2006 Hyundai Tiburon Transmission Problems

MANUAL TRANSMISSION CLUTCH PREMATURE WEAR OUT OR FAILURE. SEE ALL ATTACHED WEB SITES. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0C9EB6; HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEWS/HYUNDAI/TIBURON/R72880/COMMENTS/; HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2006/HYUNDAI/TIBURON/CLUTCH THIS IS 4-6 YEARS OF COMPLAINTS FROM DIFFERENT OWNERS THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. IF ONE PERSON CAN FIND OTHER PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT YEAR VEHICLES OF THE SAME PROBLEM. DO WE HAVE TO HAVE PEOPLE KILLED BEFORE YOU TAKE ACTION ON ANY SITUATION. A CHECK VALVE AND SPRING MAY BE REMOVED TO REMEDY THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT CAUSES THE CAR TO LURCH OF BUCK UNEXPECTEDLY. POSSIBLY CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10363440

Incident

Sep 6, 2010

Mileage

39,000 mi

MY CLUTCH WENT OUT OF MY CAR AFTER THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND MILES. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS A WEAR ITEM BUT I KNOW HOW TO DRIVE STICK AND THAT IS WAY TO SOON FOR IT TO GO OUT. NOW IT HAS BEEN ANOTHER THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND MILES AND IT IS GOING OUT AGAIN. I TALKED TO OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON. WHEN THE CLUTCH WENT OUT IT WAS FINE ONE DAY AND GRABBING AT THE FLOOR THE NEXT IT DIDN'T GET PROGRESSIVELY BAD. OTHER TIBURON OWNERS WERE ONLY GETTING TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND MILES OUT OF THEIR CLUTCHES, SO CLEARLY THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10342894

Incident

May 1, 2008

Mileage

35,000 mi

CLUTCH ON 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON HAS LOADS OF PROBLEMS. CAR BARELY FUNCTIONS AND I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MANUAL TRANSMISSION MY WHOLE LIFE. FULL WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER BECAUSE THEY CLAIM IT IS "WEAR" RELATED. IT IS NOT. STARTED AT ONLY 25,000 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10341091

Incident

Jun 1, 2010

Mileage

25,000 mi

I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI TIBORON AND THE CLUTCH WENT AFTER ONLY 33,000 MILES. ABSOLUTELY UNHEARD OF! THE WARRANTY THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE SO WONDERFUL, IS ONLY FOR 12,000 MILES OR ONE YEAR ON THE CLUTCH! I HAVE HEARD ABOUT MANY OTHER PEOPLE SAYING HOW BADLY MADE THE CLUTCH PARTS ARE ON THE HYUNDAI'S. THEY SHOULD BE CALLED OUT ON IT, IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10330379

Incident

May 10, 2010

Mileage

33,000 mi

I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON V6 5-SPEED. THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION BROKE AT 49,000 MILES - NOT JUST THE CLUTCH, BUT ALL THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL - THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT INVOLVING THIS MODEL, BUT EARLIER YEARS (03-04 - SAME CAR AS THE 06). HYUNDAI WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND HAS NOT RECALLED THE VEHICLES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10330063

Incident

Apr 29, 2006

Mileage

49,000 mi

TWICE WITHIN A 3 1/2 YEARS. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE PRIOR TO BOTH CLUTCH FAILURES. DRIVING AS NORMAL AND BAM OUT OF NO WHERE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE. FIRST TIME WAS ON HIGH IN NORTH CAROLINA. SECOND TIME ON LIE IN NEW YORK. EACH TIME CAR PUT IN SHOP AND COAT OF REPLACING CLUTCH WAS $2000.00 THE FIRST CLUTCH OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE BUT THIS TIME THE CAR IS PRESENTLY IN THE SHOP SO OLD PARTS CAN BE SAVED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10329842

