Hyundai Tiburon — Electrical
High risk
Sep 25, 2013
Model years: 2006, 2007, 2008
On certain vehicles, the stop lamp switch may fail and cause intermittent operation of the brake lights. Failure of the brake lights to illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed
Also affects: Hyundai Accent, Hyundai Azera, Hyundai Elantra Touring, Hyundai Entourage, Hyundai Genesis
Hyundai Tiburon — Suspension
High risk
Apr 23, 2009
Model years: 2003
On certain vehicles operated in areas of heavy road salt usage (Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland & Labrador), road salt can colle
Also affects: Hyundai Elantra
Hyundai Tiburon — Steering
High risk
Apr 19, 2005
Model years: 2005
On certain vehicles, the inner tie rod assemblies may crack and eventually break. Such a failure would result in separation of a tie rod from the steering rack, causing a loss of s
Also affects: Hyundai Elantra
Hyundai Tiburon — Fuel System
High risk
Apr 13, 2004
Model years: 2002, 2003
On certain vehicles, the fuel tank assembly valve may not close properly. If a vehicle with a fuel tank assembly valve that is not properly closed were to roll over, fuel spillage
Also affects: Hyundai Elantra, Hyundai Sonata, Hyundai Xg350
Hyundai Tiburon — Airbag
High risk
Sep 10, 2003
Model years: 2003
On certain vehicles, the thickness of the instrument panel pad at the tear lines is 0.74mm, which is thicker than the specified 0.4 =/- 0.05mm. The thicker material at the tear lin
Hyundai Tiburon — Brakes
High risk
Jul 22, 2003
Model years: 2003
On certain vehicles, the rear brake tubes may contact the steering gear box mounting brackets resulting in rear brake tube wear and corrosion. Severe rear brake tube wear and corro
Also affects: Hyundai Elantra
Hyundai Tiburon — Seats And Restraints
High risk
Nov 14, 2002
Model years: 2003
On certain vehicles, the driver seat belt buckle wiring may be damaged by interference with the driver seat cushion height adjuster mechanism. Damaged driver seat belt buckle wirin
Hyundai Tiburon — Seats And Restraints
High risk
Oct 31, 2001
Model years: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Certain vehicles are equipped with driver and front passenger seat belts that may not extend and retract smoothly through the D-ring guides mounted on the body pillars aft of the d
Hyundai Tiburon — Fuel System
High risk
Mar 9, 2000
Model years: 1996, 1997
On certain vehicles, if excessive vacuum is applied to the fuel tanks during the canister purge cycle, fuel tank distortion may result. After repeated exposure to the excessive vac
Also affects: Hyundai Elantra
Hyundai Tiburon — Powertrain
High risk
Jul 27, 1999
Model years: 1999
On certain vehicles, the pressure control solenoid valve seals in the automatic transmission are not sufficiently elastic. This could result in automatic transmission fluid leakage
Also affects: Hyundai Accent, Hyundai Elantra
Hyundai Tiburon — Visual System
High risk
Mar 10, 1997
Model years: 1997
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER ELECTRICAL CONTACTS MAY BE CONTAMINATED WITH SOLDERING FLUX. THIS CONTAMINATION COULD INTERFERE WITH THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT CONTINUITY AN
Also affects: Hyundai Accent, Hyundai Elantra, Hyundai Sonata