2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON Problems & Recalls
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My clutch is slipping already. Ive owned the car for six months and the previous owner repaced the cluch, and he o ly owned the car for 10 months. My previous standard transmission car went through 1 clutvh in the 15 years i owned it. Something must be defective. I do not know what the situation w...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-65 MPH, THE FOG LIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT-OFF. ADDITIONALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY CHANGED BY INCREASING AND DECREASING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE THE FOG LIGHTS WERE T...
Mileage: 86,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-65 MPH, THE FOG LIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT-OFF. ADDITIONALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY CHANGED BY INCREASING AND DECREASING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE THE FOG LIGHTS WERE T...
Mileage: 86,000
CLUTCH FAILS TO DISENGAGE. THIS IS MOST DANGEROUS WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED IN GEAR(AS WHEN PARKED ON A HILL WITH THE REAR OF THE FRONT WHEELS TURNED TO CURB, AND AN ATTEMPT IS MADE TO START VEHICLE BY PUSHING CLUTCH PEDAL DOWN AND ACTIVATING IGNITION, THE VEHICLE MAY START WITH CLUTCH ENGAGED, AND ...
Mileage: 78,000
MY TIBURON WAS FINE A FEW DAYS AGO BUT RECENTLY STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR SHIFTING INTO REVERSE WHILE THE CAR IS STOPPED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE CARS AND THAT IT SEEMS TO BE A FAULTY MODEL OF CLUTCH. ACC...
Mileage: 110,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE MERGED INTO THE CONTACT'S LANE AND CAME TO A STOP. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE ...
Mileage: 126,000
GEARS BECAME HARD TO SHIFT THEN IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT REPLACED WIT NEW CLUTCH AND HAD TO REPLACE AGAIN AT 97000. *TR
Mileage: 67,000
I BOUGHT THE CAR AND LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE REPAIR RECORDS AND THE CLUTCH HAD BEEN REPLACED ABOUT 12000 MILES AGO AND I CAN PUSH THE CLUTCH IN AND IT IS SLIPPING HORRIBLE, I CAN PUSH THE CLUTCH ALL THE WAY DOWN AND IT WILL SLIP AND GRIND EVERY GEAR AS IF I'M TRYING TO SHIFT WITHOUT THE CLUTCH. I EVEN...
Mileage: 100,000
I'M FROM ARKANSAS CITY KANSAS. I WAS DRIVING IN WICHITA KS ON MY WAY BACK HOME. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55MPH. WHEN I ENGAGED MY CLUTCHED TO GO INTO THE NEXT GEAR NOTHING HAPPENED. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO GO INTO GEAR BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. I SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I PUT...
Mileage: 98,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHILE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS IF IT WOULD ACCELERATE. THE ACCELERATION RETURNED T...
Mileage: 72,000
I WAS STOPPED THIS PASS WEEKEND AND TOLD MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING, WAS TOLD BY THE STATE TROOPER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON TIBURON MODELS BETWEEN THE YRS OF 2006-2008 ON STOP LAMPS DURING BRAKE DON'T ILLUMINATE AND TO GET THEM CHECKED OUT...SURE ENOUGH I FOUND THE RECALL ONLINE, I CALLED HYU...
Mileage: 5,600
I WAS STOPPED THIS PASS WEEKEND AND TOLD MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING, WAS TOLD BY THE STATE TROOPER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON TIBURON MODELS BETWEEN THE YRS OF 2006-2008 ON STOP LAMPS DURING BRAKE DON'T ILLUMINATE AND TO GET THEM CHECKED OUT...SURE ENOUGH I FOUND THE RECALL ONLINE, I CALLED HYU...
Mileage: 5,600
BRAND NEW CAR AND ENGINE WENT OUT. DEALER SAID I DIDN'T HAVE THE OIL CHANGED WHICH CAUSED CRITICAL FAILURE WITH ENGINE. AFTER ALMOST 2 YEARS FIGHTING WITH DEALER I GAVE UP. I SAVED 5K TO HAVE A NEW ENGINE INSTALLED WITH AN OUTSIDE DEALER WITH THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MILEAGE. TODAY CAR IS OVERHEATING...
Mileage: 30,000
2006 TIBURON 3 CLUTCHES IN 3 MONTHS TIME DUE TO SLIPPING OF CLUTCH . *TR
Mileage: 79,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY 15,000 MILES OR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE ALWAYS UNABLE TO FIND A FAILURE. THE M...
