2003 Hyundai Tiburon

I EXPERIENCED MY CLUTCH FAILING AT NIGHT ON THE WAY HOME THIS DECEMBER. IT WAS OKAY, THEN IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HYUNDAI USA WAS CONTACTED AND HAD BEEN TOLD THAT MY BUMPER TO BUMPER 100,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD COVER THE REPAIR. THE LOCAL DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT ISN'T COVERED. AFTER BATTLING BETWEEN NATIONAL AND LOCAL I BROUGHT THE CAR HOME AND HAD A FRIEND, EXPERIENCED MECHANIC, REPLACE WHAT I HAD BEEN TOLD WAS THE PROBLEM, THE SLAVE CYLINDER. IT STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW, I HAVE A FAIRLY NEW CAR, I STILL CAN'T DRIVE. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL DOZEN CONSUMERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME THING. TSB'S HAVE COME OUT ON THIS MODEL AND YET, I AM GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM THE DEALER AND HYUNDAI USA. *JB

PURCHASED A 2003 HYUNDAI TIURON, 2 DOOR HATCHBACK FROM ALLEN TURNER AUTOMOTIVE ON 12/13/02. CLUCH FAILED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 18,000 MILES AND HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IN MD,OURISMAN HYUNDAI 3516 FT. MEADE RD.LAUREL ,MD 20724,(301) 725-4400 WOULD NOT COVER REPAIR BECAUSE THE CAR HAD AN AFTER MARKET AIR INTAKE. PAID $2,000 FOR REPAIR. AFTER REPAIR, CLUCH FAILED AGAIN AT APPROX 45,000 MILES (MOSTLY INTERSTATE DRIVING) AND ALLEN TURNER AUTOMOTIVE REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR STATING NORMAL WEAR (AFTER ONLY 28,000 MILES) AND SAID IT WOULD COST $2,200.00 TO REPAIR. I PERFORMED REASEARCHED THE INTERNET, E.G. NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTS), MYCARSTATS.COM, ETC., AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF CONSUMMER COMPLAINTS CONCERNING PRE-MATURE FAILURE OF CLUCH ASSEMBLY IN 2003 TIBURON FROM 5K TO 28K MILES. ALL DENIED. ALSO LOCATED HYUNDAI TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 04-40-005, THAT DISCUSSES 2003 TIBURONS CLUCTH FAILURE WITH CAUSE CODE **C09 - DEFORMED. SPOKE WITH ALLEN TURNER MAINTENANCE REP, KEITH WHITTINGTON AND HE TOOK THIS UP HIS CHAIN OF COMMAND AND THEY STILL REFUSED TO REPAIR THE CLUTCH. I HAVE ALREADY PAID $2,000 FOR A CLUTCH THAT FAILED AT 18K AND FEEL IT IS CRIMINAL, OR AT LEAST IMMORAL, FOR ME TO HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER $2,200 TO HAVE THE CLUCH REPLACED AGAIN. SEEMS LIKE AN EXCELLENT CASE FOR A CLASS ACTION SUIT SINCE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF, BUT WOULD RATHER RESOLVE THIS THROUGH ARBITRATION. ANY ASSISTANCE/GUIDANCE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *NM

3RD CLUTCH FAILURE AT 60,000K MI ON 2003 HYUNDAI GT 6 SPD FINALLY WILL INSTALL "UPDATED" PARTS MYSELF DEALERS HAVE REFUSED ASSISTANCE ANY CLUTCH WORK AFTER 12000K MILES. I AM A SKILLED MECHANIC AND KNOW THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, HYUNDAI NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND BUY BACK OR REPAIR THE PROBLEM. WOULD LIKE ANY INFO ON A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST HYUNDAI FOR THIS ISSUE. JESSETXGUY20@YAHOO.COM. *NM

AT ABOUT 3 MONTHS OR 7,000 THE CLUTCH WENT OUT ON THE CAR REQUIRING A NEW CLUTCH. WE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS & REPLACED THE CLUTCH AGAIN AT THE BEGINNING OF 2005. NOW THE CLUTCH GOES COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR STILL MOVES. I WILL TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN FOR DIAGNOSTIC. BUT I DO BELIEVE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CLUTCH OR TRANSMISSION. *JB

