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2007 Hyundai Tiburon Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 42 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Hyundai Tiburon, most often about the transmission (45% of complaints, typically around 49,000 miles). It is 6th of 9 Tiburon model years by number of complaints and has 1 recall.
Most common 2007 Hyundai Tiburon problems
Transmission
19 complaints · 45%Half of these problems showed up before 49,000 miles. Parts named most often: manual transmission, clutch assembly.
I am the sole driver of a 2007 Tiburon se. Two years ago, with only 25,685 miles on it, the car had clutch failure, was jerking when going into 1st gear, and not gliding when switching through the other gears. I took it to a dealership week and was told that they would have to take it down to the transmission which…
I was previously the owner of a 2003 Hyundai Tiburon and had to spend over $2000 to replace the clutch at approximately 40,000 miles. There has since been a class action suit against Hyundai for this issue as they knew the clutch was faulty but insisted it was the driver. I have since upgraded to a 2007 Tiburon…
Air bags
13 complaints · 31%Half of these problems showed up before 26,000 miles. Parts named most often: frontal.
My son had a accident in a 2007 Hyundai Tiburon. He hit a pole going approx. 40 MPH. He bent both frame rails and did major front end damage to the car. On impact his air bag did not deploy. The car is currently in the body shop waiting on the insurance company. Hyundai told US both front sensors must be hit to deploy…
Tl contact owns a 2007 Hyundai Tiburon. While driving approximately 25 MPH on normal road conditions, the contact proceeded onto a ramp. Suddenly, the passenger side air bag deployed without an impact. The inadvertent air bag deployment caused the driver to sway onto the curb. Immediately, the rear passenger side tire…
Other or unspecified
3 complaints · 7%Driving from parking lot I hear a loud cracking pop over my head. Pulled into a parking stall to pull sun visor back. The sunroof had shattered,I got out to see it from atop, glass was pushed out, a big hole in the center. I found glass in large pieces on the ground where I first heard the loud popping…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2007 Hyundai Tiburon recalls
Lights: switch
Risk: Failure to illuminate the stop lamps during braking or inability to disengage the cruise control could increase the risk of a crash. Additionally, when the ignition is in the 'on' position, the transmission shifter may be able to be moved out of park without first applying the brake. This may lead to unintentional movement of the car which may increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the stop lamp switch, free of charge. The safety recall began on april 22, 2013. Owners may contact hyundai at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's recall campaign number is 110.
Full defect summary
Hyundai motor company (hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 accent, model year 2007-2011 azera, sonata and sante fe,2006-2011 tucson, 2009-2011 elantra touring, 2007-2010 elantra, 2008-2011 veracruz, 2009-2011 genesis, 2010-2011 genesis coupe, 2007-2008 entourage, and 2006-2008 tiburon vehicles. Originally, in april 2013, hyundai recalled 1,059,824 model year 2007-2009 accent and tucson, model year 2007-2010 elantra, model year 2007-2011 santa fe, model year 2008-2009 veracruz, model year 2010-2011 genesis coupe, and model year 2011 sonata vehicles. In september 2013, hyundai informed the agency that it was adding more vehicles to this campaign, representing an additional 652,512 units. The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 1,712,336. In the affected vehicles, the stop lamp switch may malfunction. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
Questions about the 2007 Hyundai Tiburon
- What are the most common problems with the 2007 Hyundai Tiburon?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: transmission (19 complaints, typically around 49,000 miles); air bags (13 complaints, typically around 26,000 miles); other or unspecified (3 complaints).
- How many recalls does the 2007 Hyundai Tiburon have?
- 1 recall listed by NHTSA, the latest from April 1, 2013 (lights). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2007 a bad year for the Hyundai Tiburon?
- It is 6th of 9 Tiburon model years by number of complaints, with 42 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.