Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 Hyundai Tiburon.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | My clutch is slipping already. Ive owned the car for six months and the previous owner repaced the cluch, and he o ly … |
| 2021-02-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-65 MPH, THE FOG LIG… |
| 2019-08-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CLUTCH FAILS TO DISENGAGE. THIS IS MOST DANGEROUS WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED IN GEAR(AS WHEN PARKED ON A HILL WITH THE REA… |
| 2017-03-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY TIBURON WAS FINE A FEW DAYS AGO BUT RECENTLY STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTI… |
| 2017-01-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE MERGED INTO THE CONTACT'S LANE AND C… |
| 2014-08-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THE CAR AND LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE REPAIR RECORDS AND THE CLUTCH HAD BEEN REPLACED ABOUT 12000 MILES AGO AND I … |
| 2014-06-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I'M FROM ARKANSAS CITY KANSAS. I WAS DRIVING IN WICHITA KS ON MY WAY BACK HOME. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55MPH. WHEN I ENGAG… |
| 2014-06-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PE… |
| 2013-10-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS STOPPED THIS PASS WEEKEND AND TOLD MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING, WAS TOLD BY THE STATE TROOPER THAT THERE WAS … |
| 2013-09-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | GEARS BECAME HARD TO SHIFT THEN IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT REPLACED WIT NEW CLUTCH AND HAD TO REPLACE AGAIN AT 97000. *TR |
| 2012-09-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 2006 TIBURON 3 CLUTCHES IN 3 MONTHS TIME DUE TO SLIPPING OF CLUTCH . *TR |
| 2012-03-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTION CAUSES BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. *TR *JS |
| 2012-02-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI, TIBURON GT WITH THE 2.7 LITRE V-6 AND 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. AFTER SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2N… |
| 2011-11-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AFTER I SHIFTED FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE CLUTCH SLIPPED. WHEN I COMPLETELY TOOK MY FOOT OFF … |
| 2011-03-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI, TIBURON GT WITH THE 2.7 LITRE V-6 AND 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD A RECENT PROBLEM … |
| 2010-12-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAD PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE. REPAIR COST 2700. THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON IDENTICAL FAILURES. HYUNDAI REFUSES … |
| 2010-09-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS IN FAIRLY HEAVY TRAFFIC TRAVELING 65-70 MPH AND ANOTHER CAR SWERVED IN FRONT AFTER PASSING ME (ON THE RIGHT) AND … |
| 2010-09-06 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MANUAL TRANSMISSION CLUTCH PREMATURE WEAR OUT OR FAILURE. SEE ALL ATTACHED WEB SITES. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM… |
| 2010-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CLUTCH ON 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON HAS LOADS OF PROBLEMS. CAR BARELY FUNCTIONS AND I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MANUAL TRANSMISSION… |
| 2010-05-10 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2006 HYUNDAI TIBORON AND THE CLUTCH WENT AFTER ONLY 33,000 MILES. ABSOLUTELY UNHEARD OF! THE WARRANTY THAT'S… |
| 2010-05-10 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TWICE WITHIN A 3 1/2 YEARS. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE PRIOR TO BOTH CLUTCH FAILURES. DRIVING AS NORMAL AND BAM OUT OF NO WH… |
| 2010-04-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING TO A RANGE SITE ON FT.SILL OKLAHOMA AND THE GUYS BEHIND ME NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING ON MY… |
| 2010-04-11 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON SE V6 HAS 32,000 MILES ON IT. NEVER BEAT OR RACED. CLUTCH WAS WORKING FINE ONE DAY. I WEN… |
| 2009-12-04 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I OWN A 2006 V6 HYUNDAI TIBURON. AT 28,000 MILES MY CLUTCH BEGAN TO GIVE ME PROBLEMS. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY FOU… |
| 2009-09-02 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1. THE 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON SE THAT I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF HAS BEEN DRIVEN ALMOST DAILY TO AND FROM WORK. I WAS DRI… |
