NHTSA Complaint #10136825 — 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON

ON JULY 04 2003, WE PURCHASED A 2003 NEW HYUNDAI TIBURON FROM PHILPOTT MOTORS IN NEDERLAND. THE VIN[XXX]. IT STARTED ON DEC 19, 20031 WHEN THE PASSENGER WINDOW MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THEN, ON DEC. 22, 20031 THE VEHICLE HAD A COOLANT LEAK THAT WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. ON FEBRUARY 16, 2004 THE CLUTCH WENT OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH ANY WARNING. TO APRIL OF 2003. IN WHICH ALL THE PARTS THEY REPLACED HAVE A PRODUCTION DATE OF APRIL 2003. IN AUGUST OF 2004 SEVEN MONTHS LATER THE CLUTCH WENT OUT AGAIN ON IH10 DURING NOON TRAFFIC THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT. THE MECHANIC AT TRANSMISSION EXCHANGE TOLD HIM THAT WAS NOT THE CASE AND THAT HE STATED THAT THE SLAVE CYLINDER WAS PROBABLY BENT PRIOR TO THEIR REPAIRS SIX MONTHS AGO. MY COMPLAINT TO PHILPOTT THAT IF THEY AGREED TO COVER THE SLAVE CYLINDER WHY WOULD THEY NOT COVER ALL THE CHARGES DUE TO THE FACT THIS IS A PULL/PUSH AND IF THE SALVE CYLINDER WAS BENT THAT IT WOULD CAUSE THIS TYPE OF DAMAGE TO THE CLUTCH. THEY REFUSED TO COVER IT COSTING $1,920.85. ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2005 THE BATTERY WENT OUT. . IN AUGUST OF 2005 THE BATTERY WENT OUT AGAIN. ON THE LAST WEEK OF AUGUST MY DAUGHTER BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED AND ASKED WHY THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON AND THE TECHNICIAN TOLD HER THE CAR WAS FINE THAT HE DID NOT NOTE ANY PROBLEMS AND THAT THE LIGHT WAS ON BECAUSE IT WAS TELLING HER THAT EVERYTHING WAS WORKING. ON SEPTEMBER 05, THE CLUTCH STARTED SLIPPING AGAIN AND WE HAVE PARKED THE VEHICLE. EVERYONE HAS BEEN TOLD THE EXACT LINE. IT WAS THE DRIVER AND IT'S A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM. LIKE THE DEALERS HAVE BEEN TOLD WHAT UPDATE: THE HYUNDAI REP STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT ANY ABNORMAL WEAR ON MY CLUTCH THAT THE FLYWHEEL WAS THE PROBLEM AND THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED BECAUSE, THE FLYWHEEL IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. *JB UPDATED 07/18/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)