2007 Hyundai Tiburon
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI TIBURON. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT 7 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND STRUCK THE VEHICLE THAT WAS AT FAULT. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER BACK AND NECK, AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER KNEES. THE INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED, BUT THE CONTACT BELIEVES IT IS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AWAY FROM THE SCENE OF THE CRASH. THE POLICE TOOK PICTURES AND FILED A REPORT. THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6,500.
This vehicle was in a hit-and-run accident on the highway. It hit the wall going 65mph and the airbags did not deploy causing me to have a spinal injury, bruised ribs, a cracked sternum, a concussion, and a fractured metatarsal. after the first collision, the car rolled back and hit the wall a second time which the airbags still did not deploy. It is totaled and in the hands of State Farm.
I HIT A CEMENT BARRIER MY CAR FLIPPED I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND HIT MY HEAD MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I ALREADY HAD THE AIRBAG FIXED ONCE IN THIS CAR. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT. I HAD JUST CALLED HYUNDAI TWO DAYS BEFORE TO TELL THEM I HAD READ NUMEROUS THINGS ON LINE WITH PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAG IN MY YEAR AND MAKE OF CAR. THEY TOLD ME IF I WANTED IT FIXED THEY WOULD CHARGE ME ANOTHER 100 DOLLARS. THEY KNEW OF THIS DEFECT AND NEVER TOLD ANYONE. THEY COULD HAVE PREVENTED SOME OF MY INJURIES. *TR
MY SON HAD A ACCIDENT IN A 2007 HYUNDAI TIBURON. HE HIT A POLE GOING APPROX. 40 MPH. HE BENT BOTH FRAME RAILS AND DID MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE CAR. ON IMPACT HIS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE BODY SHOP WAITING ON THE INSURANCE COMPANY. HYUNDAI TOLD US BOTH FRONT SENSORS MUST BE HIT TO DEPLOY AIRBAG. THE FRAME IS BENT AND THAT WASN'T ENOUGH TO DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS. I HAVE BEEN READING ON THE INTERNET THAT MANY HYUNDAI VEHICLES HAVE BEEN IN SEVERE ACCIDENTS AND THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. I WOULD JUST LIKE IT TO BE KNOWN THAT HYUNDAI VEHICLES ARE VERY UNSAFE. LUCKILY HE WASN'T SEVERELY HURT JUST BACK PAIN BUT IT COULD OF BEEN ALOT WORSE. MY SON IS VERY LUCKY HE WASN'T HURT WORSE AND AFTER READING ALL THE TROUBLE WITH HYUNDAI AIRBAGS I AM WANDERING WHY SOMETHING HASN'T BEEN DONE TO HELP CORRECT THE AIRBAG ISSUE SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. HYUNDAI EVIDENTIALLY DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM,THE ONLY THING WE WERE TOLD WAS THAT THE ONLY WAY THE AIRBAGS WILL GO OFF IS IF 2 SENSORS ARE HIT. WELL HE TOOK OUT THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT END OF THE CAR AND I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CONSIDER THIS A SAFE CAR. *TR
AIR BAG MALFUNCTION 2007 HYUNDAI FULL DETAILS AT WWW.SIMPLYCHRISTIAN.NET. *JB
MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 2007 HYUNDIA TIBURON, ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR LOST ALL IT'S STEARING CAPABILITY, HE HIT A SPEED LIMIT SIGN VERED OFF THE ROAD AND WENT ABOUT 50 FEET INTO THE WOODS, THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. LUCKLY MY SON IS OK, THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. WHY WOULD THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOY WITH THE FRONT END IS DESTROYED AND THE FRAME IS BENT.
I WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FROM THE BACK WHEEL TO THE FRONT BUMPER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY....
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI TIBURON. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN RIGHT INTO A PARKING LOT, ANOTHER VEHICLE SIDESWIPED THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AFTER ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT HAD FALLEN ASLEEP AND VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND WENT THROUGH A CHAIN LINK FENCE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL AND CRASHED INTO A GAS METER AND UTILITY POLE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE LEVEL OF IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
While driving over speed bump, rear subframe broke due to rust and corrosion causing unstable steering and control.
CLUTCH WENT OUT, I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, AND THE CLUTCH WOULD POP OUT OF GEAR THEN JUST WENT OUT. THIS IS NOT DUE TO DRIVER . I WAS DRIVING LUCKILY AT 30MPH WHEN IT WAS LIKE IT HAD NO GEAR SHIFT AT ALL HAD TO PUSH IT TO THE SIDE AND HAVE IT TOWED.
