2003 Hyundai Tiburon

I HAVE A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT WITH 6-SPEED STANDARD TRANSMISSION AND 46000 MILES. I LIVE IN INDIANAPOLIS, IN AND THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN OCTOBER OF 2002. RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUTCH IN THIS CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE FAILURE IS DUE TO MY DRIVING HABITS AND THEY HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY UNDER WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN ARGUING WITH THEM FOR ABOUT A WEEK NOW BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE CLAIMS ON THE WEB THAT ARE EXACTLY LIKE WHAT I AM GOING THROUGH WITH THIS SAME CAR. THEY HAVE GIVEN ME A QUOTE OF 1356 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH, PRESSURE PLATE, AND FLYWHEEL AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD PAY 50% OF THIS AS "GOODWILL". THE WHOLE SITUATION SEEMS UNBELIEVABLE TO ME. I HAVE DRIVEN A STANDARD TRANSMISSION FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY OTHER CAR WITH THESE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER WHO IS SERVICING THE CAR EVEN SAYS THAT THE CLUTCH SHOULD LAST TWICE AS LONG AS IT HAS. HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA'S CORPORATE OFFICE IS WHO I HAVE BEEN ARGUING WITH ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND I THINK THAT THEY MAY BE JUST OFFERING TO PAY HALF BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THEY REALLY SHOULD PAY FOR THE WHOLE THING. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY FOR ME TO KNOW WHAT IS TRULY GOING ON WITH THIS SITUATION AND WHETHER HMA IS LYING TO ME OR NOT. I APPRECIATE ANY HELP. THANK YOU. *NM

I HAVE 2003 V6 TIBURON, CLUTCH FAILED AT 19,000 MILES. I LEARNED TO DRIVE ON MANUAL TRANSMISSION, HAVE DRIVEN 6 YEARS AND NEVER ANY CLUTCH PROBLEMS UNTIL THIS CAR. DEALERSHIP BLAMED ME STATING "OWNER ABUSE". HAD HYUNDAI REGIONAL REP COME OUT AND SHE ALSO BLAMED ME, AND SAID THERE WERE NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ON 2003 TIBURONS. TOLD HER ABOUT THIS SITE AND SHE SAID "OH WELL, THAT'S FROM PEOPLE WHO RACE THEIR CARS AND ABUSE THEM, WE'RE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PROBLEMS THAT THEY'VE CAUSED THEMSELVES". DEALERSHIP WAS GREAT, THEY CAME DOWN ON COST OF REPAIR FROM $1700 TO $1400. THEY REPLACED ALL PARTS WITH 2004 PARTS AND I HAVEN'T HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEMS, EVEN THOUGH I STILL DRIVE THE SAME AS I ALWAYS DID, SO HOW CAN IT BE "OWNER ABUSE" THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM? IF IT WAS MY FAULT THEN WHY HASN'T IT HAPPENED AGAIN? MY MOM BOUGHT 2004 5 SPEED TIBURON (SHE BOUGHT IT BEFORE MY PROBLEMS STARTED) AND HASN'T HAD ANY TROUBLE AT ALL. SEEMS HYUNDAI DID REALIZE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH 2003 CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND WOULDN'T EVER ADMIT IT, BUT CHANGED PARTS FOR 2004. THEY NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND REIMBURSE ALL OWNERS THAT HAVE PAID OUT OF POCKET TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT WAS HYUNDAI'S FAULT IN THE FIRST PLACE. *NM

MY 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON V6 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR HAS HAD 2 CLUTCH FAILURES. THE FIRST OCCURRED AT 29000 MILES AND COST ME NEARLY $800 TO REPAIR. AFTER CLUTCH REPLACEMENT WITH AN IDENTICAL CLUTCH KIT, IT FAILED AGAIN ON ME 5/29/2006 JUST 3000 MILES LATER. THIS REPAIR WILL COST ME MUCH MORE, MOST LIKELY AROUND $1500. I UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR IS FAULTY CLUTCH THAT COMES WITH THE TIBURON GT AS NUMEROUS PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN RELATION TO EARLY CLUTCH FAILURE. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR THE CLUTCH TO FAIL TWICE WITHIN 33000 MILES. *NM

