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.
2003 Hyundai Tiburon transmission complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2003 hyundai tiburon. The contact stated that the clutch failed twice. The dealer previously replaced the clutch at the cost of $900. She researched the federal safety agency website and discovered 180 complaints for this same failure. The current mileage was 47,500 and failure mileage was 20,000.
Complained several times about malfunctioning clutch on 2003 hyundai tiburon which we purchased new, and also paid for an additional warranty, which we were told would pick up the cost of any repairs that were not covered under the mfg. Standard 100k bumper-to-bumper warranty. Each time we complained we were told that it was the way we were driving the vehicle. Clutch has gone out at 57k miles and now they say it is a wear item and not covered under any warranty and will cost $2000.00 to fix. We were never told of the tsb 04-40-005 indicating deformed/defective clutch parts which should be replaced when customer brings vehicle in complaining of clutch problems. Car is sitting at dealership and we are waiting for a written denial of coverage from mfg. And a written estimate of cost from dealer before we proceed. However, we see that there are hundreds of complaints on this clutch system and a class action lawsuit has been filed against hyundai in orange county superior court, case #06cc00052. There should be a recall for this item/vehicle before somebody gets killed or kills somebody else because they cannot control their vehicle due to the malfunctioning of this part.
I purchased a 2003 hyundai tiburon gt with 6 speed manual transmission because of the advertised 100,000 mile power-train warranty. In 2005 the clutch and pressure plate failed and I returned it to the dealer for warranty service. I was informed that the clutch assembly was a "wear item", had probably been abused, and was not covered. I have driven hundreds of thousands of manual shift miles in several cars and never had a clutch failure. It was repaired at a cost of over $800 and not reimbursed by hyundai. In july 2007, the clutch again malfunctioned and the clutch hydraulics and flywheel had to be replaced at a cost of over $1800. The company and dealers continue to claim that the failures are not the fault of the vehicle's design, but are rather the fault of the driver. My research on the federal safety agency site shows over 650 nearly identical complaints from owners of 2003-2004 hyundai tiburons gt's and nearly none on 2005-2007. I believe that hyundai knows of the faulty design on earlier models and has remedied the problem on later models but will not acknowledge it or rebate the repair costs to those owners that have had these catastrophic clutch assembly problems on 2003 models. A full investigation should be made into these fraudulent practices of hyundai USA and restitution should be made to the injured owners of 2003 hyundai gt's with manual transmissions.
Hi. I own a 2003 hyundai tiburon gt 2.7 6 speed. The clutch went out at 18, 000 miles. I took it to the dealer with a copy of the class action lawsuit regarding the tiburon clutch issue. They told me that it was my driving, and that they never heard of this problem. They said that it would be up to me to pay for this, which will be about $1600-2000 out of my pocket. I refused to pay for this.
The clutch in my hyundai tiburon just simply won't last long, the clutch went out on me completely while driving down the highway. I recently purchased the car and the quality of the clutch is just simply not up to standards. My car has 53000 miles and is a 2003 hyundai tiburon.
Tl*- the contact stated that the 2003 hyundai tibron gt, had sev stalling problems and clutch failure. The contact stated that at 19,000 miles the vehicle stalled while driving 30 MPH. The pedal went to the floor and all power on dash board was lost. The contact called the dealership and stated that the stalling resulted due to a failure in the clutch, but the repair was not covered under warranty. The contact had the vehicle towed to a mechanic shop, and the vehicle had a complete clutch assembly repair. The contact stated that in 11/06 the vehicle started having a loud noise from the engine area, and the vehicle was difficult to shift. The contact took the vehicle to the dealership and was told that they couldn't reproduce the failure, and that the difficulty in shifting was because she didn't know how to drive the manual transmission. The contact stated that during the week of 1/15/07 the vehicle wouldn't drive forward or reverse. She took vehicle to a mechanic, and he told her it was the dual mass flywheel that malfunctioned. The contact filed a complaint with the manufacturer with file # 1031455. The contact took the old flywheel to the dealership, and the mechanic told the contact it was from owner's error.
2003 hyundai tiburon clutch went out at 55,000 miles.
I purchased a 2003 hyundai tiburon used with 24,000 miles on the vehicle. I drove it for approximately 6,000 miles with no evident problems. Suddenly the clutch went out of the car. I found out that the clutch had already been replaced at 18,000 miles due to a failed bearing/ceased fly wheel. Hyundai dealership told my sales agent that the clutch would be replaced under the 6/60,000 warranty. I had the car towed to them. After taking the clutch off, they decided the failure was due to wear and tear and that the warranty would not cover a wear and tear item. I contacted customer service and they refused to authorize repairs. On carspace automotive forums, I have found that numerous 2003 tiburon purchases have resulted in failed clutches multiple times in the early life of the vehicle. It is obvious that this is defective equipment and hyundai should be forced to recall the clutch assembly and transmission in these vehicles. Mechanics I talked to believe the transmission is not completely releasing the clutch. This vehicle was purchased by my son who is a us marine. I think it is disgraceful that a korean company is cheating our young soldiers.
