2004 Hyundai Tiburon

THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY IN THE CONSUMER 2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON . *TS THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND HIT A TREE. THE PASSENGERS FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT THE DRIVER'S FRONTAL AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER CHEST, NECK AND BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *NM

CLUTCH WAS SLIPPING AT 36,000 MILES, ALREADY HAD CLUTCH AND TRANNY REPLACEMENT AT 15,000. LOST ALL DRIVABLILITY, HP, TORQUE, ETC. HYUNDAI INSISTED $1,000.00 TO REPLACE CLUTCH PLATE, AND BEARING, WITHOUT LOOKING INSIDE ENGINE. AFTER A WEEK, THEY SAID THEY NEEDED $700.00 TO PULL TRANNY TO SEE IF FLYWHEEL IS BAD. BUYING CLUTCH MASTER SERIES 1 TO FIX THE FAULTY PART. DON'T LET THEM REPLACE YOUR PARTS WITH THE STOCK PART! THEIR CLUTCH IS TERRIBLE AND A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *NM

MY AIRBAGS BLEW IN A VERY LOW IMPACT ACCIDENT (5 MPH). MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY UNDAMAGED FROM THE IMPACT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A BROKEN LICENSE PLATE BRACKET AND DAMAGE TO MY INTERIOR, CAUSED BY THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYING. ACCORDING TO MY AUTOMOBILES USER MANUAL, THE AIRBAGS ARE ONLY MADE TO DEPLOY ON HIGH SPEED IMPACT, WHICH WAS NOT THE CASE IN MY ACCIDENT. I WENT THROUGH HYUNDAI'S COMPLAINT AND RESOLUTION PROCEDURE, BECAUSE I FELT THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OFF. I ALSO TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND A HYUNDAI MECHANIC, AND THEY BOTH AGREED THAT, JUDGING BY THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE DONE TO THE EXTERIOR OF MY CAR (BROKEN LICENSE PLATE BRACKET). THE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE WENT OFF. HYUNDAI CLAIMED THE AIRBAGS FUNCTIONED PROPERLY, AND CLOSED THE FILE. I STARTED SEARCHING FOR A NEW DASHBOARD, AND I WAS TOLD REPEATEDLY THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE SENSITIVE AND WENT OFF VERY EASILY. MY PERSONAL MECHANIC STANDS FIRM THAT MY AIR BAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. THERE WAS LITERALLY NO DAMAGE TO MY CAR FROM THIS LOW IMPACT ACCIDENT, EXCEPT THE DEPLOYED AIRBAGS AND BROKEN LICENSE PLATE BRACKET. ALL THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY THE AIRBAGS. MY MECHANIC AND ALL THE SALVAGE YARDS I HAVE SPOKEN TO CLAIM THE SENSOR IS OVERLY SENSITIVE. HYUNDAI''S MANUAL STRESSES OVER AND OVER, THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL ONLY DEPLOY ON HIGH IMPACT. WHEN I CALLED HYUNDAI TO ASK WHAT THE VEHICLE IMPACT THRESHOLD LEVEL IS FOR THE AIRBAGS, THEY COULD NOT TELL ME. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, AND I FOUND SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE AIRBAGS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. HYUNDAI SHOULD BE RECALLING THESE, AS THEY DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD A BAD EXPERIENCE WITH THEIR AIR BAGS GOING OFF. .THEIR ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD TO FORK OUT MONEY FROM THEIR OWN POCKETS BECAUSE OF THIS, OR HAVE HAD TO CLAIM THIS ON THEIR INSURANCE. IT JUST IS NOT RIGHT, AND I WOULD LIKE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. PLEASE HELP. SINCERELY, TAMARA THORNTON. *NM

TOOK MY CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR THE CLUTCH SLIPPING AND GRINDING ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE GRINDING WAS STOPPED BUT THE SLIPPING WAS STILL A PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY SERVICE TO "ADJUST THE WAY I DRIVE." AT 19557 MILES MY CLUTCH WENT OUT COMPLETELY, WHEN I ASKED THE SERVICE ADVISOR WHAT CAUSED THIS HE SAID "IT LOOKS LIKE ITS BEEN SLIPPING FOR A LONG TIME." THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS THE CLUTCH PARTS ARE ONLY UNDER WARRANTY FOR 12000 MILES. MY CAR WAS UNDER 12000 MILES BOTH TIMES THE CLUTCH WAS "REPAIRED" BEFORE. NOW I HAVE A REPAIR BILL FOR OVER $2000 THAT I REFUSE TO PAY BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY COULD HAVE, UNDER WARRANTY. *NM

PURCHASED VEHICLE JAN 04 WITH 10 MILES ON IT. AT AROUND 12K MILES THE CLUTCH BEGAN TO RAPIDLY WEAR. AT 18K MI IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. DRIVER HAS NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A CLUTCH BEFORE 140K MI BEFORE. DEALER (UNION NJ) CLAIMED HYUNDAI NOT RESPONSIBLE, SAID WOULD REPAIR REPLACE FOR $1200K (PRICE REDUCTION AS A COURTESY). DRIVER DECIDED THAT NOT TO REPLACE WITH THE SAME CLUTCH BOUGHT A SPEC STAGE 3 AFTERMAKET CLUTCH FOR $480 AND HAD THE DEALER PUT THE CLUTCH IN. AT AROUND 32K MI SUDDENLY THE CLUTCH WENT FROM VERY TIGHT (CATCHING ABOUT 1" - 1.5" OF THE FLOOR TO LOOSE 3"+. CLUTCH SLOWLY STARTED SLIPPING AND WAS REPLACED AT 38K MI BY A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP (NYACK, NY) CLAIMED THERE WAS A TSB FOR THE ISSUE AND OFFERED TO FIX FOR FREE WITH FACTORY CLUTCH AND NEW FLY WHEEL. FLY WHEEL MUST OF BEEN ROOT CAUSE AS THERE HAS BEE NO MORE INCIDENTS AS OF 80K MI. *JB

I WAS INFORMED A WEEK OR SO AGO THAT MY CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO "WEAR & TEAR" ON A 30,000 MILE HYUNDAI TIBURON. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER IT DUE TO "WEAR & TEAR". I WAS INFORMED BY THE REPAIR CONSULTANT THOUGH THAT THEIR FACILITY HAS BEEN OPEN FOR 9 MONTHS AND MY CAR IS THE 3RD THEY HAVE SEEN WITH LOW MILE TIBURON'S HAVING THE CLUTCH REPAIRED. I CALLED A LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IN DECEMBER OF '05 THEY HAD A HYUNDAI TIBURON WITH 11,000 MILES AND HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH AS WELL. *NM