Incident

May 10, 2010

Mileage

45,000 mi

2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON SE V6 HAS 32,000 MILES ON IT. NEVER BEAT OR RACED. CLUTCH WAS WORKING FINE ONE DAY. I WENT TO GO FOR A RIDE IN MY CAR THE NEXT DAY AND COULDN'T GET OUT ONTO THE ROAD. I BARELY MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED! NOW THE DEALERSHIP IS QUOTING ME $2600 FOR A REPAIR. THE CLUTCH IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT MY GUT FEELING IS THAT THIS ISN'T A PROBLEM WITH THE CLUTCH! IT HAS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN. PLEASE HELP! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10325184

Incident

Apr 11, 2010

Mileage

32,000 mi

AT STEADY 40-MPH ON LEVEL ROAD, A SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT FROM 4TH TO 2ND WITH FIRST EFFECT -- FELT LIKE SUDDEN BRAKING AND THEN VERY FAST ACCELERATION AS RPM'S WENT FROM 1500 IN 4TH TO 6000 IN 2ND BEFORE HITTING ACCELERATOR PEDAL STOPPED THE PROCESS TO RETURN TO 4TH AND NORMAL OPERATIONS DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES, VERY INTERMITTENT, STARTING AT, ROUGHLY 35,000-MILES ON ODOMETER AND IN LATE 2008 INTO 2009. *TR

NHTSA ID

10313548

Incident

Oct 10, 2008

Mileage

35,000 mi

I OWN A 2006 V6 HYUNDAI TIBURON. AT 28,000 MILES MY CLUTCH BEGAN TO GIVE ME PROBLEMS. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY FOUND A MAJOR HYDRAULIC LEAK IN MY MASTER AND SLAVE CYLINDERS. THEY THOUGHT THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THEM UNDER WARRANTY. IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10300208

Incident

Dec 4, 2009

Mileage

28,000 mi

1. THE 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON SE THAT I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF HAS BEEN DRIVEN ALMOST DAILY TO AND FROM WORK. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE TODAY AND THE CLUTCH STARTING SLIPPING, I DID NOT DRIVE ANY DIFFERENTLY THAN I DO NORMALLY. 2. I HAD THE CLUTCH FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER START SLIPPING TODAY. I WAS DRIVING UP A SLIGHT HILL AND GAVE THE CAR GAS AND IT STARTED REVVING UP BUT NOT ACTUALLY ACCELERATING. I IMMEDIATELY LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND THE RPMS CAME DOWN AND REENGAGED THE MOTOR WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE. THIS WAS NON-NORMAL OPERATION FOR THE CAR AND I WAS CONCERNED THAT IF I WERE TO DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH THAT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ENGAGE THE CLUTCH AND DRIVE THE CAR HOME. 3.I HAVE TAKEN NO ACTION TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM BUT WAS DIRECTED TO THIS SITE FROM HTTP://WWW.NEWTIBURON.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=65973 HTTP://WWW.NEWTIBURON.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=64779 AND HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT MY 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON SE MAY POTENTIALLY HAVE A CLUTCH PROBLEM AND HAS ONLY BEEN A LAWSUIT FILED ON THE 2003 AND 2004 TIBURONS WITH THE SIX SPEED TRANSMISSION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10282713

Incident

Sep 2, 2009

Mileage

33,424 mi

PURCHASED BRAND NEW OCT 2006 IN THIS ORDER... I KNOW A FEW THINGS ARE MISSING. CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE - COULDN'T GET THE CAR BACK IN GEAR. PULLS TO THE RIGHT ALL THE TIME EVEN THOUGH IT IS IN "PERFECT ALIGNMENT" ACCORDING TO DEALER. TERRIBLY UNEVEN TIRE WEAR EVEN WITH 3K MILE TIRE ROTATIONS. 2 INSIDE SIDEWALL BLOW OUTS. 1 TREAD SEPARATION BLOWOUT 2 IDLER PULLEY FAILURES. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE. WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP FAILURE. SUNROOF MOTOR AND SWITCH FAILURE. BENT RIM. AIR CONDITIONING WIRE SHORT WHICH RESULTED IN AC CLUTCH FAILURE JUST AFTER 60,000 (OF COURSE) AC CLUTCH FAILURE RESULTS IN CONSTANT BEARING SQUEALING. ALUMINUM CLUTCH PEDAL COVER FELL OFF AND THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE IT. REAR HATCH RELEASE WORKS ABOUT HALF THE TIME. I KNOW THERE'S MORE, I JUST CAN'T RECALL ALL OF IT RIGHT OFF. *TR

