2005 HYUNDAI TIBURON Complaints

2005 HYUNDAI TIBERON. PER DISCUSSION WITH THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER, THE DRIVER WAS GOING AROUND A SHARP CORNER TOO FAST. LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE (POSSIBLY BECAUSE THE ESC UNIT INPUTS OR STEERING BOX MALFUNCTION) AND STARTED FISHTAILING. VEHICLE THEN SLID SIDEWAYS INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE (SIDE IMPACT). NONE OF THE 4 AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, KILLING THE DRIVER INSTANTLY. ACCIDENT IS STILL BEING INVESTIGATED. *TR

DROVE MY HYUNDAI TIBURON NORMALLY SINCE AUGUST 2007 WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR. BY JUNE 2008 THE CLUTCH BEGAN TO SLIP, AND PROGRESSIVELY BECOME WORSE AND WOULD SLIP IN ANY GEAR AT ANY RPM. I HAD TO PURCHASE AN AFTERMARKET CLUTCHMASTERS CLUTCH AND FIDANZA FLYWHEEL TO REPLACE THE PREMATURELY FAILED CLUTCH THAT ONLY HAD 20,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

CLUTCH IS MY 2005 HYUNDAI TIBURON IS MALFUNCTIONING, DEALER SAYS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE WEAR AND TEAR PART, AFTER SEARCHING INTERNET FORUMS FOUND THAT ALOT OF CLUTCH/FLYWHEEL PROBLEMS ARE OCCURRING IN SIMILAR VEHICLES FROM HYUNDAI. CAUSE APPEARS TO BE MANUFACTURES DEFECT THAT THEY ARE NOT ADDRESSING. ONLY 60K MILES ON VEHICLE AND HAVE DRIVEN A STICK SHIFT FOR LAST 10 YEARS REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR CLUTCHES WILL WEAR OUT AROUND 75K TO 115K UNDER MY DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2005 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT MANUAL TRANSMISSION ON MAY 18, 2007. THE CLUTCH FAILED THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR. CAR LOT AGREED TO PUT NEW CLUTCH IN. THREE MONTHS LATER THE TRANSMISSION BEARINGS BROKE. I REPLACED FLYWHEEL AND HAD TRANSMISSION REBUILT. 2 MONTHS AFTER THAT THE BEARINGS BROKE AGAIN. I HAD HYUNDAI DO THE WORK ON THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. I AM OUT OF POCKET $2,000, NOT TO MENTION THE UPSIDE DOWN AMOUNT I WAS WHEN I HAD TO GET OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THIS CAR, BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO PUT $2,000 IN THE CAR EVERY 3 MONTHS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TIBURON. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A WALL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE POWERTRAIN AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 19,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HYUNDAI TIBURON. UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CLUTCH WOULD STICK INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER EXPLAINED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. ON OCTOBER 24, 2007, THE CLUTCH LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO FREE THE CLUTCH AND CONTINUE DRIVING. THE CLUTCH FAILED COMPLETELY AND THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT IF HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A THIRD PARTY, IT WOULD NOT BE RECOGNIZED BY THE DEALER. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,790 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,746. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

CLUTCH SLIPPAGE ON MY 2005 HYUNDAI TIBURON SE WHICH I REPORTED TO MY DEALER AT LAX HYUNDAI BEFORE I REACH 60,000 MILES, I WAS THEN TOLD THAT IT WAS GOING TO COST ME UPWARDS TO 800 PLUS DOLLARS JUST TO HAVE IT REPLACE. MY CAR IS WARRANTED UPTO 100,000 MILES UNDER THE HPP PROGRAM WHICH COVER MOSTLY ALL COMPONENTS ON MY VEHICLE. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE THAT I AM HAVING WITH MY CAR WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW, I DISCOVERED A COMPLIANT TREND FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY CAR MODEL BEGINNING SINCE IT'S INTRODUCTION IN 2003. RESEARCHING MORE INTO THE PROBLEM THERE SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE CLUTCH VALVE SPRING THE PREMATURELY WEARS OUT THE CLUTCH. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR DIAGNOSIS THE MECHANIC EVEN STATED THAT THE CLUTCHES ARE BAD AND THAT HE WAS SHOCKED THAT MY CAR LASTED AS LONG AS IT DID ON THE ORIGINAL CLUTCH, SOMETHING THAT CAUSED SUSPICION IN HOW MUCH HYUNDAI BACKS THEIR OWN PRODUCTS. *TR

HYUNDAI TIBURON 2005 THE BACK SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK IN PLACE TO HOLD A CAR SEAT. *TR

I HAVE AN 05 TIBURON THAT WAS PURCHASED IN OCTOBER OF 05. THE CLUTCH WILL NOT STOP RACING WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. WE TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID THAT THE FLYWHEEL, BARING, AND DISC, ARE DAMAGED AND ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE WARRANTY ONLY COVERS UP TO 12,000 MILES AND WE HAVE 16,900 MILES ON THE CAR. MY DAUGHTER USES IT TO DRIVE TO SCHOOL (ABOUT 4 MILES) AND TO WORK (ABOUT 4 MILES). THIS IS RIDICULOUS KNOWING SHE DOESN'T RACE THE CAR OR EVEN KNOWS HOW TO POP A CLUTCH. THE PAINT IS COMING OFF THE GAS COVER; THE SEAT BELT LATCH STICKS; THE DOOR HANDLE SCREWPLATE INSERT COMES OFF AND THE TOP OF THE SHIFTER KNOB STILL COMES OFF AFTER HAVING IT FIXED ONCE BEFORE. WE HAD TO GET THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED WHEN WE FIRST GOT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THIS IS ALL THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE SO FAR. SINCERELY, [XXX] *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING THE 2005 HYUNDAI TIBRON WITH 16,837 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 35 MPH AND COMING TO AN INTERSECTION, HE PUT THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT MOVE, AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE STOPPED WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT WAS ASKED TO RETURN IF THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,852. *AK