Consumer Complaint Detail

HYUNDAI / TIBURON / 2003

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0 Injured
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005040416 Incident Date: Aug, 24 2005
Consumer's City: POMONA 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#: KMHHM65D63U Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 26 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 14 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the contact owns a 2003 hyundai tiburon. the clutch was bad, and it took out the flywheel/clutch/transmission and the transfer case. the dealer told the contact that she took an electric saw to the transmission case and the clutch did not do it. furthermore, it was not covered under the warranty because it was a clutch, and the clutch was normal wear and tear. she had two warranties, and they will not cover it under either one. she bought the vehicle on 6-15-05 , and it failed on 8-25-05. the vehicle has 39,600 miles on it. when she bought the car it had 36,200 miles on it. the contact found approximately 30 pages of complaints on the web about the clutch.*ak updated 04/17/06