2005 Hyundai Tiburon Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“Drove my Hyundai Tiburon normally since august 2007 when I purchased the car. By june 2008 the clutch began to slip, and progressively become worse and would slip in any gear at any RPM. I had to purchase an aftermarket clutchmasters clutch and fidanza flywheel to replace the prematurely failed clutch that only had 20,000 miles on it.”

“I have had to replace my clutch, dual fly wheel entire clutch system 3 times now in the last 3 1/2 years. Each time costing me anywhere from $2400,- $3,400. No way should a clutch need replaced that much that soon, each clutch lasted approx 13 months. Hyundai wants nothing to do with the problem yet thousands of people are having same issues. Something needs to be looked at. Who can afford this much work every year? No one. I have spent close to $10,000 on 3 clutch jobs in 3 years. I'm taking it to bbb as well.”

“2005 Hyundai Tiburon se v6 std. - clutch replaced under warranty at 42k and again at 53k - 7 mos later clutch failed again. Hyundai states we've covered 2 times, not covering again . Obviously this is an ongoing problem w/this vehicle - I've owned standards all my life, mazda 189k on original clutch and datsun 110k on original clutch - have never had to replace a clutch. There are several online complaints regarding 2005 clutch failings not covered. …”

“Around 70,000 miles on my 2005 Hyundai Tiburon, my mechanic friend noticed that the problem I was needing a new clutch. We purchased a clutch kit from duralast/zoom manufactured these parts. The clutch change in a Hyundai Tiburon is pretty expensive and $1025 was the cheapest I was quoted. The car seemed to be running fine for three days and then all of a sudden my clutch pedal had no resistance against it while I was driving through an intersection and would only shift if I hard shifted the clutch or if I pressed down on the clutch pedal as hard as I could. …”

“Clutch is my 2005 Hyundai Tiburon is malfunctioning, dealer says not covered under warranty because wear and tear part, after searching internet forums found that alot of clutch/flywheel problems are occurring in similar vehicles from Hyundai. Cause appears to be manufactures defect that they are not addressing. Only 60k miles on vehicle and have driven a stick shift for last 10 years regular wear and tear clutches will wear out around 75k to 115k under my driving conditions.”