| Issue ID | 1041068 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10565234 |
| Manufacurer | Hyundai Motor Company |
| Brand | HYUNDAI |
| Model | TIBURON |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 01/02/13 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My 2007 tiburon now sits inoperative needing a replacement clutch at 56,000 miles. Hyundai is not honoring their 100,000 mile / 10 year warranty. Their response is let us look at it. If you look on the internet, most peoples' tiburon's begin having clutch problems even earlier than mine. People across the nation (many, read comments online by typing in tiburon clutch problem). People across the nation are being told they do not know how to drive a clutch, and also many people say after replacing the clutch to remove the clutch slave cylinder delay valve and spring and the clutch will operate better. Many online agreed with that. I have e-mails that show my conversations with hyundai in which hyundai says they will honor the 1000,000 mile / 10 year warranty if the clutch appears to have the wear of a 1 year old clutch. Noone can possibly meet that condition, and online you will see hundreds of complaints about the tiburon clutches failing early, and with the exception of one person the driver is blamed. If you give me an e-mail address i will send you all there e-mails to prove what i am telling you. Are you my salvation, or is small claims court the answer? What do i do to not have them blame me and then "repair" to original specs with the original clutch type, as many people online that did this have had a second failure about 20,000 to 40,000 miles later. The conformity of peoples story concerning hyundais response tells me it is a standardized response. I need them to cover for an upgraded clutch (the aftermarket clutches are said to be superior) and i need a repair person who will agree to not reinstall the clutch slave cylinder delay valve and spring, which hyundai will probably not do. With this remaining as part of the clutch, all the mechanics online said the problem will repeat. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 50000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MT. DORA, FL |
| VIN pattern | KMHHN66F17UXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
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| Vehicle speed | 50 |
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