2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON Complaints

I BOUGHT A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT 3 WEEKS AGO FROM A DEALERSHIP, MEDLIN MOTORS INC., IN ROCKY MOUNT, NC. I STARTED SMELLING A BURNING SMELL THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR AND ASKED THE DEALER WHAT IT WAS AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS PROBABLY BRAKE RUST OR RESIDUE COMING OFF FROM WHERE IT WAS SITTING UP FOR A WHILE. SO I THEN DISMISSED THE PROBLEM UNTIL ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER I SMELT THAT SMELL AGAIN AND SOON AFTER THE CLUTCH STARTED SLIPPING. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND ASKED THEM TO FIX IT. THEY THEN PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND TOOK IT TO THEIR SHOP. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD COVER IT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHEN WE RECEIVED A PHONE CALL STATING THAT THE REPAIR BILL WOULD BE $1700.00. WITH THIS INFORMATION I TOLD THEM I COULDN'T AFFORD TO REPAIR IT SINCE I HAD JUST PUT A $1400.00 DOWN PAYMENT ON THE VEHICLE 3 WEEKS PRIOR. THEY STILL REFUSE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT A PAYMENT OF $1700.00. IN ITS SIMPLEST FORM, I PAID $1400.00 TO DRIVE A CAR FOR A MONTH AND NOW I AM OBLIGATED TO A $13000.00 LOAN FOR A CAR I CAN'T DRIVE WHICH IS STILL 30 MINUTES AWAY AT THE SHOP. *NM

MY HYUNDAI TIBURON 03'S CLUTCH WAS BURNED OUT, BUT I'VE BEEN DRIVING A MANUAL FOR A PRETTY LONG TIME AND BEFORE, MY TOYOTA CELICA NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I HEARD, HYUNDAI HAS DEFECTIVE CLUTCH PARTS AND THEY WON'T COVER THIS UNDER THEIR WARRANTY. THE PARTS AND THE LABOR AT HYUNDAI WOULD BE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. I WOULD NOT WANT MY CAR TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH EVERY 2 YEARS, FROM WHAT I HEARD. *JB

MY 2003 HYUNDAI TIBRUON GT HAS A CLUTCH THAT IS SLIPPING AND THERE IS ONLY ABOUT 80,000 MILES ON MY CAR. I HAVE A DAUGHTER AND IF THIS CLUTCH GOES WHILE WE ARE IN THE CAR IT COULD CAUSE INJURIES TO US BOTH. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WAS HARD TO SHIFT AND PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED. LATER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND AND WOULD NOT START WHEN JUMPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE CLUTCH FAILED, AND THE CLUTCH FLY WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

THE CLUTCH ON MY 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON HAS BEEN PREMATURELY SLIPPING AT ONLY 65K MILES. ACCORDING TO MEMBERS ON WWW.NEWTIBURON.COM, THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM AND ONE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY HYUNDAI. *JB

I HAVE A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT V6 6-SPEED AND AT 61,000 MILES THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER AND FLYWHEEL HAVE COMPLETELY FALLEN APART. IT HAS COST ME OVER $2,000.00 IN DAMAGE AND I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THE CONDITION OF THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF THE NORMAL! I HAVE ALSO HEARD MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE HYUNDAI TIBURON. ALSO, GIRARD GIBBS LLP IS INVESTIGATING CLAIMS IN CONNECTION WITH A PENDING LAWSUIT SEEKING CLASS ACTION STATUS AGAINST HYUNDAI AMERICA, INC. CONSUMERS COMPLAIN THAT CERTAIN HYUNDAI TIBURONS EXPERIENCE PREMATURE CLUTCH AND/OR FLYWHEEL FAILURES, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE BEING INOPERABLE. CONSUMERS ALSO COMPLAIN THAT HYUNDAI DOES NOT REPLACE THE PARTS UNDER WARRANTY, RESULTING IN TREMENDOUS COST OF REPLACEMENTS TO THE CONSUMER. *JB

CLUTCH WENT OUT ON VEHICLE AFTER ONLY 30,000 MILES NORMAL USE. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH ALOT OF TIBURON'S/ I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE MY CLUTCH REPLACED OUT OF POCKET AT THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, DUE TO THE FACT THAT I AM STATIONED WITH THE ARMY IN GERMANY. *NM

FAULTY CLUTCH.. PER WARRANTY 10 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES FOR DRIVE TRAIN.. $2000.00 CLUTCH IS NOT COVERED. HAD CAR IN PREVIOUS COMPLAINING ABOUT CLUTCH NOT WORKING PROPERLY.. NOTE THAT NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED PER INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET WITH TIBERON'S HAVING CLUTCH PROBLEMS. *JB

CLUTCH FAILURE WHILE DRIVING, LOST ABILITY TO USE 2ND, 3RD, AND 4TH GEAR AFTER MOVING INTO TRAFFIC WITHOUT INCIDENT FROM FIRST GEAR. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. *NM

-4 TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH FAILURES -DEFECTIVE BRAKE LINE -DEFECTIVE WHEEL HUB -DEFECTIVE WHEEL BEARING AND KNUCKLE -MANY OTHER DANGEROUS DEFECTS -ALL WERE REPAIRED, MOST WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AFTER MUCH DISPUTE -NO OLD PARTS AVAILABLE, BUT ALL REPAIR ORDERS ARE. *NM