I have a lot of trouble putting the car in gear (6-speed manual) I.e. 1st and reverse. I really have to pull or push the stick very hard. I have read a lot of similar complaints about this car ( 03 hyundai tiburon ) and feel something needs to be done please help us.
I own a 2003 tiburon with the 2.7l. I purchased the car in 2003. Around 14 thousand miles or so my clutch began slipping and then eventually failed. The car had a failure of the clutch disk, pressure plate, and flywheel, and the dealer informed the driver the failure was their fault and it would not be covered. A one time good will repair was made and instead of the exorbitant $2000 asked instead we only paid $500. The car was purchased for about $20,000. Hyundai asks for $2,000, 10% of the cost of the vehicle to repair it. 40,000 miles have now reached the odometer, and the clutch has now failed again. The clutch that is currently in my vehicle is one replaced in 2003 still. Hyundai revised the clutch components due to malformed clutch plates in 2004, yet refuses to acknowledge or compensate the owners. Two of the three parts of the vehicle that have failed are covered by hyundai's "america's best warranty", the flywheel and pressure plate. Because the deformed compound on the clutch disk is being blamed on the vehicle operator, hyundai has therefore absolved itself of any responsibility, claiming if it weren't for the operator induced failure of the clutch disk, the pressure plate and flywheel would still be ok. If the parts were replaced under warranty by a dealership then the regional parts director inspects it and deems it shouldn't have, the dealer must pay. This is why so many customers have to wrongly pay. If you dispute the claims of the technicians at hyundai they will take your car apart and inspect, and if it is deemed its the customers fault, the company will not even reassemble the car for you. You must pay them do it! The transmission case had major scraping and abrasion due to the pressure plate movement. The second set of clutch components were removed personally, and therefore are submittable for inspection and review. Photographs documenting the wear and abrasion inside the transmission case are available.
Normal driving, 2003 hyundai tiburon gt, 6 speed transmission. Can not get into gear. Car is undrivable. Dealer found that the flywheel came apart and damaging clutch, causing clutch, flywheel, and throughout bearing to need replacement. Hyundai knows there was a problem with it and will not warranty it. I have called hyundai and was not very satisfied with the results of our conversation. I was hung up on and accused of being rude for asking to talk with some one who could help me.
Clutch failure @ around 22,000 miles.
I own a 2003 hyundai tiburon gt v-6 (2.7 liter) 5 speed manual transmission automobile with 48,900 miles on odometer. While I was driving it the clutch went out and I lost power and went off the road.
I purchased the vehicle with 50000 miles on it. When I first purchased the vehicle I came into contact with a community of people with the same vehicle. The community is newtiburon.com. My vehicle is a 2003 hyundai tiburon gt v6 6 speed. There are literally hundreds of people with the same complaint as me. As soon as I received the car I still had 10000 miles of warranty. So I took the vehicle to roseville hyundai to explain that there original clutch for my vehicle was a defective product that they had a tsb out on for replacement. I attend wyoming technical institute(which is an automotive tech school) they told me that it wasn't covered under warranty even though it is a defective part that they even have a replacement part for. I believe they were just trying to avoid the $2000 repair for them. Since I was so close to not being under warranty. I understand that a clutch is a wearable part, but when the company that produces a part and says themselves that there is a defective product on there vehicle and if any cars come in with this part it needs to be removed and replaced with the new part. The tsb number is tsb 04-40-005. The defective part number is 10/01/2001-02/24/2003....4110039140 the new part is 02/24/2003-present.......4110039145 now within this, if your car was manufactured before 02/01/03 you definitely have the defective part and you should get it replaced by the dealer. My car was manufactured on 01/13/03. The clutch and flywheel combo does not mate well together and causes premature clutch failure. Whereas in my car my clutch slips at anything more that 1/4 throttle.
I bought a 2003 hyundai tiburon gt 3 weeks ago from a dealership, medlin motors inc., in rocky mount, nc. I started smelling a burning smell the day I bought the car and asked the dealer what it was and they told me it was probably brake rust or residue coming off from where it was sitting up for a while. So I then dismissed the problem until about 3 weeks later I smelt that smell again and soon after the clutch started slipping. I immediately called the dealership and asked them to fix it. They then picked up the vehicle and took it to their shop. I was under the impression that the warranty would cover it until the next day when we received a phone call stating that the repair bill would be $1700.00. With this information I told them I couldn't afford to repair it since I had just put a $1400.00 down payment on the vehicle 3 weeks prior. They still refuse to fix this problem without a payment of $1700.00. In its simplest form, I paid $1400.00 to drive a car for a month and now I am obligated to a $13000.00 loan for a car I can't drive which is still 30 minutes away at the shop.
My hyundai tiburon 03's clutch was burned out, but I've been driving a manual for a pretty long time and before, my toyota celica never had this problem. From what I heard, hyundai has defective clutch parts and they won't cover this under their warranty. The parts and the labor at hyundai would be extremely expensive. I would not want my car to have to replace the clutch every 2 years, from what I heard.
