Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||||
| 063 | 10/03/2003 | 10004465 | Campaign 063 provides the procedure for replacing the instrument panel. *tt | 12/15/2003 | |
| 0360003 | 06/01/2003 | 10003287 | Water leak at sunroof opening. *tt | 10/15/2003 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 01/15/2004 | 1 | 05/22/2003 | |
| Paint on the 2003 tiburon (teal/blue now called tidal wave) improper application results in scracthers appearing very easily. using fingernails softly against paint will scratch it. in other extreme conditions micro flecks of paint come off of hood and other parts of car. paint is much too thin for the mildest of road conditions resulting in rapidly aging appearance and condition. it is totally unacceptable. i would suggest a clearcoat applied or repainted.*ak | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 04/14/2012 | 110000 | ||
| This report is being filed by an accident reconstructionist at the request of the vehicle's insurance carrier. vehicle was proceeding in the left lane of a 4-lane (2 lanes in each direction, divided by a double-yellow center-line) state highway when operator's airbag deployed for no apparent reason, causing loss of control. the vehicle then drifted leftward across center-line and both oncoming lanes, and came to rest after mounting the curb and colliding with a fire hydrant. event was witnessed by two, separate, independent and involved motorists. vehicle's owner was the only occupant and was injured. owner purchased used vehicle in january, 2012 reported previous trouble with clutch, transmission, and that mileage at the time of incident is on known due to the for replacement of the operator's console, and was therefore estimated. its speed at the time is also estimated at 40 mph, the posted speed limit. | |||
| 11/01/2009 | 47000 | ||
| 2003, tiburon, drivers side window won't roll down, passengers side really slow, digital radio can't read number or letters. have changed head lights numerous time since purchasing the vehicle brand new in 2003. problems with the sunroof operation (opening-closing) glaze on paint peeling on side view mirrors as well as spoiler. any solutions for all these problems | |||
| 08/01/2008 | 62000 | 1 | |
| While in operation of opening, sunroof caught sunshade and bent mechanism resulting in broken pieces and sunshade hitting driver in head causing bruising. result of incident caused injury to driver and sunroof mechanism to be stuck open until all broken parts were removed, sunroof does not operate properly now. *tr | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
| 10/21/2003 | 0 | 4 | 09/12/2002 |
| Drivers side door misaligned and has been to the shop 4 times and problem not fixed.*jb | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 04/22/2010 | 93400 | ||
| My 2003 hyundai tiburon went into a hyundai dealership for the recall on the control arm. however, while there, the dealers found a rust hole in the frame that is consistent with the hyundai sonata nhtsa defect action number ea08016. the hyundai tiburon and hyundai sonata have similar frames and problems. this recall/action number should be expanded to the hyundai tiburons made within the same year as the hyundai sonata's that experienced this problem. | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS - UNDERBODY SHIELDS | |||
| 08/19/2012 | 65000 | 1 | |
| The lower control arm rusted and broke allowing the wheel to break lose and tilt in at the bottom. had this happened at highway speeds the results likely would have been loss of control and crash. it's a defect hyundai is aware of but failed to notify all owners. and hyundai is shorting the recall to certain states blaming the issue on road salt corrosion. while in fact it is a huge problem that hyundai is ignoring and leaving their consumers in harms way. there has to be many hyundai vehicle owners driving today in cars that are ticking time bombs. people will be hurt or killed if action is not taken very soon. all vehicles effected by this same manufacturing flaw are very dangerous to operate. *tr | |||