1999 Hyundai Tiburon Equipment Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 15%of 26 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 12,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the equipment of the 1999 Hyundai Tiburon, 15% of the 26 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 12,000 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
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.
“While driving at various speeds the transmission would down shift from high gear to lower gear and then lock up. The vehicle would jerk forward and remain in the lowest gear when this happened. The wheel would lock up just prior to being release. The vehicle has been to the dealer who changed the speed sensors 3 months before the transmission was replaced. The speed sensor was replaced 2 times. The pulse generator was replaced a total of 4 times. The thermostat has also been replaced. Also there was a tire label replacement. Stopper and elr seat belt was installed. Blade fuse and wire repairs. …”
NHTSA complaint #10015489, filed 2003-04, 12,000 miles“Had cd player replaced, computer failure after that where the check engine light comes on, they replaced it - the the battery died for no reason, they replaced that, now my car is shifting out of control and surges when at stop light with my foot on the brake pedal, while driving 60m MPH the car shifts into the same gear continuously and jolts then slows - they cant see a problem and say they cant help me, when they test drive it it's fine - the second I take it home from the dealership it starts up - it is dangerous to drive but since they cant find the problem from a test drive and…”
NHTSA complaint #754960, filed 2001-11“Using the jack for the first time it was positioned correctly. Raised up vehicle to remove rear passenger's tire, and turned body sidewards, the top of the jack snapped and pinned consumer. Contacted dealer and offered to replace the jack.”
NHTSA complaint #846139, filed 1999-08“Two tires blew after the vehicle had been taken to the dealer for low tire pressure, 4000 miles later consumer found tires flat, no specific tire information given. Nlm”
NHTSA complaint #561128, filed 2001-03Related recalls
- 99V198000Jul 26, 1999Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The tire pressure placard required by fmvss no. 110, "tire selection and rims," was misprinted. It incorrectly…Covers: Hyundai Tiburon 1999
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- 10174807Apr 17, 2020The automatic transmission warranty repair policy authorizes in-dealership repairs of the following components for both OEM (new) and remanufactured automatic transmissions:
- 10173546Mar 23, 2020This bulletin describes the general guidelines to disinfect and protect vehicle interior surfaces using certain safe chemical products.
- 10167253Oct 14, 2019This bulletin provides instruction detailing the proper methodology for scanning and uploading captured GDS data files to the Techline Repository. Compliance with this bulletin…
Equipment: other model years
Other parts of the 1999 Hyundai Tiburon
8 complaintsSeat belts
6 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
6 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsAir bags
4 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsTires
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsOther 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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