NHTSA Complaint #10165208 — 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON

I BOUGHT A 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON GT 3 WEEKS AGO FROM A DEALERSHIP, MEDLIN MOTORS INC., IN ROCKY MOUNT, NC. I STARTED SMELLING A BURNING SMELL THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR AND ASKED THE DEALER WHAT IT WAS AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS PROBABLY BRAKE RUST OR RESIDUE COMING OFF FROM WHERE IT WAS SITTING UP FOR A WHILE. SO I THEN DISMISSED THE PROBLEM UNTIL ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER I SMELT THAT SMELL AGAIN AND SOON AFTER THE CLUTCH STARTED SLIPPING. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND ASKED THEM TO FIX IT. THEY THEN PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND TOOK IT TO THEIR SHOP. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD COVER IT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHEN WE RECEIVED A PHONE CALL STATING THAT THE REPAIR BILL WOULD BE $1700.00. WITH THIS INFORMATION I TOLD THEM I COULDN'T AFFORD TO REPAIR IT SINCE I HAD JUST PUT A $1400.00 DOWN PAYMENT ON THE VEHICLE 3 WEEKS PRIOR. THEY STILL REFUSE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT A PAYMENT OF $1700.00. IN ITS SIMPLEST FORM, I PAID $1400.00 TO DRIVE A CAR FOR A MONTH AND NOW I AM OBLIGATED TO A $13000.00 LOAN FOR A CAR I CAN'T DRIVE WHICH IS STILL 30 MINUTES AWAY AT THE SHOP. *NM