2003 Hyundai Tiburon

HELLO, I'M 26YRS OLD. I OWN A 2003 TIBURON GT V6 6SPEED WITH LESS THAN 80,000 MILES. I BOUGHT IT OFF OF THE ORIGINAL OWNER WITH ONLY 9,000 MILES. WITHIN THE 70,000 MILES I'VE DRIVEN IT, IT'S HAD THREE CLUTCHES.? I'VE OWNED ALL MANUAL DRIVEN CARS SINCE I WAS 16, I LEARNED HOW TO DRIVE WITH ONE. WE ALL KNOW I BURNED THAT CLUTCH UP A LITTLE BIT YET I STILL DIDN'T BURN THAT CLUTCH OUT. THE FIRST CLUTCH I HAD TO REPLACE I PAID FOR THE PARTS. HYUNDAI TOOK CARE OF THE LABOR WHICH WAS NICE BUT, I STILL HAD TO PAY FOR A PART THAT I WASN'T AT FAULT FOR RUINING. NOW I'M ON MY THIRD CLUTCH, I HAD TO PAY FOR THIS ONE IN FULL BECAUSE I'M THE SECOND OWNER AND HYUNDAI ONLY COVERS 60,000 MILES. AS OF 01\06\09 THIS ONE IS NO LONGER WORKING. THERE HAS TO BE A MANUFACTURES DEFECT OF SOME KIND. WHETHER IT IS THE HYDRAULIC LINES PUMPING TOO MUCH OR NOT ENOUGH FLUID, THE REVERSE DUAL MASS CLUTCH, OR IT BEING THE FIRST YEAR THEY MADE THE CAR, AND THIS WAS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS HYUNDAI HAD TO TAKE CARE OF. I NEED HELP PLEASE. I'VE READ MORE REVIEWS ON "2003" TIBURON'S THAN I CAN HANDLE TO READ, AND AT LEAST 90% SAID THEY HAD CLUTCH PROBLEMS. I STARTED LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION AND THE ONLY THING I COULD FIND WAS CONSUMER AFFAIRS #, E-MAIL, AND A FEW OTHER #'S. I CALLED THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS #, AND NOW THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN'T HELP GO FIGURE. THEIR REASON WAS IT BEING TO FAR OUT OF WARRANTY ALTHOUGH IT WAS AT ONLY 31,000 MILES. NOW AT 77,000 IT GOES AGAIN, WHAT A COINCIDENCE. THIS DISASTER OF A CAR HAS COST ME AROUND $4,000 AND HAS ALSO PUT A HALT ON MY LIFE. I HAD A JEEP PAYMENT THAT I HAD TO SURRENDER BACK TO THE BANK BECAUSE I COULD NO LONGER PAY FOR REPAIRS ON THE TIBURON AND MY JEEP. I'M WRITING THIS IN HOPE THAT THERE IS SOME KIND OF GOOD WILL, RECALL, ECT. TO HELP REIMBURSE MY LOSES. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE *TR

IN AUG OF 2008, WITH 90K MILES ON THE CAR, WE HAD NOTICED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS BECOMING HARD TO IN-GAGE IN ORDER TO SWITCH GEARS. WE HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND IT WAS INDICATED THAT THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER SEALS WERE FAILING. DURING THIS REPAIR THE SLAVE CYLINDER WAS ALSO REPLACED . BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF THESE COMPONENTS THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WAS PHYSICALLY INSPECTED DURING DISASSEMBLY. THE CLUTCH, FLYWHEEL AND PRESSURE PLATE APPEARED BURNED AND AT A POINT OF FAILURE, WHEN DISASSEMBLED A RING ON THE FLYWHEEL WAS NO LONGER IN EVIDENCE. IF THE FLYWHEEL DOES NOT HAVE THIS RING THERE IS NOT ANYWAY FOR THE CLUTCH TO WORK SO IT WAS DEDUCED THAT IT DECOMPOSED IN USE AND WITH NO EVIDENCE OF IT IN DISASSEMBLY. THIS IS A DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL WHICH HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE PROBLEMATIC IN OTHER BRANDS OF VEHICLES. THE COST OF THIS REPAIR WAS $2300. THE COMPANY AND DEALERS CONTINUE TO CLAIM THAT THE FAILURES ARE NOT THE FAULT OF THE VEHICLE'S DESIGN BUT ARE THE FAULT DRIVER ABUSE. BELIEVE ME, MY WIFE AND I HAVE DRIVEN DOZENS OF CARS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS SOME OF WHICH WERE HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORTS CARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A CLUTCH IN ANY CAR, THREE OF WHICH WERE USED FOR AMATEUR RACING (OTHERS HAVE BEEN DRIVEN OVER 180K MILES AND SOLD WITHOUT THE NEED FOR A CLUTCH REPLACEMENT.) RESEARCH ON THE NHSTA SITE AND OTHERS SHOW OVER 700 IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF 2003-2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT'S AND ALMOST ZERO ON 2005-2007. THE REPLACEMENT FLYWHEEL ASSEMBLY (PUT IN THE CAR IN AUG.2008) HAD A TOTALLY DIFFERENT FLYWHEEL RETAINING DEVICE THAN THE ORIGINAL. THESE TWO THINGS WOULD INDICATE THAT HYUNDAI MADE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH LATER MODEL VEHICLES AND WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE OR REBATE REPAIR COSTS TO THOSE OWNERS OF THE 2003 AND EARLY 2004 6 SPEED CLUTCH ASSEMBLIES. A FULL INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE MADE IN REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM AND RESTITUTION SHOULD BE MADE TO THE OWNERS AND FORMER OWNERS OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH 50,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL BOTH FAILED. HYUNDAI REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT FOR MY VEHICLE MODEL YEAR SAYING THERE ARE "DEFORMED CLUTCH COMPONENTS", HYUNDAI QUOTED ME OVER 2,000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE SHOP WHERE I PAID 1,700 INSTEAD. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE COMPANY HAVE YIELDED NO RESULTS. *TR

