Major Problems with 2003 Hyundai Tiburon Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2003 Hyundai Tiburon

2003 Hyundai Tiburon AIR BAGS Victims: 4 Mileage: 1080 miles

2003 Hyundai Tiburon STEERING Victims: 2 Mileage: 80000 miles

2003 Hyundai Tiburon AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 1171 miles

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Problems with CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, AIR BAGS and MANUAL TRANSMISSION are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Hyundai Tiburon owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN the clutch assembly started to slip which almost caused a collision. *jb...	123 ~ 27410 miles
AIR BAGS the vehicle was involved in an accident and the air bags failed to deploy.jb ts...	41 ~ 54095 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN vehicle experienced clutch assembly failure. while driving suddenly driver was unable to shift gear. shift lever will not move. dealership	33 ~ 39011 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM consumer states his daughter had an head on impact with another auto and her air bags did not deploy. driver	27 ~ 64411 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS while driving 30 mph side air bag inadvertently deployed causing consumer to hit a curve. vehicle sustained damage. consumer took	19 ~ 36526 miles
SEAT BELTS airbag light is on i think this is due to seat belt buckle wiring issue since light was going on...	15 ~ 63581 miles
BUCKLE ASSEMBLY > FRONT > SEAT BELTS consumer stated that while driving at 45 mph an accident occurred while trying to avoid a collision with a stalled...	11 ~ 52060 miles
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY the drivers window and or window(s) had become inoperative. the consumer was told by the dealer that the problem was...	9 ~ 11984 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2003 tiburon drivers side window won't roll down passengers side really slow digital radio can't read number or letters. have...	8 ~ 61423 miles
SUSPENSION the all-new 2003 hyundai tiburon boasted to deliver a perfect combination of stylish design high quality and outstanding performance. in...	8 ~ 64014 miles
POWER TRAIN clutch and flywheel in my 03 tiburon v6 burned out after less than 30 000 miles and they won't cover	7 ~ 64232 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER the car will take approximately 3 minutes of continuous cranking to get the car started. at times it will not	7 ~ 37572 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE while in operation of opening sunroof caught sunshade and bent mechanism resulting in broken pieces and sunshade hitting driver in...	5 ~ 103800 miles
PARKING BRAKE clutch failed at 44 000 miles after buying car used. service department would not fix stated it was wear and...	5 ~ 53360 miles
TIRES vehicle equipt with low profile sports tires. while driving on sr2 in jeruselum township ohio i lost control of the...	5 ~ 16760 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING hyundai made an error in the information published about the engine horsepower. ph...	5 ~ 3800 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2003 hyundai tiburon. the contact stated that while attempting to refuel the pump would click...	4 ~ 152000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 2003 hyundai tiburon high pressure gas lines in engine were spraying fuel all over. this could have been a fatal...	4 ~ 74525 miles
PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) > CLUTCH ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN hyundai tiburon 2003 clutch failure. bf the pedal stuck to the floor. sc...	4 ~ 193234 miles
SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS air bag light came on intermittently. dealer serviced the vehicle on several occasions but problem recurred. consumers was concerned that	4 ~ 48500 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS while driving approximately 30 mph the driver's side side impact air bag deployed for no reason causing the car to...	4 ~ 18534 miles
STEERING new car pulls to right. after many attempts to correct dealership said it was an engineering problem of hyundai. car...	4 ~ 36250 miles
ENGINE shifting gears has led to slipping grinding and locking. it's gradually getting worse. now even when driving on the freeway...	3 ~ 115150 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES hello i'm 26yrs old. i own a 2003 tiburon gt v6 6speed with less than 80 000 miles. i bought...	3 ~ 32033 miles
TURN SIGNAL > EXTERIOR LIGHTING ever since i have purchased the car the left turn signal has stayed on even when the car is off...	3 ~ 95829 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES walls of my tires are separating at the seems on 2 tires out of 4. they were put on apr	3 ~ 23667 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION clutch failed at 44 000 miles after buying car used. service department would not fix stated it was wear and...	3 ~ 47446 miles
EQUIPMENT tsb recommending old clutch replacement which is garbage clutch is garbage. *tr...	3 ~ 84851 miles
MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT 03 tiburon gtv6 6 speed - second clutch system broke at 15228 miles. after making a right hand turn i...	3 ~ 62743 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING the vehicle caught on fire under the hood. *jb...	3 ~ 6092 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC while driving in a parking lot brakes failed causing the vehicle to hit a light pole. *ak...	3 ~ 28304 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2003 hyundai tiburon. while driving approximately 35 mph the vehicle abnormally accelerated. the contact applied...	2 ~ 84500 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER hello i'm 26yrs old. i own a 2003 tiburon gt v6 6speed with less than 80 000 miles. i bought...	2 ~ 59500 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING clutch failed at 44 000 miles after buying car used. service department would not fix stated it was wear and...	2 ~ 100000 miles
BELL HOUSING > CLUTCH ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN i bought a 2003 tiburon 6/15/05 for $14 000 8/27/05 started making grinding noises smoking sounded like engine blew up....	2 ~ 6508 miles
TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE nhtsa recall 04v-178000. fuel tank assembly valve/fmvss 301: consumer having a problem with dealer honoring this recall along with two	2 ~ 49000 miles
LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS > WHEELS while driving at highway speeds front right wheel detached from the vehicle. driver was able to get the vehicle to...	2 ~ 18181 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE drivers side door misaligned and has been to the shop 4 times and problem not fixed.*jb ...	2 ~ 32500 miles
