2003 Hyundai Tiburon

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

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.

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. THE AIR BAG INDICATOR IS ILLUMINATED AND WILL NOT DIM. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WIRING IS PREVENTING THE AIR BAG FROM DEPLOYING IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V290000 (SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY) WAS REFERENCED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS ORDERED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V290000 (SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,950 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,010. UPDATED 10/16/08. *LJ UPDATED 10/20/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE REPAIR WOULD BE THE CONTACTS RESPONSIBILITY. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, AND HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V321000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 4/23/08 *CN UPDATED 04/23/08 *TR

I CO-OWN THIS CAR WITH MY DAUGHTER. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. THIS CAUSED HER TO FAIL INSPECTION IN VIRGINIA. WE FOUND OUT ABOUT SAFETY RECALL 02V290000 WHICH SPECIFIED THAT ON 2003 TIBURONS THE DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE COULD BE DAMAGED BY THE HEIGHT ADJUSTER MECHANISM, RESULTING IN FAILURE OF THE AIR BAG OR THE PERMANENT LIGHTING OF THE AIR BAG LIGHT WITH FAILURE TO DEPLOY ON IMPACT. THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX IT BECAUSE HYUNDAI CLAIMS THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED BY MARCH 2003 AND WILL NOT AGREE TO FIX CARS MANUFACTURED AFTERWARD. MY DAUGHTER'S CAR WAS PRODUCED IN MAY 2003, MAKING THE WINDOW BETWEEN ELIGIBILITY AND NON-ELIGIBILITY ONLY 32 DAYS FROM MARCH 31 TO MAY 1. WE HAVE SPENT HOURS TRYING TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. HYUNDAI CANNOT EXPLAIN WHY, IF THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED AS OF MARCH 2003, THERE ARE CARS SUFFERING FROM THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND MANUFACTURED LESS THAN TWO MONTHS LATER. I AM STILL WORKING TO GET THEM TO UNDERWRITE REPAIRS. MEANWHILE, MY DAUGHTER IS DRIVING A POTENTIALLY UNSAFE CAR, WE'VE SPENT HOURS GOING TO DEALERSHIPS TO GET THEM TO LOOK AT IT AND ARGUING ON THE PHONE WITH HYUNDAI AND ITS DEALERS, AND WE HAVE BOTH LOST A LOT OF TIME FROM WORK AND SUFFERED GREAT AGGRAVATION. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, I THINK THIS IS DUE TO SEAT BELT BUCKLE WIRING ISSUE, SINCE LIGHT WAS GOING ON AND OFF FOR FEW DAYS (AND WHEN I WAS MOVING SEAT BELT BUCKLE IT WAS DISAPPEARING) I DID RESEARCH TIBURON FORUMS AND I SEE THAT MOST PEOPLE EXPERIENCING SAME ISSUE HAD THEIR SEAT BELT BUCKLE REPLACED AND LIGHT RESET AND THAT WAS IT. PROBLEM WITH ME IS THAT I'M OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE CALLED HYUNDAI AFFAIRS AND REPORTED THIS ISSUE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT HYUNDAI DEALTER MAY AND MOST PROBABLY CHARGE ME FOR INSPECTION AND FIXING ISSUE, SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY CAR. I'M AFRAID THAT AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT AND I THINK HYUNDAI SHOULD PAY FOR FIXING IT SINCE THIS IS NOT ISOLATED ISSUE. MANY OTHER HYUNDAI HAVE SAME ISSUE. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SEAT BELT AND AIRBAG LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE SEAT WAS REPOSITIONED, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WENT OUT, BUT THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL #02V290000, REGARDING SEATBELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY DUE TO THE VIN. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO FIX THE ISSUE.