2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT V6 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE CLUTCH FAILED AFTER ONLY 30000 MILES. I HAVE DRIVEN CARS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS FOR 20 YEARS. THIS ONE WAS NO ABUSED OR USED FOR RACING. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CLUTCH GO OUT AFTER SO FEW MILES. THE PROBLEM SEEM TO BE CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE CLUTCH SYSTEM. THERE IS A RESTRICTOR VALVE THAT DOES NOT ALLOW THE CLUTCH TO FULLY ENGAGE UNTIL 1 SECOND AFTER THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS FULLY RELEASED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDE SCALE PROBLEM. THERE ARE POSTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS DEFECT. *TR

CLUTCH FAILURE! I AM LOOKING AT REPLACING THE CLUTCH IN THIS CAR FOR THE THIRD TIME. AFTER DOING MUCH RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL CLASS ACTIONS AGAINST HYUNDAI REGARDING THE CLUTCH ISSUE. I HAVE 85K ON THIS CAR AND IT HAS HAD CLUTCH ISSUES SINCE ABOUT 1800 MILES. THE ENTIRE CLUTCH AND FLY WHEEL WAS REPLACED AT 27,618 MILES AND AGAIN AT 60K AND NOW AGAIN. THE PROBLEM IS THE "DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL". THEY KNOW AND ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CLUTCH AND EXPLAIN IT AWAY AS THE WAY THE USER DRIVES. BUT, HOW CAN THOUSANDS DRIVE SO BAD THAT A CLUTCH LAST ONLY 27K MILES? MY HUSBAND DIED 2 WEEKS AFTER THE CAR BROKE DOWN OUT OF TOWN WITH THE 2ND CLUTCH REPLACEMENT. DUE IN PART TO THE ADDED STRESS THAT THIS PUT ON US. HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS BEFORE HYUNDAI TAKES THIS SERIOUSLY. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO INJURED PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY OR FINANCIALLY BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. WE WERE ALMOST HIT BY A 18 WHEELER WHEN THE CLUTCH FAILED THE 2ND TIME. AGAIN, HOW MANY PEOPLE DOES HYUNDAI HAVE TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN TO BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED!!!!!!! THE DATE LISTED BELOW IS THE 3RD CLUTCH INCIDENT DATE. I HAVE PROOF OF MANY MORE DEFECTS WITH THIS CAR!!!!! I ATTRIBUTE THE DEATH OF MY HUSBAND IN PART TO THIS CONTINUING PROBLEM!!!!! *TR

OK SO THIS IS WHAT'S GOING ON AND HAS SOUNDED LIKE IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE I AM 18 AND JUST MADE A NEW PURCHASE OF A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT 5 SPEED IT IS THE FIRST CAR I HAVE REALLY EVER REALLY BABIED AND I HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR 3 WEEKS I HAVE NOT DROVE THE CAR HARD OR ANYTHING AND THE CLUTCH IS SLIPPING BAD THE CAR RAN AND DROVE FINE WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR NOW IM LOOKING AT A 2,000 DOLLAR CHARGE FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T EVEN HAVE WENT WRONG IN THE FIRST PLACE I LEAVE FOR THE ARMY IN JULY 2008 AND NOW I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO MESS ANYTHING ELSE UP ON IT SO I AM JUST KIND OF STUCK LOOKING AT AND NICE RED CAR THAT ISN'T DRIVABLE AND I CALLED HYUNDAI AND THEY SAID ITS MY PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS..... *TR

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUTCH. IT IS HAVING TROUBLE ENGAGING AND DISENGAGING. THE CLUTCH DOES THIS WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD AND EVEN AT TIMES WHEN IT IS NOT COLD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER DUE TO DEFECT BUT CLAIMED THAT THE CLUTCH ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR. MY CAR HAD 59,800 MILES WHEN IT TOOK IT IN FOR THE PROBLEM. AFTER THE FIX IT STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

MY CAR IS AN 03 HYUNDAI TIBURON. IT WAS MANUFACTURED ON JULY 23, 2002. I WAS READING ON NEWTIBURON.COM THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT FOR CARS MANUFACTURED BEFORE APRIL OF 2003, IN REFERENCE TO THE CLUTCHES GOING BAD. NOW I BOUGHT MY CAR USED AND THE OWNER BEFORE SAID THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED AT 45,000 MILES. THE CAR NOW HAS 54,000 MILES ON IT AND THE CLUTCH GRABS REALLY HARD AND SOMETIMES IS HARD TO DRIVE. I HAVE TO RELEASE THE CLUTCH VERY SLOW IN ORDER FOR THE CAR NOT TO JERK HARD. IN THE NEWTIBURON.COM FORUM THEY WERE SAYING SOME PART WAS BAD AND CAN BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF MY CAR HAS THE BAD PART AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. *TR