2003 Hyundai Tiburon electrical system problems
34 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2003 Hyundai Tiburon — 10% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Tl* the contact owns a 2003 hyundai tiburon. The contact stated while going to turn the battery off under the hood due to the driver hazard light was illuminating, there was black smoke coming from the vehicle. The contact extinguished the fire. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic…”
filed Mar 19, 2020
“I was driving to my brother place when a wire started to smoke and cought on fire from under the steering wheel it was smokey where I could not see from the smoke and I hit a parked car front windshield shattered and my airbag did not exposed at all. It was on a city street no one got hurt just the…”
filed Oct 28, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Electrical System problems in other Tiburon years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Tiburon | 1 | 5% |
| 2007 Tiburon | 1 | 2% |
| 2006 Tiburon | 1 | 2% |
| 2005 Tiburon | 1 | 2% |
| 2004 Tiburon | 8 | 10% |
| 2001 Tiburon | 3 | 8% |
| 2000 Tiburon | 4 | 7% |
| 1999 Tiburon | 8 | 31% |
| 1998 Tiburon | 5 | 19% |
| 1997 Tiburon | 4 | 11% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2003 Hyundai Tiburon
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.