2007 Hyundai Tiburon Complaints

I AM THE SOLE DRIVER OF A 2007 TIBURON SE. TWO YEARS AGO, WITH ONLY 25,685 MILES ON IT, THE CAR HAD CLUTCH FAILURE, WAS JERKING WHEN GOING INTO 1ST GEAR, AND NOT GLIDING WHEN SWITCHING THROUGH THE OTHER GEARS. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP WEEK AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT DOWN TO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH WOULD TAKE ABOUT 7 HOURS TO DO, AND THEN THERE WOULD BE ABOUT A 10-30% CHANCE THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD BE DUE TO DRIVER ERROR, IN WHICH CASE, I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF DIAGNOSIS (ABOUT $700) PLUS THE REPAIR. IF THE PROBLEM WAS DEEMED TO BE A DEFECTIVE PART, THEN IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MY FIRST CAR IN HIGH SCHOOL WAS A SIMCA (STICK SHIFT). THEN I DROVE A TOYOTA TRUCK, THEN A FORD RANGER TRUCK, THEN A FORD MUSTANG. ALL OF WHICH WERE STICK SHIFTS WHICH I DROVE ABOUT 7 YRS EACH, AND NONE OF WHICH EVER HAD A CLUTCH PROBLEM. TO BE TOLD THAT I MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS PROBLEM BY THE WAY THAT I DRIVE WAS SOMEWHAT INSULTING. DUE TO MY PERSISTENCE, THE CLUTCH WAS...

2007 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MECHANIC HAS JUST "RESET" THE WARNING LIGHT. THE MECHANIC MENTIONED TO ME THAT OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS. I ASKED WHY THERE WASN'T A RECALL, AND I GOT NO RESPONSE. NOW THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. WHY WOULDN'T THE AUTO MAKER FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY? WHY DOESN'T THE AUTO MANUFACTURER RECALL THESE VEHICLES? THIS IS NOT THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH THIS AUTO. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS BAD TIRES. THEY KEPT GOING FLAT. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS BECAUSE I DIDN'T DRIVE ENOUGH. I BOUGHT NEW TIRES MYSELF. THEY DON'T GO FLAT, EVEN THOUGH I STILL DON'T DRIVE A LOT. *TR

MY 2007 HYUNDAI TIBURON HAS 32,000 AND IS IN NEED OF IT'S SECOND CLUTCH. DEALERSHIP'S STANCE IS "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR." THIS VEHICLE IS NOT MY FIRST STICK SHIFT AND HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. ON-LINE RESEARCH SHOWS I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE SAME CLUTCH PROBLEM FOR THE SAME VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WANTS TO REPLACE THE DOUBLE FLYWHEEL WITH A SINGLE FLYWHEEL AT A COST TO FIX $1900, SINCE THE CLUTCH IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

I WAS PREVIOUSLY THE OWNER OF A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON AND HAD TO SPEND OVER $2000 TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES. THERE HAS SINCE BEEN A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST HYUNDAI FOR THIS ISSUE AS THEY KNEW THE CLUTCH WAS FAULTY BUT INSISTED IT WAS THE DRIVER. I HAVE SINCE UPGRADED TO A 2007 TIBURON (BEFORE I KNEW OF THE SEVERITY OF THE CLUTCH PROBLEM) AND NOW AT 47,000 AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME CLUTCH ISSUES. AS I CAN'T AFFORD TO SELL THE CAR I HAVE TO PREPARE TO DUMP AN ADDITIONAL $2000 TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

CLUTCH ON VEHICLE FAILED, WILL NOT CATCH GEARS TO PICK UP SPEED AND CONSTANTLY SLIPS GEARS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT. 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, 1ST BEING AT 17,000 MILES, HYUNDAI STATED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE CLUTCH REPAIR DUE TO "USER ERROR", I WAS CHARGED $2500 TO REPAIR IT. AFTER TALKING TO NUMEROUS OTHER 2007 TIBURON OWNERS, SAME CLUTCH ISSUES ARE HAPPENING TO OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE.