2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON Complaints

NEW CAR PULLS TO RIGHT. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT, DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM OF HYUNDAI. CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP MANY TIMES FOR CORRECTION, YET IT STILL PULLS DANGEROUSLY TO THE RIGHT. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY ARE UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *LA

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT A CURVE. VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP BEFORE THIS INCIDENT BECAUSE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON WHILE DRIVING. HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED.*AK

CLUTCH FAILURE IN NEW HYUNDAI TIBURON RESULTING IN NEAR ACCIDENT - PROBLEM HAS RECURRED AT INTERVALS OF 2000 - 4000 MILES. ATE IS ESTIMATED FOR FIRST INCIDENT OF FOUR. *JB

PAINT ON THE 2003 TIBURON (BLUE) IMPROPER APPLICATION RESULTS IN MICRO FLECKS OF PAINT COMING OFF OF HOOD AND OTHER PARTS OF CAR. EITHER ADHESION IS POOR OR PAINT MUCH TOO THIN FOR THE MILDEST OF ROAD CONDITIONS RESULTING IN RAPIDLY AGING APPEARANCE AND CONDITION. UNACCEPTABLE IN MY OPINION. NEED EITHER A TINTED CLEARCOAT APPLIED OR REPAINTED. *NLM

CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED, ANOTHER DRIVER HIT CONSUMER WHICH CAUSED THE THROTTLE TO STICK. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND ONLY THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE SEAT BELT WAS ON AND CONSUMER WILL SEND PICTURES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TRYING TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH A STALLED VEHICLE IN THE HIGHWAY. WHILE AVOIDING THE STALLED VEHICLE CONSUMER ROLLED INTO A DITCH AND ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES. CONSUMER'S SEATBELT CAME UNDONE, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. AFTER THE ACCIDENT SOMETHING UNDER THE HOOD STARTED SMOKING, AND WITHIN TEN MINUTES THE ENTIRE CAR WAS CONSUMED BY THE FIRE.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEAR. SHIFT LEVER WILL NOT MOVE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PART, PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK

THE CAR WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES OF CONTINUOUS CRANKING TO GET THE CAR STARTED. AT TIMES IT WILL NOT STAY STARTED.*AK

NAR 05/28/2003 *MR TRAVELING 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE THE CONSUMER LEFT FRONT WHEEL BROKE OFF. *CB

SOMETIMES WHEN THE GAS LEVEL GETS DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 1/4 TANK, THE GAS CAP POPS OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. *JB