Consumer Complaint Detail

HYUNDAI / TIBURON / 2003

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005032715 Incident Date: Jul, 19 2005
Consumer's City: DEL MAR Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America
Model Name: TIBURON Model Year: 2003
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#: KMHHN65F53U Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 05 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 29 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 10,700 miles clutch is slipping. tsb #04-40-005 defective clutch installed in tiburons produced before 4/1/03. new parts for clutch/flywheel in stock at dealership. the threshold of the clutch is right at the edge of what the performance of the engine can handle. there is a clutch delay valve installed to the master cylinder, this slow engage may cause premature wear on the clutch. customer fraud, hyundai has not released this info to owners and in most cases refuses to pay for it. i bring my tib in this monday to the dealership and they said expect to leave the car for a week because corp office will fight it. my car is 2 1/2 years old with 10,750 miles. *jb