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Exterior lightingPart report

2000 Hyundai Tiburon Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
9about this part
Share
16%of 58 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2000 Hyundai Tiburon, 16% of the 58 complaints for this model year.

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.

“I have had to replace my headlights, on both sides, 3 times now in the last 5 months. The dealer tells me this is normal, but it's not acceptable to pay so much money for a car that is going to need headlights replaced every 2 months. There should be a replacement part offered at least. This is not acceptable.”

NHTSA complaint #759774, filed 2002-03

“I am tired of replacing the dim light bulbs. This is definitely a defect and the dealer will not honor it as such. I had to drive 10 hours during evening hours with no dim lights in the rain. I was terrified. I could have caused a serious accident. There needs to be a recall on this”

NHTSA complaint #10000681, filed 2003-01

“Headlights seem to continually burnout, all of my tires went bad (one blew up) at the same time. I am scared to drive my care until I have new tires put on. (DOT number: 395vb68349 tiresize: p195/55r15)”

NHTSA complaint #747286, filed 2001-06

“My seatbelts get twisted or won't extract or retract 99 out of 100 times. I have had my headlights burnout numerous times and keep having to replace them. They need to be replaced every 2-3 months and it is at my expense as the dealer states it isn't covered under my warranty. One usually blows and then a week later the other side follows, this only happens with my low beams. I will turn my AC on and it will either run hot or if it runs cold at all it only stays cold for a few minutes. The dealer stated it wasn't covered under warranty and wouldn't even look at it. …”

NHTSA complaint #764339, filed 2002-07

“Replaced headlights several times by dealer and by my self also headlight have aligment problems have spoken to a lot of people about same problem dealer will not pay for headlight bulbs because warranty is over please help im tired of spending money on headlights and removing battery to get to headlight housing.”

NHTSA complaint #759344, filed 2002-03

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Exterior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200815%
200635%
200512%
200479%
2003144%
2000916%
199814%
199713%

Other parts of the 2000 Hyundai Tiburon

Seat belts
17 complaints
Air bags
9 complaints
Fuel system
7 complaints
Tires
6 complaints
Engine cooling
5 complaints
Electrical system
4 complaints
Engine
3 complaints
Equipment
3 complaints
Brakes
2 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
2 complaints
Vehicle speed control
2 complaints
Seats
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2000 Hyundai Tiburon

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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