Tiburon Reliable? - Hyundai Performance Forums

alecseborp · 11-29-2007, 09:15 PM

I am debating between a couple of cars that I want to get. I was wondering if a tiburon is reliable. It would not be the GT model. I just need it as my daily driver. Also what are some common problems I should look for when buying one of these?

WytchDctr · 11-29-2007, 09:25 PM

year? auto/5 or 6spd?

alecseborp · 11-29-2007, 10:21 PM

2003, Automatic. There are not any manuals around where i live.

WytchDctr · 11-29-2007, 10:41 PM

No huge issues, but if you want to keep it for any length of time take care of that auto. Just look for normal used car stuff.

alecseborp · 11-29-2007, 10:46 PM

I heard that after people change the transmission fluid, it starts acting up. Is there a reason for this? Are people putting in the wrong kind? or waiting too long

WytchDctr · 11-29-2007, 10:49 PM

Waiting to long and not using hyundai fluid or something EXACTLY the same. They are very very picky about the type.

alecseborp · 12-01-2007, 06:06 PM

I found a manual transmission in my area. Probably going to look at it on Monday. what should I look for for problems? there are only 11k miles on it.

WytchDctr · 12-01-2007, 06:13 PM

Make sure they knew how to drive stick, aka check the clutch out. Listen for knocking, odd idle issues after driving it hard, maint. records like any other used car.

I HIGHLY reccomend the first thing you do is pull the sping out of the slave cyl and switch the trans fluid to Redline MT-90. They get a snick or in some cases a grind going into 2nd and 3rd later in life. Mine got that and the MT-90 got rid of it.

Elantraxd.com - Clutch Spring/Slave Cylinder Modification

also another quick "mod"
Elantraxd.com - Throttle Body Coolant Bypass

pisces68 · 12-07-2007, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by alecseborp

I am debating between a couple of cars that I want to get. I was wondering if a tiburon is reliable. It would not be the GT model. I just need it as my daily driver. Also what are some common problems I should look for when buying one of these?

i have a 1999 tiburon fx coupe loaded and it runs great i highly recommend them

optimummind · 02-24-2008, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by alecseborp

I am debating between a couple of cars that I want to get. I was wondering if a tiburon is reliable. It would not be the GT model. I just need it as my daily driver. Also what are some common problems I should look for when buying one of these?

I used to own a 2003 Tiburon and while I owned it, it was very reliable and ran great. It was a black 4-cyl, 5-spd manual. I traded it in for a 04 silver Tiburon (4-cyl, 5-spd) after I got into a major accident involving frame damage.

As for my current 04 Tibby, I've owned it for 3 & 1/2 years with 58,000 miles and it still runs great. The only problems I had was a flat tire once and the stock CD player malfunctioned which was replaced with my warranty.

My girlfriend wasn't a believer in Hyundai cars (Toyota driver) but she noticed how reliable my Tibby has been. She's even considering buying the 2009 Tiburono/Genesis Coupe now!!

-Optimummind