Mileage: 15,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY 15,000 MILES OR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE ALWAYS UNABLE TO FIND A FAILURE. THE M...
Mileage: 15,000
APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THIS CAR NEW (AND LESS THAN 1000 MILES ON ODOMETER), I STARTED EXPERIENCING SLIPPING IN THE CLUTCH WITH SEVERE LACK OF ACCELERATION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL UNDER WARRANTY, AND STATE AT THAT TIME THAT THE HAD ALREADY PERFORMED SIMILAR REP...
Mileage: 1,000
I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI, TIBURON GT WITH THE 2.7 LITRE V-6 AND 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. AFTER SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, THE CAR JERKS (LIKE WHEN YOU 1ST LEARN TO DRIVE A MANUAL) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE CAME VERY CLOSE TO BEING REAR ENDED WHEN THIS HAPPENS!!! AND SOMETIMES IT WONT COME OUT...
BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTION CAUSES BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. *TR *JS
Mileage: 69,000
BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTION CAUSES BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. *TR *JS
Mileage: 69,000
AFTER A COUPLE MONTHS OF OWNING MY VEHICLE, MY CLUTCH WENT OUT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE WAY I WAS DRIVING AND THAT THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT BE COVERED IN THE WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE AND NOT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. SO I HAD TO PAY TO GET A NEW C...
Mileage: 17,000
AFTER I SHIFTED FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE CLUTCH SLIPPED. WHEN I COMPLETELY TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR I FELT AND HEARD A MILD CLUNK AS IT WAS FINALLY ENGAGED. THE RPMS WERE AT ABOUT 2000 AND I WAS ONLY TRAVELING 5 MPH WHEN THIS FIRST OCCURRED. I CONTINUED TO SHIFT TH...
Mileage: 53,000
I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI, TIBURON GT WITH THE 2.7 LITRE V-6 AND 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD A RECENT PROBLEM WITH THE CLUTCH SLIPPING. I HAVE LOOKED ON LINE AND READ ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS ISSUE. BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR (NEW IN 2006) I READ ABOUT THE CLUTCH ISSUES ON LINE AND T...
Mileage: 67,000
VEHICLE HAD PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE. REPAIR COST 2700. THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON IDENTICAL FAILURES. HYUNDAI REFUSES TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM, DESPITE 2006 LAWSUIT IN CALIFORNIA CONCERNING THE 2003 MODELS. UPDATED 05/12/11 *BF
Mileage: 34,000
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...
Mileage: 39,000
I WAS IN FAIRLY HEAVY TRAFFIC TRAVELING 65-70 MPH AND ANOTHER CAR SWERVED IN FRONT AFTER PASSING ME (ON THE RIGHT) AND WHEN I WENT TO APPLY BRAKES THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE. I AGAIN APPLIED BRAKES AND NOT ONLY DID THEY NOT WORK THEY ALSO DIDN'T DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CON...
Mileage: 18,500
I WAS IN FAIRLY HEAVY TRAFFIC TRAVELING 65-70 MPH AND ANOTHER CAR SWERVED IN FRONT AFTER PASSING ME (ON THE RIGHT) AND WHEN I WENT TO APPLY BRAKES THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE. I AGAIN APPLIED BRAKES AND NOT ONLY DID THEY NOT WORK THEY ALSO DIDN'T DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CON...
Mileage: 18,500
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. ...
Mileage: 35,000
I HAD A 2006 TIBURON HYUNDAI. ON JUNE 25TH I WAS IN A ROLE OVER ACCIDENT AND NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. I FEEL HYUNDAI HAS GIVEN FALSE ADVERTISEMENT. NOW THE INSURANCE IS CLAIMING IT A TOTAL LOSS AND HYUNDAI IS WANTING TO TAKE OVER THE VEHICLE AND USE IT FOR SALVAGE WITH OUT RECOGNIZING THERE WAS AN ...
Mileage: 50,000
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
Mileage: 25,000
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. ...
Mileage: 33,000
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 (0...
Mileage: 49,000
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 (0...
Mileage: 49,000
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 FIR...
