1999 Hyundai Tiburon Latches, locks and linkages Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 4%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 1 complaints about the latches, locks and linkages of the 1999 Hyundai Tiburon, 4% of the 26 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 12,000 miles.
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 milesLatches, locks and linkages: 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 complaintsEquipment
4 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsTires
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 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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