2007 Hyundai Tiburon Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 19about this part
- Share
- 45%of 42 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 48,800miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 19 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2007 Hyundai Tiburon, 45% of the 42 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 48,800 miles.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Clutch went out, I have a manual transmission, and the clutch would pop out of gear then just went out. This is not due to driver . I was driving luckily at 30mph when it was like it had no gear shift at all had to push it to the side and have it towed.”
NHTSA complaint #11338553, filed 2020-07, 88,000 miles“I have a 2007 Hyundai Tiburon and while I was driving the clutch simply failed. After luckily avoiding an accident I contacted Hyundai, who stated there was nothing they could do, then took it to a mechanic come to find out I now have to replace my master cylinder as well as most of the clutch assembly, total cost is going to be almost $2400.”
NHTSA complaint #10372351, filed 2010-12, 76,423 miles“At 17,000 miles the clutch totally went out on my Hyundai Tiburon, mind you I bought the car brand new exactly 12 months ago. According to reports online, this is a common occurrence. Went to the dealer, and was told this was not covered, and had to pay for the exact same clutch to be installed, as there is no after market clutch available.”
NHTSA complaint #10226044, filed 2008-04, 17,000 miles“My 2007 Hyundai Tiburon has 32,000 and is in need of it's second clutch. Dealership's stance is normal wear and tear. This vehicle is not my first stick shift and have never encountered this problem before. On-line research shows I'm not the only one with the same clutch problem for the same vehicle. Dealership wants to replace the double flywheel with a single flywheel at a cost to fix $1900, since the clutch is not covered under warranty.”
NHTSA complaint #10384075, filed 2011-02, 32,000 miles“I am the sole driver of a 2007 Tiburon se. Two years ago, with only 25,685 miles on it, the car had clutch failure, was jerking when going into 1st gear, and not gliding when switching through the other gears. I took it to a dealership week and was told that they would have to take it down to the transmission which would take about 7 hours to do, and then there would be about a 10-30% chance that the problem would be due to driver error, in which case, I would be responsible for the cost of diagnosis (about $700) plus the repair. …”
NHTSA complaint #10488053, filed 2012-12, 48,800 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10196546May 21, 2021Hyundai approves only the ATF, DCT gear oil and IVT gear oil specified in the vehicleâÂÂs ownerâÂÂs manual. ï· Use of other ATF may result in improper shift quality or…
- 10174807Apr 17, 2020The automatic transmission warranty repair policy authorizes in-dealership repairs of the following components for both OEM (new) and remanufactured automatic transmissions:
- 10160098Apr 15, 2019This bulletin provides the procedure to write the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) during the replacement of the Engine Control Module (ECM) or Powertrain Control Module…
- 10082455Aug 9, 2016"the pcm or tcm contains logic to adjust solenoid duty and line pressure as needed to compensate for normal clutch wear over the life of the transaxle. This bulletin provides the…
- 10032908Oct 1, 2009Hyundai: ata solenoid diagnostic trouble codes p0740, p0741, p0742, p0743, p0746, p0748, p0750, p0755, p0760, p0765, p0770. Incorrect operation of the transaxle solenoids may…
- 10030984Jul 1, 2009Hyundai: automatic transaxle range switch diagnostic trouble codes p0705 (range switch signal problems), p0707 (range switch open circuit), and p0708 (range switch short circuit…
- 10021351Mar 1, 2007Shift cable snap pin washer installation.
- 10021300Jan 1, 2007Abnormal shift to third gear.
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2 | 11% |
| 2007 | 19 | 45% |
| 2006 | 42 | 66% |
| 2005 | 18 | 42% |
| 2004 | 39 | 48% |
| 2003 | 164 | 50% |
| 2001 | 7 | 19% |
| 2000 | 2 | 3% |
| 1999 | 6 | 23% |
| 1998 | 6 | 23% |
| 1997 | 9 | 25% |
Other parts of the 2007 Hyundai Tiburon
13 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsTires
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2007 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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