Clutch Problems 2003 Tiburon

Discussion in 'Hyundai Coupe / Tiburon' started by SuperGlide, May 21, 2005.

  1. SuperGlide

    SuperGlide Guest

    Posting for my daughter so the car may be a 2004 instead of 03. Anyway, she
    has started to experience clutch problems with her Tiburon (20,000 miles).
    Sounds like possilby the clutch plate or disc is warped. Push the clutch in
    and the transmission will not disengage. Hard to shift into low. Took
    into dealer and he could not get it to act up (always the way). We drained
    and refilled the fluid in case that might be the problem. No help. Before
    anyone blames poor clutch techniques, my daughter's first car was a stick
    and she put over 100,000 miles on her Honda Del Sol (also a standard shift)
    without any clutch or transmisson problems.

    ny one else experiencing anything similar with their stick-shifts?

    Thanks
     
    SuperGlide, May 21, 2005
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  2. SuperGlide

    Edd Guest

    Could be something in the mechanism is loosening which is causing the
    adjustment change.

    Another thing to consider is the floor mats. If the mat gets under the
    petal and prevents it from going all the way down it could cause
    problems. A simple thing that sometimes can cause intermittent problems.

    Good Luck,


    -=-=-
    .... Just because it's impossible is no reason not to do it.
     
    Edd, May 22, 2005
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  3. Is this a V6 or I4 engine? ISTR hearing that for the 2003 V6 Tiburons,
    they used the same clutch as they did in the 4-banger models. The extra
    power of the engine apparently caused premature clutch wear in a lot of
    cases. The fix suggested by the folks at http://newtiburon.com/ was
    "install an aftermarket racing clutch", which apparently helped a lot.
    If this is a 4-banger, then that's probably not the problem.

    It always works in your office; it always fails in the Boss's office.
    I don't think this is likely on a 2003 Tiburon. The mats have eyelets
    in them which fit into hooks in the car's floor, and those keep the mat
    in approximately the right place. Oh well, check it anyway; it won't
    take too long.
     
    Dances With Crows, May 22, 2005
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  4. SuperGlide

    SuperGlide Guest

    Thanks. Really hope you are wrong though about needing a clutch upgrade.

    SuperGlide
     
    SuperGlide, May 22, 2005
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  5. SuperGlide

    Pete Guest

    had to have the clutch replace in my 04 Elantra GT.. had a bent throughout
    bearing so they replaced the whole clutch assembly, under warranty....


    Pete...
     
    Pete, May 22, 2005
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  6. SuperGlide

    SuperGlide Guest

    Thanks, Pete. Hope we are as lucky (if have problem similar to yours).

    SuperGlide
     
    SuperGlide, May 22, 2005
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    Jody Guest

    our accent will not let you go into 1st gear if your going over a certain
    speed, is that the case or will it not let it even when its sitting still?
     
    Jody, May 23, 2005
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  8. SuperGlide

    SuperGlide Guest

    Transmission does not want to disengage when pushing the clutch in. Wants to
    continue pulling even when coming to a stop (not always, but too often for
    comfort).

    SuperGlide
     
    SuperGlide, May 23, 2005
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  9. SuperGlide

    SuperGlide Guest

    Thanks to everyone who responded to my earlier post. Visited the daughter
    over the weekend and spent a little while under the dash working on the
    clutch adjustment. The tech page in the Hyundai web site seems to give some
    erroneous information regarding the clutch pedal adjustment. Just no way
    (in my opinion) of adjusting the clutch pedal height as much as they
    recommend. Maybe the hyundaitech can shed some light on that.

    But, while I was down there breaking my back and scraping my arms under the
    dash, I noticed the two pistion electrical-switches seemed to limit the
    travel and I was able to adjust them to free up a little pedal play. Also,
    I noticed that the pedal had been "bottoming out," on the floor mat.
    Someone had suggested looking at that. THANKS!! Whatever I did seemed to
    correct the problem (at least I could not get it to "happen.") Drove the
    Tib for over two hours on Chicago area expressways and suburban highways.

    SuperGlide
     
    SuperGlide, Jun 1, 2005
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    helene Guest

    i bought my tiburon a little bit over a year ago, used, but in very good
    condition, its a 2003 but not the V6, and i started noticing the clutch
    slipping out of gears about 2 months ago. i brought it to the hyundai
    parts and services place nearby, they charged me $180 to perform a
    diagnostic(my warranty is still good), and they came back with the
    diagnosis that my clutch needed to be replaced and possibly my flywheel,
    however, they told me that it wouldnt be covered under warranty because it
    was 'wear n tear'. so i brought it to a guy i know and trust and he went
    to fix it. when he was doing so he called me to inform me that it wasnt
    due to wear and tear because it was saturated in oil that was leaking from
    the transmission. at this point my car was literally undrivebale so i had
    him finish replacing the clutch, figuring that i'd bring it back to
    hyundai and get my trani fixed and my clutch replacement reinbursed. they
    informed me that they werent going to do either because i had gotten it
    fixed somewhere else. this isnt right because my clutch cost me $1,000,
    and now my transmission is going to cost me between 2-3 thousand, and dont
    forget the useless, inaccurate, diagnostic which was 180.
    -Helene
     
    helene, Aug 13, 2006
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    JS Guest

    Heres what you do in the future when this occurs:

    Have your shop STOP IMMEDIATELY.

    Call Hyundai roadside assistance, tell them the situation, tell them you
    want the unassembled pile of crap taken to the Hyundai dealer and fixed.
    At this point you (firmly) request they replace the clutch since it
    was damaged by their covered component failure.

    I sure as hell wouldn't take it to dealer you already visited - a $180
    diagnostic for a slipping clutch would have lead to an unconscious
    service manager (jaw readjustment)

    As for this running you thousands... I might want to consider these are
    some of the easiest cars in the world to work on, and the 4-cyl parts
    are so plentiful that junkyards every day are destroying *good* Hyundai
    transmissions because they're simply not in high demand.

    car-parts.com puts the price around $500 for a "good" used MT for your car.

    JS
     
    JS, Aug 13, 2006
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  12. SuperGlide

    helene Guest

    thank you so much...i just have one more question...i joined onto this
    class act law suit thats being filed against hyundai for the clutch and
    transmission problems...i need by car in the meantime so i was going to
    get it fixed by doing what you had suggested, but is that going to
    jeoperadize my chances with the law suit?
     
    helene, Aug 19, 2006
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  13. SuperGlide

    Matt Whiting Guest

    I haven't seen many law suits that I would describe as class acts.

    Matt
     
    Matt Whiting, Aug 19, 2006
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  14. SuperGlide

    Mike Marlow Guest

    If you joined a class action law suit then you'd better check with the
    attorneys that are handling the suit to find out what you can do and what
    you can't. You don't really think anyone in a usenet newsgroup is a valid
    source of information regarding law suits, do you?
     
    Mike Marlow, Aug 20, 2006
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