Driver swerved to miss moose, ran into back of parked semi trailer. 2000 hyundai tiburon air bags failed to deploy. Severe crash damage to the car, frame bent, motor mounts sheared horizontally, digital photos available. Hyundai says crash was not directly on sensor so air bags did not deploy. System checked and verified error free by hyundai. This is either a design defect or someone trying to cover up a problem. Damage to car is so severe the air bags should have deployed. Neither air bag driver or passenger deployed.
2000 Hyundai Tiburon: airbags did not deploy in a crash
5 of the 58 complaints about the 2000 Hyundai Tiburon describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 9%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
Consumer's vehicle rear ended another vehicle going 5 MPH. Both front air bags did not deploy.
I was going 45 MPH trying to get onto the highway. Vehicle in front of me slammed on his brakes..I rear-ended him. Frontal impact for me. During the impact, my head hit the steering wheel. My front end looks like an accordion. Air bag did not deploy. Hyundai will be contacted. Minor injuries. Report to police will be filed.
While driving between 35 and 40 MPH in center line had to merge to side line, reducing to about 5 MPH when was rear ended by another vehicle. Air bags did not deploy, and the driver suffered back and neck injuries. Please provide more information.
While driving approximately 30 MPH vehicle hit another vehicle head-on in a collision, and passenger's/driver's airbags did not deploy. Consumer sustained minor injuries.
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No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2000 Hyundai Tiburon no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 2000 Hyundai Tiburon?
5 of 58 owner complaints about the 2000 Hyundai Tiburon (9%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 2003.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2000 Hyundai Tiburon?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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