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1997 Hyundai Tiburon Airbags Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA

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Airbags reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Dec 28, 2004
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
22%
of 36 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
4
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1

What this page shows

Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 Hyundai Tiburon submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming airbag

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

AirbagsElectrical
Filed Dec 28, 2004

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND CAR BEGAN TO HEAT UP, THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG CAME ON AS WELL;TOOK IT IN FOR MAINTENANCE AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED HOWEVER THE AIRBAG PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED AND REMAINS ON. *JB

NHTSA ID
10104616
Incident
Nov 15, 2004
Airbags
Filed Jul 5, 2002

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES INDICATING A MALFUNCTION. LIGHT FLASHES FIRST AND THEN STAYS ON. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME GOING IN FOR REPAIRS TO DEALER IN 6MONTHS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
8013342
Incident
Jun 17, 2002
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Dec 21, 2001
Crash reported

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH AND COMING OFF RAMP WHEN VEHICLE IN FRONT JAMMED ON BRAKES AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SKIDDED INTO BACK OF OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
8001040
Incident
Dec 20, 2001
Airbags
Filed Oct 10, 2001

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. CLOCK SPRING HAS BEEN REPLACED A YEAR AGO. CONSUMER WAS COMPLAINING THAT AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
897590
Incident
Sep 24, 2001
Airbags
Filed Feb 16, 2000

DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING NEEDS TO REPLACED FOR DRIVER AIRBAG WHICH IS CAUSING AIRBAG TO BE INOPERATIVE, AND AIRBAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. *AK

NHTSA ID
857008
Airbags
Filed Feb 7, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH. FRONT END WAS TOTALLED, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG. VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AT A BODY SHOP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
856410
Incident
Jan 16, 2000
Airbags
Filed Feb 3, 1998
Crash reported

WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END CRASH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS GOING 55 MPH. THE LOOKS LIKE IT WAS TOTALLED.

NHTSA ID
821117
Incident
Feb 3, 1998
Airbags
Filed Aug 25, 1997
Crash reported

VEHICLE WAS GOING 5MPH WHEN IT REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

NHTSA ID
815621
Incident
Jul 13, 1997

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Other components reported on this vehicle

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