My 2003 hyundai tibruon gt has a clutch that is slipping and there is only about 80,000 miles on my car. I have a daughter and if this clutch goes while we are in the car it could cause injuries to us both.
Dt*: the contact stated while traveling at various speeds, the transmission was hard to shift and progressively worsened. Later while attempting to start the vehicle, the engine would not respond and would not start when jumped. The vehicle was towed to the dealership where it was determined the clutch failed, and the clutch fly wheel needed to be replaced.
The clutch on my 2003 hyundai tiburon has been prematurely slipping at only 65k miles. According to members on www.newtiburon.com, this is apparently a common problem and one that should be addressed by hyundai.
I have a 2003 hyundai tiburon gt v6 6-speed and at 61,000 miles the clutch master cylinder and flywheel have completely fallen apart. It has cost me over $2,000.00 in damage and I was told by the mechanic the condition of the clutch and flywheel was completely out of the normal! I have also heard many other complaints of this same issue with the hyundai tiburon. Also, girard gibbs llp is investigating claims in connection with a pending lawsuit seeking class action status against hyundai america, inc. Consumers complain that certain hyundai tiburons experience premature clutch and/or flywheel failures, resulting in the vehicle being inoperable. Consumers also complain that hyundai does not replace the parts under warranty, resulting in tremendous cost of replacements to the consumer.
Clutch went out on vehicle after only 30,000 miles normal use. This has been a problem with alot of tiburon's/ I had to pay to have my clutch replaced out of pocket at the hyundai dealership, even though the car is still under warranty, due to the fact that I am stationed with the army in germany.
Faulty clutch.. Per warranty 10 years or 100,000 miles for drive train.. $2000.00 clutch is not covered. Had car in previous complaining about clutch not working properly.. Note that numerous complaints have been filed per information on the internet with tiberon's having clutch problems.
Clutch failure while driving, lost ability to use 2nd, 3rd, and 4th gear after moving into traffic without incident from first gear. Was able to coast to side of road.
-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.
I have a 2003 hyundai tiburon gt with 6-speed standard transmission and 46000 miles. I live in indianapolis, in and the car was manufactured in october of 2002. Recently I have been experiencing problems with the clutch in this car. I took it to the dealer and they told me that the failure is due to my driving habits and they have no responsibility under warranty for this problem. I have been arguing with them for about a week now because of all of the claims on the web that are exactly like what I am going through with this same car. They have given me a quote of 1356 dollars to replace the clutch, pressure plate, and flywheel and said that they would pay 50% of this as "goodwill". The whole situation seems unbelievable to me. I have driven a standard transmission for several years and have never had any other car with these problems. The dealer who is servicing the car even says that the clutch should last twice as long as it has. Hyundai motor america's corporate office is who I have been arguing with about this issue and I think that they may be just offering to pay half because they know that they really should pay for the whole thing. I just don't know what to do because there is no way for me to know what is truly going on with this situation and whether hma is lying to me or not. I appreciate any help. Thank you.
I have experienced a clutch failure at 4500 mi and paid out of my own pocket to fix it. I am currently experiencing transmssion problems with my 2003 hyundai tiburon v6 6spd and I dont think hyundai is willing to fix it under their "amazing" 100,000 mile warranty.
I have 2003 v6 tiburon, clutch failed at 19,000 miles. I learned to drive on manual transmission, have driven 6 years and never any clutch problems until this car. Dealership blamed me stating "owner abuse". Had hyundai regional rep come out and she also blamed me, and said there were no other complaints on 2003 tiburons. Told her about this site and she said "oh well, that's from people who race their cars and abuse them, we're not taking responsibility for their problems that they've caused themselves". Dealership was great, they came down on cost of repair from $1700 to $1400. They replaced all parts with 2004 parts and I haven't had any other problems, even though I still drive the same as I always did, so how can it be "owner abuse" that caused the problem? If it was my fault then why hasn't it happened again? My mom bought 2004 5 speed tiburon (she bought it before my problems started) and hasn't had any trouble at all. Seems hyundai did realize there was a problem with 2003 clutch assembly and wouldn't ever admit it, but changed parts for 2004. They need to acknowledge this widespread problem and reimburse all owners that have paid out of pocket to repair something that was hyundai's fault in the first place.
My 2003 hyundai tiburon v6 6-speed manual transmission car has had 2 clutch failures. The first occurred at 29000 miles and cost me nearly $800 to repair. After clutch replacement with an identical clutch kit, it failed again on me 5/29/2006 just 3000 miles later. This repair will cost me much more, most likely around $1500. I understand that their is faulty clutch that comes with the tiburon gt as numerous problems have been reported in relation to early clutch failure. It is unacceptable for the clutch to fail twice within 33000 miles.
With 30000 km on my 2003 hyundai tiburon gt v-6 my clutch is slipping and worn. There is a well documented problem with the clutches on these cars, and the dealers unwillingness to warranty the repair.
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