Tl* the contact owns a 2003 hyundai tiburon. While driving 5 MPH, the lower control arm fractured without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the lower control arm needed to be replaced. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 09v125000 (suspension). The vehicle was repaired under the recall; however, the repair failed to remedy the failure. The dealer coated the lower control arm with wax. The contact was concerned that the remedy was not sufficient enough to remedy the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 194,356.
2003 Hyundai Tiburon: ball joint or control arm failure
10 of the 328 complaints about the 2003 Hyundai Tiburon describe ball joint or control arm failure.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- typical mileage
- 98,337
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 2 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Ball joint or control arm failure by model year
- 20055
- 20041
- 200310
What owners say
Takata recall air bag light remains on door handles inside and outside constantly break off even after being replaced by factory parts leaving occupants trapped in car also replaced camshaft contoller cause wiring is melting. Contacted brandon hyundai dealer service dept they told me handles had been already replaced before and refused to repair also they lied and told me there were no further recalls for my vehicle but when I googled there are actually around 10 recalls for my vehicle and hyundai refuses to fix or even admit there is a recall..my control arms need replacing also.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 hyundai tiburon. The contact stated that while entering a driveway, he heard a cracking noise as the passenger's side of the vehicle lowered. The control arm had become detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where it was stated that the passenger's side control arm was rusted. The vehicle was repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 104,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 hyundai tiburon. The contact became aware of recall the federal safety agency campaign id number: 09v125000 (suspension: front: control arm). The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they stated that his vehicle was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did stated that they would contact the dealer. The failure mileage was unknown.
The lower control arm rusted and broke allowing the wheel to break lose and tilt in at the bottom. Had this happened at highway speeds the results likely would have been loss of control and crash. It's a defect hyundai is aware of but failed to notify all owners. And hyundai is shorting the recall to certain states blaming the issue on road salt corrosion. While in fact it is a huge problem that hyundai is ignoring and leaving their consumers in harms way. There has to be many hyundai vehicle owners driving today in cars that are ticking time bombs. People will be hurt or killed if action is not taken very soon. All vehicles effected by this same manufacturing flaw are very dangerous to operate.
Hyundai attempted fix on control arm, cause arm to fail completely across control arm area where a hole was drilled in an attempt to remedy pounding issue... Control should have been replaced, may result in death or damaged to property...
My 2003 hyundai tiburon went into a hyundai dealership for the recall on the control arm. However, while there, the dealers found a rust hole in the frame that is consistent with the hyundai sonata the federal safety agency defect action number ea08016. The hyundai tiburon and hyundai sonata have similar frames and problems. This recall/action number should be expanded to the hyundai tiburons made within the same year as the hyundai sonata's that experienced this problem.
Tl*the contact owned a 2003 hyundai tiburon. While driving 45 MPH and making a right turn, he could feel a hard vibration and he could feel one of the rear wheels folding under the vehicle. The vehicle sprung front end forward into a ditch. The contact was transported by an ambulance to the nearest hospital. A police report was filed. The front control arm snapped and caused the wheel separation, which was discovered after the crash. The vehicle was destroyed. The current and failure mileages were under 45,000.
Luckily driving slowly...applied my brakes and the passenger wheel turned inward causing the car to hop. The lower control arm on that side had rotted and failed leaving no control to steer that wheel. Car was towed and repaired at a aaa repair station. Have the rotted part(the lower control arm). I never received a recall for this from hyundai.
The vehicle was being driven on a winding country road at speed about 35 MPH. The left rear wheel began to wobble and caused the car to fish tail. Driver attempted to keep vehicle on the road but ran off side twice before left wheel totally fell on side and vehicle came to stop. Vehicle on side of failure never left roadway or hit curb etc but car severely damaged. Failure from rear left suspension bolt pulling through upper control arm holes (stamped metal brace).
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
Suspension: front: control arm
- What is wrong
- Hyundai is recalling 160,904 my 2001-2003 elantra and my 2003 tiburon vehicles originally sold in or currently registered in the states of connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, west virginia, wisconsin, and the district of columbia. Road salt used during the winter months in these jurisdictions may result in internal corrosion and thinning of the steel in the front lower control arms. The corrosion may progress to the point where the lower control arm's upper and lower panels become perforated. A perforated front lower control arm may fracture between its ball joint attachment and the forward and rearward pivot attachments to the chassis.
- Risk
- The fracturing of the control arm could an owner's control over their vehicle that may increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the front lower control arms for corrosion damage. If specified levels of internal corrosion damage are found, the front lower control arms will be replaced with new front lower control arms incorporating additional holes in the upper and lower panels. If the front lower control arms do not require replacement, the dealer will add drainage holes to the front lower control arms and will treat the front lower control arms with rust-proofing materials to arrest the internal corrosion process. These procedures will be performed free of charge. The recall began on august 17, 2009. Owners may contact the hyundai customer assistance center at 1‑800‑633‑5151.
Recall number 09V125000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2003 Hyundai Tiburon ball joint
Is ball joint or control arm failure a common problem on the 2003 Hyundai Tiburon?
10 of 328 owner complaints about the 2003 Hyundai Tiburon (3%) mention ball joint or control arm failure. The model year with the most reports is 2003.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2003 Hyundai Tiburon?
There is 1 recall and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2003 Hyundai Tiburon
Airbag light 43Seat belt 22Slipping 17No deployment 12Headlights 8Stalling 8Power windows 7Grinding brakes 6Door locks 6Fire or smoke 5Won't shift 5
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