2004 Hyundai Tiburon: problems, recalls and reliability

“The lower control arm completely rusted through. Have pictures. Son driving car on our driveway and car started making noise and started pulling hard to the left. Drove back to house to inspect and lower control arm on drivers side had rusted apart allowing tire to be uncontrollable. Contacted hyundai and they say there is no problem. Several instances of this same problem on the internet, with many involving crashes. This is a very serious issue and could cause serious injury or death if it happens at road speed. Lucky for us it was on our driveway. *tr”Owner report · Suspension · Mar 2014

“Tl* the contact owns a 2004 hyundai tiburon. The contact stated that the turn signal switch did not function when the left turn signal was turned on. The battery failed to function properly as long as the turn signal fuse was in the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the body control module needed replacing. There were no repairs completed on the vehicle. The failure mileage was 119,000 and the current mileage 122,000.”Owner report · Electrical System · Feb 2014

“This make and model has defective seatbelt sensors. These seatbelt sensors are wired into the airbag system and in the event of a seatbelt sensor shorting out, the air bag light comes on and the car's air bags are disabled. This is a very serious safety issue. *tr”Owner report · Seat Belts · Feb 2013

“Air bag light came on intermittently several times before remaining on; seatbelt and buckle on driver's side replaced. Eight months later the same process occurred on the passenger side of the car. *js”Owner report · Air Bags · Jan 2013

“Tl* the contact owns a 2004 hyundai tiburon. The contact stated that when the fuel tank reached half full, the fuel gauge would display an inaccurate reading of empty. The vehicle was neither diagnosed nor repaired. Five months later, the contact noticed fuel leaking from the vehicle. The dealer was notified and advised her to bring the vehicle in for diagnosis. The contact declined and stated that the failure was associated with NHTSA campaign number: 04v178000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer was not contacted to determine if the vehicle was included in the recall campaign. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 99,000. Updated 7/8/13 *cn”Owner report · Fuel System, Gasoline · Dec 2012

“Tl* the contact owns a 2004 hyundai tiburon. The contact stated that the steering wheel seized on multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed that the serpentine belt needed to be replaced. Additionally, there was a loud abnormal noise heard when driving at various speeds. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the serpentine belt was tightened yet the failure persisted. The vehicle was not further repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.”Owner report · Steering · Dec 2012

“Hyundai know about an issue with their electrical system affecting the air conditioning on their tiburons, but have done nothing about it. It is when you select higher speeds of a/c, the connector behind the dashboard heats up so much, it melts the connector and causes the a/c to fail. Hyundai doesn't cover this under warranty or recall. They make me buy another switch. But the problem still exists, causing the replacement to fail as well. *tr”Owner report · Electrical System · Jun 2012