Clutch Broken problems of the 2003 Hyundai Tiburon

3 clutch failures within 25,000 miles of car ownership. Dealership won't cover repairs saying it is driver error.

Clutch failure during rush hour traffic almost caused several accidents while attempting to remove the car from the freeway. Had the car towed to my residence were it is currently sitting inoperable. Contacted the dealership and they informed me that they have not heard of any issues with the clutch in this year vehicle and I would have to pay $2300. 00 to have it replaced. Upon further investigation I found hundreds of other people with the same year car with the exact same problem, and to top it off I have also found a technical service bulletin released by Hyundai for defective clutch parts in the same year vehicle.

Clutch failure at 55,000 miles cost of repair $1200.

I believe there is a serious safety issue with Hyundai Tiburon 2003 clutches. My 2003 Hyundai Tiburon clutch and flywheel broke on 3 separate occasions since I bought it. At around 10,000 miles, at around 30,000 miles and at around 50,000 miles. Each time the Hyundai dealer told me it broke because I'm a poor driver, however this is just not true and it appears to also be a problem with everyone else who bought this model as well. I have joined the class action law suit against Hyundai for their defective clutches which was recently awarded money for which I am filing a claim form. However, I am contacting you now because I think this is a serious safety concern. I was on dangerous highways two of the three times this happened and was put in very precarious situations. The second time the clutch went out it just completely stopped working. The peddle went into the floor and I only barely had the momentum to carry me over a hill and glide to the side of the road, otherwise I would have been going backwards down the hill or stopped in the middle of a fast moving highway. Furthermore, this left me stranded in a very bad area of town for several hours waiting for the tow truck. Another time this happened, I was on an uphill curved interstate ramp which was bringing me to merge from the beltway to another interstate and instead of losing the clutch completely at once, I could just barely go 30mph (and deteriorating) and was trying to make it up the hill and merge as cars were zooming by me. While this clutch issue may not be as detrimental of a safety concern as for example brake failure, it still put me in a very scary situation. It seriously concerns me that Hyundai has not recalled these clutches, despite the fact that based on the recent settlement they are clearly defective and Hyundai knows they are defective.

I have a 2003 Hyundai Tiburon gt with a 6 speed manual transmission. The clutch has gone out twice in less than 60k miles. I've driven manuals my whole life and never had a clutch go out until this car. After researching this I've found that this car has an unbelievably high number of clutch failures. Hyundai even stopped making the original "factory" part and replaces it with a different part now but they won't admit there was a problem with the first one. Thanks, jon.

I have experienced a clutch failure at 4500 mi and paid out of my own pocket to fix it. I am currently experiencing transmssion problems with my 2003 Hyundai Tiburon v6 6spd and I dont think Hyundai is willing to fix it under their "amazing" 100,000 mile warranty.

I experienced my clutch failing at night on the way home this December. It was okay, then it went all the way to the floor. Hyundai USA was contacted and had been told that my bumper to bumper 100,000 extended warranty would cover the repair. The local dealer told me that it isn't covered. After battling between national and local I brought the car home and had a friend, experienced mechanic, replace what I had been told was the problem, the slave cylinder. It still has the same problem. Now, I have a fairly new car, I still can't drive. I have found several dozen consumers complaining of the same thing. TSB's have come out on this model and yet, I am getting the run around from the dealer and Hyundai USA.

-4 transmission/clutch failures -defective brake line -defective wheel hub -defective wheel bearing and knuckle -many other dangerous defects -all were repaired, most were covered under warranty after much dispute -no old parts available, but all repair orders are.

2003 Hyundai Tiburon v6 6 speed early clutch failure.

I have 2003 v6 Tiburon, clutch failed at 19,000 miles. I learned to drive on manual transmission, have driven 6 years and never any clutch problems until this car. Dealership blamed me stating "owner abuse". Had Hyundai regional rep come out and she also blamed me, and said there were no other complaints on 2003 Tiburons. Told her about this site and she said "OH well, that's from people who race their cars and abuse them, we're not taking responsibility for their problems that they've caused themselves". Dealership was great, they came down on cost of repair from $1700 to $1400. They replaced all parts with 2004 parts and I haven't had any other problems, even though I still drive the same as I always did, so how can it be "owner abuse" that caused the problem? if it was my fault then why hasn't it happened again? my mom bought 2004 5 speed Tiburon (she bought it before my problems started) and hasn't had any trouble at all. Seems Hyundai did realize there was a problem with 2003 clutch assembly and wouldn't ever admit it, but changed parts for 2004. They need to acknowledge this widespread problem and reimburse all owners that have paid out of pocket to repair something that was Hyundai's fault in the first place.

Hyundai Tiburon with 6 speed and six cylinder engine experienced clutch and flywheel failure when going over bridge. Loss of momentum could have caused accident. Vehicle has only 21000 miles on it and I am a safe driver with 37 years experience. No other vehicle that I drove had a clutch failure before 100,000 miles.

Vehicle experienced clutch assembly failure. While driving, suddenly driver was unable to shift gear. Shift lever will not move. Dealership replaced the part, problem recurred.