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1997 Hyundai Tiburon

Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
36
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2000-03-28 00V095001 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY 84,020 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2014-05-28 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMP…
2008-03-24 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HYUNDAI TIBURON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. T…
2005-06-03 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 SMELLED GAS FUMES STRONGLY UPON FILL-UP FOR SEVERAL DAYS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TOOK CAR IN. MECHANIC SAID RECALL #00V0…
2004-11-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR No 0 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND CAR BEGAN TO HEAT UP, THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG CAME ON AS WELL;TOOK IT IN F…
2004-10-21 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 CONNSUMER STATED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. *AK
2004-02-17 SEAT BELTS No 0 CONSUMER STATED DRIVER'S FRONT SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD THE PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. DEALER INDICATED THERE WAS NO RECALL …
2003-05-11 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH Yes 1 WHILE DRIVING THE HOOD LATCH FAILED AND THE HOOD FLEW UP ONTO THE WINDSHIELD, DESTROYED THE HOOD AND LATCHES, DAMAGED T…
2002-06-17 AIR BAGS No 0 AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES INDICATING A MALFUNCTION. LIGHT FLASHES FIRST AND THEN STAYS ON. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIM…
2002-01-08 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 ALL FOUR SEAT BELTS; DRIVER/ FRONT PASSENGER, AND TWO REAR ONES WILL NOT RETRACT AFTER BEING PULLED OUT, WHICH WILL NOT…
2001-12-20 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH AND COMING OFF RAMP WHEN VEHICLE IN FRONT JAMMED ON BRAKES AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE S…
2001-12-11 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING IN MAY OF 2000. CAR HAD APPROX. 40,000 MILES ON IT. DEALER REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY. IN…
2001-09-24 AIR BAGS No 0 WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. CLOCK SPRING HAS BEEN REPLACED A YEAR AGO. CONSUMER WA…
2001-09-01 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 CONSUMER IS CALLING TO REPORT THAT VEHICLE HAS A FUEL LEAK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTATCED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.…
2001-01-03 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED ACCORDING TO REC…
2000-01-16 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 1 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH. FRONT END WAS TOTALLED, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE OR PAS…
1999-09-25 VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS No 0 I PARKED THE CAR. GOT OUT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE AND SHUT THE DOOR. THE WINDOW SHATTERED. DOOR WAS NOT SHUT FORCEFULLY.…
1999-08-20 POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION No 0 WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE IS STALLING AND CUTTING OFF, AND CONSUMER HAS LOST ALL POWER. *AK
1999-08-20 POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION No 0 WHEN DRIVIHG AT HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE IS STALLING AND JERKING AND THE CONSUMER LOST ALL POWER WITHIN THE VEHICLE. ALSO,…
1999-08-12 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 ENGINE HEAD GASKET MALFUNCTIONED AND LEAKED FLUID LEAKED, WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH HOOD/…
1999-08-12 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 DEFECTIVE ENGINE HEAD GASKET REPLACED TWICE WHICH CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. ALSO, HOOD FLEW OPEN WHICH M…
1999-04-30 SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING No 0 FRONT END SUSPENSION NOISE DUE TO INADEQUATE LUBRICATION OF THE BUSHINGS.MJS
1999-02-24 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 I HAVE HAD THIS CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM 5 TIMES. THEY HAVE REPLACED A PULSE GENERATOR SENSOR, HOWEVER,…
1999-01-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 WHILE DRIVING GEARS SKIP BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR, AND ENGINE RACING UP. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
1998-11-18 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD No 0 CONSUMER NOTICED REAR WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND SHATTERED FOR UNKNOWN REASON; VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN CONSUMER CLOSE IN GARA…
1998-02-03 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END CRASH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS GOING 55 MPH. THE LOOKS LIKE IT W…
1997-12-01 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH No 0 TURN SIGNALS FAILED, FROZE UP IN THE ON/CLICK, AFTER ANYWHERE FROM 0 TO 25 CLICKS.
1997-09-12 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 THE VEHICLE SPUTTERS AND ALMOST DIES DUE TO FOULED #4 WIRE AND PLUGS. NLM
1997-07-13 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 VEHICLE WAS GOING 5MPH WHEN IT REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
1997-05-22 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 DUE TO THE DESIGN OF DASHBOARD, REFLECTION OF THE SUN DISTRACTS VISION.
1997-04-01 TIRES No 0 OWNER EXPERIENCED THREE BLOWOUTS IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR. ONE INCIDENT RESULTED IN A CRASH. (MICHELIN LOW PROFILE TIRES: …
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH OR OVER VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT INDICATIONS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURHT…
AIR BAGS No 0 DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING NEEDS TO REPLACED FOR DRIVER AIRBAG WHICH IS CAUSING AIRBAG TO BE INOPERATIVE, AND AIRBAG LIGHT…
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) No 0 VEHICLE HESITATES AND DRIVER HAS PROBLEMS SHIFTING GEARS. GEARS ARE LOOSE AND MAKE A SQUEAKING NOISE.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 6 TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED WITHIN 40,000 MILES...ALL REBUILT AND ALL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH SLIPPING AND VERY HARD SHIFTING. …
SUSPENSION No 0 OWNERS RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE FEELS UNSTABLE, CHANGED THE PRESSURE IN THE TIRES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY No 0 THIS MODEL VEHICLE HAS HAD 2 RECALLS ISSUES BOTH RELATED TO THE GAS TANK. PRIOR TO THE RECALLS BEING ISSUED I HAD A SEA…