2004 Hyundai Tiburon Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2004 Hyundai Tiburon. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 108 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
22
AIR BAGS
14
4crashes2injuries1deaths
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
14
1injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
7
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
4
4crashes3injuries
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
4
3crashes2injuries
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
4
POWER TRAIN
3
SEAT BELTS
3
STEERING
3
Total complaints108

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Clutch recall, powertrain recall, master cylinder recall, slave cylinder recall. When driving my car after a week of purchasing the car I pushed the clutch pedal to the floor to shift, and the pedal did not come back up. After several attempts to bring it back up to shift it finally came back.…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2018-06-20

“My wife was in a rear end accident at approximately 30 mph, air bags did not deploy, air bag light is on. My wife got whiplash from the accident. Reading similar complaints, I'm almost glad the air bags did not deploy because her injury could have been worse. Hyundai needs to fix the issue with…”

AIR BAGS · reported 2016-07-25

“Tl-the contact owns a 2004 hyundai tiburon. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 mph, the vehicle failed to shift gears. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who diagnosed that that the clutch and fly wheel failed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2014-10-10

“The airbag light came on and stayed on. Seatbelts and airbags will not properly work or work at all when this light is on. Why shouldn't the 2004 model be included in the safety recall since all other tiburon years except for 2004 were recalled? *tr”

AIR BAGS · reported 2014-07-01

“The airbag light came on and stayed on. Seatbelts and airbags will not properly work or work at all when this light is on. Why shouldn't the 2004 model be included in the safety recall since all other tiburon years except for 2004 were recalled? *tr”

SEAT BELTS · reported 2014-07-01

“The lower control arm completely rusted through. Have pictures. Son driving car on our driveway and car started making noise and started pulling hard to the left. Drove back to house to inspect and lower control arm on drivers side had rusted apart allowing tire to be uncontrollable. Contacted…”

SUSPENSION · reported 2014-03-26

“Tl* the contact owns a 2004 hyundai tiburon. The contact stated that the turn signal switch did not function when the left turn signal was turned on. The battery failed to function properly as long as the turn signal fuse was in the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2014-02-20

“Tl* the contact owns a 2004 hyundai tiburon. The contact stated that the turn signal switch did not function when the left turn signal was turned on. The battery failed to function properly as long as the turn signal fuse was in the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated…”

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH · reported 2014-02-20
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2004 Hyundai Tiburon as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.