NHTSA ID

10269567

Incident

May 19, 2009

CLUTCH FAILURE AT 32,000 MILES 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10250691

Incident

Nov 24, 2008

Mileage

32,000 mi

2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON SEEMS LIKE A HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORTS CAR. AND IT LOOKS SLICK, BUT SOMETHING ABOUT ITS MANUAL CLUTCH, FLY WHEEL, MASTER CYLINDER, PRESSER PLATE, ALL THAT AND MORE. MAKES THIS 06 TIBBY A PEACE OF BAD ENGINEERING GARBAGE! I BOUGHT THIS CAR JAN 9 2007 WITH 3333 MILES ON IT ON JULY 24 2007 WITH 14,687 "I HAD TO PAY" 1,865.25 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE MESH FLYWHEEL, PRESSER PLATE, AND CLUTCH IN MY BRAND NEW 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON! THIS IS CRAZY, THE FACTOR, HYUNDAI, CAR MAX, OR MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULDN'T COVER THIS! HERE I AM AGAIN OCT. 26 2008 WITH 44,000 MILES MY TIBBY IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN. THIS TIME ITS THE MASTER CYLINDER, AS OFTEN AS I KEEP SEEING THIS HAPPEN TO OTHER OWNERS, OF THE 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON I KNOW ITS NOT JUST ME OR MY CAR ALONE, ITS A BIG PROBLEM WITH EVERY OWNER! IF SOMETHING ISN'T DONE ABOUT THIS, THEN MY FELLOW 06 HYUNDAI TIBURON OWNERS, MY LAWYER WITH DATES AND COPIES OF REPAIR RECEIPT JUST WAITING FOR MY Q TO FILE SOMETHING ON HYUNDAI, AND I WILL TRY TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF BECAUSE OF UNTIL NOW NOBODY HAS! HYUNDAI SHOULD NOT WANT PPL TELLING OTHER PPL NOT TO GET A HYUNDAI BECAUSE THEY BUILD BAD VEHICLES SHOULD THEY? THAT'S BAD BUSINESS ALL AROUND! *TR

NHTSA ID

10246762

Incident

Oct 26, 2008

Mileage

14,000 mi

JULY OF 2007 I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING MY CAR INTO GEAR. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A PIN THAT WAS BENT RELATING TO MY CLUTCH WHICH I LATER FIND OUT WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH WAS COVERED SO THEIR WAS NO OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE HOWEVER A LITTLE LESS THAN A YEAR LATER IN JULY OF 2008 I WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM SO I BRING THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME I NEED A CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE RELEASE BEARING AND A FLYWHEEL WHICH IS NOT COVERED MY CAR IS LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD AND HAS JUST OVER 27K MILES I LEARNED TO DRIVE ON MY PERMIT USING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION MY FIRST CAR WAS A MANUAL AND NOW THIS IS MY FIRST BRAND NEW CAR AND ITS ALSO A MANUAL I HAVE NEVER BURNED OUT A CLUTCH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10233847

