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|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005073372 | Incident Date: Aug, 09 2005 |
| Consumer's City: CHARLOTTE | Consumer's State: NC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America |
| Model Name: TIBURON | Model Year: 2005 |
| 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: Jul, 30 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 02 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I drive a 2005 hyundai tiburon v6 with a 6 speed manual transmission. after less than 25k miles my clutch started acting up by not disengaging the engine when pressing the clutch down. this happened suddenly one day when i was at a light and when it turned green i put it into first and the car lunged forward and stalled. i took it to the dealer and they told me that i needed a complete new clutch and the plate was completely worn (which it is still not worn and i now have 73k on it because i use it for a delivery car.) however, the clutch pedal is still a growing problem. as i let out the clutch in any gear it is not a smooth engagement, but a very harsh and abrupt engagement causing the car to leap at any gear with the petal almost fully to the floor. i have been pulled over 2 times at a stop light for "unnecessary acceleration" because i barked 1st gear. each time i was able to get out of it by letting the officer test drive the car in the parking lot. also for the past 20k miles i have had trouble changing gears, it has been random but has been happening more frequently, when ever i would change gears while moving with clutch fully pressed the gears have ground and i sometimes can not get the car into any gear unless i match the rpms to the correct speed for the gear. i might as well be driving with out a clutch. the worst problem: when the jumpy clutch and the non-disengagement combine in stop and go traffic or in reverse. the car will lunge forward when i only intend it to go about a foot and i have to slam the brakes on to fight the car from pulling forward with the clutch pressed down as i ripped the gear out of first... which takes a modest amount of strength. this car is not safe to drive but i have to for work. i am an easy driver on the car too, 73k miles and there is no clutch slip. *jb |
