2003 Hyundai Tiburon

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ACCOMPANIED BY THE SOUND MADE WHEN THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT LOCKED IN. THE CONTACT TRIED TO STOP THE SOUND BY WIGGLING THE SEAT BELT ATTACHMENT. ONCE THE RINGING STOPPED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE A SEAT BELT WIRING KIT WAS INSTALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000. UPDATED 6/3/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELT WAS DINGING WHILE DRIVING EVEN WHEN THE SEAT BELTS WERE IN USE. WHEN THE SEAT BELT WAS MOVED A LITTLE, THE DINGING STOPPED. HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND IT NEVER WENT OFF. PERIODICALLY, THE SEAT BELT WOULD CONTINUE TO DING WHILE DRIVING AND BUCKLED UP. IT WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE CONSUMER MOVED THE SEAT BELT PIECE BY THE CENTER CONSOLE AROUND. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO FAULTY SEAT BELT WIRING. UPDATED 06/11/10.*JB

IN OCTOBER 2009 I PURCHASED A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON FOR MY SON. THE CAR WAS PLACED IN THE GARAGE UNTIL MY SON TURNED 16 ON MARCH 8, 2010. WE ONLY HAVE PUT LESS THAN 100 MILES ON THE CAR FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE TO FIND OUT THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING ALSO CAUSING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT TO LOCK IN. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT CREST HONDA IN NASHVILLE, TN. THEY ALSO PROCEEDED TO SELL ME AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH WAS SUPPOSE TO COVER FOR BRAKES, HOWEVER WHEN I TOOK IT TO A HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER THEY CONTACTED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER FOR THE BRAKES TO BE REPAIRED AS THEY WERE AFTER MARKET BRAKES ON THE CAR. IT IS CLEARLY OBVIOUS THAT THIS CAR WAS NOT INSPECTED BY CREST HONDA PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE. I HAVE READ SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT CREST HONDA AND CUSTOMERS HAVING FAULTY BRAKES ON USED CARS THAT THEY PURCHASE FROM THEM. WE ARE FORTUNATE THAT WE NOTICED THE PROBLEM WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AS THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE NOT CATCHING AND ONLY THE FRONT BRAKES WERE OPERATIONAL ON THE CAR.

THE SEAT BELT WIRING APPEARS TO BE FAULTY WHICH WAS SUPPOSE TO BE FIXED IN 2003 WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN BLOOMINGTON, MN FOR THIS RECALL. THE SEAT BELT KEEPS DINGING WHEN I'M BUCKLED UP AND DRIVING, I NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ALSO CAME ON AND HASN'T COME OFF SINCE THE SEAT BELT DINGING STARTED. I CAN STOP THE DINGING FROM THE SEAT BELT BY MOVING THE SEAT BELT PIECE AROUND WHICH IS LOCATED BETWEEN MY SEAT AND CENTER COUNCIL. THE MANAGER AT LUTHER HYUNDAI REFERRED ME TO THE HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY MADE A REPORT AND CONVEYED THAT I SHOULD BRING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I SPOKE TO THE MANAGER AGAIN AT THE DEALERSHIP AND HE IS SAYING THAT REGARDLESS HE'LL HAVE TO CHARGE ME $119.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. MY VIN NUMBER IS VERY CLOSE TO THE VIN NUMBERS THAT ARE BEING RECALLED FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM BUT HYUNDAI WON'T LOOK AT IT WITHOUT CHARGING ME. I'M GETTING CONFLICTING INFORMATION FROM HYUNDAI CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND MANAGER AT THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP. ULTIMATELY, I'M CONCERNED THAT IF I AM IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DOESN'T DEPLOY IT COULD COST ME MY LIFE. *TR *DT

CLUTCH FAILURE DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE CAR FROM THE FREEWAY. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY RESIDENCE WERE IT IS CURRENTLY SITTING INOPERABLE. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY ISSUES WITH THE CLUTCH IN THIS YEAR VEHICLE AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $2300.00 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME YEAR CAR WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, AND TO TOP IT OFF I HAVE ALSO FOUND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN RELEASED BY HYUNDAI FOR DEFECTIVE CLUTCH PARTS IN THE SAME YEAR VEHICLE. *TR