Incident

Jul 8, 2008

Mileage

27,000 mi

I BOUGHT A 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CAR NOW HAS ONLY 32,000 MILES AND I STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUTCH. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM INSPECT A LOUD TICKING NOISE IN FEB.2008. THEY THEN PROCEEDED TO TELL ME IMMEDIATELY THAT IT WAS THE CLUTCH BEARING MAKING THE NOISE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I TOLD THEM OK AND ASKED THEM TO FIX IT. TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM, AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I LEFT MY CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP AND CALLED LATER TO CHECK ON THE CAR. THEY ONCE AGAIN SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE CLUTCH BEARING AND I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE CLUTCH FOR $900. AFTER COMPLAINING TO HYUNDAI CORPORATE. THE DEALER THEN STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO COMPLETELY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, AND COULD NOT TELL ME WHO THE PERSON WHOM I TALKED TO. I LEFT MY CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. I RECENTLY TOOK THE CAR BACK IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. ONLY AT THIS POINT, THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS MAKING A GRINDING FEELING. I HAVE TO PUT ABOUT 20LBS. PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL TO EASILY ENGAGE 1ST GEAR OR REVERSE FOR THAT MATTER. AT MY LAST VISIT, THEY MOCKED ME AND TRIED TO CHANGE THE TOPIC. THEN TOLD ME THEY WOULD ORDER THE CLUTCH BEARING AND REPLACE IT. BUT ENSURED ME THAT THEY CLUTCH STILL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I TRIED TO EXPLAIN HOW I DO NOT RACE THE CAR, THE GENTLEMAN TOLD ME IN THE TEN YEARS HE HAS BEEN THERE, ONLY ONE PERSON ADMITTED BURNING UP THE CLUTCH. AT THIS POINT I FEEL LIKE I HAVE BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF, CALLED A LIAR, AND DENIED THE WARRANTY SERVICES THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RENDERED TO ME. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE. I HAVE YET TO HAVE THE BEARING REPLACED WAITING ON A PHONE CALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10230762

Incident

Mar 2, 2008

Mileage

30,000 mi

EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE: ACCELERATION IS DANGEROUSLY SLOW. ENGINE OUTPUT IS LOW WHILE THE INPUT OF GAS IS HIGH. GEAR SHIFTING IS NORMAL BUT, RESULTS ARE MEDIOCRE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10225336

Incident

Mar 10, 2008

Mileage

27,775 mi

2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON SE CLUTCH MALFUNCTIONING AND FAILURE. POOR QUALITY AND DEFORMED PARTS USED. WARRANTY CLASSIFIES PARTS AS "WEAR PARTS." I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR ITS SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE VISIT TO R.C. HYUNDAI IN ROSWELL, GA. AFTER 2 DAYS I EXPERIENCED ACCELERATION ISSUES AND WENT BACK TO R. C. DEALERSHIP. ON DUTY TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THE CLUTCH WAS THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM AND IT WOULD COST ME 2,000.00+ USD. WHEN I ASKED WHY I WAS TOLD THIS WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY DURING THE ORIGINAL SALES PROCESS IRECEIVED INCONCLUSIVE ANSWERS. AFTER A LITTLE INTERNET RESEARCH I DISCOVERED: A CLASS ACTION PENDING STEMMING FROM 03-04 HYUNDAI TIBURON'S CHOICE OF CLUTCH PARTS (FLY WHEEL TO BE SPECIFIC) AND NUMEROUS POST ON EDMUNDS CAR SPACE ( OVER 5 PAGES OF ENRAGED HYUNDAI TIBURON 03-07 OWNERS') HYUNDAI REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FAULTY, DEFORMED AND DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT MAKE UP ITS CLUTCH AND CONTINUE CHARGING HARD WORKING, HONEST PEOPLE 2,000.00 TO FIX A PROBLEM THEY KNOW EXISTS AND WILL CONTINUE TO FAIL. BLAMING IT ON HOW THE CAR IS DRIVEN IS BOTH A SHAMEFUL BUSINESS PRACTICE AND CRIME AGAINST CONSUMERS EVERYWHERE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10221800

