1 recall and 59 owner complaints on record for this model year.
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DRIVER SWERVED TO MISS MOOSE, RAN INTO BACK OF PARKED SEMI TRAILER. 2000 HYUNDAI TIBURON AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. SEVERE CRASH DAMAGE TO THE CAR, FRAME BENT, MOTOR MOUNTS SHEARED HORIZONTALLY, DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE. HYUNDAI SAYS CRASH WAS NOT DIRECTLY ON SENSOR SO AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SYSTEM CHECKED AND VERIFIED ERROR FREE BY HYUNDAI. THIS IS EITHER A DESIGN DEFECT OR SOMEONE TRYING TO COVER UP A PROBLEM. DAMAGE TO CAR IS SO SEVERE THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. NEITHER AIR BAG DRIVER OR PASSENGER DEPLOYED.*AK
WHILE AT A STOP VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO RECLINE BACKWARDS. CONSUMER SUFFERED WHIPLASH. *AK
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT. THE DEALER STATED THE STEEL BELTS WERE OFF. *JB THE CONSUMER'S PERSONAL MECHANIC STATED THE STEEL BOLTS WERE GONE INSIDE BOTH REAR TIRES. *PH *JB
DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 65 MPH WHEN ANOTHER CAR CUT ME OFF I HAD TO BRAKE AND HIT THE GUARDRAIL HEAD ON, AND THE AIRBAGSDID NOT DEPLOY. WHEN I CALLED HYUNDAI TO COMPLAIN THEY TOLD ME THAT DUE TO THE COST OF AIRBAGS THEY PUT IT IN A CERTAIN PLACE WHERE YOU HAVE TO HIT IT FOR THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. THE ODD FACT WAS THAT I HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION IF I HAD NOT HAD MY SEATBELT ON I WOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD.*AK
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH IN CENTER LINE HAD TO MERGE TO SIDE LINE, REDUCING TO ABOUT 5 MPH WHEN WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE DRIVER SUFFERED BACK AND NECK INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON IN A COLLISION, AND PASSENGER'S/DRIVER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.*AK
HEADLIGHTS SEEM TO CONTINUALLY BURNOUT, ALL OF MY TIRES WENT BAD (ONE BLEW UP) AT THE SAME TIME. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CARE UNTIL I HAVE NEW TIRES PUT ON. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 395VB68349 TIRESIZE: P195/55R15)
AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY. CONSUMER DID NOT HIT ANYTHING AND NOTHING HIT HIM.*AK CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *SLC
THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER MOTORIST. 2000 HYUNDAI TIBURON *BF SINCE THE ACCIDENTS, THE CONSUMER STATED AT TIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START OR AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. EACH TIME THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY WOULD REPLACE DIFFERENT THINGS, SUCH AS THE FUEL PUMP, O2 SENSOR HEATER CIRCUIT, RELAY, ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AND THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. *JB
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING 5 MPH. BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
I WAS GOING 45 MPH TRYING TO GET ONTO THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES..I REAR-ENDED HIM. FRONTAL IMPACT FOR ME. DURING THE IMPACT, MY HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. MY FRONT END LOOKS LIKE AN ACCORDION. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. HYUNDAI WILL BE CONTACTED. MINOR INJURIES. REPORT TO POLICE WILL BE FILED. *NLM
WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH FRONT LEFT TIRE WENT OFF THE ROAD, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A GUARDRAIL. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. .[XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
2000 HYUNDAI TIBURON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEAT BELT SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELT WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. THE EXACT ORIGIN OF THE NOISE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CONTACT NOTICED EXTREMELY STRONG FUEL FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED FOR A MANUFACTURER RECALL AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. A TECHNICIAN WAS NOT SENT TO THE DEALER TO PERFORM ODOR TESTING. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
Filed by owners of this model year and unverified by NHTSA — one person’s account, not an established fact.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELTS MAY NOT EXTEND AND RETRACT SMOOTHLY THROUGH THE D-RING GUIDES MOUNTED ON THE BODY PILLARS AFT OF THE DOORS. IF THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT EXTEND AND RETRACT SMOOTHLY, THEY MAY TWIST IN THE D-RING GUIDES AND MAKE IT INCONVENIENT TO EXTEND AND RETRACT THE SEAT BELTS.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A STOPPER OVER EACH FRONT SEAT BELT D-RING GUIDE TO ASSIST THE SEAT BELT TO SMOOTHLY EXTEND AND RETRACT. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 10, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HYUNDAI AT 1-800-633-5151.
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