2003 Hyundai Tiburon brakes problems

Filed Dec 8, 2019 · Brakes, Fuel system · 158,000 miles · ME

Vapor purge canister malfunction front end failure bad gaskets

Filed Mar 15, 2011 · Brakes · 90,000 miles · OH

I have a 2003 tiburon. The emergency brake cable has rusted away and no longer engages the brake. Seems to be a common problem.

Filed Mar 23, 2010 · Brakes · 51,800 miles · TN

In october 2009 I purchased a 2003 hyundai tiburon for my son. The car was placed in the garage until my son turned 16 on march 8, 2010. We only have put less than 100 miles on the car from the date of purchase to find out that the rear brakes were not working also causing the emergency brake not to lock in. The vehicle was purchased at crest honda in nashville, tn. They also proceeded to sell me an extended warranty which was suppose to cover for brakes, however when I took it to a hyundai service center they contacted the extended warranty company and they would not cover for the brakes to be repaired as they were after market brakes on the car. It is clearly obvious that this car was not inspected by crest honda prior to my purchase. I have read similar complaints on the internet about crest honda and customers having faulty brakes on used cars that they purchase from them. We are fortunate that we noticed the problem with the emergency brake as the mechanic told me that the rear brakes were not catching and only the front brakes were operational on the car.

Filed Feb 5, 2009 · Brakes, Electrical · 31,000 miles · PA

Hello, I'm 26yrs old. I own a 2003 tiburon gt v6 6speed with less than 80,000 miles. I bought it off of the original owner with only 9,000 miles. Within the 70,000 miles I've driven it, it's had three clutches.? I've owned all manual driven cars since I was 16, I learned how to drive with one. We all know I burned that clutch up a little bit yet I still didn't burn that clutch out. The first clutch I had to replace I paid for the parts. Hyundai took care of the labor which was nice but, I still had to pay for a part that I wasn't at fault for ruining. Now I'm on my third clutch, I had to pay for this one in full because I'm the second owner and hyundai only covers 60,000 miles. As of 01\06\09 this one is no longer working. There has to be a manufactures defect of some kind. Whether it is the hydraulic lines pumping too much or not enough fluid, the reverse dual mass clutch, or it being the first year they made the car, and this was one of the problems hyundai had to take care of. I need help please. I've read more reviews on "2003" tiburon's than I can handle to read, and at least 90% said they had clutch problems. I started looking for a solution and the only thing I could find was consumer affairs #, e-mail, and a few other #'s. I called the consumer affairs #, and now they told me they can't help go figure. Their reason was it being to far out of warranty although it was at only 31,000 miles. Now at 77,000 it goes again, what a coincidence. This disaster of a car has cost me around $4,000 and has also put a halt on my life. I had a jeep payment that I had to surrender back to the bank because I could no longer pay for repairs on the tiburon and my jeep. I'm writing this in hope that there is some kind of good will, recall, ect. To help reimburse my loses. Thank you in advance

Filed Jun 3, 2008 · Brakes, Transmission · 50,000 miles · MN

I have a 2003 tiburon gt with a 6 speed transmission. I've had to replace the clutch twice in under 30k miles. I've checked with other tiburon owners and they said it's a defect in the clutch assembly. Hyundai won't admit a problem even though a lot of people are having this issue apparently.

Filed Aug 30, 2007 · Airbags, Brakes · 44,000 miles · MD

Clutch failed at 44,000 miles after buying car used. Service department would not fix , stated it was wear and tear. Cost $1500 to fix. Airbag light stays on, past 65,000 so service department wont fix it unless I pay for it. Hatch back latch wont work, $200 to fix that. Headlights burn out every other month. Brought car to service center because of a noise in the front of car. Said they couldnt hear anything. 2000 miles over my warrentee brought car back because it was getting worse, said it was front wheel assembly and would cost $1000 to fix. During cold weather emergency brake sticks took it in and they couldnt find anything wrong, go figure. Seats wont latch sometimes after letting someone out from the back. Is there a end to the problems that I have with this hyundai.

Filed Jun 16, 2006 · Airbags, Brakes · 29,000 miles · NY

-4 transmission/clutch failures -defective brake line -defective wheel hub -defective wheel bearing and knuckle -many other dangerous defects -all were repaired, most were covered under warranty after much dispute -no old parts available, but all repair orders are.

Filed Feb 24, 2005 · Brakes · 33,112 miles · OH

I was driving my 03 hyundai tiburon gt to dinner when I heard the driver-side rear brake start making a loud squeaking noise. I was in the middle of the road and could stop so I tried to get over but by the time I did the wheel locked up and tore the tire apart. I had it towed to dennis hyundai and they called me and said that the rear brake locked up due to rust forming on the caliper causing it to not release. They said that since it had not been greased properly that it would not be covered under warranty. I rented a trailer and picked it up the car. The person at dennis said that it only needed brake rotors and pads, that the caliper is fine. I went and bought the parts and repaired the car. In the process of repairing the car we checked and there was plenty of grease on the caliper. So, they lied about the cause of the wheel locking up. The problem is still occurring and they refuse to look at it without me paying them. They said since I did the work on it instead of paying them $600-$700 to do it that they won't be able to tell what happened.

Filed Jan 29, 2004 · Brakes, Tires · 2,800 miles · OH · crash

Vehicle equipt with low profile sports tires. While driving on sr2 in jeruselum township ohio I lost control of the vehicle and began skidding on black ice. Anti-lock brakes did not engage to my knowledge and $9000 damage was done to the vehicle. Rear axle failed during the impact into an embankment which absorbed much of the impact. Side airbag deployed as designed but front did not. I am assuming that this is due to me sliding backwards up the embankment without any direct frontal impact. I walked away from it but am concerned about the fact that hyundai has marketed this car towards the younger "invinvible" generation who do not realize these tires aren't made for fast driving in bad weather. I am also concerned about why the antilock brakes did not engage. The car is at brown automotive and is still awaiting repair. I have informed the insurance company about the brakes and will follow up with this report when I get word.

Filed Nov 10, 2003 · Brakes · LA · crash

While driving in a parking lot brakes failed, causing the vehicle to hit a light pole.