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2007 Hyundai Tiburon problems

Owners filed 42 complaints about the 2007 Hyundai Tiburon with NHTSA between Mar 2007 and May 2024. The most-cited component is power train (19).

Complaints
42
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
9
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
6
People reported injured
Deaths
0
Reported to NHTSA
01 —By component

Complaints by component

One complaint can cite several components
  1. Power train19
  2. Air bags13
  3. Structure2
  4. Tires2
  5. Suspension1
  6. Electrical system1
  7. Engine1
  8. Steering1
  9. Fuel/propulsion system1
  10. Service brakes1
  11. Seat belts1
  12. Vehicle speed control1
  13. Engine and engine cooling1
  14. Visibility1

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.

Data from NHTSA Complaints API · synced Nov 11, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Trend

When complaints were filed

Does it get worse with age? Complaints per calendar year filed
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Model yearComplaints filed per calendar year
20073
20086
20094
20104
20114
20121
20135
20146
20151
20162
20172
20181
20190
20201
20210
20220
20231
20241

Mileage at failure isn’t a structured field in NHTSA complaint data, so we don’t chart it. Some owners mention it in their reports below.

03 —Owner reports

Top problems in owners’ words

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first

Power train

19 reports
“CLUTCH WENT OUT, I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, AND THE CLUTCH WOULD POP OUT OF GEAR THEN JUST WENT OUT. THIS IS NOT DUE TO DRIVER . I WAS DRIVING LUCKILY AT 30MPH WHEN IT WAS LIKE IT HAD NO GEAR SHIFT AT ALL HAD TO PUSH IT TO THE SIDE AND HAVE IT TOWED.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 10, 2020Power trainODI 11338553

Air bags

13 reports8 crashes
“This vehicle was in a hit-and-run accident on the highway. It hit the wall going 65mph and the airbags did not deploy causing me to have a spinal injury, bruised ribs, a cracked sternum, a concussion, and a fractured metatarsal. after the first collision, the car rolled back and hit the wall a second time which the airbags still did not deploy. It is totaled and in the hands of State Farm.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 31, 2023Air bags, Unknown or otherCrash reportedODI 11535649

Structure

2 reports2 crashes
“MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 2007 HYUNDIA TIBURON, ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR LOST ALL IT'S STEARING CAPABILITY, HE HIT A SPEED LIMIT SIGN VERED OFF THE ROAD AND WENT ABOUT 50 FEET INTO THE WOODS, THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. LUCKLY MY SON IS OK, THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. WHY WOULD THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOY WITH THE FRONT END IS DESTROYED AND THE FRAME IS BENT.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 8, 2017Steering, Air bags, StructureCrash reportedODI 10984392

Tires

2 reports
“WITH 14,000 MILES ON KUMO TIRES, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW APART COMPLETE AROUND THE RIM ON THE INSIDE. A 2 INCH PIECE WAS LEFT ON THE RIM AND THE REMAINDER WAS COMPLETELY CUT THROUGH. THE TIRE VENDOR SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CA DO, THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT UP TO THE TIRE VENDOR. THESE ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WITH LITTLE USAGE. *TR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Feb 14, 2010TiresODI 10310402

Suspension

1 report
“While driving over speed bump, rear subframe broke due to rust and corrosion causing unstable steering and control.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 17, 2024SuspensionODI 11589367

Electrical system

1 report
“HARMONIC BALANCER SHEDDED CAUSING THE CAMSHAFT TO BREAK STALLING OUT WHILE TRYING TO ENTER A HIGHWAY RAMP.THE CAR JUST STOPPED WHILE PARTIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY AND RAMP TO ENTER CAUSING A CLOSE CALL FROM BEHIND.A CAR WAS SPEEDING UP TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO LOCK UP HIS BREAKS ALMOST SMASHING INTO ME AT A VERY HIGH SPEED THE A TRUCK NEARLY STRUCK ME ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER TO PREVENT CRASHING INTO ME AT 70 MPH. I HAD NO WARNING. NO SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT EVER WARNED ME OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR ,FORE I WOULD HAVE SERVICED IT IMMEDIATELY .I AM NOT A MECHANIC BUT THE COMPUTER MAYBE WAS NOT SENDING THE CORRECT CODES TO THE WARNING INDICATORS. THIS WAS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM I ALMOST HAD A HIGH SPEED CRASH WITH SEVERAL VEHICLES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I DID NOT TAKE ANY PICTURES I WAS TO SHAKEN UP AND NOBODY STOPPED TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION. I THEN FINALLY GOT THE CAR TO START AND LIMPED IT OF THE HIGHWAY AND THEN HOME AS I LIVED VERY CLOSE BY. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE NEAREST HYUNDAI DEALER AND HAD MY CAR TOWED THERE AT MY OWN EXPENSE . THEN A FEW DAY'S LATER THE SERVICE DEPT. CALLED ME AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEY…”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Dec 16, 2018Power train, Electrical system, EngineODI 11161850
Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 11, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.