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1999 Hyundai Tiburon Air bags Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
15%of 26 total for the year
Median mileage
94,500miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the air bags of the 1999 Hyundai Tiburon, 15% of the 26 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 94,500 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Vehicle was involved in a crash. Consumer hit vehicle that turned in front of consumer's vehicle at about 35 MPH. Upon impact, air bags failed to deploy. Driver sustained injuries.”

NHTSA complaint #10090287, filed 2004-09, 94,500 miles

“I was driving in a parking lot that I drive in daily. I was making a routine turn, and when I began to slow down from 30mph I got to about 20mph and then the brakes locked up as well as the steering wheel. I did not slam on the brakes so they should not have locked. After the car went up on a curb, several seconds later the airbags deployed. They did not depoly on impact.. When I bought the car I was told I had anti lock brakes and now I am told I don't have them and that in itself is a problem with the dealership. …”

NHTSA complaint #744804, filed 2001-05

“My son was driving on a highway entering a freeway on an on ramp when his airbag exploded for no reason. There was nothing on the road he was simply driving along on the highway. The air bag exploded which resulted in my son hitting a wall barrier on the freeway. At the point of impact his passenger side air bag deployed. Since it was late at night we towed the car to a dealer where it currently is. My son has complained about pain in his chest and is shook up emotionally but thank god that it didn't result in much worse.”

NHTSA complaint #754690, filed 2001-11

“Two weeks prior to accident car was at the dealer to fix the reason why his air bag light was on. The dealer fixed the light. Two weeks later driver was exiting highway getting onto the on ramp to another highway and for no reason his airbag exploded. The ground was dry and there were no obstacles in the road. At once his hands were forced from the steering wheel and his view was obstructed resulting in him plowing into the freeway barrier. Upon this impact his passenger side airbag deployed. Any help or advice you can give would be appreciated.”

NHTSA complaint #755901, filed 2001-12

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20081053%
20071331%
200669%
2005716%
20042126%
20037122%
2001822%
2000916%
1999415%
1998312%
1997822%

Other parts of the 1999 Hyundai Tiburon

Electrical system
8 complaints
Seat belts
6 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
6 complaints
Vehicle speed control
5 complaints
Equipment
4 complaints
Engine cooling
3 complaints
Brakes
2 complaints
Fuel system
2 complaints
Tires
2 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
1 complaints
Other or unknown
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1999 Hyundai Tiburon

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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