2006 Hyundai Tiburon

AT STEADY 40-MPH ON LEVEL ROAD, A SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT FROM 4TH TO 2ND WITH FIRST EFFECT -- FELT LIKE SUDDEN BRAKING AND THEN VERY FAST ACCELERATION AS RPM'S WENT FROM 1500 IN 4TH TO 6000 IN 2ND BEFORE HITTING ACCELERATOR PEDAL STOPPED THE PROCESS TO RETURN TO 4TH AND NORMAL OPERATIONS DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES, VERY INTERMITTENT, STARTING AT, ROUGHLY 35,000-MILES ON ODOMETER AND IN LATE 2008 INTO 2009. *TR

I OWN A 2006 V6 HYUNDAI TIBURON. AT 28,000 MILES MY CLUTCH BEGAN TO GIVE ME PROBLEMS. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY FOUND A MAJOR HYDRAULIC LEAK IN MY MASTER AND SLAVE CYLINDERS. THEY THOUGHT THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THEM UNDER WARRANTY. IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL. *TR

1. THE 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON SE THAT I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF HAS BEEN DRIVEN ALMOST DAILY TO AND FROM WORK. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE TODAY AND THE CLUTCH STARTING SLIPPING, I DID NOT DRIVE ANY DIFFERENTLY THAN I DO NORMALLY. 2. I HAD THE CLUTCH FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER START SLIPPING TODAY. I WAS DRIVING UP A SLIGHT HILL AND GAVE THE CAR GAS AND IT STARTED REVVING UP BUT NOT ACTUALLY ACCELERATING. I IMMEDIATELY LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND THE RPMS CAME DOWN AND REENGAGED THE MOTOR WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE. THIS WAS NON-NORMAL OPERATION FOR THE CAR AND I WAS CONCERNED THAT IF I WERE TO DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH THAT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ENGAGE THE CLUTCH AND DRIVE THE CAR HOME. 3.I HAVE TAKEN NO ACTION TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM BUT WAS DIRECTED TO THIS SITE FROM HTTP://WWW.NEWTIBURON.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=65973 HTTP://WWW.NEWTIBURON.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=64779 AND HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT MY 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON SE MAY POTENTIALLY HAVE A CLUTCH PROBLEM AND HAS ONLY BEEN A LAWSUIT FILED ON THE 2003 AND 2004 TIBURONS WITH THE SIX SPEED TRANSMISSION. *TR

PURCHASED BRAND NEW OCT 2006 IN THIS ORDER... I KNOW A FEW THINGS ARE MISSING. CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE - COULDN'T GET THE CAR BACK IN GEAR. PULLS TO THE RIGHT ALL THE TIME EVEN THOUGH IT IS IN "PERFECT ALIGNMENT" ACCORDING TO DEALER. TERRIBLY UNEVEN TIRE WEAR EVEN WITH 3K MILE TIRE ROTATIONS. 2 INSIDE SIDEWALL BLOW OUTS. 1 TREAD SEPARATION BLOWOUT 2 IDLER PULLEY FAILURES. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE. WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP FAILURE. SUNROOF MOTOR AND SWITCH FAILURE. BENT RIM. AIR CONDITIONING WIRE SHORT WHICH RESULTED IN AC CLUTCH FAILURE JUST AFTER 60,000 (OF COURSE) AC CLUTCH FAILURE RESULTS IN CONSTANT BEARING SQUEALING. ALUMINUM CLUTCH PEDAL COVER FELL OFF AND THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE IT. REAR HATCH RELEASE WORKS ABOUT HALF THE TIME. I KNOW THERE'S MORE, I JUST CAN'T RECALL ALL OF IT RIGHT OFF. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON IN FEBRUARY 2006. I HAVE HAD AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT. MY CAR HAS ALWAYS PULLED RIGHT. WE HAVE PURCHASED NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENTS EVERY SIX MONTHS AND JUST RECENTLY HAD A BOLT KIT PUT ON IT ALSO. I WENT TO A DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND HAD THEM LOOK AT MY CAR AFTER I HAD JUST HAD IT ALIGNED AND HAD TIRES PUT ON. THE CAR WAS STILL PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THEY PUT IT ON AN ALIGNMENT MACHINE AND SAID THAT NOTHING SHOULD BE WRONG WITH IT BECAUSE IT WAS SHOWING AS BEING ALIGNED. I HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH BOTH THE FTC AND THE BBB AUTO LINE. PLEASE ASK HYUNDAI TO FIX THE ALIGNMENT PROBLEM PROPERLY AND ALSO REIMBURSE US FOR OUR EXPENSES. *TR

