2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON Complaints

CLUTCH STARTED TO SLIP WHILE DRIVING AT LOW RPMS AT 39000 MILES. THEN PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE TO WHERE IT WOULD SLIP IN 6TH GEAR. I HAD TO REPLACE MY CLUTCH WITH A NEW ONE THAT ALL IN ALL COST ME 1700 DOLLARS. I REPLACED THE CLUTCH, THROWOUT BEARING, AND FLYWHEEL. I DO HAVE THE OLD PARTS IF YOU WOULD NEED THEM. *JB

MY 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON HAS ABOUT 23,000 MILES ON IT AND THE CLUTCH IS BLOWN. THIS IS MY SECOND REPLACEMENT. I REPLACED BOTH TIMES WITH OEM PARTS AND HYUNDAI CORP ARE NOT HELPING WHAT SO EVER. *JB

CLUTCH SLIPPED ON OCCASION - BEGAN TO EMIT ODOR WHEN DRIVING IN SLOW TRAFFIC (RUSH HOUR) CONDITIONS... SLIPPAGE GRADUALLY GOT WORSE TO THE POINT THE CAR BECAME UNRELIABLE. WENT TO DEALERSHIP - TECH DETERMINED CLUTCH & FLYWHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED - GAVE ME A 1700 ESTIMATE AND SAID WARRANTY WOULDN'T TOUCH IT (RESULT OF OPERATOR ERROR). I WENT AHEAD AND ORDERED AN OEM CLUTCH FROM THE DEALER & AN AFTERMARKET FLYWHEEL (AND RENTED A CAR FOR 2 WEEKS WHILE I WAITED FOR MY PARTS TO ARRIVE) AND HAD MY OWN MECHANIC INSTALL MY PARTS. TOTAL COST OUT OF MY POCKET WAS 1400. TURNS OUT THE CLUTCH THE DEALER GAVE ME WAS NOT THE 'NEW' PART (TSB 04-40-005) AND NOW MY CLUTCH IS RATTLING AND HAS NOW BEGAN TO SHOW SIGNS OF FAILURE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR THE CLUTCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 3/17/2006 - WHEN THE FIRST REPAIR WAS MADE THE INCORRECT CLUTCH WAS INSTALLED IN THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ONLINE TSB WAS NOT UPDATED TO REFLECT THE NEW PART NUMBER. *NM

I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL ON MY 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON FOR THE 2ND TIME IN UNDER 3 YEARS. THE DEALER WILL NOT COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY. UPON RESEARCHING THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THERE HAS GOT TO BE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE. *NM

1. EVENTS LEADING UP: THE CAR WAS DRIVEN 2. CLUTCH FAILURE. @ 70K MILES, THE CLUTCH FAILS. 3. NEED TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. *NM

NO EVENTS LEAD UP TO THE FAILURES. ALL FAILURES HAVE HAPPENED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND HAS LEFT OWNER STRANDED ON THE INTERSTATE. DEALER REFUSED TO COVER 3 OF THE REPAIRS WHICH, COST US 2,000 EACH FAILURE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A RECURRING NIGHTMARE AND IS A MONEY PIT. *JB

MY CLUTCH WENT OUT ON MY 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON WITHOUT WARNING. MY CAR HAS 35000 MILES ON IT. SOMETHING HAS BROKEN OFF AND TAKEN OUT THE TRANSMISSION. I'VE BEEN READING MANY IDENTICAL CASE SCENARIOS FROM OTHER HYUNDAI TIB OWNERS. HYUNDAI WILL NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. THEY BLAME IT ON CLUTCH MISSUSE AND/OR DRIVING HABITS. *NM

1. BOUGHT A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON V6, 6-SPD (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) -- EVENT: NO EVENT. SIMPLY DROVE THE CAR AS NORMAL. 2. LESS THEN 23,000 MILES MY CLUTCH GAVE OUT. 3. I HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, FLYWHEEL AND THROWOUT BEARING. PARTS AND LABOR COST ME OVER $1500 IN REPAIRS. LESS THE 23K MILES AND I HAD TO PAY OVER $1500 FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT OWNERS OF THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL ARE EXPERIENCING. YET, HYUNDAI REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT EXCEPT FORCE THEIR CUSTOMERS TO COMMIT TO A VERY EXPENSIVE CAR REPAIR EARLY IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. NO CAR UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR SHOULD HAVE AS MUCH WORK DONE AS MYSELF AND MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH. THIS NEEDS TO BE SET UP AS A RECALL BY HYUNDAI AND THOSE OF US HAMMERED BY THIS SHOULD BE REIMBURSED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SHIFTING FROM FOURTH TO FIFTH GEAR AT 55 MPH, THE CLUTCH MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CLUTCH. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED, NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.