2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON Complaints

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH 50,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL BOTH FAILED. HYUNDAI REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT FOR MY VEHICLE MODEL YEAR SAYING THERE ARE "DEFORMED CLUTCH COMPONENTS", HYUNDAI QUOTED ME OVER 2,000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE SHOP WHERE I PAID 1,700 INSTEAD. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE COMPANY HAVE YIELDED NO RESULTS. *TR

HAVE BEEN HAVING CLUTCH PROBLEMS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER LAST JULY 2007,.DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, AND CHARGED ME LABOR TO LOOK. THE PROBLEMS ARE GETTING WORSE...JUMPING INTO GEAR, STICKING IN REVERSE, ETC. I'VE READ EVERYWHERE THIS IS VERY COMMON IN THIS MODEL. CAN I GET ANY HELP? *TR

I HAVE A 2003 TIBURON GT WITH A 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH TWICE IN UNDER 30K MILES. I'VE CHECKED WITH OTHER TIBURON OWNERS AND THEY SAID IT'S A DEFECT IN THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. HYUNDAI WON'T ADMIT A PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE APPARENTLY. *TR

2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT V6 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE CLUTCH FAILED AFTER ONLY 30000 MILES. I HAVE DRIVEN CARS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS FOR 20 YEARS. THIS ONE WAS NO ABUSED OR USED FOR RACING. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CLUTCH GO OUT AFTER SO FEW MILES. THE PROBLEM SEEM TO BE CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE CLUTCH SYSTEM. THERE IS A RESTRICTOR VALVE THAT DOES NOT ALLOW THE CLUTCH TO FULLY ENGAGE UNTIL 1 SECOND AFTER THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS FULLY RELEASED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDE SCALE PROBLEM. THERE ARE POSTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON WITH SIGMA SECTOR TIRES (TIRE LINE IS P215/45/R17). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS ABNORMAL CRACKING ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE SIDEWALL. HE FELT THAT THIS COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR CRASH. HE CONCLUDED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE AND TREAD WAS NORMAL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 18,000.

MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAS CURRENTLY BEEN ON FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW AT FIRST IF I WIGGLED THE SEAT BELT LATCH IT WOULD GO OFF BUT NOW IT STAYS ON. WHEN I CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAY THAT MY CAR IS NOT AFFECTED BY THE SEATBELT RECALL. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME ALL THIS MONEY FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE RECALL. *TR

CLUTCH FAILURE! I AM LOOKING AT REPLACING THE CLUTCH IN THIS CAR FOR THE THIRD TIME. AFTER DOING MUCH RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL CLASS ACTIONS AGAINST HYUNDAI REGARDING THE CLUTCH ISSUE. I HAVE 85K ON THIS CAR AND IT HAS HAD CLUTCH ISSUES SINCE ABOUT 1800 MILES. THE ENTIRE CLUTCH AND FLY WHEEL WAS REPLACED AT 27,618 MILES AND AGAIN AT 60K AND NOW AGAIN. THE PROBLEM IS THE "DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL". THEY KNOW AND ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CLUTCH AND EXPLAIN IT AWAY AS THE WAY THE USER DRIVES. BUT, HOW CAN THOUSANDS DRIVE SO BAD THAT A CLUTCH LAST ONLY 27K MILES? MY HUSBAND DIED 2 WEEKS AFTER THE CAR BROKE DOWN OUT OF TOWN WITH THE 2ND CLUTCH REPLACEMENT. DUE IN PART TO THE ADDED STRESS THAT THIS PUT ON US. HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS BEFORE HYUNDAI TAKES THIS SERIOUSLY. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO INJURED PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY OR FINANCIALLY BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. WE WERE ALMOST HIT BY A 18 WHEELER WHEN THE CLUTCH FAILED THE 2ND TIME. AGAIN, HOW MANY PEOPLE DOES HYUNDAI HAVE TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN TO BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED!!!!!!! THE DATE LISTED BELOW IS THE 3RD CLUTCH INCIDENT DATE. I HAVE PROOF OF MANY MORE DEFECTS WITH THIS CAR!!!!! I ATTRIBUTE THE DEATH OF MY HUSBAND IN PART TO THIS CONTINUING PROBLEM!!!!! *TR

OK SO THIS IS WHAT'S GOING ON AND HAS SOUNDED LIKE IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE I AM 18 AND JUST MADE A NEW PURCHASE OF A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT 5 SPEED IT IS THE FIRST CAR I HAVE REALLY EVER REALLY BABIED AND I HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR 3 WEEKS I HAVE NOT DROVE THE CAR HARD OR ANYTHING AND THE CLUTCH IS SLIPPING BAD THE CAR RAN AND DROVE FINE WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR NOW IM LOOKING AT A 2,000 DOLLAR CHARGE FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T EVEN HAVE WENT WRONG IN THE FIRST PLACE I LEAVE FOR THE ARMY IN JULY 2008 AND NOW I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO MESS ANYTHING ELSE UP ON IT SO I AM JUST KIND OF STUCK LOOKING AT AND NICE RED CAR THAT ISN'T DRIVABLE AND I CALLED HYUNDAI AND THEY SAID ITS MY PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS..... *TR

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUTCH. IT IS HAVING TROUBLE ENGAGING AND DISENGAGING. THE CLUTCH DOES THIS WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD AND EVEN AT TIMES WHEN IT IS NOT COLD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER DUE TO DEFECT BUT CLAIMED THAT THE CLUTCH ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR. MY CAR HAD 59,800 MILES WHEN IT TOOK IT IN FOR THE PROBLEM. AFTER THE FIX IT STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

ON MONDAY THE 14TH I ACCIDENTALLY REAR ENDED A VAN WHILE GOING ABOUT 60 MPH...HE WAS ALMOST STOPPED FOR A SUDDEN TURN OFF THE HIGHWAY... MY CAR IS TOTALED... THOUGH DRIVING ALONE, MY PASSENGER AIRBAG WENT OFF, BUT BY DRIVERS SIDE DIDN'T... MY BODY IS IN LOTS OF PAIN, AND MY INSIDES HURT ALOT... I DID LOSE CONSCIENCE FOR A SMALL TIME.... I'VE BEEN TO THE HOSPITAL TWICE AND MY DOCTOR ONCE FOR PAIN... NO BROKEN BONES, JUST LOTS OF BRUISES... I'VE BEEN TOLD THE PAIN AND SUFFERING WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLY LESS IF AIRBAG DEPLOYED AS DESIGNED... GEICO, MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAS THE CAR IN CLAYTON NC, AND WANTS ME TO SIGN OVER THE TITLE SO THEY CAN PAY ME FOR MY CAR.... SHOULD I DO THIS BEFORE HAVING YOU OR SOMEONE ELSE INVESTIGATE THE REASON FOR AIRBAG FAILURE? DO I HAVE A CASE? I'VE RECEIVED MANY EMAILS FROM OTHERS IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS WITH THEIR HYUNDAI'S AND MUCH WORSE DAMAGES TO THEIR BODIES. *TR WHAT DO I DO?