2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON Complaints

MY HYUNDAI TIBURON 2003 IS JUST OVER 60K MILES AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. AT THE VERY BEGINNING, IT STAYS ON LONGER THAN IT SHOULD BE. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. *TR

CLUTCH DOES NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT OFTEN CAUSES SHIFTER TO GET STUCK IN GEAR OR WILL NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ROLL DOWN THE POWER WINDOWS WHILE PARKED BUT THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE HAS SINCE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES. AFTER EACH OCCURRENCE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,855 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY UTILIZING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE 10 MPH UNTIL SHE REACHED HER RESIDENCE YET THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY JERK DURING HER TRAVEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS INSTALLED BACKWARD AND SEVERAL BOLTS WERE MISSING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

IN MAY 2009 MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SENSOR IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS DEFECTIVE. THEY REPLACED THE UNIT AND SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY. I WAS DOING RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT HYUNDAI HAD ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM UNDER CAMPAIGN NUMBER 02V290000. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED ON OCT 1, 2002 WHICH WAS OUTSIDE THE RECALL DATES BUT THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 35 MPH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR HER TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. SHE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT SHE HAD NOT CRASHED INTO ANYTHING. SHE SUSTAINED INJURES TO HER NECK, SHOULDER AND ARM. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT WAS TORN. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER PERFORMED AN AIR BAG DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND SUGGESTED THAT THE LEFT SEAT BACK MODULAR WIRING AND SENSOR BE REPLACED. THE AIR BAG AND THE TEAR IN THE SEAT WERE REPAIRED BY A RELATIVE. THE SENSOR WAS NEVER REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

FOR SOME TIME, I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH HARD SHIFTING IN MY 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT. I HAVE SEARCHED ALL OVER THE INTERNET GOING THROUGH FORUMS AND EVEN TALKING TO MY MECHANICS TO TRY AND FIND A SOLUTION TO SOLVE A PROBLEM THAT HAS GRADUALLY GOTTEN WORSE AND HAS GONE FROM NOT ONLY HARD SHIFTING BUT TO ALSO GRINDING OF GEARS WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD NORMALLY. WHEN PARKING AND SHIFTING INTO REVERSE AFTER THE VEHICLE SITS OVER NIGHT IS THE WORST WITH ALSO HAVING TO "PUNCH FORCE" THE SHIFTER INTO REVERSE AND THEN INTO 1ST GEAR. AFTER THE VEHICLE WARMS UP, THE SYMPTOMS APPEAR TO BECOME A LITTLE MORE SUBTLE BUT STILL PERSIST. ONLY AFTER THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST HYUNDAI FOR CLUTCH RELATED ISSUES IN MY VEHICLE HAS THERE BEEN REPORTS AND SOLUTIONS FOR THE ISSUE THAT WAS KNOWN TO HYUNDAI. UNFORTUNATELY, I PURCHASED THE CAR USED AND WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY OF THIS INFORMATION OUT BEFORE I PURCHASED AND I AM A VERY THOROUGH INVESTIGATOR WHEN IT COMES TO BUYING EVERYTHING.AND TO TOP IT OFF THE CLASS ACTION SUIT ONLY HELPS THOSE THAT HAVE PAID FOR REPAIRS AND NOW I AM LEFT IN THE DARK WITH THIS SITUATION LOOKING TO HAVE TO DISH OUT WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH MONEY TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT HYUNDAI SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF TO BEGIN WITH AND I WILL ALSO NEVER GET COMPENSATED FOR EXCEPT FOR A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT ADMITS WHAT PARTS ARE FAULTY AND ONES I'LL HAVE TO REPLACE. *TR

HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR LESS THAN 2 WEEKS, HAVE NOT PUT 200 MILES ON IT. BOUGHT THIS USED VEHICLE FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THIS TIBURON UNTIL YESTERDAY WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS A BIT STIFF AND WHEN I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE, I HAD A HARD TIME FINDING IT, IT WOULD NOT LET ME PUT IT INTO REVERSE AND I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE CLUTCH AND RETRIED IT, MANAGED TO GET IT INTO REVERSE THIS TIME, NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS BEFOREHAND, THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND CAR HESITANTLY MOVED OUT OF THE GARAGE. STOPPED VEHICLE, PUT IT INTO 1ST GEAR AND STARTED TO DRIVE OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I PUT IT INTO 2ND GEAR, THE CAR JERKED AS I LET GO OF THE CLUTCH BUT CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT. GOT ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND EVERYTHING WAS GOING FINE WHEN THE TRAFFIC STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, WENT FROM 6TH GEAR DOWN TO 5TH GEAR AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND SMELLED BURNING RUBBER, TRIED TO GIVE IT SOME GAS TO ACCELERATE AND WOULD NOT MOVE, TACHOMETER WOULD SHOW ENGINE REVVING BUT WAS NOT ACCELERATING AT ALL. MANAGED TO COAST CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CAME TO A STOP. TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, WAITED FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND STARTED ENGINE UP AGAIN AND AGAIN SMELLED THE BURNING RUBBER; TRIED TO PUT IN FIRST GEAR, WENT IN BUT WOULD NOT MOVE, TRIED REVERSE AND WOULD NOT MOVE. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHERE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND THEY DID NOT HAVE A TOWING SERVICE SO ENDED UP CALLING AAA, TOW TRUCK DRIVER INFORMED ME BY THE SMELL THAT IT WAS MORE THAN LIKELY THE CLUTCH HAD GONE IN IT AND HAD SOME EXPERIENCE WITH THIS AS HE HAS TOWED SEVERAL OF THESE CARS FOR THE SAME REASON. CAR IS IN REPAIR SHOP WILL BE WORKED ON MONDAY 5-24-10. SO FAR THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY WILL HONOR THE WARRANTY. *TR

MY 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON WENT INTO A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL ON THE CONTROL ARM. HOWEVER, WHILE THERE, THE DEALERS FOUND A RUST HOLE IN THE FRAME THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE HYUNDAI SONATA NHTSA DEFECT ACTION NUMBER EA08016. THE HYUNDAI TIBURON AND HYUNDAI SONATA HAVE SIMILAR FRAMES AND PROBLEMS. THIS RECALL/ACTION NUMBER SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO THE HYUNDAI TIBURONS MADE WITHIN THE SAME YEAR AS THE HYUNDAI SONATA'S THAT EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. *TR

RECALL ID# 4217 AND ID# 74501 FOR A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON DEAL WITH THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE WIRING CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. MY AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS ON TURNING ON, EVEN AFTER MY LOCAL MECHANIC CHECKED THE AIR BAG AND RESET THE LIGHT AND TURNED IT OFF. I FINALLY HAD A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP CHECK INTO IT AND THEY FOUND THAT IT IS CAUSED BY THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THESE RECALLS, HOWEVER MY VIN DOES NOT FALL INTO THE CATEGORY THAT THESE TWO RECALLS ARE FOR. THIS RECALL MUST BE EXPANDED TO MORE 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURONS AS IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE AIR BAGS THAT WORK CORRECTLY. *TR