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2004 Hyundai TIBURON: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

82 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

41,031 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2004 model year. Data snapshot: . 70 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Power Train:Clutch Assembly is the most frequently named component, appearing in 22 of 82 complaints (26.8%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Transmission and shifting1214.6%
Electrical and battery issues78.5%
Braking behavior56.1%
Steering behavior33.7%
Fuel system concerns11.2%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Power Train:Clutch Assembly
22
Air Bags
14
Power Train:Manual Transmission
14
Electrical System
7
Air Bags:Frontal
4
Air Bags:Frontal:Sensor/Control Module
4
Exterior Lighting
4
Power Train
3
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Power Train:Clutch Assembly22
Air Bags14
Power Train:Manual Transmission14
Electrical System7
Air Bags:Frontal4
Air Bags:Frontal:Sensor/Control Module4
Exterior Lighting4
Power Train3

Power Train:Clutch Assembly: 22; Air Bags: 14; Power Train:Manual Transmission: 14; Electrical System: 7; Air Bags:Frontal: 4; Air Bags:Frontal:Sensor/Control Module: 4; Exterior Lighting: 4; Power Train: 3

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
21
25,000 to 49,999
20
50,000 to 74,999
10
75,000 to 99,999
10
100,000 to 149,999
7
150,000 and above
2
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00021
25,000 to 49,99920
50,000 to 74,99910
75,000 to 99,99910
100,000 to 149,9997
150,000 and above2

Under 25,000: 21; 25,000 to 49,999: 20; 50,000 to 74,999: 10; 75,000 to 99,999: 10; 100,000 to 149,999: 7; 150,000 and above: 2

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (21). 12 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2004
5
2005
4
2006
27
2007
4
2008
4
2009
4
2010
10
2011
8
2012
3
2013
4
2014
5
2015
1
2016
1
2017
1
2018
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20045
20054
200627
20074
20084
20094
201010
20118
20123
20134
20145
20151
20161
20171
20181

2004: 5; 2005: 4; 2006: 27; 2007: 4; 2008: 4; 2009: 4; 2010: 10; 2011: 8; 2012: 3; 2013: 4; 2014: 5; 2015: 1; 2016: 1; 2017: 1; 2018: 1

Pattern summary

Power Train:Clutch Assembly leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 12 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 7 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 5 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10064912 · 2004-05-11 (May 11, 2004)

WHEN SHIFTING, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO THE GEARS AND THE RPM'S REVVED HIGH. ALSO A BURNING SMELL ENTERED THE PASSENGER CABIN AND THE DRIVER SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *JB THE CLUTCH POPPED AND WAS HARD TO DEPRESS. THE RPM'S WENT OVER 6K AND SMOKE HAD COME FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. *SC *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10064912 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10099347 · 2004-12-01 (December 1, 2004)

THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK THIS PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A LOW SPEED, AND WHEN THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. *SC

Owner-reported narrative. 182 miles reported. Look up ODI 10099347 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10099656 · 2004-11-05 (November 5, 2004)

LEFT FRONT WINDOW INOPERATIVE. WHEEL PULLED TO RIGHT ON BRAKING, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. *BF THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW WINDOW MOTOR. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO ALLEVIATE THE VEHICLE'S PULLING PROBLEM BY ALIGNING THE VEHICLE BUT THAT DID NOT HELP. THE DEALER ORDERED HEAVY DUTY BOLTS HOPING THIS WIL CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 579 miles reported. Look up ODI 10099656 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10100845 · 2004-12-01 (December 1, 2004)

MY 2004 HUNDAI TIBURON WAS HIT HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON 11/16/04. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH. MY PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH NO ONE WAS IN THE SEAT. DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY ALTHOUGH THE IMPACT WAS MOSTLY ON THE DRIVER FRONT. I SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES IN THE COLLISION. THE CAR IS AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS BUT I AM NOT SURE I WILL EVER HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 9,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10100845 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10104628 · 2004-12-28 (December 28, 2004)

ON ICY ROAD CONDITIONS ON DECEMBER 24, 2004 MY CAR SLIDE DOWN A HILL AND CRASHED INTO A CAR IN THE DITCH. DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT PASSENGER SIDE DID. NO PASSENGER IN THE CAR. SAFETY CONCERNS OVER AIR BAG NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 9,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10104628 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10111824 · 2005-02-19 (February 19, 2005)

I REAR-ENDED SOMEONE ON AN ICY ROAD GOING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT THE PASSENGER'S DID, WITH NO ONE IN THE SEAT. HYUNDAI CLAIMS THAT THIS IS NORMAL- DESIGNED TO DEPLOY AT SLOWER SPEEDS WITHOUT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLED, BUT BASED ON THE RESEARCH DONE ON INJURIES WITHOUT A SEAT BELT WORN, I FIND THIS DESIGN TO BE FAULTY, OR I MUST WONDER IF THEIR CLAIM IS TRUE.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 15,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10111824 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10113661 · 2005-03-30 (March 30, 2005)

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO COLLIDE INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE DRIVER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE INCIDENT OCCURRED TWICE IN 12 HOURS. *SC *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10113661 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10119295 · 2005-04-26 (April 26, 2005)

2004 HYUNDAI TIBURON WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMED THAT THE AIR BAG OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG BECAUSE THEY CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. THE MECHANIC WILL NOT RELEASE THE CAR BECAUSE AFTER ALL THE REPLACEMENTS THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10119295 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

0 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

No recall campaigns are recorded in this snapshot.