Mileage: 45,000
I WAS DRIVING TO A RANGE SITE ON FT.SILL OKLAHOMA AND THE GUYS BEHIND ME NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING ON MY 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON. ALL THE BULBS ARE GOOD AND THE FUSES ARE NOT BURNED OUT. IT SEEMS TO BE A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE. *TR
Mileage: 51,162
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 $260...
Mileage: 32,000
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 SEV...
Mileage: 35,000
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 ...
Mileage: 28,000
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...
Mileage: 33,424
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 RO...
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 RO...
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 RO...
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 RO...
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 RO...
I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON IN FEBRUARY 2006. I HAVE HAD AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT. MY CAR HAS ALWAYS PULLED RIGHT. WE HAVE PURCHASED NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENTS EVERY SIX MONTHS AND JUST RECENTLY HAD A BOLT KIT PUT ON IT ALSO. I WENT TO A DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND HAD ...
WAS DRIVING EAST ON I-70 CAR STARTED SHAKING AND HEARD A LOW ROAR. THOUGHT IT WAS THE ROAD. I GOT OFF EXIT 124 I BELIEVE AND CHECKED TIRES. ALL LOOKED NORMAL.. CHECKED TIRED PRESSURES ALL WAS 32 OR 34 PSI. I THOUGH MAYBE IT WAS THE ROAD SO I CONTINUED TO EXIT 126EAST ON I 70 GOT OFF EXIT BECAUSE...
Mileage: 44,930
I OWN A 2006 HYUNDAI TIBERON BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IT HAS 22,000 MILES ON IT AND THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL ARE SHOT. I'VE BEEN DRIVING STANDARD FOR 13 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH A CLUTCH. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HYUNDAI FOR NOT REPLACING A BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY WHICH I HAVE. A CAR THAT...
Mileage: 22,000
CLUTCH FAILURE AT 32,000 MILES 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON. *TR
Mileage: 32,000
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 2...
Mileage: 14,000
DRIVING WEST BOUND ON INTERSTATE 10 FWY APPROXIMATE TIME 2:30A.M. I HAD A TIRE BLOWOUT. THE BLOWOUT IN TURN MADE ME LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND I WENT INTO A SPIN CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO A POST ON THE SIDE OF THE FWY. UPON CRASHING INTO THE POST MY HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AT WHICH TIME THE ...
Mileage: 43,000
DRIVING WEST BOUND ON INTERSTATE 10 FWY APPROXIMATE TIME 2:30A.M. I HAD A TIRE BLOWOUT. THE BLOWOUT IN TURN MADE ME LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND I WENT INTO A SPIN CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO A POST ON THE SIDE OF THE FWY. UPON CRASHING INTO THE POST MY HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AT WHICH TIME THE ...
Mileage: 43,000
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...
Mileage: 27,000
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...
Mileage: 30,000
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...
Mileage: 30,000
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
Mileage: 27,775
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. D...
Mileage: 27,788
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...
Mileage: 31,800
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 TH...
Mileage: 18,500
WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP,THE FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CAUSING DRIVER TO INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATE INTO STOPPED CAR IN FRONT OF HIM. *TR
Mileage: 16,800
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
Mileage: 140,000
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...
Mileage: 37,554
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
Mileage: 32,000
EVER SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON IN MARCH 2006, I HAVE HAD AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. MY CAR ALWAYS PULLED RIGHT. AFTER SPENDING MONEY FOR ALIGNMENT NEW TIRES,AND RIMS A FRIEND INFORMED ME OF A SERVICE BULLETIN. I WENT TO A DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND HAD CORRECTED MY VEHICLE PER THE SERV...
Mileage: 500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED BRUISES ON HIS SHOULDER. THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. SHE STATED THAT THE MANUFAC...
Mileage: 15,600
MY DAUGHTER HAS A 2006 TIBURON AND HAS BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE WHEEL BEARINGS GOING OUT OF IT. IT WAS IN THE SHOP TO GET THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING FIXED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. THE MONTH AFTER THAT SHE STARTED HEARING THE SAME NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR THE PASSENGER SIDE . WELL I WA...
MY DAUGHTER HAS A 2006 TIBURON AND HAS BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE WHEEL BEARINGS GOING OUT OF IT. IT WAS IN THE SHOP TO GET THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING FIXED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. THE MONTH AFTER THAT SHE STARTED HEARING THE SAME NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR THE PASSENGER SIDE . WELL I WA...