INFLATOR MODULE > DRIVER SIDE > FRONTAL the air bag warning light stays illuminated while driving. when this occurs the driver's side window is inoperative. although the	2 ~ 22500 miles
SERVICE BRAKES vapor purge canister malfunction front end failure bad gaskets...	1 ~ 158000 miles
VISIBILITY both passenger and driver side windows some times work. i have to pull on them to go up most of...	1 ~ 115000 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN after stopping behind a line of stopped cars i slowly removed my foot from brake pedal (have automatic transmission) and...	1 ~ 106213 miles
UNDERBODY SHIELDS > FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE the lower control arm rusted and broke allowing the wheel to break lose and tilt in at the bottom. had...	1 ~ 65000 miles
RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT have had this car for less than 2 weeks have not put 200 miles on it. bought this used vehicle...	1 ~ 75479 miles
FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE my 2003 hyundai tiburon went into a hyundai dealership for the recall on the control arm. however while there the...	1 ~ 93400 miles
ANTI-THEFT DEVICES > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT hello i'm 26yrs old. i own a 2003 tiburon gt v6 6speed with less than 80 000 miles. i bought...	1 ~ 31000 miles
DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN clutch failure! i am looking at replacing the clutch in this car for the third time. after doing much research...	1 ~ 85000 miles
OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL > OTHER > EQUIPMENT i am having problems with the clutch. it is having trouble engaging and disengaging. the clutch does this when the...	1 ~ 58854 miles
LABELS > OTHER > EQUIPMENT i have a 2003 hyundai tiburon. i had to have the clutch replaced 2 times in 2004. once in dec	1
WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM air bag light came on on the dash of my 2003 hyundai tiburon because of a broken wire under the...	1 ~ 90000 miles
ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY > AIR BAGS air bag light came on on the dash of my 2003 hyundai tiburon because of a broken wire under the...	1 ~ 90000 miles
HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING one week after purchasing a used 2003 hyundai tiburon i was preparing to make a right turn and pulled the...	1 ~ 72000 miles
FLASHER UNIT > TURN SIGNAL > EXTERIOR LIGHTING one week after purchasing a used 2003 hyundai tiburon i was preparing to make a right turn and pulled the...	1 ~ 72000 miles
LOCK > HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES clutch failed at 44 000 miles after buying car used. service department would not fix stated it was wear and...	1 ~ 44000 miles
CONTROL ARM > FRONT > SUSPENSION tl*the contact owned a 2003 hyundai tiburon. while driving 45 mph and making a right turn he could feel a...	1 ~ 45000 miles
HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM > STEERING i have a lot of trouble putting the car in gear (6-speed manual) i.e. 1st and reverse. i really have...	1
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY air conditioning blower motor control switch housing melted causing climate control to be non functional. there have been approximately 4	1 ~ 60000 miles
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM since we purchased this vehicle new we have replaced the battery twice the clutch fly wheel slave cylinder three times...	1
HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC -4 transmission/clutch failures -defective brake line -defective wheel hub -defective wheel bearing and knuckle -many other dangerous defects -all were	1 ~ 29000 miles
SWITCH > HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING repetitive problem with high beam headlights activating when the signal lights are utilized. appears to be a short in the	1
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM this just happened one day. my air bag warning light came on the dash and when i fastened in my...	1 ~ 100000 miles
MOTOR > REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY it seems only a few days after i bought my tiburon i have been having problems with my rear wiper....	1 ~ 17000 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION the vehicle was being driven on a winding country road at speed about 35 mph. the left rear wheel began...	1 ~ 7000 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC vehicle equipt with low profile sports tires. while driving on sr2 in jeruselum township ohio i lost control of the...	1 ~ 2800 miles
AXLE ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN vehicle equipt with low profile sports tires. while driving on sr2 in jeruselum township ohio i lost control of the...	1 ~ 2800 miles
STRUCTURE paint on the 2003 tiburon (teal/blue now called tidal wave) improper application results in scracthers appearing very easily. using fingernails...	1
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL while accelerating at low speeds the accelerator pedal would intermittently stick. *ak...	1 ~ 27000 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM vehicle will not start and stalls when it does start. twice has been picked up by roadside service and towed	1 ~ 7998 miles
STARTER ASSEMBLY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM vehicle will not start and stalls when it does start. twice has been picked up by roadside service and towed	1 ~ 7998 miles
ARM > SPINDLE > KNUCKLE the steering assembly spindle snapped off while driving causing the driver to crash into a telephone pole. the driver was	1
FRONT UNDERHOOD > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM consumer stated that while driving at 45 mph an accident occurred while trying to avoid a collision with a stalled...	1 ~ 1080 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY the sunroof has been taken back several times because it would not open. it has been reset by the dealership.	1
FILLER PIPE AND CAP > TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE sometimes when the gas level gets down to approximately 1/4 tank the gas cap pops off and the check engine	1
WHEELS nar 05/28/2003 mr traveling 65 mph on the interstate the consumer left front wheel broke off. cb ...	1 ~ 3000 miles
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT i bought this car in july 2002. it now only has alittle over 8 000 miles. since i have had...	1
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE car was picked up by mcdevits towing and taken to arrow hyundai. dealer repaired fuel regulator and claims this was	1

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