2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON Complaints

TSB RECOMMENDING OLD CLUTCH REPLACEMENT WHICH IS GARBAGE, CLUTCH IS GARBAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. AFTER FUELING THE FUEL TANK, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS A NO-START CONDITION. HE HAS TO APPLY PRESSURE ONTO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO START THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER HE SMELLED GASOLINE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING . THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FUEL SYSTEM. HIS VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 04V178000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY) AND 04V369000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE). THE RECALL REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT AND DID NOT ADDRESS THE RECALL DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE) DEFECTIVE ON MY 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON SO DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL DEPLOY IN A CRASH. DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK. CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK. LEFT BLINKER STAYS ON UNLESS DISCONNECTED (POLICE GAVE ME A WARNING REGARDING THIS) MANY OTHERS REPORTED SIMILAR PROBLEMS ONLINE. ALL SEEM TO BE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE BODY CONTROL MODULE WHICH COSTS $700 JUST FOR THE PART. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE BCM SINCE SO MANY OTHERS HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES! ESPECIALLY WORRY ABOUT AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I 'M FINANCING A HYUNDAI TIBURON 2003 AND THE AIR BAG IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING, THE LIGHT IS ON AND HAS BEEN ON. ALSO THE WINDOWS WONT ROLL DOWN AND THE OXYGEN SENSORS HAVE GONE OUT AS WELL. IS THERE ANY REMEDY THAT CAN BE DONE FOR MY CAR SINCE I OWE 9,000.00 DOLLARS ON IT TO FIRESIDE BANK? *TR

3 CLUTCH FAILURES WITHIN 25,000 MILES OF CAR OWNERSHIP. DEALERSHIP WON'T COVER REPAIRS SAYING IT IS DRIVER ERROR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON . HE STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHICH ALSO INDICATED THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS NOT MAKING CONTACT. A MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V290000 COMPONENT: SEAT BELTS: FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE AS WELL AS THE WIRING HARNESS. THE DEALER ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF FAILURES RELATED TO THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE VIN IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY CAN REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR $1,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80532 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80753.

LUCKILY DRIVING SLOWLY...APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE PASSENGER WHEEL TURNED INWARD CAUSING THE CAR TO HOP. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THAT SIDE HAD ROTTED AND FAILED LEAVING NO CONTROL TO STEER THAT WHEEL. CAR WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED AT A AAA REPAIR STATION. HAVE THE ROTTED PART(THE LOWER CONTROL ARM). I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THIS FROM HYUNDAI. *TR

2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON = BLOWER SWITCH SPEED CONTROL MELTED AND ALSO MELTED PART OF HARNESS SYSTEM RELATED TO BLOWER CONTROL. I HAVE READ THIS COMPLAINT ON OTHER TIBURON AS WELL. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE SWITCH AND REWIRED THE MELTED PART OF THE HARNESS AS IT IS O LONGER AN AVAILABLE PART. THIS HAS THE VERY REAL POTENTIAL TO START A FIRE IN THE DASH. USING THE SWITCH TO HIGH INCREASES HEAT IN THE SWITCH ITSELF, BUT, USING IT ON LOW INCREASES HEAT IN THE HARNESS AND RESISTOR. PROBLEM IS A CHEAP PLASTIC HOUSED SWITCH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINS ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE WIRING CAUSED THE AIR BAG WIRING LAMP TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE COULD ALSO CAUSE THE AIR BAG FUSE TO OPEN AND PREVENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V29000 (COMPONENT: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY). THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $300 FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED WITH THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FIVE DAYS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. 4/01/09 *NJ UPDATED 04/06/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG BURNING ODOR INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM). THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS MELTED AND CAUSED CIRCUIT SHORTAGE, WHICH RESULTED IN A SMALL ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY INOPERATIVE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 114,000.