2001 Hyundai Tiburon problems

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED SINCE SHE WAS UNABLE TO RETRACT THEM. IT TOOK HER APPROXIMATELY TWO TO THREE ATTEMPTS BEFORE SHE COULD FULLY EXTEND THE SEAT BELTS IN ORDER TO SECURELY CLOSE THE LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000. UPDATED 3/21/11 *CN THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM SHE EXPERIENCED. HOWEVER, HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 06/03/11”

“DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND SLID INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE FRONT END WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. TWO OF THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE POLICE AND THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH OR GREATER.”

“AS THE ORIGINAL OWNER, I HAVE 4 TRANSMISSION REPAIRS FOR MY HYUNDAI TIBURON: 05/28/04 JIM BURKE HYUNDAI SERVICE INVOICE COMMENTS: ?CUSTOMER STATES TRANSAXLE WILL NOT SHIFT ? STAYS IN 3RD GEAR ? STATES HAS BEEN ADVISED NEEDS TCM REPLACED ? CHECK TRANSAXLE OPERATION AND CONTACT TECHLINE ? CHECK WITH A/T TESTER ? NOT GOING INTO GEAR ? R&R AND REPLACE TRANSAXLE WITH REMAN UNIT AND FLUSH COOLER.? THE TRANSMISSION STAYED IN 3RD GEAR. HYUNDAI REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. 10/01/2004 THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AGAIN. I HAVE AN INVOICE THAT STATES THE *?LOCKING CLIP OFF OF RIGHT DRIVE AXLE ALLOWING FLUID TO LEAK OUT OF AXLE SEAL ? ORDERED LOCKING CLIP ? FILLED TRANSAXLE TO CORRECT LEVEL ? ADVISED CUSTOMER OF LEAK ? CUSTOMER TO BRING VEHICLE BACK FOR CLIP REPLACEMENT.? *THIS INDICATES THE CLIP WAS LEFT OFF THE LAST TIME THE TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP ON 05/28/04, WHICH SUGGESTING NEGLIGENCE. 10/4/04 THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS WERE TAKEN FROM THE INVOICE: ?CUSTOMER STATES TRANSAXLE IS SLIPPING ? LEAKING FOUND AXLE CLIP MISSING ALLOWING AXLE TO MOVE AND FLUID TO LEAK. R&R RIGHT AXLE AND REPLACE RETAINER CLIP? 10/18/05 THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS WERE TAKEN FROM THE…”

“I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY TIBURON SINCE I GOT THE CAR MOST OF THE THINGS HAVE BEEN COVERED BY WARRANTY. NOVEMBER 17 2001 THE CAR HAD 2486 MILES ON IT THE ALARM STARTED GOING OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I GOT IT TURNED OFF ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER AND FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS THE ALARM KEPT GOING OFF FOR NO REASON. NOV 20 I COULDN?T GET IT TO TURN OFF AT ALL SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE SAID A WIRE SHORTED OUT AND FIXED IT AT NO COST TO ME. IN DECEMBER OF 2002 THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR STARTED STICKING AND ONE DAY I CAME OUT OF WORK AND IT WOULDN?T OPEN AT ALL I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THE DOOR WAS FALLING OFF AND THAT THEY REPLACED A LATCH AT NO COST TO ME. THE CAR WAS AT 17642 MILES AT THIS TIME. THE DAY BEFORE MY APPT FOR THE DOOR I WAS DRIVING AND ALL THE SUDDEN THE RADIO JUST WENT OFF AND WOULDN?T COME ON. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIO ALSO AT NO COST TO ME. JANUARY OF 03 WAS WHEN THE BIG PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE ENGINE THE CAR WOULDN?T START I HAD IT TOWED TO HYUNDAI THEY SAID THERE WAS CARBON BUILD UP ON THE ENGINE. THEY CLEANED IT AND GAVE IT BACK THEY DIDN?T FIND THE CAUSE AND DIDN?T EXPLAIN ANYTHING ELSE TO ME. BUT AT THAT TIME…”

“I WAS A PASSENGER IN MY TIBURON AND MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. WE WERE TRAVELING ON OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY 59 AND SPEED LIMIT WAS 65 MPH. A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH THE REAR OF AN EXTREMELY LARGE FARM TRACTOR AT A SPEED ESTIMATED BY THE INVESTIGATING STATE POLICEMAN AT 25-30 MPH. WE WERE BOTH WEARING OUR SEATBELTS,HOWEVER I MADE CONTACT WITH THE WINDSHIELD AND THE DASH OF THE CAR. NEITHER THE DRIVER NOR THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE DAMAGE IS ESTIMATED AT 10,500.00, WITH EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE FENDER, HOOD ,WINDSHIELD DAMAGE, BATTERY , HORN, BRAKE COMPONENTS, FRONT SUSPENSION GRILLE, FRONT BUMPER, HEADLAMPS, RADIATOR,A/C AND HEATER. WE WERE BOTH INJURED AND WERE SEEN AT OUR LOCAL ER. ALL THIS AND NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *AK”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING UNRELATED SERVICE TO THE VEHICLE BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED RUST ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE SUB FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE SUB FRAME REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.”