| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004064272 | Incident Date: Apr, 14 2004 |
| Consumer's City: MERRIMACK | Consumer's State: NH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America |
| Model Name: TIBURON | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:clutch assembly |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: KMHHN65F944 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 02 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 07 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Purchased vehicle jan 04 with 10 miles on it. at around 12k miles the clutch began to rapidly wear. at 18k mi it was impossible to drive. driver has never had to replace a clutch before 140k mi before. dealer (union nj) claimed hyundai not responsible, said would repair replace for $1200k (price reduction as a courtesy). driver decided that not to replace with the same clutch bought a spec stage 3 aftermaket clutch for $480 and had the dealer put the clutch in. at around 32k mi suddenly the clutch went from very tight (catching about 1" - 1.5" of the floor to loose 3"+. clutch slowly started slipping and was replaced at 38k mi by a different dealership (nyack, ny) claimed there was a tsb for the issue and offered to fix for free with factory clutch and new fly wheel. fly wheel must of been root cause as there has bee no more incidents as of 80k mi. *jb |