A FEW MONTHS AFTER I GOT THE CAR, BACK IN MAY 2003, THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN HORRIBLE. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES AND THEY NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IT SLIPS ALL THE TIME, SOMETIMES WON'T DISENGAGE, WHICH COULD REALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ALOT OF TIMES IT WON'T GO INTO GEAR EVEN THOUGH THE CLUTCH IS PUSHED ALL THE WAY IN. *NM

2003 TIBURON - GTV6 - 6 SPD. MAN.L - PURCHASED MAY 2003, NEW. DURING SUMMER'05 WITH ABOUT 20,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING WEIRD, GETTING HARDER TO SHIFT INTO LOWER GEARS, FROM UP OR DOWN. WOULD AT TIMES ACTUALLY HANG IN 2ND, (POWER TO THE WHEELS) EVEN WITH THE CLUTCH FULLY DEPRESSED! (SURPRISING, AND DANGEROUS, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP IN TRAFFIC !) HAD TO REALLY BUMP THE STICK HARD TO GET IT OUT OF GEAR. TOOK TO HYUNDAI DEALER THAT SOLD CAR, WHOSE HEAD MECHANIC DROVE CAR - SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND TRIED TO TELL ME I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE A STICK. THIS WAS IRRITATING SINCE I HAVE DRIVEN MANUALS MY ENTIRE LIFE GOING BACK TO THE EARLY 70'S. THIS DEALERS SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED I TAKE CAR TO THEIR SISTER-DEALER, WHICH I DID, ON 09-05, WITH 24,379 MILES ON THE CAR. AFTER DRIVING IT, THEY AGREED THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BUT NEEDED TO DISASSEMBLE IT TO FIND OUT WHAT. WHILE THERE, ANOTHER CUSTOMER TOLD ME SHE WAS ON HER 3RD NEW CLUTCH IN HER '03 GTV6 - THE LAST ONE AT HER EXPENSE. LATER AT MY OFFICE, I DID A WEB SEARCH TO FIND THE TIB CLUTCH PROBLEM WAS ALARMINGLY COMMON. THE SERVICE MGR CALLED LATER TO SAY THE CLUTCH/FLYWHEEL WAS BURNED UP, BECAUSE OF THE WAY I'D DRIVEN IT, AND THAT I'D HAVE TO PAY $2,000+ TO FIX IT. I SAID BULLC--P, AND AFTER STATING MY KNOWLEDGE OF THE ONGOING TIB CLUTCH PROBLEMS, HE RELENTED AND SAID THEY'D DO IT UNDER WARRANTY - BUT ONLY ONCE. NEXT ONE WOULD BE ON ME IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. PARTS REPLACEMENT LIST FOR THIS WORK: 41100-39140 DISC ASSY CLUTCH *** 41300-39115 COVER ASSY CLUTCH 41421-39000 BEARING CLUTCH RELEASE 23260-37311 FLYWHEEL ASSY NOTE *** : THIS IS NOT THE PART# RECOMMENDED BY HYUNDAI'S TSB, WHICH IS 41100-39145. THEY PUT THE OLD PART# BACK IN MY VEHICLE. HAVE HAD NO SIMILAR PROBLEMS YET (NOW AT 32,500 MILES), BUT WHEN (NOT IF) THE CLUTCH FAILS AGAIN, I'M WANT HYUNDAI TO MAKE GOOD TO REPLACE AGAIN - SO ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP FOLKS LIKE US WOULD BE APPRECIATED.*JB

I PURCHASED A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GTV6 - 6 SPEED IN APRIL OF 2003. 20,000 MILES LATER, THOUGHT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, MY CLUTCH WENT OUT. THE DEALER REPLACED MY CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL USING A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. NOW, AT 48,000 MILES (28,000 MILES LATER), MY CLUTCH HAS FAILED AGAIN. I AM IN NO WAY A HARD DRIVER, AND AM A VERY EXPERIENCED MANUAL TRANSMISSION DRIVER. THIS FAILURE IS COSTING ME $2000 TO REPAIR, AND HAS PUT ME AND MY FAMILY IN A FINANCIAL STRAIN. CLUTCHES SHOULD NOT GO OUT THIS QUICKLY, AND THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH NO MANUFACTURER RESOLUTION. I HOPE THAT THIS MESSAGE REACHES FAR; HYUNDAI SHOULD ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY. I'M AFRAID THAT NEXT TIME MY CLUTCH WILL FAIL ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES MAY BE A LOT WORSE. *JB