2006 Hyundai Tiburon

I OWN A 2006 V6 HYUNDAI TIBURON. AT 28,000 MILES MY CLUTCH BEGAN TO GIVE ME PROBLEMS. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY FOUND A MAJOR HYDRAULIC LEAK IN MY MASTER AND SLAVE CYLINDERS. THEY THOUGHT THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THEM UNDER WARRANTY. IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL. *TR

1. THE 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON SE THAT I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF HAS BEEN DRIVEN ALMOST DAILY TO AND FROM WORK. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE TODAY AND THE CLUTCH STARTING SLIPPING, I DID NOT DRIVE ANY DIFFERENTLY THAN I DO NORMALLY. 2. I HAD THE CLUTCH FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER START SLIPPING TODAY. I WAS DRIVING UP A SLIGHT HILL AND GAVE THE CAR GAS AND IT STARTED REVVING UP BUT NOT ACTUALLY ACCELERATING. I IMMEDIATELY LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND THE RPMS CAME DOWN AND REENGAGED THE MOTOR WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE. THIS WAS NON-NORMAL OPERATION FOR THE CAR AND I WAS CONCERNED THAT IF I WERE TO DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH THAT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ENGAGE THE CLUTCH AND DRIVE THE CAR HOME. 3.I HAVE TAKEN NO ACTION TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM BUT WAS DIRECTED TO THIS SITE FROM HTTP://WWW.NEWTIBURON.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=65973 HTTP://WWW.NEWTIBURON.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=64779 AND HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT MY 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON SE MAY POTENTIALLY HAVE A CLUTCH PROBLEM AND HAS ONLY BEEN A LAWSUIT FILED ON THE 2003 AND 2004 TIBURONS WITH THE SIX SPEED TRANSMISSION. *TR

PURCHASED BRAND NEW OCT 2006 IN THIS ORDER... I KNOW A FEW THINGS ARE MISSING. CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE - COULDN'T GET THE CAR BACK IN GEAR. PULLS TO THE RIGHT ALL THE TIME EVEN THOUGH IT IS IN "PERFECT ALIGNMENT" ACCORDING TO DEALER. TERRIBLY UNEVEN TIRE WEAR EVEN WITH 3K MILE TIRE ROTATIONS. 2 INSIDE SIDEWALL BLOW OUTS. 1 TREAD SEPARATION BLOWOUT 2 IDLER PULLEY FAILURES. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE. WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP FAILURE. SUNROOF MOTOR AND SWITCH FAILURE. BENT RIM. AIR CONDITIONING WIRE SHORT WHICH RESULTED IN AC CLUTCH FAILURE JUST AFTER 60,000 (OF COURSE) AC CLUTCH FAILURE RESULTS IN CONSTANT BEARING SQUEALING. ALUMINUM CLUTCH PEDAL COVER FELL OFF AND THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE IT. REAR HATCH RELEASE WORKS ABOUT HALF THE TIME. I KNOW THERE'S MORE, I JUST CAN'T RECALL ALL OF IT RIGHT OFF. *TR

I OWN A 2006 HYUNDAI TIBERON BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IT HAS 22,000 MILES ON IT AND THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL ARE SHOT. I'VE BEEN DRIVING STANDARD FOR 13 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH A CLUTCH. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HYUNDAI FOR NOT REPLACING A BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY WHICH I HAVE. A CAR THAT I'VE HAD FOR 2 YEARS SHOULDN'T HAVE 2300 DOLLARS OF WORK AND IF IT DOES IT SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY. AND I AM SHOCKED TO SEE THE NUMBER OF HYUNDAI'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HOPEFULLY SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS MATTER . *TR

2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON SEEMS LIKE A HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORTS CAR. AND IT LOOKS SLICK, BUT SOMETHING ABOUT ITS MANUAL CLUTCH, FLY WHEEL, MASTER CYLINDER, PRESSER PLATE, ALL THAT AND MORE. MAKES THIS 06 TIBBY A PEACE OF BAD ENGINEERING GARBAGE! I BOUGHT THIS CAR JAN 9 2007 WITH 3333 MILES ON IT ON JULY 24 2007 WITH 14,687 "I HAD TO PAY" 1,865.25 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE MESH FLYWHEEL, PRESSER PLATE, AND CLUTCH IN MY BRAND NEW 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON! THIS IS CRAZY, THE FACTOR, HYUNDAI, CAR MAX, OR MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULDN'T COVER THIS! HERE I AM AGAIN OCT. 26 2008 WITH 44,000 MILES MY TIBBY IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN. THIS TIME ITS THE MASTER CYLINDER, AS OFTEN AS I KEEP SEEING THIS HAPPEN TO OTHER OWNERS, OF THE 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON I KNOW ITS NOT JUST ME OR MY CAR ALONE, ITS A BIG PROBLEM WITH EVERY OWNER! IF SOMETHING ISN'T DONE ABOUT THIS, THEN MY FELLOW 06 HYUNDAI TIBURON OWNERS, MY LAWYER WITH DATES AND COPIES OF REPAIR RECEIPT JUST WAITING FOR MY Q TO FILE SOMETHING ON HYUNDAI, AND I WILL TRY TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF BECAUSE OF UNTIL NOW NOBODY HAS! HYUNDAI SHOULD NOT WANT PPL TELLING OTHER PPL NOT TO GET A HYUNDAI BECAUSE THEY BUILD BAD VEHICLES SHOULD THEY? THAT'S BAD BUSINESS ALL AROUND! *TR

