2007 Hyundai Tiburon

I WAS PREVIOUSLY THE OWNER OF A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON AND HAD TO SPEND OVER $2000 TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES. THERE HAS SINCE BEEN A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST HYUNDAI FOR THIS ISSUE AS THEY KNEW THE CLUTCH WAS FAULTY BUT INSISTED IT WAS THE DRIVER. I HAVE SINCE UPGRADED TO A 2007 TIBURON (BEFORE I KNEW OF THE SEVERITY OF THE CLUTCH PROBLEM) AND NOW AT 47,000 AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME CLUTCH ISSUES. AS I CAN'T AFFORD TO SELL THE CAR I HAVE TO PREPARE TO DUMP AN ADDITIONAL $2000 TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

CLUTCH ON VEHICLE FAILED, WILL NOT CATCH GEARS TO PICK UP SPEED AND CONSTANTLY SLIPS GEARS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT. 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, 1ST BEING AT 17,000 MILES, HYUNDAI STATED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE CLUTCH REPAIR DUE TO "USER ERROR", I WAS CHARGED $2500 TO REPAIR IT. AFTER TALKING TO NUMEROUS OTHER 2007 TIBURON OWNERS, SAME CLUTCH ISSUES ARE HAPPENING TO OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE.

I HAVE A 2007 HYUNDAI TIBURON AND WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CLUTCH SIMPLY FAILED. AFTER LUCKILY AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT I CONTACTED HYUNDAI, WHO STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, THEN TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC COME TO FIND OUT I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE MY MASTER CYLINDER AS WELL AS MOST OF THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, TOTAL COST IS GOING TO BE ALMOST $2400. *TR

THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME ON MY DAUGHTERS 2007 HYUNDAI TIBURON. SHE BOUGHT THE CAR USED, WITH APPROXIMATELY 11,000 MILES. THE FIRST CLUTCH FAILED BEFORE 12,000 MILES, AND THE DEALER REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY. THE CLUTCH HAS NOW FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME, WITH 30,734 MILES. HYUNDAI SAID IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY SINCE IT WAS A WEAR PART, BUT THEY WOULD PROVIDE THE NEW PARTS AS A 'GOODWILL GESTURE'. I WAS TO TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE LABOR COST OF $720.00 TO THE DEALER. THE POOR DESIGN OF THE CLUTCH, USING A DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL, A "PULL" TYPE PRESSURE PLATE, AND A METERING VALVE IN THE SLAVE CYLINDER ALL CONTRIBUTE TO THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE CLUTCHES IN THESE CARS. HYUNDAI HAS MADE ITS POSITION CLEAR, THAT THE FAILURE OF THOUSANDS OF CLUTCHES ON THIS LINE OF CARS MUST BE DUE TO "DRIVER MISUSE", OR "RIDING THE CLUTCH". ACCORDING TO HYUNDAI, THEY HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR THIS FAULTY DESIGN. AS MANY PEOPLE ARE AWARE, THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OVER PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE IN 2003 AND NOW 2004 MODELS OF THIS CAR. THE LAWSUIT SEEMS TO KEEP EXPANDING WITH EACH NEW MODEL YEAR WHICH USES THIS FAULTY DESIGN. FORTUNATELY, THE MULTIPLE CLUTCH FAILURES IN MY DAUGHTER'S CAR DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, BUT SUDDEN AND CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF POWER ON THE HIGHWAY IS JUST AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. WE THE TIBURON OWNERS AND THEIR LOVED ONES BEG YOU TO PLEASE FORCE HYUNDAI TO RECALL AND REPAIR THESE CARS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR MAIMED! *TR

MY 2007 HYUNDAI TIBURON CLUTCH IS GOING OUT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. I READ MANY OF FORUMS STATING HYUNDAI IS NOT TAKING THE COST. ALL OF THESE FORUMS STATE THAT THE OWNERS CLUTCHES ARE GOING OUT PRE-MATURELY AND HYUNDAY STATES THAT ITS THE OWNERS DRIVING HABITS. IF YOU LOOK AT ALL THE RESPONSES YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE IS WAY TO MANY "BAD HABIT DRIVERS" I HAVE NOT YET TAKEN MY CAR IN BUT I FEEL I KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO BE SAID. I WILL BE BACK WHEN I KNOW MORE. WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 55 THE CAR MADE ALOUD SCREECHING SOUND AND THEN WOULD NOT MOVE ANYMORE. AFTER MESSING WITH THE CLUTCH AND ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE CAR FINALLY STARTED TO MOVE BUT AT A VERY SLOW PACE. I WAS IN FEAR OF BEING REAR ENDED AS I WAS ON THE HIGH WAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE HE FELT THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE RPM'S. AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER FOR TWO DAYS, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE RPM'S HAD BEEN REPLACED AND THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE CLUTCH IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CLUTCH FAILURE WAS DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY ONE YEAR OLD. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, HE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME FAILURE AS HIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. HE PRESENTED HIS FINDINGS TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 37,000. UPDATED 12/30/08 *CN UPDATED 01/02/09.*JB UPDATED 01/02/09. *JB

AT 17,000 MILES THE CLUTCH TOTALLY WENT OUT ON MY HYUNDAI TIBURON, MIND YOU I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW EXACTLY 12 MONTHS AGO. ACCORDING TO REPORTS ONLINE, THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. WENT TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT COVERED, AND HAD TO PAY FOR THE EXACT SAME CLUTCH TO BE INSTALLED, AS THERE IS NO AFTER MARKET CLUTCH AVAILABLE. *TR

AT 11,985 MILES THE CLUTCH ON OUR 2007 HYUNDAI TIBURON WENT OUT. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS BECAUSE OF THE DRIVER. IT WILL COST ~$1,200 TO REPLACE, BECAUSE CLUTCHES ARE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. I DID SOME INVESTIGATING ON LINE AND IT APPEARS THAT HYUNDAI HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE CLUTCH THEY INSTALL ON THESE CARS. SOME INVESTIGATING NEEDS TO BE DONE, AS CLUTCHES TEND TO GO OUT WHEN ONE IS DRIVING. THIS CAN LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. (I WAS NEARLY HIT DRIVING OUR CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT ENGAGE). *TR