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At less than 300 miles I took it in for my first oil change, Car was returned with oil spots all over floor mat.
In less than 2 months, the tire blew. Not covered under warranty.
Air conditioning failed at 7900 miles. was not covered under warranty. Dealership wanted to charge $900.00. Was repaired by garage for $500.00.
No less than 5 recall repairs in the first 2 years, no rental car compensation.
The clutch went out at 15677 miles. This was less than a month after repair work to my shift bezel. The consumer advocacy was to refer it to an independent mediator. After 2 requests, it was not referred. Repairs not covered under warranty, and I had to send a certified letter to the corporate headquarters in Korea just to get a response to my 5+ page complaint letter.
Hyundai's customer service is very poor.
When I returned the customer comment card telling them I was unsatisfied with my visit to the dealership, the card was given to the tech, who called me at home and asked why I had given a poor rating. Telling me that it affected him. Hyundai did not seem at all shocked when I brought this to their attention.
I am in fear everyday that something else will go wrong with my car, and I will have to pay another $1000.00.
I will NEVER buy another Hyundai.
Please have the person who wrote the review contact me at ethangordon0523@aol.com. I as well am going through mediation with hyundai.
My 2003 Hyundai Tiburon's clutch and flywheel went out at 57,500 miles. My car had all scheduled maintenance and was very well cared for and driven sensibly. Most of the 57,500 miles were on the highway. There was no reason for a clutch to go out other than poor design or parts. Hyundai claimed total ignorance of any design or parts problems despite me calling attention to the many Internet complaints concerning this problem. I even hand delivered copies of (50) complaints to the dealership. Everyone involved including the dealership and Hyundai service representative had the same line. The problem is due to your driving habits. Hyundai's problem cost me $1800. Since I believed I was lied to about this problem and no longer have any confidence in either Hyundai or the dealership, I immediately traded the car in on a Saturn after getting it repaired. I did not want to become another victim of multiple clutch failures and will never buy or recommend another Hyundai product.
I got an 03 GT 5 With 90,000km I don't know how many miles since I am canadian and live in toronto. I had my car almost 4 years and beat the hell out of it and had all the problems people complain about... my clutch has had a problem since new and still does, but knowing this I drive it accordingly and think my clutch will last till 200,000 even with all the problems vibrations and roughness in every shift. I don't mind if my clutch jus completely goes.. it would give me the chance to order a good one. How ever I do think there should b a recall on the 03 tib clutch or that we should b compensated so I am also writing letters.
I have a 2003 Tiburon GT v6 5 speed and it has 48,000 on it. I am the second owner. I strongly recommend anyone who has had any Tiburon clutch problems to goto WWW.NEWTIBURON.COM and search for the links for a filed class action lawsuit against Hyundai. There is a TSB (Technical Service Bulletin) Hyundai has that states to replace the clutch with a new part number because the old one was "warped" from the factory.
Still going strong on my factory clutch and I race it...
LOVE THE CAR! LOVE THE SUPPORT FROM FELLOW TIB OWNERS!
I own a 2003 Tiburon GT and am feeling the brunt of the faulty clutch myself -- and at ONLY 64,000 Miles! I am going to look into the issue in the above commnet (about the lawsuit). Why should I have to pay over a grand for the sneakiness of this company. I think it's time to use our mouths and get some payment back from Hyundai, who can afford to help us out.
Signed.
Terrible Tiburon.
Have a 2003 GT, and have had the clutch fail at 11,985 miles and then later at 38,000 upon a repair from Hyundai. Put about 1000 bucks in parts into the car only to have it fail in another 500 miles. I'm tired of this car always leaving me stranded and I would wholeheartedly recommend that nobody purchase a hyundai until they get their act together. They don't take care of their customers time and time again. The clutch is only the beginning of Hyundai's issues.
I too just bought a used 2003 Hyundai Tiburon GT for my son. Bought it at 35,000 miles and the clutch is gone! He drove it for 2 days and not much at that. Would like to follow up on the other comments and see about Hyundai paying for the new clutch. It seemed like a good car - and I had not heard about the clutch problems before we purchased this car. Any postings of helpful information is greatly appreciated.
<<I too just bought a used 2003 Hyundai Tiburon GT for my son. Bought it at 35,000 miles and the clutch is gone! He drove it for 2 days and not much at that. Would like to follow up on the other comments and see about Hyundai paying for the new clutch. It seemed like a good car - and I had not heard about the clutch problems before we purchased this car. Any postings of helpful information is greatly appreciated.>>
Um, well, if the clutch went after two days of ownership this clearly is something that you would have been aware of when you had the car INSPECTED prior to purchase.
You did get the car inspected, right?
As for warranty, I think people need to be careful when buying used because some cars (VW was this way) voided or reduced the warranty if the car was sold to another person. I consider this sleazy, but it is legal.
Well I'm on my third clutch in my 03 v6 tib gt at just 56000.
I believe you could have the car inspected and there be no sign of the clutch going out all three of mine happened just like that... first one driving down the hwy on the 400th of a 600 mile trip and suddenly no power to the wheels, 9 months and 10,000 miles later in heavy traffic on freeway and same, third short trip to the bank on in a 45 zone suddenly started to slip and didn't make it the four miles home. About me: I've been turning wrenches since I was 10,I have replaced hundreds of clutch in vehicles I've serviced, I have driven manuals all my life and have had to replace only one of mine (at 105,000). Hyundai has a problem and they are not willing to come to the table, probably because they can't find a permanent fix. Mechanical is mechanical, there is always a chance of failure, the difference is how the company treats the problem. The company I work for does not allow us to treat our customers this way and that's why we've been in business since 1919. lets see if Hyundai lasts that long.
