2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON Complaints

MY CLUTCH IS REALLY SLIPPING BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE HEARD MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS COMPLAINT. I THINK THE ISSUE WITH THE HYUNDAI TIBURON CLUTCHES NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT.*JB

I'M JOINING THE 1,000 OR SO PEOPLE ON THIS SITE ALONE WHO OWN A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT V6 6 SPEED. MY CLUTCH WENT OUT AT 47,000 MILES AND IT'S GOING TO THE DEALER NEXT WEEK FOR WHAT I'M SURE WILL BE THEIR ATTEMPT TO SCREW ME OUT OF $2,000. I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS: HOW MANY OF THESE HAVE TO FAIL BEFORE THE GOV'T DOES SOMETHING? ALL OF THEM? SECOND QUESTION: WHERE DOES THE CEO OF HYUNDAI LIVE SO I CAN STICK HIS JUNK FLYWHEEL AND CLUTCH SOMEWHERE UNPLEASANT? *JB

CONSUMER COULD NOT DRIVE NO MORE THAN 10 MPH IN THE RAIN DUE TO NO TRACTION ON MICHELIN 215-45-17 TIRES. *TS THE CONSUMER AND HIS WIFE OWN THE SAME VEHICLE WHICH WERE BOTH EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN TIRES AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE TIRES HAD VIRTUALLY NO TRACTION IN SNOWY CONDITIONS AND AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER'S HAD TO DRIVE VERY SLOWLY TO AVOID SLIDING OFF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED ANOTHER BRAND OF TIRE WHICH HANDLE BETTER IN THE RAIN BUT STILL DON'T HANDLE WELL IN THE SNOW. *NM

I EXPERIENCED MY CLUTCH FAILING AT NIGHT ON THE WAY HOME THIS DECEMBER. IT WAS OKAY, THEN IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HYUNDAI USA WAS CONTACTED AND HAD BEEN TOLD THAT MY BUMPER TO BUMPER 100,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD COVER THE REPAIR. THE LOCAL DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT ISN'T COVERED. AFTER BATTLING BETWEEN NATIONAL AND LOCAL I BROUGHT THE CAR HOME AND HAD A FRIEND, EXPERIENCED MECHANIC, REPLACE WHAT I HAD BEEN TOLD WAS THE PROBLEM, THE SLAVE CYLINDER. IT STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW, I HAVE A FAIRLY NEW CAR, I STILL CAN'T DRIVE. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL DOZEN CONSUMERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME THING. TSB'S HAVE COME OUT ON THIS MODEL AND YET, I AM GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM THE DEALER AND HYUNDAI USA. *JB

PURCHASED A 2003 HYUNDAI TIURON, 2 DOOR HATCHBACK FROM ALLEN TURNER AUTOMOTIVE ON 12/13/02. CLUCH FAILED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 18,000 MILES AND HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN MD,OURISMAN HYUNDAI 3516 FT. MEADE RD.LAUREL ,MD 20724,(301) 725-4400 WOULD NOT COVER REPAIR BECAUSE THE CAR HAD AN AFTER MARKET AIR INTAKE. PAID $2,000 FOR REPAIR. AFTER REPAIR, CLUCH FAILED AGAIN AT APPROX 45,000 MILES (MOSTLY INTERSTATE DRIVING) AND ALLEN TURNER AUTOMOTIVE REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR STATING NORMAL WEAR (AFTER ONLY 28,000 MILES) AND SAID IT WOULD COST $2,200.00 TO REPAIR. I PERFORMED REASEARCHED THE INTERNET, E.G. NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTS), MYCARSTATS.COM, ETC., AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF CONSUMMER COMPLAINTS CONCERNING PRE-MATURE FAILURE OF CLUCH ASSEMBLY IN 2003 TIBURON FROM 5K TO 28K MILES. ALL DENIED. ALSO LOCATED HYUNDAI TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 04-40-005, THAT DISCUSSES 2003 TIBURONS CLUCTH FAILURE WITH CAUSE CODE **C09 - DEFORMED. SPOKE WITH ALLEN TURNER MAINTENANCE REP, KEITH WHITTINGTON AND HE TOOK THIS UP HIS CHAIN OF COMMAND AND THEY STILL REFUSED TO REPAIR THE CLUTCH. I HAVE ALREADY PAID $2,000 FOR A CLUTCH THAT FAILED AT 18K AND FEEL IT IS CRIMINAL, OR AT LEAST IMMORAL, FOR ME TO HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER $2,200 TO HAVE THE CLUCH REPLACED AGAIN. SEEMS LIKE AN EXCELLENT CASE FOR A CLASS ACTION SUIT SINCE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF, BUT WOULD RATHER RESOLVE THIS THROUGH ARBITRATION. ANY ASSISTANCE/GUIDANCE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *NM

CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL IN MY 03 TIBURON, V6 BURNED OUT AFTER LESS THAN 30,000 MILES AND THEY WON'T COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. CHECKED AROUND AND IT'S A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *NM

ABOUT 4 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING OFF ON A COLD MORNING (40 F), I WAS MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY, WHEN SUDDENLY ALL OF THE ELECTRICITY SHUT OFF ON MY CAR. I BEGAN TO MOVE OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND DOWN SHIFTED TO SLOW DOWN. I PRESSED THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS, BUT GOT NOTHING. I COULD NOT TOTALLY GET OUT OF THE LANE BECAUSE A GUARD RAIL LIMITED IT TO A SMALL SHOULDER. I COULD SEE HEADLIGHTS IN MY REAR VIEW SWERVING AT THE LAST SECOND TO MISS ME BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T SEE ME. MY ONLY THOUGHT WAS GRAB A FLASHLIGHT OUT OF THE GLOVE BOX AND TRY TO ESCAPE THE CAR AND TO TRY TO WARN ONCOMING VEHICLES. BUT THEN SUDDENLY, ALL THE LIGHTS AND RADIO CAME BACK ON. SO I QUICKLY STARTED THE ENGINE AND DROVE OFF. THE TOTAL TIME THAT ELAPSED FROM LOSS OF ELECTRICITY TO IT COMING BACK ON WAS MAYBE A MINUTE, BUT IT FELT LIKE FOREVER. I DROVE TO WORK WITH NO PROBLEMS, AND AFTER WORK, I GOT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO PROBLEMS EITHER. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND GAVE THE CAR BACK. NOW I'M SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIATMATELY 40 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HER THIS RESULTED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. INJURIES WHERE SUSTAINED. SEAT BELTS WHERE IN USE. CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF A RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE RECALL # IS 02V290000.

3RD CLUTCH FAILURE AT 60,000K MI ON 2003 HYUNDAI GT 6 SPD FINALLY WILL INSTALL "UPDATED" PARTS MYSELF DEALERS HAVE REFUSED ASSISTANCE ANY CLUTCH WORK AFTER 12000K MILES. I AM A SKILLED MECHANIC AND KNOW THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, HYUNDAI NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND BUY BACK OR REPAIR THE PROBLEM. WOULD LIKE ANY INFO ON A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST HYUNDAI FOR THIS ISSUE. [email protected]. *NM

AT ABOUT 3 MONTHS OR 7,000 THE CLUTCH WENT OUT ON THE CAR REQUIRING A NEW CLUTCH. WE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS & REPLACED THE CLUTCH AGAIN AT THE BEGINNING OF 2005. NOW THE CLUTCH GOES COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR STILL MOVES. I WILL TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN FOR DIAGNOSTIC. BUT I DO BELIEVE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CLUTCH OR TRANSMISSION. *JB