HARMONIC BALANCER SHEDDED CAUSING THE CAMSHAFT TO BREAK STALLING OUT WHILE TRYING TO ENTER A HIGHWAY RAMP.THE CAR JUST STOPPED WHILE PARTIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY AND RAMP TO ENTER CAUSING A CLOSE CALL FROM BEHIND.A CAR WAS SPEEDING UP TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO LOCK UP HIS BREAKS ALMOST SMASHING INTO ME AT A VERY HIGH SPEED THE A TRUCK NEARLY STRUCK ME ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER TO PREVENT CRASHING INTO ME AT 70 MPH. I HAD NO WARNING. NO SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT EVER WARNED ME OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR ,FORE I WOULD HAVE SERVICED IT IMMEDIATELY .I AM NOT A MECHANIC BUT THE COMPUTER MAYBE WAS NOT SENDING THE CORRECT CODES TO THE WARNING INDICATORS. THIS WAS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM I ALMOST HAD A HIGH SPEED CRASH WITH SEVERAL VEHICLES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I DID NOT TAKE ANY PICTURES I WAS TO SHAKEN UP AND NOBODY STOPPED TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION. I THEN FINALLY GOT THE CAR TO START AND LIMPED IT OF THE HIGHWAY AND THEN HOME AS I LIVED VERY CLOSE BY. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE NEAREST HYUNDAI DEALER AND HAD MY CAR TOWED THERE AT MY OWN EXPENSE . THEN A FEW DAY'S LATER THE SERVICE DEPT. CALLED ME AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEY COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY NO WARNING OF ANY KIND INFORMED ME OF THE DANGER. THEY DID SAY IT WOULD COST ME $1,200.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM NOT TO MENTION THE COST OF THE TOW $85.00 .MY CAR IS AT "RED MCCOMBS HYUNDAI N.W. 1366 IH-10 WEST SAN ANTONIO,TX. 78249 " (844)218-7288 WHERE IT WILL SET UNTIL THE MATTER IS DEALT WITH. I HAVE NO MONEY TO PAY FOR THE FIX . I AM ON DISABILITY AND A SENIOR CITIZEN AT 58 YR.'S OF AGE AND NEED MY CAR TO SEE MY DOCTORS
I'VE A 2007 HYUNDAU TIBURON SE,6SPEED MANUAL WITH 43,XXX MILES ON IT. I PURCHASED 12/2014 WITH 5,500 MILES ON IT ,WAS TOLD BY BOB KING MECHANICS, THAT THE CLUCH SYSTEM WAS REPLACED BEFORE I PAID 14,000 FOR (MAJOR FACTOR IN BUYING !!! ). AFTER BK MECHANIC DROVE MY CAR ( 08/26/17 ), (I WAS DRIVING WHEN FLYWHEEL PROBEM HAPPENED) , WAS TOLD THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL WASN'T REPLACED (DUE TO NO SIGNS OF WEAR, THOUGH WEARS CAN NOT BE SEEN TO THE EYE), AND MECHANICS ARE TAUGHT, IF A MAJOR PART OF AN ENGINE IS ALREADY OPEN/PULLED APART TO REPLACE ALL COMPNENTS!!!!! I WENT TO AUTOMOTIVE TECH (2 YRS , 2010-12)AND WAS TAUGHT THAT!!!! BOB KING WANTS TO CHARGE ME $1,700 FOR LABOR 700 & 1000 FOR FLYWHEEL( THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE IN THE FIRST PLACE!!! ). GOT A QUOTE FROM L&R TRANSMISSIONS FOR 1,250 AND WAS TOLD DUE TO DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL ISSUES, HYUNDAI WENT TO SINGLE FLYWHEEL ( THAT'S REPLACING THE ENTIRE CLUTCH SYSTEM !!! ). I AM HAVING TO REFINANCE MY PAID OFF HYUNDAI TO PAY FOR REPAIRS, PLEASE GET BACK TO ME AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE!!! THANK YOU
DRIVING FROM PARKING LOT I HEAR A LOUD CRACKING POP OVER MY HEAD. PULLED INTO A PARKING STALL TO PULL SUN VISOR BACK. THE SUNROOF HAD SHATTERED,I GOT OUT TO SEE IT FROM ATOP, GLASS WAS PUSHED OUT, A BIG HOLE IN THE CENTER. I FOUND GLASS IN LARGE PIECES ON THE GROUND WHERE I FIRST HEARD THE LOUD POPPING SOUND....UPDATED 09/22/15 *BF UPDATED 10/13/2015*JS
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Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 Accent, model year 2007-2011 Azera, Sonata and Sante Fe,2006-2011 Tucson, 2009-2011 Elantra Touring, 2007-2010 Elantra, 2008-2011 Veracruz, 2009-2011 Genesis, 2010-2011 Genesis Coupe, 2007-2008 Entourage, and 2006-2008 Tiburon vehicles. Originally, in April 2013, Hyundai recalled 1,059,824 model year 2007-2009 Accent and Tucson, model year 2007-2010 Elantra, model year 2007-2011 Santa Fe, model year 2008-2009 Veracruz, model year 2010-2011 Genesis Coupe, and model year 2011 Sonata vehicles. In September 2013, Hyundai informed the agency that it was adding more vehicles to this campaign, representing an additional 652,512 units. The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 1,712,336. In the affected vehicles, the stop lamp switch may malfunction. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause an inability to deactivate the cruise control by depressing the brake pedal. Additionally, a malfunctioning stop lamp switch may also result in intermittent operation of the push-button start feature, affect the operation of the brake transmission shift interlock feature, preventing the shifter from being moved out of the PARK position and cause the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) malfunction light to illuminate.
Remedy: Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the stop lamp switch, free of charge. The safety recall began on April 22, 2013. Owners may contact Hyundai at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's recall campaign number is 110.
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