| 2009-05-19 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | PURCHASED BRAND NEW OCT 2006 IN THIS ORDER... I KNOW A FEW THINGS ARE MISSING. CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE - C… |
| 2009-03-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON IN FEBRUARY 2006. I HAVE HAD AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT. MY CAR… |
| 2009-03-16 | TIRES | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING EAST ON I-70 CAR STARTED SHAKING AND HEARD A LOW ROAR. THOUGHT IT WAS THE ROAD. I GOT OFF EXIT 124 I BELI… |
| 2009-03-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 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 B… |
| 2008-11-24 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CLUTCH FAILURE AT 32,000 MILES 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON. *TR |
| 2008-10-26 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON SEEMS LIKE A HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORTS CAR. AND IT LOOKS SLICK, BUT SOMETHING ABOUT ITS MANUAL CLUTC… |
| 2008-10-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | BRAND NEW CAR AND ENGINE WENT OUT. DEALER SAID I DIDN'T HAVE THE OIL CHANGED WHICH CAUSED CRITICAL FAILURE WITH ENGINE.… |
| 2008-10-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AT STEADY 40-MPH ON LEVEL ROAD, A SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT FROM 4TH TO 2ND WITH FIRST EFFECT -- FELT LIKE SUDDEN BRAKING AND TH… |
| 2008-07-22 | TIRES | Yes | 1 | DRIVING WEST BOUND ON INTERSTATE 10 FWY APPROXIMATE TIME 2:30A.M. I HAD A TIRE BLOWOUT. THE BLOWOUT IN TURN MADE ME LOS… |
| 2008-07-08 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | JULY OF 2007 I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING MY CAR INTO GEAR. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND THEY … |
| 2008-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY CLUTCH WENT OUT OF MY CAR AFTER THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND MILES. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS A WEAR ITEM BUT I KNOW HOW TO DR… |
| 2008-03-10 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON SE CLUTCH MALFUNCTIONING AND FAILURE. POOR QUALITY AND DEFORMED PARTS USED. WARRANTY CLASSIFIES … |
| 2008-03-10 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE: ACCELERATION IS DANGEROUSLY SLOW. ENGINE OUTPUT IS LOW WHILE THE INPUT OF GAS IS HIG… |
| 2008-03-02 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CAR NOW HAS ONLY 32,000 MILES AND I STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUTCH.… |
| 2008-01-09 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON CLUTCH FAILURE. WE NOTICED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS STARTING TO SLIP. SHIFTER STARTED TO GET STUCK IN… |
| 2007-11-06 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP,THE FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CAUSING DRIVER TO INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATE INTO STOPPED CAR IN FRO… |
| 2007-10-15 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | ON JUNE 11, 2007 AT 26,577 MILES, I EXPERIENCED ON MY WAY IN TO WORK WHILE DRIVING, A SLIGHT STICK AND A DEFINITE "CLIC… |
| 2007-10-07 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO BE FALLING APART. REPLACED BY DEALER IN DEC. 2006. CLUTCH FAILED OCT 2007. VEHICLE … |
| 2007-08-29 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | APPROXIMATELY AROUND 18,500 MILES ON MY PURCHASE-NEW 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON SE, I BEGAN TO NOTICE SOME CLUTCH SLIPPAGE WH… |
| 2007-07-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | Yes | 1 | MY DAUGHTER HAS A 2006 TIBURON AND HAS BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE WHEEL BEARINGS GOING OUT OF IT. IT WAS IN THE SHOP … |
| 2007-07-01 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON CLUTCH FAILURE AT 17,000 MILES. MANUFACTURER SAY IT IS DRIVING HABIT FAILURE AND NOT COVERED UNDER… |
| 2007-05-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE THE VEHI… |
| 2007-02-02 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | BOUGHT A 2006 TIBURON, I DRIVE THE CAR TO WORK AND BACK LIGHTLY (NO HARD ACCELERATION, RACING ETC). AFTER 9000 MILES T… |
| 2006-12-08 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. I'M IN THE MILITARY SO I PUT A LOT OF MILES ON IT DRIVING HOME ALL THE TIME. AFTE… |
| 2006-11-20 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I HAVE 2006 HYUNDAI TIBURON AND AT 9440 MILES I STARTED HAVING CLUTCH PROBLEMS AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND NOW… |