2005 HYUNDAI TIBURON — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 36 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: POWER TRAIN (13 complaints · 36.1%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 7
  • Fires 1
  • Injuries 6
  • Deaths 1
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution POWER TRAIN appears in 13 of 36 owner complaints (36.1%) in this vehicle snapshot. POWER TRAIN: 13 complaints, 36.1% of reports POWER TRAIN 13 · 36.1% AIR BAGS: 5 complaints, 13.9% of reports AIR BAGS 5 · 13.9% · 3 crash reports STEERING: 4 complaints, 11.1% of reports STEERING 4 · 11.1% · 2 crash reports SUSPENSION: 3 complaints, 8.3% of reports SUSPENSION 3 · 8.3% ENGINE: 2 complaints, 5.6% of reports ENGINE 2 · 5.6% SERVICE BRAKES: 2 complaints, 5.6% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 2 · 5.6% · 1 crash reports VISIBILITY: 2 complaints, 5.6% of reports VISIBILITY 2 · 5.6% · 1 fire reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 1 complaints, 2.8% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 · 2.8% EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 1 complaints, 2.8% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 · 2.8% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 19 complaints, 52.8% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 19 · 52.8% · 2 crash reports 1 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
POWER TRAIN 13 36.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 5 13.9% 3 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 4 11.1% 2 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 3 8.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 2 5.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 2 5.6% 1 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 2 5.6% 0 crashes · 1 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 2.8% 0 crashes · 0 fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 2.8% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 19 52.8% 2 crashes · 1 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Apr 2005; the first recall shown was reported in Apr 2005. 2005-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2006-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2011-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2019-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Apr 2005 Jan 2020 Recall campaign 05V187000 ◆ Recall campaign 05V187000
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2005-Q2 Owner reports 1
2006-Q1 Owner reports 3
2006-Q2 Owner reports 2
2006-Q3 Owner reports 1
2006-Q4 Owner reports 2
2007-Q1 Owner reports 1
2007-Q2 Owner reports 2
2007-Q3 Owner reports 1
2007-Q4 Owner reports 2
2008-Q2 Owner reports 1
2008-Q3 Owner reports 1
2009-Q2 Owner reports 1
2009-Q3 Owner reports 1
2011-Q1 Owner reports 1
2011-Q2 Owner reports 3
2011-Q3 Owner reports 1
2011-Q4 Owner reports 1
2013-Q1 Owner reports 1
2013-Q2 Owner reports 1
2013-Q3 Owner reports 1
2013-Q4 Owner reports 1
2014-Q1 Owner reports 1
2015-Q2 Owner reports 1
2015-Q3 Owner reports 1
2017-Q1 Owner reports 2
2019-Q3 Owner reports 1
2020-Q1 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 05V187000
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 05V187000

    Report date
    Component:
    STEERING
    Consequence:
    IF THE INNER BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY WAS TO BREAK AS A RESULT OF THE INTERNAL CRACK, THE TIE ROD END ASSEMBLY WOULD NOT LONGER BE ATTACHED TO THE STEERING GEAR BOX. THIS WOULD PREVENT STEERING CONTROL OF THAT FRONT WHEEL BY THE SEPARATED TIE ROD WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING GEARBOX ASSEMBLIES ON THESE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS WERE CONTACTED BY TELEPHONE BEGINNING ON APRIL 8, 2005, AND INSTRUCTED NOT TO DRIVE THEIR VEHICLES. HYUNDAI WILL ARRANGE TO PICK UP AND RETURN THEIR VEHICLES AFTER REPAIR. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI AT 1-800-633-5151.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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