I have a 2003 V6 6speed manual and this is my 2nd clutch gone bad. I will go to the dealership today and ask weather they are getting a lot of these problems. The first cluch costed at only 6k miles costed $1800 bucks and my second one got the same clutch problem at 67k. I love this car, but the clutch going bad is just a bummer. I will definatly NOT mention anyone to buy a Hyundai ever. No matter how cheap and good it looks. This is a very bad company that does not care. 100k mile warranty... bull crap!! They hide all the important details what covered and whats no.
I am getting rid of my 2003 Tiburon GT as soon as my clutch is replaced also. It started going @ 16,000 & service told me it was wear & tear... oh really, that's why they have a technical service bulletin addressing the faulty/poor designed hydraulics with the clutch??? I also heard there's now a class action lawsuit against them with this issue & I am sure if you do a search you can find some interesting info on this. It does however pertain to a specific time period of manufacture for the early 2003 tibs which included my manufacture date, still no dice? So I drove on this like a grandma until the thing went, fighting with them every time I needed an oil change etc... quite exhausting. I never even drove this car hard either... just not my thing. I have driven 2 manual cars to just over 100,000 miles with no clutch issues on either, none of my family's cars have ever needed a clutch replaced & have always had a manual. I do love the styling on this car & seats are quite comfy, stereo sounds good (6-speaker infinity system). It drives/handles quite well (up to about 16,000). Other problems I have had on this car are plastic exterior components continue to need repainting (warrantied for 3 years) gas cap, mirrors, spoiler. My wife had the 2003 4-cylinder (before we got married... I know matching cars?) and her paint also needed continuous repainting. The window motors have been replaced twice on my driver side door, once on passenger side... also twice on each door on the wife's... recall anyone??? Hopefully they have fixed all these issues in the new models, so if you're in the market for a used one, DO NOT get an early model, or expect to drop about $2000 for your clutch, also research the new models on this 'cause it may still be a problem???
My $.02.
I have a '04 tiburon GT 6-speed and I am having to have my clutch replaced at 40,000 not under warranty, paint on my gas cap is chiping not under warranty. this is bogus I will not only never buy a hyundai again, but I will make sure that all of my friends and family know that it is a terrable company with enough problems to put them out of business in the next 10 years.
I own a 2006 Tiburon GT. Currently it is in the shop with the notorious slipping and burnt clutch smell. This is not my first standard vehicle therefor I know that my driving habits where not the cause of the clutches demise. After much debate with the Hyundai rep, I have convinced them to replace the clutch and pressure plate. I have just received a call informing me that my flywheel is also damaged with several glazed over hot spots upon it. Hyundai Agreed to replace the clutch and pressure plate, but I am left on my own to cover the cost of the flywheel. A cost of about a grand to have it fixed. The kicker is the car only has 9,700 miles on it. No, that is not a typo. The car has less than 10,000 miles on it and the clutch is already out.
You just have to understand that the Tiburon (or the Coupe V6 as it's called here) is not a real sports car even if it looks like it. It's just a pile of sub standard junk parts thrown together. If you are dumb enough to take this car track racing or just by pushing it too hard it will fall into pieces in front of you.
Just after some few days track driving its weaknesses will appear and it will be apparent how poorly this car is made. Clutch, brakes or suspension are not made for hard use and will go. Tie rod alignment will never be on the spot since the suspension is so weak. Before the brakes go they will overheat since the brakes on this car is not proper sports car brakes. Then the engine will overheat since they did not bother to fit this car with a proper cooling system, cv-joints will go because they are not really made to handle the torque of the engine, the injection will start misbehaving just to name some issues. All these are well know and well documented weaknesses of this type of car.
!!!You are warned!!!
And don't think that the Hyundai warranty will cover anything since they'll say you are using the car for things that it's not supposed to to. Like fast accelerations and braking that most other sports cars are actually constructed to cope with.
This car is strictly a driveway queen not meant for serious business. If you actually want a sports car this car is not for you. It's all looks and no go.
I was dumb enough to buy one of these a year ago and it has been a very expensive lesson for me. I think I can say that any car on the road is better constructed than this one.
My Wife and I purchased a 2004 Hyundai Tiburon GT. The car already had 14,000 miles on it when we bought it. When the car reached a little over 23,000 miles the clutch went out.
We had our Tiburon repaired, and now at 55,000 miles the same problem has happened again. It's frustrating because once again the Dealership AND the Hyundai Company refuses to help or be accommodating in any way. Even with all the extra and/or extended warranties we purchased and that were added on to our monthly payments, none of the warranties covered the clutch issues.
A Law Firm by the name of Green Welling filed a nationwide class action in Orange County, California on behalf of all persons who purchased or leased a 2003 GT Coupe Hyundai Tiburon with a 2.7 liter engine. The complaint states that Hyundai Motor America ("Hyundai") marketed its 2003 Tiburon by promoting themes of "guaranteed reliability" and "high quality and outstanding performance," all backed by "America's Best Warranty." Plaintiff alleges that in reality, Hyundai sold the 2003 Tiburon with defective clutch components which result in various of those components failing prematurely. When customers attempt to take advantage of "America's Best Warranty" to have the defective clutch components replaced, Hyundai refuses coverage and blames the failure on the driving habits of its customers.
And now many owners of the 2004 Tiburon GT model are having the same issues. The Firm who handled the suit asks for anyone having the same issues with their clutch or clutch components, to contact them.
You can find info about the case online by looking it up on the web by typing in "Class Action Suit against Hyundai"