Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1998 Hyundai Tiburon

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
26
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
51
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

26 filed
3
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Unknown OR Other
    6
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    4
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    2
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    2
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    2
  • AIR Bags
    2
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    2
  • Electrical System
    2

Recalls

1 campaign
01V345000·SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING2001-11-06

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELTS MAY NOT EXTEND AND RETRACT SMOOTHLY THROUGH THE D-RING GUIDES MOUNTED ON THE BODY PILLARS AFT OF THE DOORS. IF THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT EXTEND AND RETRACT SMOOTHLY, THEY MAY TWIST IN THE D-RING GUIDES AND MAKE IT INCONVENIENT TO EXTEND AND RETRACT THE SEAT BELTS.

RiskIF THE SEAT BELTS ARE INCONVENIENT TO USE, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE INCLINED TO WEAR THE SEAT BELTS PROPERLY, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL INSTALL A STOPPER OVER EACH FRONT SEAT BELT D-RING GUIDE TO ASSIST THE SEAT BELT TO SMOOTHLY EXTEND AND RETRACT. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 10, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HYUNDAI AT 1-800-633-5151.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
SQ00003·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY2000-02-02

FUEL CAP REPLACEMENT CAMPAIGN 36

Led to recall00V095001

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