2003 Hyundai Tiburon air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 71 complaints for the 2003 Hyundai Tiburon, 17% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 71 17% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 59 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 24 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 17 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 15 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 13 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 59 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles, and 47% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 24 crashes, 2 fires, 17 injuries.
What owners wrote
Consumer stated that while driving at 45 MPH an accident occurred while trying to avoid a collision with a stalled vehicle in the highway. While avoiding the stalled vehicle consumer rolled into a ditch and rolled over several times. Consumer's seatbelt came undone, and the air bag did not deploy. After the accident something under the hood started smoking, and within ten minutes the entire car was consumed by the fire.
Air bag light came on on the dash of my 2003 hyundai tiburon because of a broken wire under the drivers seat. Hyundai has had recalls on other vehicles for the same problem with the wire getting broken under the driver seat. They have fixed the problem under a recall to include putting a plastic cover over the wires to protect them. They told me that there is not a recall for that problem on my VIN number vehicle, same problem. The dealer said it is a common problem with this vehicle.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Hyundai Tiburon
- Drivetrain & axles 138 complaints
- Electrical system 35 complaints
- Transmission 34 complaints
- Seat belts 26 complaints
- Lighting 16 complaints
- Fuel system 15 complaints
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