2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON Complaints

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

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

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

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.

ON OCTOBER 28TH AT 11:00PM, WE WERE DRIVING AT THE RATE OF 55 TO 60 MPH AND WE HIT A DEER. THE DEER WAS A BUCK AND FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, IT WOULD BE WORTH 8 POINTS WHILE HUNTING. THE DEER SMASHED INTO THE FRONT MY CAR AND ROLLED MANY TIMES ON THE LEFT OF US. THE DEER DIED INSTANTLY FROM THE ACCIDENT. WHEN THE IMPACT HAPPENED, THE CAR SHUT OFF AND THE ONLY LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD THAT WAS ON WAS THE AIRBAG LIGHT. WE COULD SMELL A BURNT POWDER SMELL INSIDE OF THE CAR AS WELL. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS SINCE WE WERE GOING SO FAST AND WE HIT A LARGE DEER HEAD ON. EVEN IF THE CAR IS ABLE TO BE FIXED, I AM GOING TO BE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN OR SELL IT TO ANYONE DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUES. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER REGARDING THIS SITUATION AND I AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK. *NM

NORMAL DRIVING, 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT, 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION. CAN NOT GET INTO GEAR. CAR IS UNDRIVABLE. DEALER FOUND THAT THE FLYWHEEL CAME APART AND DAMAGING CLUTCH, CAUSING CLUTCH, FLYWHEEL, AND THROUGHOUT BEARING TO NEED REPLACEMENT. HYUNDAI KNOWS THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH IT AND WILL NOT WARRANTY IT. I HAVE CALLED HYUNDAI AND WAS NOT VERY SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS OF OUR CONVERSATION. I WAS HUNG UP ON AND ACCUSED OF BEING RUDE FOR ASKING TO TALK WITH SOME ONE WHO COULD HELP ME. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL# 03V290000 PERTAINING TO THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

REPETITIVE PROBLEM WITH HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATING WHEN THE SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE UTILIZED. APPEARS TO BE A SHORT IN THE SWITCH. *NM

I OWN A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT V-6 (2.7 LITER) 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION AUTOMOBILE WITH 48,900 MILES ON ODOMETER. WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT THE CLUTCH WENT OUT AND I LOST POWER AND WENT OFF THE ROAD. *NM

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH 50000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE. THE COMMUNITY IS NEWTIBURON.COM. MY VEHICLE IS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT V6 6 SPEED. THERE ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT AS ME. AS SOON AS I RECEIVED THE CAR I STILL HAD 10000 MILES OF WARRANTY. SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ROSEVILLE HYUNDAI TO EXPLAIN THAT THERE ORIGINAL CLUTCH FOR MY VEHICLE WAS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT THAT THEY HAD A TSB OUT ON FOR REPLACEMENT. I ATTEND WYOMING TECHNICAL INSTITUTE(WHICH IS AN AUTOMOTIVE TECH SCHOOL) THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART THAT THEY EVEN HAVE A REPLACEMENT PART FOR. I BELIEVE THEY WERE JUST TRYING TO AVOID THE $2000 REPAIR FOR THEM. SINCE I WAS SO CLOSE TO NOT BEING UNDER WARRANTY. I UNDERSTAND THAT A CLUTCH IS A WEARABLE PART, BUT WHEN THE COMPANY THAT PRODUCES A PART AND SAYS THEMSELVES THAT THERE IS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT ON THERE VEHICLE AND IF ANY CARS COME IN WITH THIS PART IT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH THE NEW PART. THE TSB NUMBER IS TSB 04-40-005. THE DEFECTIVE PART NUMBER IS 10/01/2001-02/24/2003....4110039140 THE NEW PART IS 02/24/2003-PRESENT.......4110039145 NOW WITHIN THIS, IF YOUR CAR WAS MANUFACTURED BEFORE 02/01/03 YOU DEFINITELY HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PART AND YOU SHOULD GET IT REPLACED BY THE DEALER. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED ON 01/13/03. THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL COMBO DOES NOT MATE WELL TOGETHER AND CAUSES PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE. WHEREAS IN MY CAR MY CLUTCH SLIPS AT ANYTHING MORE THAT 1/4 THROTTLE. *NM