JULY OF 2007 I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING MY CAR INTO GEAR. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A PIN THAT WAS BENT RELATING TO MY CLUTCH WHICH I LATER FIND OUT WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH WAS COVERED SO THEIR WAS NO OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE HOWEVER A LITTLE LESS THAN A YEAR LATER IN JULY OF 2008 I WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM SO I BRING THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME I NEED A CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE RELEASE BEARING AND A FLYWHEEL WHICH IS NOT COVERED MY CAR IS LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD AND HAS JUST OVER 27K MILES I LEARNED TO DRIVE ON MY PERMIT USING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION MY FIRST CAR WAS A MANUAL AND NOW THIS IS MY FIRST BRAND NEW CAR AND ITS ALSO A MANUAL I HAVE NEVER BURNED OUT A CLUTCH. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CAR NOW HAS ONLY 32,000 MILES AND I STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUTCH. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM INSPECT A LOUD TICKING NOISE IN FEB.2008. THEY THEN PROCEEDED TO TELL ME IMMEDIATELY THAT IT WAS THE CLUTCH BEARING MAKING THE NOISE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I TOLD THEM OK AND ASKED THEM TO FIX IT. TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM, AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I LEFT MY CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP AND CALLED LATER TO CHECK ON THE CAR. THEY ONCE AGAIN SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE CLUTCH BEARING AND I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE CLUTCH FOR $900. AFTER COMPLAINING TO HYUNDAI CORPORATE. THE DEALER THEN STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO COMPLETELY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, AND COULD NOT TELL ME WHO THE PERSON WHOM I TALKED TO. I LEFT MY CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. I RECENTLY TOOK THE CAR BACK IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. ONLY AT THIS POINT, THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS MAKING A GRINDING FEELING. I HAVE TO PUT ABOUT 20LBS. PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL TO EASILY ENGAGE 1ST GEAR OR REVERSE FOR THAT MATTER. AT MY LAST VISIT, THEY MOCKED ME AND TRIED TO CHANGE THE TOPIC. THEN TOLD ME THEY WOULD ORDER THE CLUTCH BEARING AND REPLACE IT. BUT ENSURED ME THAT THEY CLUTCH STILL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I TRIED TO EXPLAIN HOW I DO NOT RACE THE CAR, THE GENTLEMAN TOLD ME IN THE TEN YEARS HE HAS BEEN THERE, ONLY ONE PERSON ADMITTED BURNING UP THE CLUTCH. AT THIS POINT I FEEL LIKE I HAVE BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF, CALLED A LIAR, AND DENIED THE WARRANTY SERVICES THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RENDERED TO ME. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE. I HAVE YET TO HAVE THE BEARING REPLACED WAITING ON A PHONE CALL. *TR

2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON SE CLUTCH MALFUNCTIONING AND FAILURE. POOR QUALITY AND DEFORMED PARTS USED. WARRANTY CLASSIFIES PARTS AS "WEAR PARTS." I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR ITS SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT TO R.C. HYUNDAI IN ROSWELL, GA. AFTER 2 DAYS I EXPERIENCED ACCELERATION ISSUES AND WENT BACK TO R. C. DEALERSHIP. ON DUTY TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THE CLUTCH WAS THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM AND IT WOULD COST ME 2,000.00+ USD. WHEN I ASKED WHY I WAS TOLD THIS WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY DURING THE ORIGINAL SALES PROCESS IRECEIVED INCONCLUSIVE ANSWERS. AFTER A LITTLE INTERNET RESEARCH I DISCOVERED: A CLASS ACTION PENDING STEMMING FROM 03-04 HYUNDAI TIBURON'S CHOICE OF CLUTCH PARTS (FLY WHEEL TO BE SPECIFIC) AND NUMEROUS POST ON EDMUNDS CAR SPACE ( OVER 5 PAGES OF ENRAGED HYUNDAI TIBURON 03-07 OWNERS') HYUNDAI REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FAULTY, DEFORMED AND DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT MAKE UP ITS CLUTCH AND CONTINUE CHARGING HARD WORKING, HONEST PEOPLE 2,000.00 TO FIX A PROBLEM THEY KNOW EXISTS AND WILL CONTINUE TO FAIL. BLAMING IT ON HOW THE CAR IS DRIVEN IS BOTH A SHAMEFUL BUSINESS PRACTICE AND CRIME AGAINST CONSUMERS EVERYWHERE. *TR