2003 Hyundai Tiburon: stuck in gear or won't shift

5 of the 328 complaints about the 2003 Hyundai Tiburon describe stuck in gear or won't shift.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 2%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 26 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Stuck in gear or won't shift by model year

2006
2
2005
1
2004
1
2003
5
2001
1
1998
3
1997
1

What owners say

Filed Aug 31, 2010 · Transmission · 55,000 miles · NC

Clutch does not engage properly during normal driving conditions. It often causes shifter to get stuck in gear or will not engage properly.

Filed May 7, 2006 · Transmission · 700 miles · CA

A few months after I got the car, back in may 2003, the clutch has been horrible. I have complained to the dealership many times and they never find anything wrong. It slips all the time, sometimes won't disengage, which could really cause an accident. Alot of times it won't go into gear even though the clutch is pushed all the way in.

Filed Jul 15, 2004 · Transmission · NC

Clutch problem, car gets stuck in gear. The only way to get the car in reverse is to put it in reverse before starting it up.

Filed Jul 12, 2004 · Transmission · 22,900 miles · FL

I bought a 2003 hyundai tiburon in may of 2003. I drove it off the lot with 5 miles on it. 200 miles down the road, I stop at a light and come to find that the car wont go into gear. Well we pushed the car off the road and had it towed. The dealer told me the next day that I needed a new clutch. Now that I have 22000 miles the clutch is gone again and they will not replace it under my "oh so over used" 100,000 mile warranty. Word is, there is a clause in the warranty that states the clutch is not part of that warranty, the clutch has a separate 12,000 mile warranty of its own. Nobody at the dealer ever tells anyone this. So now I am stuck with a bill for over 1500 dollars. I have driven over 75,000 miles in a manual, and have never had a clutch burn out. Something needs to be done to make hyundai back their word, and also fix the faulty clutch problem in their cars.

Filed Jun 9, 2004 · Transmission · 18,000 miles · MI

Tiburon 2003 vt v6 has 18000 miles on it and clutch fails on highway. Will not shift out of first gear. Took it to the dealership where they kept it for three days and needed a authorization to take apart the transmission. Service people found that the disc was completely hot and worn down, which damaged bearings. Not covered under 100000 warranty because disk was worn down. Clutch is faulty and they replace faulty clutches over and over again. They want 1400 dollars for it, with a 50 % off from the corporation. We need all clutches recalled and people's money back now!!!! They don't want to be responsible for consumer fraud!!!! Check www.mycarstats.com http://www.tuscani.be/forum/index.cfm/act/show_messages/thread_id/328. *ak .