2006 Hyundai Tiburon
This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
This verdict reflects complaint volume compared to this model's typical year. Recalls and safety issues below apply regardless of the verdict — always check them.
- Complaints
- 64
- Recalls
- 1
- Investigations
- 0
- Top problem
- Power train
Campaigns on file for 2006
None on file
67% of complaints
Complaints per year
2006: 64 complaints
View as data table
| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 36 |
| 1998 | 26 |
| 1999 | 26 |
| 2000 | 58 |
| 2001 | 36 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 328 |
| 2004 | 82 |
| 2005 | 43 |
| 2006 | 64 |
| 2007 | 42 |
| 2008 | 19 |
Known problem areas
Percentages can add to more than 100% — a complaint can name more than one system.
Power train
67% · 43 reportsMost commonly citing manual transmission and clutch assembly.
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Clutch fails to disengage.
NHTSA ODI report, 2019-08-06
Air bags
9% · 6 reportsMost commonly citing frontal.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Tiburon. While driving 35 MPH, another vehicle merged into the contact's lane and came to a stop. As a result, the contact rear ended the vehicle. The air bag failed to deploy.
NHTSA ODI report, 2017-01-09
On Friday, August 25, 2006 my son was driving in a residential area when he attempted to turn left and the steering locked up and he had no control and could not get his car to stop and he hit a tree.
NHTSA ODI report, 2006-08-30
Also filed under Steering
Tires
8% · 5 reportsMost commonly citing tread/belt.
Suspension
6% · 4 reportsMost commonly citing wheel bearing.
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My daughter has a 2006 Tiburon and has been having trouble with the wheel bearings going out of it. It was in the shop to get the front left wheel bearing fixed about 2 months ago.
NHTSA ODI report, 2007-07-10
Exterior lighting
6% · 4 reportsMost commonly citing switch and brake lights.
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Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Hyundai Tiburon. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55-65 MPH, the fog lights were activated and the vehicle suddenly shut-off. Additionally, the speedometer suddenly changed by increasing and decreasing.
NHTSA ODI report, 2021-02-23
Also filed under Electrical system
Brake light switch malfunction causes brake lights to not illuminate when brake pedal is depressed.
NHTSA ODI report, 2012-03-11
Safety timeline
1 recall · 0 investigations · oldest first
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2006Complaint volume 64 complaints filed for this model year.
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2013-04-22Exterior lighting13V113000 Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 Accent, model year 2007-2011 Azera, Sonata and Sante Fe,2006-2011 Tucson, 2009-2011 Elantra Touring, 2007-2010 Elantra…
Remedy: Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the stop lamp switch, free of charge. The safety recall began on April 22, 2013. Owners may contact Hyundai at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's…
Buy-smart checklist
2006 Hyundai Tiburon — pre-purchase inspection
Inspect
- Power train: 43 reports on file for this year.
- Air bags: 6 reports on file for this year.
- Tires: 5 reports on file for this year.
Verify these recalls were completed
- Recall 13V113000 · Exterior lighting
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- Is the 2006 Hyundai Tiburon reliable?
- Based on NHTSA complaint volume compared to this model's typical year, the 2006 Hyundai Tiburon is rated "worse than typical".
- What are the most common problems with the 2006 Hyundai Tiburon?
- The most-reported component is power train, accounting for 67% of complaints on file.
- How many recalls does the 2006 Hyundai Tiburon have?
- 1 recall on file for this model year.
Data updated 2026-11-01 · Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA, not independently verified defects. Methodology.