2007 Hyundai Tiburon

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI TIBURON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT PROCEEDED ONTO A RAMP. SUDDENLY, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN IMPACT. THE INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SWAY ONTO THE CURB. IMMEDIATELY, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DRIVER REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 27,337. UPDATED 04/16/09.*JB

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

THESE ARE STANDARD TIRES FOR THE HYUNDAI TIBURON. ONE OF THE TIRES APPEARS TO BE DEFECTIVE AND LOSES PRESSURE. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CAN FIND NO LEAK AND ADDED NITROGEN TO THE TIRES. BUT STILL ONE TIRE LOSES MORE PRESSURE THAN THE OTHERS. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE, AND DOESN'T SEEM TO THINK THIS SHOULD BE A PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOUR TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED THE HYUNDAI CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER. THEY SAY THE TIRE MANUFACTURER IS RESPONSIBLE - EVEN THOUGH THE TIRES WERE ON THE CAR I PURCHASED NEW FROM HYUNDAI. I PURCHASED A ROAD HAZARD POLICY AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. NEITHER OF THESE COVERS DEFECTIVE TIRES. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE WITH THESE TIRES. *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

MY SON HAD A ACCIDENT IN A 2007 HYUNDAI TIBURON. HE HIT A POLE GOING APPROX. 40 MPH. HE BENT BOTH FRAME RAILS AND DID MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE CAR. ON IMPACT HIS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE BODY SHOP WAITING ON THE INSURANCE COMPANY. HYUNDAI TOLD US BOTH FRONT SENSORS MUST BE HIT TO DEPLOY AIRBAG. THE FRAME IS BENT AND THAT WASN'T ENOUGH TO DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS. I HAVE BEEN READING ON THE INTERNET THAT MANY HYUNDAI VEHICLES HAVE BEEN IN SEVERE ACCIDENTS AND THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. I WOULD JUST LIKE IT TO BE KNOWN THAT HYUNDAI VEHICLES ARE VERY UNSAFE. LUCKILY HE WASN'T SEVERELY HURT JUST BACK PAIN BUT IT COULD OF BEEN ALOT WORSE. MY SON IS VERY LUCKY HE WASN'T HURT WORSE AND AFTER READING ALL THE TROUBLE WITH HYUNDAI AIRBAGS I AM WANDERING WHY SOMETHING HASN'T BEEN DONE TO HELP CORRECT THE AIRBAG ISSUE SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. HYUNDAI EVIDENTIALLY DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM,THE ONLY THING WE WERE TOLD WAS THAT THE ONLY WAY THE AIRBAGS WILL GO OFF IS IF 2 SENSORS ARE HIT. WELL HE TOOK OUT THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT END OF THE CAR AND I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CONSIDER THIS A SAFE CAR. *TR

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI TIBURON. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT 7 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND STRUCK THE VEHICLE THAT WAS AT FAULT. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER BACK AND NECK, AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER KNEES. THE INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED, BUT THE CONTACT BELIEVES IT IS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AWAY FROM THE SCENE OF THE CRASH. THE POLICE TOOK PICTURES AND FILED A REPORT. THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6,500.

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI TIBURON. IN AN ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND WOULD NOT DIM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE AIR BAG COMPUTER ON 2-08-08. ON 2-15-08 THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CUP HOLDER IS LOCATED DIRECTLY OVER THE COMPUTER WITHOUT A SHIELD TO PROTECT IT FROM MOISTURE AND HAD DRIP ONTO THE COMPUTER. THE DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER AGAIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,014 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE OCCURRENCE. UPDATE 04-02-08 *BF THE CONSUMER HAS DIGITAL PHOTOS THAT CLEARY SHOW THE DESIGN DEFECTS. UPDATED