Eight problems related to power train have been reported for the 2006 Hyundai Tiburon. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Hyundai Tiburon based on all problems reported for the 2006 Tiburon.
My clutch is slipping already. Ive owned the car for six months and the previous owner repaced the cluch, and he o ly owned the car for 10 months. My previous standard transmission car went through 1 clutvh in the 15 years I owned it. Something must be defective. I do not know what the situation will be when it goes out all the way , I just really hope it does not hurt anyone. Becaus e of circumstancesthe damage to me and my life is quite great. And god please dont let it physically hurt me on top of the fact I vary well may go to prison for something I absolutlly did not do. I worked out of state and without my car I will not make it to court. Since I lost my job because of this incident I did not do, I cannot fix the car before it goes all the way out. Once again please god let no one get huet by my car, please please please.
My Tiburon was fine a few days ago but recently started giving me problems when shifting gears while the car is in motion or shifting into reverse while the car is stopped. I did some research and found that this is a common issue with these cars and that it seems to be a faulty model of clutch. According to my research this is something that is a safety issue and has not yet been brought up by Hyundai for a factory recall.
I bought the car and looked at the vehicle repair records and the clutch had been replaced about 12000 miles ago and I can push the clutch in and it is slipping horrible, I can push the clutch all the way down and it will slip and grind every gear as if I'm trying to shift without the clutch. I even stopped downshifting because it wouldn't go into gear without horribly grinding! I get so worried about it sometimes, that I almost wreck trying to keep my car in gear without breaking the trans, it is like learning how to drive a manual car again and I have driven one for a long time now.
I was in fairly heavy traffic traveling 65-70 mph and another car swerved in front after passing me (on the right) and when I went to apply brakes they went to the floor and the car started to accelerate. I again applied brakes and not only did they not work they also didn't disengage the cruise control. I started to panic and applied the clutch and tried to downshift. I had seconds to respond and a gap in traffic behind me so I needed to get over to right shoulder as quick as possible (I was in the left lane) I put the car in neutral and started to apply the hand-brake slowly at first. As I entered the right lane and neared the shoulder (out of traffic) I applied the hand brake as hard as I could and simultaneously turned off the ignition when the car had slowed enough. I should also mention that upon coming to a stop the check engine light was solid and stayed on even after shutting down and restarting the car. It remained on until I got the car to the nearest dealer. I'm ok and it could have been much worse (no damage to me or car) but the dealer who serviced the car told me they confirmed that the computer was sending erroneous codes to multiple systems at once. I have their report and the documentation on the software update they applied to the cars computer. They didn't replace the computer just the software! this could have been much worse in another situation. It was scary as hell and im still somewhat shaken. I'd rather be proactive about bringing attention to this than ignoring the incident and the fact remains that I have no idea if the new software patch that the dealer applied to the computer is able to protect my safety.
I own a 2006 Hyundai tiberon bought it brand new it has 22,000 miles on it and the clutch and flywheel are shot. I've been driving standard for 13 years and have never had a problem with a clutch. I'm very disappointed in Hyundai for not replacing a bumper to bumper warranty which I have. A car that I've had for 2 years shouldn't have 2300 dollars of work and if it does it should be under warranty. And I am shocked to see the number of Hyundai's with the same problem. Hopefully something is done about this matter .
Approximately one month after purchasing this car new (and less than 1000 miles on odometer), I started experiencing slipping in the clutch with severe lack of acceleration. The dealer replaced the clutch and flywheel under warranty, and state at that time that the had already performed similar repairs on that make/model. Now in August, 2012, (65,000 miles) the car has had a similar problem requiring replacement of the clutch and flywheel. Extreme lack of acceleration had made the car unsafe on a city street, let alone on a freeway. The mechanic has stated that he has never seen a flywheel scorched this badly. I have been driving standard transmission cars for 30 years, and have never had a transmission problem.
After a couple months of owning my vehicle, my clutch went out. I took it back to the dealer and they told me that it was the way I was driving and that the clutch would not be covered in the warranty because it was a wear and tear issue and not a manufacturing defect. So I had to pay to get a new clutch and flywheel installed. Now after about 5 years, my clutch went out again. After this time however, I decided to do some research and was appalled at how this problem has affected so many people. Something needs to be done about this.
I have a 2006 Hyundai Tiburon v6 5-speed. The manual transmission broke at 49,000 miles - not just the clutch, but all the major components of the transmission. This is a very common problem with this model - there has already been a class action law suit involving this model, but earlier years (03-04 - same car as the 06). Hyundai will not fix the problem and has not recalled the vehicles.