WAS DRIVING EAST ON I-70 CAR STARTED SHAKING AND HEARD A LOW ROAR. THOUGHT IT WAS THE ROAD. I GOT OFF EXIT 124 I BELIEVE AND CHECKED TIRES. ALL LOOKED NORMAL.. CHECKED TIRED PRESSURES ALL WAS 32 OR 34 PSI. I THOUGH MAYBE IT WAS THE ROAD SO I CONTINUED TO EXIT 126EAST ON I 70 GOT OFF EXIT BECAUSE I HEARD THE SAME NOISE. I THEN DROVE THE CAR AROUND THE TRUCKSTOP AND LISTENED TO THE TIRES.. REAR PASSENGER WAS MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE SO I DECIDED TO TURN BACK AROUND AND COME BACK HOME EVEN THOUGH THE TIRES LOOKED FINE. I PULLED OUT OF THE TRUCK STOP AND OVER THE BRIDGE TO GO WEST ON I-70 HEADING ABOUT 20MPH AND HEARD A LOUD POP. THE TIRE BLEW OUT.. CONTINUED OVER THE BRIDGE TO THE PILOT TRUCK STOP AND NOTICED THERE WAS STILL AIR IN THE TIRE.. I PROCEEDED TO TAKE THE TIRE OFF AND FOUND THAT THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE SPLIT AT THE SEAM. THESE TIRES ARE DANGEROUS!!! THE ENTIRE SIDE BLEW OUT.. BUT THERE IS STILL AIR IN THEM.. FIRESTONE SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO MAKE TIRES ANYMORE.. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING 65MPH I WOULD PROBABLY BE DEAD. FIRESTONE 215/45R17 POTENZA. *TR

I OWN A 2006 HYUNDAI TIBERON BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IT HAS 22,000 MILES ON IT AND THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL ARE SHOT. I'VE BEEN DRIVING STANDARD FOR 13 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH A CLUTCH. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HYUNDAI FOR NOT REPLACING A BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY WHICH I HAVE. A CAR THAT I'VE HAD FOR 2 YEARS SHOULDN'T HAVE 2300 DOLLARS OF WORK AND IF IT DOES IT SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY. AND I AM SHOCKED TO SEE THE NUMBER OF HYUNDAI'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HOPEFULLY SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS MATTER . *TR

2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON SEEMS LIKE A HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORTS CAR. AND IT LOOKS SLICK, BUT SOMETHING ABOUT ITS MANUAL CLUTCH, FLY WHEEL, MASTER CYLINDER, PRESSER PLATE, ALL THAT AND MORE. MAKES THIS 06 TIBBY A PEACE OF BAD ENGINEERING GARBAGE! I BOUGHT THIS CAR JAN 9 2007 WITH 3333 MILES ON IT ON JULY 24 2007 WITH 14,687 "I HAD TO PAY" 1,865.25 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE MESH FLYWHEEL, PRESSER PLATE, AND CLUTCH IN MY BRAND NEW 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON! THIS IS CRAZY, THE FACTOR, HYUNDAI, CAR MAX, OR MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULDN'T COVER THIS! HERE I AM AGAIN OCT. 26 2008 WITH 44,000 MILES MY TIBBY IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN. THIS TIME ITS THE MASTER CYLINDER, AS OFTEN AS I KEEP SEEING THIS HAPPEN TO OTHER OWNERS, OF THE 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON I KNOW ITS NOT JUST ME OR MY CAR ALONE, ITS A BIG PROBLEM WITH EVERY OWNER! IF SOMETHING ISN'T DONE ABOUT THIS, THEN MY FELLOW 06 HYUNDAI TIBURON OWNERS, MY LAWYER WITH DATES AND COPIES OF REPAIR RECEIPT JUST WAITING FOR MY Q TO FILE SOMETHING ON HYUNDAI, AND I WILL TRY TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF BECAUSE OF UNTIL NOW NOBODY HAS! HYUNDAI SHOULD NOT WANT PPL TELLING OTHER PPL NOT TO GET A HYUNDAI BECAUSE THEY BUILD BAD VEHICLES SHOULD THEY? THAT'S BAD BUSINESS ALL AROUND! *TR

DRIVING WEST BOUND ON INTERSTATE 10 FWY APPROXIMATE TIME 2:30A.M. I HAD A TIRE BLOWOUT. THE BLOWOUT IN TURN MADE ME LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND I WENT INTO A SPIN CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO A POST ON THE SIDE OF THE FWY. UPON CRASHING INTO THE POST MY HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AT WHICH TIME THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT IN THIS CAR BEFORE, MY ASSUMPTION WAS THAT THE AIRBAG FUNCTIONED. THE AIRBAG FEATURE IN MY CAR PROVED TO BE TOTALLY NON-FUNCTIONAL. *TR