2006 Hyundai Tiburon Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 3%of 64 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 9,350miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the steering of the 2006 Hyundai Tiburon, 3% of the 64 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 9,350 miles. 1 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.
“On friday, august 25, 2006 my son was driving in a residential area when he attempted to turn left and the steering locked up and he had no control and could not get his car to stop and he hit a tree. He and his passenger were fortunately wearing their seat belts and did not get thrown out of the car. The air bags did not even deploy. None of them. Car taken to body shop for repair as it was undriveable. Driver and passenger did not go to er, however, they did have whiplash-type injuries and passenger jammed his finger.”
NHTSA complaint #10167115, filed 2006-08, 3,700 miles“The contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Tiburon. The contact stated the tires would have to be replaced every 15,000 miles or the vehicle would not be able to have an alignment performed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times for diagnosis but they were always unable to find a failure. The manufacturer was notified and asked for arbitration but offered no assistance. The vehicle had not been repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 15,000 and the current mileage was 86,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10481403, filed 2012-10, 15,000 milesSteering: other model years
Other parts of the 2006 Hyundai Tiburon
42 complaintsAir bags
6 complaintsTires
5 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsEquipment
3 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsSuspension
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsWheels
2 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsEngine
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 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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