| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006062124 | Incident Date: Apr, 05 2006 |
| Consumer's City: CREST HILL | Consumer's State: IL |
| 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, 10 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 24 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I have a 2.7l v6 tiburon from 03 and currently have my car in the shop for a new clutch at 22.5k miles on it. at first i was shocked and convinced that they would find something else wrong with the car that caused the clutch to wear prematurely. however, their assessment was that i abused the clutch with abnormal driving causing it to overheat. they also commented that there was no unusual wear on the tires but they noticed a cold air intake (hated the silent wine of stock) which points to hard driving. they then proceeded to tell me that the clutch is not covered under warranty after 12k miles and that it would be $2,200 to fix. this is my second manual transmission vehicle in 13 years and i drove my previous one around 100k miles without ever having to replace the clutch. i know how to drive stick and i don't ride the clutch or drive like a maniac so i went online looking for similar problems other people may have had. sure enough there is an abundance of threads about the 03 clutch problems with many of them wearing out around the same mileage as mine. as i continue to read up on it i find that they did change the clutch they were putting into the 03 tiburon's very quickly and yet they maintain that there is nothing wrong with the old ones. it is a dangerous situation with these clutches going out so often and early. hyundai knows there was a problem with the clutches they put in the 03 tiburon and refuses to accept responsibility for it. after researching this clutch i'm convinced it is a bad part, not bad drivers causing this problem. there is even a class action lawsuit in the making over this issue. *nm |