Incident

Mar 10, 2008

Mileage

27,788 mi

2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON CLUTCH FAILURE. WE NOTICED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS STARTING TO SLIP. SHIFTER STARTED TO GET STUCK IN GEAR. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS GOING TO COST 2000.00 TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH, THEY ALSO PROCEED TO QUESTION ME SAYING THAT IT APPEARS THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN RACED. WE DO NOT RACE OUR VEHICLES. IN READING OTHER COMPLAINTS, THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE STANDARD TRANSMISSIONS IN THE HYUNDAI'S. I AM TO WONDER IF THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE SHOULD CONTINUE ON THE MARKET. IN ORDER FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO UPHOLD THE WARRANTY, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE DONE AT A HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP AND AT THE SPECIFIED MILEAGE. THE MAINTENANCE IS NOT CHEAP ON THIS VEHICLE. OUR VEHICLE IS AT 32,000 MILES MAINTENANCE WAS TO BE DONE AT 30,000 MILES, WE WERE UNABLE TO AFFORD THE ALMOST 600.00 FOR THE MAINTENANCE. NOW THEY WANT 2000.00 TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH AND FLY WHEEL. SOMEONE REALLY NEEDS TO CHECK INTO THE MANUFACTURING OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10215873

Incident

Jan 9, 2008

Mileage

31,800 mi

APPROXIMATELY AROUND 18,500 MILES ON MY PURCHASE-NEW 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON SE, I BEGAN TO NOTICE SOME CLUTCH SLIPPAGE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STAND-STILL. WEEKS LATER I HAD TAKEN MY CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM TO GET THE OIL CHANGED, AND A ROUTINE INSPECTION. AT THIS TIME THEY FOUND A SMALL LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION, SO THEY PUT SOME DYE IN IT AND ASKED ME TO COME BACK A WEEK LATER SO THEY CAN TRACK WHERE IT WAS. A WEEK LATER I BROUGHT MY CAR BACK AND THEY SAID THEY WANTED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION, UNDER WARRANTY. I GAVE THEM THE OKAY TO DO THIS. DURING THE REPLACEMENT PROCESS THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL WAS FOUND TO HAVE 'HOTSPOTS' ON IT AND WAS RECOMMENDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS ALREADY AWARE OF POSSIBLE CLUTCH PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR BEFORE I PURCHASED IT, AND WAS INFORMED BY THE SALESMEN THAT THEY DON'T THINK THERE WILL BE A PROBLEM AND I WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. REGARDLESS I WAS WEARY BECAUSE OF THE MANY PROBLEMS DESCRIBED ON AN ONLINE TIBURON ENTHUSIAST MESSAGE BOARD (WWW.NEWTIBURON.COM). IN WHICH IT IS SUSPECTED POOR DESIGN OF THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE SLAVE CYLINDER VALVE SPRING TO BE THE CAUSE OF THESE COMMON, PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURES. DUE TO COSTS OF THE REPLACEMENT PARTS, AND LIMITED TIME TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION, I AUTHORIZED THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH AND PRESSURE PLATE ONLY, LEAVING THE CURRENT FLYWHEEL IN THE CAR. THIS ONLY COST ME ABOUT $375, SINCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALREADY BEING REPLACED THAT DRAMATICALLY REDUCED THE LABOR COSTS. REGARDLESS IT IS STILL MONEY I HAD TO SPEND ON A PART THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY 18,500 MILES ON THE CAR. I CAN ONLY GUESS AS TO IF THIS PROBLEM WILL CROP UP AGAIN, SOME 15,000+ MILES DOWN THE ROAD. NOW AT ABOUT 20,500 MILES I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS YET, BUT THE DAY IS NOT OVER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10211420

Incident

Aug 29, 2007

Mileage

18,500 mi

2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON CLUTCH FAILURE AT 17,000 MILES. MANUFACTURER SAY IT IS DRIVING HABIT FAILURE AND NOT COVERED UNDER THEIR WARRANTY. SEAM TO BE A PROBLEMS WITH MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10208108

