2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON Complaints

I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN JULY 2002. IT NOW ONLY HAS ALITTLE OVER 8,000 MILES. SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS AUTO I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE DOORS REALIGNED BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE RADIO WOULD JUST GO OUT. THEY REPLACED THE RADIO BUT 3 MONTHS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN EXCEPT THIS TIME THE A/C WOULD NOT PUT OUT COLD AIR PROPERLY. COME TO FIND OUT IF I CUT THE A/C OFF, THE RADIO WOULD COME BACK ON. THE LAST FEW TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP I HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR FOR THE DAY. THEY CHECKED OUT EVERYTHING AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING TO CAUSE IT TO BE DOING WHAT IT DOES. THEY DID CHANGE THE BATTERY BECAUSE THE CAR WAS DYING ON ME AT ANY GIVEN TIME. I'VE HAD 3 DIFFERENT RECALLS SENT TO ME.

THE ALL-NEW 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON BOASTED TO DELIVER A PERFECT COMBINATION OF STYLISH DESIGN, HIGH QUALITY AND OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE. IN REALITY, THE NEW VEHICLE, WHICH I LEASED WAS PLAGUED WITH NUMEROUS HANDICAPS. THE KNOB ON STICK SHIFT KEEPS FALLING OFF-APPEARS TO BE BROKEN. RE-ATTACHED KNOB AND CENTERED FACE PLATE ONLY TO HAVE KNOB FALL OFF AGAIN STILL BROKEN. JULY 18 2002 A/C FUMES COMING THRU VENTS THIS IS CAUSED BY GREASE ON WHEEL FROM BAND CLAMP LOOSE OFF CV BOOT. JULY 18 2002 STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AT HIGH SPEED- CAR SWAYS AT REAR. STEERING WHEEL OFF CENTER, THEY ADJUSTED, STILL SHAKES. JULY 18 2002 PARK AND EMERGENCY BRAKE DEFECTIVE. PARK BRAKE LOOSE AND BRAKE LIGHT FLASHES. EMERGENCY BRAKE LOOSE/DOES NOT HOLD, THEY FIXED BOTH, THEY ARE BROKEN AGAIN JAN 9TH. DEC 18 2002 SUNROOF WILL NOT OPEN REQUIRES A NEW MOTOR AND MODULE, WHICH WAS INSTALLED. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR I TESTED IT AND IT STILL WOULD NOT OPEN. THEY SAID MAKE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT IN THE NEW YEAR. DEC 18 2002 DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DEFECTIVE-GOES UP VERY SLOW YES, POWER WINDOW IS DRAGGING. WE WILL ORDER A NEW ONE. JAN 10/03 STILL NO PART. BOB (SERVICE MANAGER) WILL CALL ME WHEN PARTS ARE IN. JAN 17TH, I CALLED, YES PARTS ARE IN, AS PER BOB THE LETTER IS IN THE MAIL. AS OF FEB 25/03 I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE THAT LETTER. MAY 15 2002 I BOUGHT (FROM HYUNDAI SHOWROOM) BLUE NEON LIGHTS FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS $22.59 HAD THEIR SERVICE DEPT INSTALL THEM $30. THE FIRST TIME I WASHED MY CAR THEY FELL OFF. YES, THEY WERE DEFECTIVE. JUNE 11 HYUNDAI RE-INSTALLED MY OLD ONES AND IN DOING SO DENTED THE CAR ROOF. AUG 28 2002 WITH THE PENDING POSSIBILITY OF LAY-OFF I WENT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT MY OPTIONS WERE. THE MANAGER DIRECTED ME TO CALL FINANCIAL LYNX LEASING CO. FINANCIAL LYNX DIRECTED ME TO CALL DEALERSHIP. THE MANAGER TOLD ME I COULD BUY OUT MY LEASE FOR $6000 AT THAT TIME. THANK GOD I DIDN?T GET LAID-OFF. I AM NOT LOOKING TO GET OUT OF MY LEASE. SINCERELY, CARRIE URBANOWICZ

I HAVE A 2003 GT V6 HYUNDAI TIBURON WITH 20440 MILES ON IT. THE CLUTCH AND GEAR HAVE GONE OUT. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE AND WANTS TO CHARGE $1800.00 FOR REPAIRS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING UPHILL CLUTCH FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR. *AK

AFTER 15,000 MILES, MY NEW 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON'S CLUTCH FAILED TO ENGAGE ON INTERSTATE 76. THE SERVICE REPS AT HYUNDAI INSISTS THE CLUTCH FAILURE IS DUE TO NOT DRIVING THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH PROPERLY. I HAVE DRIVEN A CLUTCH FOR SEVEN YEARS AND NEVER HAS ONE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, ESPECIALLY AFTER ONLY 15,000 MILES. THE SERVICE REP AT HYUNDAI EVEN STATED THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY FAIL AGAIN IN ANOTHER 15,000 MILES. MEANWHILE, THE WARRANTY ON THE CLUTCH ONLY LASTED UP UNTIL 12,000 MILES. PERFORMING A SEARCH ON THIS ISSUE, I HAVE FOUND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON OWNERS WITH CLUTCHES THAT HAVE FAILED IN 15,000 MILES OR LESS. I WOULD LIKE THIS ITEM TO BE RECALLED SO ALL OWNERS CAN HAVE THEIR EXPENSES REIMBURSED. *LA

WHILE ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STICK. *AK

THE CLUTCH AND FLYWEEL ARE DEFECTIVE. HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE AND THE THIRD ONE IS GOING BAD AGAIN. 1ST FAILURE WAS ON 5/12/2003 AT 6152 MILES. 2ND FAILURE WAS ON 6/30/2003 AT 10291 MILES. THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING TO MANY OWNERS OF THE 2003 TIBURON GT, V6, 6SPEED VERSIONS. *AK

03 TIBURON GTV6 6 SPEED - SECOND CLUTCH SYSTEM BROKE AT 15228 MILES. AFTER MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN I WAS UNABLE TO PUT THE SHIFT STICK INTO THIRD GEAR. SAME AS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. SECOND, CLUTCH SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AT NO COST. DEALER KEPT CAR FOR 14 DAYS. FIRST CLUTCH - FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE TRANS LOCKED UP AT 7180 MILES. I WAS DRIVING ON THE 101 FREEWAY AND BROKED DOWN ON THE THE LEFT SHOULDER NEAR THE CENTER DIVIDER. CHP SAID THAT I WAS IN AN UNSAFE POSITION AND HAD TO PUSH MY CAR VIA PATROL CAR OVER TO THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER. THE FIRST CLUTCH WAS ALSO REPLACED AT NO CHARGE BY DEALER.*AK

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH CLUTCH PROBLEMS WHO OWN THE 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT V6 5 AND 6 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS. HYUNDAI REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND REPLACE THE CLUTCH'S ON THOSE VEHICLES AFFECTED. THE CLUTCH IS WEARING PREMATURELY WELL BEFORE THE 12 YEAR 12000 MILE WARRANTY ENDS TO COVER SUCH PROBLEMS. THIS IS A SAFETY RISK FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS. 1. VEHICLE FAILS TO MOVE ON A HIGHWAY. 2. VEHICLE BREAKS DOWN IN A REMOTE AREA WHERE ASSISTANCE WOULD BE HARD TO GET. 3. VEHICLE FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY LEAVING MOTORIST STRANDED. *LA

WHILE PROCEEDING TO ENTER AN INTERSTATE AND WITHOUT WARNING PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. *AK