2006 Hyundai Tiburon

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

2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON CLUTCH FAILURE. WE NOTICED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS STARTING TO SLIP. SHIFTER STARTED TO GET STUCK IN GEAR. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS GOING TO COST 2000.00 TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH, THEY ALSO PROCEED TO QUESTION ME SAYING THAT IT APPEARS THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN RACED. WE DO NOT RACE OUR VEHICLES. IN READING OTHER COMPLAINTS, THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE STANDARD TRANSMISSIONS IN THE HYUNDAI'S. I AM TO WONDER IF THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE SHOULD CONTINUE ON THE MARKET. IN ORDER FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO UPHOLD THE WARRANTY, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE DONE AT A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND AT THE SPECIFIED MILEAGE. THE MAINTENANCE IS NOT CHEAP ON THIS VEHICLE. OUR VEHICLE IS AT 32,000 MILES MAINTENANCE WAS TO BE DONE AT 30,000 MILES, WE WERE UNABLE TO AFFORD THE ALMOST 600.00 FOR THE MAINTENANCE. NOW THEY WANT 2000.00 TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH AND FLY WHEEL. SOMEONE REALLY NEEDS TO CHECK INTO THE MANUFACTURING OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

APPROXIMATELY AROUND 18,500 MILES ON MY PURCHASE-NEW 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON SE, I BEGAN TO NOTICE SOME CLUTCH SLIPPAGE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STAND-STILL. WEEKS LATER I HAD TAKEN MY CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM TO GET THE OIL CHANGED, AND A ROUTINE INSPECTION. AT THIS TIME THEY FOUND A SMALL LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION, SO THEY PUT SOME DYE IN IT AND ASKED ME TO COME BACK A WEEK LATER SO THEY CAN TRACK WHERE IT WAS. A WEEK LATER I BROUGHT MY CAR BACK AND THEY SAID THEY WANTED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION, UNDER WARRANTY. I GAVE THEM THE OKAY TO DO THIS. DURING THE REPLACEMENT PROCESS THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL WAS FOUND TO HAVE 'HOTSPOTS' ON IT AND WAS RECOMMENDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS ALREADY AWARE OF POSSIBLE CLUTCH PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR BEFORE I PURCHASED IT, AND WAS INFORMED BY THE SALESMEN THAT THEY DON'T THINK THERE WILL BE A PROBLEM AND I WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. REGARDLESS I WAS WEARY BECAUSE OF THE MANY PROBLEMS DESCRIBED ON AN ONLINE TIBURON ENTHUSIAST MESSAGE BOARD (WWW.NEWTIBURON.COM). IN WHICH IT IS SUSPECTED POOR DESIGN OF THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE SLAVE CYLINDER VALVE SPRING TO BE THE CAUSE OF THESE COMMON, PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURES. DUE TO COSTS OF THE REPLACEMENT PARTS, AND LIMITED TIME TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION, I AUTHORIZED THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH AND PRESSURE PLATE ONLY, LEAVING THE CURRENT FLYWHEEL IN THE CAR. THIS ONLY COST ME ABOUT $375, SINCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALREADY BEING REPLACED THAT DRAMATICALLY REDUCED THE LABOR COSTS. REGARDLESS IT IS STILL MONEY I HAD TO SPEND ON A PART THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY 18,500 MILES ON THE CAR. I CAN ONLY GUESS AS TO IF THIS PROBLEM WILL CROP UP AGAIN, SOME 15,000+ MILES DOWN THE ROAD. NOW AT ABOUT 20,500 MILES I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS YET, BUT THE DAY IS NOT OVER. *TR

ON JUNE 11, 2007 AT 26,577 MILES, I EXPERIENCED ON MY WAY IN TO WORK WHILE DRIVING, A SLIGHT STICK AND A DEFINITE "CLICK" SOUND FROM MY CLUTCH PEDAL. WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT I EXPERIENCED COMPLETE CLUTCH FAILURE, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO IN TO GEAR. THE INVOICE FROM THE DEALERSHIP STATES "INTERNAL PART ON MASTER CLUTCH BROKEN-REMOVE AND REPLACE MASTER CLUTCH". ON OCTOBER 15, 2007, AT 37,500 MILES, THERE BEGAN A SIMILAR CLUTCH PEDAL PROBLEM, LATER THE RPMS OF THE ENGINE WERE INCREASING, HOWEVER THE GEARS WERE NOT ENGAGING FULLY, ANOTHER CLUTCH FAILURE IN LESS THAN SIX MONTHS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE IS NOT ONLY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THE HYUNDAI CORPORATION FOR A DEFECTIVE CLUTCH IN THE 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON.(US DISTRICT COURT ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; CASE NUMBER 06CC00052) I HAVE ALSO FOUND QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS NOT ONLY OF THE CLUTCH, BUT THE HYUNDAI CORPORATIONS REFUSAL TO HONOR IT'S OWN WARRANTY WITH IT'S CUSTOMERS. IT IS IN MY OPINION THAT THIS CORPORATION LACKS THE INTEGRITY TO MONITOR ITSELF AND I AM ASKING THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. *JB