Incident

Jul 1, 2007

Mileage

140,000 mi

ON JUNE 11, 2007 AT 26,577 MILES, I EXPERIENCED ON MY WAY IN TO WORK WHILE DRIVING, A SLIGHT STICK AND A DEFINITE "CLICK" SOUND FROM MY CLUTCH PEDAL. WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT I EXPERIENCED COMPLETE CLUTCH FAILURE, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO IN TO GEAR. THE INVOICE FROM THE DEALERSHIP STATES "INTERNAL PART ON MASTER CLUTCH BROKEN-REMOVE AND REPLACE MASTER CLUTCH". ON OCTOBER 15, 2007, AT 37,500 MILES, THERE BEGAN A SIMILAR CLUTCH PEDAL PROBLEM, LATER THE RPMS OF THE ENGINE WERE INCREASING, HOWEVER THE GEARS WERE NOT ENGAGING FULLY, ANOTHER CLUTCH FAILURE IN LESS THAN SIX MONTHS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE IS NOT ONLY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THE HYUNDAI CORPORATION FOR A DEFECTIVE CLUTCH IN THE 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON.(US DISTRICT COURT ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; CASE NUMBER 06CC00052) I HAVE ALSO FOUND QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS NOT ONLY OF THE CLUTCH, BUT THE HYUNDAI CORPORATIONS REFUSAL TO HONOR IT'S OWN WARRANTY WITH IT'S CUSTOMERS. IT IS IN MY OPINION THAT THIS CORPORATION LACKS THE INTEGRITY TO MONITOR ITSELF AND I AM ASKING THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. *JB

NHTSA ID

10206134

Incident

Oct 15, 2007

Mileage

37,554 mi

CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO BE FALLING APART. REPLACED BY DEALER IN DEC. 2006. CLUTCH FAILED OCT 2007. VEHICLE INOPERABLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSING TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. QUOTED $2,000 TO REPAIR CLUTCH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10205915

Incident

Oct 7, 2007

Mileage

32,000 mi

BOUGHT A 2006 TIBURON, I DRIVE THE CAR TO WORK AND BACK LIGHTLY (NO HARD ACCELERATION, RACING ETC). AFTER 9000 MILES THE CLUTCH SUDDENLY WENT OUT, LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE ROAD, NEEDED TO BE TOWED INTO DEALERSHIP, TOOK 6 DAYS TO GET THE CAR BACK ON THE ROAD, THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. I'M HAVING OTHER ISSUES WITH THE CAR INCLUDING UNEVEN ACCELERATION AND HIGH IDLING. THE CAR ISN'T EVEN A YEAR OLD, WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THIS MODEL TO ANYONE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10182850

Incident

Feb 2, 2007

I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. I'M IN THE MILITARY SO I PUT A LOT OF MILES ON IT DRIVING HOME ALL THE TIME. AFTER A MONTH AND A HALF AND 5000 MILES ROUGHLY, MY CLUTCH STARTED SLIPPING AND THEN GAVE OUT. IT WAS SUDDEN AND COMPLETE. THE TECH'S AT THE DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO STATED THAT MY CLUTCH HAD BEEN SEVERELY FRIED LIKE I WAS RACING IT. FORTUNATELY THEY DIDN'T REMOVE MY WARRANTY BUT THEY DID CHARGE ME $900 FOR IT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10176286

Incident

Dec 8, 2006

Mileage

6,372 mi

I HAVE 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON AND AT 9440 MILES I STARTED HAVING CLUTCH PROBLEMS AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND NOW THE CAR IS NOT EVEN A YEAR OLD AND HAS 17000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS IN THE SHOP TO GET A NEW CLUTCH WITCH IS ABOUT 900.00 DOLLARS. THIS SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING THAT IS HAPPENING A LOT. THE WARRANTY IS 5 YEARS BUMPER TO BUMPER. OR THE CLUTCH IS 12000 MILES BUT I SEE WHY THEY JUST BRUSHED ME OFF AT 9440 MILES SO THE COULD GET THE MONEY IN 2500 MORE MILES. *JB

NHTSA ID

10173887

Incident

Nov 20, 2006

Mileage

9,440 mi