMPETENT DRIVER. I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS BOUT THIS ISSUE AND THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HYUNDAI SHOULD ADDRESS WITH AT LEAST FULL REIMBURSEMENT OF PARTS TOTAL BECAUSE THE PART IS DEFECTIVE. *JB

• 10/04/2006· AIR BAGSCrash

  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

• 09/30/2010· POWER TRAIN

  JUST GOT THE CAR.. ITS ALREADY SLIPPING THE CLUTCH.. I AM MAD. *TR

• 09/26/2013· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE REMAINING ON; SEATBELT AND BUCKLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE REPLACED. EIGHT MONTHS LATER THE SAME PROCESS OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. *JS

• 09/18/2010· POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT

  04 HYUNDAI TIBURON CLUTCH PROBLEM.... I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR THREE YEARS NOW AND HAVE HAD 4 CLUTCHES REPLACED. IM NOW HEARING THAT IT IS NOW MY MASTER SLAVE CYLINDER. *TR

• 09/11/2006· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 08/22/2006· AIR BAGS

  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.

• 08/12/2010· POWER TRAIN

  2004 ~CLUTCH WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING 8/10/2010(56961 MILES) CLUTCH WAS INSPECTED ON 6/15/2009 AND WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION (49987) AND I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AT THE TIME OF THE PURCHASE AND TO FIND OUT IT ISN'T COVERED AFTER BEING TOLD THAT IT WAS~ATTENTION 2004 TIBURON OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCH ISSUES AS THE 2003 OWNERS. I HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH AN ATTORNEY TO START A CLASS ACTION SUIT. PLEASE CONTACT THEM IF YOU TOO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME. TRACY TEIN W/FINKLESTEIN THOMPSON & LOUGHRAN (415) 398-8700 601 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 665 SAN FRANCISO, CALIFORNIA 94111 TOGETHER WE CAN SEE THAT HYUNDAI RIGHTS THEIR WRONG. *TR

• 08/12/2005· SUSPENSION,AIR BAGS

  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

• 08/02/2016· AIR BAGSCrash

  MY WIFE WAS IN A REAR END ACCIDENT AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. MY WIFE GOT WHIPLASH FROM THE ACCIDENT. READING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, I'M ALMOST GLAD THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE HER INJURY COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO FIX THE ISSUE WITH THEIR AIR BAGS IMMEDIATELY.

• 08/01/2006· AIR BAGSCrash

  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 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE AIRBAGS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. HYUNDAI SHOULD BE RECALLING THESE, AS THEY DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD A BAD EXPERIENCE WITH THEIR AIR BAGS GOING OFF. .THEIR ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD TO FORK OUT MONEY FROM THEIR OWN POCKETS BECAUSE OF THIS, OR HAVE HAD TO CLAIM THIS ON THEIR INSURANCE. IT JUST IS NOT RIGHT, AND I WOULD LIKE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. PLEASE HELP. SINCERELY, TAMARA THORNTON. *NM

• 07/28/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL. THE LIGHT REMAINED SOLID AND DID NOT FLASH. WHEN THE CONTACT ARRIVED TO HIS DESTINATION AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, THE TURN SIGNAL REMAINED SOLID AND WOULD NOT DIM. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, HE MANAGED TO DISENGAGE THE TURN SIGNAL, BUT THEN THE BATTERY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE RELAY AND THE BODY CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $956. A WEEK LATER, WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE CRUISE CONTROL SUDDENLY DISENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED FROM 70 MPH TO 0. AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS, THE CRUISE CONTROL RETURNED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,984.

• 07/18/2006· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 07/15/2010· POWER TRAIN

  TIBURON CLUTCH PROBLEMS. *TR

• 07/09/2012· STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  INTERIOR POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT FUNCTION. UNABLE TO UNLOCK DOORS FROM INSIDE CAR. LOCKS OCCUPANTS IN CAR!! *TR

• 06/30/2018· POWER TRAIN

  CLUTCH RECALL, POWERTRAIN RECALL, MASTER CYLINDER RECALL, SLAVE CYLINDER RECALL. WHEN DRIVING MY CAR AFTER A WEEK OF PURCHASING THE CAR I PUSHED THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO SHIFT, AND THE PEDAL DID NOT COME BACK UP. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO BRING IT BACK UP TO SHIFT IT FINALLY CAME BACK. WHEN SHIFTING AGAIN THE CAR DIED INSTANTLY, AND AFTER THE CAR WAS OFF I COULD SHIFT TO ANY GEARS. WHEN TURNING THE CAR BACK ON IN NEUTRAL THE CAR TURNED ON, BUT WOULD NOT SHIFT TO FIRST IT WOULD PUSH ITSELF FORWARD AND DIE. TRYING TO START THE CAR IN FIRST WOULD TAKE OFF BUT YOU COULD ONLY PUT IT BACK TO NEUTRAL. AFTER TAKING IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS I CHANGED THE SLAVE AND MASTER CYLINDER, AND NOTHING HAPPENED. TO MY SURPRISE THE CLUTCH AND DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL, CLUTCH, SHIFT FORK WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

• 06/30/2006· POWER TRAIN

  2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION. *JB

• 06/28/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  HYUNDAI KNOW ABOUT AN ISSUE WITH THEIR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AFFECTING THE AIR CONDITIONING ON THEIR TIBURONS, BUT HAVE DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. IT IS WHEN YOU SELECT HIGHER SPEEDS OF A/C, THE CONNECTOR BEHIND THE DASHBOARD HEATS UP SO MUCH, IT MELTS THE CONNECTOR AND CAUSES THE A/C TO FAIL. HYUNDAI DOESN'T COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. THEY MAKE ME BUY ANOTHER SWITCH. BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, CAUSING THE REPLACEMENT TO FAIL AS WELL. *TR

• 06/23/2011· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND SHE SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND WHIPLASH. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY DEEMED THE VEHICLE AS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,000.