MY DAUGHTER HAS A 2006 TIBURON AND HAS BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE WHEEL BEARINGS GOING OUT OF IT. IT WAS IN THE SHOP TO GET THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING FIXED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. THE MONTH AFTER THAT SHE STARTED HEARING THE SAME NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR THE PASSENGER SIDE . WELL I WA...
MY DAUGHTER HAS A 2006 TIBURON AND HAS BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE WHEEL BEARINGS GOING OUT OF IT. IT WAS IN THE SHOP TO GET THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING FIXED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. THE MONTH AFTER THAT SHE STARTED HEARING THE SAME NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR THE PASSENGER SIDE . WELL I WA...
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 ASSEMB...
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 CLUTC...
Mileage: 6,372
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...
Mileage: 9,440
CAR STARTED TO HAVE A CLUTCH PEDAL PROBLEM AROUND 5000 MILES, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. THEN AT ABOUT 10,000 MILES THE CLUTCH BEGAN SLIPPING SO I TOOK IT ONCE AGAIN TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID "YEP THE CLUTCH IS PRETTY WORN OUT IT SHOULD BE REPLACED...
Mileage: 10,000
I HAVE A 2006 TIBURON AND HAVE ALREADY HAD TO HAVE IT IN THE SHOP FOUR TIMES. FOR THE SUNROOF, WHICH STILL DOES NOT WORK RIGHT AND THE TRANSMISSION. NOW IT IS STARTING TO BE SLUGGISH AGAIN. I DON'T TRASH MY CAR OR HOT ROD IT EITHER. THE MOTOR IN THE SUNROOF HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION H...
Mileage: 3,000
I HAVE A 2006 TIBURON AND HAVE ALREADY HAD TO HAVE IT IN THE SHOP FOUR TIMES. FOR THE SUNROOF, WHICH STILL DOES NOT WORK RIGHT AND THE TRANSMISSION. NOW IT IS STARTING TO BE SLUGGISH AGAIN. I DON'T TRASH MY CAR OR HOT ROD IT EITHER. THE MOTOR IN THE SUNROOF HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION H...
Mileage: 3,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER TIRE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WIRING HARNESS. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TIRE AND THE WIRING HARNESS. ...
Mileage: 7,000
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A HYUNDAI TIBURON 2006. AT 3500 MILES THE CLUTCH HAS GONE OUT, COMPLETELY. I HAVE OWNED APPROXIMATELY 4 STICK SHIFTS AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE A STICK FOR 20 YEARS. TWO OF THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES I OWNED (ONE A SATURN, THE OTHER AN AUDI) HAD MORE THAN 100K ON THEM ...
Mileage: 3,550
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A STEADY VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS FELT AROUND 62 MPH. AFTER THE TIRES WERE ROAD FORCE BALANCED AND ROTATED, THE TIRES DID NOT HAVE THE SAME PSI READING. THE REAR TIRES HAD AN INCORRECT PSI READING. ONE HAD A PSI OF 22 AND THE OTHER HAD A PSI OF 5. ONE SERVICE C...
Mileage: 350
THE KENWOOD CD PLAYER IS DEFECTIVE. GOT ANOTHER REPLACEMENT ONE FROM DEALERSHIP AND IT IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. *JB
ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2006 MY SON WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN LEFT AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND HE HAD NO CONTROL AND COULD NOT GET HIS CAR TO STOP AND HE HIT A TREE. HE AND HIS PASSENGER WERE FORTUNATELY WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS AND DID NOT GET THROWN OUT OF THE C...
Mileage: 3,700
ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2006 MY SON WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN LEFT AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND HE HAD NO CONTROL AND COULD NOT GET HIS CAR TO STOP AND HE HIT A TREE. HE AND HIS PASSENGER WERE FORTUNATELY WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS AND DID NOT GET THROWN OUT OF THE C...
Mileage: 3,700
ON DECEMBER 15, 2005 I PURCHASED A 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT. AFTER ONLY 2500 MILES THE CLUTCH WENT OUT. I HAVE PLENTY OF EXPERIENCE DRIVING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, SO THEY COULDN'T BLAME ME FOR RIDING THE CLUTCH. I'M NOW AT 5400 MILES AND THE CLUTCH HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS, IT ...
Mileage: 5,400