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|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005061430 | Incident Date: Jul, 31 2005 |
| Consumer's City: ROSSFORD | Consumer's State: OH |
| 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#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 03 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 19 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Began having trouble shifting from any gear to any other gear without "double clutching." took vehicle to dealership where it was determined that the clutch was bad. following the advice of the dealership i ordered an aftermarket clutch and an aftermarket flywheel. the dealer recommended doing this because of durability issues with the stock setup. once the dealer began the replacement of the clutch and flywheel itself they then determined that the entire transmission (6 speed) needed to be replaced. according to the dealership, the hyundai regional rep. wanted to go against a technical service bulletin and simply fix the problem with the trans itself. the dealer actually had to fight with the rep to follow hyundai's own tsb. the dealership itself was great and defiantly honest about the clutch problems on the 03 tib v6 6sp, but i still feel that hyundai needs to own up to the issue and reimburse people for aftermarket clutches because the stock system is not built to handle the kind of stresses that the engine exerts on it. i have only owned manuel trans cars and drive mainly highway miles. i have never had to replace a clutch before 130,000 miles... my tiburon's required clutch, flywheel and trans replacement at about 40,000 miles... even though the trans itself was covered by warranty, it still cost over $1000 for parts and labor to the clutch itself (far cheaper than the $2000 or so it costs to buy the stock setup). having a clutch and trans go at 40,000 miles is unacceptable, knowing that this is not unusual for the tibby only makes the issue more unacceptable. *jb |