I OWN A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT V6 ,6 SPEED MANUAL 29000 MILES ORIGINAL TIRES. THE PROBLEM STARTED WHEN I HAD DIFFICULTY PUTTING MY CAR INTO REVERSE. THIS NORMALLY HAPPENED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO GEAR, A LOW WINING SOUND WOULD BE NOTICED WITH MY FOOT ON THE CLUTCH, THIS WOULD EVENTUALLY GO AWAY AS THE CAR WOULD WARM UP. AFTER THE CAR WARMED UP, THE GEARS WOULD SHIFT NORMALLY AND I COULD SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. AFTER ABOUT A MONTH THE PROBLEM PROGRESSED TO HAVING DIFFICULTY PUTTING THE CAR INTO FIRST GEAR AND REVERSE. AFTER ANOTHER MONTH THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO FIRST OR REVERSE WITH THE ENGINE ON. AGAIN AS SOON AS THE CAR WARMS UP THE GEARS SHIFT NORMALLY AND THE NOISE WILL GO AWAY, THIS ONLY OCCURS WITH A COLD CAR. I FINALLY TOOK THE CAR INTO THE FORD DEALER (HYUNDAI SERVICE CENTER) AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CLUTCH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THIS WAS DUE TO MY DIVING PRACTICES. THEY ALSO CLAIMED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT IT WOULD COST ME $1800 TO REPAIR. I ARGUED THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS FOR OVER 25 YEARS AND THAT I ONLY USE THIS CAR TO GO TO WORK AND BACK. THEY INSISTED THAT IT WAS A WEAR-OUT ITEM AND THAT I WAS AT FAULT. FINALLY AFTER SOME ARGUMENT, THEY CONTACTED THE HYUNDAI REGIONAL MANAGER IN GEORGIA AND HE AGREED TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FLY WHEEL, BUT THAT I WOULD STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE CLUTCH AND LABOR TO REPLACE THAT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HE CONFIRMED THAT INDEED THE CLUTCH HAD SOME WEAR, BUT HE ALSO PULLED UP A SERVICE BULLETIN (04-40-005) THAT CLAIMED THAT THE FLYWHEEL WAS DEFORMED AND THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS PRODUCED BEFORE APRIL 2003, (WHICH MINE WAS AS I PURCHASED IT IN FEBRUARY OF 2003); VERIFY THE CONDITION REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER AS CLUTCH RELATED; REPLACE THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL, CLUTCH DISK, CLUTCH COVER AND CLUTCH RELEASE BEARING. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CLUTCH WAS BAD, AND IT TOOK OUT THE FLYWHEEL/CLUTCH/TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSFER CASE. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT SHE TOOK AN ELECTRIC SAW TO THE TRANSMISSION CASE AND THE CLUTCH DID NOT DO IT. FURTHERMORE, IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS A CLUTCH, AND THE CLUTCH WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. SHE HAD TWO WARRANTIES, AND THEY WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER EITHER ONE. SHE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE ON 6-15-05 , AND IT FAILED ON 8-25-05. THE VEHICLE HAS 39,600 MILES ON IT. WHEN SHE BOUGHT THE CAR IT HAD 36,200 MILES ON IT. THE CONTACT FOUND APPROXIMATELY 30 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB ABOUT THE CLUTCH.*AK UPDATED 04/17/06

ON JULY 04 2003, WE PURCHASED A 2003 NEW HYUNDAI TIBURON FROM PHILPOTT MOTORS IN NEDERLAND. THE VIN[XXX]. IT STARTED ON DEC 19, 20031 WHEN THE PASSENGER WINDOW MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THEN, ON DEC. 22, 20031 THE VEHICLE HAD A COOLANT LEAK THAT WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. ON FEBRUARY 16, 2004 THE CLUTCH WENT OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH ANY WARNING. TO APRIL OF 2003. IN WHICH ALL THE PARTS THEY REPLACED HAVE A PRODUCTION DATE OF APRIL 2003. IN AUGUST OF 2004 SEVEN MONTHS LATER THE CLUTCH WENT OUT AGAIN ON IH10 DURING NOON TRAFFIC THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT. THE MECHANIC AT TRANSMISSION EXCHANGE TOLD HIM THAT WAS NOT THE CASE AND THAT HE STATED THAT THE SLAVE CYLINDER WAS PROBABLY BENT PRIOR TO THEIR REPAIRS SIX MONTHS AGO. MY COMPLAINT TO PHILPOTT THAT IF THEY AGREED TO COVER THE SLAVE CYLINDER WHY WOULD THEY NOT COVER ALL THE CHARGES DUE TO THE FACT THIS IS A PULL/PUSH AND IF THE SALVE CYLINDER WAS BENT THAT IT WOULD CAUSE THIS TYPE OF DAMAGE TO THE CLUTCH. THEY REFUSED TO COVER IT COSTING $1,920.85. ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2005 THE BATTERY WENT OUT. . IN AUGUST OF 2005 THE BATTERY WENT OUT AGAIN. ON THE LAST WEEK OF AUGUST MY DAUGHTER BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED AND ASKED WHY THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON AND THE TECHNICIAN TOLD HER THE CAR WAS FINE THAT HE DID NOT NOTE ANY PROBLEMS AND THAT THE LIGHT WAS ON BECAUSE IT WAS TELLING HER THAT EVERYTHING WAS WORKING. ON SEPTEMBER 05, THE CLUTCH STARTED SLIPPING AGAIN AND WE HAVE PARKED THE VEHICLE. EVERYONE HAS BEEN TOLD THE EXACT LINE. IT WAS THE DRIVER AND IT'S A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM. LIKE THE DEALERS HAVE BEEN TOLD WHAT UPDATE: THE HYUNDAI REP STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT ANY ABNORMAL WEAR ON MY CLUTCH THAT THE FLYWHEEL WAS THE PROBLEM AND THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED BECAUSE, THE FLYWHEEL IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. *JB UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DT: THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE, THEY USED DEFORMED CLUTCH PART. THE CLUTCH WAS SLIPPING. VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP NOW. WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AND PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL IT TAKES IT A FEW MINUTES TO KICK INTO GEAR AND IT JERKS THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 0440005. NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2005, AND SHOULD BE GETTING A CALL FROM THE DEALER TODAY. IT HAS DONE THIS EVERYDAY SINCE NOTICING NOTICED THE PROBLEM.*AK

SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW WE HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY TWICE, THE CLUTCH, FLY WHEEL, SLAVE CYLINDER,THREE TIMES, A COOLANT LEAK FIXED, THE WINDOW MOTOR AND IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE REPAIR SHOP. WE ALSO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES AND HAVE THE VEHICLE ALIGNED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ALSO ON AT THIS TIME. THE THING THAT MAKES ME ANGRY IS THAT A SERVICE TECHNICIAN HAS SEEN OR VEHICLE TWICE AND SAID OUR VEHICLE WAS FINE. SO, WHY DID THE CLUTCH GO OUT 10 DAYS LATER? *JB