2003 Hyundai Tiburon: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed Jul 5, 2012 · Acceleration, Engine · 85,000 miles · MO

Shifting gears has LED to slipping, grinding, and locking. It's gradually getting worse. Now, even when driving on the freeway shifting can lock up. Sometimes I have to force the shift into gear. Reverse is the worst. Had the master and slave cylinders replaced and still having issues with clutch.

Filed Jul 1, 2010 · Transmission · NH

For some time, I have had an issue with hard shifting in my 2003 hyundai tiburon gt. I have searched all over the internet going through forums and even talking to my mechanics to try and find a solution to solve a problem that has gradually gotten worse and has gone from not only hard shifting but to also grinding of gears when simply driving down the road normally. When parking and shifting into reverse after the vehicle sits over night is the worst with also having to "punch force" the shifter into reverse and then into 1st gear. After the vehicle warms up, the symptoms appear to become a little more subtle but still persist. Only after the class action lawsuit filed against hyundai for clutch related issues in my vehicle has there been reports and solutions for the issue that was known to hyundai. Unfortunately, I purchased the car used and was unable to find any of this information out before I purchased and I am a very thorough investigator when it comes to buying everything.and to top it off the class action suit only helps those that have paid for repairs and now I am left in the dark with this situation looking to have to dish out who knows how much money to fix a problem that hyundai should have taken care of to begin with and I will also never get compensated for except for a technical service bulletin that admits what parts are faulty and ones I'll have to replace.

Filed Mar 23, 2006 · Transmission · 15 miles · CA

I bought a 2003 tiburon 6/15/05, for $14,000 8/27/05 started making grinding noises, smoking,sounded like engine blew up. Towed to romero motors, ontario, closest hyundai dealer. I had original warranty & extended warranty. Romero motors said replace clutch $1,400. I could not afford it & took to my mechanic. Opening engine hood there were metal shavings all over engine, and it cut tranny case in half. I called claremont ford/mazda (purchased car there)and was instructed to bring it to them. They towed it to romero motors. I called claremont ford/mazda and was advised to call romero motors. Again, I was told by romero motors it was clutch wear n tear item & clutch took out transmission/no coverage under warranty. New estimate $3,400.00, and to my horror charged $818 tear down fee to put car back together. I again took it to my mechanic, purchased $920 in parts to fix problem paid my mechanic to fix. 100% hyundai parts. It ran a week and gears went out, this time I took it to a different dealership, glendora hyundai, where I had bought parts they gave me estimate of $2,700 gear shift installed backwards tearing up transmission again. I have known this mechanic for 24 years and he told me he put the shifter in exactly the way he took it out. Glendora hyundai said that they received numerous complaints about romero motors all the time, that romero's mechanics had probably just thrown my car back together, not bothering to put everything where it belonged, broken parts were left on front seat. So it was very possible that the gearshift was in backwards. This car cost me $4,700, was down from 8/27/05 until one week ago. I have pictures of the clutch and tranny case showing damage, close to sawing into passenger compartment. I filed a complaint with the bar and they cited romero motors. My life has been one big nightmare since 8/27, now I'm finding out this is hydraulic problem and will happen every 5,000 to 10,000 miles. 8jb

Filed Feb 21, 2006 · Transmission · 32,000 miles · WA

Dt*: the contact stated while shifting from fourth to fifth gear at 55 MPH, the clutch made a grinding noise and malfunctioned. The vehicle was taken to the dealership for inspection. Upon inspection, the dealership replaced the transmission and the clutch. Although the problem reoccurred, no additional repairs were made. The manufacturer was alerted.

Filed May 30, 2005 · Visibility · 17,000 miles · WI

It seems only a few days after I bought my tiburon I have been having problems with my rear wiper. The first time it was grinding and making noise/motor. Took it in to dealership (van dynhoven in appleton, wi) of course they could not verify the problem. A few months later during cold weather it would just stop working and you could see it was struggling. Shut it off 10 min later would be working again. (obvious motor problem). Took it in to dealership, again could not verify. It continued happening during colder weather, must have taken in at least 3 times. They could never verify. I work for a gm dealership and after only reading the complaint I have written I would already know what the problem is and replaced the part. Hyundai cant tell me that they are not having problems with these rear wipers, because the new 2005's dont even have a rear wiper anymore. Apparently hyundai doesnt have customer surveys like gm, I never got one, if I did that dealership would get a bad mark. I am now considering buying a subaru-impreza and trading my tibby in. Of course at a different dealer.

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.