• 06/15/2015· STEERING,POWER TRAIN

  STEERING WILL NOT STAY IN NO MORE THEN 6 MOUTHS AND ALMOST INSTEAD THEY GO OUT .ON ALIGNMENTS . IT HAS BEEN GOING ON SEENS THIS CAR

• 05/21/2013· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FUEL TANK REACHED HALF FULL, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY AN INACCURATE READING OF EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. FIVE MONTHS LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED HER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT DECLINED AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V178000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED TO DETERMINE IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATED 7/8/13 *CN

• 05/20/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH DID NOT FUNCTION WHEN THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS TURNED ON. THE BATTERY FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY AS LONG AS THE TURN SIGNAL FUSE WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED REPLACING. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 122,000.

• 05/20/2006· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 05/11/2004· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 05/06/2006· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 05/03/2013· SERVICE BRAKES

  THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE HAD A BRAKE LINE REPLACED BECAUSE ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, THE POOR DESIGN ALLOWS FOR THE BRAKE LINE TO RUB AGAINST THE SHOCK WHICH EVENTUALLY WEARS A HOLE THROUGH THE BRAKE LINE. I'VE HAD THREE SEPARATE INCIDENTS WHERE MY BRAKE PEDAL HAS GONE COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. I'VE HAD TO USE MY EMERGENCY HAND BRAKE TO KEEP ME FROM CRASHING IN EACH INSTANCE. I WORK IN THE QUALITY FIELD AND TRULY UNDERSTAND DEFECT IN DESIGN OVER WEAR AND TEAR. BRAKE LINES SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY YEAR BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE DESIGN. I AM SURE THERE HAVE EVEN SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AND PERHAPS I JURIES AND FATALITIES BECAUSE OF THIS DESIGN. AGAIN, I WORK IN TOY SAFETY AND QUALITY AND UNDERSTAND THAT ALTHOUGH A PRODUCT MIGHT COMPLY WITH EXISTING REGULATIONS, STILL BE A HAZARD TO A USER. *TR

• 05/03/2006· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 04/30/2010· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT MALFUNCTION. THE ALARM HAS BEEN RESET WITH NO REPORTED CODE PROBLEMS, BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL IMMEDIATE FAULT WHEN CAR IS DRIVEN AGAIN. THUS WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON, THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT WORK. INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES THIS FAILURE HAPPENS TO HYUNDAI TIBURON'S OF THE SAME YEAR AS MY CAR. HYUNDAI HEADQUARTERS AND LOCAL DEALER WERE CALLED AND INDICATED THERE WAS A TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT IT DID NOT APPLY TO MY CAR AND THEY WILL NOT ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL OR INVESTIGATE FURTHER. THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE SPECIFIC DETAILS OTHER THAN THERE ARE SOME AIR BAG ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING/SENSOR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER CARS IN MY MODEL YEAR RANGE, BUT AGAIN MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM... *TR

• 04/30/2009· POWER TRAIN

  PURCHASED A TIBURON GT 2004 ON FEB 24 AND ONE MONTH LATER CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL FAIL. *TR

• 04/28/2011· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  RIGHT TURN SIGNAL STAYS CONSTANTLY GLOWING OUT OF NO WHERE. TURNED THE LEFT SIGNAL ON AND THE RIGHT SIGNAL CAME ON AS WELL AND STAYS ON EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS OFF. IT DOESN'T BLINK IT JUST STAYS GLOWING. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS FROM MECHANICS AND OTHER DRIVER WITH THE SAME VEHICLE THAT THE RELAY INSIDE THE BCM TENDS TO GO BAD. IF IT WERE JUST A FLUKE AND IT WAS JUST MINE THAT WAS BAD I WOULD COUGH UP THE MONEY AND REPLACE IT BUT IF I FIND NUMEROUS PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM THEN SEEMS LIKE HYUNDAI HAS A FAULTY PART AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED, AND ALSO FUNNY HOW IF YOU ORDER THE MODULE ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED THE PART NUMBER HAS CHANGED BECAUSE THEY HAVE UPDATED THAT MODULE SO THEY MUST HAVE EVEN FOUND A PROBLEM WITH THE MODULE. SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY PROBLEM AS IT CONFUSES DRIVERS AROUND ME BECAUSE MY RIGHT TURN SIGNAL IS CONSTANTLY GLOWING THEN ALL THE SUDDEN LEFT TURN SIGNAL IS FLASHING. *TR

• 04/28/2006· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 04/26/2005· AIR BAGSCrash

  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